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  • Police find three abandoned babies in Festac

    Police find three abandoned babies in Festac

    Policemen attached to Festac Division have found three abandoned babies in Festac Town.

    The mother of the babies was caught after dropping the about three-week-old child near a gas station on 21 Road.

    It was gathered that the woman identified as Bose Ojo, 27, went to the area around 9am On July 27, dropped the baby and left.

    Unfortunate for her, a resident in the area saw her from her apartment in a high rise building.

    The resident, it was gathered, raised the alarm and the woman was chased, while policemen at Festac Division were notified.

    She was arrested and upon interrogation, the woman was said to have denied abandoning the baby.

    According to a police source, Ojo and her baby were examined at Mother and Child Hospital, First Avenue, after which the child was admitted.

    “She claimed that she did not abandon the child. That she just dropped the baby to rest. The woman has no fixed address and she hawks sachet water.

    “She said the child’s father, a bus driver called Oduayo abandoned her after their home at Orile-Iganmu was demolished.

    “The woman cannot keep that child unless she gets support. She is not married. No visible means of sustenance. No accommodation. She has no skills and she’s not in good state of health too. The woman never attended ante natal and also had her baby in a neighbouring bush all by herself,” the source said.

    For the second child, a boy of about six weeks, he was found at Third Avenue, behind ‘H’ Close, the source said.

    “A Good Samaritan, who lives in the close, picked him up at about 9:18am. The child was taken to the same hospital and he was certified okay. There is urgent need for protection order for both children,” the source said.

  • Police rescues three abandoned babies in Festac

    Police rescues three abandoned babies in Festac

    Police operatives attached to Festac Division have rescued three abandoned babies.

    While two of the babies were successfully abandoned at different locations of Festac Town, the mother of the third was caught after dropping the about three-week-old child near a gas station on 21 Road.

    It was gathered that the woman identified as Bose Ojo, 27, went to the area at about 9:00 a.m On July 27, dropped the baby and left.

    Unfortunate for her, a resident in the area saw her from her apartment situated at the first floor of a high rise building.

    The resident, it was gathered raised alarm and the woman was chased, while policemen at Festac Division were notified.

    She was arrested and upon interrogation, the woman was said to have denied abandoning the baby.

    According to a police source, Ojo and her baby were examined at Mother and Child Hospital, First Avenue, afterwhich the child was admitted.

    “She claimed that she did not abandon the child. That she just dropped the baby to rest. The woman has no fixed address and she hawks sachet water.

    “She said the child’s father, a bus driver called Oduayo abandoned her after their home at Orile-Iganmu was demolished.

    “The woman cannot keep that child unless she gets support. She is not married. No visible means of sustenance. No accommodation. She has no skills and she’s n9t in good health too. The woman never attended antenatal and also had her baby in a neighbouring bush all by herself,” said the source.

    For the second child, a boy of about six weeks, he was found at Third Avenue, behind ‘H’ Close, the source said.

    “A Good Samaritan who lives in the close, picked him up at about 9:18 a.m. The child was taken to the same hospital and he was certified okay. There is urgent need for protection order for both children,” the source said.

  • Police arraigns six for allegedly defrauding NBC

    Police arraigns six for allegedly defrauding NBC

    The Police Monday arraigned six men before a Lagos state Magistrate court sitting in Ikeja for allegedly defrauding Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) of N12.25million.

    They were arraigned before Magistrate Bola. O.  Osunsanmi on a three-count charge, bordering on conspiracy, fraud and forgery.

    They are Sunday Ogundipe, Sunday Idowu, Afolabi Oke, Dickson Oyewole, Kayode Adeleye and Segun Olaide.

    Police prosecutor, Inspector Precious Olatunde alleged that the defendants conspired among themselves to defraud NBC of N12.25Million.

    The defendants were also alleged of having in their possession, forged documents purportedly belonging to Abeokuta Local Government and Egbeda Local Government.

    According to the prosecution, the defendants carried out the alleged criminal acts on the July 25, 2016 at about 12:30hrs at Moroko Area of Lagos state.

    When the charges were read, the defendants pleaded not guilty to the three count charge offence preferred against them by the Police.

    Counsel to the defendants, Mr. Christopher Iloadonafo applied for the bail of them, assuring the court that they would not jump bail.

    The trial magistrate, Mrs. Bola Osunsanmi granted them bail in the sum of N200, 000 each with two sureties in like sum.

    The matter was however adjourned till September 21, 2016 for hearing.

  • Woman escapes death after gang-rape

    Woman escapes death after gang-rape

    A 45-year-old woman was on Sunday gang-raped and tortured by gunmen in Abakaliki.

    The victim told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that a group of armed men numbering about five, forcefully pulled her from the commercial tricycle (Keke) which she boarded.

    According to her, the gunmen subsequently forced her into the Keke they boarded and drove-off alongside two motorcycles they hired.

    “They took me to a swampy bush behind the San Diego Hotel, Kpirikpiri, Abakaliki, where they gang-raped, tortured and abandoned me thinking I was dead.

    “A good Samaritan came to my rescue and informed the police who took me to a hospital where I was placed on intensive medication,” she said.

    She said the attack was premeditated, alleging that the gunmen might had been hired by her estranged husband who hailed from Enugu.

    “I reported him at the Family Law Centre, Abakaliki, over his incessant assault and inhuman treatment which causes me deep physical and emotional trauma.

    “During the last sitting of the Centre’s court, he boasted that my case with him will end when I am ‘eliminated’.

    The Public Relations Officer of the Ebonyi Police Command, DSP George Okafor, who confirmed the story, assured that the command would get to the root of the matter.

    “No arrest has been made so far on the issue, as we are currently concentrating on saving the woman’s life.

    “Investigations into the matter will, however, be pursued to its logical conclusion, to apprehend and prosecute the culprits,” he said.

  • Police foil attack on Lagos community

    The Police in Lagos on Tuesday said it foiled an attempt by unknown gunmen to attack Igando Community in the state.

    The spokesperson of the command, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent of Police, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

    “Some group of people invaded the Igando area in the early hours of today (Tuesday). Our operatives positioned in strategic places in the community, were alerted and they swiftly moved in and foiled the attack.

    “Right now, normalcy has returned to the community,’’ Badmos said.

  • Trader charged with stealing N520,000 house rent 

    Trader charged with stealing N520,000 house rent 

    The police have charged a trader, Monsuru Abass, with stealing N520,000 from a prospective tenant under the guise of renting him a mini flat.

    Abass, 46, of No. 71, Agoro Street, Idumota, Lagos was arraigned Tuesday before Mr M. O. Amos of an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.

    He is standing trial on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining under false pretence and stealing.
    Prosecuting Inspector Ingobo Emby said the alleged offences were committed on January 13, at about noon at No. 4, Ita-Faaji Street, off Isale-Gangan, Lagos Island.

    He alleged that Abass obtained N520,000 as rent from one Lukmon Lawal “with pretext to give him a room and parlour self-contained apartment situated at No. 34, Freeman Street, Lagos Island, a representation you knew to be false.”

    Abass, the prosecutor added, stole the cash, property of Lawal thereby contravening Sections 312(3) and 285(9)(b) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011.

    Abass pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    Magistrate Amos granted him N100,000 bail with two sureties in the like sum.

    The case was adjourned till August 8, for mention.

  • Police parade ‘fake doctor’ over abortion in Oyo

    Police parade ‘fake doctor’ over abortion in Oyo

    A TWENTY-SIX-year-old fake doctor, Akilapa Johnson, has been arrested by the police for carrying out abortion operation on a 23-year-old woman, Barakat, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

    Commissioner of Police Leye Oyebade said this while parading Johnson and 14 other suspects at the command’s headquartres in Eleyele, Ibadan.

    “The abortion was carried out in the suspect’s one bedroom apartment, which served as a clinic located in a slum at Sasa, Ibadan.

    “Shortly after the abortion, the victim developed serious complications, which resulted in her being admitted at the University College Hospital (UCH), where she is presently lying ill. Investigation revealed that the fake doctor, an Ordinary Level (School Certificate) holder, was only trained as a paramedic nurse and a first aider.

    “In spite of his limited knowledge of medicine, the suspect had consistently treated unsuspecting patients, who mistook him for a qualified doctor. Exhibits recovered from the suspects are:  two pieces of stethoscope, two pieces of Plaster of Paris bandage, four pairs of hand gloves, injection and syringe,” he said.

    The suspect, who admitted to the crime, said he had his training as a paramedic nurse in Port Harcourt, River State

    “It was one Azeez that brought Barakat to my house for the abortion. It was after the pills she took that she developed  the complication. I am regretting my actions now. I am only looking for a means of survival,” he said.

    Also, the police recovered 226 stolen bags of cements from Babatunde Umoru and Mohammed Umoru during a stop and search by the command’s Swift Response Squad along Lagos-Ibadan road.

    Oyebade said the suspects were arrested when conveying the stolen cement in a Liteace bus with registration number GBR 25 XA from Elebu to Oko-Ado area in Ibadan.

    He said:” During investigation, it was discovered that the bags of cement found in their possession were stolen from the block industry of one Lawal Amubieya at Akala area, Elebu, Ibadan.

    “Further investigation revealed that the suspects, who specialised in breaking into block industries and construction sites and stealing bags of cement, confessed to have stolen over 200 bags from two construction sites at Odo-Ona Apata and from a block industry at Elebu area between May and June, 2016. “

     

  • ‘Nigeria has over 90,000 police deficit’

    Chairman, Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Senator Abu Ibrahim has said the country  has over 900,000 deficit in police personnel.

    Senator Ibrahim said the deficit was despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that 10,000 personnel be recruited.

    The Katsina South Senator stated this during a meeting of the joint National Assembly Committee on Police Affairs, with the Acting Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, in Abuja.

    He noted that the move to recruit 10,000 officers was still insignificant compared to what the police needed to face  insecurity.

    Ibrahim lamented security threats in the country by militant groups, saying “there are also the disturbing challenges of insecurity, particularly insurgency, farmers/herdsmen violence, the Niger Delta Avengers destruction of economic facilities, kidnapping and robbery, among others.”

    The lawmaker expressed concerns that the acting inspector general of Police came to office when there was acute scarcity of funds due to economic crunch.

    Senator Ibrahim however assured that the National Assembly Joint committee on Police Affairs will give the new IGP maximum cooperation and assistance he needed to succeed in addressing the security challenges in the country.

    He said, “I am aware that this number is insignificant compared to what the police needs in order to adequately face these challenges especially when it is realised that the police is in deficit of about ninety thousand officers and men.” He reminded the acting IGP that the joint committee on police affairs of the two chambers is responsible for overseeing the activities of the police, adding that the jurisdictions of the committee as contained in the Senate Rules 97(46), included budget relating to operation and maintenance of police departments.

    Others, according to him, are issues relating to recruitment, promotion, benefits and privileges of members of police f well as fire arms control and maintenance of law and order.

    The Acting Inspector General of Police assured the committee members  that he will do his best to tackle the security challenges across the country within his stay in office.

    He also promised to work with the National Assembly Joint committee on Police Affairs to ensure maintenance of law and order across the country.

  • Police arrest fleeing pastor for torturing son

    The police in Ogun State have arrested a 40-year-old Pastor, Francis Taiwo, who chained his nine-year-old son, Korede, to a log of wood and left him to starve for weeks.

    Taiwo, who was arrested yesterday by the police with the help of members of the Celestial Church of Christ in Ota, maltreated his son whom he accused of stealing his money.

    The boy was rescued on Friday by security operatives from a room around the church after they were tipped-off by a member of the community.

    The cleric, who hails from Benin Republic, but was born in Ota, Ogun State, into the Celestial Church, was ordained as a pastor in 2012.

    Police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the pastor had two wives before he married Kehinde Taiwo – Korede’s step mother, who is also a suspect in the matter.

    “Francis, father of five, confirmed that Korede’s mother, Marine Taiwo, who hailed from Delta State, is late. And that she had four children for him – two boys and two girls – before she divorced him in 2007, just after she gave birth to Korede.

    “Investigation showed that none of Korede’s siblings stays with the pastor. And he confirmed that he chained  Korede because he felt he’s possessed and he’s not comfortable  with his stealing habit.

    “The case will be transferred to the command’s Anti-human trafficking and Child Labour Unit for investigation and actions on the welfare of Korede as directed by the Assistant Inspector General(AIG) of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos, Abdulmajid Ali,” Adejobi said.

  • Police nab fleeing guard who attacked master

    Police nab fleeing guard who attacked master

    A security guard, Ibrahim Musa who attacked his principal in Lekki Phase 1 Estate, Lagos, last month, has been arrested in his hometown in Michika, Adamawa State.

    Mr Ajiboye Akinjide, General Security Manager of Cougar Security Services Ltd, the firm that employed Musa, said he was arrested on July 9.

    Musa was arrested by Corporal Stephen Chris and Sergeant Silas and flown to Lagos on July 11 with Inspector Sunday Arebamen and Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sylvanus, both of the Maroko Police Division.

    Akinjide told The Nation that Musa has been remanded in Ikoyi Prison pending his trial at Igbosere Magistrate’s Court on August 3.

    He said: “We have been able to get the guy arrested.  He is in Ikoyi Prison.  He was charged to court.  It was on the strength of that that he was remanded in prison. We spent quite a lot of money, about N550, 000 to get him arrested.  The police officers from Maroko Police Station trailed him to Michika.  We had to fly him from Yola to Lagos. Members of his family have been contacted.  All of them were disappointed but they told him to carry his cross.”

    Akinjide said the victim, who travelled to the United Kingdom for surgery after the incident, is recovering.

    “The victim is recuperating in the UK.  I learnt the surgery went well and she was discharged a day after,” he said.