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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Bandits kill lecturer in Katsina, kidnap his children
Bandits kill lecturer in Katsina, kidnap his children
A lecturer with the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina State, Dr. Tiri Gyan David, has been killed by bandits.
Dr David, who was the Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension, and Rural Development of the university, was killed in the early hours of Tuesday.
A resident said the assailants abducted two of the late lecturer’s children after killing him.
The deceased resided at Yarima Quarters, Low-Cost Estate, Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State.
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The source added that the bandits invaded the community with sophisticated weapons, shooting sporadically to scare the residents.
The Katsina Police Command spokesman, Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, confirmed the incident but said the command would release a detailed statement about it later.
Recall that in the recent past, some students of the University, who were living off campus, were abducted and later released following negotiations, although authorities said no ransom was paid.
Dutsinma is one of the local government areas grappling with banditry, although there has been a reduction in the rate of attacks in recent times due to the efforts by both the state government and security agencies in tackling the menace.
Bandits kill lecturer in Katsina, kidnap his children
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Nigerian Oladip Oshodi jailed 25 years in London for rape
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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Woman sells sibling ₦410k, gives money to fiancé to buy wedding items
Woman sells sibling ₦410k, gives money to fiancé to buy wedding items
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.
Woman sells sibling ₦410k, gives money to fiancé to buy wedding items
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Sokoto governor orders officials to return workers’ sallah gifts
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.
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