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Step aside for new faces, Okonkwo tells Tinubu, Atiku, Obi

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Step aside for new faces, Okonkwo tells Tinubu, Atiku, Obi

A former spokesperson for the Labour Party’s presidential campaign council in the 2023 election, Kenneth Okonkwo, has urged President Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi to refrain from running for office in the 2027 elections.

In an interview on Wednesday, Okonkwo stressed the importance of introducing fresh faces into Nigerian politics, asserting that the current leaders have let the nation down.

He also criticized opposition lawmakers for their lack of cooperation and failure to forge alliances, which he believes resulted in missed opportunities to secure key positions such as the speaker and deputy speaker of the House of Representatives. READ MORE

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Police arrest child trafficker, rescue victims in Anambra

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Police arrest child trafficker, rescue victims in Anambra

The Anambra State Police Command said it has arrested a suspect(name withheld), who is said to be a member of a gang that specialises in child trafficking from Nigeria to neighbouring countries like Ghana and the Benin Republic.

The command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a press statement on Wednesday.

Ikenga said the arrest followed the concern raised by the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Nnaghe Itam, about the increasing reports of missing persons in the state.

He said, “Anambra Police Command have in custody a suspect(name withheld), a member of a gang that specialises in child trafficking between the ages of 13 to 16 to neighbouring countries like Ghana, Benin Republic etc.

“The arrest is following the concern of the Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Itam, about the spate of reports of missing persons, especially within Okpoko, Onitsha and tasked the police operatives to nip such in the bud.”

According to him, the child trafficking victim has been safely returned from Accra, Ghana to Nigeria and debriefed.

“The suspect is also currently undergoing interrogation at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka for possible rescue of other victims and arrest of other gang members,” he added.

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Gunmen attack Plateau communities, kill eight

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Gunmen attack Plateau communities, kill eight

At least eight persons were confirmed dead on Wednesday after two separate attacks carried out by gunmen in Congo and Zarap communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.

It was learnt that among the victims was a member of the Community Peace Service in Bokkos LG identified simply as Kenneth Kadish

It was further gathered that one of the attacks, which occurred around 7 p.m. near the Congo community’s market, took place shortly after the market had closed for the day.

While six persons died instantly in the Congo community, in the neighbouring Zarap community two persons were killed.

The Chairman of the Community Peace Service in Bokkos LGA, Kefas Mallai, confirmed the two attacks on The According to in Jos on Wednesday

The chairman said, “Some armed men just came to the Angwa community and Zarap community and attacked the people on Tuesday night around 7 pm. Nobody expected that there would be any attack on the people who are struggling to put behind them the ugly experiences of previous attacks

“In Angwa Congo, the people were just relaxing and enjoying themselves because that Tuesday was their market day when some armed persons appeared and opened fire on those standing. Six persons died instantly while some persons were injured. Among the six persons who died was my member of peace Ambassador, Kenneth Kadish, who is a member of the Community Peace Service in Bokkos LGA.

“Then in the Zarap community, some gunmen on motorbikes just shot at two persons standing in front of their houses and killed two of them. All the attacks and killings happened on Tuesday night and took the same pattern ”

The chairman, who condemned the attacks, said that the matter had been reported to the security agents.

“We have reported the attacks to the security agents because the place where the attack on the Angwa Congo community took place was not far from the security checkpoint. They have come to check the place and I think they have started their investigation to know those who carried out the attack and possibly apprehend them,” the chairman said.

The Spokesman for the Plateau Police Command, Alabo Alfred, was not readily available when contacted as his mobile phone indicated that it was switched off

The latest attack adds to the growing insecurity in Bokkos LGA, where various communities have been repeatedly targeted, leaving residents in a constant state of fear and uncertainty.

Confusion as Ogun mob set ablaze alleged bike thief

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Confusion as Ogun mob set ablaze alleged bike thief

There was pandemonium in Ilisan Remo in Ikenne Local Government on Tuesday as a detachment of soldiers and police clashed with some Hausa youths over their insistence on killing an army officer alleged to have been part of a two-man gang who had attacked one of them and wanted to disappear with his motorcycle.

Our correspondent, who was at the scene of the crisis, gathered that while one of the alleged thieves had been clubbed and burnt to death, the other young man alleged to be wearing an army uniform escaped into one of the buildings after being stabbed.

The Hausa youths, however, mobilised themselves and vowed to deal with the escapee the same way they dealt with his accomplice.

All entreaties by the leaders of the community and the police who first responded fell on their deaf ears as they insisted on killing the military personnel in hiding, explaining that they have suffered so much from those who usually attack them and collect their bikes.

A detachment of soldiers in two pickup vans later came around shooting sporadically into the air and sending people to scamper to safety.

The Sagamu Area Command of the Nigeria Police had earlier responded with an armoured tank stationed at Ilisan junction to quell the crisis.

A resident of the town who craved anonymity told our correspondent that many of the Hausas have lost their motorcycles to these assailants.

He, however, condemned their insistence on taking laws into their own hands.

“Some of these Hausas have lost their motorcycles to these attackers in recent times but the right thing to do is to follow the law.

“It is wrong of them to be insisting on carrying out jungle justice. This was how they almost burned down the police station about three years ago because they insisted on killing two suspected bike thieves who were being held in custody at Ilisan police station.

“Today, they have killed one of the suspects and we gathered that the one wearing an army uniform who escaped into one of the buildings might not make it too because he had been wounded with a knife. This can’t continue, it is wrong,” the source said.

The Chairman of Ilisan Development Association, Otunba Wemmy Osude, in a statement on Tuesday, said the Hausa youths apprehended two suspects for stealing a motorcycle (okada).

“One of the suspects was caught by a mob and tragically set on fire. The other suspect, who was dressed in an army uniform, sought refuge in a nearby house.

“A large crowd of over 200 young northerners gathered outside the house, demanding the release of the suspect. Despite efforts to disperse the mob, they remained defiant.

“The situation intensified until the Army intervened with a commando-style rescue operation, successfully evacuating the suspect.

“During the operation, a shootout occurred as soldiers responded to the increasingly hostile crowd, who began throwing stones and damaging two vehicles.

“The soldiers displayed remarkable bravery and professionalism, using tear gas to disperse the mob and restore order to the area,” the statement read.

The Assistant Director Army Public Relations 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, Captain Idereghi Akari, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Wednesday.

Akari, however, said that the soldier alleged to have been wounded by the Hausas was not a thief while the person killed was a civilian promising to get back to our correspondent for more details

“The soldier is not a thief. The deceased person is a civilian,” he said.

Gunmen kill policeman, raze police station in Imo

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Gunmen kill policeman, raze police station in Imo

Gunmen on Tuesday night killed a police officer in Imo State

The incident happened at NEPA Junction, Umulogho, Obowo Local Government Area of the state.

According to Metro gathered that the gunmen dragged the police officer out of his room before killing him.

An eyewitness said the gunmen made sure that no police officer was found living in that compound.

The eyewitness said, “They left after about 45 minutes of their unhindered operation, shooting sporadically to scare residents away.”

It was also gathered that after the operation, the gunmen came back in the morning and razed down the Otoko Divisional police station located along the Owerri-Umuahia road.

There were multiple attacks by the gunmen as they killed two security guards same time at Umuelemai, in Isiala Mbano Local Government, and burned vehicles on the premises.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, said the perpetrators of the crime would be apprehended and made to face the full weight of the law.

He said the command’s tactical team has been deployed to the area to assure residents of the protection of lives and property.

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Court jails 39 internet fraudsters in Oyo

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Court jails 39 internet fraudsters in Oyo

Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 39 suspected internet fraudsters in Oyo State.

The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan, the state capital.

The suspects were prosecuted by Justices O.S. Adeyemi, Bayo Taiwo and Ladiran Akintola, all of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan.

Oyewale said they were prosecuted on a separate one-count charge each, bordering on impersonation, cheating, possession of fraudulent documents and obtaining by false pretence.

The convicts were Fasanya Gbolahan; Nkiri Destiny; Fakoya Samuel; Owolabi Damilare; Isiaka Adebayo; Olawoyin Olasunkanmi; Olawale Abideen; Olayiwola Waheed; Kehinde Abdulrauf; Okunlola Abidoun; Okunlola Mujeeb; Ademeso Olamide; Lawal Ridwan; Femi Oluremi; Ehinmowo Damilola; Joseph Justice; Enitan John; Kolawole Josaiah; Alo Emmanuel; Adetola Idris and Joshua Shiyanbola.

Others include Idowu David; Salau Ayomide; Adeyemi Adeleke; Philip Olatunde; Fasanya Tunde; Seun Babatunde; Ogoayo Sijuola; Akanji Bidoun; Quadri Oyindamola; Samuel Oluwatobi; Ogunyemi Opemiposi; Olabanjo Olatunbosun; Paul Uche; Ayomiposi Akinyimika; Abdullahi Adisa; Ajetunmobi Olashile; Oluwaseun Adeniran and Onah Ayomide.

The charge against Austine Ayomide reads, “That you, Ayomide ‘M’ on or about March 28, 2024, at Ibadan, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently impersonated by representing yourself to be a white woman by the name Linda Mary from United States of America, through your Facebook account (Linda Mary) to one Clifton Deininger, from United States of America, with intent to gain advantage for yourself and thereby committed an offence of personation contrary to Section 484 of the Criminal Code Law Cap 38, Laws of Oyo State, 2000.”

They all pleaded “guilty” to the charges when they were read to them, following which prosecution counsel reviewed the facts of the cases, tendered incriminating documents and prayed the courts to convict and sentence them accordingly.

Justice Adeyemi convicted and sentenced Ayomide to one year of community service or to pay a fine of N200,000; Tunde got a month jail term or to pay a fine of N250,000 while Abeeb Ayomide, Adeleke, Babatunde, Biodun, Oyindamola, Oluwatobi, Olatunbosun, Uche, Akinyimika, Adisa, Olashile and Adeniran bagged six months community service each and to pay N50, 000.00 each in addition to their sentence, besides Abeeb Ayomide who was slammed with N500, 000.00 in addition to his sentence.

He slammed Sijuola with one month of community service or to pay a fine of N100,000. Olatunde and Opemiposi were handed three months of community service without an option of a fine.

Justice Taiwo on his part convicted and sentenced Taoreed Abidoun to three months imprisonment and Mujeeb to four months jail term while Olasunkanmi and Abideen bagged six months community service each and were further ordered to pay a fine of N150,000.00 each in addition their sentences.

He convicted and sentenced Gbolahan, Damilare, Adebayo and Abdulrauf to five months of community service each and gave the latter a fine option of N100,000. Waheed and Samuel got four months of community service, and a fine of N100,000.00, while Destiny bagged two months of community service.

Justice Akintola convicted and sentenced Olamide, Oluremi, Damilola, Justice, Josaiah, Emmanuel and Shiyanbola to bag a one-year jail term each or to pay a fine of N30, 000.00, N50, 000.00, N75, 000.00, N75, 000.00, N50, 000.00, N120, 000.00 and N100, 000.00 respectively.

Damilola forfeited a green-coloured Nissan Micra car with registration number: LSD – 464 – GU with Chassis Number: SJNFBAK11U3001751; Emmanuel forfeited a black-coloured Lexus IS 250 car with registration number: MUS–158–JHS and Justice forfeited a black-coloured Toyota Corolla car with registration number: FST-607–GN.

Justice Akintola convicted and sentenced Idris and David to six months of community service each or to pay fines of N60,000.00 and N150, 000.00 respectively. Ridwan and John bagged three months of community service each or to pay fines of N25, 000.00 and N30, 000.00 respectively.

The convicts forfeited all items recovered from them to the Federal Government.

All the convicts began their journey to prison when they were arrested in a sting operation for fraudulent internet activities.

Mother, children beat 75-year-old father over firewood in Anambra

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Mother, children beat 75-year-old father over firewood in Anambra

Security operatives in Anambra State have arrested a mother and her two children for beating their 75-year-old father, identified as Romanus Obidigwe.

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

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

Ikeanyionwu said they were arrested after the victim reported to the ministry, adding that the victim has been suffering a series of batterings from his family members.

The statement read, “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, Obidigwe, a retired senior civil servant stated that his family has 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 has since stopped feeding him of which he accepted as good fate and that they usually steal from him especially his first son, Obuka who had gone to local government where he retired from to claim his benefits.

She noted that the victim lamented that he had given in to his wife’s compulsory ‘no sexual relationship’ since the year 2000, and he did so for the sake of peace.

“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,” she added.

Reacting to the development, the Commissioner for Women’s Affairs and Social Welfare promised to make sure the victim gets justice.

Obinabo, therefore, warned every member of the society to desist from crime as the present administration is out to make sure the oppressed get justice.

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

As of the time of writing this report, the trio have been handed over to the police where they will be further interrogated and charged in court

PDP clears impeached LG chair, Adedayo

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PDP clears impeached LG chair, Adedayo

The Peoples Democratic Party in  Ogun State, on Tuesday, cleared the former Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government, Wale Adedayo, to participate in the party’s primaries for chairmanship aspirants scheduled for Saturday

This was disclosed in a statement made available to journalists by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Afolabi Orekoya on Wednesday.

Orekoya said, “Hundreds of aspirants from the 236 Wards and 20 Local Governments of Ogun State obtained the party’s nomination forms and were screened for eligibility to contest in the Local Government Elections coming up in November.

“Among the aspirants screened at the Party Secretariat in Abeokuta was the former Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government, Chief Wale Adedayo who is recontesting for the Chairmanship position in Ijebu East Local Government’.

“The party has scheduled Thursday, 5th, and Saturday, 7th September as respective dates for the Councillorship and Chairmanship Primary Elections across the 236 Wards and 20 LGs.

“The members of the party should go out peacefully for the primaries in their various wards to elect the councilors and chairmanship candidates of their choice”.

It would be recalled that the journalist turned politician was the Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress until his impeachment in August last year after accusing Governor Dapo Abiodun of diverting N10.8bn local government fund.

The state government had however vehemently denied the allegations of Adedayo describing it as baseless.

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Gunmen kill two security guards in Imo LG secretariat 

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Gunmen kill two security guards in Imo LG secretariat 

Gunmen on Tuesday night killed two vigilante members guarding the headquarters of Isiala-Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State.

According to Online gathered that the gunmen also set cars parked at the council headquarters ablaze.

Eyewitness said the gunmen stormed the s3cretariat around 8.30pm and shot sporadically, killing two vigilante members on duty and setting part of the council building on fire.

Another eyewitness said, “Two security men at Isiala-Mbano council headquarters have been shot dead. The hoodlums also set ablaze a larger portion of the council building and several vehicles parked in the premises. Many others escaped with various degrees of injuries.

“There is palpable fear in Umuelemai, the LG headquarters because people, as I speak, have fled to neighbouring villages.”

When contacted, the state police command’s spokesman, Henry Okoye, said, “The command has deployed tactical teams to apprehend those responsible for this crime.”

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Cops, driver killed in attempted abduction of Delta lawmaker’s wife

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Cops, driver killed in attempted abduction of Delta lawmaker’s wife

Two policemen and a driver were reportedly killed by gunmen in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State as suspected kidnappers moved to abduct Mrs. Christy Uroye, wife of the lawmaker representing Warri South Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Augustine Uroye, on Monday night.

Eyewitnesses said the abductors shot dead the three victims, in their struggle to kidnap the woman whom the policemen were escorting in the SUV conveying her along Jakpa road, during the incident.

According to Metro however gathered that the abductors’ getaway vehicle got disrupted as it crashed while making a frantic bid to escape with the captive, along the busy road, thus allowing for Mrs. Uroye’s rescue.

The victim is said to be currently receiving treatment at a nearby private hospital.

Eyewitnesses narrated that during the attack, residents of the area were forced to flee from the scene to avoid getting hit by bullets.

When According to Metro contacted the Delta State Command Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, on Monday night, he confirmed the incident but claimed that the operation was “not successful.”

Edafe further stated in a terse message that three AK-47 rifles were recovered from the suspects’ vehicle.

Corroborating the PPRO’s statement, a family source who spoke with our correspondent, on Tuesday, on the condition of anonymity because he was not permitted to speak with the media, also affirmed that “the abductors’ vehicle got involved in an accident along the road with their captive while the woman is now receiving treatment in a private hospital in the locality.”

The source did not, however, confirm whether or not the abductors were arrested in the ensuing melee.

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