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Missing Nigerian university’s student found dead in Abuja

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Missing Nigerian university’s student found dead in Abuja

Blessing Karami, a university student who was reported missing on September 11th, has been found dead.

On Wednesday night, the family announced the development.

The deceased, a National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) student, was reported missing after leaving her workplace in Garki, Abuja.

Genesis Moses Karami, the deceased’s elder brother who relocated from Kaduna to Abuja to head the search, told this newspaper that her decomposing body was discovered in the bush in the Karmo district of the Federal Capital Territory.

The police had arrested one Aminu, the boyfriend to the deceased who was questioned regarding her disappearance.

Recall that the 26-year-old Blessing went missing after leaving her place of work before time with the office key, which was said to be usual.

Our Correspondent had visited the Divisional Police Headquarters, Durumi, on Wednesday morning where Aminu was being held.

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Karami was also at the station explaining to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), that on Tuesday evening when he left the station, he received a strange call giving details about the sister’s body but it turned out to be false.

“The caller said he saw a female body in Idu, so we asked him to describe what she was wearing, and he told us exactly what we were told my sister wore to office the day she went missing,” the brother had explained to the police.

According to Karami, after he kept trying to contact the DPO and it was not going through, he had to go to the police station at Karmo, but upon reaching there with a group of policemen, the caller kept toying with them as he kept changing locations until they got tired and left.

In a follow up call later to Karami, he confirmed that his sister has truly died.

“We saw her decomposed body in the bush here at Karmo, it’s not something we can move, we have to arrange with the environmental people to come and help us pack.

“We cannot travel with it. We just have to bury it here. It seems she died for days due to the nature of the decomposition,” Karami said sadly while trying to sound strong.

Attempts to speak with the FCT Police command were unsuccessful.

Also Hope Jonathan, one of the police officers that handled the case at Durumi police station, before it was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Development, could not be reached as of press time.

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Nigerian Oladip Oshodi jailed 25 years in London for rape

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Nigerian Oladip Oshodi jailed 25 years in London for rape

A Nigerian man, Oladip Oshodi has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for raping a woman, who later jumped from a window to reach safety.

Oshodi, 48 was jailed on Friday, 5 July for violently assaulting and raping a woman after she managed to flee his Dagenham home.

According to the Met Police, Oshodi, 48 of Dagenham appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday, 5 July where he was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment for two counts of rape, administering a noxious substance, threats to kill, grievous bodily harm and controlling coercive behaviour.

The police said Oshodi was arrested on 12 July, 2023 by detectives from the Met’s East Area Public Protection Unit and was remanded in custody throughout proceedings.

He was convicted on 10 May this year of all counts.

The Met Police report that on the evening of 11 July, 2023, Oshodi had made sexual advances toward a woman, who was known to him, at his home in the Mayesbrook area of Dagenham.

The police said despite the victim clearly stating that she did not want to have sex with Oshodi, during the course of that night, he raped her twice.

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He He also subjected her to a beating which she escaped by jumping from a ground floor window onto the street where she collapsed in the middle of the road.

Concerned members of the public called police and carried her off the road to safety.

The police said she was taken to hospital for treatment and was supported by specialist officers.

Detective Constable Serena McGhee said Oshodi is a dangerous man and it was right that he would now serve a long sentence in a place where he would not pose a threat to women, commending the bravery of the victim and the witnesses in this case.

McGhee added that Oshodi showed no remorse throughout the investigation and trial, saying he was pleased that he had been made to face the consequences of his actions.

PC Kayleigh Grafton, who is a specialist officer dealing with victims of sexual offences, said the survivor in this case was fleeing for her life when she jumped onto the street to escape this man.

“I hope that the sentence handed down encourages other women who have been the victim of sexual offences to come forward. We are here to support you and our mission is to keep you safe and support you every step of the way,” Grafton said.

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Woman sells sibling ₦410k, gives money to fiancé to buy wedding items

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Okonkwo is a resident of Mubi in Adamawa State, while her sibling lived with their mother, Hauwa Lawan, in Rimirgo in the Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.

The suspect reportedly tricked her mother before taking the kid on the false pretence of enrolling him in a school in Mubi, some 40 kilometres away from Rimirgo.

After several weeks, their mother became worried as all her attempts to speak with her son over the phone were cunningly thwarted by Okonkwo.

Lawan resorted to flagging the situation to the police, which led to the arrest of the suspect.

Narrating the incident, Okonkwo said she sold the boy for 410,000 naira to a willing buyer, one Efunaya Nabufe, who trafficked the victim to Enugu city in the southeastern state of Enugu.

“I used the proceeds of the crime to buy a grinding machine so I can start a business and also gave my boyfriend ₦200,000 to buy items required for our traditional wedding,” the suspect confessed to the police.

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For her part, Lawan expressed dismay, wondering how her daughter could sell her sibling to a total stranger.

“She visited sometime last year and lied to me that she would be taking her kid brother to enrol him in a school in the city, seeing there’s no good school in our village.

“Ever since she took away the boy I never heard from him because any time I called to hear his voice she kept telling me one lie or the other for one year now. I got tired of asking and since I least suspected my own daughter could do this to me, I didn’t raise any alarm.

“As God will have it, she took a proposed husband home to her father in the southeast, the father demanded to know the whereabouts of his child first before attending to her marriage proposal.

“She then lied to him that the kid was dead, but the father consulted an oracle and was told the child was alive. He then threatened her and she opened up and told him the truth; that he was living with a woman in Enugu.

“When her father informed me, I reported the matter to the police who swiftly arrested her and her accomplice, the child trafficker, one Efunaya Nabufe,” the distraught mother narrated.

The Spokesperson of the Adamawa State Police Command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, who confirmed the incident, said Okonkwo and Nabufe are connected to the crime.

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Sokoto governor orders officials to return workers’ sallah gifts

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July 7, 2024

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Sokoto governor orders officials to return workers’ sallah gifts

Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has issued a stern warning to local government and Local Government Education Authority officials to return the N30,000 Sallah gifts meant for workers in the state that were reportedly diverted into private pockets.

The Governor demanded that the diverted funds be returned immediately, threatening serious consequences for those who fail to comply.

Speaking at a gathering at the Government House, Sokoto, Governor Aliyu expressed dismay at the nefarious actions of some finance officers who denied workers the approved stipends.

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He vowed to ensure accountability, transparency, and prudent management of public funds, promising zero-tolerance for corruption.

The governor directed heads of agencies to compile lists of affected workers and ensure refunds.

He thanked the people of the state for their support and called for continued cooperation in the administration’s quest to deliver on its campaign promises.

This move is seen as a bold step in the governor’s fight against corruption, demonstrating his commitment to ensuring that public funds are used for the benefit of all.

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