The Police Command in Ogun has arrested two security guards over alleged murder of a traveller, simply identified as Promise, in Ibafo area of the state. The Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Abeokuta. According to the statement, the
The Police Command in Ondo State says it has arrested a 23 year-old man, Emmanuel Usman, for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl at Ijebu-Owo, Owo Local Government Area of the state. DSP Abayomi Jimoh, the command’s spokesperson, who made this known in a statement on Monday in Akure, said the
A Kano High Court on Tuesday sentenced Aliyu Hussaini, and Amir Zakariyya, to death by hanging for stabbing a newly wedded groom, Yazid Haruna, with a knife to death. Hussaini of Sheka Sabuwar Abuja Quarters, and Zakariyya of Unguwar Malam Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area, were convicted of conspiracy, armed
The Police Command in Delta has arrested three suspected cultists and recovered weapons from them in Warri. Spokesman for the Command, SP Bright Edafe disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Warri. Edafe said that the suspects were apprehended on Friday by the operatives of the Quick Response Squad of
The Anambra Police Command says it has detained four additional suspects in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of three female Cameroonian nationals in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Awka. Ikenga said the suspects were
The Police in Ebonyi say it has arrested Mr Anya Baron-Ogbonnia, Coordinator of Amasiri Development Centre in Afikpo in connection with the killing of four persons in Edda Local Government Area (LGA). SP Joshua Ukandu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state disclosed this in an interview with
An Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday, sentenced three men to death by hanging for conspiracy and armed robbery. The convicts: Lasisi Afeez, also known as Yemi SARS (33), Ilesanmi Seun (32) and Ajewole Peter (53), were prosecuted before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye on four counts bordering on conspiracy,
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced a man, Olumuyiwa Adjoto to double life imprisonment for defiling his wife’s 6-year-old niece. Justice Rahman Oshodi, in his judgment, held that the prosecution had successfully proved beyond reasonable doubt, two counts out of the three-count charge against Adjoto.
The Police Command in Kano State has launched an investigation into an alleged brutal attack on the household of one Haruna Bashir at Dorayi Charanchi Quarters, which resulted in the deaths of Fatima Abubakar, 35, and her six children. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP
The Police Command in Anambra has arrested a 26-year-old suspect, Chibuike Anikpe, over alleged murder of his girlfriend, Ogochukwu Mmadubugwu, (35), in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area (LGA) of the State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday