Tag: KILLING
Suspected killer of Imo Catholic priest arrested after three years
Police in Imo State say they have arrested a suspect over the kidnap and murder of a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Cyriakus Onunkwo, a...
Late Kolade Johnson was shot six times – Pathologist
A 35-year-old football fan, Kolade Johnson, allegedly killed by a policeman at Mangoro area of Lagos on March 31, 2019, suffered six gunshot injuries,...
El-Rufai visits Kaduna villages over mass killings
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has visited
several villages in Igabi and Giwa Local Government Areas of the state where
bandits killed about 50 persons on...
50 reportedly killed in Kaduna as bandits raid villages
Bandits have reportedly killed 50 persons in Kerawa,
Rago, Marina, Zariyawa, Hashimawa, and Unguwar Barau villages, all of Igabi
Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The attack...
Police arrest Umahi’s ex-aide over death of PDP member
Police have arrested a former official of Ebonyi State
Government who allegedly killed his cousin during the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) local government primary in the...
Soldier fighting Boko Haram shoots four colleagues dead, injures others
A soldier partaking in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents in the Northeast has shot dead four of his colleagues, injuring two others, Army...
Pinnick visits family of slain Remo Stars’ footballer
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, on Wednesday, visited the family of the slain assistant captain of Remo Stars FC, Tiamiyu...
Police dismiss officer involved in death of Remo Stars’ footballer
Police in Ogun have sacked a Special Anti-Robbery Squad
(SARS) officer, Olaniyi Ogunsoro, following his involvement in the death of
Remo Stars defender, Tiamiyu Kazeem, on...
Footballer’s death: IG disbands Zonal Intervention Squad in Ogun
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has disbanded the Zonal Intervention Squad in Ogun following the death of a Remo Stars FC defender, Kazeem...
Police came after my son two weeks before death – Slain...
Mother of the slain defender of Remo Stars FC, Tiamiyu Kazeem, says operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) had attempted to arrest her...