Authorities in Ebonyi State, south-east Nigeria, say they have eliminated a notorious criminal leader responsible for a wave of violence in Iyonu community, Ishielu district. Police spokesman SP Joshua Ukandu said the suspect, Isaiah Okoronkwo, was killed on 29 August when officers stormed his gang’s hideout in Iyonu Forest. Okoronkwo, who had long been on…
Two persons have been confirmed dead, three injured in a ghastly motor accident near the permanent site of Ebonyi state University, along the Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway. The tragic incident which occured on Saturday, involved a commercial bus loaded with passengers and a Mercedes Benz 911 truck conveying sachet water from Enugu to Abakaliki. Findings revealed that…
The Ebonyi State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on violent crime, arresting 131 suspects in a series of operations that also rescued two kidnapped students in Ikwo LGA. Commissioner of Police, Adaku Uche-Anya, told journalists on Wednesday that the arrests, made between July and mid-August, cut across armed robbery, murder, kidnapping, and crisis instigation….
Tragedy struck in Ebonyi State at the weekend when a mining pit collapsed at Ajirija lead site in Ihietutu, Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area, killing two people and leaving three others injured. According to police spokesman SP Joshua Ukandu, five persons were involved in the accident. “The first victim died on the spot, another in…
The Traditional Ruler of Ihie Autonomous community in Ivo local Government Area of the State, Eze Gabriel Uzoma Okoro has warned those spreading false information on crisis that rocked the community recently to desist from such to forestall an escalation of the crisis in the peaceful area. In an interview with journalists in Abakaliki, the State…
The Amaeze Community in Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi, says it has withdrawn its earlier consent granted to Mr Joseph Nomeh for the operation of a quarry on the Mboro-Ajayim land. The withdrawal, conveyed in a letter to the Director-General, Mining Cadastral Office (MCO), Abuja, dated June 27, 2024, affected Quarry Lease No….
The Police Command in Anambra says the recent killing of 10 persons in Ogboji, Orumba-South Local Government Area (LGA) of the state was not targeted at indigenes of Ebonyi. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Awka. Ikenga…
Gov Francis Nwifuru has urged relevant authorities to arrest and prosecute those who reportedly killed 13 Ebonyi indigenes, holding their town union meeting in Anambra. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that an online video which circulated on July 1, showed the mangled bodies of the victims at Ogboji in Orumba South Local Government…
The Police Command in Ebonyi on Sunday, arrested one Chibuzor Nworie, over alleged robbery at Onuebonyi Junction in Abakaliki Local Government Area of the state. SP Joshua Ukandu, Spokesman of the command in a statement said the arrest took place in the early hours of Sunday. Ukandu explained that the suspect was apprehended after the…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Ebonyi Command, has arrested a male suspect over an alleged murder of his neighbour, Mrs Rose Awoke, on Monday night. SP Joshua Ukandu, Spokesman of the command told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Tuesday that the suspect allegedly killed the 60-year-old woman by hitting her severally….
