THE Benue State Police Command has averted what would have resulted in a major bloodbath in Okpokwu Local Government Area of the state, following the arrest of 15 persons suspected to have been hired to cause commotion in the rescheduled ward congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party.

A 45-year-old man, Olalekan Salami, was arraigned, yesterday, before an Ikeja High Court for manslaughter. Salami, a commercial bus driver, was accused of crushing a 30-year-old woman to death on the Oshodi/Abeokuta Expressway, a fortnight ago.

The Benue State Police Command has averted what would have resulted in a major bloodbath in Okpokwu local government area of the state, following the arrest of 15 persons suspected to have been hired to cause commotion in the rescheduled ward congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party.

A 45 year old man, Olalekan Salami, was arraigned yesterday, before an Ikeja high court for manslaughter. Salami, who is a commercial bus driver was accused of crushing a 30-year-old woman to death along Oshodi/Abeokuta expressway, two weeks ago.

THE gruesome killing of Cynthia Osokogu, the only daughter of Maj.-Gen. Frank Osokogu, (rtd) by two undergraduates on July 22, 2012, in Festac Town, Lagos State, has highlighted the frightening danger behind befriending strangers on the social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, e.t.c.

A 13-YEAR-old girl simply called Chika,residing in Lagos recently had a bitter peel of the resultant effect of love that went sour when her 18-year-old lover simply identified as Chukwudi, went wild and subjected her to untold torture after threatening to pour acid on her.

Godwin Uwaezeke was Tuesday arraigned before the Ojo magistrate court for a one count charge of stealing. He reportedly stole a sport motorcycle belonging to one Chijoke where it was parked.

LAST week, about nine persons , led by one Alhaja Silifatu Olomowewe converged in front of a building on Ojo street in the densely populated Mushin area of Lagos to protest the alleged detention of the Alhaja’s son by operatives of the Federal Special anti-Robbery Squad.

GOVERNOR Peter Obi’s administration in Anambra State has adopted a new approach to the fight against kidnapping with the policy of sealing off any hotel or house where suspected kidnappers operate from.

PALPABLE fear has gripped residents of Sabo-Oniba community in Ojo Local Government Area, Lagos State, following incessant attacks by men of the underworld. In fact, the attacks have become so regular that some of them have re-located to other areas for safety of their lives.

EIGHT persons including four women have been arraigned before an Apapa Magistrate court in Lagos, for allegedly drinking local gin (popularly known as Ogogoro) and smoking in an unacceptable manner in the public.

A 62-year-old man,Christian Agbaga has been remanded in prison custody by a Yaba Magistrate court, the alleged murder of his wife following her purported refusal to grant him sex in the night.

MEMBERS of O’odua Peoples Congress, OPC, have apprehended a 45-year-old bricklayer, Elijah Olusesi, who allegedly has been having carnal knowledge of his 14-year old daughter since she was seven, on laying ambush for him at Adeosun Street, Adiyan, a remote community in Ifo Local Government, Ogun State.

TWO friends, Ekene Uzor,24, and Eni Daniel, 21, have been arraigned before an Ejigbo magistrate court in Lagos for allegedly taking nude photo of a teenager and forcing her to suck their male organ.

FIVE notorious criminals who were granted amnesty in 2011 for committing atrocities ranging from stealing, armed robbery and murder and consequently given the opportunity to re-integrate into the society were recently, rounded up by the Police in Oyo State for terrorizing residents of Ibadan and its environs.