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  • Augustine Okoroafor

    Separatists Attack Police Station, Kill 2 Police Officers On Duty In Southeast Nigeria

    Two police officers were killed during an attack on Obosi Police Division, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria late hours of Wednesday, May 5, by suspected separatist fighters. The attackers also set the station ablaze alongside some of the vehicles within the premises. Confirming the incident, Tochukwu Ikenga, a Deputy Superintendent […]

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    Death Of ESN Commander, Ikonso, Is Triggering Waves Of Violence In Southeast

    On Saturday, April 24, the security challenges in Southeast Nigeria took a nosedive when an armed gang set ablaze the home of Hope Uzodimma, Imo State Governor in Omuma, Oru East Local Government of the state. The assailants also set cars in the premises on fire, killing two guards in the process. The destructive attack […]

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    Southeast Governor Imposes Indefinite Curfew After Armed Group Killed 9 Persons

    Willie Obiano, Anambra state governor, Southeast Nigeria, has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew in parts of the state to prevent breakdown of law and order after an armed group attacked Ukpomachi village, Awkuzu in Oyi Local Government of the state and killed some residents. The assailants also injured an unspecified number of residents, destroyed […]

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    Growing Cult Related Deaths Worry Residents In Southeast Nigeria

    Nigerians in Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria are worried about the growing cases of cult-related violence in the state as some young persons have been killed by suspected cult members. On Sunday, April 18, three young men were shot in cold blood by suspected cultists in different parts of Awka, the capital of Anambra. At about […]

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    Armed Group Attack Police Headquarters In Southeast, Raze Building, Vehicles

    An armed group Monday, April 19, attacked the Zonal Police Headquarters, Zone 13 in Ukpo, Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra, Southeast Nigeria setting buildings and vehicles ablaze during the attack. Eyewitnesses told HumAngle that two unidentified persons were feared dead during the early morning attack, which comes barely a week after governors in the […]

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    Southeast Attacks: Security Forces Block Strategic Roads, Buildings

    The recent attacks in parts of the Southeast and South-south have increased tension in Awka, the capital city of Anambra, Southeast Nigeria. Police in the state are mounting checks and barricades around strategic public buildings in what many see as a proactive measure against future attacks. Police formations, Correctional Service and other valuable properties have […]

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    Assailants Kill Three Police Orderlies During Attack On Soludo

    At least three police officers were killed when masked assailants attacked Prof Chukwuma Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Wednesday during a meeting in his Isuofia home town in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria. The slain police officers also had their rifles carted away by the […]

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    Armed Group Kills Police, Navy Officers In Southeast Nigeria

    At least four navy and three police officers were on Thursday, March 18, gunned down by yet to be identified assailants in Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria. The attack on the Navy officers occurred at Awkuzu junction on the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, while the police officers were killed at Ukacha junction in Neni, Anaocha Local Government Area […]

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    Violent Criminals Kill 4 Policemen, Burn Patrol Vehicles In Southeast Nigeria

    At least four policemen were killed in two separate attacks on patrol teams in Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria, on Wednesday. The attacks were unleashed on patrol teams in Mkpologwu and Omogho in Aguata and Orumba North Local Government Areas of the state, respectively, at about 11:30 a.m., the police said. The shootings came just a […]

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    Southeast Govt Bans Tricycle Operations After Attack On Police Station

    Abia State Government, Southeast Nigeria, Tuesday announced a 12-hour ban on motorcycles and tricycles movement in major towns within the state. The ban follows an attack on a police station in Aba, the state’s commercial nerve centre, by yet to be identified hoodlums. HumAngle reports that the police station was attacked early Tuesday, during which […]

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