CRIME
Woman To Spend 22 Years In Prison For Sending Poison To Trump
A 55-year-old woman who holds dual French and Canadian nationality was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison on Thursday for sending a letter containing deadly ricin to then-US president Donald Trump. Pascale Ferrier pleaded guilty in January to violating prohibitions on possession or use of banned biological weapons. Ferrier admitted that she made ricin, an extremely toxic plant protein derived...
ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Ready To Militarily Restore Constitutional Order In Niger
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) defence chiefs have expressed readiness to take part in the standby force that could intervene in the Republic of Niger and restore constitutional order, Aljazeera report says. The landlocked country since July 26 has been under a military junta following the ouster of democratically elected President, Mohamed Bazoum by the presidential guards unit...
Footballer Who Killed, Removed Ex-Lover’s Vital Body Organs Says He’s Not A Ritualist
The 47-year-old footballer, Bankole Oginni, arrested for killing his ex-lover, Bosede Adejoro, in Akure, the Ondo state capital has denied being a ritualist. Bankole, told newsmen when paraded alongside some suspected criminals that she slumped a few minutes after offering her soft drinks. Oginni while speaking with journalists during his parade at the Police headquarters in Akure, The deceased visited my place...
Police Inspector My Arms Supplier, Suspected Robber Confesses
A 33-year-old suspected armed robber, Akeem Owonikoko, has alleged that a police inspector, identified simply as Ola, supplied him and other gang members with guns, the Ogun State Police Command said on Sunday. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, Owonikoko was arrested along Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway during a sting operation led by the Area Commander...
Two Men Who Allegedly Raped, Infected Victim With Hepatitis B Arrested In Jigawa
Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa State have arrested two men for raping girls and infecting one of them with Hepatitis B. In a statement on Tuesday, the Jigawa NSCDC spokesman, Adamu Shehu, said, “One Umar Hasan (25) of Kofar Fada Quarters and Alhassan Hussaini (24) of Unguwar Bayi Quarters, both from Auyo LGA,...
Businessman Kills Wife After Smashing Her Head On The Wall
Relatives of a 30-year-old woman, Rafiat Okewole, are currently grieving over the sudden death of the lady allegedly in the hands of her husband, Wole. PUNCH Metro gathered that Okewole, though married to the businessman, was living separately on Odelusi Street, in the Ijoko area of Ota, Ogun State. She was said to have lost her life during a disagreement that...
28-Year-Old Mother Arrested For Allegedly Poisoning Her Two Children Over Husband’s Neglect
The Ghanaian police have arrested a 28-year-old woman, Abigail Agbubia, for allegedly poisoning her two children due to her husband's failure to provide for the family. The tragic incident reportedly occurred in Manhean, a suburb of Tema New Town in the Tema Region of Ghana. Police authorities revealed that the children, a boy aged two and a girl just eight...
Suspected Drug Trafficker On Bail Caught With Cocaine
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a man and a woman who posed to be a husband and wife with drugs. The suspects, who identified themselves as Onyebuchi Ilonzeh and Nonyelum Ilonzeh, purportedly going for medical treatment in India, were arrested for ingesting 184 wraps of cocaine weighing 3.322Kg with 100grams of the drug also concealed...
Nasarawa First Class Chief, Wife Abducted
A first-class traditional ruler in Nasarawa State, the Emir of Gurku, Jibrin Mohammed, and his wife, has been abducted. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the incident to journalists. He disclosed that the Emir was taken away from his palace which is located a few kilometres from the Mararraba main town of Karu Local Government Area on Sunday...
UAE Deploys Military Vehicles To Support Anti-Terrorism Efforts In Chad
The United Arab Emirates on Sunday announced the deployment of military vehicles and other security gear to Chad in support of anti-“terrorism” efforts and border protection. The UAE’s official news agency WAM included a photo of several desert-coloured armoured vehicles, with the Emirati and Chadian flags draped over two of them. Emirati firm NIMR, belonging to the oil-rich country manufactures the...
