Five men have been jailed for 12 years each after they were convicted of exhuming a human skull in Nigeria, according to reports. They had planned to take it to a traditional doctor, who said it was needed for rituals that would make them rich. “The herbalist informed and promised …
Read More »At least three killed and several kidnapped in northwest Nigeria
At least 50 people, including women and children, were kidnapped and three others killed in an attack by gunmen in Bagega, a mining village in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state, local media reported Tuesday, citing residents. Kidnapping for ransom has become commonplace in northwestern Nigeria in recent years where armed gangs, …
Read More »Gunmen kill nine vigilantes in Bauchi forest
Gunmen have attacked and killed nine members of a local vigilante group popularly known as Yan Ba Beli in Bauchi state, Nigeria, according to reports. “The vigilantes were killed in Gamji village forest while they were searching for bandits who have been killing and kidnapping innocent people for ransom,” reports …
Read More »Irate motorcyclists kill police inspector in Delta
A 45-year-old police inspector has been killed by some commercial motorcyclists in Ogwashi-Uku, the Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. “The inspector was on his way to church with his wife and three children when a commercial motorcyclist hit his vehicle from behind,” the deceased brother said. …
Read More »Nigeria: four men cut with a human skull
A pastor and three other people were arrested in possession of a human skull in the Saje district of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, Nigeria. “The suspects claimed they had intended to use the skull for rituals,” according to reports. “The arrest was made following a tip-off from members …
Read More »Man arrested for killing his pregnant girlfriend
A security guard has been remanded in custody for allegedly killing his girlfriend at the University of Lagos in Akoka, Lagos State, Nigeria. “The suspect and the deceased had a disagreement on the pregnancy which he instructed her to abort,” according to reports. The deceased decided to walk out on …
Read More »Nigeria: a boy arrested for burying his brother alive
A boy is currently in the custody of the Kogi State Police Command for allegedly burying his younger brother alive in the Adavi Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The suspect carried out the directive of his mother who allegedly asked him to punish his brother for stealing N10,000,” …
Read More »Father arrested for defiling his 13-year-old daughter
Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly defiling his daughter for three years in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, Nigeria. “The man has been defiling the girl since she was 10 years old,” according to reports. The victim’s teachers noticed her strange behaviours …
Read More »Suspected gumen shoot dead a mechanic
Gunmen shot dead an auto technician as he chatted with a woman in his car in Diobu Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The mechanic and his female company were still in the vehicle, about three gunmen arrived at the scene, shot him in the head and fled,” …
Read More »Two brothers arrested for killing their uncle
Two children of the same parents have been brought before a Kwara State Magistrates’ Court for the alleged murder of their uncle in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The two suspects conspired to attack their 54-year-old uncle who attempted to mediate in a misunderstanding between them and …
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