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The life of a 17-year-old student of Bowen University, Opeyemi Odusanya, has been cut short by some cult members in Lagos. It was gathered that the undergraduate was murdered for allegedly rejecting sexual advances from some youths in the area and also for "being too proud." PUNCH Metrolearnt that the victim was a 300 level student of Biochemistry at the university. Police authorities told our correspondent that Opeyemi was stabbed to death by the cultists at her parents' house in the Alakuko area of Lagos on February 3, 2014. Police sources toldPUNCH Metrothat investigations had revealed that the culprits were residents of the area. A police officer, who wished to remain anonymous, said, "In the afternoon of February 3, 2014, the deceased went to buy airtime for her telephone. As she was returning, a group of cult members trailed and entered the house with her. "Opeyemi was alone at home when the guys entered. They instructed her to turn on the generat...

Operatives of the police force in Lagos have arrested four persons, including a pastor and a doctor, on suspicion of armed robbery. The gang, specialized, in vandalizing and stealing from Automated Teller Machines (ATM), are said to have been linked to a robbery last year which left 3 policemen dead. The doctor said that he planned to use the money gotten to renew his practice licence while the pastor admitted that he joined the gang through a friend. Vanguard reports: This came as seven more AK-47 rifles, two K-2 rifles, one pump action and 17 AK-47 magazines, fully loaded, were recovered by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Ikeja, at one of the gang's hideouts in Egbeda area of Lagos. The recovery brought the total number of rifles recovered from members of the gang, which specialized in breaking into banks' Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, to 15, while 10 of the 14 member-gang have been gunned down in different encounters in the last eight weeks. V...

A suspected armed robber in Oyo didn't have to wait very long to meet up with Karma after robbing a family within the state. The unidentified man is said to have brandished an axe and a knife while robbing his victims, a mother and her daughter, who were resident in the Ayetoro Oroki area of Oyo town. The robber is said to have stabbed the daughter but in an attempt to escape from the scene, he slipped and fell leading to his subsequent death. The Tribune reports: The armed robber, whose identity was unknown, it was learnt, invaded the residence of the woman at about 2a.m. armed with an axe and a knife. In order to instill fear in his victims, the armed man was said to have stabbed the woman's daughter on the head with a knife, after which he collected their phones and a sum of N1,700. In an attempt to escape, Crime Reports gathered that the fleeing robber stepped on water that had spilled on tiles and fell headlong on the ground, sustaining severe head injuries. Bear...

A 15-year old school boy is recovering after an attacker slit his throat while trying to rob him in South Africa. Reports say, the Grade 10 pupil of Cape High school, South Africa, needed 18 stitches and six stitches to save his life. It was gathered that the boy was returning from school when his attacker accosted him,cut his throat and made off with the boy's money. iOL News reports: Education MEC Donald Grant's spokeswoman, Bronagh Casey, confirmed on Tuesday that "a Grade 10 learner was attacked on Monday afternoon after he was accosted by a man with a knife". "He sustained injuries to his neck area and has received stitches. His parents have laid a charge with the police." On Monday evening, Facebook images were posted showing the teen's wound, followed by nearly a hundred comments expressing outrage. The post was later withdrawn – it is understood this was because the boy is a minor, and his identity needed to be protected. Neighbourho...