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  Most security reports we receive from Anambra populace are malicious petitions over land, others- CP Orutugu     By  NKIRU NWAGBO  The Anambra State Police Commissioner, Dr Ikioye Orutugu, on Thursday, alleged that about 90% security information they receive from the populace were petitions bothering on land and chieftaincy matters. Orutugu, who disclosed this at one day security town hall organised by the News Central TV in Awka, Anambra State Capital, described such reports as malicious information capable of aggravating the security challenges rather than addressing them. "About 90 % of security information we receive from communities are malicious. They may claim to be on kidnapping, robbery or something else but when you investigate it you will discover that the petitions are usually centered on land and chieftaincy matters," he stated. He urged the populace to support the police in fighting crimes and criminalities by providing them with infrastructure a...

  CP Orutugu receives best crime fighter award. NKIRU NWAGBO, AWKA As a result of his maintaining law and order in Anambra state the Commissioner Of Police  CP Ikioye Orutugu has received an Award of "Best Crime Fighter" from the Razornewsng.com . Orutugu who received the award in his Office at the Anambra State Police Command Headquarters dedicated the feat to the Anambra Police Management team, Officers and Men of the Police Command among other Security agencies. The CP in his appreciation remarks shorty after receiving the award, acknowledged the contributions of the Police, said that the Command shall continue to explore every necessary security measure to stabilize the State.  While presenting the award earlier  the Management of the Razornewsng.com stated that the Security reporting team has been monitoring the command security progression which according to the team gave room for the award. The leader of the team noted that the testament to the CP's exceptiona...

 8 Anambra Service Commanders Order Raid Of Flash Points. Activates Zero Tolerance For Kidnapping/ Armed Robbery  NKIRU NWAGBO,   The eight major Service Commanders  have ordered raid of every suspected crime flash points or Kidnaping, armed robbery and other violent crimes in Anambra state. To this end all vehicles and public places would be affected by the massive raiding in the state aimed at ensuring zero tolerance to crimes and criminality in the state . Similarly Divisional Police Officers DPOs , Divisional Commanders of the 302 Artillery Regiments and their counterparts in immigration, Federal Road Safety Corps Customs , Department of State Service Civil Defense and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA have been directed to swing into action with immediate effect. To ensure success of this exercise the respective Service Commanders have commenced seven hours daily patrol of flash points in the state. Disclosing this at the launch of the Service Comm...

  Anambra police arrests two suspects over killing of 80 years old woman in Ihiala. NKIRU NWAGBO, AWKA. 8/4/2025. Anambra State Police Command has arrested has two suspects for allegedly killing an eighty years old woman Mrs Theresa Igbojionu in Umunwaji Ogboro Ihiala, in Ihiala local government area of the state . Police equally recovered a black CG motorcycle allegedly stolen from the deceased. A statement signed by SP Tochukwu Ikenga Police Public Relations Officer Anambra State Police Command, gave the names of the suspects as, Chidebere Igboanugo  and Emmanuel Ibeabuchi all male. Ikenga said that the two suspects are from the same village in Ihiala with the victim , noting that late Mrs Igbojionu was tied on both the legs and mouth before she was murdered. According to the PPRO "Today 8th April 2025, the Ihiala Divisional Police Station have in custody one Chidiebere Igboanugo and Emmanuel Ibeabuchi all males from Umunwaji Ogboro, Ihiala over the murder of an 80 years old...

  Security operatives dislodge criminal camp in Anambra, recovers stolen vehicles, other things NKIRU NWAGBO, AWKA  6/4/2025. The joint security team in the Anambra state, led by the police, has dislodged a notorious criminal camp in Ogbunka, Orumba South Local Government Area, The Joint Security Team comprising the officers of Anambra police command, Army, from the 302 Artillery Regiment (GS), Navy from the Naval Command, Department of State Security, Anambra State Vigilante, acting on information received over time dislodged a criminal Camp at Ogbunka  after an intense gun battle with the criminal that lasted for about six-hour gun inside the bush. In a statement signed by the Police  Public Relations Officer SP  Tochukwu Ikenna, noted that  the Joint team also recovered a lot of relief materials like pots, foodstuffs and parts of dismembered suspected stolen vehicles. Ikenga said that some of the criminals escaped with various degrees of bullet injuries ...

  Onitsha market fire outbreak:CP Orutugu advocates tripartite committee to aid investigation  NKIRU NWAGBO, AWKA 01/04/25 Anambra Commissioner of police CP Ikioye Orutugu has advocated for tripartite committee to ascertain the cause of fire incident that consumed goods worth billions of naira at ifejika Street by Nwangene road  Onitsha main market. The Commissioner who visited the scene expressed dismay over reoccurrence of fire outbreak in the Onitsha market insisting that the committee will discuss and proffer lasting solution to the problem. He said that the committee will be made up of the Nigeria Police , the state  government representatives  and members of market leadership. In his words"Already we have security issues,let us face it ; but a situation where goods worth billions are burt everytime is against the state economy" "If  markets continue  to be burnt buying and selling will be diverted to another place"  "If we begin to hear abou...