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  • Man charged with raping niece

    A 39- year-old man, Innocent Azamarogbe, was yesterday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly raping his niece.

    The accused, a trader, who lives at Block A, Flat 1, Alausa Barracks, Ikeja, is facing a charge of rape.

    Prosecuting Sergeant Raphael Donny told the court that the accused committed the incestuous offence between 2016 and 2017 at his residence.

    Donny said that the girl, a 14-year -old, who is a niece to the accused niece was leaving with him.

    “The accused has been molesting the girl since 2016 but she kept it to herself until her mother paid a visit.

    “The victim told her mother what the accused had been doing with her and the woman reported the matter to the police station.

    “The accused was arrested,’’ he said.

    The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    Chief Magistrate Folakemi Davies–Abegunde, granted the accused N1 million bail with two sureties in the like sum.

    Davies-Abegunde adjourned the case until July 31 for advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPPs).

  • Slain police sergeant’s last moments, by niece

    Slain police sergeant’s last moments, by niece

    Police sergeant Yusuf Hadi Imeko, who was killed by suspected pipeline vandals in a boat robbery on his way to work last Monday, has been described as a gallant officer.

    His niece, Hajia Sherifah Yusuf-Ajibade, told The Nation yesterday that he was passionate about his job, adding that he was promoted from Corporal to Sergeant last month.

    Imeko was observing the Ramadan fast when he was killed.

    The late Imeko with Force Number 397842 was said to have been referred to as “the enemy” before the gunmen rained bullets on him.

    According to Yusuf-Ajibade, the deceased is survived by his widow and four children, the eldest is in Junior Secondary School Three (JSS3).

    She said: “The vandals have turned his small family to one of a widow and four orphans.

    “I lost a cousin, who grew up under my care. Who was very close because our family is quite traditional and closely knitted. Let the government always keep that place and other hot spots under surveillance 24/7. I must admit it is a loss only Allah can grant us the fortitude to bear. I am indeed deeply pained. I mourn; really I mourn my gallant Mopol. He loved his job; he was very passionate about his police job.”

    Reliving his last moments, Hajia Yusuf-Ajibade said: “On Monday, he went round to greet people.  He was the type that related freely with people but was calm during this Ramadan period. The boys in the area knew him as security personnel. They asked him to give them money, he dashed them money to mark his promotion to the rank of Sergeant and celebrated with the boys in the area. He came back home, cleaned himself and dressed up for work. He was even fasting that day. His station is at Ajah. So, taking water transportation is shorter. It was in the middle of the water that those attackers attacked the boat. He was fully kitted. Normally he takes his gun along with him but he had submitted his gun on Friday at work before he returned to the house. He does not bring his gun with him at weekends except he has official assignments. So, he had no arm that day to defend himself. We don’t know if they have information about him but what we heard was that government is watching those pipeline vandals closely and they see the security personnel as their enemies.”

    According to her, the residents later got to know that the vandals had sent a message to the Baale that they were coming to attack that Monday.

    She said: “The Baale did not tell the residents. May be he thought it was an ordinary threat. If he had known that the vandals meant what they said, he would have informed the people. The vandals stopped him and the other passengers in the boat. We learnt that after they shot him in the leg, he started pleading with them.

    “The boat driver, while trying to speed off, was threatened to stop if he did not want to die. They told him that they have an enemy in the boat and they want to deal with him. They shot him twice in the stomach and scampered when they saw that he was gasping for breath. We learnt that their own boat has two engines, so their boat could run faster. People who quickly came to his rescue carried him but they discovered that he was dead. They just still had to take him to a nearby clinic. They took him to Igando Police Station and that was where we met his body.”

    Hajia Yusuf-Ajibade said the late Imeko was proud of his job, stating: “He loves his job very much. Our dad once discouraged him from joining the police because he grew up with us. The police job has taken him to so many places. There was a time when kidnapping was rampant in the Southsouth; he was deployed there. He was also posted to the Boko Haram prone areas. He said it was while they were airborne that they were told that they were going to the North-east. He fought with the Boko Haram militants in Maiduguri, Borno State.”

    She said the remains of Imeko were interred on Tuesday.

  • Man ‘beheads’ niece in Ondo

    A 42-year-old man, Samuel Omosaba, has been arrested by the police for allegedly beheading his three-year-old niece on Tuesday at Ilepa quarters in Ikare-Akoko, Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State.

    The suspect, who is jobless and single, was said to have contacted an herbalist in Ipe-Akoko for blood money. He was told to look for a baby’s head.

    It was gathered that the girl was always in her grandmother’s care, whenever her mother, Bunmi, a trader, was going to the market.

    An eyewitness said: “On Tuesday, Bunmi took her daughter to her mother-in-law but met her husband’s elder brother at home. He promised to take care of the child, until her grandmother returns.

    “On her return from the market, Bunmi met her daughter’s body in her brother-in-law’s room.

    “The suspect ‘confessed’ to family members that he killed the girl. He was nearly lynched by aggrieved youths before the police rescued him.”

    Police spokesman Femi Joseph said the matter had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigative Department (CID), Akure.

  • Aunt burns niece with pressing iron for ‘sleeping’ with landlady’s son

    Aunt burns niece with pressing iron for ‘sleeping’ with landlady’s son

    •Police detain victim

    A 16-year-old girl, Bimpe Badmus, has been burnt with a hot pressing iron, allegedly by her aunt who accused her of sleeping with their landlady’s son.

    The incident occurred on Ogunjirin Street, Ketu on the outskirts of Lagos.

    The Nation learnt that Miss Badmus’ aunt sought assistance of two friends, Khadijah and Iya Daniel, to hold her hands and legs before using the iron to burn her on several parts of her body.

    Miss Badmus was said to have confessed sleeping with the landlady’s son.

    An eyewitness said the girl was severely beaten and chased out of the house.

    He said: “They all live in the same compound. It was Khadijah that told Bimpe’s aunt that she was sleeping with the landlady’s son. Khadijah brought the hot iron from her room and gave it to Miss Badmus’ aunt while she and Iya Daniel held her neck. It was when they chased her out that the neighbours rescued her.

    “The annoying thing is that it is not as if these married women are clean. I don’t know why they did that to her. It was when residents couldn’t stand the horrible situation that they took them to Ketu Police Station.”

    Mr Fatai, who claims to be Miss Badmus’ distant brother, said: “When I got to the police station to see Bimpe, I was sad because the sight was horrible. My sister (Bimpe) was writhing in pains and when I asked the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) to release her for treatment, he refused. I asked the aunt if she was under a spell to have gone this far because it won’t stop her from having an affair. This is cruel.”

    The landlady’s son’s elder sister, Tope Abimbola, said: “Even before they were taken to the police station, she was in pain. I thought she was going to die. I quickly went to a nearby pharmacy to get an ointment to relief her of the pains. It is really painful. She has been admitted at the General Hospital, Ikeja and she is responding to treatment,” he said.

    Khadijah’s husband, Jimoh, said his wife had been  problematic.

    When The Nation visited the police station on Tuesday and asked the DPO why the girl was still being kept despite her condition, the officer declined comment. He walked the reporter out of the premises.

    Eye witnesses, neighbours and on-lookers were stunned when the DPO said he did not care if his reactions are published in the newspaper.

    But, Bimpe denied sleeping with the landlady’s son.

    ”He has never slept with me. I am really in pains. I can’t even go home because I don’t know what will happen. While they tortured me, they kept asking so many questions. I pray God heals me fast,” she said.

    Lagos police spokesperson  Patricia Amadin, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), said the suspects had been arrested and will be charged to court.