The Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA) Brigade has arrested seven illegal revenue collectors in Amansea, Awka North Local Government Area. The seven suspects were subsequently charged to court for prosecution. They were apprehended at the Amansea butcher market along the Enugu–Onitsha Expressway, where they were allegedly extorting motorists and residents while in…
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command, in collaboration with the Ozubulu Central Vigilante Group, have arrested one Emmanuel Osuigwe, suspected to be a member of a proscribed secessionist group. He was apprehended at Amakwa, Ozubulu, in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of the state. The arrest was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday…
Following months of leadership crisis arising from alleged constitutional breaches by the estranged President-General of Enugwu-Agidi community, Mr. Ebuka Onuorah, the Anambra State Government—through the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters led by Commissioner Tony-Collins Nwabunwanne—intervened to prevent further escalation that could endanger peace within the community. The intervention led to the arrest…
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…
The Managing Director of Operation Keep Anambra Clean and Healthy (Ocha Brigade), Comrade Celestine Anere, has led a major enforcement operation aimed at decongesting the Main Market and Ochanja Market areas of illegal street trading, unlawful structures, and indiscriminate dumping of refuse inside drainage channels. During the operation, Anere explained that contravention notices were…
