Foreign

Major Player in Australia’s Organised Crime Shot Dead

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A “major player” in Australia’s organised crime network was shot in a busy Sydney shopping area, police say.

The 48-year-old, who was targeted in a car park at 08.30 local time on Tuesday, died at the scene.

“The shooting bears the hallmarks of an organised crime murder. It’s being treated as that,” Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty said.

He added that the man had links to one of the nation’s largest outlawed motorcycle gangs.

In Australia, motorcycle gang members are known as “bikies”.

The man has not been identified by authorities, but Australian media reported the victim as the convicted drug kingpin Alen Moradian – a figure in the illegal cocaine trade.

“He’s a major player in the organised crime network and so he has high-level links to the Comancheros [bikie gang]. He obviously had a big target on his back,” Mr Doherty told a news conference.

“We’re talking about a safe community in Bondi Junction with shots fired in an underground carpark, emergency services responded very quickly – that’s why they attempted CPR on the victim”, he added.

Local police and homicide squad detectives are investigating.

Three crime scenes have been created, and two cars including a Porsche have been linked to the shooting.

Bondi Junction is located roughly 2km (1.2 miles) from the popular tourist suburb of Bondi Beach.

BBC/Simeon Ugbodovon

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Security

Police Top Brass, Osun Govt Rub Mind on Curbing Crime

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By Funmi Adekoya

The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has called for the strengthening of inter-state policing to stem cross-border criminal activities.

Governor Adeleke made the call at a security meeting with top police officers at the Governor’s Office, Abere, Osun State. 

The Governor at a meeting attended by the Assistant Inspector General of Police for Zone 11, Mr Akande Sikiru and Commissioners of Police from Oyo and Osun state cited inter-state criminal attacks as a major issue demanding urgent attention.

While commending the proactive actions of the Police and other security agencies, the Governor noted that strengthening intelligence sharing and firming up operational relationships among the state commands would stop criminals in their tracks before they launch cross-border raids.

Governor Adeleke said the recent interstate raids by armed robbers demand a review of strategies, expressing happiness that the best approach to addressing the challenge was to have all relevant operational Commanders in the same room.

Responding, AIG Sikiru, who commended the Adeleke administration for its governance and security strategies, assured the State Governor that the police service is re-strategizing to sustain the records of peaceful existence in Osun State.

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Security

Corps of Nigeria Commissionaire Wants Crime Curbed in Schools

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Security of schools in Nigeria, the upsurge in crime among students in school is a threat to life and academic activities.

 The Deputy Commander, Corps of Nigeria Commissionaire, CNC, Oyo State Command, Mr Olaniyi Are stated this during a courtesy visit to the management of Radio Nigeria Ibadan.

 Mr Are explained that the visit was to create awareness about the social responsibilities of the corps which included crime prevention in schools, surveillance, security and escort.

“We want partnership in progress; we want our image to be well known and our function. Because when they see us they tend to run away, they said those soldiers are coming. We are here to make their life better particular in the school aspect, what is happening in schools today is hectic”

 Responding, zonal Director, Mrs Bolatito Joseph, represented by Deputy Director Engineering, Mr Gabriel Ajayi said the station was ready to partner with the CNC’s crime prevention goal in schools as security is of paramount of importance.

“We can never have too much security. I believe the current situation in Nigeria, in our history, more than never before at this time, every security outfit that we can get is essential to limit the tempo of crime 

 Engineer Ajayi lauded the step taken by the Corps of Nigeria Commissionaire, to sensitize the public to its service, assuring the corps of Radio Nigeria’s readiness to partner with it.

Funmilola Obagbayegun

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Crime

Ogun Police Arrest Man for Allegedly Beating Cigarette Seller to Death

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Ogun state Police command has arrested a 32-year-old man, Biodun Adebiyi for allegedly beating a 30-year-old cigarette seller, Mukaila Adamu to death over fifty naira balance. 

The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the arrest of the Suspect in a statement in Abeokuta.

Mr. Oyeyemi said the Suspect who resides at number 35, Oladun Street Ikotun Lagos was arrested after the father of the deceased, Adamu Abubakar reported the incident at Idiroko divisional headquarters.

He explained the suspect had come to buy cigarettes at the shop of the deceased around two O’clock in the afternoon but returned at about ten o’clock in the evening to the demand for his balance.

The father of the deceased who said the suspect gave his late son a blow after a heated argument had ensued between them noted that his son collapsed and was confirmed dead in the hospital where he was rushed to.

Mr. Oyeyemi said the corpse of the deceased had been deposited at the mortuary for autopsy.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and diligent prosecution. 

Olusegun Folarin

Education

Ogún Commissioner For Education Warns Pupils Against Crime

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Pupils in Ogun State culpable in criminal acts will be sent to juvenile homes to undergo character reformation.

The state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu made this known in Abeokuta when he visited the Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole.

Professor Arigbabu tendered an apology on behalf of the Ogun State Government to the police over the unruly behaviour of some pupils of Egba High School and Asero High School in Abeokuta.

The pupils had earlier assaulted the Divisional Police Officer of Obantoko, also in Abeokuta.

The commissioner described the assault as appalling and unacceptable.

He warned students in the state to desist from criminal acts, saying the government would no longer spare pupils on account of their ages, but make them to face the full wrath of the law.

He commended the collaborative efforts of the police to arrest unruly behaviours in schools.

Professor Arigbabu assured that government would address all forms of indiscipline through surveillance and interaction with pupils by the police and government officials on good conduct.

Responding, Mr. Bankole noted that the incident was of mutual concern to the ministry and the police and said the latter had always been proactive in schools and in the state at large.

Pupils of the two schools assaulted the DPO and some other police officers on Wednesday as they were attempting to quell fight between the two schools.

Wale Oluokun

Judiciary

66-Year-Old Woman Remanded for Stealing Baby

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A 66-year-old grandmother, Mrs. Adebisi Balogun and 60-year-old man, Mr. Adegboye Awoniyi have been remanded in Ilesha Correctional Facility for allegedly stealing a 4-month-old baby in Osun State. 

The police dragged the defendants before an Osogbo Magistrate Court on three counts of conspiracy, stealing and breach of peace. 

Police prosecutor, Inspector Adeoye Kayode said the suspects in April 2021 at Ayetoro Area, Osogbo conspired to steal a child thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 516 of Criminal Code CAP 34 Vol. Il Laws of Osun State of Nigeria 2002.

He also said the woman stole a 4-month-old baby and also conducted herself in a manner that caused a breach of peace on August 26th 2021 at Ayetoro area of Osogbo. 

Mrs. Adebisi pleaded not guilty to conspiracy but pleaded guilty to stealing of a child and breach of peace, while the man, Adegboye pleaded not guilty to the first count which was the only charge against him.

Counsel to the two defendants, Mr. Nagite Okobe and Mr M. A Akinwande pleaded with the court to grant bail to the two accused persons in the most liberal terms. 

However, the police opposed the bail, saying, the two accused persons will jump bail if they are granted bail and the baby that was stolen is currently in an orphanage home in Osogbo.” 

The presiding magistrate, Mrs. A O Daramola ordered that they should be remanded in Ilesha Correctional Facility. 

She adjourned the case until September 21st, 2021 for an accelerated hearing of the matter. 

Akinola Adenitan

Security

Police Parade Suspected Human Part Dealer, Robbers in Osogbo

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The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 38 years old man, Semiu Oyewo for being in possession of human skull.

The police also arrested 13 others for allegedly committing various offenses ranging from armed robbery to assault and rape.

Parading the suspects at the police Headquarters in Osogbo, the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olawale Olokode explained that Semiu Oyewo who was caught with human skull was intercepted along Ile Ife/Ibadan highway, claiming it was sold to him for ₦25,000 by a herbalist residing in Apomu popularly known as Ige.

Mr Olokode also paraded a gang of four suspects who allegedly terrorized Owode Ede community, where they snatched bags, raped women and robbed POS owners.

Similarly, a 24 years old Lasisi Wasiu was shown to the public as a cultist and murderer who had carried out numerous attacks on innocent residents of Orile Owu in Ayedaade Local Government. 

Another 4 gang of armed robbers led by one Sunday Olamiposi were paraded for snatching motorcycle after unleashing terror on the owners among many other related atrocities committed around between Ilesa and Osogbo.

The Commissioner of Police called on the people of Osun to always provide the police with useful information that would enable it nip crime in the bud.

Akinola Adenitan

Crime

Wife Stabs Husband To Death In Ogun

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A 47 year old woman, Olanshile Nasirudeen, has been apprehended by men of Ogun state police command, for allegedly stabbing her 51 year old husband to death in Ijebu ode area of the state.


The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the arrest of the suspect in Abeokuta.


Mr Oyeyemi explained that the suspect who is a co- butcher with the deceased allegedly stabbed him with a knife after a hot argument on issue relating to pregnancy belonging to the new wife.


The command spokesman said the suspect who is the fourth wife of the deceased claimed that, it was her husband who first slapped her simply because she asked his new wife her mission at her market stand. 


He said The corpse of the deceased had been released to the family for burial in accordance with Islamic rights after the autopsy had been conducted.


Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Police, Mr Edward Awolowo Ajogun, had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department, for discreet investigation and prosecution. 

Olusegun Folarin

Crime

Ogun Police Apprehend Car Wash Operator Over Theft

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Ogun State Police Command has arrested a car wash operator, Kazeem Olanrewaju for allegedly running away with a car given to him to wash.
The Police Public Relations officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement in Abeokuta.
Mr Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested by the Idiroko division of the command when he was trying to take the car to the neighbouring Benin republic.
He said the suspect confessed that he was working with a car wash in Festac town, Lagos State but took the car when the owner sent to a nearby saloon to have his hair cut.
Mr Oyeyemi noted that the Festac town police station had been informed of the recovery
Meanwhile, the commissioner of Police, Mr. Edward Ajogun, has ordered a thorough investigation into the past activities of the suspect before handing him over to Lagos State Police Command for prosecution.

Olusegun Folarin

Crime

Woman Docked For Selling Baby For 150k

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The Osun State Police Command has dragged a 38-year-old herb seller, Ganiyat Oladapo before a Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly selling a baby of a nursing mother identified as Mariam Oladapo for N150,000.

Oladapo was arraigned on two-count of conspiracy and unlawful procurement of a child.

The prosecutor, Police Inspector Jacob Akintunde informed the court that Oladapo and others now at large sometime in June 2020 at Osogbo conspired and procured one Mariam Oladapo from Osogbo to Anambra State where her child was sold for N150,000 and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 14(2) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Law Enforcement and Administration Act, 2003.

However, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against her.

The defence counsel moved an oral bail application which was later opposed by the prosecutor on the grounds that Oladepo would run away and not honour her trial.

The Magistrate, Mrs Modupe Awodele granted bail to the accused person in the sum of one million naira with two sureties.

She then adjourned the case to February 9, 2021, for hearing.


Adenitan Akinola

Crime

Ogun Police Arrests 2 For Motorcycle Theft

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Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspects for eloping with a motorcycle belonging to their employer’s company.
The suspects, Francis Obeya, twenty-six-year-old and twenty-one-year-old Emmanuel Abah, were arrested after the operatives received a call from a Lagos-based company that a dispatch rider with the company had eloped with clients goods and motorcycle.


The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Ppro, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi said the suspects were arrested around J4 area of Ogun state, pointing out that the suspects had been detained.


Mr Oyeyemi said the Commissioner of Police, Mr Edward Ajogun had ordered the transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and onward transfer to Lagos State Police Command which is the jurisdiction of the crime.


Olusegun Folarin

Crime

Edo Joint Security Taskforce Nabs suspected kidnappers

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Edo State Joint Security Taskforce at the weekend raided the Upper Sakponba area of Benin City and combed riverine communities, leading to the arrest of suspected kidnappers terrorising the state.

The suspected kidnappers, comprising seven males, were arrested around Ogbemudia oil palm plantation on Saturday, barely 24 hours after the taskforce kicked into action.

Prior to the operation, General Officer Commanding 2 Division, Major General Omozoje, had intimated Governor Godwin Obaseki on their activity in the state, promising to bring a halt to the recent rise in criminality and lend support to efforts at capturing fleeing escapees from the two federal correctional facilities in Benin City, the state capital.

Maj. Gen. Omozoje also met with heads of security agencies in the state, making a case on the need for synergy among the agencies with a view to restoring peace and order in the state.

On their operations in the riverine communities and other hotspots, he said: “Troops of the 4 brigade are on clearance operation at suspected kidnappers hideouts at Ogbemudia oil palm plantation and the river behind it. We intend to disrupt all kidnapping activities along the axis and secure the Benin-Auchi Expressway.”

He also noted that several escaped prisoners and criminal gang leaders have been arrested, as the taskforce is focused on ensuring a reduction in crime in Benin metropolis and environs.

He added that he is in synergy with the Commander 4 Brigade, Brig. Gen. UM Bello, and the Assistant Inspector General (AIG), Zone 5, Mr. Sola Davis.

Crime

Ondo State Govt. Disturbed by Spike in Crime

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The Ondo state government has expressed dismay over the recent spike in crime across the state. 

This was contained in a statement released to newsmen by the states Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojógo in Akure. 

According to the statement, the last one week in the state has witnessed an unimaginable upsurge in robbery, kidnapping and in some cases murder. 

The statement urges all security agencies to come out and confront this unfriendly development noting that every necessary support in terms of both human and logistics aids shall be provided to ensure the safety of residents within the state. 

In line with the news statement, Ondo state government therefore directs that all commercial motorcycle operators should start operating within the hours of six o’clock in the morning and stop operation by six o’clock in the evening.

Olorunferanmi Odofin

Security

Gunmen Kidnap Three in Ondo, Residents Allege Police Abandoned Duties

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Report says three travellers have been kidnapped at gunpoint in Ikakumo in Ondo State which is a border town with Edo state.

An okada rider who stumbled upon the kidnap scene was beaten to to the point of coma and left for dead before he was later resuscitated and thereafter related the incident to the residents.

When contacted, Ikare Police Area Commander, An Assistant Commisioner of Police, Razak Rauf confirmed the incident with an assurance that police would get the culprits .

Meanwhile, residents of Akoko have expressed concern over alleged attitude of police since the #EndSARS protest .

The residents observed that the police have abandoned their regular patrols especially on flash points on Akoko roads where armed robberies and kidnappings were rampant.

The regent of Akunu Akoko, Princess Tolani Orogun reaffirmed the earlier call for a military post in the area which shared boundaries with Kogi and Edo states with a large forest used as hideout by the criminals.

A situation which made many farmers in Akunu, Ikakumo and Auga to desert their farms for fear of being kidnapped.

Ibrahim kilani

Security

“I Will Continue to Support Security Agencies To Get Rid of Crime in Nigeria”- Aare Musulumi

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Aare Musulumi of Yoruba land, Edo and Delta states, Alhaji Dawuud Akinola has promised to always support security agencies in their efforts at ensuring crime free society.

The Aare Musulumi made the promise when he played host to the Commissioner of Police in Oyo state, Mr Nwachukwu Enwonwu at a reception in his residence, Ibadan.

Alhaji Akinola commended the Oyo CP for his efforts at ridding the state of unscrupulous elements since his deployment to Oyo state.

He said there was the need for relevant stakeholders to complement the efforts of the police and other security agencies, hence his total commitment to supporting the Nation’s security apparatus.

Alhaji Akinlola urged the CP not to relent in securing the lives and property of the citizenry.

In a remark, the CP appreciate the Aare Musulumi for the gesture.

CP Enwonwu vowed that the Oyo police command would not rest on it’s oars to making the state ‘crime free’.

Oluwakayode Banjo

Crime

BREAKING: Another UNIBEN Student Allegedly Murdered in Hotel Room

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Another Student of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, Edo State, has been reportedly killed in a hotel room in Abagana, Anambra state.

The student by name Chinenye Promise Nwoye was said to be an undergraduate of the University of Benin and hailed from Iruokpala, Ire Village in Abba, Njikoka Local Government area of Anambra State.

Although the actual cause of her death is still unknown but unconfirmed report says the young lady was suspected to have been strangled or suffocated to death by alleged kidnappers who lured her into the hotel room for money ritual.

It was further gathered that until her sudden death, the deceased was on scholarship at the UNIBEN and had been attending Computer lessons at a neighbouring town during the outbreak of COVID-19 to keep herself busy.

However, the usual business activities are still taking place at the hotel where Chineye was murdered as customers still lodge without any documentation.

Efforts to contact the police on the incident has not been successful as at the time of filing the report.

Crime

Man Hacks Woman To Death in Ogun

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Ogun state police command has arrested a 27 year old Ejike Okata for allegedly matcheting a 50 year old woman, Adeyiba Oladipupo to death.

The police Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi told journalists in Abeokuta that the suspect was arrested today, March 1st, 2020 while trying to board an Ebonyi state bound bus.

Mr. Oyeyemi who explained that the incident occurred at Ayegbami area of Ijebu Ode said the suspect had ran away immediately after the incident before was caught.

The spokesman of the state command said the suspect who hailed from Onueke in Eza south local government area of Ebonyi claimed that the deceased accused him of stealing a phone which infuriated him.

Mr. Oyeyemi noted that the suspect confessed that he cut off the woman’s two hands because she attempted to struggle the matchet with him.

The police P.R.O said the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kenneth Ebrimson had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to homicide section of the state Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution.

Olusegun Folarin