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How Man Killed Younger Brother, Hid Body In Drum — Police

A man, Eze Elechi Amadi has explained why he killed his 18-year-old younger brother, Otu Ifeanyi, in Kajola, in Odigbo council area of Ondo state.
Amadi who was paraded by the police alongside 99 other suspected criminals in Akure, the state capital, weekend, was arrested while trying to dispose the body of his deceased brother
Police commissioner, Adebowale Lawal, said that “on 26th August, 2025 at about 3pm, one Oluwafemi Oladipupo of Paragon Street, Kajola, reported at Kajola Divisional Headquarters that he observed a blue plastic drum in front of his residence, tied at the mouth with a black rope.
“Upon inspection, the lifeless body of one Otu Ifeanyi, aged 18 years, who was later identified as the younger brother of the suspect, was discovered inside the drum. The drum was being transported on a motorcycle by one Eze Elechi Amadi ‘m’. While attempting to convey the drum to an unknown location for disposal, it fell off the motorcycle.
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Lawal said that “the suspect was immediately apprehended. During interrogation, he confessed to having killed his younger brother over a financial dispute, alleging that the deceased had unlawfully transferred ¦ 20,000.00 from his Ecobank account.
“The corpse has been deposited at the mortuary while further investigation is ongoing. The suspect will be charged to court upon the conclusion of the investigation”.
Speaking on the suspected criminals arrested across the 18 council area of the state, the police commissioner, said they were allegedly involved in crimes such as murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, unlawful possession of substances suspected to be hard drugs, and theft, among others.
Lawal noted that the arrests were made possible through the efforts of the men of the command and the cooperation of the residents of the state, who supplied the command with the right information.
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According to him “In the past weeks, our command has recorded remarkable breakthroughs in crime prevention, detection, and prosecution—achievements that reflect not only the gallant efforts of our officers and men, but also the invaluable cooperation of the good people of Ondo State.
“We have arrested a total number of 100 suspects who were involved in crimes such as murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, unlawful possession of substances suspected to be hard drugs, fraud/obtaining under false pretense, theft/stealing and receiving stolen property, vandalization, vehicle-related crimes, arms supplier/illegal possession of ammunition, and other robbery-linked suspects.
“We have also recovered some items from the suspects including locally made guns, ammunition, 30 rounds of AA cartridges, unregistered/forged vehicle documents, stolen vehicles, motorcycles, impounded/contravened vehicles, fake/unauthorised number plates (including government and spy), assorted stolen items (mobile phones, pressing irons, SIM cards, mattresses, jewelries, among others.”
The police commissioner said that “these achievements underscore the commitment of the Ondo State Police Command to protecting lives and property across the State.
He added that, “the successes recorded were made possible by the strategic direction of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, whose visionary leadership continues to inspire professionalism within the Force.”
(VANGUARD)
Metro
I Met My Ex-girlfriend Naked, Chanting At My Gate —Man

I was praying – Woman
A banker narrated how he found a woman, who claims to be his ex-girlfriend and a prayer warrior, at the gate of his house around 01:00 hours naked and bathing in what is believed to have been charms.
According to Zambia Observer, the banker, Burton Musonda, and his teacher-wife, Hoper Chinyimba, 33, of Obama Chelston, are charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Burton said he found Mainess Muumba naked outside his house barely a month after he obtained a court order restraining her from being close to him or his family.
“When asked what she was dong at the premises when there was an active restraining order against her, she said that they have bad luck in her family and cannot get married and that was the reason she was bathing in those bath salts, “he said.
Burton and his wife, who have pleaded not guilty, allegedly assaulted Ms Mumba last year.
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The couple were recently found with a case to answer and placed on defense.
In his defense, Burton narrated that Ms Mumba was his neighbor whom he firstly met at a home shop within Obama where he was having some beverages with colleagues.
He said the same day he met he, she sent him a message around 19:30 hours, but he was surprised that it was not business-related.
Burton testified that Ms Mumba and her relatives harassed his wife, a development which prompted him to get a restraining order against the complainant.
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As trial continued, the banker narrated that on March 20, last year, he was sleeping in his house when he heard noise outside his gate around 01:00 hours.
“I phoned my neighbour, Kennedy Lusale, who has dogs, and asked him to check what was happening outside.
“Kennedy later phoned me back and asked me to go outside”, Burton said.
“I found two gentlemen and a lady kneeling down without clothes.
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“The unidentified gentleman said, “This lady has been chanting over your name. They said she was saying, “Mr Burton Musonda is my husband.”
Burton said his neighbours startedgathering outside his gate when they heard two gentlemen shouting Ms Mumba is a witch and attempted hitting her.
“Kennedy whisked Mainess into our yard, “ he stated.
Burton said at this point, his wife came out of the house and immediately asked Ms Mumbas to dress up before interrogating her.
“Mainess told my wife, “I will never go out with your husband and what I was just my own personal prayers, “he said.
The case was adjourned.
Metro
Soldier Sentenced To Death For Murder, Armed Robbery In Akwa Ibom

Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced a dismissed soldier with the Nigerian Army, 6 Battalion, Ibagwa in Abak, Corporal Stephen Iweh, to death by hanging for the murder of a 42-year-old man, Christopher Enobong Jimmy.
The incident occurred on 23rd May, 2021, along the East-West Road in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area.
The late Jimmy, who was the Manager of a Clearing and Forwarding Company in Port Harcourt, had offered Corporal Iweh a lift in his car from Trailer Park in Onne, Rivers State, to Ikot Abasi in Akwa Ibom.
Along the way, at Oboro Junction in Ikot Abasi, the 39 year-old soldier shot him dead before fleeing with the vehicle and valuables.
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Investigations revealed that Corporal Iweh, a father of three children, had illegally kept the AK-47 rifle which he said he “picked at Dambou, Borno State in 2018 and decided to keep it as personal arms”.
On the day of the killing, Corporal Iweh, was supposed to be on duty at the Army Store, 6 Battalion, Ibagwa, Abak, but abandoned his post to commit the crime.
He was later traced to Andy Guest House in Ukanafun, many kilometers from the scene of crime, where he was arrested and the rifle recovered.
In a judgment, the trial judge, Hon. Justice Bassey Nkanang held that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that Corporal Iweh, a native of Ameke Nkor in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State, murdered Christopher Enobong Jimmy, an indigene of Ikot Abasi, robbed him of his Toyota Matrix car, while armed with an AK-47 rifle and unlawfully possessed the firearm without a license.
The late Jimmy, Manager of a Clearing and Forwarding Company in Port Harcourt, was travelling home in his grey Toyota Matrix, when he gave the soldier, who was in full military uniform, a lift, at the Trailer Park in Onne enroute Akwa Ibom State.
The soldier later shot Jimmy at a junction in Oboro, Ikot Abasi, where they had stopped to urinate and eat Pork meat, before fleeing with the vehicle and other belongings.
Justice Nkanang convicted him on a three-count charge. He was sentenced to death by hanging for murder, death by hanging for armed robbery, and 10 years imprisonment for unlawful possession of firearms.
In his plea for mercy, the convict begged the court for what he described as a “soft landing,” but his allocutus was rejected.
The late Christopher Jimmy is survived by his 34-year-old widow, Arit, who tearfully recounted that her husband had left Port Harcourt to visit his sister and family in Ikot Abasi, but did not return home.
Metro
Six Arrested For Alleged Killing Of Police Constable In Bayelsa

Bayelsa State Police Command says it has arrested six suspected cultists for allegedly killing a police constable, Oboh Goodluck in the state.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Francis Idu, made this known at the funeral rites for the deceased on Friday in Yenagoa.
Goodluck was reportedly killed in OMPADEC area of Amarata community on his way to work by a cult group on August 19.
Idu said other key suspects identified to have been involved in the murder would soon be apprehended.
He warned attackers of police personnel to desist from it to avoid the wrath of the law.
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Idu assured the family of the deceased that his attackers would face justice. He also assured the rank and file that the top echelon of the Nigeria Police Force would always defend them.
The CP announced that a formal request would be sent to the Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa to make the site, where Goodluck was killed, a monument site to be remembered.
The representative of the Ayadei/Oboh family, Comrade Kwokwo Robert, while appreciating the Police authorities for the assistance in the final burial rites, called for justice for the late policeman.
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