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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 …

Some suspected herdsmen have attacked and murdered a 49-year-old man in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. “The victim was working on his fishing camp in the bush when the armed men shot at and killed him, “reports said. A farmer from the community was also shot …

Four students of Eleyele Secondary School have been arrested for raping and defiling a 16-year-old schoolmate who was mentally unstable in Ibadan, Nigeria, according to reports. “The police charged the minors with conspiracy and unlawful sexual intercourse,” reports said. “The students conspired to commit the offense,”according to Inspector Folake Ewe, …

A grandmother set fire to her son, wife and two grandchildren in Apomu community in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, Nigeria. The old woman complained of being starved of food while living with her son in the same house. “She set the house ablaze while the family members were …

An undergraduate of the University of Port Harcourt died due to a lack of bed space in the hospital for prompt treatment in the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. “The victim was studying in school when she suffered a crisis and was rushed to the hospital,” according to information. She …

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. …

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for defiling an 11-year-old primary five pupil in his room in Nigeria, reports said. “He told me that his wife was calling me to run an errand for her,” according to the victim. “He took …

A 38-year-old teacher has been arrested for using the thumbs of his hands and legs to defile four female pupils of the Duba Danul Huda Islamiya School in Nigeria. “The suspect committed the act between January to March, 2023, adding that the victim’s father reported the case to the police,” …

Three men have been remanded for stabbing a 23-year-old man to death with a screwdriver in the Abule Egba area in Nigeria, according to reports. “The suspects killed the deceased by using a screwdriver to stab him multiple times,” according the prosecutor said. “The defendants conspired among themselves and allegedly …

A newborn baby has been found dead under the bridge at the Uncle Joe area in Mokola, Ibadan, Oyo State in Nigeria, according to reports. The dead body was wrapped with black polythene and dropped under the bridge. The body might have been dropped early Wednesday, March 15, 2023 before …