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The Enugu State Government has  reconstituted Ohuani neighbourhood watch to ensure the safety of lives and property in the area.

Ohuani-Amagunze autonomous community is in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State.

The State Commissioner For Ministry of Human Development And Poverty Eradication, Dr Malachy Agbo, 
who reconstituted the body, on behalf of the governor, said the neighbourhood watch was established in the true spirit of community policin...

The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr. Kanayo Uzuegbu, has urged residents to maintain their confidence in God and to always pray for His peace in the land, despite the prevailing challenges.

Uzuegbu in a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer,(PPRO) Mr. Daniel Ndukwe, in Enugu and made available to Afriquecast, congratulated citizens on the occasion of the nation's Independence Anniversary.

The Commissioner calls on the people to cont...

Troops of the Joint Task Force, South-East, code-named Operation UDO KA II, has cleared four notorious camps of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliates, Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Imo State.

The troops, in the course of the clearance, neutralised two IPOB/ESN members and four of the criminals were arrested.

This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Enugu by Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, acting Deputy Director, Army...

The troops of Joint Task Force South-East Operation, code-named ‘Operation UDO KA II’, has conducted clearance operations in the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its Eastern Security Network (ESN) affiliates hideouts in two council areas in Imo.

The clearance operations, which took place simultaneously on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, was conducted along Ihioma-Ihittenansa communities in Orsu Local Government Area and Okigwe-Umulolo communities in Okigwe Local Government...

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has lauded President Bola Tinubu for ensuring safety and stability in all road within the country before now bedeviled by criminal activities.

Mbah, who was represented by the state Commissioner for Transport, Mr Obi Ozo, said this at the Passing-Out Parade of the 2023 Cadet Officers Basic Course at Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Academy, Udi on Friday.

The governor, who was the Reviewing Officer of the...

Police Operatives, Awkunanaw Police Division, have smashed a car snatching syndicate operating in the state. 

The operatives also recovered a light blue-coloured Lexus 330 Jeep that the suspect and cohorts at large snatched at gunpoint from their female victim (names withheld), in Uwani Enugu, on 28/09/2023 at about 8.10 p.m.

A statement from the police spokesperson in the state, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Tuesday said they acted on a tip-off and arrested One Sunda...

The Enugu State Government has commenced campaign to all the 17 Local Government Areas of the state to persuade the youth to enlist in the Nigeria Police Force.

The government said the qualified youths in the state were yet to fill in the quota given to Enugu State, adding  that it was worried that the gap would affect the state in future if youths failed to fill them.

Aka Eze Aka, the State Commissioner for Information and Communication, stated this when he led a tea...

A joint Police and Department of State Service operatives, on Sunday neutralized 3 male armed robbery suspects at Second Avenue, Independence Layout, Enugu, after a gunfight. 

A statement by Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Command, Mr Daniel Ndukwe, and made available to our Correspondent said the operation led to the recovery of two locally-made revolver pistols, six live rounds of .9mm calibre ammunition, the gang's operational tricycle with Enugu registratio...

Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested four suspects for the offenses of armed robbery, unlawful possession of ammunition, and fraudulent ATM card swapping. 

The command also announced that it  recovered  Two firearms, two live cartridges, ATM cards from different banks, and other exhibits from the suspects. 

The command’s Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, said, the Command's Police Operatives servin...

Troops of Exercise GOLDEN DAWN III has raided camps of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliates the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Orsumoghu general area of Anambra. 

The troops, who achieved the feat in conjunction with personnel of the Nigerian Navy, the Nigerian Police and local vigilante operatives, also naturalised one armed ESN member and recovered one pump action rifle.

This is contained in a statement made available t...