OKPOKO BUILDING COLLAPSE: ANAMBRA COMMISSIONER CONDEMNS ILLEGAL STRUCTURE, ORDERS DEMOLITION. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Okpoko Building Collapse: Ojukwu Condemns Illegal Structure, Orders Demolition ‎ ‎By Chukwuka Ugokwe ‎ ‎The Anambra State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Bar. Chijioke Ojukwu, has on Oct 8, described the collapse of a three-storey building under construction in Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area, as unfortunate. ‎ ‎The incident, which occurred in the Anata Anaba area of the town, claimed the lives of a middle-aged woman and her 14-year-old daughter, amid allegations that warnings about the safety of the building had been ignored. ‎ ‎The victims, identified as Happiness Ugoagu and her daughter, Chikaima, were reportedly asleep in their bedroom when the building collapsed onto their residence. ‎ ‎Ojukwu, who visited the scene alongside officials of the ministry, alleged that substandard materials had been used in the construction. He also disclosed that a stop-work notice had previously been served on the building. ‎ ‎Describing the structure as illegal, ...

DRUG DEALERS AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS NABBED DURING OPERATION VALA UMGODI. (PHOTO).


 Drug Dealers and Illegal Immigrants Nabbed During Operation Vala Umgodi


Three suspects aged between 34 and 37 were arrested during Operation Vala Umgodi, which was conducted between 20 and 22 May 2025 in the Vhembe and Sekhukhune Districts.


In Sekhukhune, members of the operation acted on intelligence received early on Thursday, 22 May, and conducted a raid in the Marble policing area. Two suspects, aged 35 and 37, were arrested for dealing in dagga and for contravening the Immigration Act.


Police confiscated dagga wrapped in plastic and R340 in cash from the 35-year-old suspect, who was also found to be in the country illegally. The second suspect, aged 37, was found with a plastic bag of dagga and an undisclosed amount of cash.


In a separate incident in the Vhembe District, a 34-year-old man was arrested at Malamulele for contravening the Immigration Act.


The team also recovered abandoned equipment at an illegal mining site in Mushiri Village, under the Tshaulu policing area. The recovered items included a water pump, hand hoe, steel spade, and brick mould.


All suspects are expected to appear in local Magistrate’s Courts soon.

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