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The Ogun State Police have arrested a 37-year old man, Ifeanyi Ajaero, for allegedly beating his wife before chaining her to a generator from night till morning.   The suspect Ifeanyi Ajaero chained his 28-year-old wife identified as Obiageli to the generator on the night of Friday, 14th April till the next morning, Saturday 15th April, 2017.    During interrogation, Mr Ajaero admitted to chaining his wife to the generator, but claimed his actions were for “self-defense. The State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, who confirmed the arrest described the action of the suspect as the height of wickedness and warned residents that the command wont tolerate any act of domestic violence in the state. He has also ordered the immediate transfer of the case to Anti- Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the state Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution.

Unidentified gunmen  on Sunday  killed a journalist, Famous Giobaro, in his residence at INEC Road, Kpasia in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State Giobaro, until his death was a a staff of state owned Bayelsa Radio Corporation, Glory FM 97.1 Yenagoa.  A witness said the gunmen stormed his apartment at about  5 a.m  on Sunday, April 16, where they had stiff resistance from the late journalist who barricaded the door as they tried to forcefully gain entrance into his house. The gunmen later shot through the door which hit him in the stomach.  The assailants then bust open his kitchen door, entered his bedroom and and shot him several times before they left the area.   The Bayelsa state Police Public Relations Officer DSP Asinim Butswat who confirmed the incident however said he was yet to get full details of the incident. The attackers did not steal anything and they did not attack other occupants of the bungalow, fueling speculations they could be assassins. T...

The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information directly leading to the arrest of a 32-year-old Nigerian man Kelechi Declan James, for allegedly scamming victim of more than $5 million. A statement on FBI website says its "agents are looking for the public’s assistance in locating Kelechi Declan James. He has federal criminal charges against him from an investigation by FBI New York’s Cyber Crime Task Force."  “James is known to frequent the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East New York (Crescent Street and Loring Avenue; Vermont Street between Blake Avenue and Dumont Avenue), Brownsville, Bedford-Stuyvesant (MacDougal and Hull Streets), Crown Heights (Park Place and Utica Avenue), Flatbush (E 29th and Avenue D), and East Flatbush (East 51st and Winthrop Street).   The FBI is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest. “James is 32 years old, 6’0” tall, and approximately 175 pounds. He...

When Pastor Simeon Obelue called his 21-year-old son Chidubem Obelue and advised him to renounce his membership of a cult group, little did he know that it would lead to his untimely death. The 59-year-old cleric was until his tragic death, the parish pastor of Christ Holy Church a.k.a “Odozi Obodo” in Iwolla-oghi town, Ezeagu Local Government Area, Enugu State. Like every good father, Simeon had advised his son to renounce his membership of a cult group.    Chidubem did not take kindly to the advice, and in anger packed out of the father’s house in the church premises on December 4, 2016 and relocated a house he rented for himself. This effectively set him free from attending the church. Apparently, he also began planning to attack his father. The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Danmallam, who confirmed the incident told  Sunday  Sun that on March 11, 2017, about  1.00am , Chidubem sneaked into the family house and passed through the kitche...

Five persons including a child were today burnt beyond recognition in an accident that occurred at the National Stadium flyover in Lagos today. According to reports, a commercial bus with passengers went up in flames as it descended from the flyover bridge this evening at about 6.40pm. Officials of the Lagos state Emergency Managaement Authority LASEMA who arrived the scene after receiving a distress call, say five persons including a child, three women and a man, were burnt beyond recognition. Five others sustained serious burns and have been taken to the hospital.

Two persons have been reported dead, and 14 others injured in an fatal accident that occurred in the Anthony area of Lagos Monday afternoon. A statement by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says the agency received a distress call at 3:05 pm, and deployed its Emergency Response Team (ERT) to the scene. The remains of the two persons killed in the accident have been deposited at the Lagos mainland hospital mortuary while the 14 others that sustained various degrees of injury are being treated at the Gbagada General Hospital and trauma centre by LASAMBUS and the LASEMA paramedics. “Preliminary investigation conducted by the ERT at the scene of the accident purportedly revealed that a Volkswagen commercial bus with registration number GGE716XM had a head-on collision with another vehicle (Mazda Taxi). The damaged vehicles were subsequently recovered with the aid of the agency’s towing truck to avoid another incident and to ensure free flow of traffic in the area...

In a press statement released by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Jimoh Moshood on behalf of the IGP,  Ibrahim Idris,  in Abuja on Sunday, the IGP has deployed Special X-Squad on Highways and Roads throughout the Country to Clear Illegal Road Blocks and obstructions. The statement reads in full... 1.     The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni has deployed Special X-Squad Teams of the Force across the country to commence with effect from Monday, 17th April, 2017 the removal of all forms of illegal blockage of Highways and Roads, and other obstructions on public Highways and Roads created by unlawful Revenue/Tax collectors, Road Transport Unions, Labour and Trade related unions inhibiting vehicular movement and smooth passage of passengers and goods, and other road users across the country.  2.     The Special X-Squad Teams deployed are under strict instructions to also arrest, investig...