A Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has sentenced 20-year-old Abeeb Wasiu to three months’ imprisonment for stealing a motorcycle from the Osun State Police Command headquarters in Osogbo.
Monday, 19 December 2016
I beat my son to death for stealing phones – Father
A 37-year-old man, Rasak Adekoya, who allegedly beat his 10-year-old son, Wariz, to death, has said he beat his son on Tuesday, October 11, because he stole mobile phones at a party.
NDLEA seizes N175m from suspected drug traffickers
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested two suspected drug traffickers for allegedly laundering hard currencies estimated at about N175m from Greece and Austria.
Employer drugs, rapes 14-year-old in Lagos
The police in Lagos State have arrested a man, identified only as Nathaniel, for allegedly drugging and raping his 14-year-old housemaid in the Ikotun area of the state.
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Sunday, 18 December 2016
Man beats son to death in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old man, Rasak Adekoya, for allegedly beating his 10-year-old son to death in the Ago Iwoye area of the state.
Truck kills mother, children in Ibada
Four persons were killed in Oja Oba Market in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday after the driver of a truck with number plate, AGL 883 XQ, lost control of the truck and rammed into vehicles and the victims.
Two die as masquerader’s supporters clash with Island youths
Odunfa Street, in the Adeniji Adele area, Lagos Island, was a theatre of war after supporters of a masquerader clashed with some youths on Sunday, leading to the death of two persons.
It was gathered that an event meant to be the annual celebration of the masquerader, identified as Adakeja Masquerade, turned bloody, during which a 19-year-old, Charles Igbinovia, and one yet-to-be identified man, were killed. Several others were reportedly injured.
Our correspondents learnt that the mayhem occurred around 5pm after the masquerader ignored an order by a chief in the area that he should not celebrate the festival because of violence that was perpetrated during past festivals.
PUNCH Metro gathered that some youths, who were loyal to the chief, tried to enforce the order, but supporters of the masquerader allegedly unleashed mayhem on the youths, resulting in the deaths.
Policemen from the Adeniji Adele division reportedly went to the area to restore normalcy and remove Igbinovia’s corpse, while the other corpse was taken away by one of the warring parties.
When PUNCH Metro visited the area, a resident, identified only as Lateefat, said the supporters of the masquerader were from the Idumota area, and had insisted that the festival must hold.
He said, “The youths from the Idumota area had prepared for the festival. They had bought food, drinks and clothes. They were not willing to listen to the order of the chief. They went on the rampage and destroyed vehicles parked by the roadside.
“They also vandalised people’s shops. However, some youths from Onala Street came out and faced their counterparts from the Idumota area, including Okepopo, Olushi, Evans and Otaki streets.”
Another resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Sunday clash was an outcome of a resentment that had been brewing between Onala youths and the Idumota boys.
He said, “There had been disputes between Idumota boys and Onala boys for some time now, which had been settled. However, last Sunday, the fight was rekindled when the masquerader came out.
“On that day, the masquerader moved from Idumota and passed through Onala. Those following the masquerader started spraying water on Onala youths. Those ones felt insulted and claimed that Idumota boys disrespected them.
“The Onala boys chased them with sticks, while the other group fought back with cutlasses and two people were killed. The deceased were from both sides.”
A police source said Igbinovia lived on Okesuna Street and it was his younger brother who found his corpse and reported at the station.
He said, “The corpse was deposited at the morgue of the Lagos Island General Hospital. However, while the police were investigating the case, the deceased’s father, Emmanuel, came to the station to say he was not interested in the case.
“He said he had warned his son several times to desist from violence.”
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed Igbinovia’s death, adding that the state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, was in the area on Tuesday to meet with some stakeholders and to deliberate how to forestall a recurrence.
She said, “The boy was killed on Odunfa Street during a street fight. The corpse has been released to the family for burial. The police are putting proactive measures in place to prevent reprisals. Effort is also being intensified to arrest the fleeing culprits.
“CP Fatai Owoseni was in the area on Tuesday for a meeting with stakeholders to deliberate on community policing as a means of ending clashes that are basically because of territorial control.”
NSCDC arrests tanker driver for adulterating fuel
The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested a driver, Adebiyi Yusuf, for allegedly engaging in illegal oil bunkering and adulteration of diesel.
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Saturday, 17 December 2016
16-year-old abducted from home, dumped by lagoon
Some gunmen suspected to be cult members have invaded Borno Way in the Oyingbo area of Lagos State and abducted a 16-year-old boy, Abuchi Umechime.
Kaduna police arrest suspected killers of corps member
The Kaduna State Police Command says it has arrested two persons in connection with the murder of a corps member, Lawal Auwal-Kontagora.
Man found dead in hotel after demanding sex from customer
A mobile phone software marketer, who specialises in downloading applications on mobile sets, has been reportedly found dead in a hotel room in Ovwian, Udu Council area of Delta State after allegedly demanding sex from a female customer who could not pay for the service he rendered to her.
20 policemen scaled wall to arrest me, lawyer tells court
A legal practitioner, Ndubuisi Onyeakpa, has told a Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, presided over by Justice I.N. Uwaigbo that 20 policemen scaled the wall of his family house at Umunze to arrest him.
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Friday, 16 December 2016
Father arraigned for burning daughter with hot electric heater
A 36-year-old man, Mr. Benjamin Endurance, has been dragged to court for burning her four-year-old daughter, Goodness, with hot electric heater over allegation of bedwetting.
Police arrest suspects for defiling 12-year-old
The Abia State Police Command has arrested and paraded three suspects, who allegedly raped a 12-year-old girl in Arochukwu Local Council Area of the state.
Suspected vandals land in police net
Operatives of the Abia State Police Command have arrested a gang of suspected vandals of electrical installations and the sub-station of the Enugu Electrical Distribution Company within Aba, the commercial hub of the State.
Robbers hijack tanker, divert N4.5m fuel
The police in Lagos are on the trail of some suspected robbers, who allegedly hijacked a tanker laden with 33,000-litre fuel valued at N4.5m on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
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