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Omozuwa: Police Parade Suspected Killers Of UNIBEN Student

Obaseki Reacts To Murder Of Vera Omozuwa

May 31, 2020 2:36 pm

Governor Godwin Obaseki has spoken on the murder of a student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), identified as Vera Uwaila Omozuwa.

The 22-year-old was gang-raped and clubbed to death by yet-to-be-identified persons.

The incident took place on the night of Wednesday last week, inside the Ikpoba Hill branch of Redeemed Christian Church of God(RCCG) in Benin, Edo state.

The 100-Level student of the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences in the institution, was said to have gone to the church to read when her assailants pounced on her.

Read Also: UNIBEN Student Raped Inside Church In Edo, Dies

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Former YABATECH Student Arrested With Nude Photos Of Salawa Abeni

Former YABATECH Student Arrested With Nude Photos Of Salawa Abeni

May 31, 2020 2:35 pm
The operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) has arrested a 19-year-old National Diploma holder of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos as the brain behind the blackmail of Queen Salawa Abeni with nude photographs.

The suspect, Olufowoke Oladunjoye Emmanuel, a resident of Brentfield Avenue, Peace Estate, Magboro, Ogun State, was picked up by the Decoy Team of Rapid Response Squad last week Thursday after three days of monitoring him.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu had in the wake of the attempt by an unknown individual to blackmail Alhaja Salawa Abeni sometime in April 2020, directed the Commander, Rapid Response …

Policeman Goes Berserk, Shoots Colleague Dead, Fires Bullets At Residents

Policeman Goes Berserk, Shoots Colleague, Residents

May 31, 2020 2:33 pm

A policeman who went berserk and shot his colleague dead has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command.

The culprit, Inspector Monday Gabriel from No 21 Police Mobile Force Squadron Abuja, on Special duty in a Federal Government facility in Ikoyi, Lagos, went berserk and started shooting sporadically.

He shot one Sergeant Felix Okago dead. Okago, who was on Special duty with the Inspector, died from the gunshot injuries while others escaped unhurt.

It was gathered that the police officer, in a bid to escape, was shooting sporadically on Third Mainland Bridge and was later arrested by policemen from …

Abducted CAN Chairman Regains Freedom

Abducted CAN Chairman Regains Freedom

May 31, 2020 9:45 am

The Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Nasarawa State chapter, Bishop Joseph Masin, who was abducted by gunmen on Thursday in Lafia has regained freedom.

Mr Bola Longe, Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state confirmed the release of the CAN chairman to newsmen on Sunday in Lafia.

Longe said that four suspects have been arrested in connection with the abduction and that investigation was ongoing to arrest all those involved.

He, however, denied knowledge of any ransom being paid to secure the release of the CAN chairman.

Read Also: Police Parades Suspected Kidnappers Of Islamic Cleric’s Twins

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UNIBEN Student Raped Inside Church In Edo, Dies

UNIBEN Student Raped Inside Church In Edo, Dies

May 31, 2020 9:40 am

Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100 level student of the University of Benin, from the Department of Microbiology, faculty of Life Sciences, has died from injuries sustained from rape.

The 22-year-old victim was said to have been raped on Friday 29th May near Ikpoba Hill in Benin City, at her church, the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

Igbere TV gathered that the deceased had gone to the church to read as usual, in preparation for the lifting of the coronavirus-imposed shutdown of schools.

The perpetrators were said to have attacked her at the RCCG Ohovbe road branch, raped and …

Minnesota Killer-Cop Dumped By Wife Kellie Chauvin

Minnesota Killer-Cop Dumped By Wife Kellie Chauvin

May 31, 2020 4:00 am

Kellie Chauvin, the wife of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, has dumped him.

She said she is filing for divorce after 10 years of marriage.

In a statement issued by her attorney, Kellie Chauvin said she is devastated by the killing of 46-year-old George Floyd.

Floyd died Monday after being asphyxiated by Derek Chauvin, a murder that has triggered protests all over the U.S.

Derek Chauvin is facing third-degree murder and manslaughter charges.

Read Also: Breaking: George Floyd: Killer Police Officer Arrested And Charged

A video surfaced showing him kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than 8 1/2 …

Minneapolis Violence divides protesters, as 'chaos' grips Minneapolis

Violence Divides Protesters, As ‘Chaos’ Grips Minneapolis

May 30, 2020 4:11 pm

Flames light up the skyline and the smell of acrid smoke fills the streets in a Minneapolis neighborhood rocked by protest, a few hundred meters from a besieged police station.

“The real reason we’re here is because the police keep killing black folk all around the United States,” says a young African American man who declined to be named.

His face covered by a mask — whether because of the coronavirus or to protect against tear gas it’s not clear — he says he came to protest peacefully on Friday with friends, despite a curfew imposed after three nights of …

Rivers Govt Warns Against Plans To Exhume Buried COVID-19 Bodies

Rivers Govt Warns Against Plans To Exhume Buried COVID-19 Bodies

May 30, 2020 12:38 pm
The Rivers State Government has issued a strong warning to those attempting to invade the Port Harcourt cemetery to exhume bodies of their loved ones to have a re-think.

Reports emerged late Friday that the remains of the late Executive Chairman of Asari-Toru Local government area of Rivers State, Odiari Princewill who died of coronavirus, was exhumed.

It was gathered that Late Princewill’s body was exhumed by gunmen suspected to be natives of Buguma, his hometown.

Read Also: Manager Of Demolished Hotel Among New Cases Of COVID-19 – Rivers

But the Rivers state government downplayed the report describing it as

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Arrest Of Warri Journalists - You Must Fish Out Your Squad – Group To IGP

Arrest Of Warri Journalists: You Must Fish Out Your Squad – Group To IGP

May 30, 2020 12:38 pm
The Human Rights Defenders Organization of Nigeria on Saturday said the IGP Squad (Monitoring Unit) who unlawfully arrested and detained five Journalists in Warri, Delta State must be fished out and prosecuted.

The group said if they are found guilty of any wrongs against the Journalists, they should be dismissed from the Police Force.

The National Chairman of the Human Right Defenders Organization of Nigeria, Mr. Casely Omon-Irabor Esq who was reacting to the unlawful arrests and detention of the Journalists argued that there are no “criminal liability” by law in civilized climes.

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Trump’s White House Under Lockdown As Protests Reach Washington

Trump’s White House Under Lockdown As Protests Reach Washington

May 30, 2020 8:56 am
Protests over the killing of an African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis reached Washington on Friday, with the White House put under lockdown.

According to reports, a massive group of demonstrators converged on the White House to protest the killing by a now dismissed policeman, Derek Chauvin.

Tension ran high between marchers and police, prompting the Secret Service to place the building on lockdown.

The protesters briefly shut down traffic on a major thoroughfare before reaching the White House.

Read Also: George Floyd Murder: A Chauvinistic Approach?

A heavy police presence of policemen, barricades and a huge crowd of demonstrators could …

Indian Priest Beheads Man As Sacrifice For Coronavirus

Indian Priest Beheads Man As Sacrifice For Coronavirus

May 30, 2020 5:29 am
An Indian priest has been arrested for beheading a man in his shrine to offer as a sacrifice to end the coronavirus pandemic in India.

Sansari Ojha, the 70-year-old priest claimed that a goddess appeared in his dream and ordered him to sacrifice a human.

Read Also: Coronavirus Poses New Deadly Threat – United Nations

In his Brahmani Dei Temple, he cut off 52-year-old Saroj Kumar Pradhan’s head with an axe. The following day, he confessed to being drunk and surrendered to the police after realising what he had done.

After an investigation, the Police said they discovered that both …

Two Policemen Arrested For Killing Lagos Teenager

Two Policemen Arrested For Killing Lagos Teenager

May 30, 2020 5:24 am

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two policemen for allegedly shooting a teenager dead at Bariga area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

The two police officers are ASP Theophilus Otobo and Inspector Oguntoba Olamigoke attached to Bariga Police Station.

They allegedly shot a 17-year-old girl, Tina Ezekwe dead.

Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Bala Elkana, in a statement on Friday said the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu has ordered an in depth investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Ezekwe.

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“Two Police Officers suspected to have carried out

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