Renowned Nigerian human-rights lawyer and Lead Counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has commended the appointment of Mr. Adeola Ajayi as Director-General of the State Security Service (DSS). He also urged him to revisit the numerous cases of human-rights violations, particularly the unlawful detention of innocent citizens from the…
A High Court sitting in Umunze, Orumba South Judicial Division, and presided over by Hon. Justice Jude Obiora, has condemned the issuance of a certificate of recognition to Chief Timothy Okwudiri Ifurunwa as monarch-elect of Ihitte community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Chief Ifurunwa received the certificate on January 14,…
DSS Logo The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the immediate release of Kenneth Okechukwu Nwafor, who was arrested in July 2022 over alleged involvement with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). This development comes barely one month after Ajayi directed the release and compensation of Abuja-based businesswoman…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a suspected member of a proscribed secessionist group following an intelligence-led operation conducted early Friday morning. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has consequently ordered a tightening of security surveillance and the intensification of targeted operations across the state. In a statement released on Friday, the…
The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has reiterated that effective policing at the local level is a shared responsibility between the Police and the public. The Commissioner made this statement on Thursday during a roundtable discussion at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, themed “The Nigerian Police and the Challenges of Policing at the Sub-National Level: Is…
