By Francesca Hangeior.

A 38-year-old hunter, Joseph Ajegba, has said that he shot his bossom friend, when he caught him having sex with his girlfriend in the house he rented for her in lkun- Akoko, in Akoko South West council area of Ondo state.

Joseph was paraded alongside other suspected criminals, at the state police headquarters, Akure, the state capital.

He said that he had dropped a bush meat for his girlfriend earlier in the day and went out in the night for another round of game but was surprised when he got to the house to see another man having sexual relationship with his girlfriend.

According to him” I went out hunting after I have taken some bottles of beer, but I ran out of cartridges. I wanted to return to the house of my girlfriend to sleep there.

“When I got there, I saw the door locked. I now went to the window and I opened it and saw a co-hunter sleeping with my girlfriend. That was why I shot the gun in my hand.”

Parading the suspect, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abayomi Oladipo,said, “On the 23rd of August, 2024 at about 2300hrs, a case of attempted murder was reported to the Police, the victim went to his friend who is a divorcee in her house.

“One, Ajegba Joseph ‘m’, a hunter aged 38 years who is also having an affair with the woman, went to visit her on the same day in possession of an unlicensed single-barrel gun.

“However, upon sighting the victim with the woman in bed, the suspect shot the victim through the window side.”

The police commissioner while parading other suspects, said a syndicate who specialized in snatching cars was arrested by the command.

Oladipo added that the suspects were members of a four-man gang who specialized in inter-state car theft and snatching.

By Francesca Hangeior.

Anambra State Commissioner for Youths Development, Patrick Aghamba, and his wife have been kidnapped.

Sources said an aide of the commissioner, whose name was given as Kpajie ABK Offiah, an Onitsha youth and a stalwart of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), who was travelling with them, was shot dead by the kidnappers.

According to reports, they were on their way to Abuja for the wedding of Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s daughter taking place on Saturday, August 17th, when they were kidnapped at the Kogi axis of the route.

Confirming the incident, the Press Secretary to Governor Soludo, Christian Aburime, said the government was yet to find out the exact location where the incident happened as Ubiaja, Edo State, was mentioned as well as Kogi State.

By Francesca Hangeior.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi has called on community leaders and traditional institutions to take a bold step in tackling the menace of ritual killings in the country.

In a statement on X.com, Adejobi emphasized the need for collective action to address the rising cases of ritualistic murders that have left many families devastated.

Adejobi drew inspiration from the successful collaboration with traditional institutions in combating the Badoo rituals in Ikorodu, Lagos.

He stressed that community leaders and traditional institutions must be involved in the fight against ritual killings, as it is a spiritual issue that requires a holistic approach.

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He wrote, “I think our community leaders and traditional institutions should be involved and take a bold step to tackle the menace.

“We adopted a similar approach when we were to tackle Badoo rituals in Ikorodu, Lagos. We can’t apparently curb it if the traditional institution is not interested or involved. It’s more spiritual than legal or physical.

“The police and law enforcement agencies in these areas and the states must incorporate the leaders and the traditional institutions into the fight to curb it.

The police spokesperson also advocated for a separate law to address ritual killings, distinct from murder cases.

He argued that ritual killing is a crime that involves both murder and disrespect to the corpse and ritualism.

He added, “And there must be a described law for ritual killings, not just murder cases. Ritual killing is both murder and disrespect to corpse and ritualism, which should attract its punishment separately.”