Tag: Security

Ogwuaniocha Royal Family Debunks Alleged Arrests of Innocent Persons By Security Operatives in the Community

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•Says  Obumselu, His Groups behind Killings in the town The  family of the traditional ruler of Ogwuaniocha, Ogbaru LGA, Anambra State,  His Royal Highness, Igwe Oliver Chike Nnaji, has debunked the false and unfounded news item being circulated in the social media space by one  Christopher Obumselu  on behalf of his alleged notorious gang  known as Oduah in Council and Lion Squad in Ogwuanoacha that security operatives have been arresting innocent persons  in the community. The palace spokesperson, Chief Anthony Nnaji (Onu-eze), and the  President-General of Ogwu-Aniocha Progressive Association (OPA),…

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Keke, Okada Riders’ Welfare Pledge to Collaborate with Soludo, Security Operatives in 2023

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Alphonsus Nweze The Keke and Okada Riders’ Welfare in Anambra State have pledged to collaborate with Governor Chukwuma Soludo and security outfits in the State to curb insecurity in 2023. The State Organiser of Keke and Okada Riders’ Welfare, Chief Arunsi Igbaniuka, who said this during the new year party for his members held at Holiday Resort, Onitsha, the State commercial hub, assured that they are working hard to stop Keke robbery, handset snatching and any form of crime using Keke or Okada. To that extent, Igbaniuka announced the setting…

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Rights Group Flays Army’s New Postings – Accuses Nigerian Army of Sliding into Ethno-Religious Army

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•Demands Indigenisation of Postings Alphonsus Nweze A human right and pro-democracy group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has flayed the recent postings by Nigerian Army as being lopsided and ethno- religious. In a statement released to the media, the rights group said the postings encourages the prevailing insecurity in the country and posed a threat to the credibility of the 2023 polls. Intersociety accused the authorities of the Nigerian Army and the Presidency of working hard to collapse the High Command cadre of the Army…

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Anambra Youth Group Calls for Overhaul of Anambra Anti-Kidnapping Squad
… Comdems brutal killings of Obosi PG, Nine Others thers in Awka
•Says About 91 Kidnappings Took Place From October-December 2022

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Alphonsus Nweze The Anambra Youth Vanguard ((AYV) has decried the high degree of crime in Anambra State especially the kidnapping and outright killings of innocent people in the State. The youth vanguard in a statement released in Awka, the State capital yesterday said in the last three months of 2022, from October to December, more than 91 kidnappings took place in the State, lamenting that some of them resulted in the outright murder of the victims, while others who were lucky paid their way with huge amount of money as…

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Igbo Group Calls for Overhaul of Security Architecture In S/East – Blames Govs, Security Operatives

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Alphonsus Nweze An Igbo socio-cultural group, Igbo Bu Ofu, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the South East Governors to overhaul the entire security architecture in the South East to stem the tide of growing kidnappings and killings in the region. The group in a strongly worded statement on Friday said that consequent upon their communiqué, all the heads of military and Police Command and formations should immediately be transferred out of the zone. Insecurity in the South East has risen to an all-time high and some communities in…

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Obi of Onitsha laments state of affairs in Nigeria

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Alphonsus Nweze The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, has decried the increasing negative economic, social, political and security situation in Nigeria. The traditional ruler who spoke Saturday at his Ime-Obi Palace in Onitsha during his 20th Ofala festival said: “Our country today appears to be in dire straight than at any other time since national independence, except for three years of the Civil War.” He said that the biggest challenge of the nation now is insecurity which affects most parts of the country and disrupts every aspect of our…

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Obi can turn Nigeria around in four years, if given opportunity – Businees Mogul

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By Alphonsus Nweze Prominent Anambra State business mogul and opinion leader, High Chief Gilbert Obi, popularly known as “Bravo” has said that the Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, can turn around NIgeria within four years if given the opportunity to lead the country. Speaking with newsmen in Onitsha, Anambra State commercial hub, Chief Obi also raised the alarm over Peter’s security, saying that the presidential candidate and his team should do something about his security. “If Peter manages to get there, the country will change for the…

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The Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ONICCIMA), has stressed the compelling need for the Anambra State Government to urgently addeess the infrastructural needs of the State particularly in Onitsha, the State commercial hub.

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Addressing newsmen yesterday on the deplorable condition of infrastructure in the commercial town,the President of ONICCIMA,Chief Kevin Obieri, said the roads in the state are in urgent need of repair. Chief Obieri mentioned such dilapidated roads to include 3-3-Nsugbe,Awka Road, New Market Road, Niger Bridge approach from Onitsha, Niger Street to Main Market, Creek Road, Ochanja Round About to Zik Ave, Oguta Road among others. He said the deplorable state of these roads has led to traffic gridlock being experienced in Onitsha for sometime now, hence the need to speed…

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Sack of Market Leaders: Reinstate Ochiogu, Traders Urge Soludo

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Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has been urged to immediately reinstate the executives of Ogbaru Main Market led by Chief Ndubuisi Ochiogu . A cross-section of the traders who spoke to newsmen after the executives of the market was sacked by a statement released to both social media platforms and mainstream media faulted the sacking of duly elected executives of the market. The new Commissioner for Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Ngonadi in the statement said the election conducted by the market and supervised by the Ministry on…

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Legal Practitioner Bemoans Increase In Social Vices

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*Urges Soludo To Revive Scholarship Scheme Alphonsus Nweze A legal practitioner, Chief Vincent Anyanti, has lamented the high rate of social vices in the society which includes: ritual money making, drug abuse and trafficking as well as all manners of criminalities which he said were caused by idleness and joblessness among youths. Chief Anyanti who stated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State added that issues of social vices especially among the youths are alarming.He pointed out that the adverse effect…

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