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  • Man arrested for killing wife’s lover

    Man arrested for killing wife’s lover

    A middle aged man, Moses Alugo has been arrested by men of the Ondo state police command over the alleged murder of his wife’s lover.

    Alugo was said to have warned the deceased to desist from sleeping with his wife, before he finally took law into his hands.

    The incident which occurred in Ode Aye in Okitipupa local government area of Ondo State threw the community in pandemonium.

    It was gathered that the deceased had been buried by some villagers at Akinpelu camp, Ode-Aye before the information got to the police.

    The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Femi Joseph who confirmed the incident said members of the community quickly buried the deceased before the police could get to the place.

    The Police Image-maker said the case has been transferred to the state CID for further investigation.

    He described the incident as unfortunate and warned the people against taken laws into their hands.

  • Civil servant docked over alleged assault

    Civil servant docked over alleged assault

    A 49- year-old civil servant, Abraham Omoniyi was on Thursday arraigned before an Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court over alleged assault on one Rahman Oladele.

    The prosecutor, Sgt. Ayodeji Omoyeigha told the court that the accused on Jan. 23 at Sarajoe Street, Okitipupa slapped Oladele in his office.

    He said that the accused also used a knife to threaten Oladele while he was performing his official duty.

    The prosecutor said that the offence was contrary to Section 351, Criminal Code, Cap.37, Vol.1, Laws of Ondo State 2006.

    The accused, of no fixed address, however, pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge.

    The Magistrate, Mr. Chris Ojuola granted the accused bail in the sum of N30, 000 with a surety in like sum and adjourned the case till March.1 for further hearing.

    Ojuola said that the surety must present one year tax clearance.

  • Police arrest two kidnap suspects, nine others

    Police arrest two kidnap suspects, nine others

    Two kidnap suspects with bases in Ijebu-Ode and Sagamu have been arrested by operatives of the Special Anti -Robbery Squad (SARS) attached to the Ogun State Police Command.

    Commissioner of Police Abdul-Majid Ali, who paraded Nejo Femi and Gbenga Taiwo, at the state headquarters, Abeokuta, said the duo and nine others have been giving residents and the police sleepless nights.

    Ali said they were involved in the recent abduction of a-35-year-old woman on Ejinrin Road in Ijebu-Ode and had collected N7.5 million from her family.

    The nine other suspects are alleged to be involved in pipeline vandalism, robbery and piracy.

    The commissioner said one of the vandals was a guard in a private security company assigned to monitor pipelines at Igbepa in Sagamu Local Government Area.

  • Police arrests two women, five others for ‘robbery’

    Police arrests two women, five others for ‘robbery’

    Seven persons including two women, have been arrested by the police following their invasion of Opracini Hotel at Iju Ishaga in Lagos.

    They are Ogbogo Ahmedu, 24; Adebayo Kemi, 25; Ayo Ajayi, 27; Wale Adesina, 37; Chibuzor Opara, 25; Afolabi Akeem, 22 and Sunday Onilowo.

    The suspects, who posed as lodgers, were said to have connived with the receptionist and two private security guards to rob the hotel last Monday.

    They were caught with the aid of the recording on the hotel’s CCTV. The police recovered a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) marked JJJ 01CE, which was allegedly stolen from a guest, Toheeb Awobokun.

    The command’s spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent of Police (SP), said the vehicle was recovered at Alapere.

    She said the suspects posed as lodgers to carry out the operation. They allegedly ransacked some rooms and carted away valuables including Awobokun’s car.

    “The command swung into action, The jeep was recovered around 8am at Alapere area of Lagos.

    “Ogbogo Ahmed was a lodger with Ayo Ajayi, a prostitute who played a key role in the robbery as shown in the CCTV footage.

    “Adebayo Kemi, a female receptionist in the hotel who acted as insider-informant to the suspects and handed the key of the jeep over to them to enable them leave the scene of crime.

    “While Wale Adesina and Chibuzor Opara were private security employed to guard the hotel; they aided the robbers to get in and also helped themselves with the proceeds of the stolen properties.

    “Akeem Afolabi, a mechanic and Sunday Onilowo, an okada rider, their job is to locate their target and hotels to attack.

    “The suspects have been transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Ikeja. The command remains resolute in ridding the state of all forms of criminalities,” she said.

  • Police probe death of pregnant officer

    Police probe death of pregnant officer

    The police have started investigating the death of a pregnant female Corporal who was hit by a motorist in Lagos.

    Corporal Evelyn Ele-Amuta, who was two months pregnant, died on February 6, after being knocked down by a driver she arrested for flouting traffic laws.

    It was gathered that her colleagues rushed her to a nearby hospital but the doctors on duty refused to attend to her without a police report.

    The late Ele-Amuta was attached to the X-Squad of Lagos State Police Command.

    It was learnt that despite the intervention of the Officer-in-Charge of X-Squad, who witnessed the incident, the hospital still refused to attend to the late Ele-Amuta without a police report.

    According to a police source, she was buried two weeks ago in Kogi State.

    He said the late Ele-Amuta and OC X-Squad were heading to Ikeja from Ikorodu when they saw a commercial bus driving against traffic.

    “They succeeded in arresting the driver, but as they were about to order him out of his vehicle, he suddenly reversed, hit Evelyn and escaped, the source said, adding: “The OC X-Squad quickly called for help. He took her to the nearest hospital. The doctors demanded for police report before they could treat her. This was despite the fact that the OC introduced himself as a police officer. Evelyn died shortly after.”

    The police have again denied that they are probing the “sudden and unnatural” death of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Osung Ekpo, who drowned in the swimming pool of La Avalon Hotel in Lekki on February 14.

    Police spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent of Police (SP), said the hotel manager or any other person would be invited if the autopsy report states that there is a foul play in Ekpo’s death.

     

  • Police arraign four for illegal possession of arms

    Police arraign four for illegal possession of arms

    The police in Anambra State have arraigned four persons for illegal possession of firearms and robbery.

    The suspects, including two Catholic catechists, were arrested at Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area, last week by officers from the office of the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) zone 9, Umuahia.

    A pump action gun with ammunition was recovered from them.

    At their arraignment yesterday, counsel to the suspects, C.J Asiegbu worried that there was a subsisting court order at a High Court on the same matter.

    According to him, the order stopped the police from arresting or detaining the suspects pending the determination of the matter. He said the police flouted the order.

    He said the same order was served on the legal department in the office of the AIG in Umuahia, as well as the complainants, Lady Juliana Onuorah and Patricia Onuorah.

    The suspects were arraigned on a four-count charge of illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery and forceful damage of a house fence worth over N5 million.

    The charges reads: “That you, Daniel Nwoye, Patrick Aguluchukwu, Solomon Igboji, and others now at large, on February 9, 2016, at our Lady’s Complex, Nkpor, in the Idemili North Magisterial District, did conspire amongst yourselves to commit felony to wit: unlawful possession of firearms and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 495 (A) of the Criminal Code Cap C36 Vol. II revised laws of Anambra State 1991.

    “That you Daniel Nwoye, Agbo Peter, Patrick Aguluchukwu, Solomon Igboji, and others now at large, on the same date and place in the aforesaid magisterial district, did have in possession and under control, one pump action gun without license and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 3(1) of the Robbery and Firearms and Special Provision Act 2006 as applicable in Anambra State.

    “That you Daniel Nwoye, Agbo Peter, Patrick Aguluchukwu, Solomon Igboji, and others now at large on the same date and place in the aforesaid magisterial district, did willfully and unlawfully damage a long block fence valued at N5 million, property of Lady Juliana Onuora and Lady Patricia Onuora and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 415 of the Criminal Code Cap 36, Vol. II, Revised Law of Anambra State 1991.”

    Police prosecutor Sunday Okoye said the police had not been served the purported order as being claimed by their counsel. He described the application by the defense to stay the matter pending its determination at the High Court as a ploy to delay the process and deceive the public and the court.

    He insisted that the police could not have flouted the order if it was really served on them because they are law-abiding.

    Magistrate H.N Obianwu granted the suspects bail because according to her, their offence was bailable. She, however, set their bail at N100, 000, with one surety each. They were told to submit three passports each with a verifiable address, among others.

    The matter was adjourned till March 16 for continuation but the suspects were taken back to detention pending when they meet their bail conditions.

  • Police redeploy Delta DPOs over misconduct

    The Nigeria Police Force said on Monday that the Force has deployed all Divisional Police Officers in Delta State commands over professional misconduct.

    The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olabisi Kolawole, disclosed this at a news conference to mark 100 days of establishment of the Compliant Response Unit in Abuja, Monday.

    She said: “Several officers have been redeployed from duty posts including DPOs by the police command.”

    Kolawole said the action was in response to complaints received from the members of the public on misconduct of some policemen.

    She said an Assistant Commissioner of police was also being investigated, while 16 junior officers are facing disciplinary action for misconduct.

    Kolawole added that traffic warden has been dismissed from service.

    She revealed that Lagos had the highest complaints with 424, representing 33 per cent of the cases, while Imo, Jigawa and Kebbi had two each.

  • Police raid P-Square’s Lagos residence over N8m breach of contract

    Police raid P-Square’s Lagos residence over N8m breach of contract

    hardly had the dust over the rift between Peter of Psquare and his brothers; Paul and Jude settled when the iconic music family is faced with another messy , bothering on alleged breach of contract.

    Residents of Omole Estate woke up Friday morning to the invasion of the Square Villa, home of Psquare, by policemen, purportedly carrying out a court order to reclaim about N8million said to have been paid to Psquare for a show they eventually turned down.

    A leader of the delegation who spoke exclusively to NET said they were carrying out an order passed by the Ikeja High Court, Lagos. “Psquare were paid over 8million Naira for a show and they didn’t show up for the show. Our job here is to enforce the court injunction and retrieve the cash. Right now they say they are trying to transfer the money and that’s why we are waiting.”

    Although the group neither showed the court injunction to the NET correspondent nor revealed the name of the client, an eye witness said the singers appeared beaten by the situation which attracted a mammoth to their residence.

    Paul was seen driving out of the Sqaure Ville in a tinted BMW, refusing to speak to anyone. There were indications the singer was going to sort out the refund rather than allow further molestation.

    Recall that few days ago, Peter started a Twitter rant, calling it quits with their elder brother and manager, Jude. The matter appeared to subside after Paul took sides with Jude.

    Peter had gone ahead to reveal more bitter secrets, including how Jude hijacked reggae star, Cynthia Morgan from him.

  • Oworonshoki clash: Police arrest monarch

    Oworonshoki clash: Police arrest monarch

    Police operatives in Lagos have arrested the Oworonshoki monarch, Oba Bashiru Salihu and a man identified as Alhaji Ajisegiri for allegedly instigating the clash that broke out in the area.

    Police Commissioner Fatai Owoseni who confirmed their arrests during a press conference at the command headquarters in Ikeja, said that the duo may be charged to court.

    He explained that they were arrested following the murder of a young man during a fight by hoodlums loyal to the suspects.

    According to him, the thugs, suspected to be cultists were allegedly acting on the orders of both men, insisting that the police will prosecute them if there was any evidence linking them to the crime.

    He further explained that four suspects have been arrested in connection to the fight, two of whom have confessed to have been directly involved in the murder.

    However, the first son of the embattled monarch, Aremo Nurudeen Salihu denied that his father was arrested.

    He said his father was only invited to write a statement at the police headquarters in Ikeja and was not detained.

    He said:”It is not true that my father (Oba Salihu) was arrested; on the contrary, he went to the state police command in Ikeja to write a statement concerning the mayhem caused by over 200 thugs who destroyed his palace, family house and his dredging company.”

    While giving an update on the performance of the command since January 27, Owoseni said 47 robbery suspects were arrested, noting that most of them were traffic robbers.

    He decried the spate of gangsterism despite efforts by the police to stamp out the vice.

    Owoseni also appealed to residents to furnish the police with information that will aid crime prevention.

    “We have launched police application on smart phones. We have hot lines which are in public domain and we have telephones at every police station where the public can reach us at any time of the day or night.

    “When they hoard information we could have used that time to deal with the situation promptly. So we beg the public to help us in order for us to help them. It is their taxes that are used to pay our salaries; so we are always there for the public.

    “Sometimes we get these distress calls and once we get to the street, the gate is locked and the gateman manning the gate will be nowhere to be found. This aid criminals get away with crime easily.

    “At least, when they hear the sound of siren, the gatemen should open the gate. The Lagos State government has even said some of these structures should be removed. We should learn to obey the law,” he said.

    Owoseni used the opportunity to warn commercial bus drivers to obey traffic rules and be disciplined.

    CP Owoseni also said 25 suspects including six aliens from the Niger Republic for various offences allegedly committed since January 27.

    They are Mustapha Musa, Abdulahi Ali, Isah Musa, Seidu Isah, Aliyu Azuma and Yakubu Adamu.

    Their gang also had a Nigerian identified as Isiaka Yakubu.

    Owoseni said the suspects were nabbed on January 27, at about 2:30am in a Nissan Sunny vehicle marked AKD163DW, while going for an operation in Ebute Metta.

    He stated that six cutlasses, an iron cutter and two torches were recovered from them.

  • Police parade 25 suspects for various offences

    Police parade 25 suspects for various offences

    The Lagos State Police Command Friday paraded 25 suspects for various offences allegedly committed since January 27.

    Among the suspects were six aliens from Niger Republic who were nabbed for alleged armed robbery.

    They are Mustapha Musa, Abdulahi Ali, Isah Musa, Seidu Isah, Aliyu Azuma and Yakubu Adamu.

    Their gang also had a Nigerian identified as Isiaka Yakubu.

    According to Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, they were nabbed on January 27, at about 2:30am inside a Nissan Sunny vehicle marked AKD163DW, while going for an operation in Ebute Metta.

    He stated that six cutlasses, an iron cutter and two torchlight’s were recovered from them.

    “While searching the vehicle, various offensive weapons including handsets, a driver’s license and some wraps of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered.

    “The suspects were interrogated and they made confessional statements that they specialised in shop breaking and stealing within Lagos Island metropolis.

    “In the course of investigation, they led operatives of the Anti-Robbery Sqaud to one Alic Hairworld Limited Fashion Queen ACB building in Lagos, where it was confirmed by the complainant that on January 26, at night time, unknown persons broke into their shop and stole N1, 150,000.

    “Six if the seven suspects are from Niger Republic while there is a Nigerian among them. However, a letter has been sent to their embassy for information,” he said.

    Similarly, four suspects were paraded for allegedly robbing guests at a hotel in Alagbado on January 27.

    They are Jimoh Fatai, 28, Isiaka Iyanu, 22, Rotimi Oduola, 26, and Lasisi Muftau, 26.

    According to the police, the suspects robbed guests at Latest View Hotel, located on Baruwa Street, Alagbado.

    Two locally made double barrel short guns and eight live cartridges were allegedly recovered from them.