HURIDE Flays Obiano Over Failed Rehabilitation of Bad Roads in Anambra

Gov Obiano

Governor Willie Obiano's alleged failure to fulfill his promises to rehabilitate all the failed roads in the State on or before December 2019, has elicited strident criticism from Human Right, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders' Foundation (HURIDE).

The group in a statement made available to newsmen in Awka, the state capital,  expressed surprise that inspite of the firm promises by Governor to rehabilitate the roads, not up to 20 percent of the  failed roads in Onitsha and environms were retouched.

Said the group"if the roads in critical areas like  Onitsha and environs were not worked on, you should better imagine what happened to  failed roads in other  parts of the State".

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Onitsha Bridge Traffic: Rights Group Lauds Abang ...Cautions security operatives, high placed Nigerians who violate traffic rules

Onitsha Traffic Light

The concern of Anambra State Police Commissioner of Police to ensure hitch -free traffic flow at the Onitsha Niger Bridge, has attracted the commendation of human right activists in the State.

The Human  Right,  Liberty Access,  and Peace  Defenders Foundation (HURIDE), in a statement said they were so far impressed by the commitments  and sensitivity of the State Police Commissioner  to the cries of the users of the bridge.

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Don't Take Over Sun Newspapers, HURIDE Warns EFCC

EFCC

A human right and pro-democracy group, the Human Right,  Liberty Access,  and Peace Defenders Foundation (HURIDE), has cautioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to desist from taking over the Sun Newspapers, owned by Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, former Governor of Abia State.

Sen.Dr. Orji Kalu, a Senator from Abia State, some weeks ago was convicted of corruption by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.

The EFCC on the strength of the judgment had sent words to the management of Sun of their plan to take over the company.

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Ndigbo Unity Assembly Lauds CP, Oyi DPO for Recovering Missing Children

Comrade Dede

An Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ndigbo Unity Assemblly (NUA), has commended the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr John Abang, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) for Oyi Division, Mr.Sam Nwachukwu, and others  for their
commitment to fight child trafficking and theft in the State.

Speaking when the group paid the DPO courtesy call in his office at Nteje, Oyi Local Government Area of the State, the President of the group, Dede Uzor A Uzor, said they came particularly to commend him in his role in recovering the two school pupils of Central School, Awkuzu in Oyi Local Government Area.

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Wheel Barrow Levy: Prevail on Awogu, Ogbaru Market Stakeholders tell Obiano

Gov Obiano

The Stakeholders of Ogbaru Main Market, in a suburb of Onitsha, Anambra State, have called on Governor Willie Obiano to prevail  on the chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area, Hon. Arinze Awogu, for his incessant attempts to ferment trouble in the market.

The spokesperson for the stakeholders of the  market, Mr. Izuchukwu Okeke,  said this has become imperative to stem the tide of  likely   break down of law and order in the market.
Awogu was alleged to have  led a horde of hoodlums comprising former members of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB),to the market last Monday  to commence the collection of wheel barrow tolls, which the traders vehemently refused.

He said the chairman and his thugs were accompanied by one Onyeka Chiakpari, who adds Obiano to his surname to instil fear on people because he hails from Aguleri, but not related with the Governor.

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HURIDE Decries Poor Study Condition of Onitsha Police children School, Area Command centre. ...Appeals to CP, other stakeholders to intervene (Photos)

The Uncompleted Building

The Human Right, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders Foundation (HURIDE) has appealed to the Anambra State Police Command to as a matter of urgency come to the aid of the pupils of Police Children school in Onitsha.

HURIDE said in a statement made available to news men in Onitsha that the Command should help in completing the children's classroom block which has been under construction but abandoned for more than one year now.

According to our discreet investigation has compelled the children to take refuge in the PCRC hall at the Central Police Station  (CPS),Onitsha, where they are presently receiving  their lessons.

But things have not been easy for the children and their teachers, said Dede Uzor A. Uzor, who is the chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), of HURIDE,said that, they  were  being interrupted and disrupted during PCRC meetings and other engagements which always led to suspension of classes.

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Police Arraign 10 For Digital Crime In Onitsha

Alphonsus Nweze
The Police in Onitsha, Anambra State have arranged 10 persons over their involvement in different cybercrime.

The Divisional Police  Officer (DPO), for Fegge Police Station, Onitsha in Anambra' State, Rabiu Garba, said other cybercrime cases are being investigated by his men.

Garba,  a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), raised the alarm over the increasing cyber related crime in Onitsha and its environs, but stated that his station has been working hard to curtail this unfortunate development.

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Trailer Mishap: 10 Feared Dead in Onitsha

At least ten persons were said to have died in Onitsha, Anambra State following the fall of a 40- feet container on people at Obodo-Ukwu by Upper Iweka along Onitsha -Owerri Road.

An eyewitness said the trailer carrying the container was heading towards Owerri when it carved in at  the bad portion of the Express. 

The container fell on the people along the Express Road, especially petty traders and Keke operators, killing about 10 persons and several others who were injured were taken to hospital.

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Gov. Obiano, CP Lauded Over Low Crime Rate In Anambra

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State and the state Commissioner of Police, Mr John Abang, have elicited commendation from community leaders in the State for their resolve  to ensure a crime-free state.

One of such commendation came from the President General of Okpoko community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the State, Hon Edwin Emesinwa, who said with the efforts of the  duo of Obiano and Abang the  people of the State  can now work freely.

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Tragedy As Father Throws Son From Three Storey Building

By Egbonimali Shadrack
Tragedy struck in Fegge, Onitsha, the Anambra State commercial hub weekend as a father throws the only son  from three storey building.

A source close to the family said the man, whose name was given as Leo was playing with the  one and half year old son near the rail on the the verandah when the boy slipped out of his hand and fell from the the three storey building.

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Right Group Raises Alarm Over Threat Of Her Chairman, Dede

Uzor Dede

 Right, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders Foundation (HURIJE), has raised alarm over threat to life of its Board of Trustees (BoT), chairman, Dede Uzor, A. Uzor, by some commanders of Anambta State Traffic Management Agency (ATMA) and Willie Workforce (WWF) for alerting the State Government over their alleged criminal and extortionist conducts.

In a press conference addressed by the HURIJE's Legal Secretary, Barr. Ada Obinna Edozie, in Onitsha,she said that since Dede Uzor raised the issue of illegal activities of ATMA which led to the removal of the Commander by the Commissioner for Transport, Hon Uchenna Okafor, and overhauled the section of the agency, he been receiving threatening calls.

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ASMATA Leadership: BoT Insist in Democratic Process

Willie Obiano

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambta State has been urged to review his stand  to impose  Caretaker Committee on the Amalgamated Market Traders of Anambra State (AMATAS).

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of AMATAS after a crucial meeting during the week appealed to Governor Obiano to allow the traders to elect their leaders through democratic process to avoid any friction within markets in the State.

The umbrella market organisation had planned to conduct election on June 5, 2019 with all the preparations completed but on June 4, 2019, the Governor called the outcome president  Chief Okwudili Ezenwankwo to call off the election, hinting of his plan to set up Caretaker Committee to oversee the markets in the State.

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Biafra Agitation: Police Detains Widow, Vendor in Onitsha

Biafra Agitators

The Police in Anambra State is yet to release  an Onitsha newspaper vendor and  widow, Mrs Ngozi Odunze, six days she was arrested. A Joint Task Force of security operatives in the State comprising of soldiers and Police arrested the vendor at Obodo-Ukwu Road by Owerri Road, where she was selling newspapers during their clamp down on pro -Biafran activists in the area.
Odunze who was arrested along with the  people the Task Force claimed were either members of the  Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB)  Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB).

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Human Right Groups Give Gov Obiano 3-Day Ultimatum To Arrest ASTMA Commaders

Gov Willie Obiano

Two right groups, Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders Foundation (HURIJE) and National Publicity Secretary Campaign for Democracy CD has given governor Willie Obiano three days ultimatum to arrest and prosecute two Anambra Traffic Maintenance Agency commanders in the state.

The Board of Trustees Chairman of HURIJE, Comrade Dede Uzor A Uzor and CD National publicity Secretary, gave the ultimatum on behalf of the groups on Wednesday at the state capital while briefing newsmen on the activities of Anambra Traffic Management Agency.

They said though the agency has been proscribed and disbanded by Anambra state government, but that the two commanders hunt for private vehicles to extort money from them and harass innocent citizens.

The groups said it has also uncovered a detention center located at Old FRSC Building by Textile Market, Bridge Head in Onitsha. 

They alleged that Mr Nnamdi extort between Twenty Thousand naira (N20,000.00) to Two Hundred Thousands naira (N200,000.00) from any of their victims. "His activities has brought serious dent to the Anambra state government."

Whilst calling for immediate arrest and prosecution of the 'self' acclaimed commander, Mr Nnamdi Aghadinauno, fondly called Ochoudo from Anaku whom it was alleged employed his brother one Akwansa. They further alleged that Ochiudo is behind all the extortions, intimidations and forceful impoundment of citizen's vehicles in Onitsha using the Agency to cause havoc in Onitsha and environs.

Responding however, the Managing Director of the agency, Chief Chris Uzoechina disclosed that his Agency mandated the duo to stop doing the work and the Commissioner for Transport, Hon Uchenna Okafor also affirmed that they were told to stop work since last year.

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Ozubulu Catholic Church Attack Was Over A Failed Drug Business By Two South Africa-Based Drug Barons

Preliminary investigations by the police is suggesting that the attack by gunmen at the St Phillips Catholic Church in Ozubulu in Anambra state yesterday August 6th, was due to a failed drug business. A man identified by his alias, Bishop, and one of his brothers in the community known as Obrocho, both based in South Africa, were reportedly drug barons.

The fight between the men bean after a business deal failed and both men stärted accusing each other of cheating. 

The feud from the failed business culminated in one of the men sending assassins to kill Bishop who was reportedly in Nigeria on a visit. However, when the assassin and his gang members arrived Bishop's home, they did not meet him at home, so they went in search of his Father, Chief Akunwafor Ikegwuonwu, who was at the church for the morning mass.  They shot him dead as well as other church members.  

The state police commissioner, Garba Umar, has dismissed allegations that Boko Haram members were behind the attack. Umar told newsmen yesterday that the church members say the gunmen spoke Igbo during the attack. 

Eleven people have so far been confirmed dead in the attack. 

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