CRIME
Lockdown: Youth Protest As Pregnant Woman In Labour Dies In Police Checkpoint
Aggrieved youth on Thursday staged a protest in Abigi, Ogun State, following the death of a pregnant woman, Mrs Opeoluwa Waidat Adedeji, at a police checkpoint. The protesters, who stormed the Abigi Divisional Police Headquarters, blamed policemen manning the checkpoint for her death. The mother of six lost her life while on the way to the hospital for delivery. The deceased pregnant...
Housewife Stabs Husband To Death In Bauchi Over Sex
An 18-year-old housewife, Salman Hassan, from Itas Gadau in Bauchi State, has stabbed her husband, Mohammed Mustapha, to death allegedly over sex, just after 11 days of marriage. Speaking with Daily Sun at the Bauchi State Police Command headquarters, Bauchi, on Thursday, where the young housewife was paraded with other suspects, Salma said she stabbed her husband on the chest...
50-Year-Old Man Commits Suicide In Umuahia
The body of a 50-year-old man, identified as Chukwudi Maduka, who allegedly committed suicide at Umuezu-Ore Umuana village in the Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia Monday has been retrieved. The Public Relations Officer of Abia State Police Command, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, who confirmed the development in Umuahia, said Maduka was found dead on Monday morning in his...
Corrupt Politicians Trying To Blackmail Magu – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has commenced investigations of platforms being used to promote a derogatory campaign against Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the agency. In a statement on Wednesday, Dele Oyewale, EFCC head of media and publicity, said such campaigns are being done by “overseas-based, politically-exposed and disgraced elements” who are being investigated for “unnerving...
Man Who Sealed Wife’s Private Part with Super Glue Arrested
The 30-year-old man who sealed his wife's private part with super glue has been arrested, days after security operatives launched a manhunt for him. ABN TV reported earlier that the suspect identified as Kifo Muriuki had accused his wife of infidelity before luring her to Kathita River, where he threatened to kill her if she refuses to abide by his orders. He then...
Human Parts Dealers Beat Buyers Over N1m Fee In Ogun
Suspected ritualists, who deal in human parts in Ogun State, got enraged and beat up some of their customers for failing to pay the agreed sum of N1m for a human hand that was supplied to them. The suspected ritualists reportedly lured their customers to a bush and beat them to a pulp for failing to pay for the human...
BREAKING: Court Jails Ese Oruru’s Abductor To 26 Years
The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has delivered the long-awaited judgement on Ese Oruru, a teenager reportedly abducted, taken to Kano State and forced into marriage by one Yinusa Dahiru. The court presided over by Justice Jane Inyang sentenced Dahiru to 26 years in prison. Also Read: UNIPORT Student Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Murder Of 8-Year-Old...
Nollywood Actor Stabs Neighbour To Death Over Electricity Bill
A 30-year-old Nollywood actor, Temitayo Ogunbusola, has allegedly stabbed his neighbour, Oladotun Osho, to death following a disagreement over the payment of electricity bill. The incident happened on Sunday at No. 4 Sebil Kazeem Street in the Ikotun area of Lagos State. The Nollywood Actor, Temitayo was said to have been beaten to a pulp by a mob before the intervention...
Beware Of Coronavirus Fraudsters, EFCC Chairman Warns
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has advised Nigerians to be wary of fraudsters using the ravaging coronavirus pandemic to defraud unsuspecting victims. According to Magu, fraudsters are on the prowl promising innocent Nigerians access to palliatives from the government, in a bid to manipulate their banking details against them. “Do not accept calls...
Abia Police Talk Tough On Non-Use Of Face Mask, Vow To Arrest Fake Taskforce Members
The Abia State Police Command has expressed dissatisfaction with the violation of the rule on mandatory use of face mask in public places among people of the State, a measure put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus. The command, therefore, warned that henceforth, anyone caught in a public place without face mask will be arrested and arraigned before...
