Category: Crime

Ishaya David, 29, has been arrested by the Niger State Police Command for allegedly killing his wife. Ishaya was arrested by police detectives attached to the Gawu Babangida Division in the Gurara Local Government Area of the state. The suspect, who hails from Sabon Kaida village in Gurara, was said to have killed his wife, Rifkatu David, 25, over allegations of promiscuity. It was learnt that the suspect stabbed his wife to death for having an affair with her ex-boyfriend. It was gathered that the suspect had earlier cautioned his…

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A man who allegedly set up his girlfriend to be gang-raped by five men at Elega, a community in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of the state, has been declared wanted by the Ogun State police. The suspect, Abass Ramoni, allegedly fled after the 22-year-old victim reported the incident to the police who arrested three of the suspects. The police spokesperson in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, yesterday said the suspects, Ramoni Yusuf, 24; Abiodun Sikiru, 23; and Moses Oluwasegun, 23; were arrested following a complaint to the Adatan Divisional Headquarters…

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81-year-old Richard Ogunboyo, a retired military man, has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment by an Ado-Ekiti State High Court, for killing one Felix Esan. Ogunboyo, who was the head of a vigilante group in Iyin Ekiti, was said to have committed the offence on December 15, 2016, in the community. Justice Lekan Ogunmoye, in his judgement, said the charge of murder against the convict could not be substantiated, but a case of manslaughter was established.c “Considering his age and the discretion of the court, he is hereby sentenced to…

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41-year-old commercial bus driver, Jelili Lawal, has been arrested by the operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly raping a 78-year-old woman in the Adeniyi Jones area of Ikeja, Lagos State. The septuagenarian, who was going to her place of residence in the Ketu area of Lagos, was said to have missed her way before Lawal offered her a lift to her destination. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, said at a press briefing on Monday that the woman, who was delighted at Lawal’s offer, never…

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Abdulsalam Salaudeen, a 43-year-old Islamic cleric, has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly defiling a five-year-old girl in Lagos. The cleric, who was supposed to be teaching the victim Islamic studies, was said to have been caught having carnal knowledge of her through a video footage that was reportedly presented to the state Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi. The Police Public Relations Officer for the state, CSP Chike Oti, said in a statement on Wednesday that Imohimi, who was saddened by the incident, dispatched…

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Sunday Otasi, a 42-year-old father of three, has been arrested by the Bayelsa State police command for allegedly killing his two sons with a poisonous substance known as ‘Sniper’ over his suspicion of witchcraft. One of the sons, however, cheated death though he is in critical condition after he escaped from the bush where his father and uncle had tied them to a tree. The man, who hails from Agbobiri-Okodia in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa, reportedly took his three sons, Success Otasi, aged 14; Miracle Otasi, aged 12;…

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Jimoh Oyemomi, 40-year-old man, was on Monday, arraigned before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Modakeke for raping an 80-year-old woman. Oyemomi was arraigned on two counts of rape and assault, and pleaded guilty to the first count of rape, and not guilty to the second count of assault. The suspect, according to the details presented before the court, assaulted and raped the victim on a farm at Onibambu village, near Modakeke around 2.30pm. It was gathered that the rape victim, identified only as Mrs Sangolana, was also strangled…

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The Economist magazine is reporting on Twitter that over 11,000 women from Nigeria landed in Sicily in 2016 alone and most of that number are into involuntary flesh trade. One of the most notorious North-South rackets involves transporting young women, often minors, for sex work in Italy and beyond from Nigeria, in particular the southern area around Benin City. That part of the country has a powerful Christian presence, from Catholic to Pentecostal, but it is also a stronghold of traditional animist practices, including witchcraft. Its sex-slave trade has existed…

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Two suspected armed robbers have been arrested by the Bayelsa State Police Command. They were caught while trying to steal from bank customers during the Christmas celebrations in Yenagoa. One of the suspects was said to have won a jackpot of N4m from a popular football lottery firm about three weeks earlier, before he was arrested over his involvement in armed robbery. According to sources, the suspect was also a popular member of a cult in the area. The sources, who said they were surprised by the development, noted that…

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