Thursday, July 30, 2015

Woman who was raped by 15-year-old boy in broad daylight while she was hiking reveals she did not feel threatened at first... because he was so young


Winnie, now 36 (pictured hiking in the Scottish Highlands), was on a trail in Colin Glen Forest Park in Northern Ireland when she was raped by a 15-year-old boy
 A woman raped by a 15-year-old boy when she was hiking in Northern Ireland is writing a book about the horrific experience. 

Teenager’s manhood ‘vanishes’ after handshake

Police have arrested two persons for allegedly making the penis of a 17-yearold boy, Suleiman Usman, to ‘vanish’ at Lambata in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State.

Four female students abducted, two security men allegedly shot in EBSU robbery

Four female students of Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Abakalki, have allegedly been abducted by gunmen who invaded the Simeon Oduoye female hostel of the College of Agricultural Science campus of the university.

Family, others protest car dealer’s death in police custody

The late Obode
Family members, civil society groups and students yesterday protested in Benin, Edo State the death of a car dealer in police custody.

‘Suspect got N100 to get boy’s body parts’

The late Ibrahim and his mother
The father of a four-year-old who was killed by a 16-year-old boy at the Ijanikin area of Lagos State yesterday claimed his son’s murderer was paid just a paltry N100 to carry out the dastardly act.

Driver, soldiers clash over N200 bribe

There was gridlock on Koko- Yauri Road in Kebbi State yesterday because of clash between a trailer driver and soldiers manning a checkpoint. The traffic jam, according to witnesses, lasted for more than two hours.

Blind man, woman docked for allegedly defrauding accommodation seeker of N.5m

A visually-impaired man, Sule Akinyemi and a woman, Olajumoke Awosika, were on Wednesday charged with defrauding an accommodation seeker of N550, 000 at a Surulere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.

Blackmailers will never pull me down – Fr. Mbaka

Mbaka, Wednesday celebrated his 20th priestly anniversary, describing it as victory over enemies of truth and blackmailers.

How Church leader duped me of N5m, by member

Babalola
In her determination to wage a decisive and thorough war against policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State Police Command, for arresting her brother and keeping him incommunicado, Miss. Rita Okoro has come to the battle ground, with a loaded gun, firing from all sides.

I invested in cocaine to make N4m profit –Suspect

Chide
A drug suspect has told operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) that he sold his piece of land for N2 million and invested it in cocaine trafficking.

Woman, three children die after attending wedding

Tragedy struck at Umuoma Umuorji village, Mgbidi in Oru West Local Government Area of Imo State as four members of the same family died in their sleep.

Man dismembers friend’s body

A man, identified as Stephen Anunu, is now telling the police in Akwa Ibom State why he decided to murder his bosom friend and dismember his body.

Sanusi to Buhari: Prosecute ex-minister who ‘stole’ $6bn

Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to effect the prosecution of the former minister under former President Goodluck Jonathan alleged to have stashed over $6 billion in a foreign account.

COAS approves posting of 334 Generals, Colonels, other officers

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Tukur Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Tukur Buratai, has carried out a major reorganisation of the Army, with the posting, Wednesday, of 334 Major Generals, Brigadier Generals as well as other senior officers.

Retirees storm UBA’s office, protest N10,000 pension

Group Managing Director, United Bank for Africa Plc, Mr. Phillips Oduoza
Pensioners with the United Bank for Africa besieged the bank’s head office in Marina, Lagos, on Wednesday to protest against what they tagged “a paltry” monthly pension they are being paid by the bank.

Generator explosion kills ex- Lagos Councillor

Ogunjobi
A former Councilor, in Kosefe Local Government Area of Lagos State, has died of injuries sustained from generator explosion.

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

NIGERIANS IN UK METROPOLITAN POLICE EXTEND SUPPORT TO THE NIGERIA POLICE

 
·         Fashion-out a robust partnership to extirpate security concerns in Nigeria

The efforts of IGP Solomon Arase led Police Management Team to deepen policing in Nigeria, today received a boost with the Institution of partnership ties between the Nigeria Police Force and Nigeria Police Forum at the Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom.

'No Recruitment in the Police for now'

 
The attention of the Nigeria Police Management has been drawn to some fake recruitment adverts being run by some criminally minded persons, who are out to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.

Six arraigned over for N31m fraud


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, July 24, 2015, arraigned six persons before Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja on a 17 count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing and forgery.

Baby stolen as ritual killers’ den is uncovered in Ogun

There was pandemonium at Inukosegba village, near Akorede Estate, Mile II in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State on Sunday when a toddler was stolen at a christening ceremony. Opeyemi Ogundele, who is 20-months-old, was kidnapped about 1:30pm at the naming organised by the family of Mr Olusola Osunleke for their new-born daughter.

DSS, police arrest abductors of cleric, others

Thirteen persons, including two women, were yesterday paraded by the Department of State Services (DSS) and the police in Ekiti State for a series of abductions in the last three months.

Gaddafi’s son sentenced to death over war crimes

A court in Libya has sentenced Col Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam, and eight others to death over war crimes linked to the 2011 revolution.

Why I removed four-year-old boy’s kidney, intestines –Teenager

Azeez
A 16-year-old boy arrested for allegedly killing a four-yearold boy and removing his intestines at Ijanikin Oto town area of Lagos State has told homicide detectives attached to the Ijanikin Police Station that someone instructed him to get human parts.

Forgery Scandal: Lawan group heads for court again

Senators opposed to the leadership of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Monday filed a fresh suit at Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the nullification of the inauguration of the 8th Senate carried out by the management of the National Assembly, on June 9.

US officials told us Jonathan’s minister stole $6bn —Oshiomhole

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, on Monday, said the Peoples Democratic Party government of former President Goodluck Jonathan had destroyed the country.

Monday, July 27, 2015

Policeman killed, three others battle to live after robbers’ ambush

A police sergeant was killed on Tuesday night and three others are now battling to stay alive after suspected armed robbers attacked and opened fire in an ambush at the Iba Ojo area of Lagos State.

Another female image maker takes over Lagos Police Command

Patrician Amadin
Lagos, July 27, 2015  The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, CP Fatai Owoseni has appointed DSP Patricia Amadin, a Deputy Superintendent of Police as new spokesperson for the command.
Amadin, who is occupying the position in acting capacity, replaces DSP Kenneth Nwosu, now redeployed to Force Headquarters, Abuja.

River police parade soldier over robbery kidnappers



Police in River State today paraded some suspected kidnappers and armed robbers at the State Command.

Thursday, July 23, 2015

EFCC Arraigns 10 Persons for Illegal Oil Bunkering

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned 10 persons and a vessel, MV Peace for their alleged involvement in illegal oil bunkering before Justice Muhammad B. Idris of the Federal High Court, Lagos on a three count charge bordering on conspiracy and illegal dealing in petroleum products.  

Arepo Explosion: Vandals kidnap The Sun, Nation photojournalists

File picture of pipeline explosion
When The Nation photojournalists Solomon Adeola and his Sun newspaper counterpart Omoniyi Aiyedun, got a call to cover the Arepo Pipeline fire outbreak that left scores  dead, little did they know they were setting out for what would have been their last days on earth.

How paracetamol killed 17-year-old girl after complaining of stomach ache


Teenage hair salon worker Georgia Littlewood (pictured) died after she accidentally overdosed on paracetamol tablets having complained that she was ill with a stomach ache
A teenage hair salon worker died after she accidentally overdosed on paracetamol tablets having complained that she was ill with a stomach ache, and inquest heard today. 

ISIS thugs chop off suspected robber's hand in front of massive crowd of men and young boys

Bloody: Three ISIS fighters hold the man down while another strikes the sharpened blade which rests on his wrists 
Hundreds of men and young boys gather in a public square to watch ISIS punish two men it accuses of being thieves.

Fraud alert over new tap and pay bank cards: Thieves use scanners to steal account details - even when contactless card is in your wallet

Contactless bank cards may be exposing millions of customers to the risk of fraud.

Healthcare workers believe gay, lesbian and bisexual people can be 'CURED'

An alarming number of healthcare workers believe someone can be 'cured' of being lesbian, gay or bisexual, a shocking new research has found.

'I lost my fiancee, my house, my kids': As Ashley Madison users face exposure by hackers, other cheaters reveal how their lives were destroyed after they were caught

Let these stories serve as a cautionary tale that cheating almostnever leads to a happy ending.

ISIS-supporting schoolboy, 15, is Britain's youngest terrorist

Australian: The 15-year-old boy from Blackburn was just 14 when he encouraged Sevdet Besim (pictured), 18, to murder an officer, with the two sharing thousands of enthusiastic messages online that also praised ISIS
Britain’s youngest terrorist today admitted inciting another teenager to behead, run over or shoot a police officer in a Lee Rigby-style attack during an Anzac Day parade in Australia.

I’m ready for EFCC, says Saraki’s wife

Toyin Saraki, the wife of the Senate President, Bukola, says she is ready to assist the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in “any lawful enquiries” that they have.

B’Haram burns down Chief of Army Staff’s home

Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Tukur Buratai
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have burnt down houses, including the family home of the Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Tukur Buratai, in his village in Borno State.

Sacked Chinese firm workers protest ‘inhuman’ treatment

Hundreds of former workers at the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCEC) yesterday paralysed activities at the Lagos State Governor’s Office, Alausa, Ikeja, for several hours.

Nigerian girls rescued from prostitution in Burkina Faso

Six Nigerian women have been sent back to the country from the Burkina Faso where they were allegedly taken to for prostitution by a woman, named Balikis.

Teacher dies in lover’s apartment

What supposed to be a quiet time together yesterday turned tragic for two lovers at Irri in Ulli-Iyede community, Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State.

EFCC goes after Saraki’s wife, Yar’Adua’s daughter

Senate president alleges smear campaign over report on unremitted $20bn oil revenue

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned Senate President Bukola Saraki’s wife, Toyin, and daughter of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Mrs. Zainab Dankigari, for interrogation over their alleged involvement in money laundering.

Police warns on illegal police guards

It has come to the notice of the Police High Command that some corporate bodies and individuals have taken the illegal route of hiring police personnel for their services.

Many feared dead as vandals open fire at NNPC Pipeline

Scores of people were feared dead and many more injured after two factions of suspected oil vandals, engaged in a gun duel at the Arepo area of Ogun State.

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Policeman gets promotion for fabricating bullet proof vest

The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has directed the promotion of Sergeant Godwin Osayi to the rank of inspector for fabricating bullet proof vest from local materials.

Jonathan ministers stole one million barrels crude daily – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday confirmed that he had started receiving some documents which indicted some former ministers and other top government officials of massive fraud, including oil theft.

British jihadi bride did nothing as I was raped and beaten with a pipe by her brutal ISIS thug husband

A Yazidi sex slave has told how she was kidnapped, raped and beaten with a plastic pipe by a brutal ISIS soldier as his British teenage jihadi bride witnessed her suffering and did nothing to end it.

Born-again Christian walked in to a police station and confessed to attempting to murder a teen

Brown
A born-again Christian who walked into a police station to confess an attempted murder exactly a decade earlier has been jailed for 12 years.

Woman in police net for stealing boy, 5

A 23-year-old woman, who was arrested by men of the Rivers State Police Command, has confessed how he stole a five-year-old boy from his parents.

Police arrest musician for defrauding pensioner of N40m

Opaleye
A 35-year-old gospel musician, Olalekan Opaleye, has been arrested by policemen attached to the X-Squad of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly obtaining the sum of N40m from a pensioner, Mr. Michael Shote, under false pretences.

Bill Cosby seeks court sanctions against accuser over deposition leak

Comedian Bill Cosby filed legal papers on Tuesday calling for court sanctions against a woman accusing him of sexual assault, saying she breached their confidentiality agreement in the leak of his full deposition from a 10-year-old civil case to the New York Times.

30-year-old graduate rapes sickle cell woman

Iminitie
A graduate of the University of Lagos, Imonitie Ilen-Otuma, has been arrested by the police for allegedly raping a 27-year-old woman in the Lekki area of Lagos.

Upsurge in cult activities, insecurity unsettles Imo community

Worried by the resurgence of cult-related and other criminal activities within its vicinity, the Egbu community in Owerri North Council Area of Imo State has resorted to self-help, having concluded arrangements to set up and deploy the services of a community-based vigilante outfit.

UNIBEN students ground Benin over colleagues’ killing

Rita

Rita
The students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Benin, Edo State, yesterday went on the rampage to protest the killing of their colleagues.

UNHCR: Nigerians flee to Cameroon, Niger as Boko Haram attack border towns

The conflict between Boko Haram and the Nigerian government is displacing thousands on both sides of the country’s border with Cameroon to the northeast and Niger to the north, the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.

B’Haram: World Bank to rebuild N’East with $2.1bn

The World Bank yesterday unfolded a comprehensive plan for a Marshal Plan that will gulp $2.1 billion for the rehabilitation of the North- East ravaged by the Boko Haram insurgency.

Protesters block EFCC office, want Lamorde sacked

Lamorde
Over 20 Civil Society Organisations on Tuesday barricaded the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja, calling for the sacking of its chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde.

Buhari: We’ll arrest, prosecute some former ministers, officials for looting, oil theft

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday that the Federal Government was examining pieces of evidence that would lead to the arrest and prosecution of some former ministers and other government officials for looting and stealing of Nigeria’s crude oil.

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Oronsaye: Judge To Return Case File over Allegations of Bias

The trial of a former Head of Service, HoS, to the Federation, Stephen Oronsaye, and his co-accused person, Osarenkhoe Afe, who are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for a N2 billion fraud, witnessed a new twist July 21, 2015 when Justice Gabriel Kolawale of the Federal High Court, Abuja, said he intended to return the case file to the Chief Judge for reassignment. 

IGP Salutes officers’ gallantry· Awards post-humous promotions to deceased officers

 
The IGP salutes the courage and gallantry displayed by officers of the Yobe State Police Command in containing the menace of insurgency in the State. He is highly pleased that in spite of imminent challenges, the officers exhibited a high sense of patriotism and dedication to duty.

Suspected homosexual, other killed in anti-gay protest

Two persons were killed yesterday during an anti-gay protest at Temidire, Alagbado area of Lagos State. First, a 48-year-old father of five was crushed to death while protesting against a supposed homosexual in the community. 

Hackers threaten to release details of millions of cheating spouses - including their 'secret sexual fantasies'

Millions of members of a website set up for cheating spouses are waiting to hear whether their infidelity will be exposed by hackers.

DSS invasion of my house unlawful – Ex-Sultan

The father of the embattled former National Security Adviser, former Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki, has expressed shock at the invasion of his Sokoto home by operatives of the Department of State Services, saying the invasion was unlawful.

EFCC set to probe Jonathan’s ministers, aides

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has concluded plans to commence the probe of the former President Goodluck Jonathan with investigations into the financial transactions of his ministers and aides.

Police stray bullets kill 33-year-old in Lagos community

Emmanuel
Policemen who trailed some suspected robbers to their alleged hideout in Ilaje community, in the Ilaje-Ajah area of Lagos State on Monday caused confusion after stray bullets from their guns killed a 33-year-old man, Orimisan Emmanuel.

Family grieves as three-year-old dies inside well

Little Emmanuel Samuel
A three-year-old boy, Emmanuel Samuel, died on Sunday after he fell inside a well in front of a building on Hassan Sule Street, Ita Oluwo, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos.

London police to recruit Yoruba constables

Aspiring police constables must speak another language, in addition to English, to be able to join London’s Metropolitan police, The Guardian of London has reported.

Father of five killed as gay protest turns bloody

A 48-year-old father of five was crushed to death yesterday at the Temidire, Alagbado area of Lagos State, while protesting against a supposed homosexual in the community.

Monday, July 20, 2015

Robbers deploy new tricks to rob ATM carriers

  • Rely on instincts when boarding public transport –Police

A new threat is beginning to hunt and haunt residents of Lagos State. This new threat is called the ‘One Chance Armed Robbers.’ The usual modus operandi of the ‘One Chance Robbers’ is to get a bus painted the Lagos State commercial colour, get a group of people who would pose as passengers and start calling for genuine passengers to board the bus.