THE Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda has said that operatives have arrested four murder suspects including the mastermind who duped the victim of N30 million before further receiving ransom of over N20 million from family. The police said they retrieved the decomposed skull of the victim at a shrine in Otokutu […]
The Delta State Police Command has arrested one Mr. Destiny Ogbeh along with his master for the alleged killing of Progress Agidi, an 8-year-old boy suspected to have been murdered for ritual purposes. According to findings by Vanguard, Destiny Ogbeh, an apprentice to a native doctor in the community, lured Progress to accompany him into […]
The Delta State High Court sitting in Ibusa has sentenced three men to death by hanging for the murder of Obi Edward Akaeze Ofulue III, the traditional ruler of Ubulu-Uku Kingdom, who was killed nine years ago. The convicts—Suleiman Musa, Garba Abubakar, and Haruna (no surname provided)—were sentenced on Tuesday by Justice M.O. Omovie. A […]
The Ondo State Police Command has narrated how a middle-aged man killed his estranged wife in the state two days ago. In a message on its X handle on Thursday, the Command recounted how the man (names withheld) invited his estranged wife (names withheld) to their home to collect her wardrobe but set her ablaze, […]
A chief magistrates’ court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Thursday, remanded a 30-year-old woman, Mercy Michael, in a correctional facility for allegedly killing her daughter with rat poison. Michael was charged by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, NSCDC, with culpable homicide, contrary to Section 189 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law. The […]
Tragedy struck at Ozoro, headquarters of Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State as a yet-to-be-named trigger-happy police officer shot dead a youth alleged to be a 100-level student of the Delta State University of Science and Technology. According to Vanguard, the victim, identified as Emeka Odogwu, 17, was shot in his head by […]
A 33-year-old man, Ikechukwu Okoye, and his 39-year-old girlfriend, Juliet Ogbodo, have been arrested by the Enugu State Police Command for allegedly kidnapping and murdering a 70-year-old woman, Mrs. Mary Nwatu. The suspects, both from Onuorie-Obuno in Akpugo Community, Nkanu West Local Government Area of the state, reportedly killed the victim and buried her in […]
Two suspects involved in the killing of Mr Steven Aniagu, Chairman of Ogbete Main Market Traders’ Association, OMMATA,have been arrested by the police in Enugu. The suspects where paraded on Friday at the State Police Command’s Headquarters, Enugu. The Spokesperson of the police in Enugu, DSP Daniel Ndukwe while parading the suspects said their arrest […]
The Enugu State Police Command has announced the arraignment and remand of 30-year-old Tsehemba Joshua for the alleged armed robbery and murder of 19-year-old scrap scavenger, Yusuf Ibrahim. This was disclosed in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, which was also shared on the command’s X account and titled, “Enugu […]
The Kwara State Police Command on Friday said the three dismissed officers, Mr Abiodun Kayode, Mr James Emmanuel, and Mr Oni Philip, were charged to court on Wednesday. The three dismissed policemen face charges of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide in connection with the death of Qoyum Abdulyekeen Ishola. According to the command, they have […]
