CRIME
Ogun Man Arrested For Domestic Violence Says His Wife Wears Trousers To Bed, Starves Him Of Sex
An artisan, Michael Agosu, who is currently being investigated by policemen attached to Ogijo Police Station, Ogun State Command, for domestic violence, has revealed that he beats his wife because she denies him sex. According to father of four, who was arrested on Thursday for beating his wife Kafiat Salami, to stupor at their Escoba area in Ogjijo, Ogun State,...
NSCDC Parades Suspected Internet Fraudster In Ekiti
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ekiti State Command has paraded one Fakuade Ayodeji for alleged involvement in internet fraud. According to a release signed by the command spokesperson, Tolulope Afolabi, Fakuade Ayodeji, who was arrested in Akure, was said to have purchased an iPhone XR at a phone shop near Osekita in Ado Ekiti with a fake...
One Shot Dead As Rival Cult Groups Clash In Rivers
A man popularly known as Asari has been shot dead during a recent clash among rival cult groups in the Diobu axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Asari, who was in his twenties was shot dead at about 7:55 pm along Ekwe/Ikwerre road, Mile 3 Diobu in the metropolis. According to PUNCH, eyewitnesses said ‘Asari’ was standing with some persons when about five...
Police Arrest Two Persons After Tracing Stolen Vehicle To Ogun Hotel
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 47-year-old hotelier, Paul Niwa, and one other, Michael Odunayo, for allegedly stealing a bus belonging to A&G Logistics Transport Company, Sagamu. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Oyeyemi said one Kazeem Anifowose complained to the Ewu-Oliwo Divisional Police Headquarters, Sagamu of...
How Kogi Monarch Died In Kidnappers’ Den
The traditional ruler of Aghara, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Chief David Obadofin, has reportedly died in the custody of his abductors, 12 days after he was kidnapped. A family source stated that the monarch died last Thursday as a result of torture from his abductors. Our correspondent gathered that the abductors of the monarch had agreed to collect...
Five Persons Appear In Court For Killing A Man They Branded ‘Yahoo Boy’ In Ondo
The Ondo Police Command has arraigned five suspected killers of the 25-year-old Uber driver, Temitope Olorunfemi, before an Akure Chief Magistrate Court, for murder and arson. The suspects are Victor Amos, 30; Ismalia, 32; Pelumi Farotimi, 42; Nurudeen Kumuyi, 22, and Samuel Olatunji, 23. The accused persons were charged on three counts of felony, unlawful murder and arson. Police prosecutor, Inspector Nelson...
Police Arrest Mother Of Oyo Teenager Who Killed His Father
The Oyo State Police Command has paraded an 18-year-old man, Taofeek Adeagbo, for allegedly killing his father. The suspect’s mother, Rashidat, was also arrested for concealing the crime. Parading the suspects alongside 23 others in Ibadan, on Friday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, said the incident occurred in Tede, Atisbo Local Government Area of the state. Osifeso said, “On...
Husband, Wife Who Kidnapped Themselves And Demanded N5m Ransom Arrested
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested a couple (name withheld) over alleged self-kidnap for N5 million ransom. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. Hundeyin said that the husband, a 53-year-old technician and wife, 48 years old body massager and bone setter, were arrested on Wednesday and...
Army Personnel Killed In Nasarawa, Colleague Kidnapped
Gunmen have killed a soldier and kidnapped his colleague, leaving behind a motorcycle the two soldiers used to convey themselves to Idadu Army camp, along Ibbabu-Idadu in Doma local government area of Nasarawa State. The soldier killed was said to be in mufti, according to a source, his colleague was also abducted when they were ambushed by the gunmen and...
Nine Suspected Criminals Nabbed In Imo
The Imo State Police Command has arrested nine suspected criminals terrorising parts of the state. The arrest came barely two weeks after gunmen attacked and killed four policemen in a restaurant in the Ngor Okpala area of the state. In a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday, the command’s spokesman, ASP Henry Okoye, said the command also recovered arms and...
