Category: Crime

Meshach Isinugo, also known as Big Shark, a 25-year-old suspect arrested for car theft, has denied the allegations of stealing a Mercedes Benz from a car dealer. He claims that he only drove the car from Abuja to Delta State. The car dealer, Mohammed Manga, reported that a customer named Henry absconded with one of his cars, a Mercedes Benz GLB 250 worth over N55 million, during a test drive in Abuja. Big Shark stated that he decided to use the car temporarily when the dealer, who was sitting in…

The Amotekun Corps, also known as the Ondo State Security Network Agency, has apprehended 28 individuals for their alleged involvement in various crimes across the state. Among the suspects were two secondary school students who were arrested for fabricating their own kidnapping and demanding ransom from their mother. During a press conference at the command headquarters in Akure, the state Commander, Adetunji Adeleye, revealed that the two female pupils, aged 13 and 15, were in Junior Secondary School (JSS) 1 and JSS3, respectively. The incident took place in Oka-Akoko, Akoko…

Segun Philip, a 42-year-old prophet, and Owolabi Adeeko, a 23-year-old man, have been sentenced to death by hanging by an Osun State High Court in Ikire. They were found guilty of killing Favour Daley-Oladele, a final year student of Lagos State University, for ritual purposes in 2019. Justice Christiana Obadina also sentenced Owolabi’s mother, Bola, who is 46 years old, to two years imprisonment for consuming human flesh. Daley-Oladele and Adeeko were in a romantic relationship and met at Lagos State University. In December 2019, Adeeko invited Daley-Oladele to Ikoyi,…

Abia State Community Vigilante, Isiala Ngwa Community South Command, has apprehended six individuals in relation to the death of a 53-year-old woman named Amarachi Nwanozie. The woman’s body was discovered on a farm located in the Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of Abia State. The woman’s husband became alarmed when she did not return from her farm on Wednesday, as expected, by 5 pm. Despite efforts by the man and local residents to search the farmland and surrounding areas, she could not be found that evening. The following day,…

One of the suspected killers of Nelson Sylvester, a councillor representing the Eha-Ulo Ward in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, has been arrested by the Enugu State Police Command. Nelson Sylvester, also known as Ofunwa, was fatally shot at his residence in Eha-Alumonah community by gunmen believed to be assassins. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed the incident and stated that a manhunt has been initiated to apprehend the remaining suspects involved in the crime. In a statement released on Monday, DSP Daniel Ndukwe…