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Kidnappers kill daughter, release mother after N10m ransom in Ekiti

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Kidnappers kill daughter, release mother after N10m ransom in Ekiti

One of the travellers kidnapped on Saturday along the Emure-Eporo Road in Emure, Ekiti State, has been killed, According to Metro gathered on Wednesday.

The victim, identified as Shile Ogunmolasuyi, a recent secondary school graduate, was abducted alongside her mother, Mrs Yemi Ogunmolasuyi.

The kidnappers later released Yemi and another woman, Caroline Taiwo, whose husband, Oluwole Taiwo, was killed during the abduction last week Wednesday.

According to family members, who spoke with our correspondent on Wednesday, the victims were released after a N10m ransom was paid.

A community leader in Emure, who spoke with one of the victims, said Shile was killed after being repeatedly raped, which left her unable to walk.

“The kidnappers made them walk for 24 hours nonstop without food or water. Shile, who had been raped several times, became too weak to continue and was subsequently killed by the kidnappers,” the community leader said.

The victims were abducted around 5:30 PM on Saturday near Oyimo River, along the Emure-Eporo Road.

The kidnappers shot and killed Taiwo Oluwole, who was driving the car transporting the victims to Akure after an event in Emure.

Sources revealed that the kidnappers initially demanded a N30m ransom around 8 PM on Sunday.

However, the families were able to raise N10m, which was delivered at a spot on the Owo-Ikare-Benin Road in Owo, Ondo State.

The captives were later released around 1:30 AM on Wednesday in Owo.

“Efforts are reportedly underway to locate Shile’s body and recover her remains”, said one of the family members.

The Secretary of Emure Progressives Association, Niyi Awopetu, confirmed the release of the victims, stating, “Two people were released at midnight, but a girl among them was killed. I learnt the kidnappers collected N10m ransom.”

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, did not respond to calls or messages from our correspondent seeking his reaction to the development.

According to Metro reported that some pupils and teachers of Apostolic Faith Children School were kidnapped at the same spot on January 29.

Five pupils, three female teachers and a driver of the school bus were kidnapped.

Mrs Atinuke, wife of a retiree, Albert Adanikin, was also kidnapped on July 13 around the same area.

Community lauds Ogun approval of road construction

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Community lauds Ogun approval of road construction

Residents of Magboro in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State have expressed their joy over the state government’s approval to construct the community’s link road.

This is just as they urged the government to hasten the construction to alleviate the daily hardship they experience plying the road.

The residents who spoke with our correspondent on Monday expressed their optimism that the road if constructed, would also foster economic development in the area.

A motorist who identified himself simply as Osita appreciated the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, for approving the road construction.

He urged the government not to delay in kick-starting the construction as such had been the usual rhetoric concerning the road.

“This is a dream come true for us. The road has been in such a bad state for years. We are grateful for the government’s commitment to improving our lives. We hope that the construction will not linger too long to alleviate us of the daily hardship encountered on this road.

“We also hope that this will not be a lip promise as we have always had in the past with many unfulfilled promises,” he said.

A trader, Regina Omoh, lamented the deplorable state of the road which she claimed had adversely affected her business.

Regina added, “The current road condition has negatively impacted my business and many others in Magboro. The poor infrastructure has made it difficult for customers to reach local shops and businesses, leading to a decline in sales but I believe that the road construction will significantly improve access to this community and boost the local economy.”

Another resident who identified himself as Mrs Olopade said that she was happy about the approval as she commuted daily on the road before connecting to Lagos State.

“I am so excited to hear that the Ogun State Government has approved the construction of the Magboro Road. As someone who commutes to Lagos daily, this is such a huge relief. The road has been in a terrible state for years, making my journey stressful and time-consuming. I can’t wait to see the positive impact this project will have on our community. Thank you, Ogun State Government, for prioritising our needs and making our lives easier,” Olopade noted.

When contacted on the telephone, the Ogun State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Ade Akinsaya, said the state government was committed to the construction of the road as promised.

“The governor has already approved the reconstruction of the Magboro-Makogi Road. This information was made public last Thursday during the flag-off ceremony for rice harvesting at a farm in Magoki,” Akinsanya said.

Ondo hunter arrested for shooting rival having sex with girlfriend

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Ondo hunter arrested for shooting rival having sex with girlfriend

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man, Ajegba Joseph, for attempting to kill a rival whom he met at his girlfriend’s house at Ikun-Akoko in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state.

The suspect, a hunter, allegedly shot the victim, who is also a hunter, in the leg while the latter was having sex with his girlfriend in the woman’s bedroom.

Parading the suspect and other suspects at the state headquarters of the command, in Akure on Wednesday, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Abayomi Oladipupo, said Joseph allegedly committed the offence and was arrested last month.

He said, “A case of attempted murder was reported to the police. The victim went to his friend (a woman) who is a divorcee, in her house. One Ajegba Joseph, ‘m’, a hunter, aged 38 years, who is also having an affair with the woman, went to visit her on the same day in possession of an unlicensed single-barrel gun.

“However, upon sighting the victim with the woman in bed, the suspect shot the victim through the window side. The suspect was arrested and the barrel gun recovered with an expended cartridge, while the victim rescued by the police is currently recuperating at the hospital.”

Speaking on why he committed the offence, the suspect said he was disappointed and angered to see his colleague having sex with his girlfriend.

He said, “I went out hunting after I had taken some bottles of beer, but I ran out of cartridges. I wanted to return to the house of my girlfriend to sleep there. When I got there, I saw the door locked. I now went to the window and I opened it and saw a co-hunter sleeping with my girlfriend. That was why I shot the gun in my hand.”

The police boss also paraded a 17-year-old Philip Emmanuel, who was allegedly involved in the killing of a businesswoman, Mrs Deborah Adene, at her residence, in Akure in July. According to the CP, the suspect is one of the employees of the deceased.

Oladipupo stated, “On the afternoon of July 28, 2024, officers at the Oda Division Police Headquarters received an unsettling report. A foul odour had been noticed coming from the apartment of Mrs Adene Iyabode Deborah, a well-known caterer who had not been seen in days. Officers rushed to the scene, where they discovered a grim sight —the mutilated body of Mrs Deborah on her bed. Nearby, a blood-stained machete and a mobile phone hinted at the violence that had taken place.

“This tragic incident was quickly escalated to the State Criminal Investigation Department. Through painstaking investigative work and technical intelligence, our officers arrested 17-year-old Philip Emmanuel, a trusted employee of the deceased. In a shocking confession, Emmanuel revealed that he had conspired with Mrs Deborah’s driver to kill her. The driver, eager to start a “Yahoo” business, suggested they steal her ATM card, having overheard that a large sum of money would be deposited into her account.

“On July 25, 2024, Emmanuel and the driver carried out their horrific plan. After lurking around till the unsuspecting woman fell asleep, they brutally attacked her, stole her ATM card, and withdrew a total of N60,000. The driver remains at large, and efforts to apprehend him are ongoing.”

The CP said all the suspects would be charged in court as soon as the investigation was completed.

Police raid Delta drug hideout, arrest 40 dealers

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Police raid Delta drug hideout, arrest 40 dealers

The Delta State Police Command has arrested 40 drug dealers at the popular Swees Spirit Hotel junction in Asaba, Delta State capital.

According to Metro gathered that the police, in collaboration with other security stakeholders conducted an operation along the Asaba/Okpanam Road, near the Midwifery market on Tuesday night.

It was learnt that the operation was initiated following credible intelligence regarding a criminal hideout where illicit drug activities were rampant, causing significant distress and harm to society.

“During the operation, which was executed with precision and diligence, 40 individuals were arrested for their involvement in the illegal drug trade.

“The suspects, in a desperate attempt to evade arrest, resorted to fleeing into the storm drainage along the Okpanam Road, the swift and coordinated efforts of the police ensured their apprehension,” a security source told our correspondent.

The source said the operation would serve as a clear message to all that the security apparatus was committed to eradicating the menace of hard drug peddling and other criminal activities in the state

He said the raid would be a strong deterrent to those who believe that engaging in such illegal activities was business as usual adding that government would continue to take decisive actions to ensure the safety and well-being of all Deltans.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe, on Wednesday, confirmed the arrests.

He said, “Yes, it is true. We raided the area last night and arrested 40 suspects, though, yet to make it official but planning to issue a press release to that effect.”

Gunmen kill two guards, cop, raze Imo police station

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Gunmen kill two guards, cop, raze Imo police station

In two separate attacks, gunmen, on Tuesday night and in the wee hours of Wednesday, killed two vigilante members guarding Isiala Mbano Local Government Area headquarters, and a policeman after setting ablaze the Obowo Police Station in Imo State.

According to Metro gathered on Wednesday that the gunmen also burnt some vehicles parked at the council premises.

Our correspondent gathered from an eyewitness who spoke on the condition of anonymity that the “gunmen stormed the secretariat around 8:30 pm on Tuesday and shot sporadically, killing two vigilante members on duty and setting part of the council building on fire.”

Confirming the incident, another eyewitness who spoke to According to Metro said, “Two security men at the Isiala Mbano council headquarters have been shot dead. The gunmen also set ablaze a larger portion of the council building and several vehicles parked on the premises. Many others escaped with various degrees of injuries.”

“There was palpable fear in Umuelemai, the Isiala Mbano LGA headquarters, because people ran away to neighbouring villages for fear of being killed.”

In the early Wednesday attack, the gunmen razed the Obowo Police Station and killed an unnamed police officer by the NEPA Junction, Umulogho, Obowo Local Government Area.

According to Metro gathered that the gunmen dragged the police officer out of his residence and killed him with a machete, subsequently cutting his throat and wrist.

An eyewitness, who pleaded with our correspondent to remain unnamed, said, “The gunmen were not in a haste to leave as they made sure that no police officer was found living in that compound. They left after about 45 minutes of their unhindered operation, shooting sporadically to scare away residents.”

When contacted on Wednesday, the Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, said the perpetrators of the heinous crimes would be apprehended and made to face the full weight of the law. He said the command’s tactical team had been deployed to the areas to assure residents of protection of lives and property.

He said, “We are in pursuit of the perpetrators of the heinous crimes. They would be apprehended and made to face the full weight of the law soon.”

Reacting to the multiple attacks, a human rights advocate, Nnaemeka Onyejiuwa of the Citizens Centre for Integrated Development and Social Rights, said, “These are attacks too many. The government at all levels and the Imo State Police Command should beef up security towards the protection of lives and property in the state.

“It’s a dangerous trend that non-state actors are causing panic in the state when we have joint security operatives in the state. For Imo residents to witness two attacks at the same time and they were not repelled sends dangerous signals.”

Passenger slumps, dies on commercial bus in Ogun

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Passenger slumps, dies on commercial bus in Ogun

A 29-year-old man, Anuoluwapo Aderemi, collapsed and later passed away while travelling on a commercial bus from Papalanto Motor Park in Ogun State to Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.

Our correspondent learnt that the incident occurred on Tuesday at a filling station in Itori around 7:45 pm.

The command’s spokesperson, Odutola Omolola, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Wednesday and stated that the deceased’s family had been informed.

According to Metro learnt that the bus driver, Akeem Olorode, reported the incident to the Ewekoro Divisional Police Headquarters.

Odutola said, “The driver was en route to Ibadan with a bus that seats 18 passengers, but was carrying only 15 travellers when they departed from Papalanto.

“At around 7:00 pm, the driver stopped at a filling station in Itori to refuel. While filling the tank, other passengers alerted him that one of the passengers was acting strangely and had become unconscious.”

As other passengers reportedly made desperate attempts to administer first aid, According to Metro learnt that the traveller collapsed and passed away inside the bus.

Upon receiving the report, Odutola stated that police detectives from the division were sent to the scene, where they found the deceased along with other passengers.

She added, “It was later revealed that the deceased was a resident of Ibadan. He was transported to a state hospital in Ifo, where a doctor on duty confirmed his death.

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Mother, two children arrested for maltreating 75-year-old father in Anambra

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Mother, two children arrested for maltreating 75-year-old father in Anambra

The Anambra State government through the security operatives, has arrested a mother and her two children for beating their 75-year-old father, identified as Romanus Obidigwe.

According to Metro gathered that the culprits, Esther Obidigwe, Ozioma Obidigwe and Obuka Obidigwe, committed the crime in Awba-Ofemmili community in the Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by Chidimma Ikeanyionwu, the Media Aide to the state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo.

Ikeanyionwu said the arrest was done after the victim reported to the ministry, adding that he had been suffering a series of batterings from his family members.

The statement read, “The Anambra State Government through the security operatives, has arrested one Esther Obidigwe, Ozioma Obidigwe, and Obuka Obidigwe for beating their 75-year-old father, Romanus Obidigwe.

“Sharing his experience with his family at the office of the Commissioner of Women Affairs, Obidigwe, a retired senior civil servant, stated that his family had been in the habit of beating him constantly.

“But what caused that particular incident was that his daughter, Ozioma, sold his firewood without his consent and when he tried to know why she did so, they pounced on him, tied him up and used a rod in inflicting injuries on him.

“Obidigwe further revealed that the trio had since stopped feeding him which he had accepted in good fate and that they usually stole from him, especially his first son, Obuka, who had gone to the local government where he retired from to claim his benefits.

The victim bitterly lamented that it was for the sake of peace that he gave in to his wife’s compulsory ‘no sexual relationship’ since 2000.

He also noted that it took the intervention of a neighbour before they stopped, after which they locked him out of his compound.

“During questioning on why they inflicted injuries on their father, his son, Obuka, denied being present when the incident happened, while his wife, Esther, confessed to the crime whereas the daughter alleged that it was what the father wanted to do to her that turned against him,” the statement revealed.

Reacting to the development, Obinabo, who was visibly angry over the dastardly act, promised to make sure the victim got justice.

She, therefore, warned every member of society to desist from crime saying the present administration was out to make sure the oppressed would get justice.

She insisted that her ministry was not only meant for women and children but also instituted for the social welfare of everyone.

As of the time of writing this report, the trio had been handed over to the police where they would be further interrogated and charged to court.

Anambra CP orders officers’ arrest for killing civilian

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Anambra CP orders officers’ arrest for killing civilian

The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Itam, has ordered the detention of members of a patrol team that killed a civilian along the Onitsha-Owerri Road, in the Onitsha metropolis of the state.

The command’s spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, adding that a preliminary investigation fingered a corporal among the patrol team as the suspect.

Ikenga said the CP’s directive followed an ongoing investigation into the victim’s murder.

He said, “CP Itam orders the detention of police patrol team members over the murder of an unsuspecting member of the public along the Onitsha-Owerri Road, Onitsha. As preliminary investigation indicates among the patrol team, a police corporal was the suspect in the act.

“The CP directs the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka, sues for calm and assures all that the command will ensure a thorough investigation into the case for justice to prevail. Further development shall be communicated.”

On October 13, 2023, a 29-year-old Chibueze Nwakor, father of three children, who hailed from Owerre-Ezukala, in Orumba South Local Government Area of the state, was reportedly shot dead near Sokoto Road, Main Market in Onitsha, allegedly by policemen attached to the Onitsha Area Command.

The deceased, who was said to be on his way to the market to purchase a food item, was shot by the security officers for his inability to help them locate the direction, in which they were heading on the said date.

After shooting him, the policemen were said to have jumped into their ash-coloured commuter Hiace shuttle bus and zoomed off.

The deceased’s mother, Mrs Dorcas Nwakor, petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over the alleged killing of her son.

Conduct drug tests on candidates, APC tells NDLEA

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Conduct drug tests on candidates, APC tells NDLEA

The All Progressives Congress Governorship Campaign Council in the September 21 poll in Edo State has called on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to subject leading candidates to compulsory drug tests to ascertain their level of sanity.

In a statement made available by the council’s Director of Media, Kassim Afegbua, on Wednesday in Benin, the state capital, he urged the NDLEA to zero in on all the frontline candidates of the major political parties with a view to ascertaining their sanity.

“We have been reliably informed that some of them are alleged to be heavy consumers of banned substances and also alcohol. A test for all of them will unveil their level of sanity.

“Edo voters must be well-guided in making informed choices during the elections and avoid voting for a candidate who will spend the state’s resources in funding drug and alcoholic lifestyles,” he said.

Afegbua said the compulsory test would save Edo people of future embarrassment that may arise, adding that voters can not be deceived again.

He added, “Edo State is too decent to have a governor who will bring shame to the people. Anyone who wants to govern Edo State should not be a heavy consumer of marijuana. This is a banned substance, and we expect the NDLEA to verify and conduct tests on the major candidates.

“Our candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, is prepared to submit himself to any test any time he’s called upon. We expect similar assurances from the other candidates to ascertain their level of sanity.

“It will be a big shame for residents of other states to drag our people in the mud for mistakenly voting for a candidate whose state of mind can not be guaranteed. That is a big risk Edo people can not gamble with. We are doing this to save our state, and we hope that the NDLEA will quickly swing into action and do the needful.

“As we countdown to September 21, we will continue to mount pressure on NDLEA and other law enforcement agencies to come to the aid of Edo people and subject the candidates to compulsory drug tests. The people deserve to know who they are supporting.

“We must unearth any padded candidate who pretends to be a saint during the day but a notorious gangster at night. Edo people deserve a governor with a sane mind to lead us into prosperity.”

Ondo man arrested for shooting rival in concubine’s home

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Ondo man arrested for shooting rival in concubine’s home

The Ondo state police command has arrested a 43-year-old man, Mr. Ajagba Joseph, for allegedly attempting to murder a man he found in his concubine’s house.

This was made known in a statement shared by the police command on X.com on Wednesday.

According to the statement the incident occurred on August 23rd when Joseph visited his lover’s home and met another man, who was also reportedly in a relationship with the same woman.

Angered by the situation, Joseph allegedly pulled out a single-barrel gun and shot the other man.

The victim survived the attack and is currently recuperating from his injuries.

The statement said, “Attempted Murder – This married man, Mr Ajagba Joseph aged 43 on 23rd of Aug, went to his concubine’s house n met a co concubine, he became angry and shot the other concubine with his single barrel gun, victim recuperating, suspect in custody and will soon be charged to court.

“For clarity, the man met another lover ( a man) in the woman’s house”

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