Residents of Idekan Farm Settlement in the Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State were left shocked when a man named Matthew James killed his 55-year-old wife, Etim Mary, due to suspicions of her having an extramarital affair. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident took place around 8:00 p.m. on Sunday. Our correspondent learnt from several community and police sources that the suspect, now in police custody, committed the crime after suspecting that his late wife was having an extramarital affair with another man in the community. An eyewitness, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, said the police operatives…
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A recent graduate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) was beaten, raped, and killed by unknown assailants who abandoned her corpse on the road. Adekolure Idowu Glory had completed her program in UNIBEN and visited the school to process her clearance. On her way home on Thursday, June 13, 2024, the 22-year-old was attacked by unknown assailants who beat her up, raped her, and killed her, leaving her corpse close to her family’s home in Iyowa community, Benin, Edo State. She was bleeding from her private part when she was found and marks on her body indicated she had been…
A special task force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has arrested six suspected bandits and recovered weapons and 47 rustled cows in Manguna, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau. The commander of OPSH, Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar, disclosed this at the Eid-el-Kabir luncheon organised for troops of the operation on Monday in Jos. Mr Abubakar, who doubles as the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba, near Jos, said that the feat followed intensified operations by personnel of the operation. ”As part of our resolve to completely eradicate banditry and criminal elements and ensure a successful farming season…
Barely a month after the Association of Deans of Student Affairs in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria (ADOSATIN) honoured the Vice-Chancellor of Sam Maris University (SMU), Prof. Francis Gbore with an award as Patron of the Association, the Don has again bagged another award. Yesterday, the leaders of South West Youth Parliament (SWYP) presented the Vice-Chancellor an award as “A Trailblazer, a Pillar of Education and an Icon of Hope to Nigerian Youth”. Speaking during the presentation, the Speaker of the Parliament, Rt Hon. Temitope Joseph, said the award was presented to the Vice-Chancellor in recognition of his track records of…
The Anambra State Police Command on Monday said it arrested a gunrunner, whose name was given as Felix Owaya, for possessing about 375 live cartridges. The suspect said to hail from Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, was apprehended by police operatives attached to Fegge Division along Niger Street, Onitsha. A statement by the Anambra State police command spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said during interrogation, the suspect confessed that he was sent by one Charles Ogboma to a man he is yet to mention to collect the ammunition. Ikenga said, “On 15/6/2024 by 1:30 pm, police operatives attached…
A woman identified as Zara Tua has been stabbed to death by two men who had checked her into a hotel. The incident was said to have occurred on Sunday night at a hotel in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory. Our correspondent gathered that one of them stabbed the lady with a pair of scissors after an argument broke out between Zara and the men in the hotel room. A resident living close to the hotel who pleaded anonymity told our correspondent that the lady was a sex worker. Ojú Kálé: Àwọn Ọmọ Naijiria Sọ Èrò Wọn…
The police command in Enugu State has arrested three suspected criminals and recovered firearms, ammunition and 15 motor batteries within the Enugu metropolis. The command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed in a statement on Monday in Enugu that police operatives serving in Emene Division, in collaboration with citizens, recovered a Beretta pistol with 36 rounds of 0.9mm calibre ammunition on June 16 around 7:00 p.m. Mr Ndukwe said the firearms and ammunition were recovered from a small bush where they had been abandoned around Airport Corner, by Old Abakaliki Road, Emene, in Enugu. “The exhibits were suspected to have been…
Modupe Ayandare, a 500-level Agronomy student at Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko (AAUA) in Ondo State, was found dead this morning in Akungba, within the Akoko South West local government area. Miss Ayandare was discovered around 4 a.m. on Monday, wearing a white church garment. Reports indicate that she had left her hostel on Sunday night to attend a vigil and allegedly took her own life while returning from the event. However, this claim remains unverified. In contrast to the suicide theory, a video posted on X (formerly Twitter) by user @YemieFash suggests her death might have been due to…
Tope Temokun, human rights lawyer and activist, has taken a swipe at the Nigeria Police for denying that some #EndSARS protestors are still languishing in various prisons nationwide. Mr Temokun, in a statement on Monday, noted that it was a “fallacy of hasty generalisation” for the police to claim that all individuals arrested have been processed according to law and none remains in custody, citing the facts that Lagos governor Sanwo-Olu pardoned about 100 suspects in Lagos. The rights lawyer was reacting to a claim by Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna lawmaker, that some #EndSARS protesters have remained in detention…
The Ondo Government has said it is on red alert and prepared to address the possible spread of cholera disease in the state. The government on Monday also said it has activated its surveillance for immediate response to any case of cholera in the state. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka disclosed this during a chat with journalists on Monday. Ajaka said although no active case has been recorded, the state government has put all measures in place to guide against a possible outbreak. He recalled that two cases were recorded in Okitipupa local government areas in January…