Crime
Painful Tragedy: Stray Bullet Takes The Life Of UNIZIK 100-Level Student
Painful Tragedy: Stray Bullet Takes The Life Of UNIZIK 100-Level Student....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
A 100-level female student at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State, tragically lost her life due to a stray bullet believed to have been discharged by unidentified hoodlums suspected to be cultists.
According to reports from the area, the incident occurred late on Thursday at the well-known Miracle Junction in Ifite Awka. Eyewitnesses revealed that the incident unfolded when the hoodlums pursued an as-yet-unidentified tricycle operator with the intent to harm him. However, they missed their target, and one of the stray bullets struck the student, who was walking along the roadside.
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The victim, identified as Uche, was a student in the medical laboratory department of the university and was en route to the market when the unfortunate incident occurred.
A source disclosed, “This deceased was a 100-level student of the Faculty of Health Science; she was killed on Thursday evening by a stray bullet shot by suspected cultists who were chasing a tricycle operator at the popular Miracle Junction.”
“The tricycle driver was shot too, and he pretended to be dead, but surprisingly, he stood up after a while and escaped when his attackers had left, thinking he was dead.”
The deceased’s remains were reportedly taken to the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital in Amaku Awka.
Anambra State Police Command’s spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident and mentioned that preliminary information indicated it was cult-related. He emphasized that the police were collaborating with eyewitnesses to identify and potentially apprehend the culprits.
Ikenga further assured that police patrols and surveillance in the area had been heightened, and he encouraged witnesses to come forward and provide relevant information to assist in the investigation.
He stated, “The command would not relent in waging war against cultism and other forms of crimes in the state, recently we just remanded 33 suspects in a cult-related incident. We also urge the residents of the state to always alert the police.”
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Police Raid and Rescue: Operatives from the Ogun State Police Command raided an alleged baby factory in Mowe, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area, successfully rescuing two heavily pregnant women and four children (two boys and two girls).....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
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Syndicate Investigation: Triggered by intelligence regarding a human trafficking and illegal adoption ring in Abaren Village, the case has now been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Eleweran, Abeokuta, for a deeper probe.
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Amotekun Nabs Suspected Kidnappers: The Ondo State Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun Corps, has successfully apprehended two suspected kidnappers, including a 27-year-old man trapped during a ransom negotiation.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
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Ransom Trap in Akure: According to the state commander, Adetunji Adeleye, who briefed journalists on Monday, operatives leveraged intelligence from informants to monitor and arrest the suspect behind the Shasha area.
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An Ogun State Magistrate Court presided over by Magistrate O.L. Oke has sentenced two men, Moruf Okusanya (40) and Babatunde Gafar (33), to seven years in prison each without an option of a fine, following their conviction on a four-count charge.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Case Background and Prosecution
The convicts were apprehended following a violent cult clash at the Ikenne Town Hall on October 23, 2023, which severely disrupted public peace and local activities.
Prosecuting officer ASP Olaide Rawlings established during the trial that Okusanya belonged to the Eiye Confraternity, while Gafar was affiliated with the Alora Confraternity, alongside other accomplices currently at large. Their actions violated several provisions of the Prohibition of Forcible Entry and Occupation of Landed Properties, Armed Robbery, Cultism, Kidnapping and Other Anti-Violent and Related Offences Law of Ogun State, 2016.
Finding the prosecution’s evidence credible and compelling beyond a reasonable doubt, Magistrate Oke delivered the sentence to serve as a strict deterrent against unlawful secret societies and violent disturbances in the state.
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