The killer of the slain Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, Phillips Shekwo has been arrested.

Governor Sule confirmed this Tuesday while delivering a speech in Lafia, the state capital.

He identified the killer as Muhammad Yunusa, a notorious kidnapper who confessed to the crime.

The Governor who commended security personnel for the arrest of the suspect said that he was apprehended at Assakio village of Lafia east development area of the state.

“I was informed that Muhammad Usman also known as Baffa Nura, a notorious kidnapper in Nasarawa state has been arrested and he has confessed that he was the killer,” he said.

“He was arrested in Assakio, exactly where we thought we were going to get him and we were able to get him. Mister Commissioner Sir, our security personnel, I want to thank you for the good work you have continued to do.”

The APC chairman was taken away from his house at Bukan Sidi in Lafia, on November 21 when gunmen invaded the house.

His body was found the next day, a few kilometres from his house.

The politician’s death sparked fear among residents and several security strategies were in top gear to nab the perpetrators.

On his part, the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, was on a day tour to the state joined thousands of sympathisers to commiserate with the family and assured them of the support of the government.

The slain Chairman was buried in his hometown Yelwa of Toto local government area on November 27.

A magistrate court at Hajj Camp in Kano has granted bail to Fahad Ali accused of kidnapping his own 4-year-old daughter and demanded ransom from his wife, the biological mother of the child.

Ali who has since denied the offence when the charges were read against him was asked to provide two sureties in the persons of his village head and Chief Imam.

The presiding magistrate, Sakina Aminu then adjourned the matter to December 9th for continuation.

Daily Trust reports that one Shamsiyya Mohammed, mother of the child had reported to police that on 29 of September her daughter was kidnapped and being called on phone asking her to pay N2m for her freedom or she be killed.

After two weeks investigation, the police uncovered that it was her husband, Fahad Ali the father of the girl that was making such calls just as the kidnapped girl was found with him.

A business woman has reportedly been arrested in Lagos after her young nephew allegedly killed himself by hanging himself from a ceiling fan on Monday, November 31,

According to one Vera, the woman’s neighbour, who is based in Lagos, the incident happened on Monday, November 30, when the boy’s aunt went to the market to buy goods.

She claimed that boy identified as Kelvin, hung himself from the ceiling while reportedly trying to confirm if is possible for one to die by hanging.

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“Life is highly unpredictable, this little boy here helps the aunt in her food stuff shop, like every other business woman, she went to the market to buy goods, not knowing that tragedy awaits her yesterday.

Boy Ends Up Killing Self While Trying To Find Out If He Could Died By Hanging

“This little boy, decided to do some rehearsals, trying to find out if truly hanging himself will take his life, behold this little boy died yesterday and our neighbor now police custody.

“How can this happen? What went wrong? He’s well fed and taken care of, what could have pushed him into taking his own life? Oh Kelvin why? I saw him on Saturday playing about. Chai” she wrote.

Boy Ends Up Killing Self While Trying To Find Out If He Could Died By Hanging