How police extorted N150k from TheCable deputy editor, detained his underage children in Anambra

Onyebuchi Isiwekpeni, SP leading team of police officers on the operation

Personnel of the Otolo Nnewi police command in Anambra state arrested and detained Jude Egbas, deputy editor of the TheCable, before releasing him after N150, 000 had been prised off him.

Egbas’ wife, Ogechukwu Chukwujekwu, and his kids, Munachukwu and Adela, aged 13 and three respectively, were detained alongside him for 10 hours until the bail amount was deposited.

According to the journalist, the incident occurred on Sunday, December 28, 2025, in Ndiakwu community, Otolo Nnewi.

FAMILY FEUD

In the early hours of the day, Egbas who had briefly travelled to Nnewi to spend Christmas with his wife and in-laws, recalled being woken up by a loud argument emanating from the other wing of the building nestled in the Ndiakwu woods.

“Apparently, my wife and her uncle, Collins Okechukwu Anya, who was visiting from the United States, and who had adopted her as his daughter, were having a disagreement,” Egbas said.

“Anya had attacked and slapped her twice as tempers rose. The altercation had stemmed from an alternative power supply arrangement the night before, as the building is not yet connected to the power grid.

“The other wing of the building where the altercation was unfolding had most of my in-laws. I could hear my mother in-law and sister in-laws trying to douse the tension and settle the fight as I hurriedly put on some clothes to dash to the scene.

“As I arrived in the room, there was noise from every corner. The din could have been heard from miles away. Anya was still baying for blood as he was being restrained from hitting my wife — his daughter — again.