Anambra Lawmaker Dies In South Africa

The lawmaker representing Awka South State Constituency 1 in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Nnamdi Okafor is reportedly dead.

Naija News learned from a Punch report that Okafor, who is the Majority Leader of the State Assembly, was said to have died on Tuesday night in South Africa.

It was gathered that the lawmaker slumped and died in the early hours of Wednesday in a Hotel in Sandton City, Johannesburg, South Africa, and was confirmed dead hours later.

The deceased and other state lawmakers were said to have gone for a legislative retreat.

Okafor, popularly called Akajiugo Awka, is a second-term legislator. He was elected into the House of Assembly in 2015 on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

Details of his death are still sketchy as of the time of filing this report.

Nigerian University Student Beats Stepmother To Death, Breaks Father’s Leg

One Najeeb Umar Shehu, an indigene of Katsina State, has reportedly beaten his stepmother to death, Naija News learnt.

The young man, who is said to be a 300 Level student of the Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina, also broke his father’s leg and arm during the chaotic incident.

The eldest child of the family who narrated the incident to newsmen said his brother (Najeeb) had on several occasions threatened to kill their stepmom, Hajiya Hasiya Galadima, who he had developed a hatred for after their father and mother went their separate ways years back.

Hajiya Galadima, according to reports, was a retired civil servant with the Katsina State Government.