Category: Crime

Aminu said: “It is true that we neutralised two kidnap kingpins involved in the kidnap of some pastors, who went to church planting at Creek Town, Odukpani LGA of the state.

“Two couldn’t make it alive, while the third who is now at large, was severely injured during a gun battle. We also want to appeal to locals to be on the lookout for anyone with gun wounds in their community.”

He was reacting to a viral video of a man dragging a rifle with a policeman during a heated argument and suspicious molestation over his phone.

Adejobi further stated that if a person assault’s police personnel in uniform, it would be seen as ‘an act of disrespect to Nigeria.’

His words, “Even if a policeman on uniform slaps a civilian, the civilian has no right to retaliate. More so, if he’s on uniform, it’s an act of disrespect to Nigeria to beat an officer on uniform.

“The disrespect is not to the policeman but to our nation and it’s a crime as enshrined in our criminal laws

“So, it’s not a case of what the policeman did that led to it, but the reaction of the civilians who actually assaulted the police.

“If police assault a civilian, you report and actions will be taken to rebuke him, not to take the law into your hands.” (sic)

“Let alone, it’s a matter of checking of phones, which can be easily reported and addressed. Now they are kept in our 5-star hotel in Lagos and will be in court on Monday.

“Are you going to visit them or send them food, or appear in court to defend them? Don’t support what is bad,  ok”

However, the Police did not reveal the identities of the suspects in custody in order not to jeopardise the investigation.

According to her, “Five suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder and investigation is ongoing. The outcome of the investigation will be communicated subsequently.”

Recall that the Kano South lawmaker’s son, who worked with the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), was killed on Tuesday in Abuja allegedly over N3.5million unnamed deal.

The father of the deceased, Senator Kabiru Gaya, who is the chairman, Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission, is a former governor of Kano State and a Senator representing Kano South senatorial district.

He stated that contrary to an online publication, there was no fatality in the attack.

Anyanwu added that police operatives who sustained injuries in the attack were responding to treatment in a hospital.

“On Thursday, a police patrol team attached to Ezza North Divisional Headquarters, was ambushed by a gang of hoodlums who shot sporadically at the team.

“A quick response by the patrol men got the hoodlums scampering to safety with bullet injuries.

“The aftermath of the encounter left a patrol vehicle burnt by the miscreants but no life was lost on the side of the police team.

“Two policemen who sustained injuries as a result of the attack are responding to treatment in the hospital.

“It is pertinent to state that this is the first and only press statement emanating from Ebonyi Police Command on the callous attack.

“We, hereby debunk as lies, the claim that two policemen were killed. Also, I never confirmed any such fallacious report to Mr Oko Nweke of HURIDE and others that replicated the falsehood.

“Furthermore, none of our weapons was carted away by the hoodlums as reported,’’ Anyanwu stated.

He added that police tactical teams have arrested a number of suspects in the area and investigation is on-going. (NAN)

In a jittery voice, she said, “I was going for night class because my final exam is tomorrow and the next thing I heard was a gunshot and the guy behind me fell.

“I can’t say exactly but they were about two to three guys who were standing and I could see one with a gun as I ran for safety.”

Another student, who only identified herself as Mujibat stated that the level of cult shootings and killings in the school had to be stopped.

She stated, “It was a day to our matric during my National Diploma days when someone was also killed. It’s not the first time this is happening and no development has been made towards the issue at all.”

Mujibat noted that she was also on her way to the night class when she heard gunshots and students running helter-skelter for safety.

Confirming the story, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated that the incident was true.

He stated, “The DPO of the area already visited the scene and confirmed that the incident did happen.”

He also noted that further details would be released by the police after investigations.

All efforts to reach the school’s Rector proved abortive.

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Owasanoye explained that the N300billion duplicated projects in the 2021 budget and N100 billion in the 2022 budget were tracked through scrutinisation carried out on approved projects for the various MDAs.

The ICPC boss stated, ” N300billion would have been wasted by the Federal government on duplicated projects inserted into the 2021 budget and N100billion for same purpose in the current fiscal year if not tracked and intercepted by ICPC.”

” The same preemptive move, saved the country from spending N49.9billion for salaries of ghost workers put on fictitious payroll by the fraudulent MDAs between January and June this year.”

Owasanoye added that the names MDAs involved in projects duplications running into intercepted billions of Naira and fictitious payrolls, are available and will be forwarded to the committee.

“The good thing about the preemptive moves made by us is that monies for the fraudulent acts were prevented from being released to the affected MDAs and it is gratifying that the Finance Ministry and Accountant General Office cooperated with us,” he said.

He added, “From our own end, detection of such projects is done by verifying their locations and names, upon which we tell the appropriate authorities not to release wrongly budgeted monies for them.”

The chairman, Senator Olamilekan Adeola, who was delighted by the progress on behalf of the committee said the operational cost of the agency will be increased from N1.8billion.

He added, “This committee is impressed by proactive ways your commission is adopting in the fight against corruption.

“Your submissions clearly show that all hope is not lost for our dear country as far as fighting corruption is concerned.

“Your operational cost which is N1.8billion will be increased as the required impetus for more proactive measures against corrupt practices across the various MDAs.”

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It was gathered that the incident, which took place on Thursday September 15, between Dikwa and Bama Local Government Areas, also left many fighters from both the Jama’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihad and ISWAP injured.

An Intelligence officer told Zagazola Makama, a counterinsurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad that Kundu and his team were on a robbery mission when the ISWAP intercepted them on six motorcycles each conveying three fighters.

“A Heavy fight ensued between the terrorists resulting in 8 casualties on the side of the Boko Haram terrorists, while few ISWAP terrorists were wounded.

“The surviving Boko Haram terrorists took to their heels, leaving their motorcycles to the ISWAP terrorists,” Zagazola tweeted.

The Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Monday, has remanded a 46-year-old driver, Samuel Harrison, for stealing his boss’s N8.1m property on his first day of duty in the Lekki area of the state.

Harrison was arraigned on two-count of conspiracy and stealing before Magistrate O. O Fajana.

The defendant was charged with stealing his employer’s car and other valuables worth N8.1m.

The prosecutor, Inspector Funmilayo Akinleye, told the court that the defendant committed the offense on July 9 in the Lekki area of the state.

She said one Janet Essien had hired the defendant to be her driver. The defendant, however, ran away with the car after she dropped Essien at the salon.

Akinleye said the defendant committed the offence on his first day of work, adding that he ran away with two Iphones worth N600,000 and one Apple laptop worth N550,000 that were inside the car.

The prosecutor said the value of the car and other valuables was N8.1m, adding that the offences were contrary to Sections 287 and 411 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

The defendant pleaded guilty to the charges.

Magistrate Fajana ordered the defendant to be remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, and adjourned the case till September 28 for sentencing.

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