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Man kills eight-year-old son for misplacing sewing thread in Lagos

An unidentified man allegedly killed his eight-year-old son in the Epe area of Lagos State over a misplaced sewing thread that belonged to him. PUNCH Metro gathered on Tuesday that the incident occurred around 10:00 a.m. on August 5, when the father was about to use his sewing thread. Upon discovering that the minor had misplaced his sewing thread, the suspect allegedly became enraged and doused the child with Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as...

Lagos court jails man 21 years for manslaughter

A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, on Tuesday, sentenced a man, Adeola Agbonrin, to 21 years imprisonment for manslaughter. Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo sentenced Agbonrin after he pleaded guilty to a count charge brought against him by the Lagos State Government. The convict was originally charged with the murder of Matha Farinmade, later Agbonrin applied for a plea bargain agreement, leading to the reduction of the charge to manslaughter. He was first arraigned on January...

13th August 2024 Delta State Police PPRO, SP Bright Edafe Men of the Delta State Police Command have arrested suspects who scammed an unsuspecting victim of N1.5m. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, on X.com on Tuesday, the suspects deceived the victim by claiming to have seen a bright future for him. Sharing a video of the victim, Edafe wrote, “This chap was scammed over N1.5m by some suspects who...

Man arrested with fresh human skull in Oyo

A man simply identified as Musa has bern apprehended in the Amuloko area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, with a fresh human skull of an unidentified woman. Residents, suspicious of his unusual behaviour, confronted him and demanded to see the contents of a sack he was carrying. Upon inspection, they discovered a human skull inside. Sharing the video of the suspect on X.com on Monday, OyoAffairs wrote, “Man caught with a fresh human head earlier...

Man killed, hand cut off in suspected Ogun cult clash

A suspected member of the Ayé Confraternity, known as Mosquito, was killed during a cult clash in Ijagun Road in the Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The deceased, according to the Ogun State Police Command, was hacked to death during a violent altercation around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday. The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident during an interview with our correspondent on Monday, stating that the suspects severed the wrist...

Man hacked to death in Ogun cult clash

A suspected member of the Ayé Confraternity, known as Mosquito, was killed during a suspected cult clash in Ijagun Road in the Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The deceased, according to the Ogun State Police Command, was hacked to death during a violent altercation around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, August 11, 2024. The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident during an interview with our correspondent on Monday, stating that the...

Bauchi JTF kills man, injures others during confrontation

The members of Operation Safe Haven stationed at the Lere community in the Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, on Tuesday, killed a resident of the community, Habibu Aminu, and injured other youths during a confrontation. The Bauchi State Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, said the incident happened at a checkpoint when the officers, after a misunderstanding, opened fire at the youths who were coming back from a political campaign rally at...

Armed policemen and soldiers on Saturday mounted roadblocks within and outside Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) subjecting residents and passersby to untold harassment and humiliation. Nigerians had vowed to stage a one-million man protest Saturday to mark the end of #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests scheduled between August 1st-10th. The protests have been sustained despite the clampdown and killings of harmless protesters by the security agents in many part of the country under the watch of President...

Nigerians on Saturday hit the roads in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for a one-million man march marking the 10th day of the nationwide protest against hunger, hardship and bad governance under President Bola Tinubu.   Protesting Nigerians on Saturday morning carried banners and placards in photographs seen by SaharaReporters in Abuja in the 10th day of the nationwide protests.    Some of the placards read, “End Bad Governance in Nigeria,” “Nigerians are tired of...

Man, 27, dies in Ogun fire incident

A 27-year-old man, identified as Tolu Falansa, was found dead in his apartment following a midnight fire incident in the Owode-Yewa community, located in the Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State. PUNCH Metro learnt from a police source familiar with the incident on Saturday, who wished to remain anonymous due to a lack of authority to speak for the command, that the incident occurred at about 5:00 am on July 28, 2024. Falansa,...