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Everyone Involved In Attack, Killing Of #EndBadGovernance Protesters Will Be Made To Pay, Says Sowore

4 months ago907 min

Omoyele Sowore, a human rights activist and Convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, has issued a stern warning that all individuals responsible for the attacks and killings of peaceful protesters during the #EndBadGovernance demonstrations will be made to pay dearly for their actions. Sowore condemned the unjust treatment of peaceful protesters, who were attacked, killed, arrested, and detained during the 10-day nationwide protest against hunger, hardship, and bad governance under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He...

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Police nab ex-convict, others for killing PoS operators

5 months ago955 min

The Ekiti State Police Command says its operatives have arrested an ex-convict, Omowaye Ayodele, and two other suspects – Ojo Temidayo and Busarí Lookman, who confessed to killings and kidnappings of Point of Sales operators in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. This was according to the state Commissioner of Police, Adeniran Akinwale in a statement issued by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, and made available to journalists on Sunday. The CP...

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Ondo bizwoman’s killing not swept under carpet – Police

5 months ago10275 min

The Ondo State Police Command has said the case of a businesswoman who was killed last week is not swept under the carpet as it is being insinuated in some quarters. The late 54-year-old woman, Olakunbi Adene, was found dead in her residence located at the Oda Road Area of Akure, the state capital, last week Sunday. PUNCH Metro gathered that the deceased’s lifeless body was found on her bed in a pool of blood,...

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Police deny killing teenager while dispersing protesters in Abuja

5 months ago1084 min

The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh has said his men were not responsible for the death of a teenager in the Kubwa area of the FCT. In a viral video, a man claimed that police, while dispersing protesters, shot dead a teenager in the Kubwa area. However, the FCT command spokesperson , Josephine Adeh, in a statement on Saturday said police officers deployed to the area were not given lethal arms that...

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House help admits killing Justice Ajumogobia’s daughter – Police source

5 months ago2705 min

One of the domestic workers of Aribemchukwu, the slain daughter of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, has owned up to being involved in the murder of her boss, a police source exclusively disclosed on Thursday. PUNCH Metro reported that the deceased, popularly called Chuchu, was reportedly killed in her Parkview Estate residence in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. Although a family source said she was killed Tuesday night, her lifeless body was discovered on Wednesday morning...

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EKSU ex-DVC’s security guard masterminded his killing

5 months ago1037 min

The Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State Command, Mr Adeniran Akinwale, said on Thursday that the police had arrested six prime suspects in connection with the kidnap and killing of the former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Prof Olorunfemi Olaofe. The Police also said that the security guard to the ex-DVC was not really kidnapped alongside the professor as earlier reported but made the operation easier for the kidnappers. Olaofe was taken...

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Woman arrested for killing husband with axe

5 months ago1083 min

A 40-year-old woman, Lydia Aji, has been arrested for killing her husband with an axe in Borno State. According to the state Commissioner of Police, Yusufu Lawal, who was represented by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Nahum Kenneth, the suspect had arguments with her deceased husband over the alleged theft of a goat by their 13-year-old daughter, Rachael. The husband was said to have died on the spot following the attack. Lawal said, “On...

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A’Court affirms death penalty on Dane for killing wife, daughter

5 months ago15011 min

The Appeal Court Lagos Division has dismissed the appeal of a Denmark national, Peter Nielsen, who was sentenced to death for killing his Nigerian wife, Zainab and daughter, Petra Nielsen. The appellate court upheld the conviction of Nielsen by the trial court and dismissed his appeal for lack of merit. When the case was called on Friday, Mr Adebayo Haroun, leading Jubril Kareem, announced his appearance for the respondent, while Mr A.D Taiwo Nsirim with...

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Military Sources Allege Bias, Injustice In Release Of Northern Soldiers Court-Martialled For Killing

9 months ago8019 min

Some soldiers have berated the Nigerian Army spokesperson, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu for defending the ‘biased’ release of a soldier of Northern extraction facing murder charges before a Court Martial in 82 Division, Enugu. SaharaReporters had exclusively reported that multiple military sources confirmed that two soldiers who were being court-martialled in the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army for murder were freed and re-absorbed into service. The two soldiers said to be...

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BREAKING: Defence Headquarters Declares Eight Nigerians Wanted Over Killing Of 17 Military Personnel In Delta

9 months ago763 min

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters on Thursday morning declared eight people wanted over the gruesome killing of 17 military personnel in Delta State on March 14, 2024. This was announced in a circular issued by the Defence Headquarters via its verified social media platforms which identified the suspects as follows: 1. Akevwru Daniel Omotegbono (a.k.a Amagbem, 2. Prof. Εkpekpo Arthur, 3. Andaowei Dennis Bakriri, 4. Igoli Ebi, 5. Akata Malawa David, 6. Sinclear Oliki, 7. Clement...