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  • Grandpa defiles 6-year-old girl in Kaduna

    Grandpa defiles 6-year-old girl in Kaduna

    A 67 year old grandfather identified as Yahaya Umar is presently cooling his feet in the custody of Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Kaduna for allegedly defiling six-year-old minor who happened to be his neighbour in an uncompleted building.

    Spokesperson of Kaduna Police Command, DSP Zubairu Abubakar, who confirmed the arrest of the suspect to Journalists yesterday in Kaduna, added that available medical report indicated that the victim had been earlier abused by another man within the neighborhood.

    “Medical reports showed that one Mohammed Auwal, 30, who happened to be her neighbour had earlier uncovered the girl’s nakedness and he was arrested in connection to the case and investigation is ongoing.

    DSP Abubakar however assured that the two suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigation into the allegation is completed.

    Mother of the girl, Hindatu Mohammed, said the incident occurred on Monday 13th June, 2016 at about 1pm in their residential apartment located in Tudun Wada, Kaduna.

    According to her, “today is exactly one week at Tudun Wada, Soba street, hospital line. After my daughter Safiya, six-year-old returned from school, I sent her to go and buy detergent for me, but she didn’t return early as expected.

    “So I became worried and began looking after her. Then one boy came to my house to inform me that my daughter has just been raped. That boy told me that it was a woman who was passing by that caught the old man in the act in an uncompleted building within the area and she called for help resulted to his arrest.

    “So I went out to see for myself and was accompanied by my co-wife, we went to the police station at Tudun Nupawa.

    “When we reached the Police station, I learnt that my daughter has been taken to hospital for test to ascertain if she was actually raped was confirmed that she was raped.

    “I am so afraid that she might be infected with HIV/Aids and I was told that after the Doctors investigation that it was discover that she has been rape earlier by another person before that of the 67 years old man

    “And it was our neighbor mohammed Auwal my daughter identified and the police had already arrested him, they are both in police custody. Initially, I didn’t even know that this other person has been raping her daughter because we are neighbours,” she stressed.

  • Police parade suspected land speculators

    The Ogun State Police Command at the weekend paraded some suspected land speculators, popularly called Omo Onile.

    The suspects – Taofeeq Bankole and his alleged accomplice identified simply as Segun – were paraded by the Onipanu Divisional Police Headquarters at Obere town in Ado/Odo-Ota Local Government Area.

    The police displayed the cutlass, knives and other weapons allegedly found on them during the parade.

    At a briefing, the Akogun of Ota, High Chief Wadudu Ajani Deinde, said the suspects had been molesting land owners in Obere, Sokenu and Leshi villages.

    The monarch said they had been demanding illegal fees and disturbing land owners from working on their land, if they failed to pay.

    Dende said majority of such suspects were not indigenes of the community.

    According to him, gone are the days when someone would extort money from land owners before they could build on them.

    Dende said: “It was wrong for anybody or group of persons to be disturbing or be demanding unjustly money from anybody who had bought land anytime he or she wanted to work on the land.”

    The chief urged the police not to sweep the case under the carpet, adding that the suspects should be arraigned to serve as deterrent to others.

    The area’s Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Baba M. Mayaiki, a Chief Superintendent of Police, advised the suspects’ families and land buyers to remain calm while investigation was being conducted on the matter.

    The police chief said the suspects were paraded for breaching the peace in the community, adding that they would be charged to court after investigation.

  • Scores injured, vehicles vandalised in police, Ondo poly students clash

    •Protester attack TVC cameraman

    Scores of residents of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State sustained injuries and 10 vehicles were vandalised yesterday, following a clash between the police and students of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO).

    Trouble started when two students were allegedly hit by a van belonging to the police.

    The students accused the police of abandoning the victims.

    This forced the students to embark on a protest to the Police Station B Division at Otapete.

    But they were dispersed by the police, who tear-gassed and shot sporadically into the air.

    It was gathered that a student was accidentally hit by a bullet

    The policemen’s action angered the students, who allegedly destroyed vehicles parked inside the station.

    They later blocked the Owo/Akure expressway, which is opposite their school, thereby causing a gridlock.

    Residents of Owo were not spared in the unrest as they were prevented from moving out of the town.

    Witnesses said students where seen burning tyres at the main gate of their school, Fasawe and White House areas, which is mainly occupied by them.

    Three hours later, the police later brought in an armour tank to clear the main road of Owo town, which was blocked by the rampaging students.

    Police spokesman Mr. Femi Joseph alleged that the students attacked the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), who “is in a critical condition”.

    Joseph said the students also attacked the police officers, who were on duty when they stormed the station.

    He added that the students vandalised parked vehicles inside the station despite the DPO calling for calm.

    “The police vehicle that hit the students was not deliberate done and it was a total lie that the driver abandoned the students because he immediately took the victims to a hospital and they are currently receiving treatment,” he said.

    The Vice President (Affairs) of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Mr. Timileyin Ayenuro, called for the removal of the DPO.

    He accused the DPO of fueling the crisis, saying what the students were expecting from them was an apology over the matter since they did not know the state of their colleagues.

    He called for the release of the arrested students and warned the police to stop harassing students.

    But the protesting students were alleged to have attacked the cameraman of TVC News, Tunde Lawal and vandalised his camera.

    Lawal, who was covering the protest, was attacked by one of the aggrieved students. The view finder of the camera was damaged.

    The TVC cameraman was rescued by NANS’ vice president.

    Ayenuro, who was at the scene of the incident, called the students to order.

  • Suspected kidnapper’s case worries police

    Suspected kidnapper’s case worries police

    Is Chizoba Maduegbunam is a kidnapper? She was apprehended by residents of Ijanikin on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway last Thursday over the disappearance of a primary school girl at Vespa Market two days earlier.

    The operatives at Ijanikin Police Station, where she is being held, told The Nation that they were yet to ascertain the residents claim that she is a kidnapper.

    The suspect was handed over to the police by Onijanikin of Ijanikin, Oba Momodu Asafa, when the residents brought her to him after beating her up.

    Residents, who spoke with our reporter, said kidnapping and related crimes are on the rise in the neighbourhood. About five months ago, a teenager was caught with the butchered body of a year-old baby kept in a sack.

    At the Ijanikin Police Station, the suspected kidnapper sounded incoherent turning a chat with The Nation.

    Speaking in Igbo, which was interpreted by officer in pidgin English, she said she arrived in Lagos three months ago after losing her parents.

  • Police uncover warehouse for stolen goods in Ogun

    … Arrest two Beninese owners, recover truck, others

    The Police have uncovered an illegal warehouse in Ogun state owned by two Beninese and suspected to be safe haven for goods stolen from hijacked trucks on the highways within the state and beyond.

    The illegal warehouse is at a remote Daguja Village along Sagamu – Papalanto road in Obafemi Owode Local Government area of the state.

    The owners of the warehouse, Somabe Romai, and Yahaya Konie, were arrested while an Opel Omega car with marked LAGOS KTU 125 AC and the truck were also recovered.

    Police Operatives attached to the Owode Egba Division of the Ogun State Police Command made the discovery last Wednesday while investigating a case of a truck with marked SME 410 XG.

    The truck was loaded with 2, 800 cartoons of Maggi at the time it was hijacked off Alapako (Ogun) stretch of the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway but the Operatives tracked it to the illegal warehouse where many other goods suspected to have been stolen from hijacked trucks were housed.

    The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the arrest, said the Command have made several recovery of trucks in recent times that were highjacked off the Expressway by hoodlums.

    Adejobi added that this efforts followed the directive of Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali, to Divisional Police Officers and Operation Officers to go after hoodlums and stop truck hijacking on the major highways in the state.

    According to the Police Image Maker, the case of the highjacked truck would be transferred to the Special Anti Robbery Squad(SARS) for proper investigation and possible arrest of other members of the syndicate since it’s an organized crime.

  • Police deploy 1,200 personnel for APC primary

    Police deploy 1,200 personnel for APC primary

    A total of 1,200 policemen have been deployed to provide security for the governorship primaries of the All Progressive Congress scheduled to hold today in Benin City.

    The primaries will hold at the Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia stadium.

    Also, the entire 7,871 operatives of the Edo State Police Command, including some operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) and other security agencies have been put on red alert for the exercise.

    He state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chris Ezike, who disclosed this at a press briefing warned  Impostors, trouble-makers and anybody that do not have business with the exercise to steer clear of the venue of the primaries.

    Ezike said security details attached to politicians and other individuals would not be allowed into the stadium.

    He stated that movement to some streets around the stadium would be restricted or controlled during the event.

     “I want to say that the police, in conjunction with other security services, are ready to do the needful, to provide safety and security to the delegates, officials, aspirants themselves and their agents.

    “We are also ready to provide security to the good people of Edo State so that there will not be any bitterness, rancour and acrimony in the course of the primaries.

    “As you are aware, the party sets the rules in the primaries, so our jobs is to police the rules as set. However, violence is not a tool in an election,” CP Ezike stated.

    The police boss called on all stakeholders to support security agencies to make the exercise an exemplary success.

  • Police, Avengers disagree over attack in Akwa Ibom

    Police, Avengers disagree over attack in Akwa Ibom

    Despite claims by the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), through its tweeter handle that it blew up the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) Pipeline in Oruk Anam Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, the police yesterday refuted the attack.

    It described what happened as an accident caused by leakage of gas pipelines in the area.

    Akwa Ibom State Police Commissioner Murtala Mani said there was no militant attack.

    But a highly-placed source at the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Jubilee in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the attack on the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline.

    The source said: “Yes there was an attack on the pipeline. The pipeline is between Akwa Ibom and Rivers states boundary along Ikot Abasi – Port Harcourt road.

    “Right now engineers from NNPC, Port Harcourt are there working on the pipelines. Our officers and other security agencies are also there too.”

    But the Police boss said what happened was a technical problem and that some engineers from Port Harcourt, Rivers state were currently working to rectify the leakage of gas from the pipeline.

    CP Mani said that the Akwa Ibom state was safe from the activities of the militant group.

    The gas pipelines were owned by the Seven Energy company, the operator of Ibom Gas Power Plant in Uquo in Esit-Eket local government area of the state.

    The community, Ikot Osutek, where the incident occurred is along Ikot Abasi-Ogoni-Port Harcourt axis of the East West Road in Akwa Ibom.

    The exact place where the attack took place could not be ascertained by our reporter as at the time of filling this report.

    There is fear among residents of Akwa Ibom over the sudden emergence of the Niger Delta Avengers in the state

    The tweet from the NDV reads: “At 4.00am @NDAvengers blow up NNPC Pipeline in Oruk Anam Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom.”

  • Anambra community petitions Obiano, police, DSS

    Anambra community petitions Obiano, police, DSS

    Anambra State Governor Chief Willie Obiano and Police Commissioner Hosea Karma have been petitioned by Umunze community in Orumba South Local Government Area, following the court ruling restoring the town’s union leadership.

    Also, petitioned was the Department of State Service (DSS), the traditional ruler of Umunze, Igwe Promise Eze, the chairman of Orumba South Council Area among others.

    The petition was signed by the elected president of Umunze Progressive Union (UPU), Chris Amah and the secretary general of the union, Dom O. N. Uka and made available to reporters in Awka.

    It was entitled, “request to remove the caretaker committee administering the affairs of the union.

    The community said that it was sequel to the order of the High court, Awka made on the May 5, 2016, striking out the suit No. A/225/2007, Simeon Onunkwo and 10 others versus Governor of Anambra State and six others.

    According to the petition dated June 1, 2016: “It has become necessary to make this clarification because of the protracted case that led to the appointment of a caretaker committee in Umunze by the government of Anambra State.”

    “We now request that the caretaker committee administering the affairs of Umunze town should cease from functioning.”

    “Since the suit, together with the order of injunction has been struck out by the court, there is nothing preventing the validly elected executives of (UPU) from continuing carrying out their functions and duties,” the community said.

  • Police reopen forgery case against Ekweremadu, others

    Police reopen forgery case against Ekweremadu, others

    The police authorities have re-opened the case of alleged forgery of Senate Standing Rules by presiding officers of the Seventh Senate and other individuals.

    The invitation letter, dated June 6, 2016 and signed by Assistant Inspector-General of Police, James Caulcrick, directed the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu and immediate past President of the Senate, David Mark, to appear for interaction.

    Also invited are the former Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba; former Clerk of the National Assembly, Salisu Maikasuwa; Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Ita Enang and the committee clerk, Dr. Nma Ogozy.

    The letter, titled “first reminder,” made reference to an earlier one written by the police to the officers on July 1, 2015 on the same subject matter.

    The police letter reads, “I refer to the Deputy Inspector-General of Police’s letter No. CR:3000/X/FHQ/ABJ/VOL. 186/98 dated 1st July, 2015 requesting the under-listed officials of the seventh Senate to report to the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department for the purpose of conducting investigation on the above subject matter: Senate President, Deputy Senate President, Majority Leader of the Senate, Clerk of the National Assembly, Clerk of the Senate, Chairman, Business and Rules; Secretary, Business and Rules.

    “As at the time of writing this letter, none of the officials in the above seventh Senate list honoured the invitation to respond to the allegations, except the clerks of the National Assembly and the Senate.

    “Consequent upon the above, you are kindly requested to inform the listed officials yet to respond to report to the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department on 9th June, 2016 for the purpose of further investigation on the matter.

    “While hoping that you will accord this request the urgent attention it deserves, please accept the warm regards of the Inspector-General of Police.”

    Uche Anichukwu and Paul Mumeh, media aides to Ekweremadu and Mark respectively, denied any knowledge of the letter when they were contacted by journalists on Thursday.

    The Senate rules were allegedly forged to alter the pattern of electing presiding officers at the inauguration of the eight Senate on June 9, 2015.

    Rules on nomination for committee chairmanship were also allegedly tampered with by the effected lawmakers.

     

  • Police, Avengers disagree on NNPC pipeline attack

    Despite claims by the new militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) that it blew up the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) Pipeline in Oruk Anam local government area of Akwa Ibom State, the police on Thursday dismissed the claim, saying what happened was an accident occasioned by leakage of gas pipelines sited in the area.

    The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Murtala Mani, said the rumored bomb attack was not a militant attack.

    NDA had said on its twitter handle that it blew up the pipeline.

    But a highly placed source at the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Jubilee in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the attack on the NNPC pipeline.

    He said: “Yes there was an attack on the pipeline. The pipeline is between Akwa Ibom and Rivers States boundary along Ikot Abasi – Port Harcourt Road.

    “Right now engineers from NNPC, Port Harcourt are there working on the pipelines. Our officers and other security agencies are also there too.”

    But the police commissioner said what happened was a technical problem and some engineers from Port Harcourt are currently working to rectify the leakage of gas from the pipeline.