
The Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu fwc MNIPS PhD has charged officers and men of the Command to intensify surveillance and intelligence gathering to uncover crime and criminality in the State.
He also ordered a discreet investigation into the circumstances surrounding a disturbing incident of a dead body, found hanging on a tree in a bush at Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, which occurred on May 16, 2025.
A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said that information revealed that an unidentified person called through the deceased’s phone to report the discovery of the body hanging on a mango tree in a bush. Meanwhile, the body has been identified and deposited in the morgue and efforts are ongoing to contact the deceased’s family for necessary action.
The Anambra State Police Command is taking proactive measures to unravel the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate incident and to bring the perpetrators to justice.