A home in Kaduna, with over 300 people in Rigasa in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was on Thursday raided by the police. The cops freed about 300 people who were chained in the house, including children. They were said to be from Burkina Faso, Mali and other African countries, according to the force. The children were said to have confessed to being abused homosexually. Some of the others were said to have been subjected to daily recitation of the Holy Quran and prayers with torture. According to Bello…
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Police arrests man for stealing firewood from Anambra shrine
Generian Ezenwata, a 54-year-old man, has been arraigned by the police in Anambra State, for allegedly stealing firewood from a shrine. He was arraigned before the Anambra State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Achina in the Aguata Local Government Area of the state and presided over by Chief Magistrate R. Agwunobi. Ezenwata was arraigned on three counts of stealing pieces of wood from the Ohia Di Awo shrine forest, worth N38,250; placing palm fronds on the wood, which belonged to one Hillary Ezenwamadu; and giving false information to the police by…
Read MoreMan sacked for stealing, stabs employer
Ebuka Everest, 27, who was allegedly sacked for theft, went berserk, tied his former employer’s legs, stabbed and robbed her for sacking him. The suspect allegedly inflicted injuries on Theresa Nnamdi, who resides in the Mowe area of the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. It was gathered that Ebuka, who worked in Nnamdi’s fish farm, forced his former boss to transfer the sum of N40,000 to his account and took away some valuables to avenge his dismissal. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed…
Read MoreButchers association chairman shot dead in Bayelsa
Unknown gunmen have on Tuesday gruesomely murdered the chairman of the Bayelsa State Butchers Association, Mr. Chibuzor Nwachukwu. He was reportedly ambushed and murdered on Tuesday night at his doorstep by gunmen who waited for his return from the market at about 8:00 p.m. He was shot with a single bullet that shattered his brain, killing him instantly. The 42-year-old Chibuzor, who hailed from Nkanun in Enugu State, who is survived by a wife and four children, was killed on Ogilo Street, a suburb of Yenagoa infamous for cult-related violence…
Read MoreMan arrested for raping co-worker to death in Ogun
Eniola Adenuga, a mobile money agent, yesterday narrated why and how he raped his female co-worker, Faith Jude, to death in their office around Lafenwa area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. Adenuga said the girl just joined the company and he quickly picked a love interest in her. He lamented that despite having made countless advances to her with promises of treating her fine, she refused to accept his offer for a romantic relationship. He added that as the affection for her kept building up, he contemplated seeking to have his…
Read MoreSerial killer’s fresh confession:I killed 15 women in seven states
Gracious David-West, Port Harcourt serial killer arrested by the police last week, in a fresh revelation, allegedly murdered 15 women across seven states. He had earlier claimed that he killed seven women in Lagos, Rivers and Imo states. Nnamdi Omoni, Police Public Relations Officer, Rivers State yesterday revealed that David- West killed one person each in Abia, Edo, Ibadan in Oyo, Owerri in Imo, Ikeja in Lagos where the act started two months ago and nine in Port Harcourt, Rivers. David-West was apprehended while trying to escape the intense…
Read MoreN90 billion allegation: Osinbajo vows to prosecute Frank, Ononuju for peddling ‘falsehood’
Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has declared his readiness to waive his constitutional immunity to “enable the most robust adjudication” of several baseless allegations, insinuation, and falsehoods against his person and office. Last week, Buhari set up an Economic Advisory Council (EAC) which, according to a statement from his media aide, was to replace the Economic Management Team (EMT) headed by Professor Osinbajo with directives that members of the newly created body would report directly to the president. The decision, which was given several interpretations, suggested that Buhari…
Read MorePatient’s car detained by hospital over N480,000 childbirth bill
A medical practitioner, Dr Alfred Nwoyeocha, has been dragged before Justice Hannatu Balogun of the Kaduna State High Court by a nursing mother, Peace, and her husband, Uche Onu, over her detention due to her family’s inability to settle the N480,000 allegedly incurred during childbirth through caesarean section. The couple is demanding N32m from the doctor and the Maneks Hospital Limited for alleged negligence, confiscation of peace’s car valued N4.6m and for carrying out illegal surgery on her without her consent. Nwoyeocha and his medical facility were named as the…
Read MoreDoctor under investigation for performing abortion on wrong woman
A doctor who mistakenly performed an abortion on a woman in south Korea is currently under investigation. On August 7, a pregnant patient with a 6-week-old foetus had gone to a clinic in district of Gangseo, in the country’s capital Seoul, according to the Gangseo police. At the clinic, a mix-up in medical charts and failure to check her identity led to the mistaken abortion. The doctor and nurse in charge are under investigation, and the case will soon be sent to the prosecutor’s office, police said. The nurse had…
Read MoreSexagenarian lover dies during sex in Lagos
A sexagenarian, Raji Adio, has reportedly died while allegedly making love in a room with a yet-to-be identified woman, at the River Bank Hotel in the Ijora-Badia area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the 60-year-old Adio, visited the hotel, located at No. 89 Gasikiya College Road, Ijora-Badia, in company of the fleeing woman and requested a room for a short-time rest. After paying, the manager of the hotel, Williams Ekezie, released the key to one of the rooms, and when Adio and the woman had settled down, the…
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