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Delta: Police Uncover HK Torture House, Rescue 7 Boys, Arrest Two
Delta State Police Command has uncovered and dismantled a suspected torture apartment operating under the guise of Hustlers Kingdom (HK), where seven young boys were reportedly held against their will and subjected to severe physical abuse in the name of “learning yahoo yahoo,” a local term for internet fraud.
Ejes Gist News reports that the operation followed a tip-off from one of the victims, a 28-year-old identified as Chukwuike, who escaped by jumping from a window to seek help from authorities.
Chukwuike, who had reportedly spent two months and one day in the apartment, described extreme mistreatment. “We don’t eat. Sometimes, we eat once in a day and then stay four days again without food. We don’t have access to our phones.
Anytime we tell the chairman that we want to go, he beats us with cane and refuses to let us leave. That was why I jumped from the window to report to the Police. The marks on my back were done by my chairman because we didn’t have a paying client,” he recounted.
Another victim, a 23-year-old from Benue State, said he had been held for only one month but was prevented from leaving despite informing the “chairman” on his first day that he wanted to return home.
SP Bright Edafe, Delta Police spokesperson, confirmed that the boys were routinely flogged, leaving deep wounds. “You need to see the boy’s back,” he said, emphasizing the severity of the abuse.
Acting swiftly on the tip-off, operatives of the Delta State Police Command raided the apartment, rescuing all seven victims. Two suspects, who identified themselves as the “chairmen” of the HK ring, were arrested during the operation.
The victims are now receiving medical attention, while the suspects remain in police custody pending investigation. Authorities said they will be charged with offences including human trafficking, unlawful detention, physical assault, and exploitation.
SP Edafe urged parents, guardians, and young Nigerians to remain vigilant against the growing proliferation of HK-style criminal hideouts. He stressed that the Police Command will continue to raid and dismantle such operations across the state to protect vulnerable youths.
“The Delta State Police Command is committed to intensifying its crackdown on syndicates preying on our youth. Our primary focus is safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults who are at risk of exploitation,” Edafe added.
Ejes Gist News gathered that the investigation is ongoing, and authorities are working to identify other similar networks across Delta State.
The Enugu State Police Command has announced the arraignment and remand of 51-year-old Emeka Emmanuel Nwangwu, a member of a Neighbourhood Security Watch group, for the alleged murder of his 19-year-old cousin, Loveth Uloma Nwangwu.
The development followed the conclusion of investigations by the State Criminal Investigation Department (State CID).
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed the development in a statement issued on December 10, 2025, noting that the action was in line with the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, psc, who had ordered a thorough investigation and immediate prosecution.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested on December 1, 2025, in Nsukka after he allegedly assaulted the victim, inflicting serious injuries that resulted in her death.
“Upon his arrest, the Commissioner of Police directed the State CID to conduct a meticulous investigation and ensure that the case was promptly charged to court,” Ndukwe stated.
Following the completion of investigations, the suspect was brought before the Enugu State Magistrate Court on a one-count charge of murder. The court thereafter ordered his remand and instructed that the case file be forwarded to the Ministry of Justice through the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) for review and legal advice.
Commissioner Giwa extended his sympathies to the bereaved family, assuring them that justice was firmly underway.
“I express my heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the deceased,” he said. “They should take solace in the fact that justice is already in motion, as the investigation has been concluded and the suspect has been arraigned and remanded accordingly.”
The Police Command reiterated its commitment to ensuring that the legal process is diligently pursued as the case progresses.
Suspected bandits, weekend, kidnapped two Chinese nationals at Bode Saadu axis of Moro Local Government area of Kwara State.
The incident happened when the bandits were supervising the BUA Bode Saadu/Kaiama/Kosubosu multi billion naira road.
It was gathered that, the bandits were said to have stormed the road and shot sporadically before they were finally kidnapped.
Sources close to the people of Ejidongari area where the Chinese nationals were working before the bandits attacked were shocked following the sporadic shooting that pervaded the area.
Sources said, the bandits were said to have taken the two Chinese nationals into the forest.
The bandits were yet to demand any ransom as at the time of filling this report last night.
The state police commissioner, Mr. Adekimi Ojo, who confirmed the incident said, the men of the state police command had been working round the clock to ensure the rescue of the two Chinese nationals.
He, therefore, urged members of the public to continue to support the police in its task of curtailing the activities of the bandits in the state.
A 33-year-old married female Mathematics teacher has been arrested in Zimbabwe after a graphic sex video she recorded with her 16-year-old Form 4 student went viral on WhatsApp and TikTok.
The teacher, whose identity is being withheld to protect the minor, allegedly invited the boy to her home for “private lessons” to help him improve his grades. According to the boy’s statement to police and child protection officers:
“I was failing Mathematics.
She promised she could make me understand everything quickly if I came for extra tuition at her house after school.
The first day I went, she locked the door, started touching me, removed my clothes, and forced herself on me. This happened several times.
She was the one recording the videos.”
The boy says the teacher threatened to fail him and tell his parents he was “stubborn” if he refused or told anyone.
The explicit footage, lasting over 8 minutes, shows the fully naked teacher on top of the minor while filming with her phone. It spread like wildfire after the boy confided in a friend who leaked it.
The teacher was arrested yesterday (December 5) and is detained at Harare Central Police Station.
She faces charges of statutory rape, sexual exploitation of a minor, and producing child pornography under Zimbabwe’s Criminal Law Act.
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has suspended her with immediate effect and launched an internal investigation.
The boy has been placed under psychological counselling.
Child rights organisations have commended the student for speaking out, saying many male victims suffer in silence due to stigma.
This case has reignited national outrage over teacher-on-student sexual abuse, with demands for mandatory background checks and CCTV in tuition centres.
Justice must not only be done; it must be seen to be done.
No child should ever have to trade their body for grades.
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