Five suspected robbers were set on fire after they failed in their attempt to snatch telephone handsets from passers-by at Nkpor, near Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria. “The suspects usually use a tricycle to rob unsuspecting members of the public of their telephones, bags, money and other valuables in the area,” …
Read More »An elderly woman died after losing her genitals
A 72-year-old woman has died after her genitals were cut by her domestic worker alongside with two other suspects in the Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. “The deceased had her breasts, finger, tongue and private part cut off by the three suspects alleged for ritual purposes,” …
Read More »Gunmen killed a vigilante in Anambra State
Some assailants have shot dead a member of the Anambra State Vigilante Service attached to the Central Security, Obosi, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. The men of the vigilante service were on a routine patrol when they ran into the hoodlums, who engaged them …
Read More »A Sex worker found dead in hotel room
A sex worker was found dead when cleaners swept her room in a hotel in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria, according to reports. The victim was suspected to be murdered or had committed suicide. The positioning of the body suggested that she was strangled. A colleague of the deceased said she …
Read More »Fire destroys many properties in Anambra
15 shops were razed following a fire outbreak at the Isuanuocha community in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. “The shop owners had gone home when a security man on duty noticed the brazen fire from one of the shops and started alerting the people,” according to …
Read More »Gunmen kill four people in Anambra
Gunmen have killed four people at Nzomiwu Street in Eziani community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria, according to reports. The gunmen invaded the community, started shooting in the air and killed three men and a woman, who was apparently pregnant. “The gunmen immediately fled the scene …
Read More »Nigeria: robber kills university student over phone
A 200-level student of the Department of Philosophy at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra State, was shot dead while trying to retrieve his phone from armed robbers in his pavilion in Nigeria. “The victim obediently gave his phone to the armed robbers but requested his SIM card as the robbers agreed …
Read More »Gunmen burnt police headquarters in Anambra
Assailants have burnt down the Divisional Police Headquarters in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria, according to reports. The assailants, who came in large numbers, stormed the police premises and began shooting sporadically, frightening the police officers on duty, before setting fire to the building. The gunmen …
Read More »Gunmen killed abducted youth in Nigeria
Unidentified gunmen have killed a youth and dumped his body by the roadside as he was abducted at Okpuno in the Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. “He was kidnapped along Geneva Hotel Road and his lifeless body was found by the roadside,” according to information. “It …
Read More »Assailants killed a couple despite payment of a ransom
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 …
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