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 STATE POLICE ARRESTS SUSPECTED KINGPIN OF INTER-STATE CHILD TRAFFICKING SYNDICATE. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE



ANAMBRA STATE POLICE COMMAND ARRESTS SUSPECTED KINGPIN OF INTER-STATE CHILD TRAFFICKING SYNDICATE


_As the Command relays information about the custodian of the Child in Minna to the Niger State Police Command for possible recovery and reuniting with the parents and other necessary action_


In a decisive move to unravel the mysterious disappearance of children in the State, especially in Oba and its environs, Police Operatives attached to the Oba Division on 11th August 2025, acting on credible intelligence, apprehended one Ngozi Muotuanya, female, of Awkuzu-Oba aged 63 years.


Preliminary investigations revealed that sometime in 2024, the suspect allegedly stole a male child, aged about one year, in Minna, Niger State, and sold him to an unsuspecting member of the public in Anambra State. The said suspect later resold the child to another person. 


However, on 4th August 2025, the receiver, upon realising that the child had been stolen, returned him to the principal suspect. The suspect, in turn, allegedly abandoned the child at an unascertained church in Minna, where he was rescued by the Leader of the Igbo Community in Minna. 


Meanwhile, the Command has relayed information about the custodian of the Child in Minna to the Niger State Police Command for  possible recovery and reunification with his parents and other necessary action.


The suspect shall be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Awka for discreet investigation and prosecution.


*SP Tochukwu Ikenga*

Police Public Relations Officer

Anambra State Police Command, Awka


12th August, 2025

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