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Again CP Orutugu Receives Best Crime Fighter Award

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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...
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CP Orutugu Urges Idemili North Stakeholders to Help Identify Suspects in Murder of Pregnant Woman

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  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...
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Most security reports we receive from Anambra populace are malicious petitions over land, others- CP Orutugu

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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...
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CP Orutugu receives best crime fighter award

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  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...
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8 Anambra Service Commanders Order Raid Of Flash Points. Activates Zero Tolerance For Kidnapping/ Armed Robbery

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 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...
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Anambra police arrests two suspects over killing of 80 years old woman in Ihiala.

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  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...
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Security operatives dislodge criminal camp in Anambra, recovers stolen vehicles, others.

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  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 ...
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Onitsha market fire outbreak:CP Orutugu advocates tripartite committee to aid investigation

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  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...
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Anambra Electricity Consumers Demand Unbundling Of EEDC As Officials Shun Meeting

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  Anambra Electricity Consumers Demand Unbundling Of EEDC As Officials Shun Meeting  BY NKIRU NWAGBO  Electricity consumers in Anambra state have called for the unbundling of the Enugu Electricity Development Company EEDC following epileptic power supply in the area. This is coming as the officials of the EEDC shunned the stakeholders meeting of consumers despite that they were duely invited for the program. Confirming their absence at the meeting the National Coordinator of Electricity Consumers Network ECRN Comerade Osita Obi;  "We invited them on time for this meeting because they are major players in this issue and they promised to come but they failed to attend our meeting and they did not tell us why they couldn't attend our meeting" he said. According to the resolution reached at the meeting which was signed by Osita Obi, Mr Emeka Ral as Secretary and David Eleke as representative of the consumers it stated that; "We, the Electricity Consumers Right Network (E...
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Anambra South coalition laments 7 months of non representation Gives INEC two months to conduct bye- election.

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  Anambra South coalition laments 7 months of non representation Gives INEC two months to conduct bye- election.  NKIRU NWAGBO, AWKA 24/03/25 A group under the platform of Coalition Of Anambra South Progressives COASP have lamented the absence of a Senator to represent their District since seven months after the demise of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah . The group also urged political parties in the state to nominate candidates from Nnewi North local government area for the purchase of equity and fairness noting that the Council Area should be allowed to complete the four year tenure of their late brother. This is coming as the group has given the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC two months to conduct the bye election for the District lamenting that in the past seven months the zone has lost its voice at the National Assembly. According to the Convener of Coalition Of Anambra South Progressives COASP , Mr Obi Chukwuemaka while addressing reporters in Awka;  "In a simi...
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