Security
ANAMBRA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION: IGP WITNESSES THE SIGNING OF PEACE ACCORD AMONG POLITICAL PARTY FLAG BEARERS
calls on candidates and their followers to embrace peace before, during and after the election In a bid to ensure a peaceful, credible, and violence-free governorship election in Anambra State, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun P.hD NPM, today Monday 3rd November 2025 witnessed the signing of a Peace Accord among…
CP ORUTUGU CONCLUDES ELECTION SECURITY ADVOCACY WITH AWKA AREA COMMAND: REITERATES POLICE READINESS FOR PROTECTION OF LIVES AND PROPERTY
As part of the Command’s continuous statewide engagement ahead of the forthcoming Anambra Governorship Election, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu fwc minps PhD on 1st November, 2025, concluded his Election Security Advocacy Tour with the officers and men of the Awka Area Command. The meeting, held at the Area Command Headquarters, Awka,…
ANAMBRA SECURITY: POLICE RECEIVES FORCE ADVANCE TACTICAL TEAMS AS THE COMMAND STEPS UP SURVEILLANCE WITH HELICOPTERS AND DRONES
P As part of ongoing efforts to guarantee safety and ensure a hitch-free Governorship Election in Anambra State, the Anambra State Police Command has received the Force Headquarters Advance Tactical Teams deployed to strengthen the security architecture across the State. The deployment, approved by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, is…
Ebonyi NSCDC Declares War Against Artisanal Mining ,Convicts Over 17 For Sundary Crimes
By Alex Odeh The Ebonyi State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has sounded a strong warning to illegal artisanal minners to immediately shut down their activities in the State, or be prepared to face the wrath of law. Speaking at the Command’s headquarters during the occasion to mark the…
CP Orutugu Decorates 14 Officers, Unveils Renovated Police Hall Gifted by Bayelsa Monarch
By Onwe Wisdom|Pan Afric Reporters Awka, Anambra State | November 1, 2025 The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has decorated fourteen newly promoted officers of the Command and unveiled a newly renovated Commissioner of Police Hall, a project made possible through the generosity of His Royal Highness Otonye Efebo, PhD…
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…
Change of Guard: Maj. Gen. Shaibu Takes Over as 25th COAS
By Onwe Wisdom Pan Afric Reporters Abuja Major General Waidi Shaibu takes over leadership of Nigeria Army as the 25th Chief of Army Staff (COAS) as his predecessor bowed out of service in a ceremonious change of guard at the Nigerian Army Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, October 30, 2025, following Chief of…
ANAMBRA STATE POLICE CONTINUES TO TRAIN OFFICERS ON ELECTION SECURITY AHEAD OF THE NOVEMBER 8, 2025 GOVERNORSHIP POLL
Pan Afric Reporters In a sustained effort to ensure a peaceful, credible, and well-secured governorship election in Anambra State, the Police Command has continued to expose its personnel to intensive election security training and refresher courses in partnership with respective Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Stakeholders. The training, which cuts across all Area Commands, Divisions,…
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…