A drunk police officer shot dead two of his colleagues in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Thursday, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporation report said. The policeman, who killed his colleagues, was also shot dead, Federal Police Commissioner Zeynu Jemal was quoted by Fana as saying. The attacker was intoxicated as of the time of the […] …
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Man allegedly defrauds trader, micro-finance bank
Oluwatobi Akindele A man, Solomon Izuagwu, has been arrested by the police for allegedly defrauding a shop-seeking trader at the Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos State. The suspect was alleged to have also obtained a loan by false pretences from a micro-finance bank. PUNCH Metro gathered that Izuagwu collected N800,000 as payment for two years’ […] …
Motorcyclist dies after colliding with camel
An 18-year-old motorcycle rider has been killed after colliding with a camel in a village in Kebbi State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident happened on Tuesday in Koko village, in the Koko Local Government Area of Kebbi State. An eyewitness, Muhammadu Garba, said on Wednesday that the camel attacked the unidentified […] …
Man bags 10 years’ imprisonment for killing brother over woman
An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday sentenced a 28-year-old man, Collins Abakwe, to 10 years’ imprisonment for stabbing his younger brother, Chibuike Abakwe, to death during an argument over a woman. The Justice Raliat Adebiyi-led court sentenced the convict, who was arraigned on a charge of murder in 2013, after finding him guilty of a […] …
Two soldiers jailed for abduction, extortion
Kayode Idowu, Maiduguri Two soldiers have been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment by the General Court Martial of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army, sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State. The soldiers were accused of abducting and extorting N1m from a civilian. The Head of the court, Brig. Gen. Olusegun Adesina, while delivering his judgment, said […] …
Husband conspires with friends, robs wife
Omowumi Isamotu A man, Adewale Lukmon, has been arrested for allegedly conspiring with his friends, identified as Bidemi Fatai, Saheed Owolabi and Babatunde Ageele, to rob his wife, Funmilayo, of the sum of N159,000. PUNCH Metro gathered that both husband and wife lived together at their house on Leadway Estate, Eruwen, Ikorodu, Lagos State. Our […] …
Policeman kills undergraduate, injures another at APC primary
Theophilus Onojeghen, Warri There was tension at the Federal College of Education (Technical) Asaba, on Wednesday, when a policeman deployed in the venue of the All Progressives Congress’ Delta North Senatorial District allegedly went berserk, shooting two students of the institution. It was learnt that the incident led to pandemonium as the yet-to-be-identified policeman fled […] …
Father rapes, impregnates 13-year-old daughter in Edo
• He defiled me five times – Victim Alexander Okere, Benin A middle-aged man has been arrested by operatives of the Edo State Police Command for allegedly raping his 13-year-old daughter in the Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect, Friday Moses, was picked up by the police after […] …
Toddler, four others killed in Ondo crash
Peter Dada, Akure A tanker carrying 33,000 litres of petrol on Wednesday fell at Shagari Village junction on the Akure-Owo Expressway, Akure, the Ondo State capital, killing five people, including a toddler. The tanker, after falling, was said to have spilt its content on the road and later caught fire, burning no fewer than seven […] …
Lawmaker loses $753,456, car, land in money-doubling scam
An unidentified Kenyan lawmaker has been revealed as one of the victims of a money-doubling scam, that was busted by police on Monday. According to Musa Yego, the head of the police team that arrested the money-doubling syndicate, the Member of Parliament was among eight Kenyans, who were duped hundreds of millions. The money-doubling syndicate was […] …