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A man fatally attacked his older brother with a machete, claiming that he had been incessantly pressuring him for sexual advances.

Ibrahim Salisu, identified as the perpetrator, has been apprehended by the Ogun State Police Command for the alleged machete killing of his elder brother, Malaimi Yellow. The incident occurred around 11:00 p.m. on Friday, December 29, in the Araromi Street, Sango-Ota area. Yellow, a 54-year-old man, was reportedly persistently demanding sexual favors from his younger…

Law enforcement apprehends an alleged cult member in Lagos and seizes a firearm during the arrest.

The Lagos State Police Command has successfully arrested a 23-year-old suspected cultist, Rafiu Odeyemi, and has confiscated a firearm during the operation. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this announcement in a statement released on Sunday, December 31, 2023. Hundeyin revealed, “Rafiu Odeyemi, aged 23, and his accomplices, suspected cultists, launched an attack on…

A businessman residing in Qatar and several others are set to welcome the New Year behind bars due to their involvement in drug trafficking.

Just hours before the commencement of the new year, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives intercepted a Qatar-based businessman, Agu Evidence Amobi, and another individual, Uchegbu Onyebuchi Obi, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, Lagos, with shipments of psychoactive substances. Amobi was apprehended on December 30th at the departure point…

Unidentified assailants have reportedly murdered a medical doctor and abducted his daughter in Kwara.

Gunmen believed to be assassins have fatally shot Dr. David Adefikayo, the medical director of Dafikayo Clinic in Kanbi community, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State. The tragic incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 21, 2023, when the assailants forcefully entered the victim’s residence and shot him in the presence of his…

A 23-year-old man has been detained by the court for fatally hacking his father to death in Kwara.

A 23-year-old man named Saidi has been placed in custody for allegedly murdering his father, Chief Musa Elemosho, in Kwara State. The deceased held the title of Elemosho of Shareland in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State until his demise. Saidi appeared before Magistrate Muhammed Dasuki, facing a one-count charge of culpable homicide. As…

The NSCDC apprehends 13 individuals suspected of vandalism and engaging in illegal mining activities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The FCT Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has captured two individuals suspected of railway infrastructure vandalism and 11 others engaged in illegal mining activities. According to Comfort Okomanyi, the spokesperson for the FCT Command, the railway vandals were apprehended by the Critical National Assets and Infrastructure unit of the command…

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