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  • Kidnappers bursted while collecting ransom in Ogun

    Kidnappers bursted while collecting ransom in Ogun

    The police authorities in Ogun State have arrested two suspected kidnappers while they were trying to collect ransom.

    In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspects were identified as Muhammed Abubakar and Clinton Niche.

    They were said to have been apprehended following a report lodged at the Agbara Area command by one Stephen Ajibili who said that his seven-year-old son was abducted by unknown persons while he was sent on an errand.

    The victim’s father had claimed that the abductors had called him and demanded one million naira to secure his son’s release.

    “Consequent upon the report, the acting Area Commander Agbara, CSP Kayode Shedrack, quickly mobilised his detectives to embark on a technical and intelligence-based investigation to unravel those behind the dastardly act,” the statement partly read.

    “The efforts of the detectives paid off when the suspects who had directed the victim’s parents to drop the ransom somewhere were ambushed and apprehended by the police detectives. The suspects subsequently led the policemen to a bush where the innocent young boy was tied to a tree by his abductors.”

    Upon interrogation, the suspects informed the police that they are three in number, but the remaining member of their gang was the person watching over their victim while they came out to collect the ransom.

    The police spokesman explained that the other suspect took to his heels after discovering that his two accomplices have been arrested.

    The acting Commissioner of Police, DCP Abiodun Alamutu, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the Anti-Kidnapping Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.

    He also directed that the fleeing member of the gang be hunted and brought to justice within the shortest possible period.

  • Ogun Governor signs anti-open grazing bill into law

    Ogun Governor signs anti-open grazing bill into law

    Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has signed the Anti-Open Grazing Bill and the Ranching Bill into law.

    While signing the bill in his office in Abeokuta, the state capital on Thursday, the governor said the move became imperative in order to protect all critical stakeholders and their businesses in the state.

    According to him, an implementation committee to be headed by the state Commissioner for Agriculture with the membership of other critical stakeholders would fashion out the modalities for the full and smooth take-off for the implementation of the law within six months.

    The Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Taiwo Oluomo and other members of the House were present to witness the signing.

    With the signing of the bill into law, Ogun State now joins Rivers, Bayelsa, Oyo, Ekiti, Abia, Lagos and Enugu who have also signed the bill into law.

    Southern governors in Nigeria had reached a resolution on July 5, 2021, that member states would enact the law against open grazing of cattle in their states on or before September 1.

  • Ogun Police caution against attending vigils to avoid being abducted

    Ogun Police caution against attending vigils to avoid being abducted

    Police in Ogun on Sunday cautioned the public against organising prayer sessions at night, especially in forest area, to avoid being victims of kidnappers.

    Police spokesman in Ogun, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, gave the warning in a statement made available to reporters, in Ota, Ogun State.

    Oyeyemi said that the Ogun State Police Command had observed with great concern that, despite the series of warnings and security tips from the Command, some members of public are still in the habit of organising prayer sessions in the forest, thereby making themselves easy prey for kidnappers.

    “However, inasmuch as the Command is not oblivious of right to freedom of religion, it is worthy of note that the present security situation in the country does not favorably dispose anyone to organising prayer sessions in isolated places,” the PPRO said.

     

    He appealed to the public to refrain from creating opportunities for kidnappers to operate, as the Command was working assiduously to get rid of criminals who have made kidnapping a business.

    Oyeyemi explained that security should be seen as everybody’s business and “we should all play our part in securing ourselves and our property,” adding that “after all, the scriptures even enjoined us to watch and pray.”

    “However, if there is any compelling reason to embark on such prayer sessions, the organisers should report to the nearest Police station for advice and possible security patrol of the area,” he added.

     

  • Insecurity: Stop attending prayer sessions, vigils in forests, Police warn Ogun residents

    Insecurity: Stop attending prayer sessions, vigils in forests, Police warn Ogun residents

    Police in Ogun on Sunday warned the public against organizing prayer sessions at night, especially at forest area, to avoid being victims of kidnappers.
    Police Spokesman in Ogun, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, gave the warning in a statement made available to newsmen, in Ota, Ogun.
    Oyeyemi noted that the Ogun state police command has observed with great concern that, despite the series of warnings and security tips from the command, some members of public are still in the habit of organizing prayer sessions in the forest, thereby making themselves easy prey for kidnappers.
    “However, in as much as the command is not oblivious of right to freedom of religion, it is worthy of note that the present security situation in the country does not favorably disposed to organizing prayer sessions in isolated places,” the PPRO said.
    He appealed to the public to refrain from creating opportunities for kidnappers to operate as the command was working assiduously to get rid of the criminal elements, who turned kidnapping into business.
    Oyeyemi explained that security should be seen everybody’s business and “we should all play our part in securing ourselves and our property, adding that after all the scriptures even enjoined us to watch and pray.”
    “However, if there is any compelling reason to embark on such prayer sessions, the organizers should report to the nearest police station for advice and possible security patrol of the area.
  • 64-year-old man defiles 2-year-old baby in Ogun

    64-year-old man defiles 2-year-old baby in Ogun

    The Police Command in Ogun on Tuesday said its operatives have arrested a 64-year-old man, Ayotunde Taiwo, for allegedly defiling a 2-year-old baby in Ogun.
    The command’s Public Relation Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Ota, Ogun.
    Oyeyemi explained that the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at Agbado Divisional Headquarters by the mother of the victim, who reported the incident at at about 11 a.m. on Tuesday.
    According to the mother’s victims, she noticed that her daughter can not walk well, and when she inspected her body, she saw blood gushing out of her private part.
    “When she asked her daughter about what happened to her, the little girl pointed to the house opposite their own house.
    “On getting to the house, the suspect was met washing his blood stained boxer shot, indicating that he just had unlawful carnal knowledge of the little girl.
    “Upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Agbado Division, CSP Kehinde Kuranga, detailed his detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested,” he said.
    The PPRO, however, said the victim had been taken to hospital for medical treatment.
    Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Ajogun, had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the Family Support Unit at Ota Area Command for further investigation and prosecution.
  • Gov. Sanwo-Olu pays condolence visit to Ogun counterpart

    Gov. Sanwo-Olu pays condolence visit to Ogun counterpart

    Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, paid a condolence visit to his Ogun counterpart, Prince Dapo Abiodun, to commiserate with him over the death of his father, Pa Emmanuel Abiodun.

    Speaking at Iperu during a condolence visit, Sanwo-Olu said the deceased lived a good life.

    He said that Lagos State would stand by Abiodun in the funeral rites of his father, as a demonstration that Lagos and Ogun were indeed together.

    The funeral rites of Pa Abiodun, who succumbed on Monday, Aug. 2 at 89, would hold between Sept. 6 and Sept. 9 in Ogun.

    “I am here on behalf of the people and government of Lagos State to commiserate with you and appreciate God for what He used Papa’s life for.

    “’Today, we are thankful and happy that though painful, we are not mourning, we are indeed celebrating the life of Papa Emmanuel Adesanya Abiodun.

    “I want to assure you that Papa has gone to rest in the bosom of the Most High God. I am sure his fond memories will continue to be a blessing.

    “He was not just a father, he was a teacher in the entire neighbourhood and I am sure he was a disciplinarian. That is the product of what we are seeing here today,” the governor said.

    He prayed that God would continue to give his Ogun counterpart the knowledge, capability and ability to move his state forward.

    “I commiserate with the entire family and ask God to continue to strengthen you in this very difficult time. It does not matter how old they lived; there would still be a part of them that we will continue to cherish.

    The governor was accompanied by his Chief of Staff, Mr Tayo Ayinde and some commissioners.

    Responding, Abiodun commended Sanwo-Olu and his Ekiti State counterpart, Dr Kayode Fayemi, for finding time out of their tight schedules to commiserate with him and his family.

    He said his father lived a humble life and served God with everything in him.

     

  • 26 buildings, fuel stations sealed in Ogun over permit

    26 buildings, fuel stations sealed in Ogun over permit

    The Ogun State Government has sealed 26 illegal buildings, including gas outlets, petrol filling stations and commercial buildings, for non-compliance with the physical planning law of the state.

    The government, in a statement on Sunday, said it also served contravention notice on five commercial buildings at Mowe/Ofada in the Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area of the state.

    The statement said the state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Tunji Odunlami, disclosed this after a routine enforcement exercise in the axis.

    Odulami noted that the government had earlier warned that it would not condone illegal building constructions without planning permits, as they were inimical to the developmental plan of the state.

    He stated that the sealed properties were developed in breach of the building law, which included non-compliance with space standards, approved planning permit, construction of additional structures without permit, among others.

    While advising property owners to finalise their applications for prompt delivery, Odunlami reiterated that development permits could be obtained through a seamless process following the new reforms put in place by the government.

  • Gunmen kidnap Swiss national, his Nigerian driver in Ogun

    Gunmen kidnap Swiss national, his Nigerian driver in Ogun

    Gunmen have kidnapped a Swiss national, Andred Beita, and his Nigerian driver who is simply identified as Ifeanyi, in Ogun State.

    Police authorities in Ogun have confirmed the incident, saying it occurred along the Ibese-Itori Road on Saturday.

    The spokesman for the command, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, explained that the victims were seized by bandits as they were coming from a farm in the area.

    “They were intercepted… Two of the bandits were killed, but they succeeded in abducting two – a Swiss national and another person,” he said. “The police are on the trail of these people.”

    The assailants were said to have exchanged gunshots with a team of policemen attached to a farm in the area before the abduction.

    In the process, two civilians were injured and rushed to a hospital for treatment.

    Switzerland authorities also confirmed the incident in a statement by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) on Monday.

    “The FDFA and the Swiss embassy in Abuja are in contact with the local authorities,” they said. “The FDFA is coordinating activities with the various departments of the federal administration relevant to this type of case.

    “For reasons of personal and data protection, the FDFA cannot provide further information.”

  • One killed, others injured as Okada riders protest hike in ticket fees in Ogun

    One killed, others injured as Okada riders protest hike in ticket fees in Ogun

    One person has been confirmed dead and others injured following a clash between motorcycle (Okada) riders at Ibeshe, Yewa North local government area of Ogun State.

    The Police Public Relations Officer of the DSP, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the incident, however, was not certain about the casualty figure.

    It was gathered that the clash started on Monday when motorcycle riders operating around Ibese were at loggerheads with the union leaders over a hike in ticket fees from N600 to N800.

    “The issue is currently under control,” Oyeyemi said, noting that “it was a minor struggle that snowballed into a crisis”.

    “They said the unions increased their ticket fee from N600 to N800 and that was how the crisis started. But how it then turned into the Hausa and Yoruba crisis is what I don’t know. But, we are on top of the matter. The situation has been brought under control. Our men are still there as we speak”.

    Sources say so far, over 12 motorcycles have been burnt even as the locals barricaded the area to stop movement.

    A community leader who pleaded anonymity said while some soldiers were mobilised to restore sanity on Monday, the clash between warring parties, however, resumed today.

    In the process of trying to restore peace, soldiers allegedly shot at aggrieved indigenes, killing one, while another has been hospitalised.

  • Teenager stabs 28-year-old ‘runs girl’ to death in Ogun over 10k ‘service’ charge

    Teenager stabs 28-year-old ‘runs girl’ to death in Ogun over 10k ‘service’ charge

    The Ogun State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old boy, Jamiu Malomo for the murder of a 28-year-old lady Azeezat Akande.

    In a press statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspect was lodged at Adatan divisional headquarters by the chairman, Ilupeju community, Oke Aregba Abeokuta.

    He said they woke up in the morning of Sunday 18th of July 2021 to discover a lifeless body of a young lady, who was stabbed to death on a rock in the area, with a knife soaked with blood beside her”.

    Upon the report, the Divisional police officer, Adatan division, SP Abiodun Salau, and his detectives moved to the scene from where the corpse was moved to state hospital Ijaye mortuary.”

    The DPO and his detectives were said to have embarked on intelligence and forensic investigations to unravel the mystery behind the gruesome murder of the deceased.

    “Their efforts paid off when they received information that the person who was seen last with the deceased has been sighted at about 11:45 pm of Thursday 22nd of July 2021, at a bar located in Abeokuta, where he was trying to pick another runs girl.

    “The detectives quickly moved in there and got him arrested.

    He noted that upon interrogation, the suspect who was just 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 #10,000 which was their agreement, but he refused to give her because he had only eight thousand naira with him. This led to a hot argument between them, 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 in the instant death of the deceased”

    The PRO disclosed that the commissioner of police, CP Awolowo Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.

    The CP also warned criminals to stop testing the resolve of the command to bring any criminal to book no matter where they are because the command is ready to ensure that no criminal goes unpunished.