Anambra new CP warns cultists, robbers, others to leave state Anambra new CP warns cultists, robbers, others to leave state
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The new Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, Mr Monday Bala Kuryasi, has warned cultists, robbers, kidnappers, illegal revenue collectors and other criminal elements to have a rethink and purge themselves or relocate from the state.
The new CP assures that under his watch, he would employ several police security tactics with more bites to tackle these social vices across the state.
Kuryasi gave this advice at his maiden press conference, held at the State Headquarters, Awka, on Tuesday.
Anambra gets new CP
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State.
Mr Monday Bala Kuryas has assumed duty as the 29th Commissioner of Police (CP) in Anambra. Kuryas, who replaced Mr John Abang recently elevated to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police, hails from Kurya Dadu in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
A statement issued in Awka in Friday by the command’s public relations officer, CSO Mohammed Haruna, said that the new CP holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science obtained from the Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, in 1986.
Kuryas joined the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet ASP in 1990 and had since then occupied various positions in the Nigeria Police Force which include:
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Worshippers at the Seven-Day Adventist Church in Azia, Anambra State and residents of the community have been thrown into mourning following the tragic incident that occurred in the church on Wednesday, February 3.
An unknown gunman invaded the church while the mid-week service was going on and murdered husband, wife and daughter from one family in cold blood while the fourth person, sustained severe injury.
The affected persons were identified as Kenneth Emekwasianya, 70, Grace Emekwasianya, 56, his wife, Chioma Emekwasianya, their daughter, 36, and Emeka Ntukokwu, 42, a secondary school teacher.
Kenneth was a businessman based in Azia, Grace, a headmistress at Ubom Community Primary School, Azia, while Chioma was a post graduate student at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University in Anambra State.
Man, 28, runs amok, kills wife, child in Anambra
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A 28-year-old man, Chukwuemeka Obijofa, who allegedly killed his wife, Chisom Chukwuemeka, 26, and his four-year-old son with a shovel, has been arrested by operatives of the Anambra State Police Command.
CSP Haruna Mohammed, the command’s Public Relations Officer, PPRO, who made this known in a statement, yesterday, in Awka, said the suspect allegedly ran amok in circumstances yet to be ascertained before attacking his wife and child.
He said: “On January 26, at about 7:45 p.m., Police operatives attached to Ozubulu Police Station arrested one Chukwuemeka Obijofa, 28, of Ofufe Nza village in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State.
28-year-old Anambra man kills wife, daughter with shovel
Tony Okafor, Awka
A 28-year-old man, Chukwuemeka Obijiofor, has killed his wife and only child in Ozubulu, in the Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspect allegedly clubbed the victims with a shovel.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed, said the incident happened on Tuesday.
Mohammed said, “On Tuesday, around 7.45pm, police operatives attached to Ozubulu Police Station arrested one Chukwuemeka Obijiofor, aged 28, of Ofufe Nza village in the Ekwusigo LGA of Anambra State.
“The suspect allegedly ran amok in circumstances yet to be ascertained and attacked his wife, Chisom Chukwuemeka, aged 26, and own child, Amanda Chukwuemeka, aged four, both of same address, with a shovel on their heads.