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  Oko Killings ;  CP Orutugu Vows To Apprehend Perpetrators, Avert Future Occurrence   NKIRU NWAGBO  Anambra state Commissioner of Police Dr Ikioye Orutugu has assured that the command will leave no stone untrue to apprehend the Paptrators of Oko federal polytechnic killings on Thursday.. He expressed the command's firmly commitments towards implementing effective strategies to improve public safety and prevent the reoccurrence of such tragic incidents. Recall that there was a confirmed report of unknown gunmen attack on Federal poly Oko in Orumba North Local Government Area where two were killed, many injured and two kidnapped on Thursday.  Hurricane News gathered that the unidentified gunmen unleashed these terrors in a suspected cult related attack. According to a statement signed by Police Public Relations Officer SP Tochukwu Ikenga , The Anambra CP led a high-powered investigation team to the crime scene and met with key stakeholders in the community. ...

  10 year old son of Police Inspector kills father in accidental discharge   NKIRU NWAGBO Tragedy struck in Awka the capital city of Anambra State when a ten year old boy , son of a serving police officer, accidentally shot and killed his father, Inspector Okolie Amechi in a shocking domestic incident. The Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer SP Tochukwu Ikenga in a statement said the incident happened inside the family residence in Awka . Ikenga said that the young boy, unknowingly handling an AK 47 rifle assigned to his father, discharged the weapon. According to him, the bullet struck Inspector Amechi fatally in the back and also injured one of his children in the hand. The wounded child is reportedly responding to treatment in a hospital while Inspector Amechi was confirmed dead on arrival by the attending doctor. The Police spokes person said the rifle has been recovered by the appropriate authority and the body of the deceased officer deposited in the morgue. An...

  AKDF Endorses Soludo’s 2nd Tenure  Bid, Unveil Campaign Stickers By NKIRU NWAGBO  The Anambra State Keke Drivers Forum (AKDF) has unanimously endorsed Governor Charles Soludo’s second tenure bid.  The group further  unveiled a campaign sticker in support of Professor Soludo ahead of the November 8 governorship reelection. While speaking during the official endorsement ceremony, the Coordinator of AKDF, Comrade Osita Obi, expressed pride in endorsing Soludo and launching the reelection campaign sticker. According to him, members of the association have toured some of the governor’s projects and are satisfied with the quality and scope of work being done across the state. He highlighted the governor's efforts in curbing the activities of touts, noting that before Soludo's administration, Keke drivers were frequently extorted. “Soludo has eradicated extortion by non-Keke drivers in the state, and we are happy about it,” he said. Obi further stated that when the o...

  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 ...