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  • Court orders remand of applicant over alleged robbery at gun point

    An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of 30-year-old applicant, Micheal Akanbi, accused of robbing at gun point.

    The Magistrate, Mrs S. K. Matepo, who ordered remand of Akanbi in Kirikiri Prison, did not take his plea, but ordered that the case file be taken to the Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.

    The magistrate adjourned the case until Aug. 2.

    The defendant who resides at Ikorodu, Lagos, was docked on charges bordering on conspiracy, armed robbery and unlawful possession of arms.

    The prosecutor, Sgt. Innocent Odugbo, told the court that the offences were committed on Dec. 19, 2017, and Jan. 2 , 2018, at Oshodi and Mile 2 area of Lagos, respectively.

    Odugbo said that the defendant and his accomplice, robbed one Nnamdi Eze of his Toyota car, valued at N1.8 million at gun point.

    “The complainant was on his way home at exactly 8:21 p.m. along Oshodi road when the accused and his other accomplice who were on motorcycle deliberately hit the car from behind.

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    “He stopped the engine of his car to see the damage and the next thing was that they pointed a gun at him and snatched his car,’’ Odugbo said.

    Odugbo also alleged that the defendant and his accomplice, robbed a woman, Moninuola Ajayi, who was coming out from a warehouse with bundles of clothes valued at N4 million.

    “The accused way laid the truck, stopped them, went away with the bundles of clothes at gun point,”he said.

    Odugbo said that the cases were reported at the police station and the police placed the suspects on wanted list.

    “The police got an information about the accused where about and he was tracked down and arrested, ” he said.

    The offences contravened Sections 328, 297 and 299 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

    NAN

  • Teenager remanded over alleged anal sex with 10-year-old

    A 17-year-old student, Gbenga Ajayi, who allegedly had anal sex with a 10-year-old boy, was on Friday remanded in prison on the orders of an Ikorodu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State.

    Chief Magistrate F. A. Azeez gave the ruling after the accused pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    Ajayi, who resides at Immaculate Street, Baiyeku, Ikorodu, is standing trial on a charge of sexual assault by penetration.

    Earlier, Police Prosecutor John Iberedem told the court that the accused committed the offence on March 15 on a football field in Baiyeku area of Ikorodu.

    “The accused was playing football with the 10-year-old boy and other students and when others left the field, he grabbed the boy and dragged him to the fence before assaulting him.

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    “When the boy got home, he told his parents. The accused was interrogated and the case was reported to the police, who arrested him,’’ he said.

    The offence contravened Section 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.

    Our reporter gathered that the section prescribes life imprisonment for offenders.

    The case was adjourned until May 5.

  • NBA Ikorodu holds law week

    Activities marking the 2018 Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) , Ikorodu Branch commenced yesterday with lawyers partaking in the Jumat service at the Majolape Mosque, Ebute, Ikorodu.

    A church service will also take place tomorrow at the Redeem Christian Church of God (RCCG), Overcomers Parish, Pashoku, Ikorodu ,

    The Chairman of the branch, Mr Levi Adakwaone disclosed this during a press conference to announce activities for the Law Week.

    According to Adakwaone, members of the branch will on Monday hold the Bar and Police Forum during which they would visit the Area N Police Command and other police formations under the command with a view to offering legal assistance to those in custody. He said they would in addition interfaced with staff of the command to look at challenges facing them and how to redress them.

    He said the  Chief Babatunde Olusola Benson (SAN) annual lecture will hold on Tuesday at the Ikorodu Town hall as part of the  continue legal education programme of the bar. According to him, a professor of Economics at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, Adenola Sheriff  Tella, will deliver the main lecture while discussants will include Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Redbricks  Homes Limited and Amen EstateIbeju-Lekki, Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi

    He said this year’s theme: “Law and Economic Development: Moving Nigeria from  Recession to prosperity”

  • Court ends 30 years marriage over promiscuity

    An Ikorodu Customary Court in Lagos on Thursday dissolved a 30-year-old marriage over alleged promiscuity.

    The court terminated the union after the petitioner, Mr Gbeminiyi Adeyiga, 88, had insisted that he would no longer condone the infidelity of his wife, named Sekinat.

    Adeyiga had pleaded with the court to dissolve the marriage forthwith, citing his wife’s unbridled promiscuity, lack of care and battery.

    The President of the court, Mrs Funmi Adeola, subsequently, declared that they would no longer be husband and wife as the marriage had broken down irretrievably.

    “Henceforth, you are no longer to be called husband and wife as investigation revealed that the wife truly commits the offence alleged against her.

    “Having tried to settle the differences amicably, there were reports from petitioner that the respondent refuses to heed to series of advice.

    “You are hereby ordered to go your separate ways and the custody of the three children should be determined by each one of them as they are above 18 years of age.

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    “However, the children must be jointly groomed toward a better life as your separation should not affect their upbringing,” she ruled.

    Adeyiga, who reside at No. 3, Adeyiga St., off Munirat Aleje Str., in Ikorodu had told the court that his wife was sleeping with different men.

    “My wife does not take care of me any longer; she does not give me good food and different men come to sleep with her in our home.

    “She frustrates me, slaps me and she also wants to kill me. I don’t want to die now, please separate us,’’ he pleaded.

    However, the 55-year-old Sekinat, a trader, denied the allegations made by her husband.

    She said that she still loved her husband and would want the marriage to continue.

    “I beg the court to settle us. He has never caught me with a man. He always suspected every move to the extent that he smells my pants whenever I go out and come back.

    “I want this court to settle this matter. I am not ready for divorce.’’

    However, a correspondent of the Newsmen at the court reports that the plea was too little too late as the court went ahead and terminated the relationship.

    NAN

     

  • Ambode urges graduates to adjust to ‘ever-changing world’

    Ambode urges graduates to adjust to ‘ever-changing world’

    Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday called on graduates of tertiary institutions to adjust to ever-changing world by generating wealth and employment opportunities.

    Ambode gave the advice at the 26th convocation ceremony of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, Lagos.

    The governor, represented by his Deputy, Dr Idiat Adebule, said that they should create employment opportunities where none existed.

    The governor pledged that he would continue to invest substantial amount of resources in the education sector to enrich the pool of human resources from the state institutions.

    According to him, no society can ever develop without good investment in the education of its citizens, or provide enabling environment for ideas to thrive.

    “You should take advantage of the training and skills acquired to become employers of labour.

    ”The economic climate of the nation requires young vibrant entrepreneurs who are determined to create wealth and employment opportunities.

    ”You are to create employment opportunities where none exists and to constantly adjust to the dynamics of the market to drive investment and economic empowerment for many others.

    ”You should make the best use of your time to improve yourself constantly in this ever-changing world, ” Ambode said.

    He pledged to move education from mere certificate to the level of technology and skills acquisition, mentorship for entrepreneurial and economic empowerment.

    In his remarks, Mr Samuel Sogunro, the Polytechnic Rector, appreciated the governor for his attention to the needs of the institution.

    Sogunro urged the graduates to utilise the theoretical, practical and entrepreneurial skills acquired from the polytechnic to be job creators, and not to be white-collar job seekers.

    ”By becoming job creators, you would be playing your part in stemming down the level of hopelessness which is prevalent among young graduates who seek the non-readily available white-collar jobs, ” he said.

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    Sogunro announced Omotoyosi Fatogun as the overall best graduating student with Cumulative Grade Point Aggregate ( CGPA ) of 3.81 in the School of Pure and Applied Sciences, Department of Science Laboratory Technology.

    Also, Prof. Tajudeen Gbadamosi, the Chairman, Governing Council of the Polytechnic, commended Ambode for dedicating 12.7 per cent of the 2018 state budget to education.

    Gbadamosi pledged to partner with the government in addressing many of the challenges that affected the development of the state and the country at large.

    Commenting, Fatogun said that her success was not by accident, but by dint of hard work, divine grace and ultimate blessings of the Almighty.

    On behalf of the graduates, she promised that they would be good ambassadors of the polytechnic and the state.

    Our reporter,  reports that 6, 355 students graduated from the polytechnic, out of which 211 earned distinctions, while 1,368 made Upper Credit, 3,505 students made lower credit and 1,271 obtained Pass.

    NAN

  • Ikorodu communities decry mass disconnection by Ikeja Electric

    CONSUMERS in Ikorodu, Lagos,  have condemned the Ikeja Electric (IE)  for disconnecting two communities  because of the non-payment of bills by some of them.

    They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday that the firm’s action amounted to jungle justice.

    The customers  urged IE to  provide pre-paid meters for all  consumers to prevent  the disconnection of an entire community because of a few defaulters.

    Ereko and Ajegunle communities at Ita-Oluwo in  Ikorodu were disconnected   last month because of the non-payment of bills by some customers.

    An official of one of the Community Development Associations (CDAs), Alhaji Jimoh Yusuf, wondered why  IE would punish ‘’committed customers’’ for others’ misdeeds.

    “Depriving one’s customers from enjoying the service paid for will only aggravate anger, frustration and disappointment and will reduce the status of such a company before the public,” he said.

    Mrs Deborah Akinola, another CDA official, said IE’s strategy showed that it lacked an effective enforcement regime for bills collection.

    “The company is simply punishing the innocent for its own inefficiency and disorganised revenue collection structure, and this is not fair,’’ she said.

    A resident, Mr Femi Tofunmi, said IE should realise that it did not provide any of the facilities used to transmit electricity to the communities.

    “Everything from poles, electricity wires and transformers we provided through the efforts of the CDA members.

    “The communities practically provided all the facilities for transmitting electricity into their houses and so should enjoy some measure of consideration when punishment is to be meted out to erring customers.

    An IE official at Odogunyan, which covers the affected communities, said the firm was compelled to take such measure from experience.

    He said the debt owed the company was too much and was increasing monthly.

    “Ereko Community alone has a total bill amounting to about N1.7 million for January and as at the last week of February, only less than N220,000 has been paid.

    “I am not mentioning the backlog of debts that runs into millions of naira and we all know that the company has to pay for the energy it buys and supplies to these areas,” he said.

  • Protest in Ikorodu as bus crushes pupil

    There was pandemonium yesterday at Ogolonto in Ikorodu,  Lagos, when a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle crushed a schoolboy.

    The late Ezekiel Daniel, a primary six pupil of Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) Primary School, was on his way to school.

    It was gathered that he wanted to cross the BRT lane when the bus ran him over.

    His death sparked a protest as  other road users vandalised two BRT buses but were dispersed by security operatives.

    Those who commented on the accident on social media , blamed the boy’s death on the absence of a pedestrian bridge around Idiroko/Ogolonto road.

    They said there were more than six primary schools in that neighbourhood, with pupils at risk of being knocked down while attempting to cross the road.

    According to a witness, pupils usually crossed the road with the assistance of a man, who stood there in the mornings to stop vehicles for them.

    “But the man was not there and the child tried to cross by himself. The BRT knocked him down and ran him over.

    “Authorities should swing into action as soon as possible.  Moreso, a lasting solution should be provided to curb incessant BRT killings in that area.

    “This can be done by erecting a bridge to save pupils who cross that road every morning to school,” said a witness, Asoro Olatunji.

    Another resident, Ifeanyi Edmund said: “The question is why would you have schools without pedestrian crossing? What would it cost to mark a zebra crossing there so that vehicles would always slow down for pedestrians? We are our own problems in this country.”

    Police Commissioner Imohimi Edgal said peace had been restored in the area.

    He said: “We went there and although people gathered, they were dispersed. Nothing was destroyed or burnt there. Normalcy has since been restored to the area.”

  • 3 killed in Lagos scooping oil from fallen tanker

    3 killed in Lagos scooping oil from fallen tanker

    Two injured

    THREE men were yesterday killed and a woman severely injured after a tanker laden with vegetable oil upturned at Odogunyan, Ikorodu in Lagos State.

    It was gathered that the incident occurred inward Sabo Garage in the early hours shortly after it rained heavily.

    Our correspondent learnt residents had rushed to the scene thinking the fallen tanker was laden with petroleum products.

    They were said to have been scooping the oil when the tanker’s head, which was facing the major road, suddenly turned and crushed the deceased instantly.

    According to a source, a woman and another man were badly injured and were rushed to Ikorodu General Hospital.

    He said: “A tanker that was carrying vegetable oil fell at Odogunyan. Its head was detached from its body but the tanker was still standing.

    “When people saw it, they thought it was carrying fuel or diesel and they rushed it. But they discovered it was vegetable oil and were still scooping when the tanker fell on them.

    “Three men were killed on the spot. A woman’s leg was almost cut. She was in critical condition and another man also sustained serious injuries. They were rushed to the hospital. I do not know their names.”

    Confirming the incident, the General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Adesina Tiamiyu, urged motorists to obey traffic rules and check their vehicles before hitting the road.

    He said aside the Ikorodu accident, the agency’s response averted calamity along CMD Road Magodo after a 45,000 litres tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) skidded off the Express and rammed into flowers displayed by horticulturists.

    Tiamiyu said: “Who knows what might have happened if we had not responded early?

    “After pulling off the tanker with the help of the crane, we had to ensure that the gridlock that built as a result of the accident was cleared.

    “Then, the accident at Ikorodu was the second yesterday morning. Our men at Onipanu responded to it and they were able to prevent further damage.

    “They were assisted by LASTMA, NSCDC, soldiers attached to Op MESA, fire service, FRSC, police, LASAMBUS and SEHMU. We also managed traffic, recovered the tanker.”

  • Over 200 renounce cultism in Ikorodu

    Over 200 renounce cultism in Ikorodu

    •Ex-cultists surrender arms, ammunition in Oba’s palace

    OVER 200 persons yesterday renounced cultism in Ikorodu, Lagos, and surrendered their arms and ammunition to the police.

    At a ceremony held at the palace of the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi, the repented cultists dropped 15 locally made long guns, 30 bullets, 11 cutlasses, four axes, four double-barrel guns, five short locally made pistols and a sword.

    It was attended by Lagos Police Commissioner Imohimi Edgal and heads of other security agencies.

    Edgal said the surrender was a fall out of community policing and partnership, promising to do everything to reduce crime in Ikorodu.

    He said: “Today (yesterday), we are in Ikorodu at the instance of our royal father and his lieutenants to take over these arms and ammunition that belong to members of major cult groups who renounced such confraternity.

    “We have identified leaders of Aiye, Eiye and Buccaneer, who have come out with over 200 members to give up arms.  What is happening here is that  jointly, we are making history. All these weapons have been voluntarily handed over by cultists who have renounced membership and have pledged to build Ikorodu and allow peace, security to reign.

    “These arms are weapons of destruction and I am happy you volunteered to relinquish them. They would be sent to police armoury. I learnt there are still few persons in your midst, who do not want to join this drive to shun cultism. Be vigilant. Do not allow them to carry out their activities in Ikorodu.

    “I have told my men here to partner with you in order to arrest such persons. I know you have fears and uncertainties but I can assure you that there is a process. Your renunciation is the first step. ‘’Thereafter, the Oba will approach the local government chairman to train you in vocational skills before your reintegration into the society.

    “There would also be opportunities for soft loans to establish your vocational trade. Ikorodu is the fastest growing part of Lagos and the world is concerned about what is happening here.

    “I hereby call on youths of other communities in Lagos to renounce cultism. I am also appealing to youths to shun hard drugs. If you take these drugs, you won’t have a bright future. Do not allow drug dealers to rob you of your future.

    “Anywhere you find a drug dealer in Ikorodu, report to the police and the person would be arrested.”

    Earlier, Shotobi said the cultists were encouraged to renounce cultism publicly because crime ‘’is alien to Ikorodu’’.  criminality is alien to Ikorodu’’.

    He said their demands would be presented to the governor.

    Leader of Onyabo, Lanre Olabinjo said the renunciation followed meetings with the cult groups. He appealed that the youths, most of whom are graduates, be gainfully engaged.

    Onyabo enjoined the police chief to caution his men in Ikorodu to desist from harassing people.

    Speaking on behalf of the repented cultists,  Afeez Sholebo alias Chiny, the Aiye leader,  said they signed an undertaking  never to return to cultism.

    He said : “Our demands to government are that we should be employed permanently. There should be vocational seminars, scholarship to study in any institution in the country, infrastructural development of Ikorodu. Also, the police should stop witch-hunting the youths.”

  • Over 200 youths renounce cultism in Lagos

    Over 200 youths renounce cultism in Lagos

    More than 200 youths on Monday surrendered arms and ammunition after renouncing their membership of different cult groups in Ikorodu area of Lagos.

    The ceremony, which took place at the palace of the Ikorodu monarch, Oba Kabiru Shotobi, was attended by the state Police Commissioner, Edgal Imohimi and heads of other security agencies.

    According to Imohimi, arms surrendered by the youths included 15 locally made long guns, 30 bullets, 11 cutlasses, four axes, four double-barrel guns, five short locally made pistols and a sword.

    He said the development was as a result of the community policing and community partnership put together by the state police command.

    He assured the repented cultists that the command would do all within its might to ensure Ikorodu was rid of criminality.

    Imohimi said: “Today, we are in Ikorodu at the instance of our royal father and his lieutenants to take over these arms and ammunition that belong to members of major cult groups who renounced such confraternity.

    “We have identified leaders of Aiye, Aye and Buccaneer, who have come out with their over 200 members to give up arms.  What is happening here is that jointly, we are making history. All these weapons have been voluntarily handed over by cultists who have renounced membership and have pledged to build Ikorodu and allow peace and security to reign.

    “These arms are weapons of destruction and I am happy you volunteered to relinquish them. They would be sent to police armoury. I heard that there are still few persons in your midst, who do not want to join this drive to shun cultism. Be vigilant and do not allow them to carry out their activities in Ikorodu.

    “I have told my men here to partner you in order to arrest such persons. I know you have fears and uncertainties but I can assure that there is a process. Your renunciation is the first step. Thereafter, the oba will approach the local government chairman to train you in vocational skills before your reintegration into the society.

    “There would also be opportunities for soft loans to establish your vocational trade. Ikorodu is the fastest growing part of Lagos and the world is concerned about what is happening here.

    “I hereby call on youths of other communities in Lagos to renounce cultism. I am also appealing to youths to shun hard drugs. If you take these drugs, you won’t have a bright future. Do not allow drug dealers to rob you of your future.

    “Anywhere you find a drug dealer in Ikorodu, report to the police and the person would be arrested.”