ANAMBRA GOVT WARNS AGAINST PURCHASE OF ENCROACHED LAND AT TRANS-NKISSI. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 Anambra Govt Warns Against Purchase of Encroached Land at Trans-Nkissi By MaryAnn Chukwuma The Anambra State Ministry of Lands has warned members of the public against purchasing plots at TransNkissi Phase 1, behind the Federal Government Girls College, Onitsha, from persons claiming ownership on behalf of the Umuosodi family of Onitsha. The warning was contained in a public notice dated Sept. 28, 2026, with Ref. No. PS/ML/2026/CR/VOL.II/028 and signed by the Permanent Secretary, Mrs Nkeiru Mokwe, for the Commissioner. According to the notice, the Ministry became aware that persons alleged to be members of the Umuosodi family had invaded and commenced clearing portions of the land with the intention of selling them to unsuspecting members of the public. It said compensatory plots had been allocated to the family and other families in Onitsha before the current administration. The Ministry added that the affected land had been lawfully allocated to various individuals and groups in...

ABIA COMMAND APPREHENDS 17 CULTIST ASSURES NO RESTING PLACE FOR CULTISM AND OTHER CRIMES. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 PRESS RELEASE


ABIA COMMAND APPREHENDS 17 CULTIST ASSURES NO RESTING PLACE FOR CULTISM AND OTHER CRIMES


*SUSPECTS*

1.Seventeen (17) male suspects, aged between 18 and 28 years.


*Exhibits Recovered:*

1.Five (5) short guns

2.Three (3) live ammunition

3.Thirteen (13) mobile phones of different makes

4.Two (2) cutlasses

5.One (1) axe

6.One (1) black beret


*Facts of the Case:*

1. Following the recent upsurge in cult-related activities in the State, including the attack on 13/05/2026 at No. 29 Brass Road, Aba, where a young man was shot and macheted to death by a group of suspected cultists; and the attack on 24/05/2026 at Ehere, near Opobo Junction, where another young man was shot by suspected cultists


2. The Abia State Police Command, leveraging on actionable intelligence, took the fight to the criminals. Operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) successfully apprehended seventeen (17) suspected cultists linked to the aforementioned incidents in Aba, Abia State.


3. The suspects were arrested at their various meeting points and while en route to perpetrate further crimes and the above-listed exhibits were recovered from them. Investigation has been concluded and the suspects are being charged to court.


4. The Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command, CP Danladi Isa, reiterates the Command’s unwavering commitment to its constitutional duties of protecting lives and property, as well as preventing and detecting crime in the state. He assures Abians that there will be no hiding place for cultism and other criminal activities in the State.


5. While the Command continues its awareness campaign through the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) unit in schools and communities, members of the public are advised to partner with the Police by reporting any suspicious persons or activities to the nearest police station or via the Command’s emergency hotlines:👇

08035415405, 08079210004, 08079210005, 08079210006

*Together, We keep Abia safe.*


Signed:

DSP Maureen Chioma Chinaka

LLB, anipr, MNISMA

Police Public Relations Officer

Abia State Police Command

2nd June 2026

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