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  • Community head complains about seizure of salaries

    The head of Oke Ahun community in Efon Alaaye, Ekiti State, Alahun Jacob Adelowo (Omole II) yesterday complained about the seizure of his monthly statutory salaries by Efon Local Government, Ekiti State.

    He alleged that his salaries for seven months have been stopped by the council on the advice of the paramount ruler, the Alaaye of Efon Kingdom, Oba Emmanuel Aladejaye (Agunsoye 11).

    Alahun Adelowo said the withholding of his salaries followed his agitation for autonomy for his community.

    He described Oke Ahun as a distinct community in Efon Alaaye.

    Other quarters clamouring for autonomy in Efon Alaaye are Aaye, Obalu, Isaja, Ejigan, Emo and Ikagbe.

    The state government has set up a committee headed by Deputy Governor Bisi Egbeyemi to investigate the merit of their claims and counter-claims.

    Alahun Adelowo, who recently presented 10 ceiling fans and cash gifts the patients at the  Efon General Hospital, said he had embarked on a peaceful agitation.

    The monarch urged other eminent citizen of Efon to help donate one thing or the other to the hospital.

    He said the donation was meant to support Governor Kayode Fayemi, who, he said, has resolved to reposition the health sector in the state.

    The brief ceremony was witnessed by many chiefs from Ahun Community, including High Chief Alanaka, High Chief Oloro, Chief Elejofi, ‘Olori’ Olayinka Adelowo and Efon All Progressives Congress (APC) leader and Erungbua of Obalu Quarter, High Chief Joseoh Alake,  who promised to donate a modern electronic oxygen  bank to the hospital.

    Alahun Adelowo urged the state government to prevail on Efon Council to pay his salaries.

    He said: “My chieftaincy stipend allowance and those of my chiefs have been withed for the past seven years on the advice of the Alaaye of Efon Alaaye simply because of my agitation for autonomy and recognition of Alahun of Ahun as the tradition ruler of Ahun community. We urge the government to look into the Ahun community’s long suffering.”

     

  • Community head allegedly kills policeman over N120,000 debt

    A Tiv community leader, who is also a businessman in Opeji area of Odeda, Ogun State, Jonathan Tsekar, has revealed why he killed his business partner, Gbenga Adeboyejo, a police corporal, and buried him in a bush.

    Tsekar, 30, said he murdered Adeboyejo because he owed him N120,000.00.

    “Adeboyejo complained that the money I owed him affected his business. We argued. He struck me with a wood and I also struck him with a wood. I didn’t intend to kill him. When I realised he was dead, I dug a grave and buried him,” Tsekar told reporters.

    The suspect has been arrested by the police.

    Commissioner Ahmed Illiyasu, addressing reporters yesterday, alleged that the suspect killed and buried the deceased with his phone in a shallow grave in the forest.

    He said the suspect was arrested after the deceased’s father, Joseph Adeboyejo, reported the incident at Odeda Police Station.

    Illiyasu said: “After investigation and forensic analysis, the community leader was arrested.

    “The suspect confessed killing the police corporal by hitting him on the head with a heavy plank of wood in order not to repay the N120,000 he borrowed from the deceased.

    “On December 1, Joseph Adeboyejo reported that his son visited him in Ilorin and told him about a charcoal business he was doing with a leader of the Tiv community in Opeji village.

    “He said while his son was with him, he received a call from the suspect informing him that his charcoal was ready. Consequently, he left Ilorin to meet the man.

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    “He said his son called him on the phone when he reached the suspect’s house, but after some time, he couldn’t reach him or hear from him on the phone again.

    “After investigation led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Baba Mohammed, the suspect was arrested.”

    Illiyasu said the suspect would soon be arraigned.

     

  • Community head kills policeman, buries corpse over N120, 000 debt

    A Tiv community leader and petty businessman in Opeji area of Odeda, Ogun State, Jonathan Tsekar, has revealed why he murdered his business partner, Gbenga Adeboyejo, a police Corporal and buried the corpse in a bush.

    Tsekar, 30, said he killed Adeboyejo to free himself from the routinely distress his inability to pay the N120, 000 debt he owed the deceased caused him.

    “He (deceased) complained that the supply of his goods was delaying and we started arguing.

    “He struck me with wood and I also struck him with wood. I didn’t intend to kill him. When I realised he was dead, I dug a grave to bury him,” Tsekar told reporters.

    The community leader, a business partner of the deceased, deals in charcoal business.

    He has been arrested by the Police in Ogun state.

    The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Illiyasu, while addressing reporters at the crime scene located in a forest within Opeji, on Tuesday, said the suspect killed and buried the deceased with his cell phone in a shallow grave in the forest.

    Illiyasu said the suspect was arrested when the deceased’s father, Joseph Adeboyejo reported the incident at the Odeda Police station.

    “After serious investigation and forensic analysis, the community leader was arrested.

    “The suspect confessed to killing the police corporal by hitting him on the head with a heavy plank of wood in order not to refund a sum of 120,000 which he collected from the deceased.

    “On 1st December 2018, Joseph Adeboyejo reported that his son visited him in Ilorin and explained a charcoal business he was doing with one leader of the Tiv community in Opeji village.

    “He stated that while his son was with him, he received a call from the suspect informing him that his charcoal was ready, consequent upon which he left Ilorin to meet the man.

    “He stated further his son called him on phone when he reached the suspect’s house but after some time he couldn’t reach him or hear from him on phone again.

    Upon thorough investigation, led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Baba Mohammed, the suspect was arrested.

    “This is not only wicked and callous but also a superlative degree of effrontery because the suspect knows very well the status of the deceased,” the Police commissioner said.

    He vowed Tsekar would be charged to court.

     

  • Gunmen kill Plateau community head

    Gunmen kill Plateau community head

    Gunmen killed the head of Tarangol community, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Mr Amos Marit (57), it was learnt yesterday.

    Police spokesman Terna Tyopev told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the case was reported by Enoch Michael and Christopher Marit, both of Fokkos village in Bokkos.

    His words: “Yesterday, about 8 pm, Enoch Michael and Christopher Marit reported at Bokkos Division that gunmen broke into the house of Mr Amos Marit, the village head of Tarangol, and shot him.

    “He was rushed to Luna Hospital but died while receiving treatment.

    “Our men rushed to the scene of the incident, but the assailants had vanished.”

    Tyopev said the body was deposited at the morgue, adding that no arrest has been made.

    He, however, said investigations were on to find the culprits.