Crime

Gunmen Attack Bullion Van in Imo

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Gunmen, on Thursday, attacked a bullion van at Ogbor-Nguru in the Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State.

Reports say the bullion van took off from Owerri, the state capital, and was billed to offload cash at one of the new generational banks in Mbaise when it was attacked.

An eye witness, Kennedy Onwunali, told newsmen that the gunmen attacked their target at the General Hospital in Mbaise.

He said that the attackers shot at the van continuously but the driver was courageous enough to keep moving.

According to the eyewitness, the bullion van somersaulted after the driver kept dodging the gunmen.

He said, “The gunmen intercepted the bullion van at the Hospital junction, Mbaise, but the driver was courageous enough to keep moving. They went after him and kept shooting. Everybody scampered for safety. The van later somersaulted but the armed robbers ran away. No life was not. No money was lost. The driver survived with a bank official and police escort.

“The police have arrived the scene and taken over. But economic and commercial activities had come to an abrupt end because of fear. The panic was much.”

The spokesperson for the Police in the state, Micheal Abattam, confirmed the attack in a brief statement.

He wrote, “Sketchy information revealed that the bullion van was returning after delivering money and was attacked by hoodlums. The driver on noticing it tried to escape, unfortunately his vehicle capsized (somersaulted). No money was carted away.”

Punch/Olaolu Fawole

Crime

Police Arrest Suspected Killers of NDLEA Official in Nasarawa

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The Nasarawa State Police Command said it has arrested the suspected killers of an official of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Paul Anwana.

The late Anwana was killed on April 18, 2022, when the suspected criminals, who claimed to be commercial motorcyclists, stormed his residence in the Karu Local Government Area of the state and used several weapons on him until he died.

Parading the suspects on Thursday in Lafia, the state Commissioner of Police, CP Adesina Soyemi, explained that the suspects also planned setting ablaze the residence of the victim but they were arrested by police officers attached to the anti-cultism unit of the command before being able to execute the plan.

He said “A distress call was received that commercial motorcyclists were attacking a National Drug Law Enforcement Agency personnel, who was identified as Paul Okon Anwana, and they were about to set his residence ablaze.

“Upon receipt of the information, the Divisional Police Officer New Karu Division, Anti-cultism unit and Crack team led by the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of operations swiftly mobilised to the scene where the victim was found in the pool of his blood.

“He was rushed to the hospital by the Police where the doctor confirmed him dead.

“Reacting to the ugly development, a manhunt for the perpetrators of the act was launched. Consequently, via painstaking investigation, 21 suspects who actively participated in the lynching of the victim to death were arrested”.

CP Soyemi mentioned the names of the suspects to include: Mansur Ishaq, 30, Adamu Ado, 22, Kamala Abdulrahaman, 15, Murtala Salisu, 15, Salisu Lawal, 37, Anas Ibrahim, 19, Imrana Ibrahim, 26, Zayanu Usman, 35, Abdulahi Lawal, 22, among others.

He noted that stones, metals, and other hard objects used in the commission of the offence were recovered as exhibits, adding that the suspects have made useful statements that would help to conduct a proper Investigation into the matter.

While parading other suspects arrested for various crimes across the 13 Local Government Areas of the state, CP Soyemi warned criminal elements to desist from terrorising the state and be good citizens as the police would not fail to arrest and prosecute anyone found wanting.

Punch/Olaolu Fawole

Crime

Osinachi: Police Forward Autopsy Result to DPP

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The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory says it has forwarded the autopsy result, conducted on the late Osinachi Nwachukwu to the Director of Public Prosecution for vetting and possible prosecution.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, DSP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
She said the autopsy was conducted on the late popular gospel singer to demystify the circumstances surrounding her death.
Adeh urged the public to be patient and trust in the process, adding that due diligence would be observed in the pursuit of justice in the matter.
She said updates on the case would be communicated subsequently to the public.
The untimely death of the famous gospel singer on April 8 was allegedly linked to the husband, Peter Nwachukwu.
Reports had linked the death to several incidences of domestic violence by the husband.
Punch/Simeon Ugbodovon

Crime News

Hunter Kills Septuagenarian, Claims He Saw Antelope

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The Osun State Police Command says its officers have arrested a 28-year old hunter, Jimoh Sulaimon, who allegedly shot dead a 78-year old cleric, Yusuf Adegun.
Addressing newsmen at the Osun Police Command headquarters in Osogbo, the Police Public Relations Officer for the command, Yemisi Opalola, said, Adegun, who until his death, was the Chief Imam of Alaguntan village, was shot dead by the suspect, resident in the same village.
Opalola said when the suspect was arrested, he confessed to the crime, saying he was on hunting expedition and aimed his dane gun at an antelope, which surprisingly turned to human being after he fired the shot.
She said, “The suspect was arrested and confessed to the crime, that he was on hunting expedition when he saw an antelope in the bush which he shot with his dane gun.
“He said he was surprised when he went to pick the antelope, and he met Baba Imam on the ground. The suspect will be charged to court after the completion of the investigation.”
Parading other suspects arrested at different locations in the state, Opalola said officers also arrested three men; Muideen Nafiu, Yusuf Muslim and Rabiu Fatai, who allegedly killed a widow, Aisat Yekeen, and dismembered her corpse for ritual purposes in Ileogbo.
Responding to questions from PUNCH Metro, prime suspect in the crime, Nafiu, an Islamic cleric, who runs Arabic school in Ileogbo, said his accomplice, Yusuf, killed and dismembered the deceased when they met in his room.
Punch/Simeon Ugbodovon

Security

Police Recruitment Exercise: CBT Exams holds Wednesday

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The Oyo State Police Command wishes to inform the general public, particularly Oyo State Indigenes who have been screened for the 2021 Nigeria Police Force Recruitment exercise, that the Computer Based Test (CBT) Examination is scheduled to hold tomorrow Wednesday 20/04/2022 by 0800hrs.

  1. Successful applicants who have been notified about their status are advised to arrive at the “University of Ibadan CBT Centre”, Ibadan, Oyo State at least an hour before the slated exercise for accreditation.
  2. In addition, candidates are advised to bring along their CBT examination slips to the venue and appear in clean white T-shirts, shorts and white canvas while observing all stipulated COVID-19 protocols.
  3. Lastly, the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Police Command, CP Ngozi Onadeko fdc, extends her best wishes to the candidates urging them to be disciplined and conduct themselves appropriately before, during and after the process while promising adequate security coverage at the venue of the exercise. For further enquiry, they are enjoined to call 08068122698 or 07083388333

SP. ADEWALE OSIFESO Anipr,

POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

OYO STATE COMMAND.

Security

We will synergize with FRCN Ibadan on security – Ngozi Onadeko

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Nigeria Police, Oyo State Command is to synergize with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN in securing its property to ensure a safer society.

Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko stated this when the FRCN Committee of Management paid a courtesy visit to the Command’s headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan.

Mrs Onadeko appreciated the efforts of Radio Nigeria for its fair and balanced reportage of the police, noting that the command would do all it could to ensure that all the property of FRCN was safe and secured against vandalism.

She noted that in case of any sign of unusual movement of questionable characters around the property of FRCN, the station should not hesitate to inform the police on time.

While appreciating the commissioner of police, Zonal Director, Ibadan Zonal Station, Mrs Bolatito Joseph said the corporation would continue to maintain professionalism.

Mrs Joseph said securing the corporation’s property would go a long way toward producing a conducive environment for the staff.

The FRCN Ibadan boss, therefore, called on members of staff to accord the police respect and provide the necessary support to them whenever they were around the corporation.

Committee of Management members on the entourage of the Zonal Director included Deputy Director News, Mr Tunde Abiodun, Deputy Director New Media, Dr Sola Agboola, Deputy Director Marketing, Mr Wale Afinjuomo, Deputy Director ICT Alhaja Wosilat Salami, Deputy Director Administration, Mr Adebayo Eso, General Manager, Premier Fm, Alhaji Bashir Omotoso, and General Manager Amuludun, Mr Steven Agbaje.

Rasheedah Makinde

News

Chrisland: Police Begin Investigations on Minors’ Sex Scandal

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Police in Lagos have begun an investigation into a circulating sex tape involving minors in Chrisland School.

A mother had earlier claimed that, Chrisland concealed the matter from her.

Her 10-year-old daughter was involved in sexual activity with another male pupil during a trip to Dubai, which was organised by the school to take part in an international competition.

Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson of the police in Lagos, said in a statement on Monday that they have begun an investigation into the matter.

The police said their investigation will establish the “identities of the players in the video, the true incident in the video, the geographical location of the incident, the alleged threat to life against a student of the school, and circumstances surrounding the alleged repeated pregnancy tests conducted on a student without parental consent.

“The Command is equally taking cognizance of the cybercrime angle to the whole episode and would not hesitate to enlist the support of the Interpol in case, the need arises.

For a holistic and unbiased investigation, the Command shall be working with relevant ministries, departments, agencies and nongovernmental organizations.

Following the circulation of the children’s sex tape, the Lagos state government ordered the closure of the school.

The school has at least seven branches in the state.

The government also warned those in possession or circulating the sex tape to desist from such acts or be ready to spend 14 years in jail as prescribed by the law.

“In the meantime, all Chrisland schools within Lagos have been closed, for further investigations,”.

Premium Times/ Taiwo Akinola 

Security

Police Embark on “Show of Force” in Oyo

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As part of efforts at ensuring a peaceful atmosphere, Police in Oyo state have embarked on a “show of force” exercise around Ibadan metropolis to clear off criminal elements. 

The police team in conjunction with Amotekun personnel who were heavily armed visited some flashpoints in Ibadan including Aleshinloye, Challenge,  Beere, Agugu, Oke-Adu, Molete, and Ode-Aje.

Other places visited included Orita-Merin and Aremo. 

Commissioner of Police, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko said the exercise became imperative as part of ongoing efforts at ridding Oyo State of crime and criminality throughout the Easter festivities and beyond.

 Mrs Onadeko re-affirmed the Command’s commitment to leave no stone unturned as it continues its constitutional and statutory mandate of protecting lives and properties.

To this end, the Commissioner noted that the Command had put in place high-security measures designed at providing comprehensive and robust security coverage for the citizenry, through effective deployment of operational, intelligence, and tactical assets.

The police boss in Oyo State stated further that Area Commanders, Heads of tactical formations and Divisional Police Officers have been mandated to increase layers of Supervision for officers on the field, conduct effective stop and search, engage in visibility policing patrols along major Highways/boundary points in addition to intelligence-led raids of black spots and convoy patrols with relevant agencies and non-state actors.

She said the Critical government infrastructures, financial institutions, places of worship, media houses, recreational centres, parks, and other public facilities would be given adequate protection through effective surveillance and coverage by the Command.

While felicitating with the people of Oyo State, the Commissioner of Police, Mrs Onadeko, enjoined all and sundry to anchor around the virtues of forgiveness, tolerance,  selflessness and love in line with the ascension of Christ.

She also encouraged them to be unrelenting with the provision of credible and timely information to the Police at all times. 

 In cases of emergency, the Command can always be reached through these emergency control room numbers: 615 (toll free) (OYO STATE SECURITY TRUST FUND), and Oyo State Police Command emergency lines 07055495413 and 08081768614. Rasheedah Makinde

Crime

Gunmen Kill 4 Policemen in Anambra

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Gunmen have invaded Atani Police Station in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State.

They were said to have invaded the police facility at about 1:30am on Wednesday, and immediately launched an attack.

A source said four policemen, including a female police officer, lost their lives in the shootout.

Confirming the incident, Anambra Police Public Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu described it as unfortunate.

He said the Force lost four gallant men during a duel with the gunmen.

Punch/Olaolu Fawole

Details later…

Crime

Police Arrest Fake Corps Member With Stolen Phones

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A 23-year-old man has been apprehended after posing as a corps member at the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp in Bauchi State.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Ahmed Wakili, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Bauchi on Friday.

The said impostor had faked a call-up letter in the bid to infiltrate the NYSC camp in Wailo, Ganjuwa Local Government Area of the state.

According to the statement by the PPRO, the command had followed up on a complaint about stealing at the NYSC Secretariat.

The complaint was signed by the Corps State Coordinator, Namadi Abubakar, on behalf of the Director-General of the NYSC, Maj. Gen. Shuaib Ibrahim.

The complaint had raised suspicions about one Muhammed Bello Hassan with NYSC number: NYSC/USS/2022/27708 and state code of BA/22A/1580.

“The aforementioned name manoeuvred his way into the orientation camp with a fake call-up letter.

“In the end, he ran out of luck and he was caught with two cell phones and some valuable items alleged to be stolen from corps members in the camp.

“Investigation was expanded to our office where the corps member is present in the state Criminal Investigation Department.

“The Commissioner of Police detailed the state CID to investigate and unravel the circumstances on how he came to the orientation camp,” Wakili said.

After painstaking investigations into the matter, it was discovered that the said Mohammed Bello Hassan was a dropout from a reputable university in Nigeria, where he had gone to study Biology in the Faculty of Sciences.

The command’s spokesman Wakili revealed that the imposter had decided to try his luck at the orientation camp following complaints from his mother who had wondered why he was yet to graduate from the university and serve at the NYSC as some of his mates had done.

“He came to Bauchi and entered the orientation camp at night.

“His purpose of coming to the camp was as a result of advice by one of his friends who told him to go to NYSC camp, wear the uniform and snap some pictures to send to his parents as evidence of service,” Wakili revealed.

He said the impostor, however, met his waterloo when he got broke almost at the end of the orientation course and decided to pilfer in order to offset a lingering debt.

“He had no money and had stolen two phones and used the phone to clear his debt of N17,000 with a noodles seller at Mami market who gave him a balance of N10,000 after collecting the two phones,” the police noted.

Wakili said police confirmed the phones found with the noodles seller who later confessed that they were offered to him as payment of a debt owed by the fake corps member.

The Public Relations Officer, NYSC, Bauchi State, Mr Aliyu Suleiman, said the man came in with a posting letter but was not registered, as he kept evading the authorities, having stolen a corps member’s uniform, money and other valuables.

Suleiman said, “There had been cases of stealing as of late until he was caught.

Even my external hard disc that was worth N36,000 was stolen and we have not found it yet.”

Net/Olaolu Fawole

Crime

Delta: Police kill Suspected Kidnapper, rescue 13 Victims

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Delta State police command has rescued thirteen kidnap victims at Aniagbala in Aniocha South, leading to the death of one of the Assailants.

This was contained in a statement made available by the Command Public Relations Officer DSP Edafe Bright, which reveals that one AK47 rifle was also recovered from the successful operation.

The report notes that the police had responded to an information about the interception of a fourteen seater bus, conveying sixteen occupants before the attack.

It points that upon the directive of the state Commissioner of Police Mohammed Ari, personnel of the force with the support of local vigilante combed the bushes in search of the victims leading to their rescue after a gun duel with the hoodlums.

The statement emphasizes that all the thirteen passengers were rescued unhurt.

Oghenero Eghweree

Crime

Gunmen Release Police Inspector Abducted in Ogun

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The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the release of a Police Inspector and two other worshippers abducted by unknown Gunmen around Soyoye area of Rounder in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

The command spokesman Mr. Abímbólá Oyeyemi however said he was not aware of any ransom paid to secure the release of those abducted.

He said that police would not relent in dealing with kidnappers and other criminal elements terrorising the state.

Wale Oluokun

Security

Police set up Squad to Check Activities of Cultists in Ogun

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Ogun state Police command has set up a special operation squad to checkmate the activities of cult groups across the state.

According to a statement by spokesman of the command, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the squad operation is to be coordinated by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, department of operations.

He explained that the squad would be responsible for quick response to any cult related issues and will be on duty all the time of the day.

Mr. Oyeyemi stated that the Commissioner of Police in Ogun state has mandated the squad to fish out members of the cult groups in any part of the state and deal with them in accordance with provision of the law.

The police spokesman explained that the commissioner of police also cautioned parents and guardians to call their wards in cult groups to order noting that the battle against cultists in Ogun state will be total.

Wale Oluokun

Entertainment

Will Smith: Police were Ready to Arrest Star During Oscars – Producer

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Police were ready to arrest Will Smith at the Oscars after the actor slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage, the ceremony’s producer has said.

In his first interview since Sunday’s event, Will Packer said officers asked Rock if he wanted them to take action.

But the star was “very dismissive” of that offer, Packer told ABC TV.

Smith has apologised for striking Rock over a joke about his wife Jada, while Oscars organisers and Packer have come under scrutiny for their responses.

In an interview clip published by ABC’s Good Morning America, the producer described the conversation between Rock and Los Angeles police officers in the aftermath of the incident.

“They were saying, you know, this is – battery was the word they used at that moment. They said, ‘We will go get him. We are prepared. We’re prepared to go get him right now. You can press charges. We can arrest him.’

“They were laying out the options. And as they were talking, Chris was being very dismissive of those options. He was like, ‘No, I’m fine’. He was like, ‘No, no, no.’ Even to the point where I said, ‘Rock, Let them finish’.

“The other LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were and they said, ‘Would you like us to take any action?’ And he said, ‘No.’ He said, ‘No.'”

After the film awards finished on Sunday, a police spokesperson said: “The individual involved has declined to file a police report.

“If the involved party desires a police report at a later date, LAPD will be available to complete an investigative report.”

The full interview with Packer, a producer for 2015 Oscar-nominated film Straight Outta Compton and 2017’s Girls Trip, will be broadcast later on Friday.

There have been conflicting reports about the role the producer played in Smith remaining in the Dolby Theatre to accept his best actor award, shortly after the now infamous slap.

Variety said Packer went into the auditorium and spoke to Smith – but reports differ on whether Packer asked Smith to stay or not.

On Wednesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organises the Oscars, released a statement saying: “While we would like to clarify that Mr Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused, we also recognise we could have handled the situation differently.”

The organisation has started disciplinary proceedings against Smith, and its board will meet on 18 April to discuss what action to take.

That could include “suspension, expulsion, or other sanctions permitted by the Bylaws and Standards of Conduct”, it said.

Rock said on Wednesday, as he hosted the latest leg of his US tour in Boston, that he is “still processing what happened”.

Rock, who was greeted with a standing ovation by fans, also denied some reports in US media that he had spoken to Smith since the incident.

BBC

Crime

Teenager Gouges Eye of 12-Year Old Boy in Kano

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Nigeria Police Force, Kano state Command has detained a 17-year-old boy, Isah Hassan, for gouging out the right eye of a 12-year-old child, Mustapha Yunusa, with a knife.

Hassan stated that a woman asked him to pay Five hundred naira to prepare a voodoo ceremony for him to vanish.

Hassan was accused of luring the youngster, an Almajiri, into a bush, tying his hands, and plucking his right eye out.

A grandmother, Furera Abubakar, who claimed to be 100 years old, was also apprehended.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, the suspects brought Yunusa to Rimin Hamza Quarters in Tarauni Local Government Area and used a sharp knife to remove his right eyeball before fleeing.

“Police took the victim to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, Kano, where a medical Practitioner confirmed that the victim’s eyeball was violently removed using a sharp object, and the victim was hospitalised,” the PPRO added.

The adolescent suspect, a resident of Dantsinke in Rimin Hamza Quarters Tarauni LGA, was apprehended on Tuesday with the assistance of a local vigilante from Sheka Quarters, who added that during interrogation, the suspect admitted to perpetrating the crime.

Isah Hassan also revealed that he sought advice from his 16-year-old friend, Sani Abdulrahman, on how to obtain a charm that would allow him to vanish, after which the friend sent him to his grandmother, Furera.

Hassan went on to say that after giving the woman the eyeball, she ordered him to bring five hundred naira, but when he didn’t have the money, she advised him to put it in a safe place and bring it back when he did.

This, he claimed, caused him to hold the eyeball for 3 days, after which it deteriorated and he threw it away.

SP Kiyawa said the case has been sent to the Criminal Inquiry Department for further investigation.

FRCN Abuja

Crime

Tension in Ikakumo Akoko over Farmers-Herders Clashes

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Tension and palpable fear hang in the air in Ikakumo Akoko, an agrarian community in Akoko North East Local Akoko area of Ondo.

Report says that farmers are now staying away from their farms due to incessant farmers-herders clashes.

The latest incident involved a 40-year-old farmer Mr Idowu Bayode who was macheted by two herdsmen on his farm.

Narrating his ordeal to Positive FM on his hospital bed, the victim said that he went to his cashew plantation where he met the herdsmen plucking the cashew into sacks.

The victim

 Mr Bayode said while seeking to find out why the herdsmen were plucking cashew on his farm, they attacked him with their cutlasses, while he cried for help..

According Mr Bayode, the timely presence of his brother who came and saw him in a pool of blood as the herdsmen had inflicted deep cuts on him, saved him.

The chairman of Ikakumo Development Council, Mr Festus Omogboye said there was a siege on Ikakumo as people were now afraid to go to their farms and markets.

A community leader, Prince Foluso Aminu condemned the incident, calling on the state government to beef up security in the area being a border town with Edo State.

The Ikare Divisional Superintendent of Police, Mr Olatujoye Akinwande who confirmed the incident said one person has been arrested over the incident.

Ibrahim Kilani

News

Police Salary ; Increment On Course -IGP

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The Inspector General of Police, Mr Akhali Baba has told men and officers of the force that the implimentation of twenty percent salary increase approved by President Muhammadu Buhari is on course.

The Police boss gave the information while addressing officers and men of the force at the State Headquarters in Osogbo, Osun state.

Represented by the Deputy Inspector General of Police incharge of Research and planning, Mr Johnson Kokumo, the IGP explained that the delay in the implimentation was as a result of the necessary bureaucratic process involved.

DIG, Mr.Johnson Kokumo

He said the salary increase as graciously approved by Mr President was irreversible,hence officers and men of the force had no cause to worry.

The Inspector General of Police also said much effort had been put into the Police men resolve to exit the Contributory pension scheme, a position which he said had been presented to the House of Representatives and over which a public hearing had been conducted.

Mr Usman Baba also added that as part of measures to solve the challenge of shortage of accommodation of Police officers, existing barracks were being rehabilitated, while new ones were being constructed Nationwide.

He warned men of the force against embarking on any strike as being rumored, reminding them that such constituted an offence of mutiny in Law.

The IGP admonished officers to respect the rights of Nigerians whom they were paid to protect.

Earlier, Commissioner of Police in Osun state, Mr Olawale Olokode had told the visitor that the Osun Command was contending with the challenges of logistics, inadequate accommodation, unavailability of modern police gadgets among other challenges.

Mr Olokode said with support from sister agencies and local security network, men and officers of the Command had gallantly risen to the security problems confronting the State.

He assured the IGP that Police men in the state remained loyal to the force and would never be part of any rumoured strike action.

Adenitan Akinola

Crime

Police Shoot Corps Member In Ibadan For Failing To Give Bribe

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Pandemonium broke out on Thursday afternoon at the New Garage area of Ibadan between some corp members and four police officers when the officers demanded money from the youth corpers.

 A witness who does not want his name mentioned said the problem started when the officers during stop-and-search at Odo  Ona Kekere had allegedly demanded money from them.

This angered the corp members and they allegedly drove off in their Toyota Muscle car.

 The police officers were reported to have immediately given them a chase and caught up with the corps members at the New garage where they allegedly shot at one of them.

 This got the youths in the area angry as they allegedly pounced on one of the police officers while the three others fled the scene.

 Radio Nigeria gathered that the corps members were coming from Oluyole local government where they had gone for their weekly community development service CDs.

 It was also gathered that the injured corp member had been taken to an undisclosed hospital.

 Confirming the incident, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso said the case was being investigated.

A similar incident had occurred last Friday on Eruwa- Ibadan road where a police officer allegedly shot a student of the polytechnic Eruwa-

Abisola Oluremi

Crime

Police Arrest Man Over Alleged Kidnap Of Baby

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A middle-aged man Kabiru Olalekan Adeoye has been apprehended at Lagos State University teaching hospital Ayinke house while allegedly trying to kidnap a baby.

Kabiru was said to have dressed like a member of staff of the hospital so as not to raise any suspicion.

He was however apprehended by some workers on duty and was handed over to the security unit of the hospital .

Reacting to the incident ,the Lagos State police public relations officer, Adekunle Ajisebutu explained that the the suspect was mentally unstable.

He said further that, he had been receiving treatment as an outpatient of the federal Neuro-psychiatric hospital, Yaba.

The PPRO added that, further investigations would be carried out on the incident.

Abisola Oluremi /PR

News

Former Iyalode of Ibadan’s Daughter Murdered: Police Investigate

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Police have commenced forensic Investigations into the killing of Alhaja Fatima Awolesu, the only surviving daughter of the late Iyalode of Ibadanland,Alhaja Aminat Abiodun.

The Police Public Relations Officer,Oyo State Command ,Mr Adewale Osifeso made this known I’m a statement made available on the incident to our Correspondent.

 The statement reads, ” The unfortunate demise of Alhaja Fatima Awolesu ‘f’ was reported by a family associate to the Police on Wednesday 09/03/2022.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased was attacked at her Bashorun residence by unknown assailants who also inflicted bodily wounds on her.

Crime Scene Investigators have been immediately deployed to Crime Scene for detailed forensic processes and thorough investigations.

Meanwhile the body of the deceased has been deposited at the State Morgue.

Updates regarding the incident and investigations  would be made available in due course, please.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased was attacked at her Bashorun residence by unknown assailants who also inflicted bodily wounds on her.

Crime Scene Investigators have been immediately deployed to Crime Scene for detailed forensic processes and thorough investigations.

Meanwhile the body of the deceased has been deposited at the State Morgue.

Updates regarding the incident and investigations  would be made available in due course.”According to the PPRO.

Faimah,  daughter of Alhaja Amina Abiodun, late Iyalode of Ibadanland, was shot dead in the early hours of Wednesday by unknown gunmen.

The incident caused panic among residents of the area who could not ascertain the rationale behind the killing.

Residents said the assailants fled immediately after shooting Fatimah in the head.

Abisola Oluremi/Nafiu Busari

News

Four Feared Dead as Ministers’ Convoy Crashes In Delta

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Four policemen were feared dead in the accident involving the convoy of the Chief of Staff,Professor Ibrahim Gambari; Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; and his counterpart in Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige.

The convoy was reported to have, crashed during the inspection of a bridge in Asaba, Delta State.

The driver was alleged to have lost control of the vehicle conveying security operatives and crashed into a deep pit.

A witness, John Okorie, said the incident happened when the vehicle conveying the victims was negotiating the bend leading to the construction site of the Second Niger Bridge at  Asaba.

It was gathered that the police vehicle was speeding to meet up with the ministers’ vehicles when it veered off the road and crashed.

Also, a Delta Line driver, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “The incident was very fatal.

“The policeman driver was speeding and while negotiating the bend because of the speed could not control the vehicle. They crashed into a deep pit. I was at the back of the convoy, driving slowly.

“With the help of other people, we rescued four of them but they were badly injured. They were shouting as the vehicle fell on them.”

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the State, DSP Bright Edafe, said he was yet to receive the accident report as of the time of filling this report.

“I have not received the accident report, I will get back to you,” he said.

Culled From Punch

News

Police Brutality: Edo Police Command Arrests, Disciplines Operatives For Harassing The Public

By Web News 411

The Edo State Police Command has arrested a team of its operatives made up of an Inspector and three others who were involved in an unprofessional conduct and incivility against two young men as seen in a viral video, have been identified, arrested and subsequently defaulted.

According to a statement by SP Kontongs Bello, the PPRO of the Command said: “The Commissioner of Police, Philip Ogbadu, condemned the act and had ordered a full scale investigation and assuring that, the outcome of the investigation would be carried out and as well communicated to the public without reservation.

“The CP further assured members of the public of their safety and urged them to make it a responsibility to always report unwholesome, or unprofessional conduct of personnel of the command.”


Adewumi Faniran /Popularnews

Crime

Police Rescue One Year Old Child From Suspect In Ogun

By Web News 621

Ogun State Police command has rescued a one year old child from a 35 year old suspect, Sunday Alani at Atolashe village in Odeda local government area of Ogun state. 
The suspect was arrested after the policemen attached to Odeda divisional headquarters received a distress call from passersby that the suspect had stolen a little girl in the area.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi told journalists in Abeokuta that the suspect took advantage of the inattentive of her mother who was busy with gaari, took the little girl and started running. 
Mr Oyeyemi noted that the suspect confessed to the crime and told the policemen that he had previously stolen two children from Egbeda in Lagos and Akute area of Ogun state. 
The PPRO said the suspect also confessed that he would hand over the stolen child to the two women whom, he said would give him the sum of eighty thousand naira in return.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole has ordered a massive manhunt for the two women accomplices of the suspect with a view to bring them to justice. 
He also directed that the suspect be transferred to state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.

Olusegun Folarin

Judiciary

Ondo Court Remands G.O Over Member’s Death

By Web News 781

A 49- year-old General Overseer of a Pentecostal Church,  Prophetess Serah Abuloye, has been remanded by an Ondo State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure over circumstances that led to the alleged murder of a church member.

The defendant, Serah Abuloye, is the founder of All Saints Development Church of Christ, Igbara-Oke in Ifedore local government area of the state.

The Police Prosecutor, Obalasa Ajiboye, informed the court that the defendant killed and dumped one Adefunke Aselogbon, aged 37, in a bush behind her church on January 6, 2022.

He said she committed the offence at about 4.00am along Isarun Road, Igbara-oke in the Ondo State Magisterial District.
The charge sheet read in part,”That you, Serah Abuloye, did conspire to commit felony, to wit: murder and thereby committed an offence, contrary to and punishable under Section 324 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 37, Vol. 1, Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.
“That you, Serah Abuloye  and others at large on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District, did kill and dump one Adefunke Aselogbon, aged 37, in a bush at the back of your church and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 319(1) of the Criminal Code, Cap. 37, Vol. 1, Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.

The plea of the defendant was not taken.

Obalasa, therefore made an oral application to remand the defendant in prison custody pending the outcome of advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
According to him, the body of the deceased has been deposited at the mortuary.

Counsel to the defendant, Mrs Ola Adedire, did not oppose the prosecutor’s application.

In his ruling, Magistrate Damilola Sekoni, ordered the remand of the defendant in police custody and adjourned the case till February 18, 2022 for ruling on remand application.

Bukola Bardi
 

Security

Police Arrests Eleven Suspects Over Kidnapping In Oyo

By Web News 1051

Police in Oyo state have arrested eleven suspects in connection to incessant kidnapping at onigaari area on Lagos Ibadan expressway.

Commissioner of Police in Oyo state,  Mrs Ngozi Onadeko made this known while parading the suspects alongside other twenty one suspected criminals who were arrested for various offences. 

The suspects are Bashiru Abubakar, Babuga Umaru and Habu Kosoko, Adamu Abdullahi, Umar Faruq,  Sanda Bawu, Abubakar Siddiku, Haruka Musa And Aliyu Abubakar, Tambaya Shehu, Aliya Umaru and Isiaka Ibrahim.

The Commissioner explained that in a swift response to the evolving trends of crimes particularly robbery, ritual killings and highways abduction,  the Command has redefined its operational and tactical architecture towards achieving a peaceful atmosphere. 

Mrs Onadeko stated further that the architecture included amplified convoy patrols,  highway visibility policing and patrols.She reaffirmed the command’s assurances of sustained levels of tranquility in the State. 

The police boss in Oyo state therefore called for the cooperation of members of the public through intelligence sharing to rid the state off crime and criminality. 

The Commissioner noted that the suspects would soon be charged to court after proper investigations.

The paraded suspected criminals who confessed to the crime levelled against them pleaded for leniency. 

One the victims who pleaded anonymity said he sustained a gun shot  while dragging  with the suspected kidnappers as they disguised as security personnel.

He noted that despite the plea from him and his family, the suspected kidnappers collected over two million ransom before he was released. 

Rasheedah Makinde