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Deji Adenuga, the man who allegedly killed eight family members after setting ablaze their house at Igbodigo, in the Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State has been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command on Monday. He reportedly committed the act after his estranged lover, Titi Sanumi, who was a member of the family, ended their relationship. The development came a week after the suspect escaped after allegedly committing the crime. Adenuga, last Tuesday allegedly set the members of his estrange lover’s family ablaze in a one room apartment…

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A 30-year-old man, Hamza Sani, has been arrested by operatives of the Kastina State Police Command, for allegedly conspiring with four others to steal a microscope belonging to the Malumfashi General Hospital, in the Malunfashi area of the state. Sani was said to have sold the stolen microscope valued at N1.7m for a paltry sum of N5,000. It was learnt that Sani’s arrest led to the apprehension of his cohorts, identified as Magaji Yusuf, 36; Saidu Shehu, 40; Kamala Aliyu, 33; and Emmanuel Ukelere, 48. The state’s Police Public Relations…

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Abuchi Onuorah, a 24-year-old man, has allegedly killed his 65-year-old father, Onyiauke Onuorah, in Nando, in the Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State. The 24-year-old was also said to have burnt the corpse of the deceased. A family member, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Onyiauke was trailed to his room, where he was allegedly murdered by his son. “The deceased was killed by his son. He claimed that his father was responsible for the death of his 51-year-old mother, Okwundu Onuorah. “The deceased was alleged to…

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Nine Nigerians have been arrested by the United States security agents for defrauding $3.5m from people. Disclosing this in a statement, Mr. Geoffrey S. Berman, the attorney for the southern district of New York, and James C. Spero, special agent in charge of the Tampa, Florida, field office of U.S. immigration and customs enforcement’s Homeland security investigations (“HSI”), said they allegedly committed the fraud through business email compromises, a Russian oil scam, and a romance scam. The statement reads thus, “As alleged, these defendants deployed three different email schemes to…

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Patience Odowo, a woman in whose freezer a a six-year old boy, Treasure Akinsohun, was found dead, hours after he was declared missing, has been arrested by police. The freezer was normally used to sell water and soft drinks. The Lagos state police command’s spokesman, DSP Bala Elkana confirmed the arrest on Friday, saying that the corpse had been deposited at the mortuary, while investigation was ongoing. According to Elkana, on April 23, at about 8.30pm, one Eunice Akinsohun of Oyedele Street, Alapere ketu, reported her six-year old son, Treasure…

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