The Nation Newspaper

Tag: Abimbola Oyeyemi

  • Woman dies in Ogun shrine, police arrest priest, father

    The police in Ogun have arrested an Ayelala priest over the death of a 25-year-old woman, Idowu Ogunkoya at his shrine.

    Also arrested was the victim’s father, Temitayo Ogunkoya, said to have taken her to the shrine to be delivered of witchcraft.

    The incident occurred on Sunday at Ojuolota, Ijesha Road in Ago-Iwoye.

    It was gathered that the priest, Lekan Olukolu was apprehended following a complaint at Ago-Iwoye Police Division by the deceased’s fiancée Lucky Oghenetega.

    Ogunkoya, it was gathered, was taken to the shrine by her parents to be “delivered of witchcraft.”

    Oghenetega, it was gathered, told the police that the priest shaved the deceased’s hair and gave her a liquid substance to drink.

    Read Also: Buhari to inaugurate $250m brewery in Ogun

    “She slumped and died immediately after consuming the liquid substance,” Oghenetega stated.

    According to police spokesman Abimbola Oyeyemi, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP), detectives were led to the shrine where the priest and the woman’s father, Temitayo Ogunkoya were arrested.

    He said: “The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu has ordered that the case be transferred to homicide section, State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for proper investigation.

    “The CP warned members of the public to desist from primitive and barbaric ways of dealing with matters, especially issues concerning human lives. The command will not tolerate such archaic practices, capable of terminating innocent people’s life unnecessarily.”

  • Man, 45, ‘impregnates’ own daughter

    The police in Ogun State have arrested a 45-year-old man for alleged incestuous relationship with his daughter that led to pregnancy.

    Julius Ochim was said to have been arrested by policemen at Sagamu Division after the victim complained that he had been having sex with her since she was nine-year-old.

    The victim, it was learnt, said the incestuous affair started in 2009 following the death of her mother, adding that she has a three-year-old daughter for her father.

    It was gathered that the suspect usually threatened the victim that there were cultural implications of she failed to yield to his demands.
    Upon arrest, the police said the suspect admitted to the offence, claiming that it was handiwork of the devil.

    Police spokesman Abimbola Oyeyemi, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP) said the man admitted that he did not want the young lady to get married so that he could continue to have her.

    He said: “The suspect confessed to the commission of the crime but blamed it all on the devil. He confessed to have been sleeping with the girl since the demise of his wife and that he started having problem with the girl when she started going out with another person whom she said she want to get married to.

    “He confessed that he was trying to prevent the girl from getting married so as to continue having his way with her.

    “The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu has directed that the suspect be transferred to Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for further investigation and prosecution.”

  • Woman dumps 12-day-old baby in latrine

    The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a woman, Amudalat Taiwo, 21, for dumping her 12-day-old baby inside a pit toilet.

    The incident occurred on June 20, at 28, Isheri Street Ilaro.

    Taiwo was said to have thrown the baby into the pit because she could not cater for the newborn.

    It was gathered that Taiwo was apprehended following reports from her landlord, Oshunshina Olawale, who went to urinate at the wee hours of the day only to hear cries of a baby inside the latrine.

    Olawale was said to have made an entry at the Ilaro Police Station, prompting the Divisional Officer, Sunday Opebiyi, a Chief Superintendent (CSP), to lead a team to the scene.

    Read Also: Woman murdered in Anambra

    According to the command’s spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), the toilet was broken and the baby rescued.

    He said: “Investigation revealed that the suspect gave birth to the baby. She was arrested and she claimed that she was an orphan married to one Taiwo Owolabi, a married man with five children.

    “She said the husband was not taking care of her and the baby. That she has no mean of catering for the new born and decided to discard the child.

    “The said husband has been arrested for failure to provide necessary welfare, while the case has been transferred to Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID).

    “The baby is in a stable condition at Stella Obansanjo Orphanage.”

  • Septuagenarian arrested for defiling teenager in Ogun

    Ogun State Police Command has arrested a septuagenarian, Adefuye Emmanuel Teslim, for sexually abusing a 13- year- old girl at the Parapete area of Ago-Iwoye in Ijebu – North local government area of the state.

    Adefuye reportedly lured the girl to his apartment on Sunday and raped her.

    He also threatened to kill the girl if she disclosed the act to the parents or any other person.

    The command’s spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the alleged case of defilement, said the victim’s mother, Mariam Kareem, reported the incident to the police.

    Abimbola said when the victim could not cope with the pains in her private part due to forceful penetration by the suspect, she informed her mother, who subsequently alerted the police at the Ago-Iwoye Division.

    According to the police spokesman, on the strength of the compliant, the Divisional Police Officer, Ade Adedoyin, led detectives to the suspect and arrested him.

    Abimbola said when the victim was taken to the General Hospital for medical examination and the result confirmed that she had been sexually abused.

    However, the case has been transferred to the Anti- Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for proper investigation and prosecution of the suspect.

  • Police arrest 34 suspects, recover arms over Ijebu-Igbo cult clash

    Police say they have arrested 34 suspects linked to the recent bloody clash between two rival cult groups which claimed four lives in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun.

    The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said in a statement made available to our reporter on Tuesday that the clash involved members of the Odua People’s Congress (OPC) and the Aye cult group.

    “Following the bloody clash which claimed the lives of a Police Inspector and three others, men of the command have been able to apprehend a total of 34 suspects in the last 24 hours.

    “The command recovered a pump action gun, two locally made pistols, ten live cartridges and assorted charms.

    Read Also: Police, hunter kill three robbers, recover 83 illegal arms in Bauchi

    “The combing of the various hideouts of the hoodlums is in progress.

    “The command hereby assures members of the public of their security and advise them to go about their lawful businesses without fear of harassment or intimidation,” Oyeyemi said.

    He said the command was resolute in its determination to bring to book all those found directly or indirectly linked to the fracas no matter how highly placed such persons may be.

    He said that the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, had visited the town and ordered a 24-hour surveillance patrol of Ijebu-Igbo and its environs.

    NAN

  • Six people feared dead in Ogun violent cult clash

    At least six people are feared dead in a bloody fight between two rival cults late Sunday and on Monday morning in Ijebu-Igbo in Ogun.

    Among the victims are a bricklayer and a family of three, who were caught up in the crossfire between the rival groups.

    Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that the melee broke out shortly after two separate political meetings between rival political groups ahead of the 2019 general elections at the local government secretariat.

    Four persons were allegedly shot dead during the clash while two additional victims got killed in a pre-dawn reprisal on Monday.

    The fight which began at 5.30 p.m. on Sunday at Oke Sopen Road spilled over to Oke Agbo and Ojowo areas with gunshots fired intermittently.

    Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the joint taskforce of security operatives had been deployed to restore calm to the area.

    Oyeyemi assured residents that the situation had been brought under control and advised them not to panic.

    “As soon as we got wind of the situation, special forces were dispatched to the location to restore calm and as we speak, the security personnel are on alert to prevent a recurrence.

    “We will ensure that the perpetrators are all brought to book. We want to also assure residents that they need not be afraid. We are on top of the situation,” he said.

    NAN

  • Police arrest killer of two Ogun school pupils

    The Ogun State Police Command on Wednesday said it has arrested the suspected mentally deranged man, Lekan Adebisi, who hacked to death, two pupils of St. John’s Anglican Primary School, Agodo, in Ogun Waterside Local Government of the state.

    The pupils –  Mubarak Kalesanwo  and Sunday Obituyi, were hacked to death in a gruesome manner by Adebisi  when he  attacked the school Monday this week during break hour, prompting the police to start trailing him.

    It was learnt that the suspect who was still wielding the machete used to slaughter the school pupils, attempted to attack Policemen and hunters who trailed him  to a bush but was immobilised and apprehended  when he was shot on the foot.

    In a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, he said the suspect was arrested in the early hour of Wednesday, 48 hours after committing the crime.

    Read Also: Tears as two Ogun pupils are burried

    Abimbola added that the combine efforts of the policemen attached to the Ogbere Area Command led by Makinde Kayode and the local hunters led the suspect’s arrest.

    “The suspect who was identified has Lekan Adebisi broke into the compound of ST. John Anglican school Agodo with cutlass and hacked two pupils of the school to death after which he ran away.

    “The commissioner of police CP Ahmed Iliyasu who was so furious about the incident gave a matching order to the Area commander Ogbere and DPO Abigi Division to fish out the murdered within the shortest possible time.

    “In compliance with the CP order, the area commander mobilized policemen and local hunters for the manhunt of the suspect.

    “Their efforts paid off in the early hour of today when the suspect was seen in a bush around the community. While they wanted to arrest him, the suspect who was brandishing a sharp cutlass attached them consequence upon which he was shot and injured on the leg. He has been taken to hospital for medical treatment,” he stated.

    According to the Police Image maker in the state, the commissioner of police  Ahmed Iliyasu has directed that the case be transferred to the Homicide section of state criminal investigation and intelligence department for proper investigation.

  • Police guns down kidnapper in Ogun forest

    Police guns down kidnapper in Ogun forest

    Operatives of the Federal Special Anti – Robbery Squad ( FSARS ) of the police have gunned down a suspected kidnapper after night invasion of Ilaro forest, Ogun State, for  members of a kidnapping  gang.

    The gang’s  victim, Sanni Dan Nasarawa, who escaped from their den after spending a week with them in the forest, reported his abduction to the Police in Abeokuta which made the FSARS to storm the forest and in the process, one of them was shot dead while seven others escaped with wounds.

    Sani Nasarawa was said to escaped  when the rope used to tie him snapped by night while  his abductors were fast asleep.

    An AK47 riffle loaded with 15rounds of ammunition was recovered from them.

    The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a release, stated that the kidnapper was shot dead on Friday morning on discovering their hide out after the FSARS combed the forest all through Thursday night.

    Abimbola the dead kidnapper is a member of a kidnap syndicate terrorizing Ilaro and its environs.

    “He was a member of kidnapping syndicate when in the early hour of Friday 2nd of February, he was shot dead by men of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad led by  Uba Adam.

    “The gang have earlier kidnapped one Sanni Dan Nasarawa, took him to a thick forest where they tied him down for seven days waiting for his people to pay them ransom. 

    “Luck however smiles on him when the rope they used to tie him got loose while his abductors were fast asleep. He subsequently escaped and ran to FSARS office in Abeokuta where he lodged complain.

    “Upon his report, the officer –in charge FSARS quickly mobilized his men and followed the victim to the forest. The team combed the forest from6pm of 1st February up till about 4:00am of 2nd February before they came across the gang who engaged them in serious gun battle which lasted for almost an hour.

    “At the end of the encounter, one of the suspects was gunned down while others numbering about seven escaped with various degree of gunshot injuries.

    The Police Spokesman in the state state appealed to the public, especially hospitals and traditional healers, to report anybody they see with gunshot injury in their vicinity.

  •  Ijebu-Igbo boils over killing of RTEAN member

     Ijebu-Igbo boils over killing of RTEAN member

    The seedy Ijebu – Igbo, the Headquarters of Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State, slipped into pandemonium and confusion for the better part of yesterday following a pre – dawn killing of a member of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) identified as Seyi.

    Angry residents and transporters as early as 7am, bunched up at the popular Station road junction, spilled into adjoining ones and shut down all activities in protest over the death of Seyi.

    Early risers and traders who had hit the road for their daily chores beat a hurried retreat as grieving mob chanted songs of violence and smashed into kiosks, disrupting free movement.

    Many scampered to safety where it could be found while a detachment of policemen from Ijebu – Igbo Divisional Police Headquarters battled to contain the situation from drifting into a major break down of law and order.

    Seyi who was confirmed dead around 4am Monday was said to have been knocked down by hit and run vehicle around 2am while loading his vehicle for a trip to Lagos, a source in Ijebu – Igbo, confided in The Nation.

    The source added that as Seyi writhed in pains on the road, more vehicles ran over him many times until some parts of his body were kneaded to pulps, fuelling rage among members of RTEAN and some residents.

    But the Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the death of the transport union member, told The Nation that union officials often go to a stand where traders sell animals’ skin (ponmo) to collect revenue.

    Abimbola, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), added that it was while the member of RTEAN was trying to collect the said revenue that a vehicle conveying ponmo knocked him down and the victim died.

    He explained that the disturbance in the town was the work of RTEAN members who were agitated over the death of their colleague, saying   the Police quickly took over the area and restored peace.

  • Police arrest man for defiling minor in Ogun

    Police arrest man for defiling minor in Ogun

    Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Ezekiel Adegbenga for raping  knowledge of a seven –  year old girl.

    Adegbenga (40) was arrested at Olufunmi Ajayi street in Iyana Ilogbo area of Ota, following a complaint by  the victim’s mother  at the Sango Police that the suspect lured the girl into his room and defiled her.

    The Police Relations Officer in the state, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement disclosed that the suspect baited the victim into his room believing she was to run an errand for him.

    Abimbola, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), added that the suspect has since owned up to the commission of the offence after been confronted by the victim.

    According the Police Image Maker in the state, the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, has given directive to the effect that the suspect be transferred to the  Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for investigation and prosecution.