FATHER OF FIVE, FRIEND JAILED FOR STABBING EX-WIFE

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ilawe-Ekiti, Ekiti State has, sentenced one Emmanuel Samson, to six years behind bars for stabbing his former.

The court also sentenced the convict’s friend, Lucky Obere to six years in prisonment for conspiracy to stab The victim identified as Alice, who had five children for Samson.

Delivering judgment, the Chief Magistrate, Olufemi Ayedun, held that the prosecution has proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt and sentenced them to three years jail terms each, in count two counts of conspiracy and assault occasioning harm without option of fine.

The prosecuting counsel, Morountonu Adegboye, had submitted that the convicts committed the offence on November 19, when they joined forced to attack and stabbed the victim who is Samson’s former wife thus, inflicting grievous harm on the head, arm, and other parts of her body.

In her evidence before the court, the victim stated that her enstranged husband emerged from the bush and attacked her in a tricycle she was in, on her way to visit her mother on the Igbara-Odo Ekiti Road, and started beating and subsequently stabbed her.

HUSBAND AND WIFE ARRESTED FOR SELLING BABY FOR N50,000

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a couple a husband and wife for allegedly selling their one-month-old baby for the sum of N50,000.

Public Relations Officer of the Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement said, the suspects, Eze Onyebuchi and Oluchi Eze, were arrested on December 16 at their residence at Abayomi Street, Ilara area of Ode-Remo, Ogun North.

“On interrogation, the suspects explained to the police that, it was one Mrs Ruth Obajimi, who directed the yet to be identified buyer to them.

“They stated further that the woman came to them on the 14th of December 2021, and told them that she is from human rights office and that she will help them to foster their child.

“The woman then gave them the sum of N50,000 and they handed over the baby to her despite not knowing her from Adam,” the statement read.

Oyeyemi who said efforts are ongoing to apprehend the woman and recover the baby, added that the State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the transfer of the suspects to the anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation.

SCORES KILLED AS BANDITS SET HOUSES ABLAZE

Again, many people are feared dead and many even as many others reportedly sustained various degrees of wounds when Boko Haram insurgents attacked a community in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State Sunday afternoon.

The insurgents reportedly stormed Kilangal village, the hometown of Engr Abdullahi Musa Askira, the Deputy Speaker of Borno State House of Assembly where the terrorists set houses ablaze.

The Air Task Force fighter jet was said to have arrived about two hours later but the damage had been done. (NAN)

RAPE VICTIM’S FATHER REMANDED FOR COLLECTING N800,000 BRIBE, IPO FINGERED

One Collins Azunna has been remanded in the Custodial Centre, on the orders of a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt Centre, for allegedly collectinng the sum of eight hundred thousand naira from the Defendant, Collins Azunna, who allegedly defiled his 12-year-old daughter.

The Defendant counsel, Edwin Woka, told the court that the victim’s father had collected the sum of N800,000 from family of the Defendant.

He added that his client was charged to court for refusing to further extortion by the victim’s father.

In his response, Counsel to the complainant, E.B Igwe, Wigoh Enuolara, argued that it was the Investigating Police Officer at the Eleme Division where the case was incidented, identified as Rita, who persuaded the victim’s father to yield to accepting the money.

After perusing case files, the Presiding Chief Magistrate F.N Amanze, observed that there was a document showing that the victim’s father actually collected money and withdrew the case before the Eleme Police Division.

The Court adourned the matter to 13th January 2022 and accordinglly ordered the Defendant and the father of the victim be remanded at Port Harcourt Correctional Centre.

POLICE DETAINS DRUNK SERGEANT, TO FACE ORDERLY ROOM TRIAL

A Police Sergeant, Onatunde Joba, who was misbehaving on the streets of Osogbo, after being drunk, has been identified and detained by the Osun State Police Command.

Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, Yemisi Opalola, in a statement disclosed that Joba, whose conduct went viral on social media is currently undergoing an orderly room trial.

According to Opalola, “The Osun State Police Command in its continued efforts to rid the command of all forms of unethical behaviours, unprofessional acts and indiscipline, has identified, arrested and detained the police officer, Sergeant Onatunde Joba, that was drunk and whose video went viral.”

“Investigation and disciplinary actions have commenced.”

“The Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, is using this medium to state that the stringent disciplinary action he would face will serve as a deterrent to other officers of his likes.”

“The command under his watch will not tolerate or condone any act that is capable of tarnishing the image of the Force, or unbecoming of a police officer.” the statement added.

POLICE FINDS CORPSES OF TRADITIONAL RULER’S SON, SUSPECTED LOVER INSIDE PARKED CAR

One 37-year-old, Azeez Ilias, who is son of the Baale of Idoforo community in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, has been found dead in his car.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, has confirmed the discovery of the corpse of one 37-year-old Azeez Ilias who is son of the Baale of Idoforo community in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State.

The PPRO disclosed that the corpse of a woman identified as Deborah was also found inside the traditional ruler son’s car neatly parked in front of a building at Ago Egun in the Idiroko area of the State.

He disclosed that investigation into the matter would reveal what led to the death of the two persons who were both naked as at the time their corpses were discovered by security agents.

COURT REMANDS BOY 27, FOR GANG-RAPING 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL INSIDE MILITARY CANTONEMNT

One 27-year-old Araga Victor, had been remanded in Kirikiri Custodial Centre for his alleged involvement of the gang-rape of a 7-year-old girl inside the Ikeja Military Cantonment.

Presiding Magistrate of the Court, Mrs. O.A.Daodu, ordered his remand in Correctional Centre at Kirikiri town, Lagos, and directed that the case file be forwarded to the office of the State Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, for legal advice, pending the outcome of the DPP’s advice.

It was alleged that the 27-year-old Defendant and three others now at large, on 3rd November, 2021, at about 2pm inside the cantonment, lured and defiled the little girl, leading to profuse bleeding from her private part.

COURT DECLARES MARRIAGES CONDUCTED BY FEDERAL MARRIAGE REGISTRIES ILLEGAL

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the closure of the Ikoyi Marriage Registry, and all Federal Marriage Registries established by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Interior.

The Court made the order in a suit filed by Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State, seeking an order to take over the Ikoyi Marriage Registry being operated by the Ministry of Interior, becausethe Federal Government, through the ministry, had no powers to operate a Marriage Registry.

The court presided over by Justice D. E. Osiagor held that the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), statutorily empowers only the Local Government Marriage Registries to conduct marriages and issue certificates.

The Court declared that all marriages conducted by the Federal Marriage Registries or through their agents were illegal and invalid, emphasizing that it was unconstitutional for Federal Government Registries to conduct marriages.

OMICRON VARIANT: UK DELISTS NIGERIA FROM RED LIST

The United Kingdom has said Nigeria and 10 other countries will be removed from its travel red list from 4am on Wednesday.

The move follows anger from Nigeria and other African countries, with the United Nations describing the ban on non-UK residents entering England as “travel apartheid.”

The British government had on December 4 placed Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe on its travel ban following the outbreak of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

It said the red list was reintroduced as a precaution after the emergence of the Omicron variant.

The government had said the ban would be reviewed on December 20 but announcing the new development on Tuesday, the UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the Omicron had spread so widely that the rules are now less effective.

“Now that there is community transmission of Omicron in the UK and Omicron has spread so widely across the world, the travel red list is now less effective in slowing the incursion of Omicron from abroad,” he told the parliament.

“Whilst we will maintain our temporary testing measures for international travel, we will be removing all 11 countries from the travel red list effective from 4am tomorrow morning,” he added

The BBC reports that currently, all UK arrivals from red list countries must pay for and self-isolate in a pre-booked, government-approved hotel for 10 days.

They must also take Covid tests within 48 hours of setting off for the UK and PCR tests within two days of their arrival.

Some arrivals have already paid thousands of pounds to stay in government-approved quarantine hotels, and there have been complaints of chaotic organisation and inedible food during their stays.

Javid said he had asked for urgent advice on whether those currently in managed quarantine would be able to leave early.

He also said he was “very persuaded” by calls to reimburse people and hoped to make an announcement soon.

The travel industry had also warned the restrictions were hurting business. (NAN)

NFF SACKS ROHR

Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rhor, has been sacked by the Nigerian Football Federation.

The NFF revealed that it has decided to drop the Franco-German Technical Adviser having led the team for over five years and appiont Austin Eguavoen on an interim basis.

The NFF , on its website stated that Eguavoen, who is the team’s Technical Director was chosen to work with Salisu Yusuf (Chief Coach); Paul Aigbogun (Assistant Coach); Joseph Yobo (Assistant Coach); Dr. Terry Eguaoje (Assistant Coach) and Aloysius Agu (Goalkeeper Trainer). Former Nigeria captains Augustine ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu and Garba Lawal have been appointed to provide technical and ambassadorial support for the crew.

According to the NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, “The relationship between the Nigeria Football Federation and Mr. Rohr has come to an end.”

“We thank him for his services to the Super Eagles and Nigeria.”

“We also want to thank the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports for their collaboration and guidance all through.”

Eguavoen, a former Nigeria captain, was coach of the squad when it finished in third place at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt in 2006. He was on-field captain when the Super Eagles lifted the Africa Cup for the first time on away ground, in Tunisia 27 years ago.

Eguavoen, who was coach of the team that settled Nigeria in the third place during the 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt, is to prepare the team a for the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations which holds in Cameroon from January 9, – February 6, 2022.