Nigeria, April 22 -- The past week was action-packed in Nigeria's South-east, where mainly sad events made headlines.

The top stories included the report of a fatal road accident in Imo State involving members of the Lord's Chosen Church, the complaints of Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State at the funeral of former governor of the state, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, and the killing of an entrepreneur by members of a neigbbourhood watch in Enugu State.

It was the third week of April 2024.

Here are the highlights of the top stories that made headlines in the region within the past week:

The week began with an announcement by the police in Enugu State last Sunday that they had rescued a female kidnap victim in the state.

Daniel Ndukwe, the...