Tag: KILLING
Anglican church condemns killing of Kaduna priest Edwin Achi, demands release...
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has condemned the killing of Venerable Edwin Achi, a priest of the Diocese of Kaduna who died in...
Pantami denies link to 2004 killing of ATBU student
Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Pantami has denied claims linking him to the 2004 killing of Sunday Achi, a student of...
Court remands man for allegedly killing his father
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Wednesday ordered that a 27-year-old man, Musa Lamidi, should be remanded in a correctional facility for allegedly...
Gunmen kill woman, abduct husband in Edo
Tension has gripped residents of Ubuneke-Ivbiaro community in Owan East Local Government of Edo as gunmen reportedly killed a woman and abducted her husband...
NANS condemns police killing of Ibadan WAEC student, issues 24-hour ultimatum
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned Tuesday’s killing of a student in Ibadan by a stray police bullet, issuing authorities a...
Police launch probe as kidnapped Ondo APC ward chairman killed after...
The Ondo State Police Command has launched an investigation following the tragic killing of Nelson Adepoyigi, the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman for Ward...
Benue police order investigation into killing of 400-level student during stop-and-search
The Benue State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into the fatal shooting of Emmanuella Ahenjir, a 400-level student of Kwararafa University, Taraba...
Police detain man for allegedly killing brother’s wife in Jigawa
The police command in Jigawa has detained a 25-year-old man for allegedly killing his younger brother’s wife in Jahun Local Government of the state.
The...
Police kill 4 suspected kidnappers linked to CEO’s murder in Rivers
The police command in Rivers has said that its officers killed four notorious kidnappers, allegedly involved in a series of abductions within the state...
Court sentences man to death by hanging for killing family of...
A Kano State High Court, on Tuesday, sentenced one Salisu Idris, to death by hanging for burning a family of three.
Idris, whose age was...