The Anambra State Commander of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Ibadin Judith-Chukwu, has said human trafficking in the state is assuming an increasingly alarming dimension. Judith-Chukwu also expressed worry over a disturbing trend in the state, where young people are now cohabiting by mutual consent solely to produce babies for…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, one Muanaenye Chekwube Victor, for alleged kidnapping. It said that Victor was arrested by policemen attached to Uli Divisional Headquarters on June 26, 2025, for allegedly abducting his friend. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the suspect, in…
Panic has gripped the Nimo community in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State following the murder of a prominent traditional titleholder and community leader popularly known as ‘High Chief Ozo na Nimo’. It was gathered that the elder statesman, who was, until the incident, a member of the Nimo Royal Cabinet, was abducted…
The family of Mr Daniel Ikwo in Nnewi, Anambra State, has petitioned the state Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, over his detention by operatives of the state security outfit, Udogachi. The family, in a petition dated June 20, 2025, said Ikwo’s pregnant wife, Cynthia, and their two children were also being detained. According to the…
Unidentified gunmen late on Thursday attacked Oko community near the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing at least four persons suspected to be students and injuring about seven others. While the motive behind the attack remains unclear, sources in the area suspect it to be cult-related. The assailants…
A tragic incident has rocked the Anambra State Police Command as a serving officer, Inspector Okolie Amechi, was accidentally shot and killed by his 10-year-old son in Awka. According to a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the incident occurred on the evening of June 15, 2025, when the child,…
Anambra Police Commissioner, Ikioye Orutugu, has ordered the detention of three Police Inspectors for alleged corruption The three Policemen were said to have extorted a resident after searching his phone during patrol. The incident, according to the command’s spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, took place on Wednesday He said the CP has further directed the immediate commencement…
Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, has denied consulting a native doctor over his re-election bid in the upcoming gubernatorial election in the state. A video that surfaced online on Tuesday purportedly shows the governor engaging with a traditional doctor. In the clip, the alleged native doctor is seen making incantations on the floor while the…
Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects allegedly involved in the kidnap and murder of a female bank manager after collecting a ransom of N14 million in Onitsha. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, the suspects, Monday Egbe, 32, and Kenneth Nnoga, 28, were arrested on May 28, 2025, after diligent…
A family of four, comprising husband, wife and two of their children were on Thursday night murdered by unidentified gunmen in Isseke, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The victims have been identified as the family of Ichie Kennedy Igboanugo from Ekwuru Isseke (Ichie Akuruoulo 1 of Isseke). According to eyewitnesses, the killers invaded…