Officers of  the Violent Crimes Response Unit, VCRU,  of Abia State Command, has apprehended a man seen in a viral video punching a woman  in the face.

The man, believed to be from Abia North part of Abia State, was seen in the video, pummelling the woman  with hard blows, and was threatening to kill her, at Ogbo Hill area of Aba.

In the video, the woman was also seen raising her hands appealing for mercy and struggling for help while the man kept yelling at her as he landed more blows on her face.

Audio from the video captured the man repeatedly yelling “Ichoro mgbue gi, Ichoro inwu”,  meaning “do you want me to kill you? Do you want to die?”

But reacting to the outrage generated by the video, the Violent Crimes Response Unit of Abia State Police led by CSP Emeka Amanchukwu, arrested the suspect on Saturday.

The suspect was tracked to his location by the police officers and is currently in detention.

Reacting to the development, the Peoples Democratic Candidate for Aba Central Constituency for the 2027 election, Anastasia Odochi Uchenna condemned the assault on the woman, describing it as horrorible.

She called for prosecution of the arrested suspect and equally appealed to the Abia State government and other concerned agencies to provide adequate medical treatment for the victim.

When contacted by DAILY POST, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO of Abia State Police Command, DSP Maureen Chinaka said investigation is ongoing on the matter.

Abia State Police Command has impounded fifteen vehicles and arrested fifteen suspects across the State for violating registration and number plate regulations.

According to the Police Command, the actions were taken in line with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police,  Olatunji Disu  and the State Command’s commitment to enhance security.

A statement signed by DSP Maureen Chinaka, the Spokesperson of the Abia Police Command, explained that the State-wide enforcement operation was targeting unregistered vehicles and vehicles bearing obscured, defaced, altered, or unlawfully covered registration number plates.

“Within the period under review, the Command successfully impounded a total of fifteen (15) vehicles found  violating vehicle registration and number plate regulations across various locations in the State. 

“Fifteen  (15) suspects were arrested for offences connected to the use of unregistered vehicles and tampered or improperly displayed registration plates.

“Nine (9) cases have been charged to court, while other related cases that are still under  investigation will be concluded and diligently prosecuted”, DSP Chinaka said.

The Command commended the operational discipline of officers involved in the exercise and reiterated that the enforcement is aimed at strengthening public safety, improving crime prevention, and denying criminal elements opportunities to exploit vehicle identification loopholes.

The Kebbi State Police Command has neutralised a suspected kidnap kingpin, identified as Jiji Mujugu, and arrested another gang member during an operation in Bagudo Local Government Area of the state.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday.

According to him, police operatives, in collaboration with other security agencies, acted on credible intelligence and arrested Bube Tukur of Yarma Village in Suru Local Government Area, who resides in Kasuwar Daji, Bagudo.

Usman said investigations revealed that Tukur belonged to an eight-member gang allegedly led by Mujugu and linked to the abduction of a resident, Alhaji Abu Geza.

He added that one locally fabricated pistol and a live cartridge were recovered from the suspect.

According to the police spokesman, Tukur subsequently led security operatives to the gang leader’s hideout.

Usman said Mujugu opened fire on security personnel and attempted to escape when operatives arrived at the location.

He said the operatives responded and neutralised the suspect during the exchange of gunfire, recovering another locally fabricated pistol from him.

The police also rescued the abducted victim, Alhaji Abu Geza, unharmed from the hideout.

According to the statement, the gang had been terrorising several communities, including Geza, Adawa, Matsinkai, Sharabi, Illela, Suru, Dakin Gari and Bagudo, as well as surrounding areas.

The command said efforts were ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang.

Usman added that the Commissioner of Police commended residents for their cooperation and urged members of the public to continue providing timely and credible information to security agencies.