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...

ANAMBRA POLICE ARRESTS ONE DREADED CULT MEMBER LINKED TO THE MURDER AND ABDUCTION OF UNSUSPECTING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC EARLY LAST MONTH IN OKO ORUMBA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 ANAMBRA POLICE ARRESTS ONE DREADED CULT MEMBER LINKED TO THE MURDER AND ABDUCTION OF UNSUSPECTING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC EARLY LAST MONTH IN OKO ORUMBA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA


Police Operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Awkuzu on 7th July 2025 arrested a male suspect one Chukwujekwu Micheal Okoye a.k.a Bus-Stop, aged 25 years old. The arrest is a follow-up to the disturbing incident at Oko which records the injury to two persons, murder of two persons and abduction of two others who were later released after ransom was paid early last month at the Total Junction and Tipper Junction respectively all in Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area.  The Operatives also recovered one automatic pump-action gun and two handsets.  


It would be recalled that the suspect in the early hours of the 22nd May, 2025 robbed a victim of his handset and other valuables at gunpoint in Oko. He confessed to being an active member of the Aye Confraternity Cult group and currently holding a position as a Lord. He also stated how they have perfected plans for the initiation ceremony and rivalry cult attack yesterday 7th July 2025 and revealed details of how him and six (6) other gang members attacked Oko on the 19th of June 2025.


Given the information provided by the suspect, the Operatives have activated plans for the arrest of other gang members aimed at dismantling the criminal network in the State.


_Further developments would be communicated, please._ 


*SP Tochukwu Ikenga*

Police Public Relations Officer

Anambra State Police Command, Awka


8th July 2025

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