Category: Crime

Gunmen have tragically taken the lives of 17 individuals once again in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. This appalling incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday in the Heipang community. A parent named Julius Pam, devastated by the attack, confirmed this unfortunate event. Among the victims were my own brother, his spouse, and their children. In response to the growing security concerns, Governor Caleb Mutfwang has launched a Security and Information Centre. Its purpose is to facilitate public access to report security-related information to the appropriate…

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The Ondo State Police Command has apprehended a 45-year-old man, Bankole Oginni, in connection with the death of an unidentified woman believed to be his former lover. The woman’s lifeless body was discovered in the suspect’s residence, with certain body parts missing. The deceased’s daughter alerted the authorities after finding her mother’s body tied with a rope and mutilated in the suspect’s house in Akure. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident, noting that the investigation is underway and the deceased’s remains have been taken…

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In Awka, Anambra State, a middle-aged man was found dead inside a partially destroyed tricycle near the back gate of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital. Suspected cult gang members are believed to be responsible for the killing. The discovery of the corpse caused panic in the community, with residents and passers-by avoiding the scene due to fear of retaliation from rival cult groups. Eyewitnesses reported seeing people parking the tricycle at the scene, unaware that there was a body inside until others gathered around later. The police have confirmed…

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Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin convicted three students for conspiring to gang rape a cousin of one of them. The defendants were found guilty of criminal conspiracy and rape, and each received a five-year imprisonment sentence for rape and two years for criminal conspiracy, with an additional N50,000 fine. The judge considered the defendants’ confessions as clear and unequivocal, dismissing their claims that the victim owed them money. The prosecutor and the Director of the Office of the Public Defender reacted to the judgment,…

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