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Photos of missing Dubai-based Nigerian woman allegedly m8rdered in Lagos

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2 months ago

August 15, 2026

The family of a missing 26-year-old Dubai-based Nigerian woman allegedly robbed and m8rdered in Lagos has said they are unable to establish whether she is alive or d3ad.

Nigeria Police Force had earlier declared Chukwunyere Esther Chinaza missing.

The police said she was last seen on June 22, 2026, after returning from Dubai with her male friend.

The bulletin described Chinaza as an Igbo woman, aged 26, fair-skinned and of tall/average height.

It stated that her last known address was Horizon Estate, Ikate, Lagos State.

The beauty entrepreneur goes by the Instagram handle @pretty_nazee. Her last post was dated June 21, a day before she went missing.

The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday, August 13, 2026 issued a Special Police Gazette Bulletin declaring two men, Ajibola Obateru and Folawiyo Balogun Alagbado, wanted in connection with the alleged conspiracy and m8rder case.

In the bulletin declaring Obateru wanted, the police alleged that he conspired with others to attack Chinaza, made away with her body and stole her personal belongings.

The police said the alleged crime occurred at the Shoreline axis of Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos.

Obateru was described as a 33-year-old Yoruba man, about 5.9 feet tall, thin, fair-skinned and with an oval face. His last known address was listed as Ajoda New Town, Ibadan, Oyo State.

In a separate bulletin, the police declared Alagbado wanted over the same case.

The police alleged that Alagbado conspired with others to attack Chinaza, allegedly k!lled her and moved her body to an unknown location. The police also alleged that her belongings were taken by the suspect.

The circumstances surrounding Chinaza’s disappearance and the allegations against the suspects remain under police investigation.

The police have urged members of the public who may have information about the whereabouts of the missing woman or the wanted suspects to contact the SCID, Panti, or the nearest police station.

Speaking with SaharaReporters, one of Chinaza’s brothers said the family became increasingly concerned after she disappeared and subsequent investigations allegedly linked some individuals to the incident.

“My sister’s name is Chukwunyere Esther Chinaza from Imo State. The guy lured my sister from Dubai to Lagos here on June 18. From June 21, she got missing up to now. We have not seen her or her body,” he said.

The brother said the family later discovered that one of the men allegedly connected to the incident had reported himself at the Panti police station.

He alleged that the man initially gave the police and family members an account of being attacked by his friends, but said the family had become dissatisfied with the explanations surrounding Chinaza’s disappearance.

According to him, the family is also concerned about the pace of the investigation and wants the police to intensify efforts to locate Chinaza and establish what happened to her.

“We are not relying on those police people on their own investigation. It’s getting to too much. Nothing has been done. No arrest or nothing about those two guys,” he said.

He added that the family’s major concern remained locating Chinaza.

“The only problem here is that I’m not seeing my sister. I’m not seeing her corpse or whether d3ad or alive. That is the problem,” he said.

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Terrorists hit Borno military post, soldiers feared killed

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13 hours ago

October 15, 2026

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Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked a military formation in Mairari community, Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State, with some soldiers feared killed.

Our correspondent gathered that the terrorists attacked the military post around midnight on Tuesday.

Local sources, who confirmed the incident to The PUNCH, said the attack lasted for more than two hours, with casualties feared on both sides.

Confirming the incident exclusively to The PUNCH on Wednesday, the Chairman of Guzamala Local Government Area, Umar Sheriff, said there were no civilian casualties.

According to him, the terrorists specifically targeted the military post.

He said, “The incident occurred last night around 12 am. Though I don’t have statistics regarding the casualties yet, because it’s not everything we are told. It’s a security matter. But I know that no civilian was killed.”

He described the attack as a major one, noting that the locality had not witnessed such an incident in recent times.

“They have never attacked as much as this time, but thank God, the military were able to repel them,” he stressed.

The chairman said the situation was currently calm, adding that he would visit the community on Thursday to assess the situation on the ground.

“The situation is calm. I will be there tomorrow morning (Thursday) to evaluate the situation,” he stated.

Meanwhile, local sources, who pleaded not to be identified, said both sides suffered casualties.

“I know there are military casualties. It was rumoured that seven soldiers were killed, but no one could verify that yet,” one source said.

“That attack left the entire town in tension. With the gunfire yesterday, there is no way that the terrorists will not suffer casualties. Both local forces and the military stood their ground,” another source familiar with the incident told The PUNCH.

Efforts to contact the Acting Military Information Officer of the North-East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, Capt Mohammed Goni, for comments failed, as he neither answered nor returned calls as of press time.

Source: punchng.com

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Nigerian arrested in Canada over alleged sexual assault

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13 hours ago

October 15, 2026

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A 28-year-old Nigerian, Adebayo Maoli, has been arrested and charged with sexual assault and two counts of committing an indecent act in Toronto, Canada, following allegations that he exposed himself to passengers on the city’s subway system.

The Toronto Police Service disclosed this in a statement seen by PUNCH Metro on Wednesday, saying the alleged incidents occurred at King and College subway stations on September 1 and October 3, 2026, respectively.

According to the police, the first incident occurred around 3pm on September 1, when Maoli allegedly exposed himself to two passengers aboard a southbound Toronto Transit Commission subway train at King Station.

The police said the victims activated the train’s emergency alarm, prompting the suspect to leave the train.

In the second incident, which reportedly occurred around 12.10am on October 3, the suspect allegedly followed a passenger who was alighting from a subway train at College Station.

“The victim got onto an escalator and the accused followed.

The accused exposed himself to the victim, who verbally confronted him, prompting him to flee the area,” the statement added.

Maoli, who resides in Toronto, was subsequently charged with one count of sexual assault and two counts of committing an indecent act.

The police said he was scheduled to appear before the Toronto Regional Bail Centre at 2201 Finch Avenue West on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 9.30am.

The statement added that investigators believed there might be additional victims. The police released an image of the suspect and appealed to members of the public with relevant information to come forward.

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Borno woman jailed two years for sexual assault

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14 hours ago

October 15, 2026

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A Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has sentenced a 37-year-old woman, Fatima Sanda, to two years’ imprisonment for procuring a 16-year-old girl for sexual exploitation.

PUNCH Metro learnt on Wednesday that the conviction was secured by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons on Monday.

NAPTIP disclosed in a statement published on its Facebook page that the court also ordered Sanda to pay N500,000 in compensation to the victim.

The statement read, “A High Court of Justice, Court 10, sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State, presided over by Hon. Justice Aisha M. Ndume, has convicted Fatima Sanda (37, female) for procuring a 16-year-old female victim and subjecting her to sexual exploitation by other persons, contrary to Section 16(1) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015, as amended.

“She was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment and ordered to pay N500,000 in compensation to the victim.”

The conviction came about a month after a Niger State High Court sitting in Minna sentenced a 27-year-old man, Hussaini Suleiman, to seven years’ imprisonment for assaulting an eight-year-old girl at his residence behind the Prison Quarters in Minna.

NAPTIP said Suleiman pleaded guilty to the offence.

According to the agency, the case was referred to its Niger State Command by the state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on April 16, 2026, following a report of the rape of the minor.

“The convict admitted to committing the offence and was arraigned before Court 8 of the Niger State High Court, Minna, on 10th September 2026,” the statement added.

Source: punchng.com

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