Category: Crime Diary

Our Reporter

Relations of a patient went wild in Abuja on Wednesday, beating  up  and stripping a female doctor naked following the death of the patient.

It is the latest in the series of assault of medical personnel in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), according to  Dr. Roland Aigbovo, the President of FCT Association of Resident Doctors (ARD).

Aigbovo in a statement yesterday in Abuja  decried the increasing rate at which the lives of medical personnel are being threatened  by relations of patients in the FCT.

He said: “It has been estimated that recently, no fewer than six health workers, especially doctors and nurses, have been assaulted by patient’s relatives in FCT hospitals.

“The recent victim being a female doctor who was stripped naked by relatives of a patient, who died three days ago.

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He said the attack was based on purported mismanagement of the patient, who was said to have died from a chronic medical condition.

“The perpetrators of this act had earlier threatened to kill the doctor for refusing to transfuse the patient with blood for which the doctor explained was not necessary.

“The doctor had also explained to the relatives that blood transfusion could complicate the patient’s condition.”

He said the suspects were currently in detention at the Maitama Police Station, Abuja, and would be charged to court.

The FCT President asked the Federal Government and the Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) to beef up security in health facilities to end all forms of assault on health workers.

By Kunle Akinrinade

 

The parents of a 17-year-old Senior Secondary 3 student of Abesan Secondary School, Abesan-Ipaja, Lagos State, Abdullahi Adeyemo are currently distraught after their son disappeared without a trace on Christmas Day.

It was said that the lad  who lives with his parents in the Baruwa area of Ipaja, a Lagos suburb left home on a visit to a family member in Gbagada and has not returned home.

A family source said: ’’The black complexioned, 1.8meters tall native of Egbeda Local Government Area of Ibadan, Oyo State and resident of Olaogun Compound at 54, Fatade road (Olaogun Compound), Baruwa-Ipaja, Lagos State left home on Wednesday December 25, 2019(Christmas Day) that he was visiting his cousins at Gbagada area in Bariga.

‘’From Bariga, he was said to have followed a niece to visit her boyfriend on Lagos Island and that was the last time he was seen.

‘’The incident has since been reported at Area A Police Command (Lion Building), Lagos Island the State Police Command, Ikeja.. Anyone with useful information that can unravel his whereabouts should contact the father on: 08027213072 or 08091194967 as well as the spokesman of Lagos Police Command, Mr Bala Elkana on: 07063116303, 07055462708 or 08035963919.’’

By Osagie Otabor, Benin

 

A 40-year- old man, Ajayi Osasowen John, has been sentenced to 12 months in jail for conspiring with his brother, Johnbull Ajayi, to steal from the Solar Security and Consulting Company owned by a former Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase.

Johnbull was said to have stolen the sum of N2m and $50,000 from the firm in January 2018.

He was said to have secured employment into the firm by using the credentials of the convict.

Johnbull absconded and his brother, John, was traced through the credentials he submitted.

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John was arrested and charged for conspiracy to steal and being accessory after the fact of a forged May/June West African Examination Council certificate presented by his brother.

He pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Police Prosecutor, ASP Patrick Agbonifo informed the court the offences contravened sections 516 and 519 of the Criminal Code Cap. 48 Vol. 11, Laws of the defunct Bendel State of Nigeria, 1976, now applicable in Edo State.

Presiding magistrate, I .A Osayande, discharged John on count two but convicted him on count one bothering on conspiracy to steal.

The magistrate sentenced him to 12 months imprisonment or an option of N70,000.

By Mike Odiegwu, Yenagoa

 

The police in Bayelsa State have arrested four persons for allegedly initiating minors into cultism in Yenagoa, the state capital.

Police spoksman, Butswat Asinim, said the suspects were arrested in collaboration with a vigilance group at Okutukutu community.

Butswat named the suspects as  Godbless Jackson ‘m’(29),  a native of Idu-Oruan, Oruan Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State and  Happy Osoro ‘m’( 21) of Okogbe, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State.

Others are: Lawson Nmor ‘m’ (23) of Rumuekpe, Emohua, Local Government Area, Rivers State and Dennis Sunday ‘m’( 21), of Ekpe Ukpa, Etinan Local  Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

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He said: “Following a tip off, operatives of Bayelsa State Police Command in collaboration with the vigilante of Okutukutu community, Yenagoa, arrested four suspected cultists on 10th January 2020, at about 0530 hours, for allegedly initiating minors into cultism.

“The suspects were arrested when one of the minors they had initiated informed his elder brother of the alleged initiation.

“All the suspects confessed to the crime and are being interrogated, for further investigation at the Anti-Cultism Unit, State Criminal Investigation Department(SCID), Yenagoa”.

By David Adenuga, Bauchi

 

A primary school teacher, Haruna Aliyu , 45, of Unguwar Ganjuwa  in Bauchi metropolis, has been  remanded in prison for allegedly sodomising his pupil.

Sources told The Nation that Aliyu was fond of  luring the  eight-year old pupil (name-withheld) with a paltry sum of N10 every Friday to have his  way with him.

According to the boy ‘s father,  Ladan Altines ,  his son  had complained of lingering pain in his anus before he took ill and subsequently excreted maggot.

He said: ‘’ For the past one to two months, my child has been complaining of stomach trouble, we took him to a nearby health facility, thereafter the boy started complaining of pains in his anus, a situation which led to maggot excretion from his anus”.

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Altines , who spoke at the end of a magistrate’s court 10 ruling in Bauchi which remanded the accused  until further hearing on February 5, said he  was at the court to ensure his son gets  justice.

The presiding  judge, Justice Abdulmumini Adamu ,  at its sitting last Wednesday had  ordered  the remand of the accused at the Bauchi Correctional Centre and fixed February 5 for hearing of the suit to allow the police to further investigate the matter and produce witnesses.

Prosecuting police officer, Inspector Yusuf Usman had told the Court that on the December 6, 2019, one Honourable Altine Ladan of Ganjuwa Quarters in Bauchi metropolis lodged a complaint at the police station accusing Haruna Aliyu (45) of the same address of coercing  his son of eight years into sodomy.

Usman noted that the offence was against section 284 as related to homosexuality and lesbianism of the penal code.

The case was therefore adjourned to February  5  for  further  hearing.

Our Reporter

 

The Police authorities said on Friday that they had commenced investigation of a video showing a police officer with Point of Sale machine (POS), demanding Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards from Nigerians.

Cards so collected were allegedly used to transfer money to his account.

A concerned Nigerian had taken to Twitter yesterday  to draw the attention of the President and the Inspector  General of Police to the video.

The complainant said in the tweet: “A police  officer seen with POS,asking a passenger to bring his ATM card.”

There was no mention of the location of the video recording or date.

One of the passengers was heard telling the unnamed officer to take handle  his ATM with care to avoid damaging it while another refused bluntly to hand over his.

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Responding to the allegation on its official Twitter handle,the Police Force  said: “The Nigerian Police has commenced investigations to unravel the authenticity of the video, location of incident and identity of persons captured in the viral video where some persons in Police uniform were captured, allegedly with POS machine and demanding ATM card.

“The IGP condemns all acts of corruption by Public Servants, particularly Police officers and is committed to bringing to book any officer found wanting in this regard.

“Members of the public with relevant information that could assist Police investigators are enjoined to kindly DM Nigerian Police or furnish same via any of our confidential channels e.g pressforabuja@police.gov.ng.

By Adebisi Onanuga

 

Billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans told an Ikeja High Court on Friday that he can estimate the financial worth of a victim gazing at him from a short distance.

He stated this in a video played during his trial before Justice Hakeem Oshodi

It was during the cross-examination of the Investigating Police Officer (IPO) Inspector Idowu Haruna by the defence counsel to Victor Aduba, one of Evans’ co-defendants, Mr Emmanuel Ochai.

In the video, Evans was seen sitting on a sofa and confessing to Haruna about various kidnappings he masterminded and carried out.

He gave the details of his alleged victims, mostly paid ransoms in several millions of foreign currencies with the exception of two, who paid ransoms of $1million and $2.3million each.

Insp. Haruna who is also a member of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) asked Evans how he mapped out strategies to kidnap his alleged victims.

Evans simply replied: “When you see someone that has money you will know”.

Evans in the video told the IPO that he knew that the individuals he and his alleged gang members kidnapped will pay the ransoms even if it involves selling their property to raise the funds.

He explained that through a contact in prison, he was able to procure arms for his kidnap operations.

He said in the video that a pharmaceutical boss, Mr Donatus Dunu who had already paid a ransom of 223,000 Euros had not finished paying the ransom in full before escaping and alerting the police.

Evans said that Aduba who is a dismissed Army Officer, accompanied him during kidnap operations pointing out that Aduba was involved in the failed kidnap attempt of Chief Vincent Obianodo, the Chairman of The Young Shall Grow Motors.

He however admitted in the video that Aduba did not participate in the kidnap of Dunu.

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After the video was played, Ochai told Haruna that Evans never identified Aduba (sixth defendant) as a participant in the kidnap of Dunu.

Responding Idowu said, “According to information the victim (Dunu) gave to police, kidnappers that came to abduct him were in army camouflage.

“This corroborated the information provided by the kidnap kingpin that most of the kidnapping he carried out were with the participation of the sixth defendant and that the sixth defendant did not participate in the kidnap of Dunu.”

The prosecution closed its case against Evans and his five co-defendants after the cross-examination of Haruna

Earlier during the trial, Idowu while being led in evidence by the state prosecutor, Mr Adebayo Haroun, explained how Evans spent the ransoms he allegedly received from his victims.

According to him: “The investigation carried out revealed that the ransoms collected by the first defendant were used in purchasing a house at Fred Shoboyede Road, Magodo, where he was arrested.

“He purchased a second house at Emmanuel Keshi Street, Magodo and another property in Accra, Ghana.

“He used part of the ransom to establish himself in the haulage business and some of the trucks he bought with the ransoms were recovered by police.

“He also bought some landed property in Anambra State,” Haruna said.

Evans is standing trial alongside Uche Amadi, Ogechi Uchechukwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu and Victor Aduba over the alleged kidnap of Dunu who is the Chief Executive Officer of Maydon Pharmaceutical Ltd.

The six defendants were arraigned on Aug. 30, 2017 on two counts of conspiracy and kidnapping.

According to the prosecution, they allegedly kidnapped Dunu along Ilupeju Road, Lagos on Feb. 14, 2017 and collected 223,000 Euros (N100 million) as ransom from his family.

So far, four witnesses including Dunu had testified during the trial on behalf of the state.

By Precious Igbonwelundu

The police in Lagos have arrested a Sergeant, Lukmon Akanbi for shooting a 39-year-old man, Ramon Adeniji to death.

The incident occurred around 4:20am on Friday near Eko Atlantic, Victoria Island during an argument.

Sergeant Akanbi, attached to Victoria Island Police Station, was said to have pulled the trigger on the man, an unarmed civilian, who was returning from an event.

It was gathered that the victim was rushed to Naval Dockyard Hospital on Ahmadu Bello Way where he was confirmed dead on arrival.

According to police spokesman Bala Elkana, the Commissioner of Police Hakeem Odumosu has ordered the arrest and prosecution of the culprit.

He said the policeman with force number 448407 violated professional standard on the use of firearms

“The Police Sergeant was arrested and detained at the Provost Department, Command Headquarters, Ikeja. He was subjected to internal disciplinary proceedings known as Orderly Room Trial.

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“He was arraigned before the Adjudicating Officer on three counts charge of Discreditable Conduct contrary to Paragraph E(3) First Schedule, Unlawful and Unnecessary Exercise of Authority contrary to Paragraph Q(2), and Damage to Articles contrary to Paragraph D(1), Police Act and Regulations, Cap 370 LFN 1990.

“The Sergeant was found guilty of all the charges and awarded punishment of dismissal from the Nigeria Police. He has been handed over to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba for prosecution in conventional court.

“The command condemns the unprofessional conduct of the dismissed Sergeant. The Commissioner of Police condoles with family and friends of the deceased person and assures them that justice will prevail.

“Supervisory officers of erring policemen will henceforth be held vicariously liable for the misconduct of their men. This is part of the measures put in place by the no nonsense Commissioner of Police to curb incidents of professional misconduct and engendered accountability in the system.

“The CP avows that no case of professional misconduct, human rights violations and abuse of powers by police officers will be tolerated.”

Kunle Akinrinade

 

Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in Igando area of Lagos State has donated a bus to the Igando Police Division.

The bus was handed over to the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Taiwo Kasumu, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) by PCRC’s chairman, by Chief Francis Oladun  to mark the 20th anniversary of the body.

The occasion was witnessed by residents and community leaders.

In his remarks, Chief Oladun urged members of the PCRC to further cooperate with each other for greater achievement and development in the division.

He noted that PCRC’s objective was to foster unity between Police and the  residents in each divisions, adding that this should be the focus of each committee members  nationwide so as to enhance the objectives of community policing.

In his speech, CSP Kasumu commended the gesture of the PCRC for identifying the challenges inherent an policing by providing succour through the bus donations.

He assured the committee that the bus would be judiciously used for Police operational task in the division.