The Nation Newspaper

Tag: Woman

  • ‎Suspected female kidnapper’s mentally unstable – Husband

    ‎Suspected female kidnapper’s mentally unstable – Husband

    Indications emerged Tuesday that eldest of two women arrested by police operatives on Monday for alleged kidnapping, Eno Effiong has mental disorder.

    The Nation learnt that her husband and father of the three children she was suspected to have kidnapped, Effiong, was located by officials  of the Railway Police Command at AirForce Base, Ikeja, Monday night.

    His location confirmed the address given by their four-year-old daughter, Happiness Effiong, who had insisted that the woman was not her mother and that her home was at the AirForce Base.

    It was gathered that policemen were dispatched on Monday evening to trace all the addresses given by the woman and the infant, before the man was located.

    Eno, alongside her teenaged sister, were arrested after passengers of a Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) ‎vehicle suspected she must have stolen the kids she had with her.

    The passengers’ suspicion was sequel to the continuous cry of a four-month old baby, (one of the three‎), with Eno refusing to breastfeed her.

    Worried that she turned down all request to breastfeed the baby and could not cajole her, the passengers had alerted the police at Iddo, who arrested both women.

    ‎At the station, Happiness who gave the second girl’s name as Pateince Effiong, two years, had denied severally that Eno was her mother.

    The child’s denial as well as the inconsistencies in the story of the woman and the teenager, prompted police detectives to trace all addresses mentioned by the parties.

    Consequently, a police source who confirmed to The Nation that Effiong has been located, said the man had no idea his ‘sick’ wife took the children away.

    He said: “The man was brought to the command and the little girl‎ identified him as her father, Effiong. He was the one who told us that the woman has psychiatric problem and has been kept at a mental home.

    “They live at the Air Force Base. The husband said he did not know that the woman had taken the kids away and he did not also know where they were going.”

    ‎Several calls to the state Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni were not answered, neither did he reply to a text message sent to his phone.

    When contacted, the spokesperson for the AirForce in Lagos, Squadron Leader‎ Obi Abasi said he has no idea and was yet to confirm.

  • Woman arrested for drug trafficking, blames husband

    Woman arrested for drug trafficking, blames husband

    The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is investigating the alleged involvement of a thirty-eight year old mother of three children in an attempt to export 2.04kg of cannabis to South Africa.
    The dried weed that tested positive for cannabis was concealed in cartons of knorr seasoning cubes.
    The suspect, Rashidat Abdulkarim during interrogation accused her husband who lives in South Africa of implicating her.

    NDLEA Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos area commander, Mr. Hamza Umar said that the drug was seized at the cargo section of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO).
    “The seizure was made during routine screening of goods at the cargo section. During a careful search, 2.04kg of cannabis was found to be concealed in a carton of knorr seasoning.
    ” Other items in the luggage are local textiles and herbal medicines. The consignor was immediately arrested following the discovery of the cannabis, ” Hamza stated.
    Rashidat who sells female shoes and hand bags said that she is still in deep shock that cannabis was found in the consignment sent to her by the husband.
    “I am in shock and pain that my husband is behind my problem. My husband sent twenty-eight thousand naira to buy locally made textiles. He also told me that one man will bring food seasoning and herbal medicines to me. I bought the textiles and added it to the seasoning bought by the man.
    ” On getting to the airport, drug was found inside the carton of seasoning. I am so sad and disappointed” Rashidat stated.
    She also expressed worry over her children, saying , “I struggle to fend for myself and my three children.”
    ” Even before my husband travelled to South Africa, he left me with the upkeep of the family. I have suffered so much financial neglect. I have never smuggled drugs all my life. He had done the worst. My eldest child is only thirteen years”.
    Chairman of NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade promised to carry out detailed investigation. “The case is being investigated and all those involved in the crime will not go unpunished”.

  • Police arrest woman over alleged killing of toddler

    Police arrest woman over alleged killing of toddler

    Ondo state Police command Monday arrested a 30-year old woman, Mrs Toyin Akinrosotu for allegedly killing her six months old baby during a scuffle with her neighbours.

    Mrs. Akinrosotu, according to sources was arrested by the Police in Idanre, headquarters of Idanre Local
    Government Area of the state.

    The Police argued that the suspect was responsible for the death of her toddler who was in her custody as at the time he died.

    It was learnt that the suspect was holding the deceased baby when she engaged in a physical combat with some people and in the process battered the baby.

    The deceased reportedly died at a private hospital where he was rushed to after been battered during the scuffle between her mother and her neighbours.

    The remains of the deceased baby was said to have been deposited at the morgue of Idanre General Hospital for postmortem.

    Sources said the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (CIID) of the state Police Command was probing the cause of the scuffle that led to the death of the baby.

    The Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), Mr. Wole Ogodo, said the mother of the baby reported the matter to the police and upon investigation, the suspect was arrested.

    Ogodo disclosed that the command has launched investigations into the cause of the death of the baby, adding that the suspect would be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.

  • Jilted woman docked for stabbing lover

    A 20- year- old trader, Rashidat Iyabo, is now facing trial for allegedly stabbing one Dauda Sunday for jilting her.

    Also arraigned with Rashidat before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court was, Jumoke Olawe, 34.

    The prosecution alleged that the accused persons   conspired to  assault Dauda at Sawmill area, Ebute Metta, and stabbed in his head and body on August 19,2015 .

    Dauda was said to have broken up with Rashidat after a prolonged relationship.

    The duo pleaded not guilty to the charges.

    The  police prosecutor , Ajayi Emmanuel said the offence  contravened Sections 409 and 172 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State ,2011.

    The defence counsel, F.S Oladele prayed the court to grant the defendants bail in the most liberal terms.

    The presiding magistrate, Fowowe Eruasiafe, admitted the defendants to bail in the sum of N50,000 and two sureties in the like sum .

    The case was adjourned till October 9 for trial.

  • Woman, lover, four kids burnt by fire in Osun

    A woman, her four children and lover were burnt in a midnight fire during the week in Ajumosa, Ogberin area of Ede North Local Government, Osun State.

    The woman, Mrs. Hadijat Adegoke (35), her children – Fawasi (13), Ishuwat (12),ý Sodiq (eight), Fatai (six) – and man friend Mr. Lawal Munirudeen (45) were said to be asleep when their yet-to-be completed house suddenly caught fire last Monday.

    A source in the neighbourhood said after the incident, the woman and her man were rushed to the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo.

    The children, who were also seriously injured, are receiving treatment at a Muslim hospital at Oke-Gada in Ede.

    The source said the woman, popularly called Iya Ishuwat, just moved to the area during the last Ramadan.

    The source said the residents in the area, in the midnight, heard the victims shouting for help that their house was on fire before some  people summoned courage to rescue them and later took them to hospitals.

    One of the children said she saw an unidentified person with a four-litre keg suspected to be filled with petrol when she woke up to urinate a few minutes to the incident.

  • Man tells court: I only threatened my wife with hot water

    Man tells court: I only threatened my wife with hot water

    A 40-year-old trader, Salau Kehinde, has admitted beating up his wife, Mrs. Salau Shakirat Olaide, over sex, but denied planning to pour hot water on her.

    Kehinde, of 9, Fatai Oloko Street, Haruna, Ikorodu, was dragged by his wife to a customary court sitting in Ikorodu, Thursday, for dissolution of their marriage.

    He agreed that he used to beat Olaide up whenever she denied him of sex and if she came home late from her trading business, but that he “merely boiled the water so he could threaten her with it.”

    “I had no intention of bathing her in the water,” he told the court.

    Kehinde continued, “She refused to cook for me when she was pregnant. She also said I should look for another wife.”

    Speaking earlier, his 32-year-old wife, Olaide, of 1, Azeez Aremu Close, Ibeshe, Ikorodu, told the court that they got married 10 years ago and had two children together, but had been living separately for over two years now.

    “He always refused to give me money and this made us quarrel and fight a lot,” she said. “I had to leave him when he kept threatening to pour hot water on me.”

    “His friend advised him to beat me up and he became fond of beating me. He would beat me whenever I returned from work, he would beat me when I told him I was too tired to have sex, or for any flimsy excuse.”

    She added that Kehinde also lacked respect for her family.

    When the court’s president, Olu Adebiyi, asked her what she wanted, Olaide replied: “I want this court to dissolve our marriage and grant me custody of our children.”

    Kehinde, however, promised to stop beating or threatening her and said he was willing to take her back if she wants to stay with him.

    The court adjourned the matter to September 13, for possible reconciliation.

  • Woman weeps to save marriage

    A 58- year-old trader, Mrs Morenikeji Awotedun has pleaded with an Alagbado Customary Court, Lagos to save her 44-year-old marriage.

    Mrs Awotedun wept while responding to her husband’s allegations that she turned their children against him and being diabolical.

    She said she and her husband lived happily as a family before another woman came in between them.

    “There was a day I caught another woman with him which made us at loggerheads for a while. Our families have intervened. My first son and I reached all his friends for reconciliation but to no avail. “I am not fetish. I did not do anything to him. In fact I still love him,” she said in tears.

    A 65-year-old retired pilot, Tajudeen Awotedun, has gone to the court to dissolve their union.

    “Since I left the house, none of our children asked about my wellbeing let alone where I live. There was no father-children relationship between us and they all have their own families,” he said.

    Mr Awotedun said since it was revealed to him spiritually that his wife wants to kill him, he stopped eating her food or related with her.

    “Things were not the same anymore. I don’t wish to be with her anymore.”

    The court’s President, Dr Rasaq Adeyeri, adjourned the case till August 24.

  • Woman: he charmed me to marry him

    •Man: we were fornicators before marriage

    A 55-year-old trader, Mrs Maria Olasode, has accused her husband, Michael, of charming her to marry him.

    Mrs Olasode, who lives at Nurein Akinola Street, Alagbado, said Olasode’s charm made her left her former husband for him.

    She also accused her husband of shirking his responsibilities as the head of the family.

    She prayed an Alakuko Customary Court, Lagos to dissolve their union.

    The respondent, Olasode, 62, denied using charm to lure her, saying “we were both fornicating in our previous marriages before we got married and since then we have been together.”

    Mrs Olasode said since they got married 30 years ago, her husband has never given her a kobo, saying she single handedly took the responsibility of everything in their home including their children’s education.

    “I can’t read and write. Since I couldn’t watch my children grow in that path, I worked so hard for them to succeed and now, I am glad two are graduates,” she said.

    She lamented that her husband has never strived to become man of his own but prefers to be ordered around.

    The mother of three said: “When my husband knew I had completed my building, he moved to my place and since then, he has been overseeing my shop. It is whatever he gives me from sales I collect and I have never questioned him but I know he steals from me. I spend on him still he doesn’t show concern about my wellbeing.”

    She further said she has been nursing several sicknesses for six years and that there was a time her husband spent 27 days with her in a hospital but after her discharge, she was shocked when he requested for N70,000 as payment for the days he spent with her.

    “I once set up a block business for him. I bought a big generating set, deep freezers and other appliances. To my surprise, within few months, he was back to my shop. It was later I got to know my husband powered the generator set with kerosene instead of diesel. I have never seen his kind of person before.

    “Coupled with so many things I can’t remember. When I am sick, he beats me. He has never seen me as his priority. Recently I told him I couldn’t lift myself but he ignored me. He is just praying I die. Should I die, everything I have worked for belongs to our children not him,” she said.

    Olasode also denied beating his wife.

    “She has been a good wife and mother. It got to a stage people thought I was the owner of her shop because I was always there. She doesn’t get angry. The only time she got angered was when she got me arrested because I spent from sales to entertain my friends,” he said.

    “I still love her. If she insists she wants me out of her life, she should please rent an apartment for me because I can’t return to my previous wife. I will change,” he pleaded.

    The court’s President, Mr Olubode Sekoni, fixed a mediation session for the couple and adjourned the matter till September 7.

  • Woman, others arraigned for drug trafficking

    Woman, others arraigned for drug trafficking

    The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arraigned five persons, including a woman, at the Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly dealing in 1072.51 grammes of cocaine without lawful authority.

    Prosecuting counsel, Fingere Dinneys said one of the accused persons was trying to export the banned narcotic, while the others imported it.

    Four of them – Patricia Nwaobilo, Cosmos Ezeh, Ugochukwu Alexandre and Chukwuma Udemezue – were arraigned Wednesday, while Prosper Nzom was arraigned on Tuesday.

    The agency said Nzom was arrested on May 22 during the outward clearance of Air France to Holland via France at the screening point of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja.

    He was caught with 255 grammes of cocaine which the agency said he “exported” without lawful authority.

    Nwaobilo was arrested on May 30 during the inward clearance of Qatar Airline passengers from Daha. He was accused of importing 150 grammes of cocaine.

    Ezeh was caught with 1.220 kg of cocaine on June 2 during the inward clearance of Emirate Airline from Brazil at the airport’s ‘E’ arrival hall.

    The agency said Ugochukwu, on May 31, during the the inward clearance of Arik Air from Angola, imported 1.290kg of cocaine without lawful authority.

    NDLEA officials arrested Udemezue on May 18 during the inward clearance of Etihad Airline from Abu-Dhabi via Brazil with 665 grammes of cocaine.

    The alleged offences contravene Section 11 (a) and (b) of the NDLEA Act Cap N30, Laws of the Federation, 2004.

    The accused persons, who were arraigned separately, pleaded not guilty to the one-count charges.

    Dinneys told the court that the agency was ready to proceed with their trial.

    But Justice Mohammed Yunusa ordered that the accused persons be remanded in prison pending when he will rule on their bail applications.

     

  • Woman to court: I no longer feel connected to my husband

    Woman to court: I no longer feel connected to my husband

    A 29-year-old housewife, Maryam Aliyu, has prayed a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, to dissolve her 9-year-old marriage to her husband, Abubakar Ja’afaru, for lack of care.

    The marriage, contracted in 2006 according to the Islamic rites, has not produced any issue.

    The petitioner accused her husband of not taking good care of her.

    “My husband does not provide me with food or good clothes; I am the one who always look after myself as if am single.

    ”We have been married for nine years, but no child though our sex life is good, but I don’t feel connected to my husband,

    ”I want the court not to waste time on this case because I don’t want to stay under the same roof with him as my husband anymore,” she said

    Defending the allegations, Ja’afaru said he still loves his wife.
    ”We don’t have children, but I still love her as my wife, I pray the court not to grant her the divorce.

    ”Children comes from Allah and I have faith we will have our children someday.

    ”There is food at home, things had not been easy for me that is why I can’t afford to buy her clothes always, but I do my best as a husband,” Ja’afaru said.

    The Judge, Mr Owuna Musa advised the couples to go home and try to settle.

    He adjourned the case till Aug. 24, to hear the outcome of the settlement or give his judgment.