Crime & Metro

Ecobank Nigeria has clarified reports circulating in sections of the media that one of its staff members, Mr. Ridwan Abdulwahab, was detained following court proceedings at the Chief Magistrate Court, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, on September 11, 2025. The bank explained that the matter in question stemmed from a legal…

Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, acting on credible information, stormed Aguleri and arrested the prime suspect, Obadigbo Emmanuel Anumudu,49. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the suspect had allegedly been on the run…

Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to Rapid Response Squad Awkuzu, has arrested one Bernard Odinchefu, a 62 year old male suspect and alleged informant of a secessionist group, anchoring a major extortion network operating in parts of Ihiala Local Government Area. According to the Police Public Relations…

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled two major cocaine trafficking cartels operating out of Lagos, foiling six UK-bound shipments and arresting six key members, including the kingpin, Alhaji Hammed Taofeek Ode, who parades as a businessman and real estate developer. According to the Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA,…

Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has directed the immediate re-arrest of one Onyebuchi Nwobodo and Ebube Umezumba an alleged criminal offenders, over a case of Armed robbery, following the discovery of an administrative lapse by a Police prosecutor. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra…

Anambra State Police Command has debunked a publication by Punch Newspapers credited to one Mr Salaudeen Hashim alleging that Anambra State has recorded fourteen (14) cases of political assassinations between 2022 and 2024. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, they wished to…

Following a swift and coordinated operation by Joint Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command Tactical Team in the early hours of 30th September 2025, a kidnapped victim was successfully rescued at Oba/Ojoto axis, seven hours after he was abducted by armed criminals at Umuru Village, Nnobi. According to the…

Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, in the early hours of 24th September, 2025, acting on credible intelligence, stormed Aguleri and arrested four suspected members of a criminal gang allegedly involved in armed robbery and kidnapping in the area. According to the…

Anambra State Police Command has sought assistance from members of the public, especially residents of Anambra State, regarding a case of child stealing that occurred on 26th September 2025 at Obosi, Idemili North LGA. According to Police Public Relations Officer Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, preliminary information revealed…

Stanley Ihedigbo National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made a significant breakthrough in its efforts to combat illicit drug trafficking, arresting a 64-year-old successful textile merchant, Victor Nwosa and a 49-year-old wine distributor, Felix Chika Obiegbu, suspected of running a drug syndicate. According to the Director, Media & Advocacy,…