The Plateau Police Command said it had apprehended a 25 year-old man for allegedly posing as ‘female sex worker’ in Jos.
The command’s spokesman, ASP Terna Tyopev, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Jos that the suspect, identified as Micheal Atseng, was arrested on July 13 at Gwom Guest House, Hwolshe, at about 9:30pm.
“The hotel management alerted us that someone is lodging in their hotel who poses as a woman but with physical features of a man.
“We mobilised our men and at exactly 9:30 pm, he was accosted and had been in our custody, ” Tyopev said.
Tyopev, who described the suspect as a “habitual homosexual’ said in 2016, he was arrested by soldiers but returned to his normal business after he was released.
He said the suspect, who usually disguised as a female prostitute, had lured many men in need of sexual satisfaction to take him in.
The spokesman described the suspect’s activities as ‘criminal’, adding that he was being thoroughly investigated.
“In the first instance, posing as someone you are not to deceive the public is criminal because only God knows how many men must have fallen victims of this act.
“Also, the law prohibiting homosexuality is still in force in Nigeria and anyone caught must be made to face full wrath of the law.
“We have had a lot of armed robbery cases where people are robbed at gun point, and people with such character also have the tendency to commit such crime.
“So, investigations are ongoing to unravel the real motive behind this act, to see if he is involved in other criminal activities, and to also forestall this bad trend in Plateau, ” he said.
Tyopev called on those who patronised commercial sex workers, to be extra careful
He urged the public to report to the police, the presence of such persons in their vicinity to help curb criminality in the state. (NAN
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Police nab man posing as ‘female’ sex worker
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Man impregnates housemaid, strangles pregnant wife
The Plateau Police Command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a 40-year-old man, Victor Dashit, who allegedly strangled his eight months pregnant wife, Irene.
“Victor is in our custody and investigation is ongoing. W shall soon take him to court,” its spokesman, Terna Tyopev, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos.
He said that Dashit, a staff of the National Industrial Court, Jos who resides at New Abuja area of Jos, killed the wife, a 33-year-old teacher, at their farm in Kangang, on June 2.
NAN investigation revealed that Dashit, after killing the woman, invited his brother to help him to convey her to hospital after lying that she slumped few minutes after she complained of feeling dizzy.
A family source said that prior to the incident, the couple had faced lots of problems leading to persistent domestic violence.
He said that the situation got worse in May 2016, when the deceased caught her husband in bed with their house help, one Nora, in their home.
“The woman woke up one night sometime in May 2016 and did not see her husband on the bed. After combing the entire house, she peeped into the house help’s room and found her husband on her,” the source said.
He said that Irene sent the girl out of the house, but the girl came back two months later and told the husband that she was pregnant.
“Nora’s pregnancy aggravated the problems in their marriage; at a point, Irene fled to her parents’ house in Gindiri, but was persuaded to return to her husband’s house by their Pastor.
“The Pastor persuaded her to return in November 2016, after intervening in the quarrel. She became pregnant immediately.
She said that Irene had two daughters, while the baby, a male, removed from her womb after she died, did not survive.
A source at the Air Force Military Hospital, Jos where Irene’s corpse was taken, said that the Dashit who brought the wife on June 2, had claimed that she slumped and died after complaining of dizziness.
“The doctors confirmed her dead on arrival, but rushed her to the theatre for an emergency CS in a bid to save her unborn baby but brought out a dead child,” the source said.
Further investigation by the medics, however revealed marks on her neck, which suggested that she was strangled.
“The doctors quickly reported the matter at the Anglo Jos police station where Dashit owned up to strangling his wife,” he said.
Tyopev, while describing the incident as “unfortunate”, blamed the development on alleged infidelity, saying that Dashit had equally confessed to impregnating his housemaid.
“He confessed to holding the woman by the neck, but said he did not intend to kill her,” he said.
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Man gets two years jail term for stealing goat
A Pankshin Magistrates’ Court in Plateau, on Wednesday, sentenced a 40-year-old man to two years imprisonment for stealing his neighbour’s goat valued N40, 000.
The convict, Lavwet Kelap of Tal district, stole the goat belonging to one Buler Nengwer, but he was arrested in a market at Mikang Local Government, where he sold it for N20, 000.
The Police Prosecutor, Insp Hosea Selbut, told the court that the complainant, Nengwer, had on May 29, reported the case at the Panshin Police Station.
According the prosecutor, the offence of theft is contrary to and punishable under Section 287 of the Penal Code.
When the First Information Report (FIR) charge was read to the defendant, he pleaded guilty to the offence and begged for leniency.
Selbut told the court that the defendant committed the offence, with the excuse that his son was sick and that he could could not afford the hospital bill.
“I stole the goat and sold it for N20, 000 at Mikang Market, so that I could settle the hospital bill of my ailing son’’.
The prosecutor implored the court to try the defendant summarily in accordance with the law.
Magistrate Luther Caleb, convicted the defendant to two years imprisonment with an option of N5, 000 fine.
He, however, ordered the defendant to pay a compensation of N33, 000 for the stolen goat to the nominal complainant.
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Police decry rising cases of child rape in Plateau
The Plateau Police Command has decried the increasing spate of child rape and molestation in the state.
“The cases of child rape are on the rise in Plateau; no day passes without an incident,” Mr Terna Tyopev, its spokesman, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos.
He said that the number of cases received by the command in the last two months were “scary”, and described the trend as “unfortunate”.
“You can imagine a 55-year-old man raping a one-year-old child; or even a case of a 65-year-old man raping a three-year-old child.
“We find incidences like this very strange. What does an adult want in a one-year-old child?
“It is unfortunate, really; the ugly trend keeps rising,” Tyopev fumed.
The spokesman advised parents to take good care of their wards, and stressed the need to monitor minors so as to check the situation.
“Parents and caregivers must consistently be on the alert. No effort should be spared toward curbing incidences of child rape in Plateau.
“No parent should totally trust anyone with his child. Nothing should be taken for granted,” he said.
Tyopev said that the command had put measures in place to contain the menace, and warned those involved to desist as anyone caught would face the full wrath of the law.
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Plateau to spend N38bn on roads
Mr Pam Dongs, the Plateau Commissioner for Works and Transport, said the state government had set aside N38 billion for the construction of 16 roads in the state this fiscal year.
Dongs told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos that the projects would aid rural development and improve the economy of the state.
The commissioner said that a thorough work had been done to ensure that the 16 road contracts were given to the right contractors.
He added that “we are going to take very stringent measures to ensure that once the contracts are awarded, contractors follow specifications and finish up within the documented time frame.”
Dongs said various committees had been set up to follow up these projects from start to finish and to ensure that ministry got good value for the money spent.
’We want to make sure that contractors did not compromise standards in any way in terms of materials used,’’ he said.
He, however advised prospective contractors at the bidding process to give the ministry time to declare winners of the contracts.
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24 inmates to participate in Basic Certificate Exam in Jos
The Nigerian Prisons Service, Plateau Command, on Sunday, said 24 inmates of the Jos prison would take part in the ongoing 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) from July 3 to July 6.
Mr Luka Ayedoo, the Public Relations Officer of the command in a statement in Jos said subjects to be taken include Business Studies, Computer Studies, Basic Science, Practical Agricultural Science, Basic Technology and Physical and Health Education.
He stated that the Controller of Prisons in charge of the command, Mr Noel Aileron, advised the inmates to be of good conduct during the examination.
Ayedoo quoted Aileron as saying “you must work hard to earn good results that will make the Prison Service proud of you.
“Do not get discouraged by anything; just ensure your stay in this place becomes worthwhile.”
Aileron expressed the prisons’ readiness to provide quality education to inmates and urged the state government, private sector and the public to support them.
The Principal of the Jos Prison Adult School, Mr Uguoke Abuchi, who said that the inmates were ready for the examination, added that “the inmates are very ready for this examination. This is evident in their quest for extra classes and their ardent interest to make good results.”
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Lalong dissolves LG caretaker committees
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau on Thursday dissolved caretaker committees of the 17 local governments of the state.
Lalong announced the dissolution in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Mr Emmanuel Nanle, noting that it was with immediate effect.
The governor directed the caretaker committee chairmen to handover to directors of personnel management in their respective councils.
He said “the chairmen and management committee members are to immediately hand over the affairs of local governments to directors of personnel management pending further actions in line with the provision of law.”
The governor constituted the management committees in line with his powers under the edict providing for the establishment and administration of Local Government Councils 2005 (as Amended), subject to ratification of the House of Assembly.
The tenure of the management committees expired on June 28, 2017.
The governor appreciated members of the dissolved council management committees for their selfless service in the two years of their stewardship.
He wished them well in their endeavours and hoped they would be available in future for service when called upon.
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Plight of Plateau corps members
SIR: After graduation, graduates are mandatorily required serve to their father land under the National Youth Service Corps scheme. This is a scheme established after the civil war in other to integrate and re-integrate Nigerians. People are posted to different parts of the country to serve, interact and learn the culture and tradition of the people.
Government on its part pays a monthly stipend for the upkeep of corps members. Although this is hardly enough considering the realities of present day Nigeria, it goes a long way to facilitate their transport fare to their places of primary assignment and sometimes feeding. Considering the fact that they are prohibited from working during the service year, their monthly stipend is thus the only means of survival. It should therefore be paid regularly and timely too.
Corp members in Plateau State are not having the best of times. Many of them can no longer go to their places of primary assignment. The ability to get a meal in a day is left to fate or miracle to decide. Why is this so? Many of them, if not all of them, have not been paid their monthly stipend for the month of May. The month of June has gone half way already!
The issue of late or no payment of corps members in Plateau State is a recurring decimal. For the month of April, their monthly allowance did not come on time; many of them are still being owed for that. Again, they are faced with the same situation for the month of May, who knows what will happen with June allowance? May be it would be paid in September!
Given the fact that corps members depend of this allowance for survival, it doesn’t make sense to owe them. If you ask me, it is sheer wickedness to send people to an area where they don’t know anyone and abandon them to their fate.
If we don’t pay corps members, we cannot get the best from them. We would also lose the moral right to reprimand corps members who abandon their places of primary assignment.
This is a plea to NYSC to make the welfare of corps members its primary responsibility. It is wrong to owe members their monthly stipend. I doubt if any staff of the NYSC has not been paid their salary for the month of May. Corps members are frustrated. More frustrating is the fact that officials of the scheme are keeping sealed lips over this issue.
Dear Director General of the NYSC, your children in the Plateau State are suffering and are in need of your urgent intervention.ý The federal government should ensure the timely release of funds meant for the payment of corps members.
- Frank Ijege,
frankijege@yahoo.com
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FRSC urges officers to improve inter agency collaboration
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged its personnel to work closely with officers of other security outfits for better inter agency collaboration in fighting crime and criminality.
Mr. Jonas Agwu, the Assistant Corps Marshall (ACM) and Zonal Commanding Officer (ZCO) of Zone 4 comprising Plateau, Benue and Nasarawa states, gave the charge on Tuesday in Lafia during familiarisation visit of the command in Nasarawa State.
Agwu, who was recently appointed as ZCO of Zone 4 was in the state to familiarise with officers of the various commands in the state.
He said cooperation and team work with other security outfits would go a long way to fight criminality in the country, especially along Nigerian highways used by some criminals to move from one city to the other to perpetuate dastardly acts.
He added that “we want to build very strong inter agency synergy. I believe I can build on what I have met on ground here. We have decided to make it a priority for everyone to know that no one can achieve success alone. We need support cooperation from others to achieve our goals.
“For instance, sometimes you see crashes occur in the deep night but because we are not armed, you need back up to assist you. These kind of situations and many more is why we are harping on strong inter agency collaboration.”
The zonal commanding officer also said that the FRSC was seriously considering capacity training for its officers and those of other security outfits to share ideas and better understand each other’s mandates for effective service delivery.
He said “capacity training will be a strong point where we bring in resource persons from some of these agencies who will help my men understand other security outfits better. We can also engage in joint road blocks and collaborations to achieve our mutual objectives.
“Whether it is police, the army, civil defence or road safety, we are all working for the good of the state and the countryat large. We must make it a priority.”
Agwu revealed that the FRSC would continue to use advocacy and public enlightenment to reach out to motorists and the public on issues bordering on road safety and regulations.
He warned officers against complacency at work and urged them to imbibe family values like openness, unity, oneness, dedication and commitment to achieve the set objectives of the command.
“We are families because we are in the same sector command and in the same state. Team work will guide us. That is why we need your contribution and support. Try and make this sector command the best in Zone 4. I also urge you to be at peace with the people of the state,” He said.
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UNICEF to establish G4G in 100 Bauchi schools
The United Nations For Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Bauchi office, says it will support the establish Girls for Girls (G4G) initiatives in 100 schools across the state.
The Chief of Party of UNICEF, Bauchi office, Mr. Abdullahi Kaikai disclosed this on Friday while briefing newsmen to celebrate the 2017 Day for the African Child in Bauchi.
He said that the establishment was in collaboration with the Bauchi State Universal Basic Education aimed at empowering girls with knowledge, skills and confidence needed to enroll and remain in school.
Kaikai said that UNICEF would also ensure that one million additional girls were enrolled into schools under the Girls Education Project, Phase 3 (GEP3).
“The G4G will empower girls with information and knowledge to help build their capacity to stand up for themselves.
“UNICEF is also working closely with the Bauchi state government under the GEP3 to ensure that one million girls are enrolled in school across the state.
“It is well known that when you educate a girl, you educate a nation,” he said.
He called on states such as Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Plateau and Taraba to send all their children to school, especially the girls.
Speaking on the child protection, Kaikai said “one of the ways the states will ensure protection for the child is by domesticating the Nigeria Child Rights Law,” he said.
He said that out of the 12 states that were yet to domesticate the law, four – Bauchi, Adamawa, Jigawa and Gombe, all from the Bauchi Field office were yet to domesticate the law.
Kaikai said that from January to June, UNICEF had committed 20 million dollars to the states under the Bauchi office in various women and children activities.
He called on all states under the Bauchi office to make policies to enact laws that would protect the rights of the children.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2017 theme for the Day of the African Child is: “The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development for Children in Africa: Accelerating Protection, Empowerment and Equal Opportunity.