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Two police officers were on Thursday killed by hoodlums in a bloody attack in Uga community in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. The hoodlums who stormed the area around 5.50pm in their scores, according to eyewitness, also abducted unconfirmed number of persons during the operation said to have taken hours without resistance. An eyewitness narrated,

A police officer, Cosmas Ugwu, attached to the Imo State Police Command, has allegedly been shot dead by his girlfriend. According to reports, Ugwu was shot dead on Tuesday by his 23-year-old lover, who was identified as Amanda Uchechi Ugo, a native of Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State. Sources confirmed that the

About four persons were reportedly killed in a gun battle between gunmen and security operatives in Aguluzigbo community in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. The gun duel, which occurred Tuesday morning, continued till arrival of reinforcement of combined operatives who repelled the attack. Although the casualty figure was yet to be ascertained, a trending

Fresh facts have emerged revealing that the women that protested naked against police over alleged crime surge in Awka were hired. Over 1000 indigenes of Awka community, including women had on Wednesday, protested alleged killings of their husbands and sons, accusing some top senior Police officers of masterminding the killings. The protesters, drawn from twenty

Over 500 indigenes of 20 villages in Awka community, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra state on Wednesday protested spate of cultism and killings of their kinsmen. The protesters, comprising men, women and youths marched round the Awka capital city with placards, accusing some senior officers in the Police Command of aiding and abetting

Police in Anambra State have smashed a 3-man syndicate dealing with prohibited arms in Onitsha, the commercial city of the state. Spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this on Saturday said 23 pump action guns and 625 live cartridges were recovered from the syndicate in Onitsha. He said the feat followed weeks of intensive surveillance by

Police in Anambra State have arrested two deadly syndicates extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public via deadly threats in Ozubulu and Umunze towns of the State. Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement said the suspects were nabbed at Umunze in Orumba South Local Government Area Headquarters after painstaking investigation. He said the

A civil society organisation, Foundation for Public Interest Law and Development, has secured the release of a police officer detained for 10 years without trial. The police officer, Enejo Gabriel, who was arrested on November 2, 2013, and incarcerated for allegedly killing one Azeez Omotosho, at Ajisegiri Street, Shogunle in Oshodi area of Lagos while

Police in Anambra State have arrested one Obioma Okafor-Ama, popularly known as Alagbon Nise. Alagbon is said to be a thorn in the flesh of people of Nise Community in Awka South Local Government Area over the years. Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye, who confirmed the arrest to reporters, said the suspect was arrested in

 Three policemen attached to Onitsha Police Area Command, Anambra State, were said to have been detained at Police headquarters, Awka, Anambra State, for allegedly killing a father of three, late Mr. Chibueze Samuel Nwakor, who lived at No. 15F Haruna St. Odoakpu/Sokoto road junction on 13th October, 2023, at about 6pm on the fateful day. Counsel to

Police in Anambra State have foiled a planned robbery operation along Ebenebe-Achalla Road in Awka North Local Government Area of the State. Spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, said the feat was recorded by Men of Rapid Response Squad, while on Anti Kidnapping Patrol. He said two AK-47 Rifles loaded with several