Sunday, September 30, 2018
Human trafficking: British Govt. to prosecute more UK based Nigerians
217 days: ECWA declares three-day fasting, prayer for Leah Sharibu
Juliana Francis
The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), declared
all members to embark on a three-day fasting and prayer for Leah Sharibu.
Two jailed for using girl for sexual exploitation
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
The truth about constables N50,000 for election duty -Police
Controversy as family of alleged cultist killed in his mother’s presence insists,
…our son is not a cult
member
*Femi is our rival
-Suspect
Stanley Ihedigbo
The family of 36 -year-old Femi Bankole, who was
killed in the presence of his mother last week, by suspected cult members, has vehemently
denied that he was a cultist.
Man collapses, dies after finding rival in lover’s apartment
Taiwo
Jimoh
A
48-year-old mother of six, Mrs Ebere Dike has been arrested for the death of
her lover, Mr Otti-Oriekpa Mike, at the Morogbo area of Ikorodu, Lagos State.
Widow of murdered PDP chieftain accuses police of detaining complainants
Juliana Francis
The grieving widow of murdered Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) chapter chairman, Mrs Silifat Aborishade, has accused detectives attached
to the Lagos State Police Command of shoddy investigation, leading to the arrest
and detention of five innocent members of PDP.
I planned my abduction with my lover to get money from my husband
Taiwo Jimoh
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a
housewife, who planned her abduction with her lover, in order to get money from
her husband.
‘Why my UK based younger sister hired assassins to kill me’
Stanley Ihedigbo
A 60-year-old woman, Gladys Osaigbovo-Omon, has revealed why her UK
based younger sister, Augusta Osaigbovo, hired assassins to eliminate her.
Soldier: Why I exhumed my cultist gun buried 12 years ago
Taiwo Jimoh
Lance Corporal, Bright Okeke Daniel, attached
to Transport and Supply Department, Bonny Camp, Lagos Island, has been
accused of attempting to snatch a motorcycle from a cyclist at the Agboju area
of the state.
‘My baby fell sick after our detention at police station’
Stanley
Ihedigbo
Mrs Chidima
Arungwa, 27, a petty trade and mother of two, has a bewildered look on her face
as she tries to collect her thoughts together.
Chidima’s
husband, Richard Ogechi Arungwa, has been missing since July 26. Since his
disappearance, Chidima said that her life appeared to have been placed on hold.
Chidima
said that her husband left home at Idimu, Lagos on July 26th for his
office at Ajao Estate and since then, had not seen him.
Chidima
said: “We have been searching for him. When he started the job, he always goes
to the office to pick his motorcycle and deliver his goods. He would later come
home to eat his breakfast. He also used
to come home to eat his dinner. In fact, on that fateful Thursday when he came
home as usual, I talked to him about quitting the job. The job was too
stressful. Moreover, he had not fully recovered from the accident he had. His
salary was N30, 000.”
The
woman said that when she noticed he was not listening to her about quitting the
job, she threatened to report him to his parents. “His parents were not aware
that he had started motorcycling job again. His parents wouldn’t be happy if
they knew he was working as a dispatch rider. He had a terrible accident
working for that same company as a dispatch rider.”
When
Chidima woke up at night, she checked her timepiece and was shocked to discover
how late it was.
Although
she was asleep, she had been expecting Richard’s knock on the door. She felt
sure he spent the night in the office. She expected him the following day,
which was Friday, but he didn’t come home.
She
disclosed that Richard first started working with Ondot Courier Company last
year as a security guard and later, he was moved to dispatch riding department.
Chidima
said: “It was not up to a month that Richard got the job, and then he had the
accident with the company’s motorcycle at Ifo area, Ogun State. Someone called
his younger brother, Emmanuel. Richard was taken to National Orthopaedic
Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos. He was rejected and then taken to Lagos University
Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba. He was abandoned by the same company.”
The
woman said that since there was no money to pay for his medical bill, Richard was
moved to Mr Bone, located at Ejigbo. It was there that he got better. She said that
Richard’s parents were still in debt because of the loan they took to meet his
bills.
“One
day, we received a call from his boss, Dele that my husband should return to
work. His parents warned him not to return to that company because of the
accident he had, and how they abandoned him,” said Chidima.
Richard
went to heed his Dele’s call. He returned to say that he would now be working directly
with the administration manager. Richard started working with them and then, on
that July 26, he left home and didn’t return. Nobody knew what could have
happened. Chidima said the not knowing, was the worst.
She
said: “Dele called, saying that my husband had not returned their motorcycle
and delivery money for that day. I was confused. Dele’s younger brother came,
saying that if they didn’t find Richard and recover their motorcycle and money,
they would hold us responsible. I was my husband’s guarantor, but what I need
right now, is just to see my husband or know his whereabouts.”
Chidima,
who was now weeping, said that she has a six month baby and another
two-year-old to mind alone. She was worried and scared. It was with the six
months old baby that she went to Richard’s office, to heed the call of Dele.
At a
point, Chidima told Dele that she wanted to go home to feed her baby, but the
man allegedly refused. “He said he wouldn’t allow me to leave until Richard had
been found and his items returned,” said Chidima.
She continued:
“I was there when they brought the police to arrest me. I was taken to Ajao
Estate Police Station. Police asked me if I was Richard’ guarantor, I said yes.
I was there until 10pm. On Sunday, they came to re-arrest me and my baby. I
told Richard’s boss to provide my husband, that I wouldn’t mind going anywhere
to borrow to pay him, since they were much more interested in their money and
motorcycle.”
She
recounted that the police detained her, her baby and mother-in-law till the
following day. The next day, the baby fell sick. Chidima felt it was due to
mosquitos’ bites.
Richard’s
father, Mr. Friday Ogbonna Arungwa, 71, said that he recalled warning Richard
never to return to the company to work. He
noted that the accident Richard had as a dispatch rider affected his legs. He disclosed
that all the time Richard was in hospital, struggling to stay alive, the
company withheld his salary.
Friday
said: “Richard was at home for four months. I told him not to return to that
company. The company didn’t even compensate him for the accident he had
while working for them. I spent over N800, 000 for his treatment.”
Friday
said that he never knew his son went back to the company as a dispatch rider until
he went missing. “The company said that Richard did not report to office and
even had Jumia goods with him. They were the goods he was supposed to deliver,”
said Friday.
Friday
stated: “The Company said that they want their money, N350, 000 and motorcycle.
I want to appeal to the company to provide my son. He went to work in the
company and till date, hadn’t returned home.”
Richard’s
mother, Caroline Arungwa, 65, a farmer, said: “When I heard that my son was missing,
I was worried and angry. I had earlier warned Richard not to return to that company
after his horrible accident last year. What he needed was a slow and steady
job. One of his legs had not healed properly and his teeth had just been fixed
and he was still receiving treatment.”
The
Managing Director of Ondot Courier Company, Mr. Dele Oduwale, said that if a
staff went out with company property and the person was not seen, that right
thing was to report the matter to the police. He said that the company reported
to the police immediately it was discovered that Richard had gone missing.
Oduwale
said: “My worker went away with my motorcycle and the goods he was supposed to
deliver to clients. We are working for Jumia Online Shopping. He had
accident last year, and the company spent over N400, 000 for his treatment. He
is still a casual staff in our organisation. It was out of my humanitarian
feeling that I took care of his treatment. The police have declared him missing
and signals have been sent to different stations across the nation. The police
are extending their search to mortuaries in the state. On our own, we are doing
undercover diggings and are asking questions of his whereabouts.”
The Lagos State Police Public Relations
Officer (PPRO), CSP Chike Oti, said that as a responsible company, Ondot
Courier reported to the police that one of his staff, Richard, made away with it
goods and motorcycle to an unknown destination.
Oti further said: “When such a
case was reported to the police, the next step was to arrest the suspect’s
guarantors. Police will look at the direction of the suspect's guarantors, and
his wife and mother were the guarantors. They were invited for questioning and
later allowed to go home. They were let go administratively and the man hunt is
on to locate the suspect. Again, as a courier company, the owners of some of
goods with the suspect are after the organization.”
Confessions of female cultists: Our ordeal, initiations
Oluwafunke Idowu
On July 23, a 20-year-old lady, Maryam, held
Nigerians spellbound as she confessed to being an executioner for the Eiye
Confraternity at the IIasamaja area, Lagos State.
Life tough without our husbands, say widows of policemen …killed in Zenith Bank Robbery
Steve Uzoechi, Owerri and Emeka Okeke
One of the bank robberies in Nigeria, which people
will not forget in a hurry occurred on February 22, 2017, at Zenith Bank, Wetheral
Road branch, Owerri, Imo State.
After 27 years of marriage, I didn’t expect this from my wife, says
…man whose wife planned her abduction with her lover
A brokenhearted Mr. Muraino Kabiru, husband of Hadijat
Kabiru, 45, who planned her abduction with her lover, has revealed that he was
yet to get over the shock of his wife’s action.
How four IGP’s men were mowed down by suspected herdsmen
Juliana Francis
Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS),
Ikeja, Lagos State Police Command were on Saturday night, plunged into mourning
following the murder of four of their colleagues.
Man arrested for robbing, raping Facebook lover
Detectives attached to the Lagos State Police Command have arrested Mr Ayo
Salau and are presently hunting for Mr Richard Samuel Gbenga, for allegedly
robbing and raping a lady he met on Facebook.
Angry 120 SARS operatives prepare to leave Lagos Police Command
Juliana Francis
Nothing less than 120 operatives of the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State Police Command have applied to be
transferred out of the unit, a source disclosed.
UK based suspect: ‘I never hired assassins to kill my elder sister’
Juliana Francis
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| Okonoboh, Oboh and Gladys |
On August 6, a 60-year-old woman, Gladys
Osaigbovo- Omon, sent shivers down the spines of many Nigerians, when she
narrated how her younger sister, Augusta Osaigbovo, residing in United Kingdom
(UK), hired assassins to kill her.
Police officer dies having sex with lover in office
A Superintendent of Police (SP) on Friday last week,
died on top of his lover, while having sex with her in his office.
My spiritual leader is my backbone in robberies, says teenager
A 19-year-old robbery suspect, who
was arrested by detectives attached to the Ejigbo Police Station, has confessed
to being into crime since he was 14-year-old, stressing that a certain
spiritual leader was his backbone in carrying out effective robberies.
'I bought my life and that of my family from SARS men with N6m'
The trouble of Ugo, a business
tycoon, based in Onitsha Anambra State, started in 2013.
Indeed, Ugo must have heard stories
of Nigerians having altercations with police, but never in his wildest dreams,
did he ever think he would become a pawn on police chess board.
Texas based lady that ‘jumps’ off Third Mainland Bridge speaks; ‘How I was blackmailed after defrauded N75m by syndicate’
· I made N31 from the deal, says Islamic cleric
· She first posted my arrest on internet, alleged lover
· Police recover 21, 000 nude photos, videos of women
Juliana Francis
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| Adesanya |
Three months ago, Nigerians were
stunned speechless when a woman, later identified as Mrs. Akinloye Oluwatoyin,
allegedly jumped off the Third Mainland Bridge, into the Lagoon over an alleged
discovery of her nude pictures and that of her lover on the internet.
We give N5000 to ‘Area Mama’ after every robbery operations-Suspect
A
suspected armed robber, Mr. Olatunde Adetunji, 31, has disclosed to operatives
of the Inspector-General of Police’s Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT)
that he and his gang members used give money to a woman popularly known as Area
Mama for being their armourer.
NDLEA destroys 110.5 tons of illicit drugs seized over four years
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