The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a man, Lawal Faruq, who allegedly set fire to his ex-lover after their relationship went sour. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened at a military barracks in Ibadan, the state capital. A counterinsurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, who shared details of the incident on X,…
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a 23-year-old man identified as Kingsley Chinamezu, who macheted his 44-year-old female lover, Confidence Konebari Sunny, to death in the Umuebule Community, Etche Local Government Area of the state. The police said in an attempt to evade justice, the suspect, aged 23, fled to Edo State,…
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 300-level undergraduate of the University of Port Harcourt, identified as Cynthia Chukwundah, who allegedly set her lover on fire in a private residence in Choba in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the State. The incident occurred on Sunday during a heated argument between the two lovebirds before…
A student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic in Ondo State has committed suicide. This has thrown the school community into mourning. The male student from the Mechanical Engineering department, identified as Precious Scott, committed suicide after he was jilted by his lover, sources said. Scott, who allegedly took his own life at night after suffering emotional…
The Bayelsa State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a suspected Internet fraudster after the body of an unidentified young girl was found in a hotel in the Igbogene area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. The incident, which a source who sought his identity not to be disclosed, told PUNCH Metro happened, has raised…
There is disquiet at the Divisional Police Headquarters in Koko, Delta State, following an incident in which a female police constable, Uroupa Stella, was reportedly assaulted by a woman identified as Janet — the lover of a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mathias Ajiboyide. According to eyewitnesses, Janet physically attacked Constable Stella and tore…
