A Kenyan court on Tuesday sentenced two men to 35 years in prison for murdering Ugandan Olympic athlete Benjamin Kiplagat last year. After a nine-month trial, the High Court in the northwestern city of Eldoret last week found Peter Ushuru…
Ebonyi: Police arrest 4 over organ harvesting, nab 173 others
The Nigeria Police Command in Ebonyi said it arrested no fewer than 177 suspected criminals for various offences in October 2024. The Command noted that four out of the 177 suspects were alleged to be involved in human organ harvesting…
Ondo Amotekun arrests 20-year-old for killing grandmother over N3k
The Ondo State security outfit, Amotekun, has detained a 20-year-old, Akinmade Friday, who allegedly killed a 65-year-old woman over a sum of N3,000. The suspect reportedly attacked the elderly woman with a wooden plank after accusing her of entering his…
Labourer kills wife, matchetes 3-yr-old son in Ondo
A labourer, Sunday Emmanuel, has allegedly macheted his wife simply identified as Linda to death at Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State. According to a police report, Emmanuel, who resides at Ogbeni Camp in the Ofosu area of Idanre,…
Father-of-2 died after ‘man he met on Grindr smashed his head in’
An army veteran who was found in a partially buried grave having suffered ‘at least 10 blows to the head’ was killed by a man he had met on Grindr, a court has heard. The remains of Paul Taylor, 56,…
Couple found dead next to their dog in ‘murder-suicide’
An elderly couple found dead at their Cardiff home in a suspected murder-suicide have been described as ‘just wonderful people’ by their grieving daughter. Former rugby referee Steve Jefferies and wife Christine’s bodies were discovered after three ‘loud bangs’, believed…
Police arrest 123 suspected criminals in Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command has announced the arrest of 123 suspected criminals between July and August 2024. Commissioner of Police in the state, Kanayo Uzuegbu made the disclosure while briefed journalists on the operational activities of the command between…
#JusticeForFidelis: Nigerians demand justice over alleged murder of 33-year-old man in Edo
The report of the mysterious death of a 33-year-old manager at Angle 90 branch of Valchi Fast Food and Bar, Auchi, Edo State, Fidelis Osaghae, has sparked some reactions among Nigerians on social media with hashtag #JusticeForFidelis trending on X…
Police allege Mo. man tied ex-girlfriend to wheelchair and shot her, then got new girlfriend to help bury body
A Missouri man is accused of beating his ex-girlfriend and tying her to a wheelchair before shooting her in the head and enlisting the help of his new girlfriend to help hide her body, authorities allege. Tony Lawrence Charboneau and…
Man arrested for killing girlfriend, Court orders Lagos to probe journalists death, 2 arrested with weapons and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Man arrested for allegedly killing ex-girlfriend in Lagos (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has arrested…