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  • Assassination attempt on me is real – Mbaka

    …absolves Catholic Church from plot

     

    Fiery Catholic priest and the Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu (AMEN), Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka on Monday spoke on the alleged assassination attempt on him, saying it was not fabricated.

    Mbaka insisted that agents of darkness were after him going by the reactions that trailed the assassination attempt.

    The Enugu State Police Command through its spokesman, Superintendent Ebere Amaraizu, however, denied knowledge of the development.

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    In a statement signed by his media aide, Ike Maximus Ugwuoke, Mbaka also absolved the Catholic Church of having a hand in the assassination attempt.

    He said he never at any time blamed the attack on the Church.

    The statement reads: “The report in a section of the media that Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria ‘fingers the Church on his alleged assassination’ is a false and a sensational headline curled by mischief makers for whatever ends and it is hereby refuted.

    “First, the assassination plot against Fr Mbaka was not a mere ‘allegation” or claim as reported in the media but an established fact. The impact of the bullet on his car which the security agents have confirmed is there for all who cared to see.  It is also ridiculous that two fictitious characters masquerading as concerned Catholics could go wild to insinuate in the media that Fr Mbaka planned his own assassination to curry public sympathy and presidential favour.

    “Such statement depicts how far mischief makers can go in trivializing issues as important as human life and their absolute lack of fear of God. The statement calls to question the level of concern of such

    “Concerned Catholics” in such a matter involving the life of a catholic priest.   We call on security agencies to investigate the source of such media report as the makers of the report or their pay masters may have some useful information to give them in their investigation into the incident.

    “We challenge the two impostors claiming to be writing for the “Concerned Catholics” to come forward with their real identity, parish addresses and contacts to prove the point that they exist and that they are Catholics.

    “We state categorically that in all efforts made to inquire from Fr Mbaka the person or persons behind the gun attack at him, he never at any time named anyone or pointed accusing finger at anyone as the sponsor of his assassination plot, be it the Catholic Church or Whomever.

    “It is wrong and out of context to ascribe to Fr Mbaka any deductions made by any person or group of persons, or associations or followers of Fr Mbaka on the issue whether verbally or in prints. Such persons or group of persons may be freely expressing their sentiments on the issue but they are not speaking for Fr Mbaka and should not be taken or quoted as speaking for Fr Mbaka.

    “Fr Mbaka’s love for the Catholic Church is unquestionable and to allege that he is “unleashing his ministry against the Catholic Church in an attempt to blackmail, or stampede the church into doing his bidding” only portrays the clear mischievous  intention of the originators of the statement to incite the Catholic Church against Fr Mbaka.

    “Such statement can only come from agents of darkness and liars from the pit of hell and should be considered as such.”

    The police said it has not received any report to that effect.

     

  • Man kills sick brother to avoid medical bills

    A 40 year old man has terminated the life of his sick elder brother in order to avoid incurring medical bills.

    The incident occurred at Ugwuagbo Inyi village in Igbo-Eze North Local council of Enugu state.

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    Enugu State police command spokesman, Superintendent Ebere Amaraizu confirming the story said:

    “It was gathered that one Raphael Izuchukwu believed to be about 40 years from Ugwuagbo Inyi village in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu state had on that fateful day killed his elder brother identified as one Chizoba Ogbonna also believed to be about 46 years and went ahead to bury him.

    “Full scale investigations have commenced as the suspect is now helping the police operatives in their investigations.

    “Revelation from suspect had it that he actually killed and buried his brother in the early hours of the said day.

    “On why he killed and buried his brother, suspect further revealed that the brother has been sick and that he can no longer bear the cost of his treatment and as a result, killed and buried him.

    “But through intelligence information, the police operatives apprehended him.”

  • Police recruitment: four centers designated for CBT

    The Enugu State Police Command says it has designated four centres for its Computer Based Test (CBT) for new recruits who passed its medical and physical screenings.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that President Muhammadu Buhari has recently approved the recruitment of 6,000 policemen to beef-up security nationwide test.

    The Command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement on Saturday that candidates should go to their area command and State Command Headquarters, Enugu to confirm their names and examination centres.

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     “The command wishes to inform members of the public, particularly those who participated in the just concluded police recruitment screening exercise and were issued with computer print form, that the examination into the force will be conducted on Friday, May 25.

    “The four designated centres included: AFRIHUB ICT Centre – 2, which is located at Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) Campus 2 (Independent Layout, Enugu).

    “IMT Learning Management Centre 1.

    “IMT Learning Management Institute Centre 2 (Campus 3 Enugu)

    “Foretrust Digital Consulting Ltd; which is located at Plot 63A, Premier Layout, Ogui-Nike, Enugu,’’ he said.

    The spokesman said that examination in all centres would start at 7 a.m. prompt.

  • Man who killed his uncle blames the devil – Police

    The Enugu State Police Command, on Wednesday, announced the arrest of  a man, Daniel Ekemezie, for allegedly killing his uncle, Pa Patrick Odoh (83), over  land dispute.

    The command’s spokesman, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, adding that the suspect blamed the devil for his action.

    Amaraizu said  that the killing  happened at Ukpata community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of the state.

    He said  that police acting on intelligence  promptly nabbed the suspect who confessed what  transpired between him and his late uncle.

    The suspect also said that he and his uncle had been locked  in a protracted land dispute.

    According to the suspect, on March 4, 2017 at 8 p.m. he, Ekemezie alias Bakassi and a father of two, left his house in Ukpata community and headed to his uncle’s place, Pa Odoh place, who was believed to be about 83 years.

    “On getting to the place, I woke my uncle up and tied his mouth with cloth to avoid him shouting,  while I  whisked him quietly that evening to Iyimkpafu/Ofiakputu forest in our community.

    “I tied him on the tree with rope and left him till March 8, 2017.

    “When I discovered after five days  that he was dead, I buried him in a shallow grave,” Amaraizu quoted the suspect as confessing to the police investigation team.

    Amaraizu said that the suspect has  been helping the police in their investigation. According to him, the suspect  led  police operatives to the grave, where the  decomposed corpse of late Pa Odoh was recovered on  4 April  2017.

    “The suspect is regretting his evil act which he blamed on  the devil,” he said.

     

  • Four suspects arrested over illegal revenue collection in Enugu

    Four suspects arrested over illegal revenue collection in Enugu

    The Enugu State Police Command has arrested four suspected illegal revenue collectors, who specialised in extortion and terrorising members of the public by disguising as environmental officers in Enugu.

    This was disclosed in a statement by the command’s spokesman, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, on Friday in Enugu.

    Amaraizu noted that the suspects were nabbed on Feb. 15 at Upper Chime Avenue axis of Enugu metropolis.

    He said that the operatives of the New Haven Division of the command, through intelligence information, caught the suspects red-handed.

    “The suspects, who gave their names, are helping police operatives of the state’s Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department (CIID) in their investigations.

    “The suspects are regretting their nefarious activities.

    “They maintained that they are not Enugu State Waste Management Authority (ESWAMA) officials but once worked in the agency before they were laid off and that they needed to get life going as they faced economic hard time,’’ he said.

    Amaraizu said that two fake ESWAMA identity cards, two ESWAMA emblems and suspected receipts with ESWAMA inscriptions were recovered from the suspects.

  • Enugu: Police nab three over alleged truck theft

    Enugu: Police nab three over alleged truck theft

    The Enugu State Police Command has arrested three suspects, who allegedly stole a truck belonging to an indigenous oil and gas company.

    The command’s Spokesman, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, made this known in a statement in Enugu on Tuesday.

    Amaraizu said that the suspects were arrested on Monday, through intelligence information, at Obolloafor in Udenu Local Government Area of the state.

    The spokesman said that the suspects conspired among themselves to steal the Mack truck with registration number AKU-264 XA.

    He said that the suspects stole the vehicle where it was parked at a filling station on the Onitsha-Owerri Road in Onitsha, Anambra.

    “Through intelligence information, the suspects were promptly nabbed by the Enugu State Police Command’s operatives at Obolloafor. This led to the recovery of the said truck,’’ he said.

    Amaraizu said that the suspects were aiding police in its investigation of the incident.

  • Police nab six notorious bandits in Enugu

    Police nab six notorious bandits in Enugu

    The Enugu State Police Command had arrested six notorious bandits that have been terrorising the residents of Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of the State.

    Mr Ebere Amaraizu, the command’s spokesman told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday that items recovered from the bandits included locally made guns and two short axes.

    He said that other items recovered were TV sets, DVDs, standing fans, six handsets suspected to have been stolen from their victims.

    Amaraizu said that the gang was rounded up by the police following a tip-off from some members of the public.

    “The police operatives in Adani Division in the early hours of Saturday, Sept. 10 nabbed six notorious armed bandits.

    “They have been terrorising the residents of Opanda, Nimbo and Adani communities in Uzo-Uwani LGA of the state and its environs.

    “Suspects, name withheld, are helping the police in their investigations in relations to their alleged nefarious activities.

    “Their activities ranges from armed robbery and burglary among others,’’ he said.

    The police spokesman, however, said that the command had launched a manhunt on the remaining gang members.

    Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, had applauded the effort of his men and the synergy between the police and members of the community.

  • Enugu: Police dismisses rumours of herdsmen invasion

    Enugu: Police dismisses rumours of herdsmen invasion

    The Enugu State Police Command on Thursday dismissed as false and unfounded rumours of alleged invasion of Umuchigbo Abakpa Nike community by herdsmen.

     

    This is contained in a press statement signed by the commands spokesman, Mr Ebere Amarizu and made available to newsmen in Enugu.

     

    It said that the rumours were engineered by those wishing to cause disaffection in the state.

     

    “The attention of the Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to the rumours making the round that some violent herdsmen have invaded Umuchigbo Abakpa Nike.

     

    “The rumour has it that the community and others closed to it have been deserted, but the command wishes to make it clear that this is not only false but baseless and unfounded.”

     

    It advised “members of the public particularly residents and people of the state to go about their normal pursuits without fear while rumour peddlers are warned to desist forthwith.”

     

    The statement stressed that the command in conjunction with other law enforcement agencies had fortified security along Umuchigbo axis to prevent any breach of the peace.

     

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that rumours had it that Umuchigbo Abakpa Nike community had allegedly received threats of invasion from suspected herdsmen two days after the invasion of Nimbo community.

     

    The residents were said to be agitated, after similar threat by suspected herdsmen manifested in an attack on Nimbo community on April 23 which left scores dead and several people injured.