Security

The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State Kanayo Uzuegbu yesterday embarked on a confidence-building patrol within the Enugu metropolis.   He used the opportunity of the patrol to interface and encourage citizens to, in line with the pronouncement of the Governor of Enugu State Peter Mbah that stopped the illegal sit-at-home order in the State, go about their lawful businesses without any form of fear.   Uzuegbu noted that ensuring […]

The Ebonyi State Police Command yesterday said they are yet to confirm the location of the gang that kidnapped five persons in the state on Tuesday following reports in the dailies that the incident occurred along the Mile 2 axis, the Ishiagu/Okigwe express road, in Ivo Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya while speaking on the development in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi […]

Kanayo V. Uzuegbu has assumed duty as the 28th Commissioner of Police in Enugu State and has taken over from CP Ahmed Ammani who has been redeployed to Force Headquarters Abuja. Uzuegbu hails from the Umuaka Community in the Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Port-Harcourt, a Higher Diploma in Strategic Studies from the University of Maiduguri and […]

The Police Public Relations Officer PPRO in Abia State Chioma Chinaka has confirmed the arrest of one Adaeze Lawrence of Amaogbonna Road, off Osisikakwu Street in Aba for the alleged abduction of a one-month-old infant. The Command said the arrest was made on Monday, August 14 by the Abia State SWAT team in Aba after receiving credible information. Chinaka on behalf of the Commissioner of Police Kenechukwu Onwuemelie said during […]

The police public relations officer in Imo State Henry Okoye has confirmed the arrest of 26 enforcers of the illegal sit-at-home order by some suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB. The police also arrested 53 other suspects involved in criminal activities ranging from conspiracy, armed robbery, murder, defilement, kidnapping, child trafficking, unlawful possession of prohibited firearms, car snatching, and vandalization of electrical cables. Okoye at a press […]

The House of Representatives, says it would investigate an allegation of the gruesome murder of Nigerians by soldiers in Enugu State following a motion by a member Cyriacus Umeha Umeha alleged that on June 29, 2023, licensed local vigilantes operating under the Enugu State Neighborhood Security Guards responding to a distress call about banditry and kidnapping, were shot dead at close range, by soldiers of the Nigerian Army, 82 Division […]

A Catholic priest Joseph Azubuike who was kidnapped in Ebonyi State has been freed. A spokesman for the state police command said Azubuike who regained freedom at about 6 pm yesterday was rescued unhurt, hal,e, and hearty as a result of the concerted efforts of the Operatives of the Command. The cleric and three other persons in Ebonyi State were kidnapped by Gunmen. Azubuike was abducted on Monday in ISU, […]