By Karen James The Special Anti-Touting Squad Agency (SASA) has destroyed hard drugs worth over ₦50 million following a major enforcement operation in Awka and its surrounding communities.The exercise forms part of the agency’s intensified crackdown on drug trafficking, touting, and other criminal activities across Anambra State.The operation, described by SASA as one of its…
The traditional Egbesu shrine A Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, has ordered Prophet Tamarauebi Elisha Owan, founder of GreatGod Holy Tabernacle, and members of his congregation to pay ₦200 million in damages for the unlawful destruction of a traditional Egbesu shrine.The court also issued a rare mandatory injunction directing the cleric and…
Amnesty International on Thursday urged the Nigerian government to conduct prompt, thorough, independent, impartial, transparent, and effective investigations into allegations of human rights violations and abuses in the South-East.The organisation called for investigations into alleged human rights violations committed by both state and non-state actors, including security forces, the state-backed Ebube Agu militia, so-called “unknown…
The Anambra State Commissioner for Transport, Hon. Edward Obiefuna Ibuzor, has advised tricycle (Keke) operators in the state to remain law-abiding.He also urged them to report any suspicious activities or harassment by any individual or agency to the Ministry of Transport.According to him, the government will provide them with adequate protection, provided they operate in…
Two former Inspectors-General of Police (IGPs), Sir Mike Okiro and Suleiman Abba, have stressed the need for adequate safeguards to prevent governors from abusing state police when eventually established.The duo, however, praised the passage of the State Police Bill, describing it as timely in view of the prevailing security challenges across the country.Abba noted that…
