Zara Bibi, a woman who was seven months pregnant, was brutally murdered and dismembered in Daska, Pakistan. Her mother-in-law, Sughran Bibi, confessed to the crime, claiming Zara had used “witchcraft” to seduce her son. Senior police officer Omar Farooq stated: “In her confessional statement, Sughran Bibi said that she suspected Zara of allegedly practising ‘witchcraft.’”…
Four persons have reportedly lost their lives as yet-to-be-identified gunmen opened fire on some residents and security operatives in the communities, in a fatal attack at Ukpo, Dunukofia Local Government Area and Abatete, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State on Monday. According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen, suspected to be enforcing the Monday…
An attack on a federal lawmaker’s convoy in Abia state by unknown gunmen has left a policeman dead, while his colleague is said to be struggling for his life. According to media reports, the gunmen waylaid the convoy at Ubakala in Umuahia South council area, Abia State. The convoy is said to be owned by…
A 22-year-old schoolteacher at the Blessed Peace School in Egbeda, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, identified only as Prosper, has been arrested and detained by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly sodomising a 10-year-old boy at the school. A PUNCH Metro correspondent learnt on Sunday that before performing the crime, the suspect…
The Lagos State Police Command has commenced manhunt for a fleeing truck driver who allegedly ran over a yet-to-be-identified revenue collector on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The truck driver and his conductor reportedly fled from the scene following the severity of the accident on Sunday. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, who confirmed the…
Jude Nnam, a prominent Nigerian Christian music composer, has been abducted in Umunnachi, Anambra State. The music icon, widely known as Ancestor, was reportedly kidnapped on Thursday evening at around 6 p.m. while in the state for a church function. Nnam is a highly respected figure in the Nigerian Christian community, serving as the National…
Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the Osun State Police Command have arrested and paraded a dismissed soldier, Emmanuel Anthony, 34, for his involvement in a kidnapping operation and extortion of N3 million from victims. Anthony, who claimed to have served in the Nigerian Army for over 14 years, including a foreign mission under the…
A 33-year-old Nigerian man, Babatunde Francis Ayeni, has been sentenced to 10 years in a U.S. federal prison for his involvement in a large-scale cyber fraud conspiracy. The scheme, which targeted over 400 individuals across the United States, resulted in a collective loss of nearly $20 million. The U.S. Attorney’s office in a statement said…
A High Court of the Capital Territory, FCT, has convicted and sentenced one Laminu Ahmed, 36, to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl. Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi found the defendant guilty based on an eight-count charge the Federal Government entered against him through the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of…
Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, have refused a bribe of ₦174 million offered by a 28-year-old suspected internet fraudster, Patrick Akpoguma. The suspect is accused of engaging in various forms of cyber fraud, including romance scams, identity theft, hacking, cryptocurrency fraud, ritualism, and cultism. Akpoguma, speaking with journalists at Zone 2…