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  • Police foil robbery operation, nab suspect in FCT

    Police foil robbery operation, nab suspect in FCT

    Police operatives attached to Apo Division in Abuja, on Wednesday foiled an armed robbery operation and arrested a suspect.

    The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement, said the operation followed a distress call received from Zone E Extension, Apo Resettlement.

    Adeh said police operatives from the division swiftly mobilised to the scene, adding that the hoodlums took to their heels on sighting the team, abandoning their vehicle.

    She said the ash-coloured BMW vehicle with Reg. No. ABJ 440 KX contained three plasma television and two laptops they had stolen from one of the houses.

    According to her, a red Volkswagen Golf with Reg. No. LUY 899 KV sighted around the vicinity with its engine running, zoomed off upon the arrival of the policemen.

    “The gallant operatives gave the fleeing vehicle a hot chase and intercepted it at the Games Village Roundabout.

    “The driver was later identified as one Dahiru Muazu ‘M’. The suspect and exhibits recovered are in custody while investigation is in progress to arrest other fleeing suspects.”

    She said that the suspect would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigation.

    “The public are enjoined to remain law-abiding, be vigilant, and keep up prompt rendition of distress calls and complaints through the police emergency lines.

    “The emergency lines are: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883, while the Public Complaint Bureau desk could be reached on: 0902 222 2352,” Adeh said.

  • Alleged theft: OAU hands over murder suspects to police

    Alleged theft: OAU hands over murder suspects to police

    The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Osun, says it has handed over suspects accused for the murder of a final-year student, Okoli Aishe, of the institution.

    The Public Relations Officer of the University, Mr Abiodun Olarewaju stated this in an interview with NAN on Wednesday, in Ile-Ife.

    He said the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Simeon Bamire, and the entire community were saddened over the murder of the student.

    “Nobody knows that students can go to that level of indiscipline to cost the life of their mate,” he said.

    The spokesman stressed that the suspects should have adhered to the constitutional provisions and the university’s regulations rather than taking the law into their hands.

    Olarewaju said the University had set up a committee to unravel the circumstances leading to the gruesome murder of the student.

    Aishe, a final-year student of Civil Engineering Department of was clobbered to death in a mob action after some students accused her of cell phone theft.

  • I killed my friend for snatching my boyfriend 10 years ago – Murder Suspect, Ofili

    I killed my friend for snatching my boyfriend 10 years ago – Murder Suspect, Ofili

    The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a  young lady, identified as Anita Ofili for allegedly killing her friend, Glory Okon.

    It was gathered that Ofili committed the offense on March 26 at the friend’s apartment at Greenville Estate, Ajah area of the state, for snatching her lover ten years ago.

    The suspect’s arrest was confirmed by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Benjamin Hundeyin on Thursday.

    Findings show that occupants of the building reportedly forced the door open, following a loud shout from the victim’s room and saw Glory in the pool of her blood.

    They rushed her to the General Hospital on Lagos Island, where she was later confirmed dead.

    The suspect told the police that the deceased was her friend and that her action was revenge for what she did to her in 2013.

  • “No food was given to me while in the police cell” -Suspect begs magistrate for meal

    “No food was given to me while in the police cell” -Suspect begs magistrate for meal

    There was mild drama at a Kenyan court as a security guard, facing assault charges told a Senior Principal Magistrate. Keynes Odhiambo, to buy him a plate of ugali before his plea would be taken.

    Japheth Olindo, a private guard, left the court in stitches on Monday, March 13, when he implored the magistrate to grant him bail because someone might rob him of his beautiful wife if he goes to jail.

    In his words: “Your honor before charging me kindly buy me ugali; I am very hungry. No food was given to me while in the police cell. I am about to faint in your court.”

    According to Olindo, he had not eaten his favourite dish, ugali, since he was arrested over the weekend.

    He claimed this has made him weak and unable to take his plea. The magistrate promised to buy him food after taking a plea.

    “I have heard your concerns and for today I will make sure that I buy you food before leaving this court, just take your plea and count on my promise,” the Magistrate told him.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Olindo was charged with assault and causing grievous harm.

    After pleading not guilty to the charge, he went on to plead with the magistrate to consider releasing him on a favourable bond since he only earns Sh6,000 as a guard.

    “As I stand in the dock my worry is if I will be detained for long someone might rob me of my beautiful wife. She is even here in court together with my child, kindly release me on Sh2,000 bond and I will comply with court directions by ensuring that I always come to court whenever required,” he told the magistrate.

    Olindo is charged with assaulting two people on March 10 at the Sugoi area within Turbo Sub County.

    He denied the charges claiming that his employer framed him after he reported them at Turbo police station for assaulting him.

    The court released him on Sh10,000 cash bail from Sh20,000 after he pleaded with the court.

    The matter will be mentioned on March 16, 2023.

  • 3 arrested over alleged attempt to kill policeman in Ogun

    3 arrested over alleged attempt to kill policeman in Ogun

    The Police Command in Ogun says it has arrested three suspects over an alleged attempt to kill a police officer, Akinpelu Sunday, while carrying out his duties at Orile Imo in Obafemi- Owode Local Government Area of the state.

    SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed the arrest in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Monday.

    Oyeyemi said that the suspects were arrested on Saturday while attacking the policeman and attempting to burn a police towing vehicle so as to prevent investigation into the cause of an accident.

    He explained that following the report of an accident, which occurred on Saturday in Orile-Imo area, the police sergeant attached to the traffic section of Owode-Egba Divisional Headquarters was detailed to rescue the victims and recover the vehicles involved.

    Oyeyemi added that on getting to the scene, the suspects attacked the policeman and the towing vehicle driver with sledge hammer, stick, and other dangerous weapons.

    The PPRO stated that the suspects were preventing them from taking one of the vehicles involved in the accident to the station for further investigation.

    He stated further that the policeman and the towing vehicle driver managed to escape from the scene and ran to the station, with varying degrees of injuries.

    “The Divisional Police Officer, Owode Egba division, Olasunkanmi Popoola, led his men to the place where he met the suspects who had already poured petrol on the towing vehicle and were about setting it ablaze.

    “Three among the hoodlums were arrested while others escaped, but the remaining petrol was recovered from them,” he said.

    Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered that those who escaped must be hunted for and brought to book.

    He further directed that the arrested suspects be transferred to the State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID) for further investigation and possible prosecution.

  • Police arrest, prosecute 22-year-old suspect for allegedly murdering “sugar mummy”

    Police arrest, prosecute 22-year-old suspect for allegedly murdering “sugar mummy”

    Police have arrested and prosecuted 22-year-old suspect, Chidubem Osuagwu, for allegedly murdering and stealing the car of his “sugar mummy” (older lover), one Amarachi Chukwu (32), in Enugu.

    The Police Public Relations Officer in Enugu State, Mr Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu on Friday.

    Ndukwe said that police detective serving in the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Enugu, working with police operatives in Imo Command, on Nov. 8 arrested Osuagwu within Nekede axis of Owerri in Imo.

    According to him, he was attempting to sell a Toyota Corolla car he stole from his older female lover, Chukwu, after murdering her on Nov. 1 in her residence at Meniru, Awkunanaw within Enugu metropolis.

    “Investigation revealed that the suspect and his cohort at large, had in the morning hours of the mentioned date, conspired and went to the house of the victim, attempted to make away with her Toyota Corolla key, which she resisted.

    “And upon her resistance, they tied her hands, legs and mouth with clothes; locked her inside the house and made away with the car.

    “Her decomposing remains were, however, found in the said apartment on Nov. 4, after the door was forced opened by police operatives serving in Ikirike Police Division of the Command, following receipt of a report that an offensive odour was oozing out of the apartment.

    “The police operatives evacuated the remains to the hospital, where doctors confirmed her dead and the corpse deposited in the mortuary for preservation and autopsy,” he said.

    The police spokesman said that the suspect had been arraigned in court upon conclusion of investigation and had been remanded in Enugu Custodial Centre pending further hearing of the case.

  • Suspect confesses of how he killed his step mother over N1million

    Suspect confesses of how he killed his step mother over N1million

    A Ekenedilichukwu Okeke has confessed of how he killed his step mother for refusing to give him one million naira purportedly for school fees.

    Ekene was among 20 criminal suspects paraded by the Anambra State Commissioner of Police CP Echeng Echeng on Friday in Awka Anambra state.

    Ekenedilichukwu had on 28th September, 2022 in company of his gang killed his mother one Mrs. Theresa Okeke aged 54 years, an accountant with National Population Commission, Awka.

    She was murdered in her residence at No. 4 Umuziocha, Awka by her step son and some of his gang members.

    Speaking to journalists on why he killed his step mother, he said that his step mother refused to give him one million to pay for his school fees.

    ” I had problem with my step mother and I wanted her to give me one million naira and she said no after sometime, I pleaded with her and she agreed to give me .

    ” I wanted her to give me that one million naira to pay for my school fees and she said that she did not have such amount. I had to arrange for some of my friends to come and help me to extract the one million from her.

    ” They came at night tied her hands and leg to force her to give me the money ,but in the process she stopped talking and before we know it, she was dead ” he said .

    On who paid his school fees, before the attempt to extract money from his mother ,he replied that the mother has been paying, noting that he needed the money to settle some certain issues. One of the accomplices, arrested along with him, Mr Peter Jideofor said his friend called him to help him get some money from his step mother.

    “Ekene told me he was having issues with his step mother and that I should help him to settle the problem and extract N1m from her to enable him pay his school fees in the university. I actually know him on the street because I do music and he also does music. I did not want to do it before but he continued pleading that I should help him out and I agreed to help him. When we got to his step mother house at about 2am,one of the guys tied his mother’s hands and legs and when she wanted to shout, I personally covered her mouth and i called the other one to bring something to tie her mouth.

    After tying her mouth ,she stopped breathing and we have to rush out because we did not come to kill her.

    ” When we were leaving ,we told Ekene to be checking her every 30 minutes and report to us to find out if she has recovered that he should call and tell us about development .

    “Later in the morning he called us that the woman was dead and we were shocked, some of us ran away but I did not run away, I only stayed inside the room till they arrested me” he said.

    According to him, they could not get any money from her because she could not give them her pin number. He also expressed regret for allowing himself to be used to kill her , noting that all his life he had tried to avoid killing .

    While parading the 20 suspects terrorising the state , the state Commissioner of Police CP Echeng Echeng said the security operatives in state have arrested the killers of one Mrs. Theresa Okeke an accountant with the National Population Commission, Awka. The suspects, he said include kidnappers, armed robbers , EEDC materia vandals and others He said Ekenedilichukwu Okeke who slept in the same house with the deceased was arrested for interrogation immediately the matter was reported to police.

    According to him, on arrest Ekene claimed that armed robbers stormed their residence and killed his step mother but after an intelligence based interrogation, he eventually confessed to the crime and named his accomplices.

    “Detectives from State CID Awka swiftly mobilized in search of the accomplices which led to the arrest of three additional suspects, namely; Peter Jideofor ‘m’ a.k.a Rider, aged 23yrs, Chukwuemeka Christopher ‘m’ aged 29yrs and Chisom Emmanuel Dike ‘m’ 22yrs. They have all confessed to the crime and disclosed that it was the deceased’s stepson, Ekenedilichukwu Okeke ‘m’ who contracted them to come and kill the deceased to enable them transfer the sum of one million naira from her account, having known her phone password. The suspects will soon be charged to court” he said .

    He called on criminal elements in the state to relocate as the state would be too hot for them.

    However, he urged law abiding citizens to continue to go about their lawful businesses and give prompt information about criminal activities within their domain to the law enforcement agencies for appropriate action.

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  • Imo Attack: 18-yr-Old suspect, seven others accosted by police

    Imo Attack: 18-yr-Old suspect, seven others accosted by police

     

    An 18-year-old suspect and seven others have been nabbed for allegedly attacking the Agwa Divisional Police Headquarters in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State.

    Gunmen had on Saturday stormed the facility, killing no fewer than four police officers. They also burnt down parts of the police station.

    But two days after the incident, the Imo State Police Command identified the teenage suspect as Obioma Chibuike from the Agwa community.

    The suspects paraded by the Imo State Police Command on August 8, 2022.
    The other suspects whose ages range from 19 to 52 years are Achazie Chidiebere, Onyedikachi Nwadike, Anayo Onyemere, Ifeanyi Mboyi, Chukwudi Onyeausi, Obodo Promise and Ifeobu Ebubechi.

    In a statement, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mike Abattam, said the Command’s tactical teams acting on credible intelligence raided some identified criminal hideouts located between Agwa and Izombe communities in Oguta Local Government Area.

    According to him, the hoodlums engaged police operatives in a gun duel and due to the superior firepower of the operatives, some of the suspects escaped while eight of the hoodlums were arrested.

    “The Command’s tactical teams, on the 06/8/2022 at about 0300hrs, after a diligent gathering of credible intelligence, raided some identified criminal hideouts located between Agwa and Izombe communities in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, where the hoodlums, on sighting police operatives engaged them in a gun duel, in an attempt to escape arrest; but were overwhelmed by the superior firepower of the operatives,” the statement read.

    “While some suspects escaped, eight persons were arrested, they include the following: – Obioma Chibuike ‘m’ age 18 years, Achazie Chidiebere ‘m’ age 22 years, Onyedikachi Nwadike ‘m’ aged 19 years, Anayo Onyemere ‘m’ aged 51 years, Ifeanyi Mboyi ‘m’ aged 26 years, Chukwudi Onyeausi ‘m’ aged 29 years, Obodo Promise ‘m’ aged 17 years, Ifeobu Ebubechi ‘m’ aged 22 years.”

    Some of the items recovered include one pump action gun, two locally made guns, six cutlasses, one Biafran flag, eight live cartridges, eight expended cartridges and one masquerade apparel.

    The police spokesman appealed to indigenes of the state to make policing a collective responsibility and also join hands with the Command and other security agencies in the fight against criminalities by reporting any suspicious activities around their neighbourhoods to the nearest police station.

  • Suspect narrates how he allegedly killed 25-year-old woman over failed forex deal

    Suspect narrates how he allegedly killed 25-year-old woman over failed forex deal

    A suspect, Joseph Fekala, has narrated how he allegedly killed a 25-year-old woman, Kate Ogwoh, and buried her corpse in his apartment in Okaka community, in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, over failed forex deal.

     

    The 27-year-old suspect, who was arrested by the Bayelsa State Police Command for allegedly killing Ogwoh, was said to have buried her corpse in his apartment in Okaka community, in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state.

     

    According to the suspect: “On July 1, (2022), I came to Bayelsa to do some maintenance in my apartment because Kate (the deceased) met me in February and said that she needed a place to stay based on the fact that the person she was staying with in Lagos no longer wanted her to stay.

     

    “So, she needed a place for about four months before going back to Lagos. So, since my younger sister, who was her friend, gave her permission to come to stay in the house, a two-bedroom apartment, I agreed that she should come. I gave her one of the rooms and I stayed in the parlour.

    As we struggled, I held on to her neck too tight and she passed away. I choked her by holding on to her neck tight

     

    “After some time, I got a job and left for Port Harcourt. Occasionally, I returned to my house to do some maintenance because it was not properly fixed. On that day (July 1) when I came, we were talking and all that. Then she told me that she wanted to go into forex trading because she knew that back in 2020, I was involved in forex.

     

    “She told me to trade for her but I told her the best I could do for anyone was to teach the person how to trade and not trade for the person because I knew the inconveniences that came with trading for people. We moved past that after so many talks.

     

    “One night, I was in the house when she went to her family house in Opolo. She asked for my (bank) account details and I sent them to her and she sent N50,000 to me. That was in the first week of July.

     

    “I didn’t want to ask her what it was meant for because I had clarified that I didn’t want to trade for anyone. And she mentioned the fact that she wanted to help out in the fixing of the house because she wanted to have some guests, and I told her it was fine if he wanted to help and that I would use the money to cover the rent. She agreed.

     

    “The next day, when I asked her what the N50,000 was for, she said she wanted me to trade for her but I told her I could not do that. As I said, the best I can do is teach someone how to trade but after so much persuasion, I agreed.

     

    “So, I asked her what she expected monthly from it (trade) and she said she expected N20,000 monthly for five months from N50,000. But I told her no bank or financial institution could do that for her. It is not a miracle. We talked for a while and I told her to send her (bank) account details to me to return the money to her after five days. Some things came up and I could not return the money on time.”

     

    The suspect explained that while he was having an argument with Ogwoh, she pushed him and he retaliated.

     

    “She tried to shout for help but I knew that if she screamed for help, neighbours would rush in and support her without hearing what I had to say. They would believe her. I quickly rushed to her and tried to close her mouth to stop her from calling for help but she bit my hand, and we started struggling from the bed to the floor.

     

    “As we struggled, I held on to her neck too tight and she passed away. I choked her by holding on to her neck tight. I did not hold her neck for up to one minute because I knew that it was a struggle that took time – from the bed to the floor, but I did not hold her neck for a minute.

     

    “After she passed on, I walked out of the house to go clear my head because I understood what I had done. I walked out to think about what I had done and the implications of everything. As I was walking, the thought of burying her corpse came to my mind.

     

    “So when I went back, I looked for someone around that could help me with a shovel. I borrowed one, went to the house, looked for a section of the house that looked easier to dig, dug it and placed her body there. After that, I returned the shovel and walked away. I didn’t return to the house until late at night,” he said.

  • Police arrest suspected Kuje Prison escapee, others in Katsina

    Police arrest suspected Kuje Prison escapee, others in Katsina

    The Katsina State Police Command says it has arrested one Kamala Lawal, a suspected escapee from the recent Prison attack in Kuje, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.

    The Command’s spokesperson, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this on Friday in Katsina while parading the suspect and other suspected criminals.

    SP Isah said based on credible information, the DPO Danmusa, and his team carried out raids at suspected criminal hideouts in Danmusa Local Government Area (LGA) and succeeded in arresting the suspect.

    ”On July 14, at about 6 p.m., based on credible information, we succeeded in arresting one Kamala Lawal, aged 33 of Unguwar Sale Quarters, Danmusa LGA, a suspected fugitive from Kuje prison, Abuja.

    “In the course of investigation, the suspect confessed to have escaped from Kuje Prison, Abuja, during the recent jailbreak.

    “Some quantity of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp was also recovered in his possession during police search.

    “Suspect will be handed over to Nigerian Correctional Service for further necessary action.” the spokesperson said.

    He added that the Command also succeeded in busting a notorious syndicate of armed robbers terrorising Katsina metropolitan area and its environs.

    “Nemesis caught up with the duo of one Abdulrazak Isyaku, aged 25, and Muhammad Abubakar, 18 years old, both of Kambarawa area who specialise in breaking into dwelling houses in Katsina and committing armed robbery at night.

    “The suspects were apprehended based on credible intelligence, at Kambarawa Quarters, Katsina, and in the course of the investigation, two stolen motorcycles were recovered in their possession.

    “Both onfessed to the commission of several armed robbery attacks in the state and mentioned one Muhammed Lalo, now at large, as their accomplice. Investigation is ongoing.” He said.

    SP Isah further revealed that the command arrested one Bello Sale-Jino, an alleged notorious leader of kidnap for ransom syndicate and a suspected terrorist, together with his three gang members.

    “The Command also succeeded in arresting six suspected killers of one Mallam Dayyabu of Majifa village, in Kankara LGA.

    “We also succeeded in arresting another three suspects who attacked one Sterling Anikezie and Ayingor Sunday, all of Malumfashi town and robbed them.”