Girlfriend confirmed dead after alleged beating by Boyfriend

The Police Command in Lagos State has detained a 23-year-old man for prosecution for allegedly beating his girlfriend to death.

The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Lagos.

He said that the suspect committed the offence on Friday at about 8:00 p.m. at Ijedodo, Isheri-Osun area of the state.

Hundeyin said that a neighbour reported the incident at Isheri-Osun Police Divisional Station.

“The neighbour said that he saw the suspect beating his girlfriend in his room for a reason yet to be determined.

“He said few minutes later, the suspect screamed for help and getting to his apartment, he met his girlfriend lying unconscious on the bed with visible marks of violence found on her body.

“The girl was immediately rushed to the hospital in Ijegun, where she was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty, ” Hundeyin said.

The spokesperson said detectives were immediately dispatched to the alleged murder scene as well as the hospital where the corpse was inspected and photographed.

The image maker said that the corpse had been deposited at a morgue in Yaba for autopsy while the suspect had been detained for questioning, adding that investigation was in progress. (NAN)

Six Worshippers kidnapped, Pastor shot, fingers cut off as gunmen invade Church

On Saturday, in the Aniocha South local government area, gunmen stormed the Elyon Paradise Ministry church, Asagba Ogwashi, which is close to Ogwashi Uku Polytheistic.

They took six churchgoers to an unidentified location and shot one pastor, Divine Omodia.

According to information obtained, the unidentified shooters stormed the church at approximately 10:30 p.m. on February 21, 2025, shot the pastor, severed his two fingers, and caused blood loss.

Steve Victor Onuchukwu, a church pastor, told The Guardian over the weekend that the kidnappers have not contacted to demand any ramson for their release since the event.

According to Onuchukwu, the police have been notified of the situation and are taking the required steps, but as of right now, nothing has changed, with the exception that “one of the security agencies just called me that they are working round round to perfect their release.”

He revealed that there is currently concern about the whereabouts of the shot Pastor, who is in the operating room at an unnamed hospital with multiple medical professionals fighting for his life.

“We have rushed the Pastor to the hospital, he is even at the theatre right now where doctors are working on him, to make sure his life is stabilized,” Onuchukwu said.

29-year-old Man sentenced to 7 years in jail for Cult membership

The Special Anti-Cultism Court 2 in Abeokuta on Thursday sentenced a 29-year-old man, Kazeem Popoola, to seven years in prison for belonging to a secret society and gun possession.

Popoola, also known as “K-Show”, was arraigned on a three-count charge of conspiracy, belonging to an unlawful society and being in possession of one locally-made gun and two live cartridges.

He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Delivering judgment, the Magistrate, Mr S.O Banwo, held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, and pronounced Popoola guilty as charged.

Banwo then sentenced him to two years in prison for conspiracy, and seven years for belonging to an unlawful society.

He also sentenced the convict to five years in prison for unlawful possession of locally-made gun and two live cartridges without licence.

The magistrate ordered that the sentence would be without an option of fine and the terms were to run concurrently.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Johnson Pendosoji, had told the court that the convict committed the offences on Oct. 14, 2023 at Ijeja area in Abeokuta.

Pendosoji said while the police team were on a stop-and-search duty, the team recovered the items from the defendant who was on a motorcycle.

“The police team while on duty recovered a locally-made gun with two live cartridges which has no licence, and upon his arrest, he made a confessional statement that he was a member of the Eiye confraternity,” he said.

The prosecutor said this contravened Sections 34, 45(b) and 36 of a law of the state.

This law is the Prohibition of Forcible Entry and Occupation of Landed Properties, Armed Robbery, Cultism, Kidnapping and other Anti-Violent and other Related Offences Laws of Ogun 2016.

He also said the offence committed contravened Section 3,(I) of the Armed Robbery and Firearms (Special Provision) Act Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.(NAN)