Usman Buda: Mob Beats Butcher To Death Over Alleged Blasphemy In Sokoto State

 A butcher identified as Usman Buda has been killed in Sokoto, Northwest Nigeria for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad.

According to Daily Trust, the butcher allegedly made the comment during an argument with another trader at the Sokoto main Abattoir around 8 am on Sunday.

“Our leaders made a fruitless attempt to save him but they could not contain the crowd. They initially rescued him and hid him before they were overpowered.

“He was beaten to death by his fellow butchers. His corpse was later taken away by the police,” an eyewitness told Daily Trust.

Another account said some of Buda’s closest business partners who attempted to rescue him sustained injuries and “are currently receiving treatment at the hospital”.

The deceased reportedly hailed from Tambuwal local government area but resided at Gidan Igwe in Sokoto North local government area.

He sold cow entrails at the Sokoto Fish and Vegetables Market.

One of his neighbors identified as Malam Yusuf described his death as painful.

“Usman is my immediate neighbor. He is very religious; in fact, he belonged to Izala sect. We prayed and attended Tafsir together at primary board quarters. There is no way he could make such a statement against the Holy Prophet.

“There must be a reason behind his murder because he is very popular in his business of selling cow entrails and was envied by many of his colleagues,” he said.

A trader who sells perishable goods at Kasuwan Dankure meat and vegetable market whose stand was next to that of Buda also expressed shock over the tragic incident.

“I have not been myself since I heard about what happened. I know Usman liked arguments on religious issues but I didn’t hear him even for once using derogatory remarks against the Prophet’s companions,” he said

However, the specific statement made by Buda which was considered to be blasphemous was not stated in the report.

Meanwhile, the state police command has confirmed the mob killing.

The command said it received a distress call at about 9:20 am that one Usman Buda of Gwandu local government area, a “butcher at Sokoto Abattoir allegedly blasphemed the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and as a result, he was mobbed and attacked”.

“Upon receiving the information, the Commissioner of Police, Area Commander Metro and DPO Kwanni led a team of policemen and all other operational commanders to the scene.

“On arrival, the mob escaped the scene and left the victim unconscious where he was rescued and taken to Usmanu Danfodiyo Teaching Hospital Sokoto (UDUTH) for treatment and was later confirmed dead,” a statement signed by the spokesperson for the police command, ASP Ahmad Rufa’I, said.

“Meanwhile, Investigation is on to arrest the perpetrators and bring them to book,” it added

In May 2022, SaharaReporters reported how a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto, Deborah Samuel, was burnt to death by her colleagues for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad.

She was beaten and killed by Muslim students who dragged her out of her hostel.

Meanwhile, her gruesome murder was connected to a voice note the deceased sent to her class WhatsApp group.

According to a Twitter link as seen by SaharaReporters, the female student was said to have sent a voice note, protesting against the incessant sending of ‘unnecessary messages’ to the group by her mates.

Her death attracted the outrage of many Nigerians including the Sultan of Sokoto State, who condemned the unwarranted attack and called on the police to investigate and arrest the perpetrators.

However, over a year after her gruesome murder, the police have yet to arrest any of her killers.

Anambra Deity Descends On Man For Defiling Neighbour's One-yr-old Daughter

 A deity, popularly known as Ita (pronounced Ị̀tà) has descended on and blinded a middle-aged man for reportedly fingering and defiling a one-year-old girl in Anambra State.

The incident happened at Ikem village in Nando, Anambra East Local Government Area of the State, where the suspect, identified as Friday Ameh was taken to, to swear before the deity after denying committing the crime. He was said to have committed the crime in Onitsha, also in Anambra State.

This was corroborated by a video currently trending on the social media, which showed the suspect being interrogated by the Chief Priest of the deity before the villagers who gathered at the shrine to watch the drama.

During the interrogation, the suspect, Mr. Ameh confessed to the crime of fingering and defiling his neighbour's one-year-old daughter, while also attesting that he initially denied it when they asked him, which resulted to the people bringing him to Nando to swear before the deity to prove his innocence.

He further confirmed that the deity had descended on him for telling lies and for being guilty of the crime.

Mr. Ameh also claimed that it was the handiwork of the devil, even as he pleaded for mercy and forgiveness from the deity and the people.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer for the Anambra State Police Command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, said he didn't not have any information on the incident, but pledged to take the necessary actions.

“I don’t have any information on this, please. I will reach out to the stakeholders in Nando, to ascertain the authenticity of the incident and possibly to arrest the suspect,” he said.

Ogun Poly Student Commits Suicide After Losing His Tuition Fee To Gambling

 A student at the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Samuel Adegoke has reportedly committed suicide after losing his tuition fee and that of his friend to gambling.

It was gathered that Adegoke took his life by drinking a chemical substance suspected to be a sniper.

Adegoke, who was a National Diploma II student of Electrical Electronic Engineering, reportedly committed suicide on Monday, May 2, when his colleagues were preparing for the first-semester exam.

It was gathered that the deceased allegedly used his school fee to play an online betting on Friday, May 19, which he lost.

He was reportedly rushed to the school clinic from where he was later referred to a specialist hospital outside the school in Ilaro before he was pronounced dead.

The polytechnic spokesman, Sola Abiala, confirmed the incident on Wednesday, May 24.

“The Rector said he was called from the school clinic that one of the students is sick. Adegoke Samuel, ND 2 in Electrical Electronic Engineering was later referred to Hosanah specialist hospital. When they got there, they got the information that he used his school fees to bet and lose. He also used his roommate’s to bet and also lost,” Abala said.

"We have a policy here that any student that does not pay school fees will not write the examination. He realized that he and his friend would not write the exam, and that was why he committed suicide.

“We sent for his parents and briefed them. His father told us that his late son did the same last session and he had to send money to him to pay the fees. He said if he had known about the latest one, he would have paid for it.”

Police Parade Farm Labourer Who Raped 80-year-old Grandmother To Death In Ondo

 Police parade suspected cultists and a farm laborer who allegedly raped 80-year-old grandmother to death in Ondo

Ondo Police Command has paraded a farm laborer, Mima Chinecherem, who allegedly raped an 80-year-old grandmother, Madam Felicia Aderibigbe, to death.

Chinecherem, 27, from Ebonyi State, was paraded on Tuesday, May 23, alongside 18 other suspects arrested for various crimes in different parts of Ondo State.

Madam Aderibigbe was raped and murdered on her farm at the weekend in the Constain area of Ore town, in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. She had been missing for some days before her corpse was found.

It was gathered that the suspect was seen at night pegging a palm frond in front of the deceased’s house.

This aroused the suspicion of the deceased’s children who apprehended the suspect and were immediately searched, after which the mobile phone belonging to the old woman was recovered from him.

He was handed over to the police and during interrogation, he claimed he saw the cutlass, bucket, and mask at the boundary of the deceased farm.

"When asked the reason for the palm frond, he said it was the deceased children who cut and dropped it on their mother’s farmland, so he decided to take it to their house around 10pm and told them they would understand the meaning of the next day,” a source stated.

The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mrs Funmi Odunlami, who spoke on behalf of the Commissioner also revealed that seven people have been arrested for cult-related killings in Ondo.

“Based on the dreadful activities of cultists in Owo and its environs, the command organized raids of affected areas, led by Area Commander Owo. The teams, which included all tactical teams, busted their hideouts, where the following suspects were arrested,”

The suspects are Fadahunsi Monday, (27); Oluwafemi Ajayi (34); Adewale Monday (22); Olupona Olamide (27); Ifedayo Michael (20); Isiaka Jimoh (30) and Olatunji Ojo (35).

The police boss who stated that all the paraded suspects would soon be charged in court, enjoined members of the public to avail them with useful information.

Suspected Herdsmen Rape 80-year-old Woman To Death On Her Farmland In Ondo

 An 80-year-old woman has reportedly been raped to death inside her farm by hoodlums suspected to be herders in Costain area of Ore, Odigbo Council Area of Ondo State.

According to the report, the incident had caused anxiety within the town and neighboring communities.

A local who spoke with newsmen said that the victim had been missing for days after she left for the farm only for her corpse to be found a few days after, Vanguard reports.

She was reportedly stripped naked after she was raped by her attackers.

A source in the town said “This is not the first time we’re witnessing this ugly incident, several women have been raped in their farms by these hoodlums suspected to be herdsmen.

”The fear of being attacked has prevented women from going to their farms alone for some time now. Why they picked on this old woman remained a mystery to us in the community.

“The octogenarian was alleged to have been raped before she was murdered by her attacker on her farm. What would have attracted them to an 80-year-old woman? They just wasted her. Maybe she recognized some of her attackers. That’s why they killed her.
“Her gruesome death was sad and unfortunate. We appeal to security agencies and the state government to come to our rescue in Ore. The hoodlums are having a field day and taking advantage of our women.
“Our amiable governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, should help deploy the state security outfit codenamed Amotekun, to our community. We’re passionately appealing to him.”

Meanwhile, a police source said that a suspect, a palm wine tapper, had been arrested.
The suspect was arrested by some youths in the community.

They reportedly found in his possession the telephone of the victim.

A police source said that the suspect later took the youths to where the corpse of the victim was later found and alleged that she was murdered by some herdsmen.

The state police image maker, Funmi Odunlami, confirmed the arrest of the suspect adding that the incident was a case of rape and murder.

Odunlami added that the suspect would soon be paraded by the state police command after interrogation and subsequently charged to court.

Teenager Pounds His Father To Death For Fighting With His Mum In Abuja

 The Police in the Federal Capital Territory have arrested a 16-year-old boy identified as Emmanuel John for beating his father, Monday John, to death, NaijaCover Reports.

Police Sources say Emmanuel used a pestle to hit his father while fighting with his mum, Mercy John, in their home on May 2 at about 10pm.

The couple were said to have had a heated argument that degenerated into a fight. Emmanuel took sides with his mum and pounced on his father. During his fight with his dad, he picked up the pestle and used it on his father. The father collapsed and was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.

The police say a case of culpable homicide was reported to the Karshi Police Station by one Yusuf Ayuba, on Wednesday, May 3. The suspect was picked up and will be arraigned in a juvenile court at the conclusion of the investigation.

EFCC Arrests Owner of 'Yahoo Yahoo' Training School & His Proteges In Enugu

 EFCC Arrests 18 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Enugu

Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the EFCC, on Monday, May 1, 2023, arrested eighteen suspected internet fraudsters in different locations within Enugu, IGBERETV reports.

The suspects include one Chigozie Philips, founder of Holy Family School Abakpa, Enugu, where he allegedly trains prospective cybercriminals. Thirteen of his proteges who were arrested in the sting operation are Kingsley Okorie, Henry Chidiebere, Elochukwu Chukwuemeka Micheal, Nelson Nnaji, Joacin Kelvin, Kelechi Ibe, Chinonso James, Udeh Isaiah and Micheal Chukwuemeka.

Others include Ifeanyi Ozor Bright, Etuma John, Okafor Chukwuemeka, Raymond Chinaza, Desmond James, Ozoma Chinonso Anthony, Uchenna Aka and Ozor Celestine.

Items recovered from the suspects include 20 mobile phones and 2 laptops. The suspects have made useful statements and will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.