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Couple sells one-month-old baby for N50,000
Men of Ogun State Command of Nigeria Police have arrested a couple for allegedly selling their one-month-old baby at the rate of fifty thousand naira.
The couple, Eze Onyebuchi and his wife Oluchi Eze, according to a statement by the command image maker, reside at Ilara area of Ode Remo, in Remo North local government area of Ogun State.
Oyeyemi said, “the suspects, were arrested on the 16 of December 2021, following information received by policemen at Ode Remo divisional headquarters, that the couple who live at Ayegbami street, Ilara Remo willingly sold their one-month-old baby to a woman who is now at large”.
“Upon the information, the DPO Ode Remo division, CSP Olayemi Fagbohun, detailed his detectives to the area where the couple was arrested and brought to the station”.
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“On interrogation, the suspects explained to the police that, it was Mrs Ruth Obajimi, who directed the yet to be identified buyer to them”.
“They stated further that the woman came to them on the 14th of December 2021, and told them that she is from human rights office and that she will help them to foster their child”.
“The woman then gave them the sum of fifty thousand naira and they handed over the baby to her despite not knowing her from Adam”.
Oyeyemi added that effort is on top gear to apprehend the said woman with the view to recovering the baby.
Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation.
He equally directed a massive manhunt for the buyer who has since taken to flight.
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It’s illegal to declare suspects wanted, Falana tackles DHQ
It’s illegal to declare suspects wanted, Falana tackles DHQ
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has faulted the declaration of eight persons wanted by the Defence Headquarters over the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama community of Delta State.
He said it was illegal to do so without obtaining a court order.
He stated this in a statement released on Thursday and warned the military against bungling the case of the slain soldiers.
Falana said, “The authorities of the armed forces should be made to realise that the military cannot arrest, detain, investigate and charge civilian suspects with any offence whatsoever.”
“We have also read the eight people alleged to be involved in the cruel murder of the soldiers have been declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters. It is trite law that the police and security agencies lack the power to declare any suspect wanted without a court order,” he stated.
He cited the rulings of judges in a number of cases including Benedit Peters v Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to buttress his point.
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Third Mainland Bridge will be reopened in seven days – Minister
Third Mainland Bridge will be reopened in seven days – Minister
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi,
says the Third Mainland Bridge will be reopened in seven days time.
He announced this on Thursday during an inspection of the bridge along with members of the Senate Committee on Works.
“In seven days Nigerians will be able to ply this road,” he said.
Umahi also said the Federal Government planned to install Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) on the bridge and under it to reduce illegal sand mining around the area.
Currently, he said the lane marking was being done, adding, “When the lane marking is over, we will open the bridge but formally it will be commissioned by Mr. President when he is going to flag off the coastal road.”
The Federal Government on January 9, this year closed the 11.8km bridge in Lagos for a three-month comprehensive rehabilitation.
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Fresh grid collapse plunges Nigeria into nationwide blackout
Fresh grid collapse plunges Nigeria into nationwide blackout
The electricity grid collapsed on Thursday, plunging the country into blackout, the second time in three months in 2024.
Data from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) showed the grid collapsed at about 4pm on Thursday, dropping from 2,984 megawatts (MW) to zero within an hour.
All the 21 plants connected to the grid stopped operations by 5pm.
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), in a statement on Thursday, said the current power outage was due to a system failure from the national grid.
“The system collapsed at about 16:28 hours today 28 March 2024, causing the outage currently being experienced across our franchise area,” AEDC said.
“We appeal for your understanding as all stakeholders are working hard to restore normal supply.”
In a notice to its customers, the management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) said the system collapse resulted in a loss of power supply across its network.
“We are currently working with our partners as we hope for speedy restoration of the grid. We will keep you updated as soon as the power supply is restored. Kindly bear with us,” EKEDC said.
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