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  • N40k debt: Man commits suicide at Lagos Magistrate Court

    A man who couldn’t redeem the financial debt he owed someone on committed suicide by jumping from a height to ease his legal struggles.
    According to reports making rounds on social media, the man allegedly jumped to his death at Lagos State Magistrate Court in Ogba yesterday.
    He has been tried for owing a paltry sum of N40,000 which he hasn’t been able to raise thereby leading to legal actions being instituted against him.
    Here is a screenshot on a social media post on the ill-fated suicide issue:
    “This man jumped from the 3rd floor of the Lagos State Magistrate Court in Ogba. He owed 40k. Been in prison on remand for the past 6 months. After his case today, he took the leap to his death. The law should have a human face.”

  • Police discover decomposing body of ex-magistrate in car boot

    The decomposing body of a retired chief magistrate has been found inside the boot of her car in Akwa Ibom State.

    Magdalene Umoetuk, who retired from the Akwa Ibom judiciary service, was missing for three days before neighbours discovered her body on June 22 when they noticed flies hovering around the boot of her 504 car.

    According to a report by Premium Times, the car was parked inside her compound at Ephraim Essien Street, Ikot Ekpene, near Anibeto Hotel.

    The police visited the crime scene after the shocking discovery was reported.

    The body has been deposited at the morgue of the General Hospital, Ikot Ekpene.

    The police spokesperson in the state, Ikechukwu Chukwu, confirmed the incident.

    He said the case has been transferred from the Divisional Police Station in Ikot Ekpene to the State Police Headquarters for investigation.