All the abducted passengers were successfully rescued and have been released to the officials of Batsari LGA, the military source revealed.
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Policeman arrested for attacking Rivers lady with burning stove
A police inspector, Eze Akpoelu, has allegedly attacked and injured a lady, Jane Amos, after she reportedly turned down his request for a relationship.
The cop was said to have thrown a burning stove at Amos, which made her sustain burns in different parts of her body.
The incident happened at Rumuokwuta, in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Amos, who spoke to PUNCH Metro from her hospital bed, said the inspector, who resided in the same compound with her, attacked her on Wednesday.
She said, “This morning (Wednesday), I went to the bathroom to bathe my niece for school and Inspector Eze Akpoelu was in the bathroom, bathing. So, I went to bathe her outside.
“He came out and said I was challenging him. He said he had warned that nobody should pour water outside. I did not make any comment. I took my niece into the bathroom. He said I was stupid and I did not have respect.
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“Because he had asked me out for friendship and I refused, since then he had been hostile and I kept avoiding him.
“After I finished bathing my niece and went inside, he started saying that I was talking to him and that he would make me bleed. I said if he made me bleed, God in heaven would also make him bleed.
“Later, I came out to put my pot down from the stove because the food I was cooking was almost done. When I opened my door, I saw him by my door. He seized me and held me tight by my neck. He poured what I was cooking away, carried the burning stove and poured it on me.”
A rights group, Centre for Basic Rights Protection and Accountability Campaign, called for a thorough investigation into the incident.
A statement by the group’s lawyer, Mr Festus Bonwin, said justice must be done in the matter.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the suspect had been arrested and detained.
She said, “He (Akpoelu) has been arrested. We have commenced investigation and if he is found culpable, he will be punished.”
Punch
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Woman jailed for forging late Abba Kyari’s signature
Woman jailed for forging late Abba Kyari’s signature
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Gwagwalada, Abuja, has found Ramat Mba guilty of forging the signature of the late Abba Kyari, former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari.
The conviction was confirmed in a statement released by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), which was shared X on Sunday.
Evidence presented during the trial revealed that Mba deceitfully replicated the letterhead paper of the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President, along with Kyari’s signature.
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Mba was brought before the court by the ICPC in June 2022, facing charges including cheating, fraud, and forgery, as outlined in Sections 13 and 320 (b), 366 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 200 and the Penal Code Cap 89 laws of Northern Nigeria.
Among the charges, Mba was accused of defrauding a job seeker, Ismail Oladipupo, of N700,000 under the pretense of securing employment for him at the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASDRA).
During the trial, the ICPC’s prosecutor, Mr. Hamza Sani, presented evidence detailing how Mba misled individuals by promising them employment opportunities at various government agencies, including the Federal Inland Revenue Service, NASDRA, and the ICPC itself.
In his verdict, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad convicted Mba on multiple counts related to cheating and forgery, while dismissing one count related to felony.
Sentencing for Mba has been postponed until Thursday, May 16, 2024, with the directive to remand her in Suleja Correctional Centre until then.
Woman jailed for forging late Abba Kyari’s signature
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Police declare wanted Ogun landlady, husband who dumped tenant’s corpse in canal
Police declare wanted Ogun landlady, husband who dumped tenant’s corpse in canal
In Ogun State, the dead body of a woman, simply identified as Iya Ibukun has been allegedly thrown into a canal by her landlady and her husband.
The landlady, Bola Abiodun, and her husband, identified simply as Sunday, reportedly committed the crime at about 12:05 pm on May 8, 2024.
The incident happened in Temidire community in the Ifo Local Government Area of the south west State.
The police have launched a manhunt for the duo who have since fled their home in the community.
According to Punch, the deceased had earlier been knocked down by a hit-and-run driver on May 5, 2024.
She was said to have suffered varying degrees of injury from the accident, and subsequently resorted to self-medication because she couldn’t pay for medical bills.
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After turning to self-medication, she passed away in her apartment a few days later.
The corpse was allegedly taken from the room and disposed of in a nearby canal by the landlady and her husband.
The chairman of the Community Development Association, Mosuru Akindele, was reportedly called by the residents who had suspicions about the alleged occurrence, and the youth leader, Olabode Kazeem, was also contacted following the incident.
“There was an accident; a hit-and-run driver allegedly knocked the tenant down. She didn’t go to the hospital and started treating herself at home. She died a few days after the incident. The landlady and her husband conspired to dump the body in a canal,” Punch quoted a police as saying.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident to newsmen and said the police were working to recover the body from the canal.
“Our men went to the house and discovered a two-year-old boy in a welfare facility. Meanwhile, our men combed the entire canal in search of the body, but we haven’t found anything,” she said.
Police declare wanted Ogun landlady, husband who dumped tenant’s corpse in canal
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17 abducted passengers in Katsina regain freedom
17 abducted passengers in Katsina regain freedom
A coordinated effort by security forces has led to the successful rescue of 17 male passengers who were abducted in the Solar General Area of Batsari LGA, Katsina State.
According to a reliable military source, the operation was initiated in response to a distress call received on May 11, 2024, around 12:00 pm.
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Subsequently, troops from Nigerian Army Team 9, in conjunction with the Katsina Police Command, State Community Watch Corps, Special Hunters, and local hunters from Batsari, quickly mobilized and were dispatched to the location. Upon arrival, the joint security forces engaged the violent extremists in a firefight.
Overwhelmed by the superior firepower of the security forces, the extremists abandoned their abductees and fled into the nearby bush.
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