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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man for killing his girlfriend with a sledgehammer in Lagos, Nigeria. “The suspect was consumed by emotions and smashed the head of his girlfriend, and killed her with the sledgehammer,” according to reports. According to the state Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa,” …

A 30-year-old man was headbutted to death by a cow in the abattoir located in Agege Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The incident happened after the cow broke loose from the abattoir,” according to reports. “All efforts by the police who stormed the abattoir to arrest the fiery cow proved …

A man has died after he could not come out from a well where he entered to remove a faulty pumping machine in the Ijotun area of Lagos, Nigeria. “The deceased was invited by a neighbour to help him remove the pumping machine,” according to the deceased’s famly. “He drowned …

Four men were arraigned before the Yaba Magistrate’s Court for assaulting and injuring a man on his right shoulder with a gun over a disputed land in Lagos, Nigeria. The defendants were arraigned on five counts of assault, forcible entry and threat to life, reports said. “The defendants armed with …

Nigerian influencer Augusta Osedion was stabbed to death by her boyfriend during an argument between them in Lagos, Nigeria, according to reports. The suspect confessed to the murder on his Instagram page, writing that he “mistakenly stabbed” her girlfriend during an argument. The victim’s body was found at the suspect …

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old pregnant woman who stabbed her teenage maid for not washing her bag in Lagos, Nigeria. Policemen arrested the suspect following a video on the plight of the maid recorded by one of her neighbors which went viral. The state Police Public …

The body of a man was found naked in a car by residents and passersby in Isheri, Ojodu Berger in Lagos, Nigeria, according to reports. “The man was found naked in a black Toyota car,” according to an eyewitness. “His corpse was lying across the front seats of the car …

A 53-year-old man was stabbed to death in an unfinished building at Salvation Estate in Owode community, Ajah area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The victim who engaged in menial jobs, returned home, had his meal and went to bed. A yet-to-be-identified assailant made his way into the building at midnight …

Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja sentenced four men to death by hanging for armed robbery and kidnapping of a woman in Nigeria, reports said. “The victim was kidnapped while she was about to leave her house,” according to the state Director of Public Prosecution, Dr Babajide Martins. The …

Three policemen were shot by robbers as they have mounted a roadlock on Freeman Street in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State, Nigeria, reports said. “The robbers were trying to connect the street to exit the community when they encountered the policemen who were conducting a stop-and-search,” reports said. …