The police in Abuja have arrested a tiler identified as Samuel Net, over the murder of a staff of a hotel in the Utako district of the FCT.

According to the command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, men of the Utako police division on Tuesday, October 20, received a distress report of suspicious noise and activity on the third floor of a hotel within Utako district.

Responding swiftly, a team of police officers from Utako Division was promptly dispatched to the scene.

Adeh said upon their arrival, the source of the noise was traced to Room 301, where the tiler hired by the hotel was found with marks of violence on his body, while another person, identified as Joseph Terdoo a staff of the hotel, was found lying unconscious on the floor with multiple marks of violence on his body.

She said Joseph Terdoo was immediately rushed to Wuse District Hospital, where he was confirmed de@d on arrival by the medical team on duty.

The police investigations revealed that the two men had a disagreement which degenerated into a physical confrontation. Samuel pushed Joseph who fell and hit his head on a wooden object before collapsing.

The suspect is currently in custody and will have his day in court.

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A 24-year-old Nigerian woman has been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment with hard labour for human trafficking after a trial at the Gender-Based Violence Court in Tamale, Ghana.

Mariam Yussif was convicted on October 22, 2026, following a police investigation into the alleged recruitment and movement of victims from Nigeria to Ghana for sexual exploitation.

The Northern Regional Police Command said Yussif and her 22-year-old sister, Precious Clement, were arrested at Yendi on August 17, 2026, over their alleged involvement in the operation.

Yussif was subsequently charged under Section 2(1) of the Human Trafficking Act, 2005 (Act 694), and appeared before the court on August 19. She pleaded not guilty and was remanded into custody while the case proceeded.

After several adjournments, the court concluded the trial and found her guilty, leading to the custodial sentence.

She has since been transferred to Tamale Central Prison to begin serving her term.

The police said no case was established against Clement, who was released.

The two victims connected to the case have also been repatriated to Nigeria and reunited with their respective families.

The outcome brings the prosecution to a close against Yussif, while the release of her sister underscores the need for individual responsibility to be established through evidence in trafficking investigations.

The Northern Regional Police Command said the conviction demonstrated the importance of intelligence-led operations, thorough investigations and effective prosecution in tackling human trafficking.

It urged members of the public to report suspected trafficking cases to the appropriate authorities, reaffirming its commitment to protecting vulnerable people and pursuing those involved in the crime.

The police have encouraged the public to remain alert to suspected cases and provide information that could help law enforcement agencies intervene and protect potential victims.

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Two former senior FBI officials have been charged with lying to Congress about their roles in matters involving Hunter Biden’s laptop during the 2020 election, according to US Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

Pirro announced on X that Nikki Floris, 46, and Bradley Benavides, 56, surrendered on arrest warrants on Friday, October 23, She said the charges concerned their accounts of their work on the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force.

According to Pirro, one of the former officials told Congress they had learned about the laptop inquiry through Wikipedia. Prosecutors allege that evidence instead showed involvement in shaping the public narrative surrounding the laptop before the 2020 election. Floris and Benavides each face one count of lying to Congress. They made their initial court appearances on Friday and are scheduled to return for a hearing on Tuesday, October 27.

US department of justice charges 2 former FBI officials with lying to congress about Hunter Biden’s laptop

Lawyers representing Floris denied wrongdoing, describing their client as a “patriot” who was being falsely accused “on the say-so of politicians.” The charges were announced shortly before the 2026 midterm elections. The allegations have yet to be proven in court.

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