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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Danish man gets death sentence for killing Nigerian wife, daughter
A Lagos high court has convicted a Danish, Peter Nielsen, for killing his wife and daughter.
The state government had, on June 13, 2018, arraigned him before the court on the charge of murder, a crime punishable under section 223 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos, 2015.
He was said to have killed his wife, Zainab, also known by her stage name as Alizee, and his three-year-old daughter on April 5, 2018 at their Banana Island residence in the Ikoyi area of Lagos.
The defendant, who pleaded not guilty, had told the court that his wife and daughter died before a doctor arrived their home.
Nielsen said he woke up at 2:30am on April 5, 2018, and got snacks and drinks for his wife and daughter before going back to sleep.
The defendant said when he woke up at 7:30am and did not see his wife on their bed, he searched for her.
Nielsen also told the court he saw his wife and daughter in their kitchen, where he said he perceived a strong smell of gas when he opened the door.
The defendant said he dragged his wife to the living room and asked one of the girls living with them to carry his daughter, adding that he then covered them with two blankets after he realised that they had died.
The presiding judge, Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile, in his judgement on Friday found the defendant guilty of the murder.
“I hereby pronounce that you Peter Nielsen shall be hanged by the neck until death. May God have mercy on you,” she said.
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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.
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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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