The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a woman who allegedly poured petrol on her 10-year-old daughter and set her ablaze
The suspect, Aisha Tijani, amother of five, was reported to the Mower Police Division by a neighbour, identified as Moroof Ayinde.
Ayinde told the police that the suspect became angry with the victim for giving a phone she seized from one of her children back to the owner.
Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, told Newsmen that, upon receipt of the information, the DPO, Mowe Division, CSP Folashade Tanaruno, mobilized Officers to the scene of crime where the suspect was arrested.
The PPRO disclosed that the victim, who was badly burnt, was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was referred to the Olabisi Onabanjo Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), for proper treatment and care.
“On interrogation, the suspect, who claimed to have been separated from the father of the children, explained to the police that she didn’t know what came over her when she was carrying out the wicked act,” Oyeyemi said.
Oyeyemi added that the State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered that the suspect be investigated at the State CID.
A suspected Police vehicle with smuggled foreign rice, has been impounded by men if the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command.
The Command’s Controller, Bamidele Makinde, who disclosed this, Tuesday, while briefing newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital said, the Hillux van, with police number plate, PF 10889 SPY, was arrested with 27 50kg bags of foreign parboiled rice, while the driver fled upon sighting Cutoms Officers.
“As it is, it will be communicated to Abuja. The NCS headquarters has the final say on what happens to it. If it is found to be a police vehicle, it is only Abuja that can release it to the police authority,” Makinde stated.
Meanwhile, the Ogun State Police Command says the number plate attached to the vehicle impounded by the men of the Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigeria Customs service is fake and has no bearing with the Police.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a Press Release emphasized, that no Police vehicle carries such number plate with registration number PF 10889 SPY.
Abimbola added that the Nigeria Custom Services could have contacted the Police authorities to unravel the true ownership of the Hilux van.
A Federal High Court, Abuja, will on Friday, deliver judgment in a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State.
The PDP, through its counsel Emmanuel Ukala, SAN, had filed the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021 before Justice Taiwo Taiwo to seek for an order sacking the governor and his deputy over their defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) among others.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday, gathered from Court 7, where Justice Taiwo presided that the judgment in suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021 filed by the PDP against Cross River governor and his deputy will come up on Friday, March 25.
Recall that Taiwo had, on Monday, ordered two House of Representatives members representing Cross River and 18 lawmakers from the state’s House of Assembly to vacate their seats over their defection to APC.
The judge gave the order following a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/971/2021 filed on Aug. 27, 2021, by the PDP to challenge the 20 lawmakers’ defection to APC, alongside the governor on May 20, 2021.
Justice Taiwo, in the judgment, dismissed the defence argument that the PDP (plaintiff) had no locus standi (legal rights) to institute the case.
He also dismissed other preliminary objections raised by the sacked lawmakers.
Taiwo ruled that the argument of the lawmakers that there was rancour in the PDP which necessitated their defection to APC was a ploy to mislead the court.
The judge, who granted all the reliefs sought by the PDP, held that it was disheartening that politicians in the country treat citizens as if they do not matter once they get into office.
“A day must surely come when elected officials, must either resign from their office or ask the people who voted for them before defecting to other political parties, instead of defecting to another party without recourse to the law and the citizens, ” he said.
According to him, we cannot continue in sin and expect grace to abound.
The affected two members of the House of Representatives from the state are Michael Etaba and Legor Idagbor.
The 18 state’s lawmakers include the Speaker, House of Assembly, Eteng Williams; Mich Etaba, Legor Idagbor, Joseph Bassey, Odey Agbe and Okon Ephraim.
Others are: Regina Anyogo, Matthew Olory, Ekpo Bassey, Ogbor Udop, Ekpe Okon, Hillary Bisong, Francis Asuquo, Elvert Ayambem, Davis Etta, Sunday Achunekan, Cynthia Nkasi, Edward Ajang, Chris Ogar and Maria Akwaji.
While Mr Etaba represents Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency of Cross River, Mr Idagbor represents Obudu/Obaliku/Bekwarra Federal Constituency of the state. (NAN)
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sacked 2 Cross River State House of Representatives members and 18 members of the state House of Assembly, for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Delivering judgment in a suit filed by the PDP with number; FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021 against the lawmakers for their defection, Presiding Judge, Hon. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, held that there was no justification for the defection of the lawmakers, emphasizing that they have vacate their seats for abandoning the party that gave them victory.
The sacked Lawmakers are Michael Etaba, Legor Idagbor, Eteng Jonah William, Joseph A. Bassey, Odey Peter Agbe, Okon E. Ephraim, Regina L. Anyogo, Matthew S. Olory, Ekpo Ekpo Bassey, Ogbor Ogbor Udop and Ekpe Charles Okon.
Others are Hillary Ekpang Bisong, Francis B. Asuquo, Elvert Ayambem, Davis Etta, Sunday U. Achunekan, Cynthia Nkasi, Edward Ajang, Chris Nja-Mbu Ogar and Maria Akwaji.
Counsel to the 4th – 25th Defendants, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), in his motion challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear and determine the suit, argued that the cause of action arose in Calabar, and as such, the matter should be transferred to Calabar.
“Where there are more than one defendant, the suit can be established anywhere subject to the discretion of the court. I find no merit in the application for transfer,” Ozekhome, SAN, submitted.
The Defence Counsel’s argument did not fly high as Hon. Justice Taiwo ruled that there was nothing against the law that the suit be heard by his Court.
The sacked Lawmakers had further argued, in their defence, that there was a rancour in the PDP, which led to their expulsion from the party, whereas, the APC had told the court that the lawmakers were not its registered members.
Not satisfied with their defence, the trial Just, who accordinglly sacked the Lawmakers, held that they had intentions to mislead the court.
Joined as parties to the suit are; the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), speaker of the House of Representatives, National Assembly, clerk of the National Assembly, Cross River State House of Assembly, clerk of the State Assembly and the APC.
Meanwhile, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, has filed an appeal against the Federal High Court, Abuja, judgment which sacked Cross Rivers State Lawmakers on Monday.
Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Christian Ita, made the position known in a statement on Tuesday.
According to him, “This is to inform All Progressives Congress (APC) members of the National Assembly from Cross River State, members of the Cross River State House of Assembly and the general public that an appeal against the judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja has been filed at the Court of Appeal, Abuja.”
“Also, a motion for a stay of execution of the Federal High Court has been filed. Both processes were filed by renowned constitutional lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome.”
“Following the filing of the two processes, automatically the orders of the lower court are stayed. Consequently, the APC members in both the National Assembly and the Cross River State House of Assembly should go about their duties freely,” the statement added.
One 18-year-old Abdulrahman Sulaiman has allegedly stabbed his elder brother to death in Games Village area of Bauchi state, following an argument between them.
It was gathered that the teenager got angry with his elder brother for wearing his shorts, adding that their parents pleaded with him to calm down, but the plea fell into deaf ears and he picked up a sharp knife which he used to stab hisbrother.
According to sources, the elder brother was rushed to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, where he was confirmed dead and upon hearing the news, their father collapsed and was resuscitated by neighbours around.
Confirming the incident, the Bauchi State Police Commissioner, Umar Sanda, said the suspect is in the police custody, emphasizing that full-scale investigation has commenced on the incident, and that the teenager would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigation.
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Headquarters, has ordered officers across the country to stop demanding for Customs papers from motorists.
The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Muyiwa Adejobi,who conveyed the directive via twitter handle, said officers are only expected to stop vehicles and search it as well as the occupants, added that the Police authorities have suspended issuance of tinted glass permits.
“No policeman should demand your customs papers. Except they are on joint operation, but not just on mere routine checks.“
“We have suspended issuance of tinted glass permits, so we don’t expect our men to disturb Nigerians on this.”
“We are to stop any vehicle with tints, search the vehicles, and its occupants, but not to delay for not having tinted glass permits.”
Adejobi urged the members of the public to report personnel who delay them on the excuse of not having the documents.
Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano, the wife of former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano has stated her own side of the fight between her and wife of the former Biafra Warlord, Bianca Ojukwu.
A statement by the former Anambra First Lady’s spokesperson, Chidiebele Obika, said, Mrs. Obiano left her seat to greet Bianca, but the latter reacted to her greeting with a slap and pushed her.
The statement wondered what brought about “so much anger and hate” that would cause a former diplomat to be unable to “manage herself in public”.
The statement added that Mrs. Obiano didn’t bother returning the slap, but she walked away in utter bewilderment.
Bianca Ojukwu had last Thursday, slapped Ebelechukwu during the inauguration of Charles Soludo as the Governor of Anambra State.
A Medical Doctor and a Nurse have been arraigned before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State, for allegedly forging a death certificate to defraud AIICO Insurance Plc of the sum of N21.8 million (twenty one million, eight hundred thousand naira) between 2018 and 2019.
The Medical Doctor, Salami Tajudeen and the Nurse, Chimeh Sunday, were arraigned before Justice Peter Lifu alongside one Amaka Obionwu by the men of Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), on a five-count charge of conspiracy.
The Defendants were also alleged to have attempted to swindle the Insurance company of N21.8 million and forged a death certificate, Scan report and confirmation of address.
The Prosecutor, Henry Obiaze, told the Court that the Salami, on July 24, 2018, at Ikoyi, Lagos, allegedly forged a Scan Report of the Medical Condition of one Mrs Onwuzuruigbo Uloaku.
It was also alleged that the Nurse, Chimeh, on February 25, 2019, at Lagos, forged the Proof of Death Certificate of the same woman, while Obionwu, forged Mrs. Uloaku’s “Confirmation of Address” on July 24, 2018.
Obiaze further alleged that the Defendants prepared the documents to claim that the said Mrs. Uloaku was dead with intent that AllCO Insurance Plc may use or act upon it as genuine.
The offence, according to the Prosecution, is Contrary to and punishable under Section 8(a), 8(b), of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006. And Section 467 of the Criminal Code.
Four suspected hoodlums have been killed by Operatives of the Imo state Police Command, during an attack on Omuma Police Division in Oru East Local Government Area of the State, in the early hours of Sunday.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu Hussaini who confirmed this to journalists through the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Micheal Abattam, said the hoodlums shot sporadically but were swiftly repelled by its tactical teams and operatives of the DSS who responded immediately.
He disclosed that the four hoodlums, suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network terrorist group, came in large numbers, with various calibres of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to Omuma Police Station on the 20th March, 2022, at about 0300 hours.
“The Police Operatives engaged them in a fierce gun duel and in the process, four of the bandits were neutralized on the spot, while others scampered into the bush having suffered a huge defeat, with a number of them sustaining various degrees of bullet wounds.”
“There was no casualty on the side of the joint security operatives.”
“On the spot, five undetonated different capacities of Improvised Explosives Devices were recovered from the neutralized bandits and charms.”
“The Police Bomb Unit have taken custody of the bombs for detonation,”Abattam added.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has advised applicants that the UTME registration deadline of March 26 would not be extended.
Registrar of JAMB, Ishaq Oloyode, who made the position known in Kano while inspecting facilities the Zonal office, disclosed that that about 1.4 million applicants have, so far, been registered by the Board for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination across the country.
‘’My mission in Kano is to assess the level of registration. There is no crowd at the centres; the registration is going on smoothly, but the board is worried that towards the end of the exercise, people will be clamouring for an extension,” the stated Registrar said.
He added that the Board has met all of the prerequisites for a smooth registration of prospective candidates.
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