By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the killing of the President General (PG) of Ogidi Community, in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state, Chief Ikwuka Okoye, and one person who is yet-to-be-identified, by gunmen over the weekend. News Express broke the news of the tragic development in its early morning edition.

The attack is coming barely eight months after the brutal killing of the President General of Aguleri Community, Barr. Ifeanyi Iloakasia, and the PG of Umuoji, Silas Onyima, who was killed in his residence in February 2024.

Making the confirmation in a statement on Saturday, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, described the incident as not just tragic, but unacceptable.

According to Ikenga, the attack occurred in the evening of Friday, February 6, 2026, at a School Field in Ogidi.

He said that preliminary information available to the Command suggests that the attack may be linked to the recent capture and killing of a notorious cultist within the Ogidi community.

The Anambra Police Spokesman said that investigation is however still ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.

Ikenga further explained that upon receiving the distress report, police operatives swiftly mobilised to the scene, secured the area, and commenced a comprehensive investigation into the killings.

While assuring residents that the Anambra State Command has launched a manhunt for the perpetrators and is intensifying efforts to ensure that those responsible for the heinous crime are arrested and brought to justice in accordance with the law, the Police Spokesman added, "The Command is currently working with eyewitness accounts and other available intelligence to identify the assailants and track their movements.

He also urged residents of Ogidi and the general public to remain calm and continue with their lawful activities, while also cooperating with the police by providing necessary, credible information that could aid police in the ongoing investigation.

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