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  • Widow, lover killed during midnight sex

    Widow, lover killed during midnight sex

    Homicide detectives have arrested some people at Umuezeoka Umueze, Effium Autonomous Community, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State in connection with the murder of two lovers, Ifeanyi Nwokwu and Nkechi Ezaka Ucha.

    Nkechi, who lost her husband years ago, was Nwokwu’s lover.

    The lovers were alleged to have been murdered on Sunday night, when Nkechi went to spend the night with Nwokwu.

    Their bodies were discovered on Monday night and police have made some arrests.

    A villager said Nwokwu was married and had children, but his wife and children were not residing with him.

    Another resident, who gave his name simply as Nweke, disclosed that aside from Nwokwu, another man in the community was also dating Nkechi.

    Nweke alleged that Nkechi’s second lover might be responsible for the lovers’ murder.

    He added: “Nwokwu and Nkechi were lovers. The woman lost her husband years ago. The man invited the woman to where he built his house. Meanwhile, the wife of the man stays in her father’s compound. In the night, the man and the woman were found dead inside the man’s house. The two lovers had wounds on their foreheads and police had made some arrests. There is another man in the community, who is also dating the Nkechi. He has been arrested.”

    A resident of the area, Jeremiah Obaji, who confirmed the incident, described it as worrisome.

    He said similar incidents have occurred in the community.

    Nweke said: “Killings and armed robbery activities in Umuezeoka Umueze in Effium Autonomous community have reached an alarming proportion. Many of our illustrious sons and daughters can no longer visit home because of the fear of the unknown.

    “Our aged fathers and mothers have been living at the mercy of these terror men. I am pleading with the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and Ebonyi State government to come to our aid as our people can no longer sleep at home and those of us who are in the cities cannot come home. We’re pleading for a police post which can help in securing the lives and property of our people. We are also pleading with the police to use their high powered intelligence gathering to unravel the killers of these people.”

    The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Loveth Odah, confirmed the incident. She said that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Effium Police Division has not sent details of the incident to her office. She added that investigation into the matter has commenced.

  • Widow, lover found dead in Ebonyi

    Police in Ebonyi state have confirmed the death of a man and his alleged lover in Umuezeoka Umueze, Effium Autonomous community, Ohaukwu local government area of the state.

    Police spokesman in the state, Loveth Odah, gave the name of the man as Ifeanyi Nwokwu and his alleged lover and widow, Nkechi Ezaka Ucha.

    Nwokwu and the widow, who were alleged to be covered, were found dead in the man’s house in the community.

    They were found by neighbours who mounted a search for them.

    The neighbours, who have not seen them for some time, decided to search for them and their search resulted in their corpses discovered in the community last night.

    A source in the community said apart from Nwokwu, another man known in the community was dating Nkechi.

    He alleged the man the community knows very well for dating the woman may have masterminded the killings of Nwokwu and Nkechi out of jealous.

    He said: “Ifeanyi Nwokwu and Nkechi Ezaka Ucha are lovers. The woman lost her husband years ago, the man invited the woman to where he built his house. Meanwhile, the wife of the man stays in her father’s compound.

    “In the night, the man and the woman were found dead inside the man’s house. The two lovers had wounds on their foreheads and some arrests have been made.

    “There is a man who is known by everybody in the community for also dating the woman and the man also has been arrested. This one that died in the community is not known for dating the woman unlike the one
    that was arrested.

    “People are suspecting that it may be the man who is known by the community for befriending the woman masterminded the crime”.

    A resident of the area, Jeremiah Obaji described the incident as worrisome.

    He said similar incidents have occurred in the community.

    “The spate of killing and armed robbery activities in Umuezeoka Umueze in Effium Autonomous community has reached an alarming proportion.

    “So many of our illustrious sons and daughters can no longer visit home because of the fear of the unknown, our aged fathers and mothers have been living at the mercy of this terror men.

    “I am pleading with the IG of police and Ebonyi state government to please come to our aid as our people can no longer sleep at home and those of us who are in the cities can not come home because of cases of similar nature.

    “We are pleading for a police post which can help in securing the lives and properties of my people. We are also pleading with the police to use their high powered intelligence gathering to unravel the killers of these people”.

    Coordinator of Effium Development Centre, Agbo Sunday, confirmed the incident.

    He pledged the support of government in the investigation so as to bring the perpetrators to book.

    Police Spokesman, Loveth Odah in confirming the incident said an investigation into the matter has been launched by the Police

    She said: “Yes, there is a report that two persons, a married man and a widow was found inside a room but we don’t have the detail of the incidents.

    “According to the report, their bodies are almost decomposing. But the perpetrators are not yet known and I assure you, police are investigating the matter and very soon we will unravel those behind it” she stated.

  • Court orders IGP to pay Ondo widow N7.9m, 7yrs after police killed husband

    A Federal High Court, sitting in Akure on Monday, ordered the Inspector-General of Police to pay N7.9 million to Mrs Queen Akarewan, widow of Christopher , who was shot and killed by a police team in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State on October 11, 2011.

    Akarewan, a commercial motorcyclist, was said to have been killed for refusing to give N50 to two policemen at a check point.

    The two policemen, John Aghaulor and Igodi Gbefamoghan, had already been dismissed by the Nigeria Police.

    Justice Abdu Dogo, in his judgment, held that the victim’s life was unlawfully terminated contrary to Section 33 of Nigerian Constitution.

    According to him, the section of the constitution allows anybody who has interest in existence of person whose life is taken unlawfully to take redress in court of jurisdiction.

    “The perpetrators were still under the service of the Nigeria Police Force when the crime was committed.

    “I condemn in strong terms, the gruesome, unlawful and extra-judicial killing of the deceased over bribe of N50.

    “This money must be paid within 30 days of the judgment”, Dogo held.

    Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria after the judgment, Temokun applauded the verdict.

    “The best day in court for the common man is that day in which the poor citizen of this country leaves the court, reaffirming the old saying, that the court is still the last hope of the common man,” she said.

    The widow had through her counsel, Mr Tope Temokun , approached the court on Jan 5, 2013 claiming damages to the tune of N8 million against the Nigeria Police Force, the state Commissioner of Police, and the police officers alleged to be responsible.

    Temokun noted that the loss of the victim had multiplier effect on his wife, four children and his aged mother because he was their bread winner.

    The counsel to the defendants, Mr Edward Ojemu, who held brief for Mr Tolu Abisagbo, said that the plaintiff had no right to institute the first instance.

    Ojemu explained that Nigeria Police Force had no link with the said crime committed.

     

  • FRAUD: Supreme Court orders name of dead Army General be replaced with widow’s

    The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that the name of Late Brig.Gen. James Abdullahi be replaced with his wife, Elizabeth, in an appeal the deceased earlier brought against the Nigerian Army.

    The other respondents are listed as Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Defence Staff and the Minister of Defence.

    Justice Kumai Akaas while reading the ruling written by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, held that the decision was novel as it was guided by other considerations.

    According to him, an action summarily would come to an end when an applicant in the matter dies, but that the prevailing circumstance surrounding the case warranted this intervention.

    Akaas said the unanimous decision stemmed from the simple reasoning that all objections raised in the notice of appeal by the original applicant should still be considered on their merit.

    He said there was merit in the application by the deceased’s widow to be substituted as the new appellant.

    Elizabeth brought the application fundamentally under the powers conferred upon the court by Section 6 (6) (a) of the 1999 Constitution.

    She filed the application on April 27, 2015 following the death of her husband on October 22, 2014.

    Elizabeth had prayed for an order substituting Abdullahi’s name for the purpose of continuing the prosecution.

    She also prayed for an order granting her the leave to amend the notice of appeal filed by her late husband on May 22, 2009.

    She said there was obvious challenge to the judgment of the court of appeal affirming the deceased applicant conviction.

    Abdullahi was convicted to 10 years by General Court Martial on September 30, 2005 for offences of stealing various sums of money totaling N33.5m being property of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

    The court also convicted him for a conduct prejudicial to good service and discipline.

    The judgment, which purportedly affirmed the decision of the General Court Martial as confirmed by the Army Council, directed the forfeiture of the deceased landed property by way of restitution.

    Meanwhile, the General Court Martial as confirmed by the Army Council had directed the deceased to refund N33.5m within 90 days or the property be confiscated to recover the amount.

    The appellant had argued that the property, which the respondents purportedly confiscated to recover the said amount only was valued since January 20, 2005 at N83.1m.

    The appellant had argued that the General Court Martial might have ordered the forfeiture of the property but that the decision of the confirming authority was for the properly to be confiscated to recover N33.5m.

    Elizabeth, therefore, averred that the error noticed in the judgment had adversely affected her and the five children the marriage with Abdullahi produced.

    The News Agency of Nigeria reports that no date has been fixed for the hearing of the appeal.