A 3-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS STRUCK BY GUNFIRE AS POLICE BURST INTO A BARRICADED ROOM, ENDING A FRIGHTENING HOSTAGE SITUATION.(PHOTO).

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 A Mother's Day Nightmare in Princeton, Illinois. A 3-year-old boy was struck by gunfire as police burst into a barricaded room, ending a frightening hostage situation. Multiple agencies responded to the Hummingbird Mobile Home Park in Princeton, Illinois, on Sunday, May 10th at 2:42 a.m. The initial call went out as a domestic disturbance but officers discovered much worse.  42-year-old, Anthony Rodriguez, had barricaded himself in a room armed with a knife. Anthony had taken several people as hostages, including Aurora Almanza and her 3-year-old son.  Multiple agencies were on the scene, including the Bureau County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police and  the Princeton Police Department.  Authorities attempted to negotiate but ultimately rushed the room when they heard screaming coming from inside.  Officials have reported that officers fired shots as they entered the room. Anthony Rodriguez was hit and was neutralized.  Sadly, Aurora Almanza's t...

ENUGU POLICE CLARIFY EFFORTS IN SEARCH FOR ALLEGED MISSING UNN STUDENT, DENOUNCE FALSE ALLEGATIONS. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 Enugu Police Clarify Efforts in Search for Alleged Missing UNN Student, Denounce False Allegations


The Enugu State Police did not abandon the search for the alleged missing Flourish Nkwachi Uzodimma, nor was her father, one Charles Uzodimma, asked to rescue his daughter after allegedly paying a ₦25,000 tracking fee. The claims made by one Barrister Ege Obetta on X and sensationalised in a report by Sahara Reporters in their usual acts of junk journalism are misleading and baseless.


Flourish, an 18-year-old first-year Computer Robotics student at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), left her parents' residence in Owerre-Eze Orba, Udenu LGA, on November 28, 2024, to an unknown destination. On December 3, 2024, her father, accompanied by the Chief Security Officer of UNN, reported her disappearance to the Nsukka Urban Police Station. Despite his insistence that the case be treated as mere information, the police initiated an investigation.


Mr. Uzodimma independently engaged a private tracker, allegedly paying ₦25,000, but efforts to track her phone were unsuccessful as it was switched off. Later, Mr. Uzodimma informed the police that Flourish was seen in a Facebook photo with another girl he had warned her against associating with. The girl's phone number was tracked to Calabar, Cross River State.


Contrary to claims of police inaction, Mr. Uzodimma stopped collaborating with the police, hampering the investigation. The case remains under investigation, but progress has been hindered by the non-cooperation of Flourish’s parents. Sensationalising the matter serves no purpose and detracts from the ongoing efforts to resolve it. 


DSP DANIEL NDUKWE, anipr, mnisma

Police Public Relations Officer,

Enugu State Command.

State Headquarters,

GRA, Enugu.

December 28, 2024.

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