Authorities in southern Nigeria have apprehended two alleged members of a notorious cult gang believed to be responsible for the murder of Superintendent Bako Angbashim, the former Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ahoada Division, in Rivers State. Angbashim was brutally killed in September 2023 during an ambush by cultists in Oduemude, a remote community in…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two principal suspects in connection with the brutal murder and burning of a young woman on May 24, 2025, in the ‘Gangare’ area near the canal behind Mile 12 Market, Lagos. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this in a statement on Monday…
A former University of Lagos Student, Chidinma Ojukwu, accused of killing Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, on Tuesday said that statements she made during police interrogation were false and under duress. Ojukwu testified in her defence before Justice Yetunde Adesanya at a Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square. She is…
The Police Command in Lagos State has detained two suspects for prosecution over their alleged involvement in a fight that resulted in a man’s death. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. He said that the incident happened on Saturday at NPA Road, Victoria Island area of…
Eight people who allegedly helped the perpetrator in the brutal murder of history teacher Samuel Paty are set to stand trial in a Paris court on Monday, four years after the incident. The crime, classified as an Islamist-motivated terrorist act, shocked France and sparked international outrage. In October 2020, the suspect, an 18-year-old with Russian-Chechen…
