Crime

Police Launch Investigation into Brutal Killing of Orphan, 2 Others in Anambra

Published

1 year ago

September 11, 2024

The Anambra Police Command says it has begun an investigation into the killing of three persons including an orphan at Enugwu-Ukwu Community in Njikoka area of Anambra.

Chubuzor Onyesoh, an orphan, and two other yet-to-be-identified persons were reportedly murdered following a land dispute between Enugwu-Ukwu and Nwafia communities.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said in a statement in Awka that an investigation had commenced on the matter.
Ikenga said that the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Nnaghe Itam, ordered a thorough investigation on the matter after visiting the scene of the incident.

“The CP has also urged the feuding factions to be calm, and that the police will ensure prompt handling of the matter,” he said.

He said that preliminary information revealed that the victims were lured by some individuals through a phone call to the disputed land area.

Furthermore, the police spokesman said that the victims were asked to come over for a land transaction and were attacked with guns and matchet.

Ikenga expressed the commitment of the police to do everything towards apprehending those behind the killing.

He said that the vehicle used by the suspects to carry out the act had been recovered by the police.

“The remains of the deceased have been deposited in the morgue,” Ikenga said.
In his reaction, Chief Patrick Nworji, the President-General, Enugwu-Ukwu Community, told Newsmen, that the incident had thrown the community into tension.
“There is tension in Enugwu-Ukwu now, but we are doing everything possible to control the situation,” he said.

Mazi Christian Beluchukwu, also speaking, a resident of the community, condemned the killing and described it as a bad omen.

Beluchukwu urged the police and other security agencies to do everything possible to apprehend the perpetrators of the act.

Crime

FCT Police Rescue 23 Foreign Nationals, Arrest 14 Kidnappers in Nasarawa

Published

7 days ago

October 31, 2025

By Onilede Titi Faith

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Command has rescued 23 foreign nationals and arrested 14 suspected kidnappers during a major operation in Nasarawa State.

Police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said in a statement on Friday that the operation, carried out by the Scorpion Squad on October 22 at Angwan Adamu Ruga Fulani Zone B, Ado Mararaba, followed reports of foreigners lured to Nigeria under false job offers.

The victims, 14 men, eight women, and one child were held for ransom in two apartments before being rescued unhurt, except one who sustained a minor injury.

Adeh said the syndicate, led by transnational kingpin Abubakar Jigiba and his brother, Sougule Zoubere, demanded ₦10 million per victim. The duo remains at large.

Commissioner of Police, CP Miller Dantawaye, commended the operatives and urged residents to report suspicious activities, noting that the raid was part of ongoing efforts to curb banditry and kidnapping in border communities.

Crime

Pastor-Lawyer Re-Arraigned for Alleged Assault of 14-Year-Old Girl in Lagos

Published

1 week ago

October 30, 2025

By Samuel Adeola

A pastor and lawyer, Aka-Bashorun Olawale Akanni, has been re-arraigned before Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old girl.

The Lagos State Government charged Akanni, a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), pastor, with indecent treatment of a child under Section 135 of the Lagos Criminal Law, 2015. He pleaded not guilty.

Justice Oshodi upheld the bail earlier granted by a Magistrate’s Court and adjourned the case to December 9, 2025, for continuation of trial.

Crime

Lagos Police Arrest Three Inspectors for Brutal Assault on 22-Year-Old

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1 week ago

October 29, 2025

By Omoniyi David

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three inspectors for allegedly assaulting 22-year-old Jacob Sunday into a coma at the 22 Police Mobile Force (PMF), Barracks, Ogudu.

The suspects, Inspectors John Alom, Sunday Adoga, and Jehovah Usam reportedly lured the victim, son of Inspector Sunday Ochepo, into their room and beat him over an alleged affair with Mrs. Sarah Richard, wife of ASP Audu Richard, a resident of the barracks.

Jacob was rescued by detectives and rushed to the Police College Cottage Hospital, Ikeja, where he is receiving treatment.

Police authorities confirmed the arrest, adding that the officers are in detention as investigations continue.