Category: Society

In Nnokwa, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, a middle-aged woman named Nneamaka Nwosu, originally from Amawbia in Awka South LGA, has been arrested for allegedly setting a policewoman and her two children on fire. The incident occurred after the policewoman offered Nwosu accommodation when she became homeless following a divorce. According to an anonymous resident, Nwosu went to live with the policewoman during her difficult times. However, the situation took a tragic turn when Nwosu was apprehended by a local vigilante and villagers after they noticed a…

A Makurdi Upper Area Court in Benue State, Nigeria, has ordered the remand of a 39-year-old man named Idris Abdullahi, who is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl at gunpoint. The court, presided over by Magistrate Mrs. Dooshima Ikpambese, ruled that Abdullahi, a resident of 39, Eri St., North Bank, be held at the Maximum Correctional Centre in Makurdi until the state director of public prosecutions provides further guidance on the case. During the court proceedings, the magistrate declined the defendant’s plea on the grounds of jurisdiction. The case…

In Akwa Ibom State, the Police Command has arrested Gabriel Okon Ekpiri, a resident of Ekit Itam Akpan Obong community in Itu Local Government Area, for selling his nine-year-old son for N400,000. The arrest was made by the Quick Intervention Squad of the Command. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, revealed that during interrogation, the suspect admitted to the crime and attributed his actions to the influence of the devil and the economic hardship prevailing in the country. The Commissioner of Police, Olatoye Durosinmi, condemned the actions of Gabriel…

A Kaduna State Police Command officer has been arrested for attempting to kill his colleague while on duty in Kafanchan and stealing his rifle. The command has also disrupted a rail line vandalism operation, seized the transporting truck, and recovered evidence. According to the spokesperson of the Police Command, Muhammad Jalige, a distressing incident occurred at the Police Mobile Force base of 62 Squadron in Kafanchan on June 16, 2023. Inspector Moses Paul, in an alarming act, tried to strangle his duty partner, Inspector Simnawa Paul, using a rope around…

In a recent operation conducted by the Delta State Police Command, officers have successfully neutralized the armorer of a notorious gang during a raid on criminal hideouts in the state. The incident took place on June 23, 2023, in the Warri metropolis. Under the guidance of the Commissioner of Police, Wale Abass, who instructed Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) and Area Commanders to purge their respective areas of criminal elements, the Divisional Police Officer of ‘A’ Division Warri, CSP T.Y Mahmud, led his team in the operation. Based on actionable intelligence,…

In a terrifying ordeal lasting five days, a newlywed woman named Mrs. Rukkayat Musa and her two sisters-in-law have been freed from captivity. They were kidnapped from their home in Ilorin, Kwara State, by armed assailants who broke into their rented apartment on Emir’s road. Rukkayat’s husband managed to escape, but she and her sisters were taken away by the kidnappers. The abductors demanded a ransom of N7 million for their release. Fortunately, the victims were released in the early hours of yesterday after the family paid the ransom. The…