Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor ANAMBRA — Anambra State-born human rights lawyer and lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has expressed reservations about the proposed establishment of State Police in Nigeria, warning that a decentralised policing system could become vulnerable to abuse if powerful individuals are allowed to exercise informal control…
By Our Corespondent The Centre for Human Rights Advocacy and Wholesome Society (CEHRAWS) has called on the Anambra State Government to publish comprehensive records of loans it says are still being serviced from the administrations of former governors Peter Obi and Willie Obiano. The demand follows recent comments by the state’s Commissioner for Finance, Mr….
The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, has directed all Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) to sustain heightened vigilance and ensure that personnel remain proactive, responsive and strategically positioned to promptly identify and neutralise emerging security threats within their respective Areas of Responsibility (AORs). The Commissioner also charged DPOs to prioritise the…
By Our Correspondent The only visibly well-maintained and easily motorable road in Awka, the Anambra State capital, is the route leading to the newly built Government House and Lighthouse area, residents have alleged. For residents of Awka, navigating several parts of the state capital has increasingly become an exercise in patience, caution and frustration, with…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a woman for allegedly brutalising and abusing her seven-year-old daughter in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga. He said the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, was collaborating…
