A Kano State High Court on Wednesday, July 31, sentenced a 25-year-old man, Umar Yakubu, to death by hanging for stabbing his friend, Ibrahim Adamu, 22, to death during an argument over N20 borrowed by him. Yakubu, who lives at Sabuwar Gandu Quarters in Kano, was convicted on one count charge of culpable homicide, contrary … Read more
Unknown gunmen have reportedly kidnapped two Chinese working with a glass and aluminium company in Benin, Edo State. The police attached to the victims was also killed during the incident that took place on Wednesday at the Utesi community along the Benin-Auchi Road, where the company is located. It was gathered that the victims … Read more
Three men who allegedly beat a police officer to death have been remanded in prison by an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday, pending legal advice. The Magistrate, Mrs. Mercy Amole-Ajimoti, ordered that Abubakar Mohammed, 25; Salisu Usman, 20; and Ajayi Ojo, 32, be remanded in Agodi prison. Amole-Ajimoti, who did not take the plea … Read more
It was an awful day, on Monday for the Nigeria Police Force as it lost six of its personnel to unknown gunmen in Bayelsa and Rivers states, while a station was set ablaze in Imo State. In the attack, some gunmen invaded a police station in Agudama, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, and … Read more
The Ekiti State Police Command, on Wednesday, said it has arrested a herdsman for allegedly beheading a lady believed to be his girlfriend in Ilasa Ekiti, Ekiti East Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Caleb Ikechukwu who confirmed the killing, said investigations into the incident had commenced. … Read more
The Commissioner of Police in Abia State, Ene Okon, has declared one Sergeant Collins Akpugo, who allegedly shot and killed Chukwuikem Onuoha, 21, wanted. The commissioner also added that a reward of N500,000 awaits anyone with useful information about the fleeing policeman’s whereabouts. Akpugo had on June 4, 2019, shot Onuoha to death at Afaraukwu … Read more
The police in Ekiti State have apprehended four suspects in connection with alleged murders, cult activities, illegal possession of drugs and acts capable of causing a breach of public peace. Police Commissioner, Mr Asuquo Amba, said in Ado Ekiti on Monday that the suspects were arrested in different locations in Ado Ekiti, the state … Read more
A German nurse that has been confirmed to be the most prolific serial killer in the country’s post-war history was sentenced to life imprisonment Thursday for killing 85 patients in his care. Judge Sebastian Buehrmann called Niels Hoegel’s killing spree “incomprehensible”. The 42-year-old murdered patients selected at random with lethal injections between 2000 and 2005 … Read more
The 78-year-old mother of Kate Owoko, a former member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly has been gruesomely murdered by some suspected kidnappers after spending two months in their custody. The abductors reportedly dumped the remains of the septuagenarian at the bank of Amassoma River, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area in the state. It … Read more
The Nigerian police force says it has arrested Two Thousand, One Hundred and Seventy-Five (2,175) suspects for the following offences: Kidnapping – Eight Hundred and Fifty Two (852) Armed Robbery – Eight Hundred and Sixty Five (865), Murder – Three Hundred and Fifty Nine (359) and Cultism – Ninety Nine (99). IGP Mohammed Adamu … Read more
Oyefemi, 33, a construction worker and graduate of Geology and Minning from the University of Jos, has been apprehended by the Police in Jos for allegedly killing a 24- year old sex worker , Patience. Oyefemi, a resident of Millionaires Quaters, Jos, was said to have picked the 24-year-old Musa at the West of Mines … Read more
No fewer than four people have been killed and several others injured after a man believed to be an associate of an outlaw motorcycle gang newly released from prison allegedly went on a shooting spree in Darwin’s city centre on Tuesday, police and government officials said. The alleged attacker, a 45-year-old man, has been arrested and … Read more
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old man, Audu Umar, for killing a 30-year-old man, Abubakar Muhammadu who was allegedly making love advances to his wife. It was gathered that the incident happened at Wawa village in New-Bussa in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger state where the duo live. Audu, however, said … Read more
The Ondo state Police Command has arrested two persons who allegedly killed their boss at Ojomo Akintan Estate, Olu Foam Area of Akure, the State capital. The suspects, Tasiu Abubakar, 23, and Ayuba Idris, 20, were said to be security guards, employed by the deceased. They were paraded at the command headquarters in Akure, for … Read more
The Ondo state Police Command has arrested two persons who allegedly killed their boss at Ojomo Akintan Estate, Olu Foam Area of Akure, the State capital. The suspects, Tasiu Abubakar, 23, and Ayuba Idris, 20, were said to be security guards, employed by the deceased. They were paraded at the command headquarters in Akure, for … Read more
A 28-year old man, Oni Olohunwa, is in police custody having been arrested by officers attached to the Ogun State Police Command for culpable homicide. In a statement made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, the state capital, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun Police Public Relations Officer, said the suspect was arrested on Sunday, May 5 following … Read more
A jilted boyfriend and an ex-convict, Deji Adenuga, who set a one-room apartment ablaze, killing his former girlfriend’s family of eight in Okitipupa area of Ondo State, gave reasons for his action yesterday. The suspect, who equally reportedly murdered his first wife identified as Abiye in year 2000, was paraded by the state police command … Read more
The Landlady of 16, Adekoya Street in Ojo, Lagos State, and her children are on the run, following an alleged murder of one of her tenants, Idowu Oladele. The fleeing landlady, Fausat Ibrahim, was alleged to have hit the deceased with a charm on his chest, causing him to slump and die moments after. … Read more