The police in Abia State, South-east Nigeria, have arrested three suspects over the beheading of a couple in the state. The police spokesperson in the state, Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported how hoodlums attacked and beheaded the couple on Tuesday night. Jacob Udo, 78, and his wife, … Read more
The police in Abia State, South-east Nigeria, have said they arrested the suspected killer of a final-year undergraduate student of the Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU). The police spokesperson in the state, Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The victim, Emmanuel Uche, went missing in March after some cult-related clashes in students’ … Read more
The police in Abia State, South-east Nigeria, say they have busted a suspected “baby factory” in Aba, the commercial hub of the state. The police spokesperson in Abia State, Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this during a press briefing on Friday in Umuahia, the state capital. The text of the press briefing was forwarded to PREMIUM TIMES … Read more
The arraignment of the traditional ruler of Arochukwu Kingdom, Godwin Kanu, in Abia State, for alleged conspiracy, impersonation and conduct likely to breach public peace has stirred controversy in the South-east state. Arochukwu is a kingdom comprising five clans in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia. Controversy Mr Kanu was crowned as the Ninth King … Read more
