Anambra

2022 - 12 - 27

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Gunmen kidnap Anambra businessman - Punch Newspapers (The Punch)

Some yet-to-be-identified assailants have kidnapped an Anambra businessman and the Managing Director of People's Bookshop, Pius Egwuekwe, from his home at ...

“The kidnappers are yet to establish contact with the family members. We are also being careful so as not to take action that could lead to the kidnappers killing him,” Ezeabasili added. “There is no tension in Umuchu please.

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Kidnapped Anambra vigilante leader regains freedom, attacked ... (Vanguard)

By Vincent Ujumadu. THE leader of Ukwulu Vigilante Group in Dunukofia local government area of Anambra State, Mr. Kachy Ilodigwe, who was kidnapped recently ...

As I speak, the corpse of a girl recently kidnapped and murdered by the dreaded killers few days ago is still laying in the mortuary. There is fear everywhere in the community. “I wish to inform members of the community, particularly the youths, tricycle and taxi drivers, as well as other members of the public to be wearry of the antics of the criminal elements in the area by reporting suspicious persons and movements in their neighbourhoods.”

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2023 Poll: APGA Commences National Campaign January 14 in ... (THISDAY Newspapers)

Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja. The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has said it will formally commence its national campaign for the 2023 general election ...

“We would like to use this festive period to appreciate and commend Governor of Anambra State, Prof. We attest that Njoku was never a legal member of APGA. Charles Soludo, at the Ekwueme Square, Awka.

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Gunmen Abduct Popular Anambra Businessman From Residence ... (SaharaReporters.com)

Some unknown gunmen have reportedly abducted a popular businessman and the Managing Director of People's Bookshop, Pius Egwuekwe, at his place of residence ...

“There is no tension in Umuchu please. “The kidnappers are yet to establish contact with the family members. We are also being careful so as not to take action that could lead to the kidnappers killing him,” Ezeabasili added.

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Traders threaten showdown with government over arrest of ... (Vanguard)

Ezekwike, who is being detained at the Fegge Police Station, was arrested last week for allegedly countering the order by the Anambra State government to ...

“We, therefore, plead with Governor Soludo to release our chairman and allow the reconstruction of the market to continue in the interest of our businesses and families”. One of the traders said: “We have not done any business for nearly two months when our shops were burnt down and because we don’t want to enter the new year without reconstructing our shops this year, we supported the chairman in his efforts to see that business resumes in the market in the new year. But traders at the market hinted yesterday that they would protest the stoppage of work and detention of their chairman, adding that they and their families experienced a bleak Christmas because they had not done any business since the fire incident in November.

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Lagos, Anambra Lead As Nigeria Records 61 Incidents Of Building ... (SaharaReporters.com)

At least 61 buildings have collapsed across the Nigerian states in 2022, according to a report. Lagos State is top with a record of 20 incidents, ...

Another alarming aspect of the data is that 33.9 per cent of households have ownership certificates in Lagos state. It is not until another building collapsed and several people died that we should start looking for a solution. Lagos State is top with a record of 20 incidents, out of these structural failures, representing 48.7 percent of the entire cases in 2022, according to Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) report.

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Man who went missing two days before Christmas found dead in ... (NIGERIAN TRIBUNE)

Ifeanyi, who is said to be an indigene of Awgu, a community in Orumba North Local Government Area was allegedly kidnapped at Okpuno area of Awka on Friday, two ...

“Is a pure case of murder and is still under investigation. Meanwhile, the state police command has confirmed the death of Ifeanyi. The body of a young man, identified as Ifeanyi, who went missing two days before Christmas has been found.

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Gunmen kill man, dump body by roadside in Anambra (Within Nigeria)

Ifeanyi was said to be abducted at Okpuno in Awka South LGA two days to Christmas by some suspected kidnappers. According to PUNCH, a source said the body of ...

We urge the witnesses where the dead body was found to volunteer information that will support the ongoing investigation. “Preliminary information shows that it could be cult-related as there were marks of axe cuts on the deceased body. According to PUNCH, a source said the body of the abducted man was found on Christmas Day on the road in Awka.

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Kidnapped vigilante commandant regains freedom after N5m ... (The Punch)

The newly-elected President-General of Ukwulu Town Union, Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, Christopher Uba, has revealed that the ...

As I speak to you now, the corpse of a girl recently kidnapped and murdered by the dreaded killers few days ago is still lying in the mortuary. Chukwuma Soludo, and the security operatives over the increasing rate of gunmen and herdsmen attacks in the community on a daily basis. Our people living outside the community no longer come home during festive seasons.

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Kidnapped Anambra vigilante leader pays N5m ransom to regain ... (Vanguard)

Leader of Ukwulu Vigilante Group, in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, Mr. Kachy Ilodigwe, who was kidnapped recently, has reportedly paid ...

We are also being careful not to involve the police so as not to take action that could lead to the kidnappers killing him,” Ezeabasili added. As I speak, the corpse of a girl recently kidnapped and murdered by the dreaded killers a few days ago is still laying in the mortuary. There is fear everywhere in the community.

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Abducted vigilante commandant regains freedom in Anambra (Guardian)

The Commandant of the vigilante group in Ukwulu Community, Dunukofia Council of Anambra State, Kachy Ilodigwe, has been released by his abductors after one ...

As I speak, the corpse of a girl recently kidnapped and murdered is still in the mortuary. There is fear everywhere in the community. He is currently receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital,” he said.

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