Category: Crime

A female tenant has allegedly kidnapped two minors who are children of her landlord and neighbour in the Sango Ota area of Ogun State. The woman was said to have disappeared with the two kids three days after she moved into the apartment. The Ogun state police command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident on Wednesday. Odutola said that the landlord, Johnson Oshinowo, reported that a woman whom he rented his apartment to on December 7, 2023 abducted his son and another neighbour’s son, who were both four…

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A man identified as Onoh Chukwuma on Tuesday reportedly took his own life by ingesting an insecticide allegedly for losing N2.5m to betting. Onoh had on his Facebook wall posted a message saying that it was his last day on earth and that he was going to meet his maker. Unknown to those reading the post, he had already consumed the insecticide before making the announcement. In his post, he thanked some individuals, saying, “Today is my last day on earth! I’m going to meet my maker. Thank you Chima…

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A young man, who allegedly killed his mother, Mrs Charity Orji, and his sister, Miss Ukamaka Orji, and buried them in a shallow grave in their backyard, has been arrested by the Enugu state police command. The suspect identified as Somadina Orji from Igboariam in Anambra State was said to have committed the offence on Monday, December 4, 2023, at Umuagu Inyi, in the Oji River Local Government area of Enugu State. According to various reports and video of the incident, the late Charity a native of Inyi but married…

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Two policemen sighted in a now-viral video demanding money from a female biker who was on a tour of Nigeria from the Netherlands have been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command. The command, in a post on X on Thurday, said the operatives will face disciplinary actions. “Viral video portraying the regrettable misconduct of certain policemen along Moniya-Iseyin Road has been accessed. All those involved have been apprehended for immediate disciplinary actions. Supervision will be increased. Please report any misconduct to Xsquad on +2348023535470,” the post read. In the…

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The mystery behind the disappearance of a 100 level student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Quadri Salami has been unraveled by the Ogun State Police Command. According to a statement issued by the command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, the father of Quadri had on 14th November, 2023 reported at Kenta Police station, about sudden disappearance of his son, who reported that he has not set his eyes on his son since 8th of November and all efforts to locate him proved abortive. Odutola, further disclosed that, the State Commissioner of Police…

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The abductors of the parish priest of St. Michael’s Catholic Church Umuekebi in the Osuowerre autonomous community in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, Rev. Fr. Kingsley Eze, also known as Father Ichie, together with his driver, Uchennna Newman, have demanded N10m ransom. Gunmen had on Thursday night kidnapped the two of them at Orieama Junction and robbed shop owners at the scene. They also shot an onlooker, who was rushed to an undisclosed hospital. A parishioner who doesn’t want to be named said that their abductors…

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Four police officers have been detained by the Rivers State Police Command for allegedly kidnapping a Port Harcourt hotel staff and demanding N1million ransom from the family. It was gathered that some policemen on patrol had intercepted one Darlington Bieh, who hails from Taabaa in Khana local council, around Choba in the Obio/Akpor part of the state. Thereafter, they took him to an unknown destination and demanded ransom. It was learnt that the policemen accosted the victim around 8:00 p.m., on Saturday as he headed to work. They searched his…

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A pastor in Ido-Ile Ekiti, Abiodun Sunday Oluwadare, known as Ara-ina, has been arrested by the Nigeria Police, Ekiti State Command for allegedly strangulating his 8-month pregnant wife, Tosin Oluwadare, over the weekend. It was gathered that the self-acclaimed former notorious herbalist was posted to a popular Christ Apostolic Church in Ori Oke Ido Mountain in Ekiti West, where he was once expelled before this dastardly act took place. The stepbrother of the deceased, Samuel Ibironke, said the pastor called his wife, who is a health worker, to assist him,…

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Gunmen, suspected to be armed robbers on Wednesday afternoon reportedly shot dead Director of Finance and Accounts, attached to the Ogun State Governor’s office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Mr. Taiwo Oyekanmi. Mr. Oyekanmi was gunned down on top of the NNPC Bridge, along Oke-Mosan road, while returning from the bank where he had gone to make withdrawals in preparation for Thursday’s budget presentation by the governor. He was said to have been rushed to the State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta, where he was pronounced dead. Two top civil servants at the Governor’s…

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