Crime

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has arrested a man with a human skull, and five persons suspected to be cult members. The police said the skull-holding man, Edu Udeme Ime, an indigene of Mbak Etoi Village in Uyo was arrested at Urua Ekpa junction by its Quick...

A suspect, Abdullahi Isa, has been arrested by the police for dehumanising, locking up and starvating his wife for nearly two years in Maiduguri Metropolitan, Borno State on Friday. In a video seen and obtained by our correspondent shows a woman being carried into a waiting ambulance. When Daily Trust...

The Cross River state Police Command has launched a manhunt for the alleged killers of the woman accused of witchcraft, Mrs Martina Itagbor in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the State on the 18th of June. Mrs Itagbor was accused of witchcraft and also being behind the death of several...

About two persons suspected to be members of different cult groups were on Friday allegedly gunned down by their rivals in Awka, the Anambra State capital, during a clash by rival cult groups. It was gathered that the attack took place at about 11 AM around Ukwuoji Bus Stop, along...

Sixteen-year-old Olayemi Agbeloba has died by suicide after the husband of her boss whose name could only be confirmed as Ajibode, allegedly raped her at their residence in the Eruwa community, in the Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State. After perpetrating the crime, Ajibode, who is a welder, was...

A car dealer, Mohammed Manga, has been thrown into confusion after a customer, one Henry, absconded with one of his cars, a Mercedes Benz GLB 250 in the Abuja area of the Federal Capital Territory. PUNCH Metro gathered from Manga that a yet-to-be-identified friend who is also into the business...

Despite the curfew imposed by the Plateau State Government to curb insecurity in the Mangu Local Government Area, gunmen, on Monday, allegedly killed five persons during an attack on the Sohon Kerang community, in the Sohon Kerang community of the local government area. PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspects, after...

AN Enugu State High Court has granted a perpetual injunction restraining the police from arresting the General Overseer of City of Jesus International Ministry, Enugu, Pastor Christopher Orji. Pastor Orji was accused by a former member of the Church, Dr. Adaeze Anyaegbunam of swindling her of over N29 million. Anyaegbunam...

The Police Command in Kaduna State says its operatives have busted a rail line vandalism operation, impounded a conveyance truck and recovered some exhibits. This is contained in a statement by DSP Muhammad Jalige, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) on Monday in Kaduna. Jalige said that following credible...

The Police in Calabar have arrested twin sisters for allegedly butchering their elder brother to death with machetes, for selling their late father’s land and refusing to share the proceeds with them. The twin, identified as Ikwo Effiong and Idak Effiong, allegedly took the life of their elder brother, Kokoette...