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  • Son arranges own kidnap to defraud dad of N500,000

    Son arranges own kidnap to defraud dad of N500,000

    A 35-year-old man, Hamza Abdullahi has been detained by operatives of the FCT Police Command for allegedly arranging his own kidnap.

    According to the police, the suspect arranged his kidnap in order to defraud his father.

    After arranging his abduction, the suspect alongside his friend called his father and demanded N500,000 ransom.

    Speaking in Abuja on how the suspect was apprehended, the Deputy Commissioner in charge of operations, DCP Sunday Babaji said: “Police detectives from this command arrested one Hamza Abdullahi and his cohort, Awalu Shuaibu for arranging his kidnap and demanding ransom from his father.

    “The suspect who wanted to use the medium to extort money from his parent was arrested at Katampe extension where he had gone to receive the ransom.”

    Babaji said effort is being intensified to arrest one of his cohort who is currently at large.

    Speaking to The Nation on how he arranged his kidnap, Abdullahi who is an auto engineer said: “I was caught faking my kidnap to get ransom from my dad. I arranged my kidnap because I was desperately in need of money.

    “I spoke with a friend of mine whom I begged to call my dad and inform him that I have been kidnapped but I was hiding at his place. My friend acted like the kidnapper and demanded N500,000 as ransom. He called my dad and asked for the ransom. He also threatened my dad that he would hurt me if the ransom was not dropped in due time.

    While the negotiation was going on, we were hiding at Katampe. On the day my dad came to pay the ransom, I was recognized by some of the officers who came with my dad to drop the ransom. I think my dad had shown them my picture and one of the policemen identified me as the person kidnapped.”

    On why he decided to swindle his dad, he said: “I just needed the money to cover up for some things like rent and other basic needs.”

     

  • Drop calls: Senate tasks NCC, CPC, SON, on effective supervision of service providers

    Drop calls: Senate tasks NCC, CPC, SON, on effective supervision of service providers

    The Senate on Thursday advised regulatory agencies in Nigeria to ensure strict supervision of telecoms service providers for effective service delivery.
    This followed the adoption of a motion by Sen. Buhari Abdulfatai (APC-Oyo) and 34 others on increasing rate of drop calls and other unwholesome practices by telecoms operators at plenary in Abuja.
    The senate in its resolution expressed reservation over inefficient service delivery by GSM network providers in the country.
    It urged regulatory agencies to invoke appropriate provisions of the law to protect consumers where necessary and ask for refund them for disrupted calls caused by bad network.
    The Senate also urged them to carry out through investigation on causes of drop calls and come up with innovations that would help improve customers’ experience.
    It also directed its committees on communications and trade, when constituted to further look into issues raised in the motion.
    Speaking on the motion, Abdulfatai said Nigerians are experiencing a disturbing and yet increasing rate of dropped calls.
    He said telecoms customers are encountering in-comprehensive speech and voice quality that is unclear during phone conversations.
    He said subscribers do not have the power to control bundle usage, nor have choice to restrict browsing to the resources which they were allocated resulting in sudden and unexplained expiry of data bundle.
    He said GSM operators in Nigeria had recently been experiencing terrible congestion on their networks, thus denying subscribers benefit of getting value for their resources.
    He said in spite of warnings by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on the unpleasant activities of drop calls, meant to defraud Nigerians, no serious sanctions had been taken against any operator.
    He said no effort had been made to enhance the experience of telecoms customers.
    He said investigations indicate that four major operators -MTN, Airtel, Etislat and Globacom could not provide the rate of drop calls on their networks.
    This, he said showed that they are not ready to compensate customers for disconnected calls.
    President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan in his final submission said the 9th senate would do everything to protect Nigerians against exploitation by telecoms service providers.
    He said the senate would not only bark but bite this time around.
    According to him, the senate will conduct a public hearing on the matter where the regulator- NCC and the telecoms operators will be invited.

  • ‘Why I joined mum to beat my father to death’

    ‘Why I joined mum to beat my father to death’

    The Niger state Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old, Babangida Usman for allegedly beating his father, Ali Haruna to death.

    The police also arrested Usman’s mother, Hafasat Aliyu.

    It was gathered that the couple, Hafasat Aliyu and Ali Haruna were having a fight when Usman joined hands with his mother to beat Haruna,60, to death.

    The incident occurred behind Shango Primary School Minna in Chanchaga Local Government Area following a disagreement between the couple over their unnamed daughter who was said to have stolen Hafasat’s money.

    The deceased was said to have defended the girl from being reprimanded by Hafasat which led to a physical fight.

    Upon hearing that his parents were fighting, Usman rushed to the house and while defending his mother joined her in beating his father and inflicted serious injuries on him before he was rescued by neighbours.

    However, Haruna died while he was being taken to the IBB Specialist Hospital for treatment.

    Speaking to newsmen, Usman said he was only protecting his mother and did not know that his intervention could lead to his father’s death..

    According to him, his father was always maltreating his mother over things that should not cause quarrel saying: “That was why I always protect my mother from maltreatment of my father.

    “My mother is not safe with my father because of his temperament, everyday there must be an issue that would escalate to fight. I never knew he would die, I was only protecting my mother,” he explained.

    The Police Public Relations Officer, Mohammad Abubakar, confirmed the incident saying that the suspects had confessed to the crime and would be charged to court soon .

  • Police arrest father, son for raping, impregnating 14-year-old girl

    Police arrest father, son for raping, impregnating 14-year-old girl

    The Lagos State Police Command’s Gender Unit has arrested a 44-year-old man and his 19-year-old son for allegedly raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl.

    The Lagos State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana, said in a press statement that the case was reported at the gender unit of the command by the mother of the victim.

    He said that the unit received a complaint that a minor was being defiled by her sister’s husband identified as Kabiru Oke of No. 1, Olatikupo St, Egbeda and his son, Oke Faruq,19, living within the same premises with his father.

    He said that the girl had been living with the suspects for some time now, and that her sister’s husband started having carnal knowledge of her since last October.

    “The second suspect, being the son of the first suspect, started having unlawful carnal knowledge of the same minor on Jan. 10, 2019.

    “The suspects have constantly threatened to kill the victim if she ever tells anybody about the affairs. The victim exposed them when her mother suspected some changes in her and discovered that she was pregnant”, Elkana said.

    The PPRO said that the girl had been taken to Mirabel Centre by the gender unit of the police command for medical examination, while the two suspects had been arrested and charged to a magistrate court .

    “The case was, however adjourned till May 13, 2019 while the suspects were remanded in Kirikiri Prisons.” he said.

    In a related development, the PPRO said that one Marainerume Alfred, 45 ,of Oke Itunu Church Close, Ejigbo, a suburb of Lagos had also been arrested for defiling a 14-year-old girl.

    He said the matter was also reported to the gender unit of the police command by the mother of the survivor.

    “The complainant stated that they were living in the same street with the suspect.

    “That the suspect usually invited the survivor into his shop while on her way from school, along Iyana Ejigbo road, where he was selling Nigerian Films and would have unlawful sexual intercourse with her.

    “The suspect committed the crime between May 2018 and March 27, 2019.

    “The suspect in his statement to the police said that he turned the survivor into his sex partner after he divorced his wife in May 2018.

    “The matter was discovered on March 27 , 2019 at 2p.m., by the survivor’s grandmother who perceived some odours from the survivor’s body when she returned home and subjected her to questioning.

    “The survivor opened up to her grandmother and narrated the whole story.

    “She further stated that, the suspect threatened that she would die if she ever disclosed it to her parents.

    “That the suspect usually gave her some drugs to take and equally mixrf salt and water for her to take after sex to prevent her from getting pregnant.

    The PPRO said , “Investigation is ongoing, and the suspect will be charged to court for defilement after its completion.”

  • Reps rattle SON DG over low-remittances, incoherent budget

    Reps rattle SON DG over low-remittances, incoherent budget

    From Jonas Ike, Abuja

    The House of Representatives Committee on Industry on Wednesday rattled the Director- General (DG), Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), Mr Osita Aboloma over what it described incoherent budget and low remittances of revenue to the federation account expected of all revenue generating agencies of government.
    Chairman and members of the House of Representatives Committee on Industry Mr. Abubakar Husaini Moriki at a budget defence session with the DG and heads of departments of the agency had noted that they had failed to remit revenues to the federal government coffers in the past two years as required by law.
    The lawmakers further observed that the N N5.918 billion budget presented to them for consideration do not have details of staff remuneration, promotion, dismissal and retirement in all the states of the federation and FCT.
    The Committee therefore had requested that the agency make available to it all the details of staff, promotion, expected remuneration and other expenditure in templates for perusal.
    The DG in his presentation at the budget session however told the committee that SON effectively utilized its 2018 budget for infrastructural expansion, training and sensitization of their workforce.
    He told the lawmakers that most of the money they are asking for is for the completion of all ongoing projects in the agency notably construction of office complex in Akwa-Ibom, Abia and Cross Rivers State.
    While presenting to the committee a budget estimate of N5.918 billion for consideration and approval, he said that ther are pending recruitment and training to be done by the agency that would be funded from the budget.
    He also hinted that there are chemical process laboratories to be built in Asaba Delta State, Dutse in Jigawa and Calabar in Cross-River States.
    The House Committee nonetheless insisted that that the budget estimate is not incoherent as there is a difference of N5,000000 between the 2018 and 2019 budget estimates of the agency as presented.
  • US offers $1m reward for capture of Osama bin Laden’s son

    US offers $1m reward for capture of Osama bin Laden’s son

    The US Department of State announced on Thursday that it is offering a reward “of up to $1 million” for information that leads to the capture of Hamza bin Laden, the son of deceased former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

    A statement released by the department goes on to note that Hamza “is emerging as a leader in the [al-Qaeda] franchise” and that “since at least August 2015, he has released audio and video messages on the Internet calling on his followers to launch attacks against the United States and its Western allies.”

    It also notes that Hamza has made threats against the US in the name of “revenge for the May 2011 killing of his father by US service members.”

    The State Department identified Hamza as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” in January 2017, and later stated that “all property subject to US jurisdiction in which Hamza bin Laden has any interest is blocked, and US persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with him.”

    Hamza was declared an official member of the group in August 2015 by al-Qaeda senior leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. Per the State Department, the 2015 declaration included an audio message in which Hamza “called for acts of terrorism in Western capitals.”

    Additionally, the United Nations Security Council committee concerning al-Qaeda added Hamza to its sanctions list. In a statement the committee explained its move was the result of Hamza being “given a more prominent role within al-Qaeda.” The decision subjects Hamza to an assets freeze, travel ban and an arms embargo.

    Osama bin Laden was killed on May 2, 2011, in Pakistan by US Navy Seals in a mission codenamed Operation Neptune Spear. At the time, officials stated that Osama’s body was later buried at sea. The al-Qaeda group confirmed Osama’s death a few days afterward.

     

  • 80-year-old father visits Boko Haram camp, begs ‘commander’ son to surrender

    80-year-old father visits Boko Haram camp, begs ‘commander’ son to surrender

    Mallam Baba Modu, an 80-year-old father of a Boko Haram commander, popularly called ‘Ba-Ana,’ has narrated how he travelled to the Lake Chad camp of the Al Barnawi faction of the sect to plead with his son to dump the insurgents.

    Modu, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Maiduguri, said his efforts to convince his son to surrender and embrace peace failed.

    He said he was unable to persuade his son to abandon the cause and surrender himself to the Federal Government’s Operation Safe Corridor.

    Recounting his ordeal, Modu said his son was conscripted by the insurgents in 2012 at a farm in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State.

    He said, “I lost hope of meeting my son after his abduction in the past seven years. One day, I met someone who told me that my son was alive and mentioned where I could find him.

    “I was also told he is one of the commanders of the Al Barnawi faction of the Boko Haram sect.

    “I travelled to the shores of the Lake Chad to plead with Ba-Ana to surrender and embrace peace. It took me about one week to get to where I met him.

    “When I arrived at the camp, I told them that I am the father of Ba-Ana and after a series of interrogations, they asked me to wait for him to return from a mission.

    “Ba-Ana returned at night, he was surprised to see me, and when he heard my voice; he told his men that I am his father.

    “I pleaded with him for about 30 days in a bid to convince him to lay down his arms and embrace peace, regrettably he did not heed my counsel.

    “Ba-Ana confessed that he killed many people and believed that the authorities would not forgive his crimes. He also believed that he had committed his life to the cause of God.

    “I have not lost hope; I will continue to pray to God to heal his soul and bring him back to me,” he said.

    Meanwhile, the military said on Wednesday that it was clearing the remnants of Boko Haram on the major road leading to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

    A statement signed by the spokesman for the counter-insurgency operation in the North-East, Operation Lafiya Dole, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, said there was no truth in media reports that the Maiduguri-Damaturu Road had been closed to motorists.

    The Maiduguri-Damaturu Road, he said, was perhaps the only safe road leading to the town and had it been closed, the town would have been cut off from the rest of Nigeria by road.

    The road in the last one week had become the latest theatre of war between the military and the terrorist group which is threatening to capture Maiduguri.

    The insurgents have, however, suffered heavy casualties as they have continued to fall under air and land bombardments of the Nigerian military.

    A statement by Nwachukwu partly read, “Our attention has been drawn to rumours that the Nigerian Army has closed the Maiduguri-Damaturu Road. This is not true. What is happening is an ongoing clearance and snap check operations in the general area required to clear suspected Boko Haram terrorists along that road.

    “The clearance operation is ultimately for the safety and security of motorists and other road users.”

    He added, “Members of the public are advised to cooperate and bear with the troops as they carry out these duties.”

     

     

  • Losing my son was a tough moment for me- D’banj

    Losing my son was a tough moment for me- D’banj

    Afro-pop star, D’banj has recounted how he overcame the pains of losing his son

    When he lost his son, many thought it was going to affect his music career, however the ‘Mobolowon’ crooner has been able to channel the pain into his music.

    At a recent end-of-year party of a real estate company, D’banj revealed how he was able to get through the death of his son.

    He said, “I have been through tough times but I believe that’s what makes one a man. You all know what happened to me recently when I lost my son; it was really a tough time for me. But do you know how I was able to get through it? It was because of you, my fans. You showed me so much love and it really meant a lot to me and my family. It is when certain things happen to you that you will know whether you are a man or not. That incident was a test for me and I am glad that I’m still standing.”

    D’banj further opened up on his plans for 2018.

    “You just have to keep your fingers crossed because I have a lot of things in stock for you. I am back, bigger and better. Some people thought my career will go down but I’m still here shining. The fans still loves me and that’s what counts. I am very glad that I have very loyal fans who have been with me from the start. I don’t take that for granted because not every artiste has that privilege.”

     

  • Father, son struck dead by lightning

    A 45-year-old man and his son were on Sunday struck dead by a bolt of lightning at their home in Lamwo District in Uganda, local leaders said.
    The incident which happened at Lumodo east village, Palabule parish, Lamwo town council at about 4:30pm during a rainfall also left three other people with severe bodily injuries, reports Daily Monitor.
    The late father and son were David Obwor and his son George Obalim, 10, while the injured were identified as Bosco Olol, 40, Jennifer Abwor and a five-year-old girl only identified as Ajalo.
    Mr George Nyeko, the LCIII Chairperson Lamwo Town Council said the injured were rushed to Lukung Health Center III, where they are currently receiving medical treatment.
    Mr Nyeko noted that Obwor and those who sustained injuries were seated under a tree in their compound when lightning struck them.
    He explained that the survivors were visiting the Obwor family when the incident happened.

  • John Dumelo welcomes son

    Talented Ghanaian actor, John Dumelo is now a father.

    The excited role interpreter made the announcement via his Instagram page on Tuesday, October 16, 2018.

    John Dumelo in an open letter to his son couldn’t hide his joy over his arrival and promised to be a great dad.

    “John Jnr @johnd_jnr I’m glad you have finally arrived. It’s been months, weeks, days and hours of waiting…..You look just like we imagined. Infectious smile, bright eyes, curly hair, and chocolate skin. Before I get all emotional and write a whole book, lemme let you have these few words to guide you. You can do anything you want and be whoever you want to be just like how my dad allowed me to explore…Never give up.

    “Always aspire to be better and do better than before. Be a beacon of kindness and truth in this world. Don’t have hate in your heart or carry grudges. It is not worth the time and effort it takes when there are so many things in this world to enjoy and love. Do not let others influence who you choose to be, both as a person and in a career, because it is not their life to live, it is yours and it is the most beautiful thing,” he wrote.

    It didn’t end there, as he hilariously revealed that he couldn’t change diapers and prayed his son won’t laugh at him when the time comes.

    “Think outside the box JJ. Be a risk taker just like I am and don’t be afraid to fail. Failure gives you experience. Use that experience to conquer the world. Let God be your best friend and let Him guide your steps. I will start reading the Bible to you soon and that’s when you will understand how mysterious God works. And one last thing…I really don’t know how to change diapers, so please don’t laugh when that’s happening. I want to be better than my father….and I want you to be greater than me. Love, John Setor Dumelo, your Dad,” he concluded.

    The latest addition to the family is coming a few months after he tied the knot with his wife, Gifty Mawunya.

     
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