Anambra CP Nnaghe Itam parades some suspected criminals in Awka THE Police Command in Anambra has arrested 200 suspected criminals and made some recoveries in the last two months, the Commissioner, Mr Nnaghe Itam, has said. He further stated that during the period, the command’s operatives recovered about 1,644 ammunition. …
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THE Anambra government on Thursday said the police had arrested a 75-year-old barber, Nwankwo Nweke, who allegedly defiled an eight-year-old girl in Awka. Mrs Ify Obinabo, the state’s Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, told journalists in Awka that the arrest followed a report by the girl’s parents to the …
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THE Police on Monday arraigned a 35-year-old man, Chukwuebuka Ike, before a Chief Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Anambra, Akwa, for alleged burglary and stealing. The defendant, whose house address was not provided, is being charged with burglary and stealing. The prosecutor, Mr Hojo Ubanna, alleged that the defendant committed the …
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AT least one person was on Friday killed in Awka, Anambra State capital. This brings to about 15 the number of persons that have been killed in the city since Easter Sunday, just two weeks ago. About six persons were killed on Easter Sunday, while the following Sunday, three people …
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THE Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the shooting to death of one trader by operatives of the state Anti-touting Squad at the Science Equipment Market, Head Bridge, Onitsha. The command’s spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident to newsmen said that several others were injured. According to him, …
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FIVE persons have been confirmed dead and 30 others rescued in a boat accident that occurred in River Niger around Mmiata Anam in Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the boat was sailing from Kogi State to Anambra through the River Niger before it …
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ANAMBRA State Police Command has confirmed the death of five people following a shooting at a nightclub in Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. Police Commissioner in the state, Aderemi Adeoye revealed the victims included local vigilantes, a bouncer, and patrons, with the club owner also …
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A Catholic Priest in Anambra State, Rev. Fr. Nwaigwe Stephen, has been remanded for allegedly raping and impregnating a teenager. Nwaigwe was remanded in prison till December 6, 2023, by an Awka Chief Magistrates’ Court, also known as the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court, Anambra State. He is alleged …
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AN Anambra-based man, simply identified as Chinedu, has been arrested for allegedly uploading a woman’s nude videos on the social media after she refused to pay him the sum of three thousand Naira (N3,000) he had demanded in order to delete the video. The suspect, a native of Ezinato community …
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A Police woman who rejected a bribe offered to her by a transporter for stolen goods has been rewarded. The woman, Inspector Charity Oyor who was on duty in Onitsha saw a vehicle ladened with cables, felt suspicious and decided to flag it down but when she was offered a …
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