Tag: HOMICIDE
Nigerian accused of killing woman in Italy cleared of murder
A court in Italy has cleared a Nigerian asylum-seeker, whose alleged crimes inspired a neo-Fascist to go on a shooting spree against migrants at...
Police record 210 rape cases in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command says it has recorded 210 cases of rape and unnatural acts in the state in 2017.
The command’s spokesman, DSP...
Homicide: Court remands man for allegedly poisoning man to death
A Kano High Court on Wednesday remanded one Abubakar Ali, 48, in prison for allegedly poisoning one Ibrahim Adamu to death.
Ali who lives in...
Oscar Pistorius’ jail term more than doubled
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein, South Africa, has increased the sentence of former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius to 13 years in prison...
Court remands wife over killing of ex-PDP chairman’s son
The FCT High Court in Jabi, Abuja, on Friday remanded in Suleja prison Maryam Sanda, who allegedly killed her husband, Bilyaminu Haliru.
The late Haliru...
Former Katsina district head’s son sentenced to death by hanging
A Katsina State High Court sitting in Funtua on Thursday sentenced Mu’ammar Tukur, son of former district head of Bakori, to death by hanging...
Man commits suicide after hacking wife to death in Enugu
A 41-year-old man, Francis Uzo, has committed suicide after allegedly hacking his wife, Ozoemena, to death over unresolved issues in Enugu East Local Government...
Policeman kills colleague over N20,000 largesse
A policeman (name withheld) with the Bayelsa Police Command has shot dead his colleague (name also withheld) over N20,000 largesse.
The incident occurred early Tuesday...
Blasphemy: Court frees alleged killers of Igbo woman
A Kano Magistrates’ Court on Thursday discharged all the five suspects, who allegedly killed a trader, Bridget Agbahime, in Kano on June 2 over...
Woman stabs fiancé to death two months to wedding
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old woman, Abosede Omolare, for allegedly stabbing her fiancé, Sadiq Dauda, to death during an argument.
The...