West Africa

A bricklayer has been sentenced to six months in prison by an Accra Circuit Court for slashing a man’s palm with a machete during an argument over a video clip in Accra, Ghana. The facts of the case as presented by the prosecutor, Inspector Maxwell Ayim, were that, the complainant …

A couple was abducted and murdered by assailants despite payment of a ransom in Dunukofia Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria. “The victims, while returning to their house after attending a program were kidnapped and their four-month-old baby was left behind,” according to reports. The family members initially paid the …

Thieves have broken into a District Police Commander’s home and stolen his flat screen TV set in the Sawla District of the Savannah Region in Ghana. He discovered this after returning from a patrol duties in the district. “My home was not ransacked, just my television set was carted away …

A 27-year-old lady was beaten to death during a fight at Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, Ghana, according to reports. It is not clear what led to the scuffle but she suffered severe injuries in the ear and bruises on the face and neck. The …

A 30-year-old woman and her two daughters died in a fire in Gwaram Local Government Area, Jigawa State, Nigeria, according to reports. The fire razed the cabin while the mother and her two daughters, aged four and two, were sleeping. The mother and her two daughters were consumed by the …

An employee of the Central Bank of Nigeria and his wife have been sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for child abuse as they maltreated their 10-year-old maid, according to reports. “The couple subjected the victim to serious torture as she carried their little baby to pamper her to sleep around midnight …

The Police are on a manhunt for a gang of robbers who attacked a household and shot two persons at Brofoyedu in the Ashanti Region, Ghana. “The victims were shot after one of them allegedly struggled with the robbers during the attack,” according to a police statement. They were rushed …

A man stabbed his roommate to death following a heated argument over a N300 electricity bill in their rented apartment in Okumagba Layout, Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. The victim and the suspect were said to be friends residing in a one room apartment in the house. The suspect was the …

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 73-year-old man in Aswani, Isolo area, for deflowering a five-year-old girl. The victim and her mother paid a visit to the suspect in his residence. The suspect sent the victim’s mother to the market to buy foodstuffs, as she left her child …

A 49-year-old man was arrested for bathing with blood at a community river in the Odeda Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria, according to reports. The suspect was seen by community members at the riverfront where he parked his Nissan commercial vehicle. He came out with a local sponge …