There was tension in Enugu State on Sunday when policemen clashed with members of the Indigenous People of Biafra . An eyewitness account said that the trouble started at about 7.00 am when some police officers invaded the Community Secondary School Emene where members of IPOB were meeting, to disperse and arrest them. In a swift reaction, a large reinforcement was called and over a dozen patrol vans loaded with armed security agents comprising police, army and DSS arrived the scene and faced the Biafra agitators Sounds of gunfire and teargas fumes filled the area, particularly between St Patrick Secondary School and St Joseph Catholic Church along the old Abakaliki Road. One account lamented that the premises of St.Patrick Secondary School was “flowing with blood” as fleeing IPOB members were pursued into the school by security operatives. into the school by security operatives. Crimefacts gathered that two persons died in the clash. It was learnt that many members of the IPOB were also injured . An eyewitness said over 10 IPOB members were arrested . Efforts to reach the Enugu Police Public Relations Officer , Daniel Ndukwe, were not successful as of the time of filling this report . Also , the state Commissioner of Police , Ahmad Abdurraham , did not answer his calls .

One 30-year-old woman from Ogidi, in the Idemili Local Government Area of Anambra State is presently making headlines after throwing her newborn baby boy into the toilet. A resident, who spoke to PUNCH said she had been complaining to some people that she did not like the sex of her baby.. “I learnt she went for a scan some weeks ago and was told that her baby was a boy; whereas, she was expecting a baby girl. “Those closed to her said she had been angry about that. I won’t know whether that could be the reason for her action,” the resident stated. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the incident, saying that the baby was recovered dead from the toilet. Mohammed added, “On Saturday, around 8.30am, operatives attached to Ogidi Division arrested one Franca Udokwu, 30, of Obuba Obofia Nkpor Community in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State. The suspect allegedly gave birth to a baby boy and dumped the child inside a pit toilet inside her house. “Upon interrogation, the suspect led police detectives to the scene of crime where the baby was recovered and taken to Iyi-Enu Mission Hospital for medical attention but was confirmed dead on arrival by a medical doctor.”

Operatives of the Kano State Police Command have again rescued a six years old orphan, Umar Ubale confined for 12 months by his father in Hanyi Fulani, Panshekara area of the state. It was gathered that the father had been arrested in connection with the inhumane act while the stepmother had fled. The orphan boy who was said to be left under the care of his stepmother since he lost his mum a couple of years back. The operation leading to little Umar Ubale’s rescued was said to have been aided by a Human Right Network who alerted the police on the breach of human rights in the ancient city. Head of the Network, Comrade A. A. Haruna described the trend as worrisome and a touching story. He said that as usual “we were alerted by a good samaritan, and upon completion of our Investigations, we informed the security agents to do the needful. “The boy was subjected to forms of dehumanization while in captivity. We uncovered the boy with a decaying skull arising from injury inflicted on him by his father. “We have since evacuated the boy to Murtala Mohammed Special Hospital for medical attention,” Haruna said. The spokesman of the State Police Command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna confirmed the development saying the boy’s father, Malam Ubale has been taken into custody, while the stepmother is on the run. DSP Haruna however, assured the readiness of the Command’s readiness to bring the perpetrators to book. With this brings the number of confined persons rescued in the state at five in less than two weeks. Others were rescued in Kebbi, Sokoto and Borno States.

The Special Adviser to Uzodinma on Special Duties, Chinasa Nwaneri has allegedly seized a phone of an Imo Journalist, Kingsley Onwuka,Darling FM radio news editor at the Freedom Square, Owerri . Crimefacts gathered that the Special Adviser to Uzodinma on Special Duties, Chinasa Nwaneri alleged that the journalist was videoing him and how Imo government allegedly locked up Imo pensioners who they suspect that they were about to commence another round of protest as they gathered to hold a meeting. Explanations by the journalist, Onwuka in denial of the charge fell on his deaf ear. The journalist in the company of his colleagues approached the Chief Press Secretary, Nwachukwu and Emelumba, Information Commissioner both of who put several calls to Nwaneri but he declined to pick. After two days, the journalist,Kingsley Obinna Onwuka, Darling FM radio staff said that his phone has been given to him back but all information in the phone was wiped off by Uzodimma’s aide . According the journalist,”they flashed my phone o! All my contacts, recordings, personal business transactions gone, everything gone”.