Police in Kwara state have been accused of allegedly dumping a student in front of his hostel after he became unconscious in their custody.Speaking from his hospital bed, the victim who is an international student, said he was with two of his friends when some police officers accosted them and ordered them to enter their vehicle. He said the officers identified one of the students and asked him to go while they told him and his friend to enter their vehicle. He said the officers asked for their phones which they surrendered to the officers. He alleged that after searching…
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instablog9ja “I got N200k only,” Kidnap suspect, whose gang allegedly killed two after collecting N13m ransom, tells police The police in Niger State have arrested a 31-year-old man, Nasiru Musa, in connection with the killing of two kidnapped victims after payment of N13million ransom in Tegina town, Rafi LGA of the state. It was gathered that the suspect, who allegedly conspired with several others to kidnap the victims and collect ransom, was arrested on August 28. According to reports, the deceased victims — Aminu Sani Garba, a health worker and Kasimu Lawan, a factory worker — were among four residents…
A 57-year-old man has reportedly found out that the five kids he’s been raising as his own are actually not his biological children.He made the discovery after taking them to a health centre for DNA test and the results came out negative.The Former Special Assistant to the FCT Minister, Henry Nwazuruahu aka Henry Shield, shared the story on Facebook.He revealed that the heartbroken man and his wife were married for 20 years, so people have been urging him to be a man and not cry to much about it. Shield wrote; “Man is 57 years old, did DNA test for…
I believe strongly in love and loyalty. There seem not to be much of that going around these days but I believe that if you agree to be in a relationship with someone, you have to stick to only them through thick and thin. Because of this, I came to the conclusion that men in their twenties wouldn’t be the best fit for me when it comes to love. I saw them to be too young to want to settle down. So my interest was in men who were thirty years and over. I told myself, “Older men have their…
A group of women said to be from Methodist Church Nigeria were spotted at the popular OPET junction in Umuahia, Abia State on Tuesday, September 6, praying for good leaders. According to eyewitnesses, the women were wailing in prayer for God to send good leaders to help Abia State. Facebook user, Victor Dickson who shared a video from the scene said the women were “pleading and uprooting every faulty foundation in Abia state.” Watch the video below…
Photos have emerged aftermath of the robbery attacks on some commercial banks in Ankpa, Kogi State.IDOMA VOICE reports that the heavily armed men stormed the banks around 3pm on Tuesday.It was gathered that robbers operated for hours without security personnel in sight to confront them.See pictures below.
Arrested Ogun baby factory operator tells Police Police operatives in Ogun State have arrested two women, Christiana D’ivoire Iyama and Margaret Ogwu, for allegedly operating a baby factory in Agbodo area of the state. It was gathered that the suspects were arrested on August 27, following credible information received by the police at Agbado divisional headquarters. The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, September 5. According to him, the Police received information that Christiana Iyama of 4, Ibrahim Famuyiwa street, Agbado, was running a baby factory in her apartment, where she harboured young girls…
I got married earlier this year and per tradition, my father was supposed to receive the marriage items, especially the drinks and my dowry. This was a day I looked forward to with expectation and excitement. I was happy that my father would be honoured for all the efforts he put into raising me. But my mother’s family had other plans. According to their custom, my father lost his right to receive the marriage items of his daughters when he refused to perform my mother’s marriage rites. I would say that I had an interesting childhood because of my dad’s…
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three suspected kidnappers at a forest along Imeko-Iwoye Ketu Road and rescued three victims of their kidnap operation unhurt.The spokesman of the Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed this development in a statement he issued on Monday.Oyeyemi gave the names of the suspects as Aliu Abubakar, 29; Umaru Tukur, 24; and Yau Isah, 25. He said they were arrested following a distress call received by operatives at Imeko Divisional Police Headquarters that kidnappers, numbering about eight, armed with dangerous weapons blocked Termac/Iwoye Road and shooting sporadically.The information revealed further that the hoodlums had…
Two kidnappers terrorising Umunneochi areas and the Enugu-Okigwe-Port Harcourt expressway have been caught by youths of Umuaku in collaboration with the Vigilante in Umuaku Isuochi in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State.The kidnappers were caught on Tuesday morning within the boundary between Umuhu and Mbezi Mbala Isuochi. It was gathered that the kidnappers who hail from Abakiliki in Ebonyi State were led by the indigene of the Umuaku Community, and were among the criminals constituting a nuisance around the axis.Meanwhile, the Governor of Abia State Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has taken several security measures to tackle the incessant killings and…