Mentally-ill man kills youth seeking N20,000 bounty, flees

A youth in his early 20s, Chukwunonso Odo, has been stabbed to death by a mentally-ill man, Wisdom Solomon, in Asaba, Delta State.   PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday on Nnebisi Road by Umuagu Quarters.   An eyewitness told our correspondent that the suspect had a fight with his father, who sustained injuries and declared him wanted after he fled the house.   “So, the father placed a N20,000 bounty on him for anybody who would catch him.   “Immediately, people went after him, including Chukwunonso. The victim caught him. Unknown to Chukwunonso, the suspect had

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Atiku battles to avert PDP’s collapse, Wike’s loyalists threaten defection

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the 2023 general election has worsened with the loyalists of the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike threatening to leave the party if their principal (Wike) defects.   Political leaders loyal to Wike, in separate interviews with The PUNCH on Thursday, warned the PDP that they were ready to mobilise other supporters of the governor to dump the nation’s main opposition party.   But the PDP’s standard-bearer, Atiku Abubakar, allayed fears over the crisis in the party, saying he would ensure reconciliation.   Atiku said this barely 24 hours after Benue State

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