Tag: KILLING
Father sentenced to death for murdering his five children
A jury on Thursday sentenced a 37-year-old man to death
for strangling four of his children and forcing his 6-year-old child to
exercise until he died.
The...
Taxi driver kills teenage wife for refusing to relocate
A taxi driver has been jailed for 16 years and 82 days by a Maidstone Crown Court in the United Kingdom for stabbing and...
Man to die by hanging for killing girlfriend
A Yobe State High Court has sentenced Muhammed
Adamu to death by hanging for killing his 24-year-old girlfriend, Hauwa
Muhammad.
Justice A. Jauro said on Tuesday that...
Suspected killer of Kolade Johnson to be arraigned in high court
Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has
recommended that a dismissed police inspector accused of killing a football
enthusiast, Kolade Johnson, be prosecuted in a...
Army confirms killing nine Boko Haram social media ‘personalities’
The Nigerian Army says it has killed nine persons who it identified as ‘social media personalities’ of the Islamic State for West African Province,...
Court acquits woman accused of killing ex-FRCN reporter
An FCT High Court in Maitama has discharged and acquitted Amina
Dauda, who was accused of killing her husband, Mohammed Matazu, a former
reporter with the...
FRSC officers ‘murder’ colleague over whistle-blowing in Anambra
An officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) serving
in Onitsha, Anambra State, Emeka Ojei, was on Thursday allegedly strangled to
death by his colleagues.
It...
Stepmother jailed for life after killing 9-year-old girl
A court in New York, US, on Monday sentenced a
58-year-old woman, Shamdai Arjun, to 22 years to life in jail for strangling a
nine-year-old girl...
Police officer shoots man dead in Umuahia
A police officer attached to the Special Protection Unit (SPU), Abia State Command, has allegedly killed a man, Christian Onuoha, in Afara community, Okwulaga...
Woman allegedly kills own one-year-old baby in Enugu
Enugu State Police Command says it has has begun investigation into an alleged killing of a one-year-and-five-month old baby by her mother in...