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Man kills four-year-old neighbour’s daughter while asleep in Enugu

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3 weeks ago

August 28, 2024

Late Miss Zina Ugwu, murdered by neighbour

Man kills four-year-old neighbour’s daughter while asleep in Enugu

It was indeed another Sunday afternoon. For the family of Dr. and Mrs. Ndubuisi Ugwu, like most families in the South East zone of the country, it was a day of rest. So, after the usual Sunday service and taking of taking of delicious meal on that Sunday, August, 18, 2024 the family retired to the living room for rest, oblivious of the fact that death was indeed lurking in their household.

It was gathered that at about 7pm that Sunday, one of their neighbours, Mr. Emeka Nweke stormed that apartment, shouting on top of his voices that he needed five virgins to appease the god he worshipped.

Narrating the ugly incident which happened at Orba road, Nsukka, Enugu state, another neighbor, Juliet Nwobodo stated that “the man started shouting on top of his voices as he was wielding a sharp cutlass. Many tenants in that saw him thought he was just joking until he started forcing himself into their apartment.”

Narrating further, Mrs. Nwobodo told our reporter that “Mr. Nweke allegedly forced himself into the house of Dr. Ugwu’s apartment after he was overpowered by other tenants in other apartment. He went inside Dr.Ugwu’s apartment and started asking the wife to bring all her four children for him; that he wants to use them for sacrifice. Fortunately for the family, the alleged murderer could not go inside the living where the three male children were sleeping. But unfortunately, one of the children, Zina, the only daughter of the family was still lying on a sofa in the parlour. When the mother wanted to take her inside the living room, it was already too late.”

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Our source revealed that Mr. Nweke snatched the daughter from her mother and butchered her to death before going to another apartment where he was overpowered and arrested. Few minutes later, the alleged murderer was taken to Nsukka Urban police station, from where the case was transferred to Criminal Investigation Department, CID Enugu for investigation and possible prosecution.

The body of the four year old late Zina Ugwu, has been deposited at an undisclosed mortuary in Nsukka.

However, when our reporter visited the compound to see the parents of the deceased, they were said to have gone to Udi, their native home to formally inform them of the ugly incident.

However, one of the neighbours in the apartment who spoke to our reporter narrated that the suspect has been warned several times by the deceased’s father to steer clear of their family.

Asked if he has been suffering from any known mental illness, our source stated that “all we know is that he used to smoke Indian hemp but we didn’t know it will degenerate to this state. “

On whether he has had any misunderstanding with fellow neighbours in the apartment, our source explained that “this is a man who was so close with the deceased’s family. But due to his queer behavior, he fell out with them. He was nobody’s friend in our house.”

However, police is yet to make official statement on the incident even as all efforts to get the confirmation from the Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe proved abortive, as he was not picking his calls by our reporter.

Man kills four-year-old neighbour’s daughter while asleep in Enugu

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Kidnappers kill hotel owner, manager, guest after collecting N25m ransom

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6 hours ago

September 16, 2024

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Shawulu Dan-Mammam,Commissioner of Police, Niger State

Kidnappers kill hotel owner, manager, guest after collecting N25m ransom

In a tragic turn of events, kidnappers who abducted a hotel owner, his manager, and a guest in Gauraka community, Tafa Local Government Area, Niger State, have executed their captives despite receiving a ransom of N25 million.

The incident, which occurred early on August 17, 2024, has also claimed the lives of two local vigilantes, Abubakar Muhammad and Ibrahim Garba, who were killed while delivering the ransom.

According to reports from City & Crime, the bodies of the victims were found in the Dogon-Daji Forest, a border area between Kaduna, Niger State, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). They were subsequently transported to an air force base near the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.

Hussaini Abubakar, the commander of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) in Tafa, confirmed that the remains of the vigilantes were buried on Saturday following military clearance.

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Additionally, a man previously abducted from the community about a month ago was rescued with gunshot wounds and is receiving treatment at an army medical facility in Abuja.

The abduction began around 1 am when the kidnappers raided the hotel, forcibly taking all the lodgers. Witnesses reported that the bandits fired shots while leaving, drawing attention to the crime. Despite the presence of a security hunter nearby, the individual fled upon seeing the attackers.

Community residents have expressed growing frustration over the escalating attacks, noting that the bandits frequently operate in nearby forests and along major roads, including the Ijah-Koro and Ijah-Gwari roads leading to Bwari town in the FCT.

Gauraka has experienced at least five kidnapping incidents in the past four months, underscoring the urgent need for increased security measures in the area.

Kidnappers kill hotel owner, manager, guest after collecting N25m ransom

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Five Chinese arrested in Akwa Ibom for illegal mining

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6 hours ago

September 16, 2024

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Five Chinese arrested in Akwa Ibom for illegal mining

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested five Chinese nationals suspected of illegal mining activities in Ndito-Eka-Iba village, located in Ibieno Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State.

The EFCC announced the arrests on Sunday, stating that its Special Task Force on Illegal Mining, operating in Uyo, carried out the operation based on credible intelligence regarding illicit mining activities conducted by foreign companies in Eket and Ibieno LGAs.

This development underscores the ongoing efforts of the EFCC to clamp down on illegal mining and protect Nigeria’s natural resources from exploitation by foreign entities.

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The agency’s vigilance in addressing illegal operations continues to support the country’s broader fight against environmental degradation and economic sabotage.

“The five arrested Chinese suspects are Zhon Qinping, apprehended on 10 September, and Li Yi, Xie Bin, Chen Mou Zhou, and Chen Zeng, arrested on 29 August.

“They were arrested at an illegal mining site, where a mineral suspected to be ilmenite, a titanium-iron oxide mineral, was being extracted.

“The suspects will face charges in court once investigations are concluded,” EFCC said.

Five Chinese arrested in Akwa Ibom for illegal mining

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Katsina community corps arrests suspect supplying hard drugs to bandits

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6 hours ago

September 16, 2024

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Umar Shehu

Katsina community corps arrests suspect supplying hard drugs to bandits

The Katsina Community Watch Corps (CWC) has apprehended Umar Shehu on allegations of supplying illegal injections and drugs to bandits involved in kidnappings in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The arrest was reported by Bakatsine, a security expert and Conflict and Crisis Journalist in the Northwest region, via a post on X.

Accompanying the post was a video showing a significant quantity of syringes and Umar Shehu’s confession to his involvement in the illegal activities.

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“GOOD NEWS: The Katsina Community Watch Corp (CWC) in Ɗandume Local Government Area has successfully apprehended a man named Umar Shehu, who was involved in trafficking illegal injections and drugs to supply to bandits engaged in kidnappings in Sabuwa LGA all in Katsina State,” the post reads.

“The security team gathered crucial information from Umar and others, but only Umar’s information appeared in the video while others were not recorded for security reasons, according to an insider.”