By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a student of the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, for allegedly hacking a fellow student to death. The suspect, John Gambo, an ND2 Banking and Finance student, was apprehended and reportedly confessed to attacking the victim with an axe and...
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The Anambra State Police Command has said its operatives alongside the state vigilante operatives on Thursday arrested nine suspects “actively involved” in the murder of a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Justice Azuka. The arrest of the suspects was confirmed by the Commissioner of Police in...
Anambra State Police Command has detained one Obinna Anene, the alleged principal suspect in the reported killing of a 74-year-old woman in Abagana Community in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued in Awka and made...
An Abeokuta High Court sitting in Kobape, on Monday, sentenced three men for killing Kehinde Fatinoye, his wife, Bukola, and son, Oreoluwa, on Jan 1, 2023. The three convicts are Lekan Adekanbi, Ahmed Odetola and Waheed Adeniyi. They were arraigned alongside six others: Temitope Fadairo and Adenike Adekanbi, wife...
A Nasarawa State High Court on Monday remanded a man, Timilehin Ajayi, at a correctional facility over alleged killing of his 24-year old girlfriend, Salome Adaidu Ajayi whose address was not given, is being charged with culpable homicide. The state Counsel, Stanley Ifeanyi, told the court that Ajayi killed...
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested seven suspects for allegedly killing two uber drivers in the Lekki and Ajah areas of the state. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olarenwaju Ishola, confirmed this on Saturday while briefing newsmen on the recent achievements recorded by the command....
The Police Command in Ogun on Monday paraded 27-year old Afeez Ayeteru, who allegedly killed and beheaded an 80-year-old woman, Aduke in Ado Odo Ota in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Lanre Ogunlowo, made the disclosure while parading the suspect alongside 24 other suspected criminals...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – A 27-year old woman, Fatima Dzuma, has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing her husband, Baba Aliyu, 25, in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State. The Niger State Police Command’s spokesman, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in Minna on Monday. SP...
Osun State Police command has confirmed the killing of a pastor, Mr Sina Olaribigbe, by a jealous husband who suspected him of having an affair with his wife. Police spokesperson of the command, CSP Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident on Thursday in Osogbo. Opalola said the husband met the...
A Catholic priest has allegedly shot a boy dead in Imo State. The incident reportedly happened at the the St Columbus Catholic Church in the Amaimo community Ikeduru local government area of the state. Although the victim’s name is yet to be known, the boy was shot after when...
The Inspector-General (IG) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Sunday paid an unscheduled visit to Ilorin in view of the death of a man reportedly tortured to death by the police. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 35-year-old Jimoh Abdulquadri was said to have been tortured to death...
Relatives of one Jimoh Abdulquadri of Balogun Fulani community at Erubu/Asunnara in Ilorin, who allegedly died in Kwara police custody, are contending he was killed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deceased was arrested by police operatives on Thursday for allegedly owing someone, identified as Peter,...
By BARBARA KALU, Asaba – A devastating incident has shaken the community in Delta State, after a young lady, identified as Blessing Jonathan, allegedly threw her 10-month-old baby, Prevail Jonathan into a river. The Delta State Police Command arrested Blessing for murder, following a shocking confession. The police command’s...
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Thursday remanded a 30-year-old woman, Mercy Michael, in a correctional facility for allegedly killing her daughter with rat poison. Michael was charged by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) with culpable homicide, contrary to Section 189 of the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Yola – Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 19-year old man (name withheld) for alleged killing of his newborn in Mubi North Local Area of the state. The Spokesman of the Command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, stated this in a statement in Yola on Saturday. He...
A Chief Magistrates’ court in Abakaliki on Wednesday ordered that a 30-year-old man, Sunday Itumo should be remanded in a corrections centre for allegedly strangling his wife, Ngozi. The police charged Itumo with one count of murder. Magistrate Ojemba Isu-Oko, did not take the plea of Itumo for want...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Enugu State Police Command has concluded the orderly room trial of.Insp. Joseph Ozonwanji, implicated in the murder of a musician, Chikezie Nwamba, popularly called “Igbo-Jah”. The late Nwamba was shot dead on October 25, while leaving the ATS premises “after a friendly visit The...
The Police Command in Lagos state says it has detained a 30-year-old newlywed man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, for allegedly stabbing his 25-year-old wife, Olajumoke, to death. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the murder case to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. He said that...
The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Tuesday, sentenced three persons to death by hanging for the murder of Col. Anthony Okeyin, the Commandant, Nigeria Army Secondary School, Apata, Ibadan. The three convicts sentenced to death by hanging are Agada Solomon, Taiwo Adeniyi and Bibisoye Kehinde. Justice...
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has detained a man (names withheld), for allegedly killing his neighbour and her son over environmental sanitation dispute in Lekki area of the state. The command Spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on....