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Student who raped his girlfriend to death, sentenced to death by hanging

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A High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo state has sentenced to death the killer boyfriend Chukwudi Onweniwe of an HND student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo, Nifemi Adeyeoye to death by hanging. Chukwudi Onweniwe was dragged before the court in May 22 2017 on a four count charge of action endangering life, kidnapping and abduction, rape and murder. . According to the Prosecutor, Jumoke Ogunjebi said the accused person abducted the deceased and took her “to a farm near Alayere, Ogbese, raped her and then snuffed life out of her by choking and strangulating her to death. The police prosecutor, Inspector John Aderibigbe said that one of the motorcyclists who testified in the case reported the suspicious movement of the accused person and the deceased at the police station.  Aderibigbe said that the case was later transferred to Special Anti Cultism Squad in Akure. Testifying, the mother of the deceased, Mrs Adeyeoye said her daughter had informed her she was going to visit her friend on th...

Unilorin removes H.O.D for wooing a student

A lecturer at the Department of English, University of  Ilorin, Dr Mohammed Idiagbon, has been removed as the head of the department for allegedly wooing one of the students of the institution. Sources at the university told our correspondent on Monday that Idiagbon was removed as the HoD after it became public knowledge that he allegedly intimidated and wooed the unnamed student. They stated that the lecturer had invited the student to his office and allegedly proposed romantic friendship with her. One of the sources said the unnamed student recorded the conversation between her and the lecturer. He said, “However, the lecturer did not rape the student, but only tried to intimidate her to become his lover.” Another source said when the matter was reported to the authorities of the institution, a panel was set up to investigate the matter and the lecturer was queried. She added that the lecturer was removed as the HoD to avoid interference while investigations continued. According ...