Tag: killers
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Police vow to track down killers of Chinese in Ebonyi
Police in Ebonyi vowed on Monday that they would track down gunmen who attacked a mining site close to the state’s border with Benue on Saturday. The assailants shot sporadically at workers in the process of which a Chinese and a policeman sustained gunshot injuries. The Chinese later died in hospital.
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Murder of 35-year-old lady: Ebonyi community joins police to unmask killers
The Anike Community in Onicha Igboeze of Ebonyi has pledged to assist the police in their investigation to unmask the killers of 35-year-old lady native, Miss Nnenna Onu. The Chairman of the community, Mr Phillip Nwankwo, made the pledge while reacting to the gruesome murder of the lady by yet-to-be identified assailants. Speaking in an…
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Akunyili’s killers will face judgment of man, God – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, commiserated with the family of Dr Chike Akunyili following his gruesome murder by unknown gunmen on Tuesday in Onitsha, Anambra State. Akunyili is the husband of Dora Akunyili, the late former Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). President Buhari, who reacted to the sad…
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Obaseki mourns Sowore’s younger brother, says killers will be brought to book
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has mourned Olajide Sowore, assuring that the state government will bring his killers to book.
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Nigerian leaders heartless; we know our killers but they won’t declare them terrorists – Kukah
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has described Nigerian leaders as heartless for allegedly watching bandits and terrorists turn the country into a killing field. In his homily during the burial of Fr. Alphosus Bello at Our Lady of Apostles Catholic Church, Kaduna, yesterday, he slammed President Muhammadu Buhari administration for failing to address…
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Killers of Suswam’s elder brother won’t escape justice – Ortom
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has reacted to the killing of Terkura Suswam, elder brother to immediate past governor of the state and incumbent Senator representing Benue North East, Senator Gabriel Suswam saying the killers must be apprehended. The Governor in a statement signed on Wednesday by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase said…
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How ongoing membership registration, revalidation exercise is opening doors for killers, criminals to join APC – Aregbesola
Minister for Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, lamented the membership registration and revalidation exercise of All Progressives Congress (APC) has made murderers and rascals join the party. Aregbesola, while addressing his supporters in Ilesha, Osun State after he revalidated his membership in APC at Ward 8 in Ifofin, in Ilesa East Local Government with his wife, said…
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My landlady gave me N1m to kill Vera Omozuwa, UNIBEN 100-Level student for ritual – Suspect
Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo, paraded six persons suspected to be involved in the murder of a 21-year-old University of Benin (UNIBEN) female student, Miss Uwaila Omozua. Uwaila, a 100 level Microbiology student, was killed by some suspected rapists at a church in Benin City where she reportedly went to read on…
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Court remands suspected killers of Pa Fasoranti’s daughter, Olakunrin
The Ondo State Government on Friday brought a four-charge against the four suspected killers of Olufunke Olakunrin, daughter of the Leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti at an Akure Magistrate Court. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Olakunrin was killed last year while going to Lagos State by armed men between Kajola and Ore along Ondo-Ore road…
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Police release pictures of Funke Olakunrin’s killers
The Nigerian Police have unveiled the faces of four suspects said to be Funke Olakunrin’s killers. Olakunrin, daughter of Pa Reuben Fasoranti, was killed on 12 July 2019, at Kajola on Ondo-Ore Road by gunmen suspected to be Fulani marauders. After some painstaking investigation, IGP Mohammed Adamu announced the arrest of the suspects on Thursday.…