POLICE CONFIRMS RELEASE OF KIDNAPPED IMO TRADITIONAL RULER

Bandits attack on Omuma community repelled by Imo police

The kinapped traditional ruler of Mbutu Ancient kingdom in Aboh Mbaise Local government area of Imo State, Damian Nwaigwe, has been released by his abductors.

Confirming his release, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Micheal Abattam, said the royal father was rescued unhurt and has been reunited with his family.

The PPRO did not confirm whether any ransom was paid before the royal father was released.

The traditional ruler was abducted in his palace in the early hours of Thursday by unknown gunmen.

ASUU THREATENS TO DOWN TOOLS NON-IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREEMENT BY FG

The Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) has threatened to embark on strike action over non-implementation of agreement reached with the Federal Government.

The Ibadan zonal coordinator of ASUU, Professor Oyebamiji Oyegoke, made position known at the end of the Ibadan zonal meeting of ASUU held at the University of Ilorin.

While calling on well meaning Nigerians to prevail on the Federal Government to honour the agreement reached with the Union, Prof. Oyegoke disclosed that should the present status quo remain, ASUU will be left with no other choice but to call on members to down tools.

Some of the issues raised by the Memorandum of Action includes: revitalization of public universities, full payment of academic earned allowance, withheld salaries and promotion arrears, inconsistencies in IPPIS payment and renegotiation of the 2009 agreement, amongst others.

UNKNOWN GUNMEN MURDERS IMO TRADITIONAL RULER

Police confirm murder of Imo traditional ruler, Edwin Azike

The traditional ruler of Attacked ancient kingdom bin Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, Edwin Azike, has been allegedly murdered by unknown gunmen.

Imo State Police Public relations officer, Michael Abattam, who confirmed the incidentv disclosed that security operatives are on a manhunt of the perpetrators of the dastardly act and as well rescue the traditional ruler unhurt.

The corpse of the Royal father was found at the community’s market square Friday morning, after the royal father was reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Thursday.

RANDY PASTOR ARRESTED FOR RAPING FIVE-MONTH-PREGNANT LADY

A celestial church Pastor has been arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command the police for allegedly raping a 5-month-pregnant lady inside his church office.

It was alleged that the 19-year-old pregnant lady had gone to church on Wednesday ,for deliverance service, when the incident occurred and the popular Radio Pastor was arrested after the lady reported the matter to the Police.

The lady Narrated the matter to Journalists at the Police Headquarters at Alagbaka, Akure, the Ondo State capital.

According to her; “In the morning, I went to the hospital to register. We usually have a programme every Wednesday. On that fateful day, I went to church but unfortunately, they have ended the service.

“He collected the list I brought from the hospital. He said the items on the list given to me were too much, he later said I should go and make a photocopy which I did. After I have done it, he said I should take it to the altar. He said he will pray on the list. While sitting down, he started pressing my stomach, he asked me how many months is my pregnancy? I said it is five months.

“He said that he is going to do some spiritual work for me before my delivery. He later stood up and entered a room, he called me to enter a room inside the church. He asked me to lie down which I did, he also said I should remove my clothes. I did all the things he asked me to do

“He dipped his middle finger with oil into my private part. He said my baby is vertical instead of being horizontal. He said he would put oil in my private part and would help me insert it with his private part so that the oil would get into the baby.

“He rubbed oil on his private part and asked me to open my legs. He then had sex with me. He said he was not supposed to do it but helped me because my husband was not around.

“It was after he had sex with me that I came into my right senses. He said I should swear that I would not tell anyone including my mother. He said I would die if I told anybody.

“He did not put on his garment when we had the sex. When he was having sex with me, he gave me one small cross that I should put on my navel. He also gave me table water and poured perfume inside. He also asked me to drink a little out of the water and prayed for me. That I should be using it and that the baby would turn to normal position within three days.” she narrated.

POLICE WARNS AGAINST JUNGLE JUSTICE AS ANGRY YOUTHS SET POS THIEVES ABLAZE

It was “judgment day” for two youngmen, alleged to be specialists in robbing Point Of Sales(POS) Operators as some angry youths of Ikot Oku Ikono, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, set them ablaze following a failed POS operation in the neighbourhood.

He said the POS attendant raised the alarm which caught the attention of some youths of the area who swooped on the alleged theives beat them up mercilessly, got some abandoned tyres around and consequently set them ablaze before the arrival of the Police.

According to a source, one of the two youngmen who alighted from a motorcycle approached a lady POS Attendant at gunpoint and demanded for the cash proceeds of the day’s business.

The source disclosed that he lady handed her handbag containing money and other personal effects to the gunman, adding that luck, however, ran out of them when the motorcycle failed to start which made the lady to raise distress alarm.

Reacting, the Akwa Ibom state Commissioner of Police, Amienghemwe Andrew, through the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, warned residents of the State to avoid taking the laws into their hands by dispensing jungle justice on criminal suspects.

He urged the people to always hand over suspects to relevant security agency for investigation and Prosecution.

ANAMBRA ELECTION: TRIBUNAL STRIKES OUT ACCORD PARTY’S PETITION

The Anambra State Election Petitions Tribunal has struck out the petition filed by candidate of the Accord Party, Dr. Godwin Maduka.

The Tribunal Chaired by Hon. Justice B. Mohammed, with Hon. Justice Edem Akpan and Hon. Justice O.H. Oyajimi as menbers, accordingly struck out the petition, after the petirioner indicated his interest to discontinue with the petition he filed against Prof. Charlse Chukwuma Soludo of the APGA.

In another development, the tribunal has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to allow both Soludo and Uba to inspect the election materials in the company of the police and the Department of State Services (DSS).

The Tribunal made the order following application by Counsel to Soludo and INEC, Mr. S.I Ezeokenwa who prayed the tribunal to allow joint inspection of the election materials.

MAN ARRESTED FOR EXHUMING FRESH HUMAN PARTS FROM CEMETARY

The suspect was reportedly found with fresh human hands, intestines and skull from Ojokoro cemetery in Ikorodu.

The Sagamu Road Police Division said it has arrested a 41-year-old man, Sikiru Kolawole, for allegedly being in possession of fresh human parts.

The spokesperson of the Lagos Police Command, Adekunle Ajisebutu, who confirmed the incident, said the suspect was reportedly found with fresh human hands, intestines and skull from Ojokoro cemetery in Ikorodu.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered the case to be transferred to the State Criminal Investigative Department (SCID) at Panti, Yaba, for diligent investigation and prosecution.”

Earlier, the Ikorodu Local Government Chairman, Wasiu Adesina, who led members of his cabinet to the scene of the alleged crime, said the council will do everything necessary to curtail the dastard act and its reoccurrence.

The council boss immediately directed the environment department to clear every part of the cemetery to avoid any black spot inside and outside.

He said the apprehended suspect would be dealt with according to the law to serve as a deterrent to others.

“While we take care of the living, the council has mandated itself to cater for our dead ones and that is why we have rehabilitated the Ikorodu cemetery to international standard.

“I will ensure proper security measures are put in place and deal ruthlessly with anybody engaging in such illegitimate act at the cemetery.

“We have done lots of rehabilitation, illuminating the cemetery with solar power, provided water system and perimeter fencing,” he said.

Nurudeen Lawal, one of the local guards at the cemetery, said they engaged the suspect in combat before he was apprehended around 1:30 a.m. with a sack full of human parts while trying to escape.

“We carry out surveillance round the cemetery at least three to four times in a shift to observe the surroundings.

“Suddenly, we started hearing some funny sound. On getting there we saw the suspect with a sack loaded so we challenged him on how he got in and his mission at the cemetery.

“During the interrogation, we challenged him to open his sack, he resisted and it resulted in a combat and (he) trying to use the weapon with him to scare us away to enable him flee.

“Subsequently, we grabbed and took him to the police station with the human parts for further interrogation,” Mr Lawal said. (NAN)

BANDITS IMPOSE N10m ON ZAMFARA

Armed bandits operating in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State have allegedly demanded the sum of N10 million as a fine from some communities under their control.

According to a special report by BBC Hausa Service on Thursday, monitored by DAILY POST, the bandits demanded the money after a reconciliation meeting held between the people of the communities and the representatives of the bandits’ group in a community at the neighbouring Shinkafi Local Government Area of the state.

A source hinted that the bandits sought a reconciliation meeting with the people of Yanbuki and its neighbouring communities in Zurmi and the communities accepted to end the constant threat and intimidation by the armed bandits.

Continuing, the source explained that the recent attack launched by the bandits in the Yanbuki community on Saturday where more than 35 persons, who were standing by the road site awaiting a vehicle, were kidnapped.

The BBC Hausa Service said that the reconciliation meeting took place at a village called “Kuryar Kware” and was attended by the majority of the residents of Yanbuki, and its neighbouring communities.

According to the source who is from the Yanbuki community, “after realizing that all effort to get the government and security agencies to secure the axis failed we had no option than to accept the reconciliation meeting, and they have demanded the payment of N10 million fine for peace to reign,” the source said.

The source said that the communities affected have accepted to pay the sum for them to breathe the air of freedom.

He puts the name of the communities as Yanbuki, Tsaka, Maduba, Askawa, Ganda Samu, Dillin Fulani and Kafan Dutsi, saying that the people from these villages were those who participated in the reconciliation meeting and accepted to pay.

According to the BBC Hausa Service, the bandits demanded that the residents of Yanbuki village should pay for the ransom of the 68 persons that were kidnapped frоm the village.

“On this particular issue of payment of ransom, even the communities members and the bandits held meeting again on Wednesday but could not reach an agreement,” it said.

However, a man from the village who refused to mention his name for security reasons said he was asked to pay his N13,000 as part of the contribution levied on every resident of Yanbuki village, saying that the neighbouring community is to pay for onward transmission to the bandits.

But the state Commissioner of Information, Hon. Ibrahim Magaji Dosara, said the state government was not aware that a fine was imposed on the people of Yanbuki community but assured that he would investigate the substance of the claim.

He admitted that the government was aware of the plight of Yanbuki community members regarding the constant attack on the village by the bandits.

“Even recently, security agencies came to their rescue on the threats they are undergoing. But we are not aware that they were asked to pay a N10 million fine. We cannot confirm the substance of the claim now until we investigate it.

“On the allegation that the people of Yanbuki village were neglected by the government despite the threat, they are facing from the bandits,” he said.

“Did They have informed you that recently the vehicles of security agencies were attacked and set ablaze by the bandits, so if they are neglected, how did security vehicles got burnt? I think that issue of saying they were abandoned by the government does not arise.”

According to the commissioner, enforcement of the fine on communities by some suspected bandits is the latest security threat faced by many communities in Zamfara State the state government and the security agencies are making frantic efforts to see to the rescue of people from Zurmi, Bungudu, Kaura Namoda, Gusau, Bakura, Maru and Tsafe.

TENSION IN IMO AS GUNMEN KIDNAPS MONARCH

The traditional ruler of Mbutu, Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, Damian Nwaige, have been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen.

Confirming the kidnap of the monarch, the Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, Micheal Abattam, said tthe command had swung into action with an intention to rescue the traditional ruler, unhurt.

It was gathered that the incident happened on at about 2:30 am, Thursday, when the gunmen who came in about ten vehicles, invaded the palace of the traditional ruler, barricaded the palace, fired several gunshots and finally whisked the royal father away.

BORNO CP PARADES SUSPECTS FOR RAPING MILK SELLER, FOUR MINORS,OTHERS

The Commissioner of Police in charge of Borno State, Abdul Usman, has observed that the rising spate of rape in the state may not be unconnected with ritual purposes which some young persons in the state have adopted as a culture.

The Commissioner of Police, who was speaking while parading some suspects recently for various offences in the State, disclosed that four children, two aged four, six and seven, and a Fulani pasteurised milk seller were raped within the last quarter of 2021 by one 27-year-old Abubakar Baba, who lured the victims into his apartment in Gwange, and had carnal knowledge of them.

The CP arded that the act of the suspect, caused serious injuries to their private parts of the victims after raping them.

“Another rapist one Bilyaminu alias Mallam Sale also at the notorious area of Gwange community raped a six-year-old minor inside a mosque on the 23rd of October, living the minor bleeding.“

“Also, one Abubakar Mohammed chased and raped a Fulani woman selling “nunu” cow milk in Hawul council area and had forceful carnal knowledge of her, was arrested and was one of those paraded before the media yesterday.”

According to Usma, “nother set of rapists Mohammed Isa and Umar Mohammed raped one Saratu Tijani by Gwange river bank on the 11th of November. They have equally been arrested while further investigation is going on,”

“To my experience, these rape cases are related to ritualism. This is the time some of these people visit strange places to achieve deadly things.

“They visit people who tell them to get pure virgins to achieve what they want and this is the result you are seeing.”

“There are two notorious groups, one known as Sakem while the other is known as Bulamari/kangaya comprising Ali Mustapha, Kadiri Ali, Mallam Rawana and others at large. These groups have been creating problems for the metropolis chasing innocent people gathered in weddings and other ceremonies.

“Mark you, these groups are different from the normal ‘Mai jelisa’ groups who sit on mats and share common ideals. All of them have been arrested by crack operatives while the injured are receiving treatment at the Maiduguri specialist and Unarari clinic respectively.

“These ones are deadly and sometimes armed which is why we have been following leads that will lead us to sweep the whole group from the scene. I have been following these people since I was Deputy commissioner of operations. And will continue in the chase until we get them and the drug and weapons suppliers oiling their existence,” Usman concluded.

The alleged rapists were amongst 58 other suspected criminals paraded at the Borno State Police Headquarters.