{
  "id": 15655635,
  "title": "Police deny taking sides in Anambra Anglican church dispute",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/police-deny-taking-sides-in-anambra-anglican-church-dispute",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T21:26:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/police-deny-taking-sides-in-anambra-anglican-church-dispute/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Anambra State Police Command has denied taking sides in the leadership dispute at the Diocese of Awka's St Faith Anglican Church. The deployment of security personnel was aimed at maintaining law and order, protecting lives and property, and preventing a breakdown of peace, according to the police. The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba, had asked the Archbishop of the Province of the Niger and Bishop of Awka, Most Reverend Alexander Ibezim, to take six months’ compulsory leave. Police spokesperson SP Tochukwu Ikenga emphasized that the presence of security personnel should not be interpreted as an endorsement of any party or position in the ecclesiastical disagreement.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Police deny taking sides in Anambra Anglican church dispute",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/police-deny-taking-sides-in-anambra-anglican-church-dispute-15658297",
        "published": "2026-10-19T21:48:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}