A speeding sports car on Wednesday hit and crushed a 17-year-old secondary school girl to death on her way to school. According to eyewitnesses, the student of the Community Secondary School, Rumuapara, was hurrying to school when the incident happened, Eko Hot Blog learnt. The victim’s guardians, Michael Anyanwu, told PUNCH Metro that the girl … Read more
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robber, Abubakar Mohammed, along Suleja-Minna Road in the state. Police operatives attached to ‘A’ Division, Suleja, have been on the trail of the suspect from Eminence area, Suleja, before he was later apprehended. One locally-made pistol with two live cartridges and a jackknife were recovered … Read more
A man, Oliver Promise (27), has allegedly beaten his lover, Esther Pascal (18) to death. The lovers reportedly had a fight over their two-year-old daughter’s welfare at their residence in the Amarata area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Sunday. PUNCH Metro reports that some residents said the relationship had been fraught with disagreements, adding that … Read more
An angry mob has beaten up and set ablaze a man for allegedly stealing a motorcycle in Ibadan, Oyo State. The police authorities confirmed that the incident occurred in the early hours of Friday at the 110 Roundabout area of Odo-Ona in Ibadan. Eyewitnesses told the Police that the suspect and his accomplice, both said … Read more
A final year student of Political Science at the Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe (NOCOED) Anambra State, has reportedly been killed few days to her graduation. The deceased, Clement Ruth, was last seen alive on Thursday, November 26, after writing one of her final exams. Read also: Final Year Students Die In Delta Accident … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command, on Sunday, said it has arrested seven suspected members of the Eiye Confraternity for attacking a vigilante group in the Ikorodu area of the state. The suspects, Abolaji Arbayo, Josiah Offem, Oluwapelumi Oyeyinka, Lamidi Taofeeq, Ahmed Shittu, Zainab Nurudeen and Rabiu Ganiyu, had on Saturday attacked the Agbekoya vigilante group … Read more
The Bayelsa State Police Command, has confirmed the shooting of two women and a teenager by a trigger-happy policeman. The Police Public Relations Officer for the command, Asinim Butswat, in a statement, said the incident took place in the Edepie-Etegwe area of Yenagoa, the state capital, on Tuesday. Butswat, who identified the victims as Ebinipiri … Read more
NOVEMBER 22, 2020 The Police Command in Nasarawa State has confirmed the abduction of the state chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Philip Shekwo, by gunmen on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Bola Longe, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Sunday in Lafia. Longe said … Read more
NOVEMBER 21, 2020 The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven has arrested 27 suspects after conducting series of raid operations on criminals and cultists hideouts in Jos, the Plateau State capital. According to the Commander of the Task Force, Major General Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, the suspects were arrested at various locations within the metropolis where the … Read more
NOVEMBER 21, 2020 The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old man for killing his two children with a cutlass in the Magama Local Government Area of the state. The suspect, Abubakar Maidabo of Maidobo village in Magama, was apprehended by the police operatives attached to the Magama Division on November 14, 2020 while … Read more
Married Man Sets Himself, Side Chic Ablaze In Benue Ekohotblog, November 15, 2020.. A tragic incident occurred in Inikpi community of Benue state as a married man set himself and his side chic ablaze in Inikpi community of Benue state. The occurrence happened around 6:30pm on Saturday November 14 and the explanation is yet to … Read more
Three Men Nabbed For Allegedly Peddling Fake News Of Impending Attack In Southern Kaduna Three people have been nabbed for supposedly spreading counterfeit information on approaching assault in some communities in Southern Kaduna. The three suspects were identified as Joel Luka, Emmanuel Daniel and Sylvester Daniel. They were arrested at Sabon Kaura village, Zangon Kataf local government … Read more
NOVEMBER 6, 2020 A 20-year-old suspected ritualist, Festus Simon, who absconded after accused of killing a 12-year-old boy in Ibadan, Oyo State, has been re-arrested by officers of the Ogun State Police Command. According to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, his arrest, came on the heels of information … Read more
Gunmen kidnapped 11 teachers from a primary school in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region. The armed assailants stormed the church-run school in the town of Kumbo in the country’s North-West Region on Tuesday. Ekohotblog, November 3, 2020 Gunmen kidnapped 11 teachers from a primary school in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region, the head of the Presbyterian Church … Read more
Two inbound passengers have been apprehended by the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command of the NDLEA. They were arrested for allegedly importing 16.65kg of cocaine into the country. Ekohotblog, November 2, 2020… The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended two travelers at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos State for allegedly importing 16.65 kilograms of cocaine … Read more
Man Kills Wife Over Infidelity, Hangs Self To Death Ekohotblog, September, 29, 2020 A middle-aged man identified as Akpan commits suicide after shooting his wife to death over allegation of infidelity. The incident happened over the weekend in Bashua area of Boki Local Government Area in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State. Ekohotblog.com learned that … Read more
7-Year-Old Alleged Physical, Sexual Assault Victim Says She Rather Die Than Go Home Ekohotblog, September 21, 2020… A 7 year old girl identified as Yaz who just recovered from physical assault and sexual assault she suffered from her parents, and Uncle has chosen death over going back to live with them. Yaz has been hospitalized … Read more
Teacher Arrested For Raping 15-Year-Old WAEC Candidate In Ogun Ekohotblog, September 12, 2020 The officers of the Nigerian Police Force have arrested one Mathew Adebayo, a teacher in a private secondary school for allegedly raping a 15-year-old student, Ekohotblog reports. The rape victim was said to be one of the students writing the ongoing West African Senior … Read more
A series of photos making rounds on social media have shown the moment a teenage boy flaunted two ladies alleged to be his girlfriends. In the photo, the girls could be seen kissing taking turns to kiss the boy giving the insinuation the trio are having a romantic relationship. The alleged girlfriends who were wearing … Read more
The Abuja State Police have arrested two Chinese couple for allegedly locking up eight Nigerian domestic staff in their apartment for four months. The couple was arrested after residents reported the case to police at Utako Divisional Police Station. On getting the information, the Utako police command deployed it’s men to the crime scene on … Read more