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  • Owo attack: DHQ clarifies identities of arrested suspects

    Owo attack: DHQ clarifies identities of arrested suspects

    The Defence Headquarters has given details of the suspects arrested in connection with the June 5 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church Owo in Ondo State.

    The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, had on Tuesday during a parley with media executives and editors revealed the names of the terrorists who masterminded the Owo attack.

    The Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Jimmy Akpor, in a statement on Wednesday, said the clarification became necessary because of the conflicting feedback on the earlier announcement.

    Akpor said that Irabor had confirmed the arrest of four suspects through the collaborative efforts of the military and DSS personnel at Eika, in Okehi Local Government Area, Kogi on Aug. 1.

    “Those arrested included Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza (a.k.a Bin Malik), Momoh Otohu Abubakar, Aliyu Yusuf Itopa and Auwal
    Ishaq Onimisi.

    “The Defence Chief said, preliminary investigation revealed that Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza was the mastermind of the terror attack on the Owo Catholic Church.

    “As well as the attack on a Police Station in Adavi Local Government Area, Kogi State on 23 June 2022, during which a policeman was killed and weapons carted away,” he said.

    Akpor said Irabor also mentioned the arrest of another terrorist, Idris Ojo, aged 32, who was apprehended at Ayetoro Osi, Ondo State through the combined effort of military and DSS personnel on Aug. 7.

    “Idris Ojo, the CDS said, was one of the suspected ISWAP terrorists who escaped from the Kuje Medium Correctional Centre on 5th July 2022.

    “The CDS also mentioned that Ojo was arrested alongside Jimoh Ibrahim, 39 years, a sympathizer of the terrorist group, who accommodated him.

    “The CDS further revealed that, the arrest of Idris Ojo was crucial as he, along with others, were already planning terrorists’ attacks against some selected targets, in order to create fear amongst the citizenry aimed at discrediting the government,” he said.

  • Dowen College: Late Sylvester Oromoni’s father reacts to bail granted to suspects

    Dowen College: Late Sylvester Oromoni’s father reacts to bail granted to suspects

    Mr Sylvester Oromoni (Snr), father of the late 12-year-old student of Dowen College Lagos has said that he is surprised that bail was granted to five arrested suspected before completion of the police investigation.

    Oromoni while addressing journalists on Wednesday in Delta insisted that the 21-day remand period granted the police to investigate the death of his son is not due until December 28, 2021, and he was surprised to hear that they have been released on bail.

    “The police are saying that they are not done with their investigation and granting these boys bail will not help with their investigation and they were even planning that after the 21 days if they are not done with the investigation, they will ask for an extension.

    “We are surprised that they were granted bail when the days they gave them have not expired. As a parent we are not comfortable with that, although we cannot question the judge,” he said.

    Oromoni added that the autopsy results are ready and will be made public in due time.

    He also alleged that the school authorities in connivance with the parents of the accused may be working against his quest in seeking justice for his late.

    He called on President Muhammadu Buhari, Inspector General of Police, the Lagos State police commissioner, and the Delta State government to ensure that justice prevails on the matter.

    A Chief Magistrates’ court in the Yaba area of Lagos on Tuesday granted bail to five students of Dowen College following a charge of conspiracy and homicide made against them by the police.

    The police charged the minors following the alleged murder of their schoolmate, Sylvester Oromoni, aged 12.

    On December 9, the five minors were remanded in a juvenile home over the death of their schoolmate who was allegedly attacked in a case of bullying while in school.

    Chief Magistrate Olatunbosun Adeola, who heard the bail application granted them bail in the sum of N1m each. The magistrate also ordered the defendants to produce two sureties each in like sum.

  • Court grants N5m bail each to 12 suspects involved in siege on Justice Odili’s home

    Court grants N5m bail each to 12 suspects involved in siege on Justice Odili’s home

    Justice Nkoenye Maha of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to 12 accused persons involved in the siege on Justice Mary Odili’s residence.

    The bail was granted on Wednesday evening in the sum of N5 million each with two sureties in like sum.

    According to the ruling, the first surety must be a responsible citizen, with landed properties in like sum while the second, must be gainfully employed in Abuja with three years tax clearance preceding the court order.

    For the 11th and 15th defendants, the court refused to grant their oral application for bail, while no one made an application for bail for the 14th defendant.

    They are all to be remanded at the Kuje correctional center, including those who were granted bail, pending the perfection of their bail applications.

    The case, was thereafter, adjourned to January 17 and 18, 2022 for hearing.

    The Police had arraigned 15 out of the 22 suspects alleged to have laid siege on the residence of the Supreme Court Justice.

    The suspects who were facing 18 counts were presented earlier on Wednesday before Justice Maha.

    They include Ajodo Lawrence (principal suspect), Michael Diete-Spiff, Bar. Alex Onyekuru, Bayero Lawal, Bar. Igwe Ernest, Aliyu Umar Ibrahim, Maimuna Maishanu, Ayodele Akindipe, Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Musa, ASP Mohammed Yahaya, Stanley Nkwazema, Shehu Jibo, Abdullahi Adamu, and Abdullahi Usman and were listed as the 1st to 15th defendants.

    They were said to be among a Joint Panel Recovery unit of the Federal Government comprising the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), police, and the Federal Ministry of Justice.

    But the EFCC as well as the Federal Ministry of Justice had denied any such involvement.

    Justice Odili’s home was invaded on October 29, with the said panel claiming it had a search warrant from Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Iyanna.

  • Police arrest three suspects in connection with mysterious deaths of eight children in abandoned vehicle

    Police arrest three suspects in connection with mysterious deaths of eight children in abandoned vehicle

    Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the mysterious death of some children in the Badagry area of Lagos State.

    The corpses of the eight children were recovered from a Honda Sport Utility Vehicle parked on Adelayo Street, in the Jah-Michael area, Badagry Expressway, Lagos State.

    It was gathered that the kids were said to be playing inside the SUV when they mistakenly locked themselves in as efforts to unlock the door proved abortive.

    Addressing journalists on Tuesday, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Hakeem Odumosu, confirmed the arrest of the suspects.

    According to the police boss, one of the suspects is the grandmother of a three-year-old child who also died in the unfortunate incident.

    The arrest comes 24 hours after the State Police Command said it is investigating the death of the eight children.

    Multiple reports suggest that the car had a child lock feature and could only be opened from outside.

    The children, mostly between four and six years old, were reportedly found dead when a parent was looking for her child.

  • Banditry: Zamfara govt. intercepts food, fuel suppliers, arrests 100 suspects

    Banditry: Zamfara govt. intercepts food, fuel suppliers, arrests 100 suspects

    The Zamfara State Government says it has incepted vehicles conveying food, drinks and fuel to various bandit camps in the state.

    The government said it had also arrested no fewer than 100 violators of Gov. Bello Matawalle’s Executive Order to restore law and order in the state.

    Secretary of the state Special Taskforce on Security, Mr Abdulrasheed Haruna, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau on Wednesday.

    Matawalle had established the Special Taskforce to enforce measures to address the lingering security challenges of mass kidnapping for ransom and cattle rustling by gunmen facing the state.

    NAN recalls that Matawalle had on Aug. 26, signed the executive orders in line with the relevant sections of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.

    In signing the executive order the governor said he acted in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Section 5(2),176(2) and 315(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.

    He also said it was in exercise of all other powers enabling him in that behalf in an effort to protect the lives and property of the people of the state of Zamfara and at the same time contain the security challenges.

    Consequently, he issued an executive order as follows:

    “All weekly markets activities within Zamfara State are hereby suspended.

    “Ingress and egress for all cars, or vehicles by whatever name called within Zamfara State shall be from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm excluding Firefighters, Ambulances, Patrol vehicles, Health Personnel and Journalists.

    “No bicycle, motorcycle shall carry more than one passenger; in the case of tricycle, three passengers.

    “No bicycle, motorcycle and tricycle shall ply any road or rat run within Zamfara State between the hours of 6:30pm to 6:00 am, while in Gusau metropolis shall be between 8:00 pm. to 6:00 am.

    “No firewood or charcoal shall be transported from the bush to any part of Zamfara state by bicycle, motorcycle, tricycle, car, articulated vehicle, lorry truck or any vehicle by whatever name called.

    “No sheep or cow shall be transported into or outside Zamfara State.

    “The sale of petroleum products by filling stations within the control of a village head is banned.

    “Filling stations shall not sell petroleum products in jerry cans or any other container to any customer.

    “No filling station shall sell more than five litres to motorcyclists, tricyclists and 40 litres to any vehicle.

    “All shops, Kiosks, Containers, Tents and Stands located at Garejin Mailaina, Gusau are hereby closed.

    “A Special Taskforce is hereby established to ensure full compliance with this order while mobile courts are hereby established to deal with violators”.

    Haruna told NAN that the suspected collaborators were handed over to security agencies for further investigation while those with light offences were being tried by a mobile court established by the taskforce.

    According to him, the closure of weekly markets and filling stations by the government had curtailed supplies of food and other essential services to the bandits.

    “We believe that these have forced the bandits to relocate enmass from the state,” he said.

    Haruna further said the taskforce had set up 11 subcommittees to monitor and ensure total compliance to all elements as contained in the executive order.

    Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara, has announced additional measures taken by the state government to tighten the leakages giving lifeline to the bandits.

    Dosara said the additional measures were taken based on intelligence obtained by the state government and security agencies.

    “The state government has closed down, Yargaya Market of Tudunwada area in Gusau, Kaura Namoda-Jibiya Junction, Lambar Bakura Junction, Colony-Rini Junction and Mayar-Anka Junction,” he said.

    The Commissioner further said security agencies were directed to take total control of all the affected areas with immediate effect “and state taskforce will monitor to ensure compliance”.

    According to him, the troops led by Lt.-Gen. Faruku Yahaya, the Chief of Army Staff, who had since relocated to the North West region had been combing the forests and bandit enclaves.

    He said the military had recorded huge successes which details would be made available in due course.

    Meanwhile, commercial activities in the state were halted following the disconnection of telecommunication network by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

    The disconnection had also affected banking services including Point of Sales (POS) services and internet cafe services among other businesses in the state.

  • Police nab 352 Suspects, Recovers 88 Firearms, 6, 460 Ammunition in Bauchi

    Police nab 352 Suspects, Recovers 88 Firearms, 6, 460 Ammunition in Bauchi

    Emman Ovuakporie

    Operatives of the state police command in Bauchi State arrested 352 suspects, recovered 88 Firearms which includes 25 AK-47, 6, 460 ammunition in crack down on criminals in the state.
    Mr Ahmed Wakili, the command’s image maker said the successes of the strings of operations by the operatives were as a result of the proactive measures taken by the state police boss, Mr Abiodun Sylvester Alabi.
    Notorious among those nabbed, according to Wakili, are hoodlums who converged at various forests in the state to perpetrate their crimes. Such forests include Lame Burra in Gajuwa LGA, Yuda and Mundu Forest in Toro LGA and Yankari Games Reserve in Alialeri LGA.
    “The strategy adopted by our CP, Alabi led to harvest of notorious criminals who hitherto used the forests to commit hineous crimes such as kidnapping, terrorism, armed robbery, rape, bugglary and other vices in the state”.
    The image maker also disclosed that two vehicles, 19 motorcycles, 109 cows and 74 sheep were recovered by the police. Not left out of the mass haul of stolen goods and items by the police are 40 hand sets, various TV sets and Laptops. “
  • BREAKING: Police arrest more suspects in connection with Super TV CEO’s murder

    BREAKING: Police arrest more suspects in connection with Super TV CEO’s murder

    The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday stated that it has arrested more suspects in connection with the murder of late SuperTV boss, Usifo Ataga.

    The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu disclosed this during a briefing and parade of over 1,000 suspects at the Command headquarters in Ikeja.

    Although he didn’t give details on the number of suspects arrested and their connection to the murder, Odumosu said the case was progressing and the police would never compromise on it.

    He reminded the public the prime suspect, Chidinma Ojokwu, 21, was still a suspect with her rights guaranteed by the constitution, dismissing insinuations the police were attempting to give her a soft landing.

    Odumosu said: “We have established a case of conspiracy in the murder and we have arrested more suspects.”

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Ataga, 50, was killed on June 15 at a shortlet apartment where he was spending weekend with his lover, Ojokwu.

    Ojokwu, who earlier confessed to have stabbed the deceased to death before stealing his belongings, later refuted her statement claiming she returned from an errand to find him lying in a pool of his blood.

  • JUST IN: Lagos Assembly passes bill barring police from parading suspects

    JUST IN: Lagos Assembly passes bill barring police from parading suspects

    The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed an amended version of the Criminal Justice Law of the State barring the police from parading suspects before the media henceforth.

    The bill was passed at a sitting presided over by Deputy Speaker, Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni, on behalf of Speaker Mudashiru Obasa.

    Section 9(A) of the newly passed bill states: “As from the commencement of this law, the police shall refrain from parading any suspect before the media.”

    The bill also stipulates conditions under which a policeman can arrest without warrant, one of which is that a person must be reasonably suspected to unlawfully be in possession of firearms or other such dangerous instruments.

    A subsection of the bill also barred the police or any other agency from arresting a person “in lieu of any other person in a criminal matter”.

    The bill adds a person who is arrested “shall be given reasonable facilities for obtaining legal advice, bail or making arrangements for defence or release.

    “A suspect should also be ‘accorded humane treatment, with the right to dignity of person; not subjected to any form of torture, cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment; be brought before the court as prescribed by this law or any other written law; or be released conditionally or unconditionally.”

    After a voice vote, the Deputy Speaker directed the acting Clerk of the House, Olalekan Onafeko, to transmit the bill to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for assent.

  • Eight suspects arraigned over murder, rape of 300level UNILORIN student

    Eight suspects arraigned over murder, rape of 300level UNILORIN student

    Eight suspects were on Wednesday arraigned over the rape and murder of Blessing Olajide, a 300 level student of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN).

    She was allegedly raped and murdered at her Tanke residence along the University road in Ilorin, Kwara State capital.

    Some valuable items were also carted away from the residence.

    The suspects who allegedly carried out the dastardly act were later arrested by the operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) and currently standing trial before Justice Ibrahim Yusuf of an Ilorin High Court.

    They are being charged for criminal conspiracy, rape, armed robbery, culpable homicide, and receiving stolen properties.

    The case was however adjourned till July 6 as three out of the eight suspects do not have legal representation.

  • Police arrest suspects providing medical services to bandits

    Police arrest suspects providing medical services to bandits

    The Kaduna State Government, said two people suspected of providing medical services to bandits have been arrested by the police in Buruku, Chikun Local Government Area of the state.

    The government, however, said at least three people were killed by gunmen in different locations in the state within the last 48 hours.

    The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, said in a statement on Monday in Kaduna.

    According to him, in one of the attacks, bandits invaded Rafin Roro village in Kajuru local government area and killed one person.

    “Eleven expended rounds of AK-47 ammunition were found at the location. Security patrols are proceeding with investigations in the general area.

    “Similarly, one citizen was killed by bandits at a settlement near Maraban Jos, Igabi local government area.

    “Bandits also killed one at the outskirts of Garu village, Igabi LGA, after rustling an unspecified number of cows belonging to two persons.”

    The commissioner said security personnel engaged the bandits, and one of them was found roaming about in the bush while others escaped with bullet wounds.

    He said Gov. Nasir El-Rufai expressed sadness as he prayed for the repose of the slain citizens, and sent condolences to their families.

    “The governor commended the Kaduna State Police Command for the arrests in Chikun LGA, and urged that thorough investigations be pursued to conclusion.”