The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man, Kelvin Obakpororo, for killing his lover, a mother of two, simply identified as Excellence.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this on Sunday in Asaba, the Delta State capital.

He said, “You remember between June 26 and 27, 2025, the social media was awash with the mysterious murder of a girl named Excellence in Sapele, who was murdered by his boyfriend and the father of her two kids.

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“The suspect initially escaped but was eventually arreste. He is in the custody of the command.

“For those who are demanding justice for Excellence, we want to inform you that he (the suspected killer) has been arrested and we are assuring you that very soon, he will be arraigned in the court.”

Confessing to the crime, the suspect, Mr Kelvin Obakpororo, lamented that he was under the influence of drugs when he killed her.

“She was doing a hook-up. Whenever she came to my house, she would carry some clothes and change to see another man. So, on that fateful day, she came to my house and we had an argument. She took a knife and I took a hammer.”

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After I overpowered her, I used the hammer to hit her on her forehead three times before she fell and died.

“I didn’t know she would die, and it wasn’t my clear eyes. I took 200mg of tramadol. It’s a mistake. I’m so sorry. She had two sons: three and two-year-old sons, for me,” he narrated.

The suspect said he was into pressing (Internet fraud), and regretted killing the mother of his children.
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Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore on Monday led a protest to the Force Headquarters in Abuja over poor welfare and pension conditions affecting serving and retired police officers.

The protest, organised in collaboration with the Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers, demanded urgent pension reforms and called for the removal of police personnel from the Contributory Pension Scheme.

The aggrieved protesters, who were initially denied entry into the Force Headquarters, were later escorted by police officers as they proceeded to the National Assembly complex.

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Carrying placards with inscriptions such as “Decent Salaries Now,” “End Police Slavery,” “Pensions for Police Officers,” “Dignity for Those in Uniform,” and “CPS is a death sentence,” the demonstrators insisted that the current pension system is unjust and dehumanising.

The retired officers had earlier vowed to picket the National Assembly in a renewed push for legislative intervention in what they described as a prolonged neglect of their welfare.

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Retired police officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme on Monday moved from the National Assembly to the Police Force Headquarters.

Since their arrival, the retired cops have blocked the main gate of the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja as part of a protest to demand their exit from the pension arrangement.

The demonstrators, mostly elderly ex-officers, gathered in large numbers and obstructed entry and exit into the premises, insisting they would not leave until their grievances were addressed.

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Amid the tension, the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Capital Territory, Adewale Ajao, and the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, appealed to the protesters to vacate the entrance.

The protesters, however, rejected all pleas to vacate the premises.

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