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  Anambra Police Nabs 6 Suspects, Lunches  Manhunt For Allegedly Gun- Runner "Kiss Me"  NKIRU NWAGBO. Anambra State Police command has arrested six suspected criminals and declared manhunt for another person it described as a notorious criminal and gunrunner known as ‘Kiss Me’. They were said to be terrorizing Oko Community in Orumba North local government area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said that one English pistol and vandalized electric cables were recovered during the raid on their hideout According to him, the operation was carried out by a joint security team comprising the Police and operatives of the Anambra State Vigilante A statement by the PPRO said: “The security team has sustained its offensive in the area, arrested six suspects over armed robbery and vandalism in Oko community and environs "The operatives have also declared a manhunt for a notorious cultist and gunrunner known as *Kiss me*. They have also recover...

  * Open Letter to Southeast Governors, Legislators, and Leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo*  May 22, 2025 To:   Southeast Governors   Southeast State Legislators   Members of the National Assembly   Leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo   Dear Esteemed Leaders, We, the concerned civil society organizations (CSOs) and citizens of Southeast Nigeria, write to express our profound concern regarding the pervasive issue of representation and marginalization that is adversely affecting our region. The ongoing exclusion of Southeasterners from critical government appointments, such as the National Population Commission board, represents not merely a political oversight but a direct affront to our dignity and rights as a people. This situation highlights a disturbing trend where the voices of the Southeast are systematically sidelined in significant national discussions. This exclusion, coupled with the inaction of our political leaders, has foster...

  Anambra CP Tasks Women On Moral Decadence, Dedicates Award To PRO Ikenga  BY RUTH ORJI Anambra Police Commissioner Ikioye Orutugu has urged women in the area to be alive to their responsibilities as mother's of the family. Orutugu also lamented the level of moral decadence among the younger generation noting that the task of child care and socialization behooves on mothers who see children from birth to adulthood as according to him the men are not always there. According to him while receiving an award of Excellence in crime fight and also investiture as  the Grand patron of the Ultimate Business Women and Farmers Association Of Nigeria' UBWFAN he said. "The major role in the training of children is at the table of mothers and whatever attitude that a child displays is blamed on the mothers because the men are not always there due obvious reasons"  "That makes it important that our mothers should rise to the occasion and when you look at the level of moral dec...

  Anambra Police Foils Kidnapping Attempt, Recovers Victims Vehicle . NKIRU NWAGBO. Anambra Police Command has foiled kidnapping attempt in Agulu Aniocha Local government Area of Anambra State and recover the vehicle belongs to the victim.  In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer SP Tochukwu Ikenga   stated that  the kidnapping gang of five operating in a black coloured Toyota Corolla double crossed the victim at Amatu village Agulu and abducted him with his black Lexus 350 SUV . According to SP Ikenga,the Police Operatives attached to the Special Anti-Cultism Squad Enugu-Ukwu in the evening of 17th  were alerted.  He said the operatives in technology-driven manhunt on the criminals made them to abandon the victim and the vehicle on the road at Isuaniocha and fled.  The PPRO said the victim has been debriefed and in safe custody. "To this end, the Operatives are currently working on the necessary information available to dislo...

   Onitsha Gas Explosion : One Dead, Six Survived NKIRU NWAGBO. One person have been confirmed dead and six persons survived the Onitsha Market gas explosion in Anambra state. It was confirmed that the cause for f the explosion was the activities of a welder who was working at his shop but exposed the gas cylinder to excess heat hence the explosion. According to a statement by the Anambra Police Command spokesman SP Tochikwu Ikenga the Police Division at the market assisted the volunteer public to ensure the safety of six persons who survived the inferno while one person died . "Police Operatives attached to the Onitsha Head Bridge Divisional Police Headquarters on the 16th of May 2025 complemented the rescue efforts by good-spirited individuals on the six victims of a gas cylinder explosion at a plumbing market, along Uga Street which regrettably recorded one death" "Preliminary information revealed that the welding gas cylinder exploded as the welder was working on a m...

  Cost of methamphetamine hits N16,500 from N3,500 as NDLEA partners with 8,000 women organization   The cost of the deadly narcotic drug known as Methamphetamine aka Mkpuru Miriri which used to be N3,500 has skyrocketed to N16,500 per gramme  a development that accounts for the enforcement by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA against it's consumption and peddling. This is coming as the Agency has concluded arrangements to partner with the 8,000 members of the Ultimate Business Women And Farmers Association Of Nigeria' UBWFAN on the fight against drug abuse at the grassroots level. Disclosing this during a  presentation of an award of Excellence by the Ultimate Business Women And Farmers Association Of Nigeria' UBWFAN to the Commander of the Agency in Anambra, Commander Onyishi Daniel Ogbonna stated that due to the handling of the enforcement, consumers and addicts do not have easy access to the drug . "We are going hard on them and that is why the cost ...

  President Ahmed Bola Tinubu Lauds Developmental Strides Of Gov Charles Soludo. Includes Anambra Into National Rail Line By Nkiru Nwagbo Awka  President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has lauded the developmental strides of Gov Charles Soludo in Anambra state including the state into the National Rail Line project. Tinubu who was on a working visit of Anambra state also promised to work with Soludo in the actualization of the transformation agenda of his administration. In what appears to be an endorsement of Gov Charles Soludo second term ambition President Ahmed Bola Tinubu  congratulated the governor for his massive infrastructural development in Anambra state since inception into office. Similarly President Tinubu has promised to review the National Rail Line Project to include Anambra state as well as reviving the Onitsha River Port to allow batches to transport goods into Onitsha  This is coming as Gov Charles Soludo and the  All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA has e...

Again CP Orutugu Receives Best Crime  Fighter Award . NKIRU NWAGBO  The Pechilly Investigative Limited, has honoured the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Dr .Ikioye Orutugu, with an Excellence and Exemplary Leadership Award. While presenting the award, the Chief Executive Officer of Pechilly Investigative Limited, Amb. Karen James, said the recognition was in appreciation of the CP's relentless fight against crime and his outstanding leadership in organizing and mobilizing security efforts to curb the tide of insecurity in the state. According to her, the people of Anambra State are pleased with his policing strategies, which have drastically reduced incidents of armed robbery, kidnapping, and other violent crimes. She added that residents widely voted the police under his leadership as the best security outfit in the state. In his response while receiving the award, Dr Orutugu pledged to continue his fight against crime in Anambra, expressing gratitude for the recognitio...

  CP Orutugu Urges Idemili North Stakeholders to Help Identify Suspects in Murder of Pregnant Woman NKIRU NWAGBO  The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has called on community leaders and stakeholders in Idemili North to assist him with information that could help identify those responsible for the suspected murder of a pregnant woman.  The CP who made this appeal  in a statement signed by the Command's  Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Tochukwu Ikenga, on Tuesday described the incident as unfortunate and a stark example of "man's inhumanity to man."  The body  of the woman was found hanging on a cashew tree along the Uke/Ideani road. He ordered a thorough investigation into the matter to identify the perpetrators and ensure they are brought to book. Orutugu however called on members of the public to come forward with any information that could help identify the deceased.  He said that police operatives from the Ogidi Poli...