PASTOR ARRESTED OVER PLANS TO KILL WIFE

Edo State Police Command has arrested one Pastor Anselm ldele over
attempted assassination of his wife and some other of her relatives.

Confirming the incident, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Bello Kontongs, disclosed that the Pastor Anselm ldele, who is the Overseer of Temple of Praise Church’ in Benin city, was arrested few hours before he city, was arrested few hours before he ould hatch the alleged plans.

Kontongs said, the Pastor was arrested while trying to perfecting his arrangements with some assassins to kill his wife and some other relatives.

The Suspect, according to the PPRO, will appear in court soon.

MAN KILLS WIFE FOR DENYING HIM ‘ENJOYMENT’

The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the arrested of a middle aged man who allegedly beat his wife to death for denying him sex.

Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Bello Kontongs, that the incident occurred on June 27, at No. 1, Ogiedegue Street, off Ason Bus Stop, Evbuotubu area in Benin City.

Kontongs said, the case was initially reported at the Evbuotubu Division and later transferred to the State Command.

According to him, the 50-year-old deceased has two children, aged 19 and 15 for the Suspect whom she got married to in 2002.

“The man was said to have
demanded sex from the deceased around 11pm of June 27 and upon her refusal, he beat her up and in the process inflicted her with injury.

“She was rushed to four hospitals, three rejected her, but the fourth one referred her to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital where she passed on on July 7, as a result of complications from the injury.

The man is presently in our custody and will be charged to court for murder,” Kontongs said.

EDO ENDSARS ESCAPEE REMANDED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER IN ONDO

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed ‘Amotekun Corps’, has arraigned one John Bidemi, before an Akure Magistrate’s Court for attempting to kill a-70-year-old woman.

The defendant, according to the Prosecution, attempted to kill the septuagenarian identified as Victoria Omotayo, by stabbing her with a knife on July 12,2021. Nigeria


The charge revealed that the accused, also escaped from custody, during the ENDSARS jail break on October 22,2020 in Benin, while in the lawful custody of the Correctional facility, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 135 (a) of the Criminal Code Law Cap. 37, Vol. 1, Law of Ondo State.

The prosecution counsel, O.F Akeredolu, stressing that the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain criminal matters like attempted murder, he stated that the offence of attempted murder, he stated that the offence is liable to life imprisonment under the mandatory Section 230 ( 2) of the Ondo State Criminal Code.

Akeredolu, therefore, sought for an adjournment to enable him transfer the case file to the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice.

He submitted that the court has the statutory power to remand the defendant at the correctional centre till the legal advice was issued.

Counsel to the defendant, Yemi Salau, who urged the court not to remand the accused said the proper procedure according to
Section 226(9) must be followed strictly so that the liberty of the accused will not be affected as a citizen of Nigeria.

He canvassed that: “Under the Criminal Justice Law, there is a provision for it, that if you are seeking remand in court, you must come with an application to remand such fellow which was not followed in this instance. So, any remand made by this court is unlawful.

He urged the court to grant the defendant bail on a liberal terms, promising that he will not jump bail.

Ruling on the argument, the Chief Magistrate, Musa Al-Yunus, however said the court has jurisdiction to try the case.

On whether the second offence could be tried in Ondo State, Al Yunus said though it happened in Benin, it could also be tried in Ondo State because it’s the same court of competent jurisdiction.

The Magistrate then ordered the remand of the accused person in correctional facility pending the outcome of advice from the DPP and adjourned the case till August 23.

BOY KILLS ‘WOMAN OF EASY VIRTUE’

An 18 year old boy, Jamiu Malomo, has been arrested by the policemen in Ogun for killing a 28 year old lady identified as Azeezat Akande.

Spokesperson of the police
State Command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed in a statement that the suspect was arrested after the Community chairman Oke Aregba

According to the community chairman,
she laid in a pool of her own blood beside a knife soaked with blood.

The men of the Osun command hurried to the scene and the corpse
of the young lady was conveyed to the ljaye mortuary.

According to DPO Adatan division, SP Abiodun Salau, after a thorough investigation by the DPO and his team of detectives on the gruesome murder, they were tipped off that the person who last encountered the deceased was seen at about 11:45pm on Thursday, 22nd of July 2021 at 380 bar Panseke area of Abeokuta, where he was ready to pick another “runs girl”.

On interrogation, Jamiu the who was released from prison custody last month, confessed to killing the
deceased.

According to him, he picked the deceased from Panseke and took her home for sexual pleasure.

After having carnal knowledge of the victim, the victim demanded for the N10,000 which was their agreement, but he refused to give her because he had only eight thousand naira with him.

He then gave his phone to the deceased to hold and wait for him on the road to go and bring the money for her. While the deceased was waiting, the suspect came back with a knife unknown to the victim and he stabbed her deeply on her neck resulting to the instant death of the deceased”

COURT REMANDS BOY FOR IMPREGNATING 13-year-old girl.

A 19-year-old boy, who allegedly impregnated a 13-year-old girl, has been arranged before a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital.

The girl told the presided over by Chief Magistrate Gomba Osaro, that she was four months pregnant for the boy.

The matter was instituted by the Human Rights desk of the Rivers State Police Command on charges of having carnal knowledge of an underaged girl who told the Court that the Suspect was her boyfriend.

The Chief Magistrate the adjourned to 16th August 2021 for consideration of
bail after he pleaded not guilty to the charge.

LADIES FIGHT PUBLICLY OVER BOYFRIEND, REMANDED BY COURT

Two ladies, who were allegedly enged in a public fight, have been remanded in the custody of the Correctional Centre by an Ebute Meta Magistrate Court in Lagos State.

The ladies, Kofowodola Savage, 32 nd Lola Onifade, 38, were arrested by the police for allegedly engaging in a public fight over a man.


The incident which happened at Onitoro Street, Surulere, Lagos, where they reside, drew the attention of
neighbours, who initially, didn’t know the cause of the fight was not known until the Police from Surulere Division intervened in the matter and charged them to court for Affray.

Sources revealed that Lola, reportedly slapped
Kofoworola over suspicion that she was trying to snatch her lover and inflicted injury on her which resulted to the public fight.

They pleaded not guilty to the charge brought against them and the prosecutor applied to the Court for a date to enable the Police to prove that they actually
committed the alleged offence.

Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. T. O. Abayomi, however, granted them bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.

They were consequently remanded in Correctional Centre pending when
they will be able to perfect their bail conditions.

The matter was adjourned till 9th August, 2021, for mention.

BOY REMANDED FOR GANG-RAPING 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL

A Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, has remanded a 21-year-old man, Toheeb Bakare, in Ikoyi Correctional Center for allegedly gang-raping a 17-year-old girl.

Magistrate, Mrs M. I. Dan-Oni, who gave the ruling, denied the accused bail even after he pleaded he not guilty to the charge.

The magistrate directed the prosecutor to duplicate the case file be forwarded to the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.

The suspect, Resident of Surulere Area of Lagos, is standing a four-count charge of conspiracy, rape, assault and abduction.

Earlier, Police Prosecutor, Insp. Courage Ekhueorohan said that the suspect and six others now at large, committed the offences on July 11.

The Prosecution alleged that Bakare was recently identified by the 17-year-old as one of the seven men who accosted and gang-raped her at Omoniyi St., Itire, Surulere.

The offences, contravened Sections 137, 144, 172 and 411 of the Criminal law of Lagos State 2015.

Magistrate Dan-Oni, accordingly adjourned the case until August 24 for the DPP’s advice.

GUNMEN BEHEADS VIGILANTE COMMANDER

Some gunmen suspected to be cultists have killed and beheaded the former commander of a disbanded local vigilante group, OSPAC, in Umudioga, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The former Commander of the disbanded local security outfit, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Security Peace and Advisory Council (OSPAC), identified as Alex Uwazuruike, was reportedly killed and beheaded and the corpse was thereafter burnt to ashes by the assailants on Tuesday, July 27.

Following the development, residents have reportedly fled the community.

Nnamdi Omoni, the Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the Rivers State Police Command, Nnamdi Omoni, said normalcy have been restored to the area by the Police.

Communities in Emohua local government Council area have witnessed cult clashes and pockets of other criminal activities, leading to the formation of the local vigilante group which restored sanity, to the pockets of criminal activities, especially the constant abduction of travellers and robberies on the axis of the East-West road.

The security outfit was later disbanded by the immediate past local government Council Chairman, Tom Aliezi, about five months it over alleged links with cult related violence.

Emohua Local Government Chairman, Dr Chidi Lloyd, about a fortnight ago, condemned in strong terms, the alleged illegal activities some members of the OSPAC in parts of the LGA, especially in Rundele community.