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  • Civil Defence apprehends man with gun

    Kwara Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a man for alleged possession of a gun.

    Spokesman Bello Ayodele told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin that the suspect was nabbed with a locally-made pistol in Gaa-Akanbi, Ilorin.

    He said the suspect was threatening his friend with the gun for allegedly failing to grant his request.

    Ayodele said an argument ensued between the suspect and his friend, who he threatened to kill if he did not buy him a gift.

    “The suspect removed the cartridge and in the process, a pistol dropped from his pocket and people rushed to the scene,” he said.

    The spokesman said the suspect was in the midst of people, who descended on him when NSCDC operatives arrived.

    “We arrested him and took him to NSCDC headquarters before the situation got out of hand,” he added.

     

  • Man gets three months for causing hurt

    A Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court yesterday sentenced Wale Ajayi, 30, to three months’ in prison for causing hurt.

    Chief Magistrate Abubakar Adamu gave the sentence after Ajayi, of Unguwan Rogo, Sokoto, had pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of causing hurt.

    Prosecutor Khalid Musa had told the court that the convict committed the offence on March 24, noting that the offence contravened Section 244 of the Penal Code.

    He said the defendant went to the home of the complainant, Mercy James in Mabera, Sokoto and caned her.

    The complainant said she sustained injuries.

  • Man, 50, son, 16 arraigned for defiling minor in Edo

    A 50-year old man, Reuben Enosegbe and his son Destiny aged 16, have been arraigned at the Evboriaria Magistrate Court for allegedly defiling a 10-year old girl.

    They were said to have separately gave their victim the sum of N20 each time they have sex with her.

    The victim who was present in court told reporters how both the accused persons had carnal knowledge of her at different occasions.

    She. Said she was always tempted with N20 during the countless times they defiled her and that they always sent her to buy recharge card for them just to lure her into their house.

    Both father and son were charged on a one count-charge each bothering of forceful penetration.

    They however pleaded not guilty to the charges.

    The offence is punishable under section 218 of the criminal code cap 48 Volume 2 laws of the defunct Bendel State of Nigeria 1976 as applicable in Edo State.

    Defense Counsel, Barrister Nicholas Omobude, applied for his clients to be granted their bail since they were innocent of the crime until proven otherwise.

    Omobude promised that the accused persons would not jump bail.

    But presiding Magistrate, Efe Akhere said the matter would not be tried in his court.

    He transfered the case to a family court where the accused persons’ bail will be considered upon resumption on Wednesday April 21, 2018.

    Magistrate Akhere remanded the father to Oko Prison while his son was remanded to the Children’s Remand Home at Ugbekun Quarters.

    Coordinator of the Child Protection Network, Mrs. Jennifer Ero assured that the cases would be pursued to logical conclusion.

  • Man ‘defrauds’ two women of N800,000

    A 29-year-old man, Tosin Adepoju, was yesterday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding two women of N800,000

    Adepoju and others now at large were charged on a five-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and false pretence before Magistrate O Sule-Amuzat.

    Prosecuting Inspector Benson Emeurhi told the court that the defendant committed the alleged offence on March 28 in Ikeja.

    According to Emeurhi, the defendant was alleged to have obtained the sum of N300,000 from one Tolani Jones with a pretence to help her procure clothing materials.

    Emeurhi further informed the court that the defendant also fraudulently obtained N500, 000 from Oluwaseun Ariyo with a pretence to help her procure clothing materials.

    The defendant pleaded not guilty.

    Magistrate Sule-Amzat granted him N50,000 bail with two sureties in the like sum.

    She ordered that the address of the sureties be verified and adjourned the case till June 7.

     

  • Man arraigned for ‘attempted murder’

    A 20 year old man, Samuel Akindele, has been arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for alleged theft of N789,000 and attempted murder of Mrs Alabi Abiola.

    Akindele is facing a three-count charge before Magistrate O. Sule-Amzat.

    Police prosecutor Inspector Benson Emuerhi said the incident occurred last September at Mrs. Abiola’s residence in Fagba, Agege area of Lagos.

    Emuerhi said the defendant attempted to steal N789,000 from Mrs Abiola.

    The alleged offence is contrary to and punishable under Section  411 and 215 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.

    Akidele pleaded not guilty.

    He was granted bail for N200,000.00 with two sureties in like sum.

    Ms. Sule-Amzat adjourned until June 14 for trial.

  • Man allegedly snatches car with toy gun

    A man, Fadayini Ayodeji, who allegedly robbed Mrs. Rukayat Sowole of her car, using a toy gun, was yesterday arraigned at an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Isabo, Ogun State.

    Ayodeji, of no fixed address, is facing a two-count charge of alleged robbery and unlawful possession of weapons.

    Prosecutor Sunday Eigbejiale told the court that the accused allegedly committed the offences on September 6, about 9 pm, in Omida, Abeokuta.

    He alleged that the accused, with a toy gun and a knife, robbed the complainant of her Nissan Primera car, marked LND 749CZ, valued at N1.3 million.

    “The accused also stole the complainant’s handbag, which contained N75,000, a cheque book and vehicle particulars,’’ Eigbejiale alleged.

    He said the accused was arrested by the police in Omida, Abeokuta, after the robbery.

    The offences contravene Section 1 (2) (a) of the Robbery and Firearms Law of the Federation, 2004, and Section 428 of the Criminal Law of Ogun, 2006. The accused pleaded not guilty.

    Chief Magistrate Mrs. Adeola Adelaja ordered the remand of the accused, pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

    She adjourned the case till June 2 for mention.

     

  • Man ‘defiles’ stepdaughter

    A 42-year-old stepfather, Oluwadare Joseph,  charged with allegedly defiling his 16-year-old stepdaughter for seven years, was yesterday remanded in Kirikiri Prisons, Lagos, on the orders of an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.

    Magistrate B.O. Osunsanmi refused the bail application of the accused and ordered that he be remanded in prison pending advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

    The accused, a resident of Meiran, Lagos, is standing trial for defilement.

    According to the prosecutor, Ezekiel Ayorinde, the accused allegedly committed the offence between 2011 and 2018 at his home.

    He alleged that the accused had been forcefully having sexual intercourse with his 16-year-old step-daughter since she was nine years.

    “The accused had been having carnal knowledge of the girl since when her mother married him seven years ago.

    “The accused always beat and threatened to kill her whenever she tried to resist him.

    “The teenager reported the matter to her mother, but she did not take action.’’

    Ayorinde said the girl ran from home to avoid constant sexual abuse by the accused.

    “After some days, the girl resurfaced and told the police why she ran from home; this led to the arrest of the accused,’’ the prosecutor said.

    The offence contravenes Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised).

    The case was adjourned till May 31.

     

  • ‘A lot of man’

    Recently I had a conversation with a few political junkies over an event in which Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was going to be the toast. A fellow appraised the crowd size and quality and remarked, “that crowd is a lot.” In reply, I quipped, “Asiwaju is a lot of man.”

    We witnessed that March 29 as we have done in the past decade at the colloquium held to mark his birthday. This time it was his 66th. The event is seen as a sort of political tourism in Nigeria as well as fest of ideas, a pause to test the pulse of the nation.

    But for many, it is a place to be seen. The political who’s who attends. Governors stroll in, and so too their aides. Ministers waltz in. We could not miss the rollcall. For governors, see the list: Aregbesola, Akeredolu, Tambuwal, Abubakar, Ajimobi, Okorocha, Amosun et al. The ministers could not be missed even in their backrow: Rotimi Amaechi, Kayode Fayemi, mouthy Lai Mohammed and bellwether Babatunde Raji Fashola, also former governor of example in Lagos and a moving spirit behind the colloquium. Of course, the host governor Akinwunmi Ambode. The traditional rulers from Ife to Lagos were royally conspicuous. Also political wheel horses like Segun Osoba. For the second time, president Buhari was unmistakable in the birthday, although it was his third appearance if we count his 2015 attendance.

    The vice president stole the show as he ribbed the Jonathan-era corruption. His most potent attack being the N1 trillion heist that could have constructed most of the major roads in the country as well as the Second Niger bridge.

    It is Nigeria’s momentous individual birthday fest, for the powerful to smooch and preen. It was for a lot of man, the Jagaban.

  • Man kills self after row with girlfriend

    A young man identified as  Sunday Agboola has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself inide his room shortly after a row with his girlfriend

    The incident happened penultimate Monday at the deceased’s home in the Abule Iroko area of Sango, in Sango/Ijoko Local Council Development Area of Ogun State.

    The deceased was said to have moved into his apartment three monts ago.

    An altercation was said to have broken out between the deceased and his girlfriend called Esther, following which the lady left the decease’s home in anger.

    According to sources, Agboola’s mood changed immediately his girlfriend stormed out of his room and he kept top himself for several hours.

    ” No one can tell whether it was due to what happened between him and his girlfriend, but we noticed that he was not happy after his girlfriend left in anger and he kept to himself afterwards.

    ”He later went back to his room and idd not come out again. It was when some people knocked on his door and got no response that they peeped through the window and saw his body dangling from the ceiling.”

    It was learnt that before his tragic death, Agboola had never been visited by his family members, hence, it was difficult to locate his relatives.

    A resident said: ” We know that he is a native of Abeokuta, we never saw him with any of his family members throughout his brief stay in this house.

    ‘’Even his landlady wept regretting giving her house to the man. She said that it was one man called Ade that brought Agboola to rent a room in her house and that she did not know his stay here would end up in a tragedy like this.”

  • Man, 25, arraigned for ‘stealing’ cashew nuts

    •Four arraigned  for ‘assault’

    A 25-year-old man, Babatunde Filani, has been arraigned at a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ilupeju-Ekiti, Ekiti State, for allegedly stealing cashew nuts, valued at N150,000.

    Police prosecutor Matthew Omale alleged that the suspect on March 22, at 10am, on Adimula Farm, Ijelu-Ekiti, Oye Magisterial District, unlawfully entered the farm of Mr. Gabriel Adimula and stole the nuts.

    He alleged that the accused on the same date, time and place assaulted Mrs. Lydia Adimula, wife of his victim, by beating her up.

    The prosecutor said the offences contravened sections 81, 383, 390 (9), 355 and 249 (D) of the Criminal Code Volume 1 Cap16 Laws of Ekiti, 2012.

    He prayed the court for an adjournment, to enable him prepare for the case.

    The accused, who is facing a four-count charge of unlawful entrance, stealing, breach of the peace and assault, pleaded not guilty.

    Chief Magistrate John Ayodele granted the accused bail at N50,000 with one surety.

    He said the surety must swear to a “Means of Affidavit” and adjourned the case till April 26 for hearing.

    Four suspects; Frederick Adimula, 20; Timilehin Adimula, 16; Ojuolape Adimula, 17 and Tomilola Adimula, 16, have appeared at the same court for allegedly assaulting Babatunde Filani.

    Omale said the accused, onMarch 22, on Adimula Farm, Ijelu-Ekiti, beat up their victim.

    He prayed the court for an adjournment to enable him prepare for the case.   When the charge was read to the accused, they pleaded not guilty.

    Frederick claimed he did not know how Filani sustained injuries, but agreed that they fought when the latter was caught stealing cashew nuts.

    Chief Magistrate Ayodele granted the accused bail at N50,000 with two sureties and adjourned the case till April 26 for hearing.