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  • British lawmaker stabbed ‘multiple times’ during meeting with constituents dies

    British lawmaker stabbed ‘multiple times’ during meeting with constituents dies

    Conservative MP Sir David Amess has died after being stabbed multiple times at his constituency surgery in Essex.

    Police said a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after the attack at a church in Leigh-on-Sea.

    They recovered a knife and are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. A counter-terrorism team will lead the investigation.

    Boris Johnson has spoken of his shock and sadness at the loss of “one of the kindest” people in politics.

    Home Secretary Priti Patel has asked all police forces to review security arrangements for MPs “with immediate effect”, a Home Office spokesman said.

    Sir David, 69, had been an MP since 1983 and was married with five children. He is the second serving MP to be killed in the past five years, following the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox in 2016.

    She was killed outside a library in Birstall, West Yorkshire, where she was due to hold a constituency surgery.

    The investigation into the attack will be led by the Metropolitan Police’s specialist Counter Terrorism Command, who will determine whether it was a terrorist incident.

    A government source told the BBC the man arrested was a British national who, according to initial inquiries, is of Somali heritage.

    The prime minister said Sir David had an “outstanding record of passing laws to help the most vulnerable”.

    “David was a man who believed passionately in this country and in its future. We’ve lost today a fine public servant and a much-loved friend and colleague,” said Mr Johnson.

    Ms Patel said the killing “represents a senseless attack on democracy itself”, adding that “questions are rightly being asked about the safety of our country’s elected representatives”.

    Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who spoke to the home secretary on Friday, also said MPs’ security would have to be examined. He said Sir David’s death would “send shockwaves across the parliamentary community and the whole country”.

    He told BBC Two’s Newsnight that police were contacting all MPs to check on their safety and reassure them.

    Sir Lindsay said he went ahead with his constituency surgery as normal on Friday evening and said it was essential that MPs were able to retain their relationship with their constituents.

    “We have got to make sure that democracy survives this,” he said.

    Sir David, who represented Southend West, was holding a constituency surgery – where voters can meet their MP and discuss concerns – at Belfairs Methodist Church in Eastwood Road North.

    Essex Police Chief Constable BJ Harrington said they had received reports of a stabbing shortly after 12:05 BST and within minutes, officers had found Sir David with multiple injuries.

    Police and paramedics “worked extremely hard” to save him but he died at the scene, Mr Harrington said.

    Police have appealed for anyone who saw the attack, or who has footage from CCTV, dash cams or video doorbell to contact them.

    Southend councillor John Lamb told the BBC that Sir David moved his surgeries to different locations around the constituency “to meet the people” and said the attack was “absolutely dreadful”.

    “We’ve lost a very good, hard working constituency MP who worked for everyone,” he said.

  • IMN protesters stab police officer to death in Abuja

    IMN protesters stab police officer to death in Abuja

    The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said one of its officers, ASP Ezekiel Adama, was on Friday stabbed to death during violent protest in Abuja.

    The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the FCT, ASP Mariam Yusuf, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.

    Yusuf said that the deceased, deployed to restore calm during protest by members of the disbanded Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), was stabbed to death by one of the protesters.

    She said that the command had successfully restored calm, after professionally, dispersing the violent protesters at Berger round-about, Abuja.

    The PPRO said that members of the disbanded movement on Friday went on rampage, destroying public property and attacking innocent citizens including police officers, using dangerous weapons.

    She said that 49 members of the movement had been arrested and would be arraigned in court upon conclusion of investigation.

    According to her, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FCT, Mr Bala Ciroma, wishes to commiserate with the family of the deceased officer who paid the supreme price in service to the nation.

    Yusuf warned that the command would not condone further attacks on its personnel, equipment or other public property by members of the proscribed group.

    She urged residents of the FCT to remain calm and law abiding and pledged the unwavering commitment of the command to the protection of lives and property within the FCT.

  • Pregnant woman stabs husband to death in Delta over fried Chicken

    Pregnant woman stabs husband to death in Delta over fried Chicken

    Apregnant woman, Blessing Emmanuel, has stabbed her husband to death following a disagreement between them.

    The ugly incident occurred at Ohoro Community in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta state.

    It was gathered that the deceased, Jonathan Otomi Umamode, aged 30 years, was stabbed in the chest on Sunday night with a knife.

    He was said to have died on the spot.

    Confirming the story, the acting Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, said the suspect has been arrested and that she confessed to the crime.

    A statement signed by the acting Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed that the suspect while confessing to the crime, noted she did what she did out of anger.

    The statement said, “The suspect, who was later arrested is a mother of seven and pregnant with her 8th child, confessed to the crime and said she angrily stabbed her husband who she claimed did not take care of her and the children. That she had been taking care of herself and her kids; she sells fried chicken.

    “On that fateful day, according to the suspect, her husband came and demanded she go home with him which she refused. She said the deceased gathered her fried chicken, doused it with kerosene and set it ablaze. She angrily used the knife in her hand to stab the husband in the heart and ran away.”

    Edafe stated that the corpse of the deceased has since been deposited at the Ughelli Central Hospital mortuary, awaiting autopsy.

    He added that the police had commenced investigation into the incident.

  • GORY! Woman stabs her 2 children to death in Kano

    GORY! Woman stabs her 2 children to death in Kano

    The police command in Kano State has arrested a 26-year-old woman, Hauwa Habibu, for allegedly stabbing her two children to death in Kano State.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the incident happened at Diso Quarters in Gwale Local Government Area (LGA) of the State.

    DSP Abdullahi Haruna, spokesman for the command, who made this known in a statement on Sunday, said that on October 3, the police received information that the suspect allegedly stabbed her two children to death with a cutlass.

    Haruna said that the victims were identified as Yusuf Ibrahim, 6, and Zuhra Ibrahim, 3.

    “On receiving the information, we quickly sent our men to the scene and found the victims stabbed,” he said.

    Haruna said that the victims were rushed to the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano and were confirmed dead by doctors on duty.

    He said that the suspect also stabbed one Aisha Abdullahi, 10, who was her younger sister and was rushed to the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano for treatment.

    He said that the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Habu Ahmad has ordered the case to be transferred to the Homicide Section, State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discrete investigation.

  • Sad! Actor stabs neighbour to death over electricity bill

    Sad! Actor stabs neighbour to death over electricity bill

    Budding Nollywood actor, Temitayo Ogunbusola, has allegedly stabbed his neighbour, Oladotun Osho, to death following a disagreement over the payment of electricity bill.

    The sad occurrence happened on Sunday at No. 4 Sebil Kazeem Street in the Ikotun area of Lagos State.

    Temitayo was said to have been beaten to a pulp by a crowd before the intervention of policemen from the Ikotun Police Station.

    The remains of the victim were deposited in a morgue for autopsy.

    Trouble began when a resident of the house, one Banjo, demanded the payment of the electricity bill from the other occupants.

    However, Temitayo was alleged to have refused to pay his share of the bill, which led to an argument between him and Banjo.

    The suspect was said to have in a fit of anger taken a dagger with which he threatened to stab Banjo.

    Punch reports that Oladotun, who was coming into the compound with his brother and friend, saw Temitayo, who was searching for Banjo to stab him.

    When Temitayo could not find his target, he allegedly directed his aggression at Oladotun and stabbed him in the chest.

    The state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, who confirmed the arrest of the stated that Temitayo was beaten by a mob and he needed to be fit for trial before he could be charged.

    He said, “The report we got was that there was a misunderstanding between two neighbours and one stabbed the other and the suspect narrowly escaped mob action because of the timely intervention of the police.

    “He is in our custody. The DPO reported the matter to the command headquarters, but the suspect was battered by the mob and we cannot detain him like that; so, he has to be treated under guard. He cannot stand trial the way he is. As soon as he is fit to stand trial, he will be in court.”

     

  • Sad! Hotel worker stabs guest to death over N1,200

    Sad! Hotel worker stabs guest to death over N1,200

    An attendant at a makeshift inn in Whitesand, Ijora-Badia area of Lagos State, Emmanuel Ben, has been taken to police custody for suspected murder of a customer identified only as White London.

    Ben reportedly stabbed the 25-year-old man with a knife during an argument over N1, 200.

    White London had gone to the inn around 11am on February 8 with his lover to have fun and was charged N1,200 for a room.

    He reportedly agreed and promised to settle the bill when he returned from the room with the lover.

    Barely an hour after, White London emerged from the room but refused to pay for the service as agreed, leading to an quarrel between him and the attendant.

    They allegedly slugged it out with each other during which 21-year-old Emmanuel knifed him in the stomach.

    A resident of the area, who identified himself simply as George, said the occurrence caused a commotion in the neighbourhood and a distress call was put across to the police from the Ijora Division.

    He said White London bled to death at the spot before policemen from the Ijora Division arrived at the scene.

    “Many people were woken up by the uproar from the scene. I didn’t come out because it was too late and I would not want to be caught up in the fracas. I peeped outside from my window and I could hear, ‘oti ku’ (He is dead). Some minutes later, some policemen arrived in their van.

    “It was the following morning I knew what led to the fight. I learnt the man (White London) came to the inn with his girlfriend and when they were done, he refused to pay for the service. The attendant charged him N1, 200 but he was not willing to pay. He (Ben) stabbed him while they were fighting.”

    Another resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said White London was bargaining with Ben over the bill when the fight ensued.

    “It was not as if the man did not want to pay for the service but he wanted to have a cut from the N1, 200 the attendant demanded. The attendant declined and that was when the argument started.

    “Immediately the incident happened, the attendant wanted to flee but he was held by some vigilance men who handed him over to the police. The deceased was not a resident there but many people knew him as White London,” the resident recalled, adding that the hotel had been shut.

    The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Bala Elkana, who confirmed the incident, stated that the corpse had been deposited at the Mainland General Hospital morgue for an autopsy.

    He said, “At attendant at a hotel in a shanty in White Sand, Ijora-Badia, stabbed a guest popularly known as White London to death with a knife. The misunderstanding was caused by non-payment of N1, 200 lodging fee by the deceased whose real name is still unknown.

    “The police have arrested the suspect and the knife reportedly used for the crime was recovered at the scene. Investigation is ongoing.”

     

  • Tragic! Son flees after stabbing parents to death in Lagos

    Tragic! Son flees after stabbing parents to death in Lagos

    A young man, Micheal Okhide, has escaped after allegedly stabbing his father, Clement, and mother, Toyin, to death in their house located on No 6, Akeem Gbadamosi Street, in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State.

    Michael and his parents were at home when an issue happened which led him to perpetrate the crime.

    Afterwards, it was learnt that the 23-year-old also purportedly attacked his sister, Mercy, an NYSC serving corp member, who just returned home around 5.30pm, from her primary place of assignment.

    Michael’s sister, Mercy, said when she got home, she saw bloodstains in the house, adding that her brother apparently attacked her but she escaped with wounds.

    She said, “When I got home around 5.30pm, I met the entrance door open and saw blood on the net. The door to the kitchen was also open but when I entered into the kitchen, I saw that there was bloodstain everywhere and I became scared.

    “As I was leaving the kitchen, I heard my mummy screaming my name that I should run, and immediately, I saw Michael came where I was and I saw bloodstains on him.

    “He told me to come inside and I refused, so, both of us started struggling and he stabbed me in my stomach and my hands but I was lucky that the cut was not deep. He wanted to prevent me from escaping but I was lucky to escape and he ran back inside and later I heard that he ran away and locked the gate with a padlock”, she told Punch.

    An occupant in the area, who identified himself as Salau, said Michael escaped after perpetrating the crime, alleging that he was a drug addict that had been rusticated from three universities.

    “I know that boy that killed his parents; he stabbed the mother and the father to death and also stabbed his sister who just got back from work where she is serving but she was able to run out of the house and survived. The police from the Ejigbo Police Division visited the scene of the crime yesterday to evacuate the corpses and also came today for further investigation.

    “Nobody was around when he stabbed his parents to death in their apartment. That boy has been a torn in their flesh and was a drug addict that had been rusticated from three private universities. He ran away after perpetrating the crime.”

    When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said a manhunt has been launched for the arrest of Michael, adding that the corpses were evacuated to the Isolo General Hospital.

    Elkana said, “On Tuesday, February 4, 2020, around 6pm, I was alerted that a young man, Michael Okhide, 23, had killed his father, Clement Okhide, 60 and suspected to have seriously injured his mother on No 6 Akeem Gbadamosi Street. When our men were mobilised to the scene, we found Clement, dead in the pool of his blood in the kitchen. Blood was also seen all over the kitchen and a thorough search of the house led to the discovery of the remains of Clement’s wife, Toyin, 50, in one of the locked-up rooms upstairs.

    “Two corpses were recovered and deposited at the Isolo General Hospital’s mortuary. The assailant equally stabbed his sister, Mary, in the stomach and on the hands. She has visited the Ejigbo Health Centre where she received treatment. A manhunt has been launched to arrest the fleeing assailant.”

     

  • French tourist stabbed to death in Tunisia

    French tourist stabbed to death in Tunisia

    The Tunisian Interior Ministry said on Monday that a French tourist was stabbed to death by a religious extremist in Tunisia’s northernmost province of Bizerte.

    The ministry spokesman, Khaled Hayouni, said that the Security Authorities recognised the incidence as a public law case, adding that all efforts were being made to identify the context of the incident.

    The Regional Health Director in Bizerte, told the private radio Mosaique FM that the tourist died due to injuries he sustained on getting to the hospital.

    However, preliminary investigation had identified the assailant as a 28-year-old man who wounded a soldier with a sharp blade before escaping and stabbing the tourist in his face and chest.

    This is the second stabbing attack in Bizerte in less than a month.

  • Multiple people stabbed at shopping centre in Manchester

    Multiple people stabbed at shopping centre in Manchester

    The Arndale shopping centre in Manchester on Friday has been evacuated after reports of stabbings.

    According to the BBC the UK ambulance service was treating four people after the incident at the Arndale shopping centre in Manchester.

    Five people have been stabbed and counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation, British police said in a statement.

    “We are on the scene, we are treating four patients,’’ a spokeswoman at the North West Ambulance Service said.

    Manchester Police said on twitter that they were responding to an incident at the shopping mall.

    According to media reports, armed police officers are patrolling inside the shopping mall.​​

    UK police said that a man has been arrested on suspicion of serious assault over the incident at the shopping centre.

    “A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of serious assault. He has been taken to custody for questioning.’’

    Footage from outside the shopping centre, shared on social media, shows police vehicles arriving at the scene.

  • Police in Niger arrest soldier for allegedly stabbing man to death

    The Niger Police Command has arrested a Soldier, Lance Cpl. Attahiru Jibril, for allegedly stabbing one Ali Mohammed to death, in Lambatta Market, Gurara Local Government Area of the state.

    Alh. Adamu Usman, Commissioner of Police in Niger, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Minna on Saturday.

    “The suspect attacked and stabbed the victim to death with a knife, following a misunderstanding at the market,” Usman said.

    He said that the incident occurred on Friday.

    “We succeeded in rescuing the suspect from a mob attack at the market and notified military authorities accordingly,” the commissioner said.

    Usman said the suspect claimed he was on special duty in Maiduguri, Borno.

    He added that Jibril would be charged to court after investigations were completed.