Police Confirms Arrest of kidnappers in Obinze Axis, other areas

By Ayodele Ifasakin 

Police Confirms Arrest of kidnappers  in Obinze Axis, other areas

The Nigeria Police Force in its efforts to boost National Security and fortify the safety of every citizen, has conducted several operations across the country, tackling all forms of crime and criminality, particularly in Owerri, Imo State.

In recent happenings, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Imo State Command, have recorded several milestones of operational success in the fight against all forms of crime in the state, particularly kidnapping. Some of these achievements include the arrest of Five (5) suspects linked to kidnappings in Obinze, Avu, and Ihiagwa, and the rescue of the kidnapped victim. The suspects identified as Umaru Usman, 40, from Mauree in Sokoto; Tukur Yau, 25, from Dawakinkudur in Kano State; Musbau Sabo, 18, from Warsaw LGA in Kano State; Abdul Ibrahim, 30, from Sokoto State; and Jubrin Idris, 35, from Sokoto State, were arrested on the 21st of August 2024 in Avu, Imo State.

Another groundbreaking achievement was the arrest of one Nwauba Alex, a 25-year-old male from Ezza LGA, Ebonyi State on August 21, 2024. The suspect was arrested while attempting to rob two residents at gunpoint near Aladinma Primary School, Owerri. Recovered from the suspect were: one locally made pistol, two rounds of live ammunition, and torchlights. 

The Nigeria Police remains relentless in its efforts to combat these heinous acts and reiterates commitment towards bolstering security measures. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD., NPM., further reaffirms this commitment with the emplacement of both proactive and reactive measures aimed against these crimes.

Police Arrest Couple For Allegedly Assaulting Their 8-Year-Old Maid

  By Ayodele Ifasakin 

The Edo State Police Command has arrested a couple for allegedly assaulting their eight-year-old maid, simply identified as Precious in Ikpoba Hill near Benin City in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of the state.

Police Arrest Couple For Allegedly Assaulting Their 8-Year-Old Maid

The suspects were alleged to have inflicted injuries on the maid’s body who happened to be a niece to the wife identified simply as Mummy Gabriel.

It was gathered that the couple was later arrested by the police after some people reported the matter at the Oregbeni Police Division, Ikpoba Hill.

The spokesman of the command, Moses Joel Yamu, confirmed the arrest.

“The command is in receipt of this incident. The victim is currently undergoing treatment while the investigation continues," he said.

POLICE RAID BLACK SPOTS, ARREST 47 SUSPECTED MISCREANTS, ONE TRAFFIC ROBBER

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POLICE RAID BLACK SPOTS, ARREST 47 SUSPECTED MISCREANTS, ONE TRAFFIC ROBBER

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad(RRS) have raided some black spots in the metropolis and arrested forty seven suspected miscreants.

The raiding took place at Oluwole/Sunday Market, Ogba; Oke–Koto, Agege and Okunola Street/31 Road, Egbeda following thorough surveillance of the areas. 

In the same vein, RRS riders on routine patrol of Ketu and Ojota have arrested a suspected traffic robber, Yusuph Mohammed, aged 20.

The suspect had earlier snatched a mobile phone and a purse containing N9,500 from a woman in Ketu and was trying to escape when the riders arrested him near the Ojota bridge. 

All suspects are to be arraigned at the conclusion of investigations.

Igboho’s Arrest: Obasanjo Travels To Benin Republic | AgegePulse Magazine

 

By Ayodele Ifasakin 

Sources have revealed that a former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, travelled to the Benin Republic as part of the intervention in the ongoing trial of Yoruba activist Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho.

AgegePulse gathered that top sources in the diplomatic circles disclosed that Obasanjo travelled to an island in Tanzania and rerouted to Benin on August 1 to console with former President of Benin Republic, Nicephore Soglo, who recently lost his wife, Roseline Soglo, in Cotonou.

Igboho and OBASANJO 

Aside from consoling with Soglo, The Cable reported that another source privy to Obasanjo’s trip disclosed that the former President had a meeting with the President of Benin, Patrice Talon.

According to sources, the purpose of Obasanjo’s meeting was to seek soft-landing for Igboho, for the Beninese authorities to grant him asylum, and not to return him to Nigeria.

The former President’s meeting with the Beninese authorities is coming due to the request of some South-West leaders.

Obasanjo Travels To Benin Republic

Meanwhile, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, set up a caucus to interfere in the ordeals of the Yoruba activist. The 28-member committee comprises prominent Southwest leaders.

The coordinator of the Ooni caucus, Akin Osuntokun, said the caucus would look into the issues surrounding the arrest of Igboho and other related matters.

According to Osuntokun, the Ooni of Ife had inaugurated an advisory council comprising eminent Yoruba sons and daughters across the political spectrum. He added that the inauguration ceremony had been scheduled over a month ago.

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Police Arrest 2 'One Chance' Robbers In Lagos As Victim Identifies Suspect | AgegePulse Magazine

 

By Ayodele Ifasakin 

The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command attached to Ilasan Division on 3rd August, 2021, at about 9.30am arrested two (2) suspected armed robbers, Samson Tella, m, 37 and Raphael John, m,  21, who specialize in One Chance robbery and have been terrorising Lekki/Ajah axis of Lagos State.

one Chance suspects 

The suspected armed robbers on 2nd August, 2021, at 9.30pm attacked the owner of a Toyota Corrolla car Reg No. JJJ 242 FW, at Ikate Area of Lagos, took over the steering, drove him to ATM at Ikate and withdrew the sum of twenty thousand naira only (#20,000) from the account of the victim.

The victim quickly informed the police who tracked down and traced the car to mechanic workshop at Lafiaji, Lagos Island, on 3rd August, 2021, where the suspects were arrested with the stolen car. The victim has identified Samson Tella as one of the robbers that attacked him.

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, in furtherance of his spirited efforts to reduce crime, especially "One Chance" to its barest minimum in Lagos State, has reiterated his order to tactics Commanders in the Command to expedite actions in flushing out other "One Chance" operators in the state. 

The Commissioner of Police therefore reassured the good people of Lagos State of adequate security for lives and property and to sustain the peace that is being enjoyed by the residents of Lagos State. 

CP Hakeem Odumosu ordered that the suspects be transferred to the Special Squad, Ikeja, for proper investigation and possible prosecution.

Police Storm Criminal Hideout In Mushin, Arrest 3 Kingpins, 7 Others | AgegePulse Magazine

 

·       Impound 29 motor cycles

CSP Yinka Egbeyemi and team

Lagos Police over the weekend stormed criminal hideouts in Mushin and arrested three kingpins and seven others just as it impounded 29 motor cycled as part of onslaught against criminals and lawlessness in the State.

 

The three kingpins and the seven suspects whose identity are still being kept under wraps as a result of continuing investigation were picked up in separate locations in Mushin on Saturday evening.

 

The arrest which was led by the Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS) CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi was a follow up to an earlier discrete  investigations by the squad’s Decoy Team to Eko Boys High School, Showunmii Street and Itire Road, all in Mushin.

 

The suspects who were screened by CSP Egbeyemi have made series of confessional statements, which the police are currently working on.

 

The operation was in keeping with the commitment of the Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu that there won’t be respite for perpetrators of crime in Lagos State.

 

The impoundment of 29 motor cycles on Friday evening was to reduce the reported incidences of traffic robbery and in enforcement of the restriction order of the State Government on the corridor for motor cyclists.

 

The motorcycles were impounded  on BRT lane in Ikeja Along and Ile Zik as well as Allen Junction, which are restricted routes for motorcycles.

CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi stated that those who flout the laws of the state would be made to face the full wrath of it.

 

 He disclosed that the enforcement of the restriction of motor cyclists would continue while stating that robbery in notorious spots on the corridor would reduce as soon the mode of escape for robbers in the area is taken away. 

 

 

Insecurity: Police Raid Black Spots, Arrest 720 Suspects In Lagos | AgegePulse Magazine

•Recovers locally-made Guns, Charms, stolen items, hard Drugs

 In a bid to solidify the security architecture of Lagos State, the Lagos State Police command has relaunched its Anti Crime Strategies to curb crimes and criminality across the state.

The command today, Sunday 15th November, 2020, at about 7am, carried out raids simultaneously on identified black spots, reasonably believed to be harbouring criminals and hoodlums, across the fourteen (14) Area Commamds in Lagos State.

In the swift operations, police operatives of the command arrested seven hundred and twenty (720) suspects with incriminating items including locally-made guns and life cartridges, charms, weed suspected to be Indian hemp, substances suspected to be cocaine and some items suspected to have been looted from various shopping outlets within the state during the recent Endsars violence.

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, who matched his words with actions, had earlier warned and directed police officers and men to move against lawlessness and criminality in Lagos; he affirmed the zeal of the command to sustain the operations, even, beyond the yuletide season.

CP Hakeem Odumosu has however directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of SCID, panti, to commence discreet investigation on the arrested suspects for immediate prosecution. He also urged those whose items were looted during the recent Endsars violence to come up for claims of their items with prove of ownership.

The police chief commended the officers and men of the command for the successful operations, while he charged them to be at alert for more operations across the state.

Police Arrest Killers Of Pa Fasoranti's Daughter, Funke

- IGP assures diligent prosecution of culprits

- declares gang leader, Tambaya, wanted

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Police Operatives have arrested the killers of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, daughter of the leader of the PAN-Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Afenifere, Chief Reuben Fasorantin.



The suspects are:

     i.          Lawal Mazaje ‘m’ 40yrs from Felele area of Kogi State

   ii.           Adamu Adamu 'm' 50yrs from Jada area of Adamawa State.

  iii.         Mohammed Shehu Usman 'm' 26 years from Illela area of Sokoto State

  iv.          Auwal Abubakar 'm’ 25yrs from Shinkafi area of Zamfara State



Recall that on 13th July, 2019, following the attack and murder of Mrs Funke Olakunrin by unknown persons between Kajola and Ore along Ondo-Ore road in Ondo State on 12th July, 2019, the Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni deployed the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), CP Fimihan Adeoye, to coordinate the team of Police Special Forces and seasoned investigators from the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID), Federal SARS, Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and the Technical Intelligence Unit (TIU) from the Force Headquarters, Abuja to carry out massive manhunt for the killers with the aim of arresting and bringing them to justice.



Meanwhile, after months of relentless efforts to apprehend the killers, the Police Team, on 4th March, 2020 during a follow-up action on a case of a high-profile armed robbery and kidnap for ransom that occurred in Ogun State, arrested one Auwal Abubakar ‘m’ 25yrs, an accessory after the fact of the crime, along Sagamu-Ore expressway in Ondo State. The arrest of Auwal Abubakar led to the arrest of two (2) other members of the gang, Mohammed Shehu Usman and Lawal Mazaje in Benin, Edo State from whom cache of ammunition was recovered and one other Adamu Adamu in Akure, Ondo State.



        Having established sufficient physical and forensic evidence linking the suspects to the killing of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, the investigators, determined to clear all doubts relating to their findings, on 8th April, 2020, conducted an Identification Parade at the Federal SARS Headquarters, Lagos which led to the positive and physical identification of three (3) suspects, Adamu Adamu, Lawal Mazaje and Mohammed Shehu Usman by a survivor of the earlier crime. The survivor gave a clear description of the roles each of the identified suspects played in the killing. At this point, the suspects capitulated and voluntarily offered a no-holds-barred confession on how Mrs Funke Olakunrin was killed.



         Investigations so far reveal that the operation that led to the killing was carried out by eight (8) fully armed kidnap/robbery suspects led by one Tambaya (other name unknown) who is currently at large. While four (4) of the suspects (mentioned above) are in custody, effort is being intensified to arrest the four (4) others still on the run. The 8-man gang has their operational base and membership spread in the south-western part of the country and Edo State. Investigations have also revealed that they are responsible for series of high-profile armed robbery and kidnap operations in the region. They also attack, vandalize and steal components of critical national infrastructures such as electrical and telecommunications installations.



Consequently, the Inspector General of Police hereby declares the principal suspect, Tambaya (other names unknown) wanted for his involvement in the death of Mrs Funke Olakunrin. Tambaya, a Nigerian, speaks Hausa, Fulfulde and Pidgin English languages. He is fair in complexion and in his late 20s - between the age of 27 and 30. His last known address is Isanlu, Kogi State. He has visible scar from stitches on his forehead down to his nose and mouth.



Meanwhile, the IGP appreciates Nigerians for the patience and support to the Police throughout the period of the investigations into the unfortunate incident. He assures that the suspects will be diligently prosecuted on completion of investigations and that the Force will not relent until every member of the gang, still at large, is arrested and brought to book.

Xenophobia: How 187 Nigerians arrived Lagos from South Africa

...Arrests 135 Nigerians

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The first batch of 187 Nigerians being evacuated from South Africa have arrived Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.

The returnee Nigerians departed their base in South Africa from OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, around 4:00 p.m aboard an Air Peace Boeing 777 aircraft, which landed in Lagos at 9:34 pm Wednesday night.

Those awaiting the arrival of these Nigerians caught up in the xenophobic crisis in South Africa have waited for the whole day  at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport until their flight landed in Lagos Wednesday night.

The Air Peace flight, a Boeing 777-200 plane transporting the Nigerians on their arrival at the airport were received by the Chairman, Diaspira Commission, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa and the Chairman of Air Peace airline, Mr. Allen Onyema.

Some of the returnees who spoke to journalists told stories of woes that bedeviled them in the hands of the hostile South Africans during the attacks.

The arrival of the flight which was earlier scheduled for 2:00 pm Nigeria local time was delayed for over eight hours following the uncooperative attitude of the South African immigration officials.

Despite three days of rigorous efforts put in by the Nigeria’s High Commission in South Africa in conjunction with the Nigeria’s Controller General of Immigrations to process emergency travel documents for the troubled Nigerians whose papers had expired to leave the hostile country aboard Air Peace airline special flight out of the African country, the South African authorities at the last minute came up with a fresh demand of another round of documentation of the Nigerians.

Out of the earlier number of 317 Nigerians already cleared for evacuation, while 182 was allowed to board the flight, the remaining 135 were at the point of boarding arrested by the South African officials who accused the Nigerians of entering their country illegally.

The activities of the South African authorities which led to the extra eight hours of delay also subjected scores of both foreign and local journalists to a whole day of endless waiting for the flight to arrive as they waited anxiously at the hajj/cargo axis of the Lagos international airport.

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EXCLUSIVE: Omo Better Concert To Hold As Small Doctor Regains Freedom

 AgegePulse Magazine

It is no longer news that ace music act, Adekunle Temitope popularly known as Small Doctor was recently arrested by officers of the Lagos State Police Command for unlawful possession of firearms, what Agegepulse reliably gathered is that the Omo Better crooner is now a free man again.

Sources close to Small Doctor revealed that he regained his freedom from the police custody yesterday afternoon after spontaneous intervention of well meaning Nigerians who were privy to the arrest.

Meanwhile, information reaching Agegepulse has it that the earlier planned live concert of Small Doctor will be staged as planned.

According to the manager of the Agegeborn star Temitope Adekunle music and fun lovers in Agege and environs will witness a first of its kind live performances from top Nigerian and African entertainers at the forthcoming Omo Better Concert.

According to the organisers who confirmed to AgegePulse, the concert will hold on Sunday 9th December, 2018 adding that sonorous and rave making music stars such as Pasuma, Olamide, Remininse, Mayorkun, Terry G, Reekado Bank, Mr. Easi, 9nice will lit up the stage with exquisite live performances.

Others include Korede Bello, Junior Boy, Vector, Oritshefemi, and Broda Shaggy.

Although, feelers around the penalty crooner are of the opinion that the concert may be postponed till further notice in order to water down the recent ugly incident, those who should know exclusively opened up to Agegepulse that fun lovers will enjoy epoch making musical feast inside the prestigious Agege Stadium come Sunday.

Also, it was reliably gathered that security operatives would be on ground to ensure maximum security.

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Lagos police arrest 40 ‘Awawa hoodlums, list names

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Following the recent report on notorious gang group "Awawa boys" terrorising residents of Agege and Lagos at large.

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal has arrested about forty Awawa boys terrorising the people of Agege, he says that, the command has intensified its efforts to rein in members of a cult group in the Agege area of the state, whom he described as “hoodlums and very dangerous”.

The cultists, widely known in Lagos, and in Agege particularly as ‘Awawa boys’, have assumed wide notoriety in the Lagos metropolis as killers, robbers and rapists.



Edgal disclosed that the police rounded up about 40 members of the cult group in the latest raid of their hideout on Friday November 2, 2018.

At a press conference at the Command Headquarters on Monday, the police boss expressed worry that the Awawa boys had become a serious menace to residents of Agege and its environs.



Some police sources at the conference told Daily Trust that the Awawa boys publicly robbed and maimed their victims, and as well raped some women and their daughters as they flaunted their strength and dominance in the Agege area.

Edgal said that various dangerous weapons like guns, axes, cutlasses and hammers, as well as charms were recovered from members of the cult group that the police arrested.

He said that during interrogation, the suspects claimed their herbalists had assured them the charms would make them invincible but wondered why the charms failed and the police were able to arrest them.

Edgal gave the names of those arrested as including Olarenwaju Shakiru Ashamu, 30; Aloye Godwin, 24; Ibrahim Yakubu, 19; Seun Fawole, 30; Macarty Taiwo, 27; Otobong Saturday, 27; Otobong James, 25;  Ismaila Isha, 34; Saliu Dauda, 19; and Chinedu Ogu, 24.

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How Small Jpron was Killed - Police, ...Arrests 21 Suspects Over Shomolu, Bariga, Obanikoro Bloody Cult Clash

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The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have announced the arrest twenty-one suspects in connection to the cult clash that occurred at the Somolu-Bariga end of Lagos Mainland, on Wednesday, October 17, 2018.

In a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Chike Oti, the incident occurred after Ibrahim Balogun popularly known as Small Jpron and one Solomon, were killed at a political gathering organised by Hon. Ademorin Kuye at Home Touch, situated at No. 228, Ikorodu Road by Obanikoro Way.

Oti stated that the deceased persons, who had involved in several cult clashes, were on the wanted list of the police for leading several cult fights in the Shomolu, Bariga, Fadeyi and Ojuelegba areas of the state.

He said the deceased were trailed to the gathering by a rival cult group who invaded the arena and began to attack people. “Regrettably, the host of the political meeting, Hon. Ademorin Kuye, did not inform the police of his intention to host his supporters,” Oti said.

He continued that; “21 persons have so far been arrested in connection with the case and are currently been questioned by homicide detectives of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) Panti, Yaba. Also invited to Panti, is the politician, Hon. Ademorin Kuye.

“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Imohimi Edgal has ordered a manhunt for the perpetrators of this dastardly act, vowing that the Command will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the authors of the crime are prosecuted.

“He once again requests politicians to inform the police before gathering in public places. He notes that until the INEC gives the go-ahead, political campaign at this time is illegal and those in breach of the electoral law will be made to face the full wrath of the law.”

Meanwhile, the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) and the Nigerian army have been mobilized to the scene to prevent a further breakdown of law and order.

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LAGOS TASK FORCE NABS 62 MISCREANTS AND HOODLUMS AT OSHODI

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......prosecutes another 18 arrested Street traders around 'Trade Fair' complex

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The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force over the weekend during an over-night raid operation, nabbed another 62 miscreants and hoodlums around Oshodi and its environ.

The Chairman of Agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed that the mid-night raid operations was part of on-going efforts aimed at flushing out miscreants and other criminal elements out of Oshodi and the State at large.

The Chairman disclosed furher that the Agency acted on the directives of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police CP EDGAL IMOHIMI who expressed concern over the spate of criminal activities in some parts of the State, especially around Oshodi and other identified areas such as Mushin, Fadeyi, Agege, Apapa, Lagos Island, Obalende, Oyingbo, Dopemu amongst others.

CSP Egbeyemi who confirmed that no any  weapon was found on these arrested 62 miscreants and hoodlums but stated that there were strong indications that they are part of the criminals who had been terrorising the entire area particularly those attacking motorists on top Oshodi bridge during peak hours.

"We got to the area as early as 2am, it was an eye-sore to have found these miscreants and hoodlums under the bridge at Oshodi in such odd hours walking aimlessly while some were also caught smoking Indian hemp popularly called 'Marijuana' ".

"Yes many of these arrested miscreants have different tattoos on their arms indicating they belong to a particular sect or cult. While many are chain smokers others robbed residents and pedestrians of their valuables such as phones,wallets and jewelleries both early morning and late night"

The Chairman added that these arrested miscreants and hoodlums had been screened while the under-age ones were referred to the juvenile homes for rehabilitation, adding that most of these 'young miscreant' who are between 12 to 17 years are products of broken homes.

CSP Egbeyemi hinted that after the completions of all the on-going projects by the government around Oshodi, there would no longer be any hideouts for criminals to unleash terror on innocent members of the public again.

He reaffirmed that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode was committed to protecting lives and properties in order to attract  more investors and make life easy for the residents.

While appealing to parents to always consider their children as the 'receiving end' in any family disputes, he however confirmed that all those arrested had been charged to court on the directive of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police CP EDGAL IMOHIMI.

One of the arrested miscreant Gani Yusuf (35yrs) said he paid N100 everyday to their ring leader before he could be given a little space to sleep under the Oshodi bridge.

Another suspect Gbenga Ololade (38yrs) said he came from Ibadan and he has been sleeping under Oshodi bridge in the last 3 years.

Gbenga Ololade claimed that he was initiated to a cult with a particular tattoo on his face by their group leader under the bridge.

Meanwhile, 18 arrested Street traders around 'Trade Fair' complex who were initially released based on a written 'under-taken' with the Agency not to go back to be selling at an unauthorised places around the 'Trade Fair' complex have been re-arrested and charged to court.

These 18 arrested Street trader after their released by the Agency went back to be displaying and selling their wares at same illegal spots around the 'Trade Fair' complex.

After their arraignment at the court, 5 of them were asked to pay a fine of N5000 each to the government while the remaining 13 females were committed to '48 hours Community Service' each as a punishment by the court.

Yahoo Boy Attempts To Kill His Mother For Money Rituals In Lagos

The police in Lagos state have arrested 29 year old Taiwo Akinola pictured above for trying to kill his mother, Alice Akinola so as to further his cyber fraud business ( Yahoo) to the bloody or ritual level (Yahoo plus).

A statement by the police command spokesperson, CSP Chike Oti, says Taiwo who lives with his mother at No.2 Raji Ajanaku street, Alaja Road, Ayobo, Lagos, is a staunch member of the notorious Aiye confraternity.

At about 8am yesterday Sunday August 19th, Taiwo went to his mother's provision store in front of their apartment and told her to meet him inside the house for an important discussion and at same time sent his nephew, Faruk to go buy him a white handkerchief and a stick of cigarette.

As soon as his mother entered the house, the suspect attacked her, smashing her head with a plank, pressing iron and a UPS charger to ensure she didn't survive the ferocious attack.

When Faruk returned from the errand, he didn't see his grandmother in the shop so he went into the house only to see the poor woman lying in a pool of blood. Shocked by what he saw, the small boy raised the alarm which attracted neighbours to the scene.

They called the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ayobo Division who arrived the scene with his team and promptly arrested the suspect and secured the scene for further investigation by the police forensic experts attached to the Homicide section SCIID Panti, Yaba .

The victim was rushed to an undisclosed hospital for treatment and was found to be hanging onto life. Right now, the doctors are battling to revive Mrs Alice Akinola presently unconscious Meanwhile the CP has paid the initial hospital cost which enabled the doctors to commence treatment.

During a brief interrogation, the suspect disclosed that he was asked to kill his mother in order to have more money. When his room was searched, the following exhibits were recovered in it, viz:

1. Two calabashes with one containing human skull and the other, a mixture of dark concoction;
2. A plank perforated with nails and stained with blood;
3. A pressing iron stained with blood;
4. A white handkerchief with which he wanted to scoop the victim's blood;
5. A bottle containing oil and labelled Back To Sender;

The Commissioner of Police calls on Lagosians to rise against all forms of crime and criminality. He added that the Command defeated the Badoo cult group with the help of people who provided credible and timely information to the police . He added that the time has come to root out the street cult groups. He notes that complacency is not an option in the face of threat to peace and security posed by these nefarious associations.

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Lagos arraigns 50 suspects over attack, vandalisation of govt’s equipment

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 Tayo Aderinola

 

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday arraigned 50 suspects before Chief Magistrate Bola Osunsanmi of Court 4, Ikeja Magisterial District over an attack and vandalization of government’s equipment (caterpillar) around Idansan Village, Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed that the 50 arraigned suspects, including four girls attacked officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) while on official duties demolishing illegal shanties erected on acquired land and set fire on a caterpillar belonging to the government.

Egbeyemi disclosed further that LASBCA officials were attacked with stones, Iron-rods, broken bottles and burnt tyres before the arrival of the enforcement team of the Agency who rescued them.

He said investigation revealed that owners/occupiers of the illegal shanties were served necessary notices and were given months to evacuate all their belongings from government’s approved land for ‘Dangote Refinery’ around the area.

The Chairman stated that government’s caterpillar, worth millions of naira used for clearing the illegal shanties was completely set ablaze with petrol by the suspects.

Egbeyemi said the suspects were arraigned on the directive of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi.

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Housewife stabs husband to death over telephone call

by Samson Folarin

A 23-year-old housewife, Damilola Ayeni, has been arrested by the police in Lagos for allegedly stabbing her husband, Olumide, to death at their house on Bamgbose Street, Lagos Island.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the duo, who got married about two years ago with two children together, had a disagreement at their home on Friday.
The woman was said to have stabbed the 36-year-old husband in the chest.
He was rushed to the Lagos Island General Hospital where he died.

The deceased’s father, Sunday Ayeni, who reported the case to the police, told our correspondent on Sunday that the couple’s marriage was fraught with disagreements.

The Ikale, Ondo State indigene explained that he had tried to intervene, but he was stopped by some family members, who warned him to back off.
He said his son was murdered by the wife over suspicion of infidelity.

Sunday said, “My son and I work at the Lagos Island General Hospital. While I work as a security guard, he worked in the pharmacy department. They got married at the Ikoyi registry.

“They had issues many times and my son reported her to me. I told them to go their separate ways, but people said I should not come between them.
“On Friday, after my son and I closed from work in the evening, he went for a party. Around that time, he called his wife on the telephone and they spoke.

“When he returned home that night, his wife waited for him at the door and stopped him from entering. She said she heard the voice of a woman in the background when they spoke on the telephone and accused him of infidelity. That was how she stabbed him in the chest and killed him. There was no struggle between them. Their two children were taken away by the wife’s mother. She has a three-month-old baby.”

He demanded justice for his son, describing him as gentle and easy-going.
A source, however, told our correspondent that the woman in her statement to the police said she acted in self defence.

The source noted that the Lagos State indigene claimed that her husband was the aggressor.
He said, “The woman said the deceased called her mobile phone sometime in the evening, but she missed the call. When he came back home around 1am on Saturday, he queried her whereabouts when he called her phone. He accused her of infidelity and charged at her with a knife. She then picked the kitchen knife and stabbed him in self-defence.”

PUNCH Metro gathered that the remains of the Ondo State indigene had been deposited in a morgue awaiting autopsy.

The suspect, who was arrested by policemen from the Lion Building division, had reportedly been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Chike Oti, said the Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, was saddened by the rise in spousal killings.

He said, “Early Saturday morning, the police got a report that a woman, Damilola Ayeni, stabbed her husband, Olumide Ayeni, with a knife on the left side of the chest. The victim was rushed to the Lagos Island General Hospital where he died.

“The CP advises couples to resolve their matrimonial disputes amicably without resorting to violence which may ultimately lead to the death of either of them.”