Tag: MURDER

Kano: How girl, Hanifa Abubakar, was abducted and killed by her school teacher

Aminu Imam

A man identified as AbdulMalik Muhammed Tanko, allegedly kidnapped a 5-yr-old girl, identified as Hanifa Abubakar, in Kano. It was gathered that the suspect kept her captive for 46 days before taking her life. It was alleged that Tanko took the little girls life despite collecting part of six million naira ransom he demanded. Tanko allegedly cut the childs body into pieces and pack inside a sack. Her remains were found earlier today and have been buried according to Islamic rites. Her uncle, Suraj Suleiman, confirmed the killing and recovery…

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Son of former Senate Deputy Majority Leader murdered in Kaduna

Aminu Imam

Some unknown assailants have brutally murdered Abdulkareem NaAllah, the first son of former Senate Deputy Majority Leader, Senator Bala ibn-NaAllah. Picture caption: Senate Deputy Majority Leader, father of the deceased Senator ibn-NaAllah represents Kebbi-South Senatorial district and was the Deputy Majority Leader in the 8th Senate. According to reports, the Late Cpt. NaAllah was strangled to death in his residence, situated in Malali GRA, Kaduna, in the early hours of Sunday. The 36-year-old pilot was tied and strangled while the assailants escaped with his vehicle and personal belongings. The Special…

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Nigerian Army General, Hassan Ahmed, murdered in Abuja, wife abducted

Aminu Imam

A former Provost-Marshal of the Nigerian Army, Major General Hassan Ahmed, has been assassinated in Abuja. According to a source close to the family, the ex-General was murdered Thursday night in the Abaji area. The assailants also kidnapped his wife. The couple were reportedly coming from Okene, Kogi State, when they were attacked. They opened fire on his vehicle, he died. The driver pretended to be dead from the wound he sustained, so they took the wife away, the informant said. The Chief of Army Staff, Faruk Yahaya recently appointed…

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Bayelsa: Man kills roommate, sells body parts for rituals

Aminu Imam

A 34-year-old man, Okpegboro Avwerosuo, has allegedly killed his roommate in Sagbama Town, Sagbama local government area, of Bayelsa. Okpegboro was alleged to have sold the deceaseds vital organs to a pastor in Port Harcourt, who is currently at large, for ritual purposes. Confirming the incident, the State’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Asinim Butswat, said that the suspect, who hails from Ugheli-North local government area of Delta, was being detained at the State’s Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation. He said that the name of the victim…

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Police in Kano arrest man for alleged kidnap, murder of teenager

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Police Command in Kano has confirmed the arrest of one Anas Saidu for allegedly kidnapping and murdering a 16-year-old, Tijjani Kabiru, at Kwanar Gwarmai Village in the Bebeji Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, stated this in a statement on Saturday in Kano. Haruna said the command on November 9 received a complaint from the victims father, Alhaji Kabiru, that his son, Tijjani, was kidnapped at Kwanar Gwarmai, Kwanar Dangora town in Bebeji. He said the suspect demanded N1.3 million ransom…

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