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Delta drunk man sleeps off after raping 24-year-old lady at gunpoint, arrested

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A 34-year-old man, Ayuba Adavo, has been arrested by men of the Delta State Police Command for allegedly raping a lady in the Warri metropolis.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspect was arrested on Monday after the 25-year-old victim reported the case.

The lady was said to have reported that the suspect blocked her way around 8pm on Sunday on the Amagiya Road, Sapele.

She claimed that he dragged her to his room where he threatened to shoot her with a locally-made cut-to-size gun before forcefully sleeping with her.

The victim further told the police that the suspect, who was heavily drunk, then slept off.

Our correspondent learnt that the woman, on noticing that the suspect was fast asleep, sneaked out and ran to the Sapele Police Station, where she reported the case.

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A patrol team of detectives was said to have invaded the house and arrested the suspect with one cut-to-size gun with one live cartridge.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, while confirming the incident, said investigation was ongoing.

In another development, Edafe said police operatives arrested a suspected Automated Teller Machine card thief, Ojo Amos, 38.

He said, “When searched, a total of 33 ATM cards and a cash sum of N50,000 were recovered from the suspect, who also confessed that he stole one of the cards from one Rufai Abdulahi  at Zenith Bank, Kwale branch, and  left immediately, adding that he later withdrew the sum of N250,000 from the victim’s account.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect usually stayed behind his victims at ATM machines waiting and targeting people whom he felt were not too educated, including aged women and children, and once he noticed that they were having problems operating the ATM machine, he moved closer to them, pretending to be a bank worker trying to help them and in the process, he swapped their ATM cards.

“The suspect, who confessed to having been engaged in this illicit act for the past four years, told the police that he watched his victims as they entered their ATM PINs, memorises them and after swapping the ATM cards, he used either a PoS stand or an ATM machine to empty their bank accounts.”

The state Commissioner of Police, Ari Ali, urged members of the public to be vigilant when using ATMs and report suspicious activities in their areas to the police.

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Police nab fake inspector, recover stolen cars

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Rivers State Police Commissioner, Olatunji Dosu

Police nab fake inspector, recover stolen cars

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a fake Inspector who engages in armed robbery and car snatching, among other crimes. 

This was disclosed by the Rivers State Police Commissioner, Olatunji Dosu while parading the suspect among other suspected criminals on Wednesday.

According to the Dosu, Monday Igbali, the fake inspector, was a former sergeant who was dismissed after being charged in a kidnapping case in 2021.

He noted that three fancy cars were recovered from Igbali, who runs a gang of five criminals.

Dosu states, “The command commenced an investigation in response to a report filed on August 11, 2023, by one Fibika Kingsley that his Lexus EX330 had been stolen at gunpoint along Agip Road by five gunmen.’’

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“The investigations led to the arrest of one Monday Igbali, aged 43, a native of Okwuzi in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA of Rivers State.

“He is a former police sergeant who was dismissed after being indicted in a kidnapping case in 2021.

“Since his dismissal, he has continued to parade himself as a police officer, even claiming to be an Inspector of Police, a rank he did not attain before his dismissal.

“He works with a gang of five, with four gang members still at large.

“He has robbed a total of nine cars and sold them for between N1.3m and N2.5m each. He was arrested on March 8, 2024, at his home in Chokocho, Etche, after the police conducted due surveillance following investigations.

“We have recovered three cars from him: a Lexus 330, a Lexus IS250, and a Toyota Highlander.”

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Breaking: Military releases FirstNews editor, Segun Olatunji

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Breaking: Military releases FirstNews editor, Segun Olatunji

The military has finally released Segun Olatunji, editor of FirstNews, who has been in their custody since March 15.

Olatunji was released on Thursday to Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) General Secretary Iyobosa Uwugiaren and The Nation Deputy Editor Yomi Odunuga under a bridge in Asokoro, Abuja.

It was also learnt that the documents for his release were signed inside a security vehicle with heavily armed operatives.

The security agents were said to be masked and the number plates of their vehicles covered up.

The editor was abducted by armed men in his home in Iyana Odo, Abule Egba area of Lagos, on March 15.

His family members were kept in the dark on his whereabouts and why he was arrested.

Several groups, including the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the Nigerian Guild of Editors, almost daily mounted pressure on the government for Olatunji’s release.

On Wednesday, the Nigerian chapter of the International Press Institute said the journalist was in the custody of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA).

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BREAKING: Court orders military to release 313 suspected terrorists

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BREAKING: Court orders military to release 313 suspected terrorists

A Federal High Court in Borno State has ordered the release of at least 313 suspected terrorists detained by the military.

The court ordered their release due to a lack of evidence to charge the suspects after the investigation.

Maj. Gen. Buba Edward, the Director of Defence Media Operations, announced this during the operational briefing on Thursday in Abuja.

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He said, “The court ordered the release for want of evidence after the conclusion of investigation and other ancillary matters.

“Accordingly, they would be handed over to the Borno State Government for further action.”

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