Nigeria News Forum

South Africa’s murder rate increased by 4.9 percent in the last year, official statistics showed Friday, with the police minister admitting the country was struggling with “a prevalent culture of violence”. A total of 18,673 people were killed in the 12 months to March — 51 people every day — up from 17,805 in the previous year. Police Minister Nathi Nhleko said the sharp increase was largely down to domestic violence and alcohol abuse. South African President Jacob Zuma . “What it says about us South Africans is that we are violent, we have a prevalent culture of violence,” he told journalists. “It’s not about what the government can do, it’s about what we can (all) do. It’s a huge societal issue that we have to deal with.” Officials said most murders occurred indoors, in urban areas and involved people known to each other. The latest figures reveal that South Africa’s murder rate has risen by nearly 20 percent in four years. The high crime rate is seen as hamperin...

A 32-year-old businessman, Ezekiel Igbokwe, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing his wife’s lover, Victor Olatundun. Igbokwe was said to have killed Olatundun after he caught him having sex with his wife at their matrimonial home. The suspect allegedly committed the offence at about 12am at Peace Lodge on Itura Street, Awa Ijebu, Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The suspect, who committed the crime on Wednesday, July 27, was arrested by the police the following day. Igbokwe and his 28-year-old wife were among the 23 suspects paraded at the Ogun State Police Command headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, on Thursday, for various offences ranging from murder to illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. Igbokwe, who said he was a businessman, explained that he had returned from his trip to Onitsha and met Victor on top of his wife on their matrimonial bed. He said he picked a machete in the toilet and cut the victim in the ...