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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 …

An Akwa Ibom State High Court has sentenced a 37-year-old man to death by hanging for killing his father in his house in Etinan Local Government Area, Nigeria. The convict had confessed that he single-handedly killed his father in his house and buried him. “The convict chased his father to …

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,” …

A 45-year-old man has been arrested for defiling a 10-year-old girl in the Idoani community, the Ose Local Government Area of the state in Nigeria. “The victim was lured to an uncompleted building by the suspect where he had carnal knowledge of her after giving her N100,” report said. The …

18 people were killed when terrorists clashed with local security guards in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria. This is just as the death toll of the attack on Ungwan Wakili community in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. “Search parties were still busy looking for …

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have killed fishermen as they were fishing in the Lake Chad region in Borno State, Nigeria. “The fishermen were killed while on fishing and wood-cutting activities by terrorists riding on motorcycles,” the local government area confirmed. “The terrorists started shooting sporadically killing 29 while seven others …