Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has asked the Secretary to the Federal Government of Nigeria, Mr Boss Mustapha, to use his good offices to get the South African police authorities to take serious steps to unravel the murder of…
Chef arrested for allegedly killing lawyer in Lagos hotel (Punch)
A chef, Joshua Usulor, has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly killing a 34-year-old lawyer, Feyitayo Obot, who came to Lagos for a business meeting and lodged at a hotel in Opebi, Ikeja area…
Court sentences man to death for murder (Guardian)
An Osun State high court sitting in Osogbo, the state capital, on Thursday, sentenced a middle-aged man, Sunday Palms, to death by hanging for murder. The convict was arraigned on December 8, 2014, on a one-count charge of murder, a…
33-Year-Old Man And Friend “Tired Of Eating Human Flesh” Given Life Sentence (Guardian)
Two South African men, Nino Mbatha, 33, and Lungisani Magubane, 32 have been sentenced for life on the grounds of murder after a judge said they were guilty of “the most heinous crime”, local media reported. Sitting at the Pietermaritzburg…
Businessman demands justice as land grabbers kill son (Punch)
A Lagos-based businessman, Sunday Omojola, has asked the police to investigate the murder of his son and ensure that those responsible are brought to book. Sunday, in a petition to the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, urged the police to…
Suspected robbers murder MAUTECH lecturer, husband – Police (Punch)
The Adamawa State Police Command has said hoodlums suspected to be armed robbers may have been responsible for the murder of a lecturer at the Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Dr Elizabeth Malgwi, 63; and her husband, Dr Mwajim Malgwi,…
Police arrests five for murder of graduate in Lagos (Punch)
Five suspected cult members have been arrested by the police in connection with the murder of a graduate, Sadiq Saka, near the gate of the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Otto-Ijanikin, Lagos State. The suspects were apprehended by the police…
Police investigates alleged killing of woman by son (Punch)
The Enugu State Police Command has began investigation into the alleged killing of an 85-year-old woman by her son at Eziokwu Amurri community of Nkanu West Local Government Area. The command’s spokesman, Superintendent Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement in…
Police reveal how Togolese cook killed Credit Switch chairman (Punch)
The Lagos State Police Command has said that its investigation into the murder of the late Chairman of Credit Switch Technology, Opeyemi Bademosi, has revealed that his cook and prime suspect, Sunday Anani, allegedly stabbed his boss to death in…
I killed my mother, slept with her corpse for money ritual – Suspect (Punch)
An 18-year-old man, Samuel Akpobome, who was arrested by the police in Edo State for allegedly killing his mother for money rituals, has explained how he committed the act. Akpobome told PUNCH Metro on Wednesday that he strangled the victim,…
