Ekiti Police  Command  said it has  arrested a single mother who attempted to kill her own twin babies for lack of care by her estranged husband.

The Police Public Relations ,Assistant Superintendent, Sunday Abutu disclosed  that a good samaritan had alerted the command about the alleged evil  plot .

He said the suspect had attempted to commit the  crime  having been allegedly abandoned by her estranged husband.

He said:”Today being 05/04/2021 at about 0945hrs, a distress call was received from a good Samaritan that a lady, who was later identified as Joy Fatoba of Igbara-Odo, locked up her twin babies in her room since about three days ago without food and threatened to kill them should anyone compel her to open the door.

 “The Command’s Rapid Response Squad(RRS), upon the receipt of the information, swung into action, rushed to the scene and tactically rescued the two kids.” the statement reads in part

 Abutu explained further that “During interrogation, the lady narrated that the father of her kids left her for Calabar during pregnancy and has refused to return to take care of her and the kids till date.

“According to her, she could no longer fend for herself and her two kids recently because her hair dressing work started failing.  It was gathered that the two kids, who appear unhealthy, are already two year old but can neither walk nor stand on their own without a support due to undernutrition. “

The Police PRO ,however said that  the  babies  have  taken  to the hospital for medical treatment while investigation has already commenced and the Command shall ensure the safety of the kids and their Mother.

” While appreciating the good Samaritan for the useful and timely information, the Ekiti State Commissioner of Police urges everyone to always and quickly draw the attention of the nearest Police Station to any untoward incident or happening observed in their locality or call 08062335577″ Abutu said .

The  Joint Military Taskforce On Peace Operation in Plateau and neighbouring states ( OPSH)   have arrested 17 suspected kidnappers and six other criminal elements terrorising inhabitants of Plateau State.

The Commander  OPSH Major General Dominic Onyemulu told newsmen  at Jos Operation Safe Haven Headquarters on Thursday that  17 suspected kidnappers were arrested on 16th March, 2021 following a distress call on attempt kidnap of one Alhaji Gambo Yamuro  from his residence at Lishin village Jengre, Pengana Chiefdom of Bassa local government area of the state.

According to him, the troops in collaboration with vigilante members and locals foiled the attempt kidnapping and arrested 17 of them with various dangerous weapons and charms.

“The suspects comprise 11 from Kaduna, 4 from Bauchi, 1 from Kano and 1 from Plateau State. Items recovered from them include 7 motorcycles, a fabricated rifle, 2 live cartridge, 13 cutlass, 3 dagger, 15 phones and assorted charms” he disclosed.

He  further disclosed that the troops of the command also responded to a distress call of an ongoing robbery operation along Haske to Lamingo road in Jo’s North local government and arrested four members syndicate who had robbed a lady and threw her out of a moving tricycle.

According to him, a tricycle, a knife, two mobile phones and some quantity substances suspected to be cannabis sativa were recovered from the suspects.

He added that  some members of dreaded Sarasuka gang  were also arrested  and reassured members of the public of the command determination and commitment towards protection of lives and properties of all peace loving abiding citizens accros the joint operation areas.

He added that the criminals paraded have been investigated and found culpable adding that prima facie cases have been established against them and would soon be charged to court.

Kano State Police Command  has arrested a father, one Awaisu Auwalu, 40 years old who beats up his 19 years old son, Auwalu Awaisu, to death over alleged theft.

 Awaisu used a stick to beat up his son who died days after he was rushed to the hospital,police account said.

The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, who confirmed this to newsmen said the father alleged that he beat up his son for series of theft from his provision store.

According to him, “On the 27th March 2021 at about 1700hrs, information received revealed that one Awaisu Auwalu, ‘m’ 40 years old, of Samegu Quarters Kano, used a stick and beat his Son, one Auwalu Awaisu, ‘m’ 19 years old.

“Upon receipt, the victim was removed from the scene and rushed to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital Kano. He died on the 29th March 2021 at about 0600hrs while receiving treatment.

“On Investigation, the father confessed to having used a stick and flogged his son. He alleged that the deceased made series of Theft from his provision store.

“However, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, ordered that the case be transferred to the Command’s Criminal Investigation Department, Homicide Section for discreet investigation.

“Suspect (the father) will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation,” DSP Haruna however stated.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the  seizure of 979,667kgs of illicit drugs at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos between January 1 and March 23, 2021.

Mr. Garba Ahmadu, Commander, NDLEA, MMIA Command,who  disclosed this to aviation journalists at the agency’s office at the Lagos Airport,said cocaine seizure had increased in recent times with 63.217kg so far in 2021, compared to over 50kg of the same drug in the entire 2020.

The command also impounded 0.950grms of heroine, 13.3kg of cannabis sativa and over 500kgs of khat leaves.

He explained that the command had the largest single seizure within 2021 with 26.850kg of cocaine, illegally brought into the country from Brazil by a lady.

He said that the command had arrested 14 suspects, while it also secured 14 prosecutions and 12 convictions within the period in view

He said: “I think what I want to stress is that this year, we are able to have the largest single seizure of 26.850kg of cocaine. This is very interesting because it was brought in by a lady. If you look at it, this is more than half a bag of rice and if you look at how she did it, she just checked it in as a check-in luggage and passed it through. That is a very serious seizure. I think our officers should be commended for this.

“We have huge seizure of cocaine this year. This is a little different from what is obtained in previous years. In the first quarter of 2020, we had some huge seizures, but not the same for 2018 and 2019.”

Ahmadu also said that its collaboration with other local agencies, security organisations and international agencies had boosted its security surveillance of the airport, adding that its synergy with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) further made the ease-of-doing-business of the Federal Government easier for NDLEA and air travellers.

“There are so many stakeholders at the airport and my relationship with them has been fantastic, starting with FAAN. FAAN has been a good partner in enabling us to do our work. The scanners at the entry and exit points of the airport belong to FAAN and that is what we use to scan luggage.

“Aside from that we have instances where we do a lot of follow-up and the only thing we can rely on is the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras of FAAN. So, they have been up and doing in helping us to win the war against illicit drugs. Again, other security agencies have been supporting us positively to make sure we actualise our mandate. By and large, I will say we have all the supports we can get.

“Our international partners have been fantastic. Some of the equipment we have now are equipment that are rated the best in any part of the world. I can say we are getting there, but we are not there yet. However, everyone is playing its bit.”

 The Ekiti State Police Command has announced the death of a female officer shot during the last Saturday’s botched State House of Assembly bye-election into vacant EkitiEast constituency one last Saturday

The Commissioner of Police, Tunde Mobayo,in a statement, assured the members  of the public that those behind the crime would not go unpunished.

“With  deepest sorrow, announces the death of *W/SGT Olawoye Bukola,who was shot by a group of thugs that invaded ward 7, Unit 7 during the recent Ekiti East House of Assembly Bye Election.

“She died at about 1800hrs today being 22/03/2021 at FMC, Ido-Ekiti, after fighting for her life for days.” the statement said

Mobayo sympathizes with her family members and pray God grants her soul eternal rest, on behalf of the Command

An identified gunmen have  attacked  a court duty vehicle of the Nigerian Correctional Service NoCS conveying inmates from court in Anambra State killing two officers and setting free the inmates.

The   incident occurred while the vehicle was returning the inmates from court to  Aguata Custodial Centre,spokesman of the service, Francis Enobore,said

He also said the hoodlums who trailed the vehicle to the court  rained  bullets on the  court duty vehicle for about ten minutes, killing the officers before freeing the inmates, whom they whisked away in their own vehicle.

The criminals had come in a Siena bus and a Hilux keep,he said,adding that: Although the armed escort put up a gallant resistance, he was unfortunately overpowered by the hoodlums who  came in their numbers with sophisticated weapons.Meanwhile, the body of the fallen officer has been deposited in the mortuary awaiting further necessary action.

An Adamawa High Court presided over by Justice Nathan Musa has docked a middle-aged man for allegedly defiling and infecting two teenagers with HIV/AIDs.

The accused,Adamu Abdulrahaman Gwaldi of Anguwan Magaji,  Gwaldi allegedly had anal intercourse with victims (name withheld) and infected them with HIV/AIDS in Yola South Local Government Area

Testifying before the court, the teenager said he  and a friend who were living in Muchalla in Mubi South LG of Adamawa State, left their hometown to Yola in search of job between March and April, 2019.

He informed the court that because they have nowhere to sleep in Yola upon arrival, the duo asked for the house of Magajin Gari, noting that the defendant around 7:30pm, met them and assured them that he is the real Magajin Garin Yola.

The teenager told the court that Gwaldi took them to his house on that fateful night, offered them food and drugs. The teenagers added that Gwaldi told them the drug was for pain relief.

He stated that they ate the food and took the drugs and slept, and that the only thing he noticed during the night was like somebody was on his back and having sexual intercourse with him through anus.

He said when he woke up, he experienced severe pain in his anus and found blood and sperm adding that his friend was also abused in the same fashion.

One of the  teenagers noted that they became apprehensive when they could not see Gwaldi when they woke up and to add to the anxiety, the door of the room was locked.

According to the teenager, Gwaldi kept them in the room and had sexual intercourse with them repeatedly for one week.

He noted that after the week elapsed, Gwaldi took away his friend to an unknown destination but told him that he took his friend back to Muchalla noting that since then he had never saw him again.

The teenager told the court that he went out of Gwaldi’s house one morning when Gwaldi was away, but to his chagrin, he heard people calling him Gwaldi’s wife.

He told the court that he pleaded with them to rescue him from the hand of his aggressor.

He averred that one Philip Bwasa rescued him after he was briefed by the people, saying that the man took him to Magajin Gari and later reported the matter to police which led to the arrest of the defendant.

On his part, Mr. Philip Bwasa who also testified in court, said that he actually rescued the boy when he was told about his plight, saying  when he was trying to rescue the boy, the defendant met him and warned him to stop interfering in his affairs.

The Investigative Police Officer (IPO) Sergeant Ishaya Iliya, who also testified before the court said that the matter was reported at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Police headquarters, Yola.

He said saying during  investigation, the boy was taken  to specialist hospital Yola, where he was discovered to have been defiled and contracted HIV during the intercourse

After cross examination by the defence counsel, N. I. El-Yakub, counsel to the prosecution, D. I. Kulthu, Senior State Counsel II, tendered confessional statements of both parties in evidence.

Nasiru Adah,a suspected kidnapper has narrated how he  abducted a 12 -year old  boy and killed him after collecting  N400,000 ransom from his parents

 Adah, an indigene of Nasarawa state, made the confession to newsmen after he was paraded alongside other suspected criminals  by the Enugu State Police Command

Adah,who works as a security man in the state said he abducted the victim, hid him inside soak -away,but  was unaware he would die .

“It was after I collected the N400,000 from the father and went back to the soak away to bring him out that I noticed he was dead,” he said

The  state’s commisioner of Police, Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu,said the suspect was arrested on 07/03/2021  by Police Operatives attached to Oji-River Police Division, following high wired intelligence

His arrest,he said,was as a result of a report received on 23/02/2021 at about alleging that a 12-year old boy was kidnapped and a ransom of four hundred thousand naira  paid for his release, before the report was made to the police.

He added:“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect killed the victim and dumped him in a soak-away found in a compound at Ugwuoba, Oji-river, where he works as a security man. The suspect confessed to the crime, while discreet investigation is ongoing to arrest and bring other fleeing members of the gang to book.

The commisioner gave the breakdown of the susspects as 37  male and  two  female suspects saying they were arrested for their involvement in the offences of conspiracy, armed robbery, child stealing and trafficking, unlawful possession of firearms and cultism.

He said :“We equally recovered several items, including firearms and ammunition, motor vehicles, tricycles, motorcycle, TV sets, mobile phones, a laptop and other incriminating items”

According to him, the  breakthroughs are due to sustained synergy with sister security agencies, the Neighbourhood Watch Group and security stakeholders in the state.

Also among the prospects are two female suspects, Peace Ndukwe and Ebere Eze ,who are  Involved in child trafficking

The commissioner said the  suspects were arrested  through a combined effort of Operatives attached to Aninri Police Division and Anti-Human Trafficking/Gender Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department

He said:”Their arrest was due to a report made at the Division by one Edith Onyia that on 08/03/2021 , she went out to fetch bathing water and came back to realize that her 3 years old son, Chinagorom Onyia, was missing. That on enquiry of his whereabouts, her older son told her that Peace Ndukwe came to where they were playing and took his brother away, under the guise of going to buy biscuits for him.

“The suspect confessed to the crime and her confessional statement led to arrest of the second suspect, Ebere Eze, who received the child and was shopping for a prospective buyer. The child was rescued and has been re-united with his parents,” he said

A retired lecturer, Prof. Muritala Haroon, yesterday told a Customary Court in Mapo, Ibadan that his wife, Afsat, still denies him sex.

Haroon,80,disclosed at the resumed hearing of the suit that:”My wife did not abide by the advice given to her by this court to allow peace to reign by agreeing to perform her wifely duties’!

 Afsat was  not in the court when the matter was mentioned on Thursday.

But the  President of the court, Chief Ademola Odunade, advised  Haroon to exercise more patience and allow the court to settle the crisis amicably.

”The court will work with the extended members of the family to resolve the matter amicably,” he said.

He fixed  May 17 for further mention on the matter

 The plaintiff, had last  month filed for dissolution of his 52-ear-old marriage on grounds of sexual starvation and threat to life.

He alleged that Afsat was fond of locking him out of the bedroom,adding that: “I can no longer cope with the attitude again. Worst still, she and her relatives want me dead.Afsat attempted to stab me. She is misleading our six children. She has turned them against me,” he said.

In her reply, Afsat rejected the prayer for separation.

She said:”Prof is promiscuous. I can not have anything to do with him because he slept with his close friend’s three wives.My lord, Haroon slept with the three wives of the man who acted as an intermediary whenever we had problems”.