•Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo The Anambra State Government through the office of the Special Adviser on Community Security has mandated all hotel operators and landlords in the state to start documentation and records of their clients and tenants. In a press statement today, the State’s Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, said t...
Armed internet fraudsters, popularly referred to as Yahoo Boys, have killed an officer after opening fire on a team of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Anambra. The incident which occurred yesterday, left another critically injured as the officers scampered to safety due to the unexpected gunshots, reports Daily Trust. Th...
•Gunmen A United Kingdom-based, Mr. Ikechukwu Okeke, has been kidnapped by gunmen in Anambra. Okeke was kidnapped at his Amaokpala community in Orumba North Local Government Area of the State, on January 10, 2025, at about 7:30pm, while returning home from the funeral service of his cousin, Mrs. Obiageli Okoli. He was, however, released three ...
•Police The Anambra State Police Command, in collaboration with the military and other security agencies, has neutralised five suspected members of an armed secessionist gang during a raid on their camp in Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state. The operation, which took place yesterday along Umugem Road, resulted in the recove...
•Governor Soludo and gunmen Labour Party (LP) senators and members of the House of Representatives from Anambra State, have decried the ‘alarming’ insecurity in the state, urging Governor Charles Soludo to take urgent steps to contain the situation. The lawmakers noted that killings, kidnappings and other violent crimes had become daily occurr...
The victims of the rice distribution stampede that occurred during Christmas in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State have been buried. More than 20 people, mostly women and children, lost their lives during the tragic incident that occurred on December 21, 2024, during the palliatives distribution donated by Chief Ernest Azudia...
•Gunmen Some gunmen have abducted two Catholic reverend sisters along Ufuma Road in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the victims were on their way back from their vocational association’s meeting at Ogboji community in Orumba North LGA, when they were kidnapped late on Tuesday. According to a statement ...
The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Itam, said the command arrested over 300 suspects involved in various crimes and criminalities such as armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism and child trafficking. Other offences include public disturbances, attacks on unsuspecting members of the public, security personnel, government infrastruc...
•Chukwuma Soludo Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has announced a N10 million reward for anybody with useful information on each of the gunmen responsible for an attack during a burial ceremony in Ihiala. Soludo stated this during a condolence visit to the family of the late Bridget Onuchukwu yesterday in Umuike, Ubahuekwem in Ihiala ...
•Gunmen Anambra State is gripped by fear following two tragic incidents involving prominent clergymen. The Catholic Diocese of Nnewi has confirmed the murder of Rev. Fr. Chukwujekwu Okonkwo, a Catholic priest and pharmacist, who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Boxing Day, yesterday, December 26. The attack occurred between 7 p.m. and 8...
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