Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
Texas woman kills boyfriend then cuts his body to pieces while sleeping in front of her daughter (photo)
The Baytown Police Department in Texas has charged a woman with the murder of her boyfriend.
Police say 30-year-old Cierra Alexis Sutton fatally shot her boyfriend, 32-year-old Steven Coleman as he slept and then dismembered his body inside their home. The gruesome crime took place on Aug. 16 at an apartment complex in the Houston suburb of Baytown. Friends reportedly say Sutton confessed and told them her ten-year-old daughter was in the living room at the time.
Detectives say Sutton and the victim had gotten into an argument the evening of the killing. Later, while the victim was sleeping, Sutton allegedly fatally shot him in the head. She then allegedly dismembered the remains with a machete, wrapped them in sheets and duct tape, loaded them into her Jeep and disposed of them at different dumpsters.
On August 18, Sutton herself then filed a missing person report. She showed up at a police station and said she'd last seen Coleman two days earlier, that is the day of the killing, and that he'd left home around 10:30 p.m. She pretended not to know anything and was even trying to call him, a neighbor said.


She was arrested there Thursday and charged with murder.

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