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  • Suspected militants blow – up pipeline in Ogun

    Suspected militants blow – up pipeline in Ogun

    Suspected militants had stepped – up their criminal activities in Ogun with the blowing – up of a gas pipeline around PZ Estate, in Ogijo area of Ogun State.

    The suspected militants who were said to have attacked the gas pipeline with an explosive device, passed themselves off as maintenance officers of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC), Mosimi Depot, to unsuspecting residents around the PZ Estate.

    It was gathered incident occurred last Tuesday and the affected pipeline is said to serve a distribution line‎ for some companies in Ikorodu in Lagos.

    The Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State, Olumuyiwa Adejobi who confirmed the incident, told reporters that the Police had deployed its men to the area.

    “Some hoodlums on Tuesday went and burst a part of a gas pipeline around PZ Area in Ogijo.

    “We heard that they came as if they were officials of a company in charge of the maintenance of the gas pipeline, and the residents were deceived by this ploy.

    “We don’t want to conclude yet that they were militants but we call them criminals, and we will get them wherever they are.

    “The command had deployed men to the area, and we are working with other sister security agencies. The Divisional Police Officer, Ogijo, Mohammed Tijani, and his team are also there. The Lagos State police command ‎had also deployed men on their side, in the area,” Adejobi said.

    According to him, officials of the NNPC, were already carrying out repairs on the affected section of the gas pipeline.

  • Police arrest fake lawyer after 10 years of practice

    Police arrest fake lawyer after 10 years of practice

    The Police in Ogun State have arrested 47 year old man, Mr Ayodele Balogun from Otta in Ado Odo Otta Local Government Area of the state for practicing as a lawyer in the last 10 years without training.

    Ayodele who has been parading himself as a trained lawyer and practicing at the Otta arm of the state Judiciary, was arrested by Detectives attached to the Otta  Division of the Ogun Police Command following complainant that he had duped somebody of N140,000: 00k (One Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira only).

    The Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said while the suspect was being interrogated, a notable legal practitioner in Otta also alerted them of his criminal antecedents and the need to interrogate him extensively.

    Adejobi added that the Police Commissioner, Abdulmajid Ali, who expressed disappointment in the suspect’s alleged involvement in nefarious activities, has vowed to make Ogun State hot for criminals and unscrupulous elements.

    “While the police detectives were on with their interrogation, one of the revered legal practitioners  in the area alerted the police of the suspect’s criminal antecedents and urged the police to widen the scope of their interrogation, hence the confession of Ayodele Balogun, who has been practicing at a popular chamber in otta for a decade, to be a fake legal practitioner.

    “The suspect and others,who might be indicted in the course of police investigation,be charged to court without delay and his (their) details be sent to the Nigerian Bar Association and other concerned groups/bodies for necessary action,” Adejobi said.

  • ‘Ritualists’ throw woman’s body from vehicle

    [dropcap]F[/dropcap]leeing “ritualists” at the weekend threw the remains of a 23-year-old woman off a moving vehicle onto a refuse dump at the  Olomo-Ore Junction in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, and sped off.

    The victim, who was  identified as Sitira at Lafenwa Divisional Police headquarters, Abeokuta, where her body was taken to after it was pulled out from the refuse dump, was said to be  a trainee-stylist.

    Females’ items such as pants, “leggings”, brassieres, camisole, make-up kits and a  pack of cotton wool littered where the suspected ritualists hurriedly threw Sitira’s remains.

    Esther Adewuyi, who identified herself as a relative of Sitira, told reporters that the late stylist lived with her mother in Iberekodo village in Abeokuta North Local Government Area.

    Esther said she was last seen in their house on Saturday evening planning her graduation from apprenticeship.

    Police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi told The Nation that the girl was killed at the spot where she was dumped by the assailants, adding that besides the injury on her right hand, there was no suggestion she was killed for for rituals.

    Adejobi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), added that no one knew those who carried out the killing.

    The police, he said, have started investigation into the incident.

  • Nine robbery suspects arrested in Ogun

    The Ogun State Police command on Thursday paraded a robbery suspect, Emmanuel Olowo (26) who attacked worshippers at the Redemption Camp of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), during church activities, robbing them of their possessions.

    The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, told reporters that Olowo is among the nine robbery suspects arrested in different locations in the state and warned residents, particularly the youths, to shun crimes and other vices during and after the yuletide.

    The suspected robbers were arrested at various towns and cities in the state including Ogere, Redemption camp area, Ibara, Ajuwon, Sango Otta, and Adatan over series of robbery operations.

    Olowu, who was arrested on December 9 for robbing worshippers of their belongings at the Redemption Camp, had a toy gun, some phones and money recovered from him.
    Other suspects arrested are – Sunday Akinlosotu,David John, Osilaru Osodare, Okeke Emmanuel, Dayo Akinola, Daramola Arogun, Ayomide Tobi, and Onayemi Femi.

    Adejobi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), assured Ogun residents and visitors of adequate security during and after the yuletide seasons even as he encouraged everyone to support the police in the area of information sharing and robust intelligence.

     

  • Why we didn’t shoot at Akinola’s kidnappers, by police

    Why we didn’t shoot at Akinola’s kidnappers, by police

    The police in Ogun State explained yesterday why they did not shoot back at the abductors of the former Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Dr. Jasper Akinola; his daughter and driver.

    Police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the police did not respond to the gunmen’s fire because they did not want to harm the victims.

    He said they did not know whether or not the victims were in the gunmen’s vehicle.

    The victims were kidnapped last Tuesday opposite the Peter Akinola Centre for Youth Industrial Training at Kilometer 10, near Obada-Oko on the Abeokuta-Lagos expressway around 3pm, but were rescued by the police seven hours later.

    Adejobi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), told The Nation that passers-by alerted the police a few minutes after the victims were kidnapped.

    Adejobi said: “Passers-by alerted us about five minutes after the crime. The callers said Baba had been kidnapped. Infact, I was the first to be contacted. The information spread and everybody, including the Commissioner of Police, moved to ensure that Baba was rescued alive.

    “I knew the suspects’ target would be the border, so I notified those at the borders – the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS); Federal Investigation and Intelligence Bureau (FIIB), the Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) in Idiroko and Imeko and the Area Commander in Ilaro.

    “A man gave us details of the suspects’ vehicle. Fortunately for the police, when the gunmen got to a point, they started firing and that proved to us that they were the kidnappers. We were mindful of the fact that Baba might be in the vehicle and, should the police fire, it could turn out to be fatal.

    “Their informants, who they planted on bikes along the way, had notified them that the police were everywhere, so the gunmen abandoned Baba between one police point and another. They abandoned the driver and Baba’s daughter at another location.

    “We knew they were moving towards the border and believe they may not have crossed to the Republic of Benin with their vehicle because of the tight security. We are still looking for the vehicle. One of our teams discovered Baba and picked him up. Another team discovered Baba’s daughter and the driver and brought them to Abeokuta.”