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  • Man ‘kills’ brother in Oshodi

    A man, Remi Adelaja, has fled Oshodi, Lagos home after allegedly killing his elder brother, Mayowa.

    It was gathered that fled the 6, Adelaja Street off Afariogun, Oshodi scene of the incident before the police got there around 2am yesterday.

    The Nation gathered that Remi allegedly killed Mayowa following a misunderstanding over a torchlight.

    Sources said the late Mayowa had asked if he knew where the torchlight was and he allegedly answered in the negative.

    “Their mother, Mrs Lucky Adelaja is a bread seller. The suspect brought his five children to his father’s house after he lost his wife and since then, they have been staying together. Although, the deceased has been complaining about it.

    “The deceased was looking for torchlight and asked his younger brother who said he knew nothing about it. The issue later resulted to a quarrel because the two of them have been having problems.

    “The next thing they started fighting. The elder brother used iron rod to hit the younger one twice but the suspect ran inside, brought a knife and stabbed his older brother on the stomach.

    “That was how he fell down and died on the spot. Everyone ran only his mother was left. Then, Mayowa’s dogs surrounded him on the ground. The police came around 2am,” said the source.

    Police spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent (SP), said the case was reported around 7:30am by the suspect’s mother.

    She added that efforts were on to apprehend the fleeing suspect.

  • Alleged cloning of Ambode’s number: Man dies in DSS’ custody

    Alleged cloning of Ambode’s number: Man dies in DSS’ custody

    •Family cries out for justice

    A 39-YEAR-OLD man, Saheed Damilare Eyitayo, whose friend was arrested for ‘cloning’ Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s phone number, has allegedly died in the Department of State Services (DSS) custody.

    His family is alleging foul play, asking the DSS to explain how he died.

    It has refused to collect the body for burial from the DSS until the circumstances of his death are clear.

    The late Eyitayo was arrested in the midnight of April 4 by the DSS operatives, who were on the trail of the syndicate that cloned Ambode’s mobile number. He was taken to the DSS office at Shangisha, where he allegedly died during interrogation.

    The Nation learnt that the DSS operatives were acting on information that Rilwanu Jamiu, a member of the syndicate, might be hiding in the late Eyitayo’s home at 37, Aje Street, Pleasure Bus Stop in Iyana Ipaja.

    The DSS operatives allegedly broke into the late Eyitayo’s apartment while he was asleep. On being woken up, he was reportedly beaten and his hands and legs chained. Eyewitnesses told The Nation that the DSS operatives grilled him for minutes, asking him of Jamiu’s whereabouts.

    A resident, who pleaded not to be named, said: “I overheard Eyitayo telling the DSS people that the person they were looking for does not stay with him. He told them the suspect was his friend and only visited him the previous day. But, his explanation did not convince them. They beat him mercilessly till blood came out of his face. We could not recognise him again.”

    The DSS operatives, The Nation gathered, moved to other apartments in the building, allegedly beating occupants and searching their rooms for the suspect. After three hours, the DSS operatives whisked Eyitayo to their Shangisha office.

    Jamiu, it was learnt, was arrested that day in Alakuko.

    The late Eyitayo’s friends, who had been going to the DSS office for his bail, were kept in the dark about his death. On April 6, two days after his death, the DSS Director, invited his landlord, a pastor, to help the agency look for his family members.

    The landlord said: “Two days after he was taken away in chains, I was invited by the DSS Director. When I got there, the Director called me to his office and told me Eyitayo slumped during interrogation. He said they tried to stabilise him medically but he eventually died. The director asked me to help find his family members, but I told him I did not know anybody with him.

    “The DSS copied out five numbers from the late Eyitayo’s phone and gave me to call. I could not reach any of them except one man, who had been coming to the house as his brother. I could not tell him his brother is dead. Some 19 days after, we eventually met with the family members. We all went to the DSS office together and they heard the news from the DSS themselves. We were told the body had been taken to the mortuary.”

    The bereaved family is accusing the DSS of torturing Eyitayo to death. The late Eyitayo’s neighbour, who was allegedly maltreated by the DSS operatives, said the victim was chained before being taken away.

    The family, yesterday, asked the government to fish out the DSS operatives, who tortured Eyitayo to death. They wondered why the late Eyitayo would be chained and tortured when he did not know anything about the alleged crime. They rejected the DSS’ offer to release the body to them for burial, demanding investigation on the circumstances surrounding his death.

    Mr Hassan Kareem, who spoke on behalf of the family, said: “We have been told how Damilare was chained and tortured for hours before he was taken to custody. The DSS told us that he fell down as he attempted to escape. How is it possible for somebody whose hands and legs were chained to attempt to run? We are yet to be told the truth about the death of our son. This is why the government must help us to get justice.”

    Jamiu and Balogun Stanley Oyewoye were on April 20 arraigned before an Isolo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly cloning Ambode’s number.

    A DSS source told The Nation: “At 8:23am on the fateful day, Damilare was said to have slumped in a room where he was being interrogated and was said to have been rushed to the clinic in the DSS premises.  He was stabilised and allowed to rest for 45 minutes after which he was taken back to the investigation room. Several minutes after, he was rushed back to the clinic unconscious. He died at 11:50am.”

  • Police arrest man for ‘chaining’ son

    The police have arrested a man, Akanbi Lawal for allegedly chaining his son for two months.

    Lawal was arrested on Saturday after Tayo Olukoya discovered that the victim, Yusuf Lawal, 35, who has been missing for almost two months, was chained in his room at 4, Ifekoya Street in Papa Ashafa, Agege, Lagos.

    It was gathered that the victim’s wrists were already decaying because of the chains.

    The Nation learnt that the father took the action because of what he described as the shame and embarrassment his son was causing him in the neighbourhood. He was also said not to be happy with the friends he keeps.

    Police spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent (SP) said the matter was reported at about 6:30pm on Saturday, adding that the victim was rescued and rushed to the hospital.

    “On receipt of the complaint, police operatives from Dopemu division moved in. The victim was rescued and brought to the station. The chains removed from his hands and he was rushed to General Hospital, Oke Odo, where he’s receiving treatment. The father is in custody while investigation is ongoing,” she said.

  • National Assembly, NESREA, MAN, others collaborate on goods production designs

    National Assembly, NESREA, MAN, others collaborate on goods production designs

    The National Environmental Standards and Enforcement Agency (NESREA) is collaborating with the National Assembly and Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) on the implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility Programme (EPR).

    EPR is designed to promote the integration of environmental costs of goods throughout their life cycles.

    It will make the manufacturers of products responsible for the entire life-cycle of the commodity, especially for their take-back recycling and final disposal.

    It also means that a producer of an article should be able to know about the life cycle of such product, how it is used and how it can be recycled. The programme process would give manufacturers responsibility to know the final stage of any given product manufactured.

    NESREA’s Director-General Mr. Lawrence Anukam, confirmed that the agency has developed guidelines for  the programme.

    Expressing appreciation to the NASS for showing a lot of political will in making sure that the EPR takes off, he said the agency was working with MAN to make sure that the EPR takes off smoothly.

    “It is a very good programme and I call on all Nigerians to support it. It is going to create wealth; it is going to make our environment cleaner, and at the same time it is going to make the industry, the manufacturer of that product to know exactly how it can create new designs that can last longer and create less problems on the environment. So, it is a win-win situation for all involved in it,” Anukam said.

    Stating that the collaboration would strengthen and enhance the implementation of the programme, the NESREA helmsman called on the private sector to play a key role in the implementation of the programme.

    “It is necessary that EPR programme comes on board and it needs to be advanced. It is part of the regulations and the law is already there. The programme is an initiative that will control waste, it is also an initiative that will generate waste and we all know that waste is wealth,’’ Anukam added.

  • Man arraigned for reckless driving

    A 24-year-old man identified as James Eferetin, has been arraigned before an Evbouriaria Magistrates Court for recklessly driving on a Federal Highway.

    James was accused of driving one Nissan Vannette bus marked WWR 732 XA in a manner dangerous to the public.

    He pleaded not guilty to the one count charge preferred against him.

    Police Prosecutor, Sergeant Olatoye Oluwaseun, said the accused committed the offence on March 11, at about 11:00am, along Egun villiage, off Benin/Warri express way in Benin.

    He said the offence contravened section 6 (1) of the Federal Highway Act cap F13 Vol.6 laws of the defunct Bendel State of Nigeria 2004.

    Presiding Magistrates, Mrs C.E Oghuma, granted the accused bail in the sum of N80, 000 and surety in like sum who must be a residence within the Court jurisdiction.

    Oghuma adjourned the case till May 11, for hearing.

  • Man arrested for robbing prostitute

    Man arrested for robbing prostitute

    A 27-year old man, Efe Monday, has been arrested by men of the Edo State Police Command for allegedly robbing a prostitute he wanted to have fun with.

    Efe was nabbed at Ofunmwegbe town in Ovia North-East local government area after the prostitute raised an alarm.

    Police said Efe approached the lady for sex and after the entered her room, he brought out a gun and robbed her of cash and money.

    It said a locally made pistol was recovered from the suspect.

    The suspect who spoke during a parade said he was walking along the road when he was arrested.

    He claimed that he has not met the sex worker before

    Commissioner of Police in Edo State, Mr. Chris Ezike, said the suspect would be charged to court upon completion of investigation.

  • Man commits suicide in Aba

    Man commits suicide in Aba

    A young man identified as Mr. Samuel Ogwo has reportedly committed suicide at Ehere village in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State.

    The incident took place at the weekend in a yet-to-be completed three storey building located at Nwobasi Estate, some kilometers off the commercial hub of the state.

    Information about the incident, until the time of filing the report was sketchy as people were yet to know why the young man should decide to take his life that way.

    But a source in the area told our correspondent that the victim before hanging himself, placed some blocks which he climbed to enable him carry the ungodly act.

    The source who could not also confirm whether the body of the victim has been brought down from the rope holding him by the villagers said “I am not an indigene of Ehere, but in situations like this, I know that they used to perform some rituals take down the corpse of a victim that die in such manner like suicide,” the source stated.

    The source said that though the villagers are yet to find out what could possibly lead the victim into such stated that some sections of the residents were suspecting foul play.

    The family members of the victim cannot be reached, but the Police Public Relations Officer of Abia State Command; DSP Ezekiel Udeviotu Onyeke confirmed the incident.

    Udeviotu added that the victim before committing the suicide sent a text message to his family members informing them of his intended act.

    According to him, preliminary investigation ruled out foul play as some people may have been speculating, he however said that investigation into the possible cause of the act is being carried out by the Easter Ngwa Police Division police crack team under whose jurisdiction the incident happened.

     

  • Man to court: I caught my wife in our neighbour’s room

    Man to court: I caught my wife in our neighbour’s room

    A 59-year-old physically challenged man, Mr Olaiya Adeagbo, has pleaded with an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his 23-year-old marriage, accusing his wife of infidelity.

    He told the court on Monday that that his wife with whom he had four children, was having an affair with his neighbour.

    “I always received a tip-off from our neighbours that my wife is having an affair with one of our neighbours who was a bachelor.

    “That fateful day, I came back home earlier and could not find her in our room, two of my neighbours told me that they sighted her when she sneaked into her lover’s room.

    “I went to knock on his door but he refused to open after hearing my voice.

    “I continued knocking and he later opened his door, and I saw my wife hiding behind his door sweating and panting, I greeted her and left.

    “After some days, her lover died and my wife disappeared from the house without taking anything and refused to come back.

    “My wife later went to marry another man, who also died after some months of their marriage,” he said.

    The petitioner also told the court that his wife fights a lot with their neighbours.

    “My wife fights a lot, she fought with our pregnant neighbour but the woman died the following morning.

    “Every house we rented, we are always evicted because of her frequent fighting with me and neighbours; she once stabbed me with a knife,” he said.

    He urged the court to terminate the marriage as his life was not safe and that he was no longer interested in the union.

    In her submission, the wife, Mrs Taiwo Adeagbo, 46, also accused her husband of committing adultery.

    She told the court that man her husband saw her with was her benefactor not her lover.

    “I am not having any affair with that our neighbour, he was only my benefactor who always meet my needs as my husband is not responsible, but unfortunately he is no more,” she said.

    The mother of four said her husband had at one point eloped with her best friend.

    “My husband always bring home different women claiming they have one problem or another; he once ran away with my best friend to unknown destination for three-months,” she added.

    She begged the court to grant her husband’s wish and terminate the marriage as she too was no longer interested in the union.

    The President of the court, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, after listening to the couple, adjourned the case to May 10 for further hearing

     

  • Man arraigned for rape

    A 30-year old man identified as Odion Igiogbe, has been arraigned before an Egor Magistrates’ Court for allegedly raping a 28-year-old girl.

    The incident happened on February 15 at No 50 Ugbowo road in Egor local government area.

    Police Prosecutor, C.S.O Nnamdi, informed the court that the accused did unlawfully rape the 28-year-old girl by having unlawful carnal knowledge of her without her consent.

    The accused pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge of rape.

    Presiding Magistrates, Mr W.E. Aziegbemhin, granted the accused bail in sum of N250,000 and a surety in like sum who must be a worker in any government establishment.

    Aziegbemhin adjourned the case to April 19 for hearing.

  • Man jumps into Lagos canal,dies

    Man jumps into Lagos canal,dies

    An unidentified man yesterday apparently committed suicide when he  jumped into a canal at Cele Bus Stop on the Oshodi/Apapa Expressway in  Lagos.

    His body  was later brought out by men of the  Lagos State Fire Service whose chief, Rasak Fadipe, confirmed  the incident.

     Fadipe said the man was walking along the road when he unexpectedly  pulled off his shoes and jumped into the canal.

    He was dead by the time fire fighters reached the scene.

    His identity was not immediately known.