The police in Niger state have arrested five suspects for being in possession of a human skull.  The suspects identified as 26-year-old Isah Mohammed; 28-year-old Idris Mohammed; 18-year-old Ibrahim Jiya; 22-year-old Suleiman Usman and 24-year-old Abdullahi Usman confessed they dug out the three-year corpse of one Ndako Daniyan from the Sakpe village burial ground in Edati local government area of Niger state.   When interrogated, Isah and Abdullahi confessed that they met an Islamic Cleric, Alfa Suleiman, who is from Kwara State in Bida in their quest to get rich quickly and he told them to get a human skull which would be used for rituals.   The duo said that they were directed to take the skull to someone around the Kpakungun area in Minna with N30,000 and were on their way when apprehended by the Police. “We went to the burial ground in Sakpe village and we dug up the body. From what we saw, the person had been dead for three years and he was from Sakpe village. The reason why we

The Police Command in Abia State has arrested some suspects in connection to the  murder of Mr Chigozie Chigbu.   The state Police Public Relations Officer, Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Friday, Sept. 22.   According to the police, the lifeless body of the 65-year-old man was found in his compound in Umumba, Nsirimo, Ubakala, Umuahia following an incident report at Ubakala Police Division in Abia on September 21.   She said, “It was reported that the lifeless body of an individual was discovered in one Mr Chigbu’s compound. The deceased was later identified as Chigbu Chigozie, a 65-year-old resident of Umumba, Nsirimo, Ubakala, Umuahia South Local Government Area.   “He was found lying in a pool of blood with multiple machete wounds to his head.”   Chinaka added that Chigbu was confirmed to be dead, and the victim’s body had been transported to the mortuary where it would undergo an autopsy to further investigate the crime.   “Some susp

  A 46-year-old man, Patrick Markson, has committed suicide after allegedly killing his wife, Hannah, 35, in Bayelsa State.  The incident occurred at Odede Street, Tombia-Amassoma Road, Yenagoa, the state capital, in the early hours of Thursday, August 26.    According to witnesses, the man said to be a staff of the Yenagoa Local Government, reportedly bludgeoned his wife to death in her sleep with a sledgehammer and she died on the spot.   He was said to have watched the woman bleed to death and then drank a poisonous substance suspected to be insecticide, after which he laid close to the bleeding corpse and died.   The weapon   It was gathered that the couple who had six children together were embroiled in marital disputes prior to the tragic incident.    According to Vanguard, the disagreement bothers on money realised from a contract handed to the husband by some members of his wife's family.   Speaking to the publication, a woman close to the deceased woman described her as ge

The Ghanaian police has arrested popular footballer and sports commentator in the Sunyani Municipality, Richard Gyamfi a.k.a Fire Man after three human heads were found in his fridge.    Confirming the news to Sunyani based Sky FM, the father of one of the deceased victims, Mr Thomas Agyei explained that the footballer reportedly lured his son, 13-year-old Louis Agyemang Junior from a football park at Sunyani Abesim into his room and killed him.     The boy who is a twin had left for the park for football training. In the evening, efforts to trace the young boy proved futile. One of his friends called Tweneboa informed the parents that they saw him in the company of the sports commentator and footballer “Fire Man”.   Gyamfi became a suspect after he denied seeing the boy upon being confronted. After the boy's parents visited the footballer's home and saw that it was locked, they invited some boys in the area to break into the room only to find the body of Louis Agyemang Junior

An 18-year-old househelp has been accused of poisoning her boss' food in Ibadan. In a viral video, the boss is heard confronting the maid, accusing her of putting a substance in his meal. It is not clear what led the boss to suspect the maid had put something in his food but he's heard insisting the maid must eat the amala and soup reserved for him.   The maid was reluctant to eat the food, claiming the soup doesn't taste good.  The boss then accused her of poisoning the food but the teen swore with God's name that she didn't poison the food.  The maid, said to have been employed recently by the family, was then threatened with the police.   The boss asked that her belongings be searched and they found a pack of Hypo bleach.   When asked what the bleach was for, she broke down and blamed the devil.   Watch the video below.   View this post on Instagram A post shared by VIRALNEWSANDGIST (@viralnewsandgist)

  A man said has allegedly been caught sleeping with his sister in Benue State.    One Orkaa Roojas, who posted the photos on Facebook said the incident happened in Vandeikya Local Government Area of the state.   What happened after they were caught as seen in the photos, cannot be ascertained at the moment, however, it seems the community was conducting a purification ritual.   

A Magistrate court in Yaba today August 9 granted an application from the police to remand Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect in the murder case involving the late CEO of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, for 30 days.   Watch a video of Chidinma being whisked away into custody below...   View this post on Instagram A post shared by VIRALNEWSANDGIST (@viralnewsandgist)

  The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has reportedly arrested a young woman who allegedly killed her boyfriend.   According to Media and PR expert, Vincent Aluu, the suspect identified as Lauretta, allegedly escaped with the deceased's N7m, Mercedes Benz 4matic and the car papers after killing him.    The victim identified simply as Chukwuemeka is said to be the only son of his parents and was an importer. It was gathered that Chukwuemeka was found in a pool of blood inside his bedroom after all efforts made by his friends to come and clear his consignments proved abortive.  "Using the vehicle tracker, the daughter of Jezebel was traced to a nearby hotel enjoying. Currently, she is singing like a parrot at Ewet Housing Police Station." Mr Aluu said.    He further disclosed that the suspect is the daughter of a police officer from Ogoja, Cross River State.    "So Chukwuemeka even promised to marry her. Her name is Lauretta from Ogoja. Her Dad is a Police officer. She u

  A 27-year old man, Ahmed Kareem, has vented his anger on his lover, Esther Oyedeola, after he reportedly bought her a mobile phone and yet she denied him s*x in Lagos. It is reported that the incident happened at Babalegba Street in Ijegun area of Lagos. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the suspect, Kareem, revealed he loved the victim that he bought her a phone and when she refused to give him attention or have s*x with him, he demanded the phone from her but she refused. He then descended on her and b*ttered her seriously. The alleged assault was reported to the Police at Area M Command, Idimu and Kareem was arrested. He was later charged before Ejigbo Magistrates Court for the alleged offence. He pleaded not guilty.  The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. A.S. Okubule, granted him bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum and ordered the defendant to be remanded in Correctional Centre at Kirikiri town, Lagos, pending when he will perfect his bail conditions. However, Esther started p

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, on Sunday, sounded a note of warning that “nothing must happen to DCP Abba Kyari”. AYCF issued the warning while berating the United States, US, court that ordered the arrest of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. AYCF National President, Yerima Shettima also dismissed what it described as “the attempted intimidation of a police officer right inside his independent fatherland”. In a media release he signed, Shettima rejected the purported plan to arrest DCP Kyari, describing the move by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, as “totally unacceptable, a slap on the sensibility of our compatriots and a ridicule on one of our finest crack detectives.” The group said it would keep a tap on the happenings in the matter, stressing that there was no justification for “singling out one of Nigeria’s most effective and efficient police officers for castigation”. He urged “all Nigerians who are truly patriotic to stand behind a man who has m

  A 55-year-old woman was allegedly beheaded by her boyfriend in broad daylight near Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday, July 28.   America Mafalda Thayer was found by stunned cops, with her head "laying next to her body," in the middle of the street.   Officers also found a large knife in a bin in a nearby alley, KMSP reports.     Several people witnessed the attack, according to the search warrant.   Thayer’s boyfriend, 42-year-old Alexis Saborit, was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder, police said.   Saborit had previously been convicted of gross misdemeanor domestic assault, KMSP added.   On Wednesday afternoon, July 28,  the suspect was scheduled to be in court to face the new charges, but didn't show up.  A colleague of the victim said Thayer had been in a long-term relationship with the suspect and domestic abuse had been a consistent problem.  A video purportedly showing the beheading has gone and can be seen  here .     Check the slides be

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the US has disclosed how it identified and nailed Nigeria’s Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, as one of the co-conspirators of Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi.   According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California, Abba Kyari, a high-ranking Nigerian police officer who has received multiple honours, was one of six people indicted over an elaborate scheme to defraud a Qatari businessperson of more than $1 million, masterminded by celebrity fraudster, Ramon 'Hushpuppi' Abbas.   The 6 indicted over scheme to defraud a Qatari businessperson   The FBI revealed this in an affidavit issued before the United States District Court by a Special Agent with the FBI, Andrew John Innocenti.      The FBI said that Kyari abandoned his duties in Nigeria sometime in 2019 and flew to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to "enjoy a good time" with Hushpuppi, who lived at Palazzo Versace in the Emirati commercial capita

A 9-year-old girl has been identified as the person seen in CCTV footage setting Ebeano supermarket on fire.   Earlier today, July 26, footage of a girl starting a fire in the gas cylinder section of Ebeano supermarket emerged. The fire spread on Saturday,  July 17, in Ebeano supermarket Lokogoma, Abuja, and caused massive destruction.  The girl who started the fire has now been identified and taken in for questioning.   Footage of her being questioned for causing damage to goods worth 5 billion Naira has emerged.   When asked who took her to the store, she said she was there with her mum but couldn't give a cogent reason for setting fire to the store.    Swipe below to watch the video of her being questioned.   View this post on Instagram A post shared by VIRALNEWSANDGIST (@viralnewsandgist)