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ANAMBRA POLICE ARRESTS FOUR SUSPECTS INCLUDING A LADY ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN THE BURNING OF A 74-YEAR OLD WOMAN IN A WHEELCHAIR AT ABAGANA AND INITIATES MOVE TO ARREST THE MAIN SUSPECT

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Recovers a casket, the remains of the deceased and her wheelchair

The Anambra State Police operatives serving at Abagana Divisional Police Headquarters today 26/1/2024 by 9 am arrested four suspects including a 21-year old lady Chinenye Ekwenugo from Ifitedunu over the burning of a 74 (seventy-four) years old woman in a wheelchair at Abagana.

The three other suspects include Uzochukwu Okeke ‘M’ aged 47, Fidel Anayo ‘M’ aged 60
and Ikenna Anene ‘M’ aged 54 years respectively, all from Abagana. The Operatives also recovered the burnt remains of the deceased, the wheelchair, and a casket.

During interrogation by the Police Operatives, the suspect, Chinenye confessed that her boyfriend Ifeanyi Igwe who is currently at large and three others set the victim ablaze and got a casket to bury her before the intervention of the security operatives.

Meanwhile, the Operatives have also initiated moves to arrest the main suspect Ifeanyi Igwe who is currently on the run. The body of the deceased has been deposited in the morgue for autopsy and further probe of the cause of the death.

The Commissioner of Police *CP Nnaghe Obono Itam* while reacting to the report of the incident sued for calm and ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department of the Command for a comprehensive investigation. Further developments shall be communicated, please.

SP Tochukwu Ikenga
Police Public Relations Officer,
Anambra State Police Command.
Awka.

26th January, 2025
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41-Year-Old Woman Reportedly Commits Suicide At MFM Church Auditorium Along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

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Security expert Zagazola Makama, who reported the incident on Sunday, said it occurred on Friday morning and was initially flagged by the church’s Chief Security Officer, Esiere Ekikere.

A 41-year-old woman, Benita Lurk Ikuenobe, was discovered dead in a suspected suicide inside the auditorium of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) Prayer City along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Security expert Zagazola Makama, who reported the incident on Sunday, said it occurred on Friday morning and was initially flagged by the church’s Chief Security Officer, Esiere Ekikere.

According to Ekikere, he received a distress call at approximately 7:20 a.m. alerting him to an unresponsive woman lying on the floor of the church auditorium.

Upon arriving at the scene, he found the woman motionless, with an empty bottle of a suspected poisonous substance—believed to be a popular pesticide (name withheld)—lying beside her.

According to the report, police officers visited the scene, documented it with photographs, and later transferred the body to the Real Divine Hospital morgue for autopsy.

The report also noted that efforts are underway to uncover the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Efforts by SaharaReporters to reach the state police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, for comment via her mobile phone were unsuccessful.

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Court convicts two for illegal tree felling, conspiracy in Kano

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A magistrate court in Kano has convicted two men for conspiracy and illegal tree felling, in violation of the state’s environmental laws.

The conviction was disclosed in a statement by the Kano State Ministry of Environment and Climate Change.

The defendants, Salihu Mukhtar and an accomplice, were sentenced on Thursday, July 17, 2025, by Justice Auwalu Yusuf of Court 2, Normasland, for cutting down a tree along Jigawa Road, Nasarawa GRA without authorization.

Prosecuting counsel, Barrister Bahijjah H. Aliyu, told the court that the defendants conspired to fell the tree illegally, breaching the Kano State Penal Code and Forestry Laws.

The court sentenced each to three months imprisonment or ₦20,000 fine for conspiracy, and six months imprisonment or ₦50,000 fine for illegal felling.

“The Ministry strongly condemns all acts of environmental vandalism, particularly illegal deforestation, which undermines the government’s efforts toward climate resilience, urban beautification, and improved air quality.” The statement partly reads.

The Commissioner for environment and climate change, Dr. Dahiru M. Hashim, reaffirmed the government’s zero-tolerance stance on deforestation. He urged the public to report environmental crimes to the appropriate channel.

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Saudi royal Prince Al Waleed dies after 19 years in coma

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Prince Al Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, a member of the Saudi royal family often referred to as the ‘Sleeping Prince,’ has passed away nearly two decades after falling into a coma following a car crash in 2005.

A nephew of the billionaire businessman Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the late prince had remained in an unresponsive state for 19 years, since being admitted to hospital following a car accident in 2005.

He became a quiet but enduring symbol of faith and resilience for many in the Arab world.

After he was confirmed dead on Saturday, family sources announced plans for his funeral scheduled to take place in Riyadh on Sunday.

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