A man known as Oyeme Eguari was killed in what is believed to be a cult-related attack in Abbi, Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State. The incident took place on December 31, 2024, during a crossover night celebration. Eyewitnesses told Punch that the victim, thought to be in his 20s, was shot dead by…
The Police Command in Benue has apprehended two men in connection with the murder of an elderly woman accused of witchcraft in Egba village, Agatu Local Government Area. Spokesperson for the command, SP Catherine Anene, confirmed the arrests of Bako, 50, and Oyaje Clement, 40, in a statement on Thursday, January 2. The killing occurred…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspected ritualist, Kehinde Yemitan, the twin brother of Taiwo Yemitan, who was arrested with the fresh head and dismembered body parts of a female victim. It will be recalled that police arrested Taiwo on Sunday, December 22, 2024, in his home behind Atinsola petrol station in the Sanni area…
Gunmen have abducted Deacon Emmanuel Tor Yaji, the leader of the Kunav United Development Association, in Benue State. Yaji was kidnapped on Monday, December 30, 2024, around 10 pm at his home in Tsar Mbaduku, located in the Vandeikya Local Government Area, while he was relaxing with friends. Benue State Police spokesperson, Catherine Anene, confirmed…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested four minors for allegedly stealing iron rods from an uncompleted building in the Guzape area. The suspects, identified as Matthew Vincent (15), Timothy Shedrack (15), Moses Vincent (11), and Lucky Enock, were caught following a complaint made to the Guzape Police Station. Residents reported suspicious activity…
Two suspected thieves have been electrocuted allegedly while trying to steal solar streetlights at Ogobiri community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The bodies of the pair were discovered on Saturday morning, Dec. 28, around the New Site of the state-owned Niger Delta University and Ogobiri roundabout. The thieves had already loosed four…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Orizu Ifeanyi Arthur while attempting to board an Air France flight 844 from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA Abuja to Paris, France for ingesting 74 wraps of heroin and cocaine. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, who confirmed the arrest…
A court in China has sentenced a man to d3ath for k!lling 35 people last month by driving into a crowd, in an attack that raised national concern about mass killings. Fan Weiqiu was venting his anger because he was unhappy with his divorce settlement, the court in the southern city of Zhuhai said in…
Abdulwahab Umar Namadi, the 24-year-old son of Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi, has d!ed. Abdulwahab died inside a road accident just a day after the d3ath of his grandmother. The accident occurred on Thursday, December 26, 2024, along Dutse-Kafin Hausa Road. Hajia Maryam Namadi, the mother of Jigawa State governor, d!ed on Wednesday,…
A local community watch group in Zamfara State has apprehended a cleric accused of offering spiritual support to bandits in the region. Security analyst and counter insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, who disclosed this on Sunday, December 22, 2024, said the arrest took place following intelligence reports linking the cleric to a series of prayers…
