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  • Octogenarian accuses police of illegal detention, harassment

    An octogenarian, Pastor Manase Elebijo, has appealed to the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to rescue him from intimidation, harassment and illegal detention by policemen.

    Elebijo, who allegedly collapsed at the Area M command, Idimu, last month after he was detained by operatives of the Force Headquarters Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (FCIID), Abuja, claimed that he has been subjected to various unlawful treatments, despite having a valid court order in a civil matter in his favour.

    Aside the arrest by operatives of FCIID, the octogenarian said he was earlier whisked away by policemen from the Investigation Department at the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Zone II, Onikan, Lagos.

    According to him, his travails started when his business partner, Dr. Oladipo Omojolowo, allegedly moved to shut him out of the proceeds of their joint wooden bridge tollgate at Igando in Alimosho.

    The pastor said he and one Ismaila Asimi were detained and intimidated to forfeit their stake in the bridge, which they refused.

    In a petition signed by his lawyer, Femi Danilola, the octogenarian said his health has degenerated as a result of the alleged illegal detentions in February and March at the behest of Omojolowo.

    Narrating his ordeal, Elebijo said: “Despite my age, I was manhandled and I collapsed in the cell before they rushed me to Rothem Hospital, Idimu and I was later moved to Igando General Hospital.

    “This whole issue started in November last year after Justice Y.A. Adesanya of a Lagos High Court delivered judgment in my favour in a suit I filed against Dr. Omojolowo. I went to court because for five years,  Dr. Omojolowo has been collecting toll from the bridge without remitting my share.

    “All efforts to regain my position as financial director of the business and to continue collecting proceeds were rebuffed by Dr. Omojolowo with the help of thugs and policemen.

    “So, on February 18, I went to meet Dr. Omojolowo with a proposed new agreement to enable a peaceful running of our joint wooden bridge business as directed by the court. I also went to discuss the mode of collection of tolls but I was attacked by Dr. Omojolowo and his thugs.

    “They threatened to kill me if I came near the bridge again. The matter was reported to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) Panti, which led to the arrest of four persons, while Dr. Omojolowo and his son Kunle escaped.”

     

  • Abia Police smashes armed robbery gang

    Abia Police smashes armed robbery gang

    …Recovers vehicles, arms and ammunition

     

    The Abia state police command said that its men has smashed an armed robbery gang that has been terrorizing the commercial city of Aba while vehicles, arms and ammunition were also recovered.

    In statement issued by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Geoffrey Ogbonna said that his men in Aba received a distress call that Dan Dollars filling station at Ogbor hill area was being robbed by armed robbers.

    Ogbonna said that the information revealed to them that the armed robbers were escaping through Eziukwu road by the railway line, our men moved into action to confront them.

    He said, “When the call came we alerted our men at both Ndiegoro and the Central police station led by the DPO of Ndiegoro and the commander of the newly formed Tactical Response Squad (TRS) and they moved in to intercept them.

    “On sighting our men the armed robbers opened fire on them and during the gun battle two of the armed robbers were gunned down and one of them who was identified as Ugochukwu Emeka Uche was arrested.

    The Abia PPRO said that two Toyota vehicles a 4Runner SUV with registration number DR 413 ENU and a Corolla saloon car with registration number EPE 568 EM which was snatched from David Gobble of Ogbor hill area were recovered.

    He said that other items recovered include three locally made short guns, live and expended cartridges, nine GSM phones, one wrist watch, one national ID card bearing the name Uzoefuna Ifechi Kingsley, two wedding rings and a cash sum of N65, 020.

    Ogbonna said that the command is after the fleeing members of the armed robbery gang who has been terrorizing the people of Ogbor hill area of Aba, adding that they will be caught and brought to book.

     

  • Police nab two kidnap suspects

    The Enugu State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers, who disguised as cattle rearers on the outskirts of Akpugo near Enugu.

    Spokesman Ebere Amaraizu said the suspects were nabbed after a gun battle on April 11.

    He said: “The feat was achieved by a painstaking operation after the police received information on the hideout of the criminals in a bush outside the community.”

    Amaraizu said preliminary investigation showed the suspects were from Kaduna and Bauchi states.

    He said: “It was gathered that the suspects allegedly at gunpoint, abducted Mr. Amobi Chibuoke, a passenger and a driver, Mr. Johnson Agah, on March 18 and demanded N10million ransom, which was later reduced to N4million.”

    The spokesman said the victims were abducted on Amagunze-Ezza Road while returning from a traditional marriage in Ezza Agu, Ebonyi State.

    He said the victims narrated they were fed with rice once daily and blindfolded.

    “Investigation has begun. The suspects with bullet injuries are being treated.’’

  • Police confirm one dead in Ekiti community crisis

    The Ekiti State Police Command has said one person was killed in the violence that erupted in Igbara Odo community in Ekiti Southwest Local Government Area on Friday.

    Property estimated at millions of naira were destroyed.

    Contrary to claims in some quarters that five persons died in the incident, the police said only one person was confirmed dead.

    Governor Ayo Fayose visited the community with Police Commissioner Abdullahi Chafe and imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew to restore order.

    Youths, suspected to be members of Federation of Igbara Odo Students’ Union (FISU), allegedly attacked the palace of the Arajaka, Oba Edward Jayeola.

    They were said to have accused the monarch of “not properly accounting for the money raised in the town’s annual celebration”.

    Police spokesperson Alberto Adeyemi said the body of the victim had been deposited in the mortuary.

    He said three persons were arrested in connection with the crisis.

    The spokesman said the Arajaka could not return to the palace because the building “was gravely vandalised by the rampaging youths”.

    Adeyemi said: “Mobile and conventional policemen have been deployed in the area to maintain peace and ensure compliance with the curfew.

    “Since the monarch was rescued from the place by our men, he cannot return to the palace now because they damaged so many things and destroyed property there.”

     

  • Professor lied about being brutalised, says Edo Police Commissioner

    Professor lied about being brutalised, says Edo Police Commissioner

    Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Haliru Gwandu, has described as mere tissues of lies allegations by Professor Sunday Edeko that he was brutalized by some men of the anti-cult unit of the Edo State Police Command.

    Prof. Edeko who is the Dean, Faculty of Law of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma had in a publication alleged that he was beaten up at Ekpoma and detained for several hours until the intervention of prominent individuals.

    Edeko said the policemen attacked him because he asked a suspect who was in a police van why he was arrested.

    He said all the statements he wrote were torn by the policemen and he was forced to write an apology letter.

    But Commissioner Gwandu said the matter first happened on March 17, 2016 when his men arrested some cultists over the beheading of two students.

    Gwandu noted that four suspects, including one Dennis Aghidi were arrested in connection with the beheading.

    He said the suspects were charged to court and remanded to prison custody.

    Gwandu stated that on March 20, 2017, the police got a tip that Dennis and other cultists were sighted at a notorious joint holding a meeting for possible attacks on rival cult group.

    “We drafted the anti-cult unit and Dennis was nabbed. We thought he was still in prison. While he was arrested and being taken away, the lecturer blocked the police vehicle.

    “He said he wanted to know why the suspect was arrested. My men did not molest him or beat him. At the police station where they were indenting the case, Prof. Edeko went to the police station and met the DPO.

    “He told the DPO he was at the station to know why some policemen were operating in that area. The DPO explained the action of the anti-cult unit and the lecturer apologized. He even wrote an apology letter.

    “As a learned person, it is expected that he did things with decorum. My doors are opened. There was never a time he came to complain to me about the conduct of my men.

    “The IG is committed to democratic policing. He will not condone criminals in uniform. Wrongful detention and corruption of any form will not be tolerated. It is a lie,” Gwandu said.

  • Police rescue battered wife chained by husband 

    Police rescue battered wife chained by husband 

    A housewife, Mrs. Obiageli Ajaero, who was battered and chained to the family’s generator for over 24 hours by her husband, Ifeanyi, has been rescued by the Ogun State Police Command
    Our correspondent gathered operatives from the Sagamu division who got wind of the woman’s ordeal hurried to the home of the Ajaero at Ewooluwo – Sagamu in Sagamu Local Government Area of the state where she was rescued.
    The Command Police Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement, said the 37-year-old Ifeanyi Ajaero has been arrested for fastening  his 28-year-old wife, Obiageli to a “generator set till day break after she has been seriously battered.”
    The husband, a member of the already disbanded merchant navy, according to Oyeyemi “used a handcuff to chain his wife who has become so weak as a result of serious beaten from the wicked husband.
    “The people in the neighbour hood, who have been witnessing frequent beating of the wife by the suspect, alerted the police of the latest happening consequent upon which the DPO Sagamu SP Aduroja Moses led his men to the scene, rescued the victim and got the suspect arrested.
    “On interrogation, he admitted chaining the woman to generator, but he claimed that his action is for self defence.”
    According to Oyeyemi, the Commissioner of police, Ahmed Iliyasu, who described the action of the suspect as act of wickedness, has transfered  the case to the anti- human trafficking and child labour unit of the State Investigation and Intelligence Department (SIID) for investigations and prosecution.

  • Police rescue wife chained, battered by husband

    Police rescue wife chained, battered by husband

    The Ogun State Police Command has rescued a housewife, Mrs Obiageli Ajaero, who was battered and chained to the family generator for over 24 hours by her husband, Ifeanyi Obiageli.

    The Nation gathered that Operatives from the Sagamu division of the Command who got wind of the woman’s ordeal hurried to the home of the Ajaero at Ewooluwo – Sagamu in Sagamu Local Government Area of the state, and rescued her.

    The Command Police Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a release to The Nation, said Ifeanyi Ajaero( 37) has been arrested for fastening his wife, Obiageli(28) to a “Generator set till day break after she has been seriously battered.”

    “The suspect who is a member of the already disbanded merchant Navy used an hand cuff to chain his wife who has become so weak as a result of serious beating from the wicked husband.

    “The people in the neighborhood, who has been witnessing frequent beating of the wife by the suspect alerted the police of the latest happening consequent upon which the DPO Shagamu SP Aduroja Moses led his men to the scene, rescued the victim and got the suspect arrested.

    ” On interrogation, he admitted chaining the woman to generator, but he claimed that his action is for self defence,” he stated.

    According to Oyeyemi, the Commissioner of police, Ahmed Iliyasu, who described the action of the suspect as act of wickedness, has transfered the case to the Anti human trafficking and child labour unit of the State Investigation and Intelligence Department (SIID) for more investigation and prosecution.

  • Police assure Jigawa residents of adequate security during Easter

    The Police Command in Jigawa has assured residents of the state of adequate security before, during and after the Easter.

    The command’s Spokesman, Mr Abdu Jinjiri gave the assurance in an interview in Dutse on Friday.

    “The Commissioner of Police has also directed all the Divisional Police Officers in the 27 local government areas of the state to intensify patrols in their respective areas,” he said.

    Jinjiri said the command had taken proactive measures to ensure a hitch-free and peaceful celebration in the state.

    According to him, the command has also increased its patrol teams on major roads in order to maintain law and order before, during and after the festive period.

    “All of our Safer Highway Patrol vehicles have been deployed to all nooks and crannies of the state to monitor the festivity against any security threat,” he said.

    The spokesman said that adequate personnel would be stationed at churches, children parks and recreational centres as well as other places of public interest.

    He added that some security officials would also be on duty at strategic locations, including suspected flash spots to protect lives and properties.

    Jinjiri also said that Mobile and Conventional Police personnel had been put on standby at the command’s headquarters in case of any emergency.

    According to him, the command has already issued Operational Order to all its divisions and units concerning the celebration.

    He, therefore, advised people to cooperate with all security personnel for a peaceful celebration.

    Jinjiri also urged members of the public to be vigilant and report any suspicious movement to the nearest security formation within their localities.

  • Police parade octogenarian, five others for ‘murder’

    Police parade octogenarian, five others for ‘murder’

    The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested an 80-year-old man, Tijani Arowolo, for alleged murder of Sola Adeniyi at Orisunmibare settlement in Oye Local Government Area.

    Other suspects in the killing are: John Ojo (77), Peter Ajayi (73), Olu Oniyelu (63), Oluwatoba Folorunso (60) and Olaide Dolamu (28).

    Addressing reporters yesterday before the suspects were paraded, Police Commissioner Abdullahi Chafe said the suspects would soon be arraigned in court for after the conclusion of investigation.

    Chafe said the suspects killed Adeniyi on February 7, cut off his heads and arms.

    The police chief said the suspects were arrested, following an intelligence report.

    He said the six suspects confessed to the crime, while two others who also participated in the killing, were on the run.

    Chafe said the police had recovered the gun used in the alleged murder.

    According to him, Adeniyi was killed for money ritual, which backfired.

    Tijani said Oniyelu was the head of the syndicate, claiming he (Tijani) always assisted people to become wealthy.

    Tijani admitted that he cut off the head of the victim, which was roasted for the ritual.

    He said Oniyelu was asked to bring the head of a monkey but produced a human head.

    The youngest among the suspects, Dolamu, claimed to be a barber in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, but relocated to Oye-Ekiti where he was allegedly lured into ritual killing.

    He said members of the syndicate swore to an oath, which made it difficult for him to pull out.

     

  • Murder: Man, 40, docked for allegedly giving false information to police

    A 40-year-old man, Murisiku Adejuwon, on Thursday appeared before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court on Lagos island for allegedly giving false information to the police to implicate five men over  murder charge.

    The accused, who resides in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and giving false information to the police.

    The Prosecutor, ASP. Henry Obiazi, told the court that the accused with others still at large committed ‎the offence sometime in October 2016 in Lagos.

    He said Adejuwon  accused the five men — Suleman Onabanjo, Ibrahim Adesanya (alias Elebiju), Suleman Adesina, Lekan Obisanya and Uthman of murdering a man, Michael Ekpo, knowing full well that they were innocent.

    The offences contravened Sections 95 (1) and (a) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised).

    The accused, however, denied the charge and his lawyer, Mr Femi ‎Adefalujo, urged the court to grant him bail on liberal terms.

    The prosecutor objected to the bail application on the grounds that the accused had earlier jumped administrative bail and was likely do it again.

    In her ruling, the Magistrate, Mrs K. S. Abdulsalam, granted the accused bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.

    She said one of the sureties must be a blood relation of the accused and must provide evidence of gainful employment.

    In addition, the other surety must be a property owner within the court’s jurisdiction and produce evidence of tax payment from 2014 to 2016.

    The case was adjourned until May 9 for mention.