A 31-year-old Nigerian man has been jailed for s3xually assaulting two women on board Hampshire to London trains, following a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation.

Esosa Eguakin, of Courtelle Road, Coventry, pleaded guilty to two counts of S3xual Assault at an earlier hearing and was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment on Tuesday 10 February, 2026 at Guildford Crown Court.

BTP in a statement published on Monday, February 23, disclosed that Eguakin also received a five-year S3xual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) which prohibits him from doing a number of things, including sitting or standing next to or opposite any lone women.

The court heard how on 21 August last year, Eguakin was on board a service from Fratton to London Waterloo on the early morning commute just after 7.15am. Eguakin intentionally sat behind a woman in her 30s and s3xually assaulted her.

Then on 6 October shortly after 6am on board a service from Eastleigh to London Waterloo, Eguakin s3xually assaulted another woman. When she confronted him, he claimed he was trying to retrieve his phone that he had dropped.

He refused to move away from her, and an off-duty police officer intervened to escort him off the train at Woking.

The officer arrested Eguakin and kept him at the station until officers arrived and took him to custody.

A subsequent investigation into both offences led by BTP detectives resulted in Eguakin being charged with two counts of s3xual assault.

Hon Success Opara has stated that the recent attack on Peter Obi in Edo State was perpetrated by non-state actors, rather than the state government. The incident occurred when gunmen opened fire on Obi’s convoy at the residence of former APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, in Benin City, Edo State.

According to eyewitnesses, the attackers, who arrived in Sienna buses, shot at the gate and destroyed several vehicles, prompting concerns about the safety of political actors in the state. Obi, who was at the scene, escaped unharmed, but several people were injured.

The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the incident, stating that personnel responded swiftly to the distress call and forced the attackers to flee. The police are investigating the incident, but no arrests have been made so far.

The attack has sparked widespread condemnation, with opposition figures calling for increased security measures to protect citizens.

Abia Police Command has arrested one Edward Okorie, for allegedly k!lling his girlfriend, Sophy Chika.

Okorie, from Isiugwu, Ohafia, in Ohafia Local Government Area, allegedly m8rdered Chika, a nurse, during a domestic altercation on Monday, February 23, 2026.

It was gathered that the couple had been living together in Okagwe village in Ohafia before the incident occurred.

Sources within the community disclosed that an argument between the two allegedly escalated, leading to the nurse’s d3ath.

“The tragedy struck yesterday, at Isiugwu Ohafia, in Ohafia LGA, Mr Edward Okorie k!lled his girlfriend,” the source told punch.

“Miss Sophy Chika, who hails from Ozu Abam in Arochukwu LGA of Abia State, was k!lled by Mr Edward Okorie, an indigene of Isiugwu Ohafia, over a minor misunderstanding that ensued between them.

The lovers, who were cohabiting for over three years now, had a misunderstanding in the early hour of yesterday and she was reportedly beaten to death by Mr Edward Okorie.”

The spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Maureen Chinaka, who confirmed the incident stated that the Divisional Police Officer in Ohafia briefed her on the matter.

According to Chinaka, the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Umuahia, for thorough investigation.