Five wedding guests abducted in Anambra last Monday have been released. A family source and the police confirmed their release when they spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Awka. The Informant247 had reported that assailants abducted the wedding guests at gunpoint on the Akpo-Nkpologwu Road in Aguata Local Government Area…
The Nigeria Police Force on Friday declared 12 persons wanted over attacks in the Awka North LGA of Anambra State. It was gathered that for over one year, Anambra has been groaning under the perennial attacks of “unknown gunmen” who are also terrorising the other four states in the South-East geopolitical zone. According to reports,…
Former governor of Anambra state, and presidential aspirant, under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Peter Obi, on Thursday expressed that, with the level of insecurity in the country, Syria is now safer than Nigeria. Obi said this during a visit to the leadership and delegates of the PDP, in the state, to inform them of…
Gunmen on Monday night abducted no fewer than five guests returning from a traditional wedding ceremony in Anambra. The Police spokesperson in Anambra State, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Tuesday in Awka. Ikenga said that security personnel had launched a rescue operation to ensure that the victims were safely…
No fewer than five persons have been kidnapped by unidentified men wielding guns in Anambra State. According to reports, the abduction took place on Easter Monday in Akpo community, Aguata LGA of the state. The Informant247 Naija News gathered that five persons had attended a traditional marriage ceremony of a cousin to the Commissioner for…
The Imo born lady, Nneka Flourish had on late hours of Friday gone viral after leaving a suicide note on her media handle with many reaching out to her as her number remained switched off. It was later revealed that she was rescued and rushed to the hospital after ingesting the deadly snipper due to…
The insecurity in the southeast intensified yesterday as unidentified gunmen invaded the Ihitte Uboma local government area in Imo State and gunned down staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Okorie Anthony, at the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration Exercise, CVR ; while in Anambra, the police eliminated a gunman who was also actor in…
The Anambra State Police Command has paraded 32 suspects for cultism, other offences. The state police command’s spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the suspects were arrested for offences ranging from cultism, revenue touting and possession of prohibited firearms. Ikenga, while quoting the state police commissioner, CP Echeng Echeng, said the command has resolved to stamp…
No fewer than 20 cows and goats were killed when gunmen attacked the Igboukwu Cattle Market in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Informant247 gathered that the gunmen headed for the market on Thursday night shortly after razing the Aguata council secretariat. Trending social media videos also showed dead cows and goats at…
Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have invaded Ukpor, the headquarters of Nnewi South council area of Anambra state, setting the secretariat on fire Wednesday morning, The Informant247 gathered. A report by Daily Trust newspaper quoted a resident as saying that that attack might be from some unknown gunmen troubling communities within the southeast region. The traditional ruler…
The Nigerian Army on Monday, said its troops of 82 Division have dislodged a criminal hideout used by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate; Eastern Security Network ( ESN) in Orsumoghu, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, during clearance operations. Onyema Nwachukwu, Brigadier General, Director of Army Public Relations in…
The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has expressed displeasure that Anambra, and the whole of the South-East, was losing billions of naira in revenue as a result of the boycott of activities on Mondays. The Informant247 Nigeria News had last year reported that the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, had vowed to…
The Anambra Police Command has arraigned two men, whose ages were put at 61 and 27 years for allegedly raping four minors of the same parents, left in their care by their mother, The Informant247 Nigeria News reports. It was gathered that the children whose ages are 11 months old; 5 years old; 7 years…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested suspected cultists, who killed two policemen in December 2021 in Awka. In a press release by the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, it said the cultists launched an attack on UNIZIK Vigilante operatives, stating that the hoodlums were overpowered and arrested, while their leader…
Two persons were killed in an auto crash involving two vehicles at Nawfia on Awka-Enugu Expressway on Monday. Adeoye Irelewuyi, the FRSC Sector Commander, confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Monday. Irelewuyi said the accident, which occurred at about 2:30 p.m., could be attributed to wrongful overtaking. “The…
Dr Uche Nworah, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS), has called on journalists to search for grants and fellowships with a view to updating themselves professionally. Nworah made the call on Saturday during the maiden State Executive Council and stakeholders meeting of newly-elected executive of the Nigeria Union of…
Anambra State recorded a total of 114 outbreaks, resulting in 15 deaths and five injuries in the year 2021, the state fire service said on Thursday. Mr Martin Agbili, Chief Fire Officer (CFO) in the state, said the service also recorded 40 outbreaks between January and February this year, with 38 of those incidents in…
Anambra Commissioner for Health, Dr Vincent Okpala, has appealed to the public to avail themselves of the opportunity available to get their children immunised for maximum protection against polio virus. Okpala told newsmen on Tuesday in Awka, that the state government is committed to protecting the children from polio virus. He also reiterated the state…
A speedy truck driver on Friday killed a female passenger in a tricycle at Ufuma, on Ekwulobia-Ufuma Road in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra. Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka. Irelewuyi said the…
The Anambra Police Command has disclosed that effective deployment of men and materials, coupled with good supervision, helped to reduce crime to the barest minimum in the state during the yuletide. Mr Aderemi Adeoye, DCP in charge of Operations in the command, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
