Crime
Vandals Are Criminals, Not Scrap Dealers, Says Chief Nwigwe
By Alex Odeh The Ebonyi State Scrap Dealers Association has disassociated itself from activities of vandals and criminals in the state, saying that any of its members found guilty of criminality and vandalism would be immediately expelled. Chairman of the association and CEO of Mountain Scrap Ltd., Chief Eric Ejike Nwigwe, stated this in…
Senate Takes Hard Stance Against Alleged Missing N210 Trillion in NNPCL Audite Report
Pan Afric Reporters The Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC) has once again taken a hard stance against the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over the alleged disappearance of N210 trillion from the company’s accounts. At a resumed investigative hearing on Tuesday, the committee, chaired by Senator Ahmed Wadada, expressed dissatisfaction…
REPORTED CASE OF CHILD STEALING IN ANAMBRA: POLICE ARRESTS SIX SUSPECTS AND RESCUES A THREE-YEAR-OLD BOY IN LAGOS
As CP Orutugu warns criminal elements that Anambra State remains unsafe for any form of criminal enterprise. The Anambra State Police Command has successfully rescued a three-year-old boy earlier reported stolen in Anambra State and arrested six members of a child-stealing and trafficking syndicate operating across Anambra, Enugu and Lagos States. On 4th…
Commissioner Cautious Against Fraudsters Using Ministry To Dupe The Public
By Alex Odeh The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Engr. Francis Ori, has raised alarm over the activities of fraudsters who are impersonating him to defraud unsuspecting members of the public under the guise of offering government contracts and job opportunities. Speaking during a press briefing with journalists in his Abakaliki…
FG Condemns Abduction of Neurosurgeon in Anambra, Demands His Immediate Release
By Onwe Wisdom|Pan Afric Reporters The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has expressed deep concern over the abduction of Dr. Tochukwu Mbanugo, a Consultant Neurosurgeon with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State, who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Thursday, October 30, 2025. In a statement signed by…
ANAMBRA STATE POLICE COMMAND RECEIVES REPORT OF ABDUCTED MEDICAL DOCTOR IN URUAGU NNEWI: SEEKS USEFUL INFORMATION TO AID ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS
Pan Afric Reporters The Anambra State Police Command has received a report of the abduction of a medical doctor at Uruagu, Nnewi, in Nnewi North Local Government Area of the State. According to preliminary information, the incident occurred yesterday 30th October 2025, when the unidentified assailants reportedly abducted the victim under yet-to-be-ascertained circumstances. Upon…
ANAMBRA JOINT SECURITY TEAM RECOVERS A SNATCHED TOYOTA HIGHLANDER OF A KIDNAP/ARMED ROBBERY VICTIM AND APPREHENDS A FEMALE ACCOMPLICE IN OGIDI
Pan Afric Reporters The Anambra State Police Command operatives attached to the 3 3 Police Station, in collaboration with Agunechemba Security, Nkwelle-Ezunaka Unit, in the early hours of 27th October 2025, arrested one Okonkwo Onyinye, aged 23 years, a female accomplice in a reported case of armed robbery and kidnap incident. The team also…
ANAMBRA POLICE ARRESTS FOUR SUSPECTS OVER CHILD TRAFFICKING AND RESCUES A ONE-WEEK-OLD BABY GIRL IN AWKUZU
The Anambra State Police Command, through its operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, in the early hours today 28th October, 2025, acting on credible intelligence, stormed a location identified as Mama Maternity situated at Ifite-Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area. During the raid, the operatives rescued a one-week old baby girl and arrested…
AHEAD OF ANAMBRA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION: CP ORUTUGU ORDERS TARGETED SECURITY OPERATIONS TO CURB POLITICAL THUGGERY AND VIOLENCE
Pan Afric Reporters Abuja In view of the forthcoming Anambra State Governorship Election scheduled for November 8, 2025, the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, fwc MNIPS PhD has ordered respective Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Tactical Commanders to intensify intelligence-driven operations and coordinated security raids across identified flashpoints in…
ANAMBRA SECURITY: POLICE CONFIRMS FOILED ARMED ATTACK ON EZINIFITE COMMUNITY, ONE SUSPECT NEUTRALIZED AND FIREARM RECOVERED
Pan Afric Reporters The Anambra State Police Command confirms an attempted armed attack on Ezinifite Community, Nnewi South Local Government Area in the early hours of today, 27th October 2025. Fortunately, the attack was successfully repelled following a swift response and resistance from combined security team of the Police and Agunechamba Vigilante Operatives in…