Thirty persons have been reportedly killed in a cult clash between two rival groups in Benin City, the Edo State Capital as a young man narrowly escaped from being hacked down by suspected cultists in 2nd East circular area in Benin on Tuesday. The battle for supremacy between suspected members of the Black Axe Confraternity and their rival Supreme Eiye Confraternity which reportedly started December 21, 2023 has claimed over 30 lives in Benin as at press time. It was gathered that cult killings were triggered by the brutal killing…
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Governor Obaseki of Edo has commiserated with the family of the late EndSARS protester who killed in the process protesting against the brutality of SARS across the country. In his verified facebook page, Obaseki said, “I have just learnt that hoodlums have attacked #ENDSARS protesters, who have conducted themselves peacefully in Benin City. I extend condolences to the victims of the attacks, including those who lost their lives and others who were injured by the thugs. It is disheartening that anyone would attack a peaceful assembly of young people, who…
Read MoreBoy,18, kills Mother, Slept With Her Corpse For Ritual
By Omoghene Benedict, An 18- year- old man simply identified as Samuel Akpobome has been arrested and paraded by the police in Edo State for allegedly killing his mother for money rituals In his confessional statement, Akpobome reveals on Wednesday that he strangled the victim, Christiana Ighoyivwi, while she was asleep in her residence on Market Road, Ologbo, Ikpoba – Okha Local Government Area of the state . The teenager , who was paraded by the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo, along with over 80 other suspects arrested for…
Read MoreHow F-SARS Nearly Kill Me Few Kilometers To My Home Town, Nation Regional Editor, Shola O’Neil Reveals
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad, popularly known as SARS may have become larger than the Nigeria Police Force itself, reason is that it continues to flout directives issued by its authorities and absolutely nothing is being done to really stop them. The near-death experience of The Nation’s Southsouth Regional Editor, Shola O’neil, on Monday, June 3 at the hands of some of these brutes cum policemen, goes to show that Nigerians are, simply put, unsafe. How many Nigerians have been or are being subjected to these inhumane treatments meted out by…
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