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  • Policewoman, two others die after dinner

    A female police officer and two members of her family in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, died yesterday, following a dinner they had the previous night.

    The police officer, identified as Mary Samuel, living in a rented apartment at Oloosaoko Compound, Oja-Oba area of the town, was said to have died from food poisoning.

    Investigation showed that a baby’s continued cries from the apartment attracted neighbours, who out of curiosity discovered the bodies on the floor.

    The cause of their death could not be ascertained last night.

    A resident, who preferred anonymity, said they woke up in the middle of the night and heard the persistent cries of a baby from the apartment.

    According to her, the baby and another woman in the apartment were the survivors.

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    She said: “When the cries of the baby became persistent, I tried to investigate what was going on and on getting to the apartment, I knocked several times without an answer. Then I peeped through the window and saw the woman on a chair.

    “I raised the alarm and with the help of other people, we tried to force open the door and found Mary on the chair almost naked with a torchlight in her hand.

    “We alerted the police. They brought out three bodies, including that of Mary. But her sister, who was still alive, was taken to hospital. The baby is alright. She is in safe custody of a good Samaritan in the neighbourhood.”

    The bodies have been deposited at the mortuary of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, (LAUTECH), Osogbo.

    The eyewitness said Police Commissioner Mr. Fimihan Adeoye had earlier visited the scene.

     

     

     

     

     

  • Lawyer in court for ‘slapping policewoman’

    Lawyer in court for ‘slapping policewoman’

    An Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, Friday resumed the trial of a lawyer, Dayo Abudu, who was accused of slapping a police Sergeant, Serifat Tiamiyu, at the Area N Police Command, Ijede, Ikorodu.

    Dayo, 40, was arraigned on February 2 before Mr R. O. Davies on a four-count charge of assault, obstruction, breach of peace and threat to life.

    According to Prosecuting Inspector Aminu Isaac, the defendant committed the alleged offence on January 20, on a piece of land at Gberigbe Area of Ikorodu.

    Isaac alleged that Abudu assaulted and slapped Tiamiyu while she was performing her lawful duties.

    He said: “The police stopped his clients, Oladipupo Ahmed and Taiwo Adetu from working on a piece of land whose ownership is being investigated by the police.

    “The defendant instead went to the police station to harass the police officers on duty and did not allow his arrested clients to write a statement, thereby causing obstructions.

    “He also sent a text message to one Inspector Yetunde Fasuba, threatening her life if she continues investigations on the matter.”

    The offence contravened Section 174,117(1)(2),168(d)and 57(b) of the Lagos State Criminal Code Laws, 2015.

    Abudu pleaded not guilty.

    His counsel, Ladega Adetayo, protested Abudu’s innocence, saying his client was wrongly charged.

    Magistrate Davies granted Abudu bail on self-recognissance

    At the resumption of proceedings on friday, the magistrate urged both parties to “allow peace to reign.”

    He said: “Laws allow encouraging settlement in this kind of case. If care is not taken, there might be a battle between the Commissioner of Police and Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).”

    The prosecutor agreed with the magistrate but warned that if the defendant refuses to opt for settlement, the matter would be tried.

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     Magistrate Davies adjourned till April 6, for substitution of the charge “without prejudice to settlement.”

    On January 20, Abudu told The Nation that it was the police that assaulted him.

    Abudu said: “Sergeant Serifat held and tore my clothes while the other officers were beating me and dragging me to the Area Commander’s office.

    “Sergeant Moroof Omo-Ikuaye threatened to kill me with charms and he went back into their office, brought out a concealed handkerchief and used same to wipe my face and quickly returned it to his office.

    “I was seriously intimidated, harassed, molested and treated like an armed robber. My Infinix phone was broken, while the screen guard of my Tecno phone was also broken.

    “I was asked to write statement about what happened and a file was opened for that,” Abudu said.

  • Policewoman slumps to death

    Policewoman slumps to death

    POLICEWOMAN, Olufunmilayo Akinnuoye, slumped and died on Wednesday night, throwing residents of Oremeji Street in Ilasamaja, Mushin, Lagos into panic.

    Many trooped to the house yesterday to commiserate with the bereaved family.

    A neighbour, Bukola Adedola, expressed shocked over the cop’s death, wondering how the person she saw in the afternoon was pronounced dead few hours later.

    “I saw her in the afternoon yesterday (Wednesday); I was looking forward to seeing her later in the evening, only to hear that she is dead. I thought, it was a joke until I saw people entering her house. The news was shocking,” she said.

    Another neighbour who does not want his name mentioned said she just slumped and people quickly rushed to assist her.

    “Is that how people die? We saw her not quite long; she greeted us on her way home. I still don’t believe she is gone,” another neighbour said.

    When The Nation visited her house, her younger brother said her children have been taken away.

    “I just returned from Ondo State today. I could not even drive; it is very shocking. I don’t know what to say,” he said.

    Police spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent (SP), said Akinnuoye’s force number is 012249.

    Badmos said she was confirmed dead at Eko Hospital in Surulere.

    “She slumped and was rushed to the hospital where she was confirmed dead,” she said.

  • Fashola rewards policewoman for her ‘gallantry’

    Fashola rewards policewoman for her ‘gallantry’

    For her gallantry, a policewoman, Sergeant Mercy John, who disarmed two suspected robbers in Egbeda, Lagos, last February 10, was yesterday honoured by Governor Babatunde Fashola.

    At a ceremony at the Lagos House, Ikeja, shortly before the Security Council meeting, Fashola told her not to relent on her oars.

    ”Let me say very clearly that I value the work that you do, people of Lagos value what you do and wherever you come from, this is your home and I think it is right to say that it was because you take this place as home, you did the right thing, you took two robbers out of commission so that the people of Lagos can sleep well,” he said.

    Sergeant Mercy, a native of Ikori Local Government Area of Cross River State, enlisted into the Police on July 1, 2000. She served in MOPOL 20, Force Ikeja from 2004 to 2012. She is currently attached to the Provost Department at the State Police Headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos.

    On February 10 at Egbeda-Shasha by Tawakalitu Close, Orisunmbare Road, Lagos, she disarmed two persons, who allegedly attempted to rob her of her bag and recovered a locally made pistol with two live cartridges from them.

    Present at the event were Executive Secretary, Lagos State Security Trust Fund Fola Arthur-Worrey, Commissioner for Justice Ade Ipaye,  Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Major Tunde Panox, Commissioner of Police Kayode Aderanti,  Commander NNS Beecroft Olokun Apapa Navy Commodore Teikum Ikoli, Commander Air Force Base Ikeja Air Commodore Lere Osanyintolu, Commander 9 Mechanised Brigade Maj-Gen Ahmed Mohammed Sabo and Director, State Security Service Mr Ben Olayi, among others.