Panic in Ondo as gunmen abduct pastor from his farm

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a Pastor from a Pentecostal Church in Ondo State named Anthony Ebele.

According to reports, the cleric was reportedly taken by the gunmen yesterday evening at his Ogbese Farm on Yakubu Road, near Benin Camp in Akure North local government area on Saturday evening, June 29.

The family of the victim has been contacted by the suspected kidnappers, who are demanding ransom for his release.

The exact amount demanded by the abductors has not been disclosed, but the incident has been reported to the police station.

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The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Funmi Odunlami, confirmed the abduction of the Pastor and stated that detectives from the command have already begun investigations.

“On the 29th of June around 10pm, Mr. Ogunjobi Adeyemi reported at the station that his brother, who went to the farm, had not returned home. The complainant was expected to meet with the police this morning to help trace the victim at the farm but did not show up”

Panic in Ondo as gunmen abduct pastor from his farm

Ex-Konga boss Nick Imudia didn’t commit suicide – Family

The family of the late former Chief Executive of e-commerce giant, Konga, Nick Imudia, has challenged reports claiming he died by suicide.

According to the Family,  investigationweare still ongoing on the cause of his death as suicide had been ruled out.

Leadership reports that debunking news reports that Imudia had called his brother and daughter with instructions before his death, the family, in a statement signed by Dr. Anthony N. Imudia, said reportage of the news of the one-time Konga CEO’s death whilst the family was in the hospital trying to resuscitate him was suspicious.

“The family of Nick Imudia is unhappy with the unprofessional manner the media has wrongly characterised the reporting of Nick Imudia’s death as suicide. This is also supported by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police’s office that has vowed to investigate the sudden death of Nick. Neither did Nick call his brother in America with instructions on how to distribute his wealth, nor placed a call to his daughter with any instructions.

How come the news was reported so hastilly (less than 3 hours from his death) before his family members even knew about it and the medical team was still trying to resuscitate him at the hospital! The Imudia family wonders!”

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Stating that the former Konga CEO comes from a close-knit family where support abounds, the family added

“Nick never showed any sign of stress and he was not diagnosed as depressed at any point. The thought of suicide in the manner portrayed and hastilly reported by the news media is suspect. Nick Imudia, until his death was the Group CEO of D.light International with Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, where he was residing. He managed the company’s worldwide operations from Nairobi. Nick was full of life and people that worked closely with him or met him in the last hours prior to the incident surrounding his death were shocked with the media attributing his death to ‘suicide’.

He was on a short visit to Lagos after a brief trip to the Netherlands and was to return to Nairobi a day after his sudden death. Nick made his initial career mark with Nokia, the Finnish based Telecommunication Company before he was transferred from Helsinki to manage Nokia Asia operations in Singapore.

Later in his career with Nokia, he was appointed as the Managing Director of Nokia – West and Central Africa. When Microsoft bought Nokia, he opted to leave the company. Looking for a new challenge, he became the CEO of Konga Nigeria where he reengineered the company’s operation.

At his prime age and the level of his achievements, people who knew Nick well are all shocked and do not accept the characterization of his death as suicide. Members of Nick’s family do request the media and the general public to allow them to grief their loved one without any unfounded rumour of the circumstances surrounding his death.”

Ex-Konga boss Nick Imudia didn’t commit suicide – Family

Four terrorists killed, one surrenders weapons to military in Borno

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have killed four terrorists following a raid in an enclave in Dipchari Village in the Sambisa Forest axis of  Bama Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State.

The operation in collaboration with Hybrid Force attacked the terrorist’s enclave on June 24.

“The operation also resulted in the destruction of all life support structures belonging to the terrorists in the area.

“Fortunately, there were no reported casualties or injuries among the troops, the Nigerian Army said.

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Meanwhile, a Boko Haram fighter, Ibrahim Tide, 20, has reportedly surrendered to the troops of the 21 Armoured Brigade in the Bama LGA of the state.

Tide surrendered from Garin Mallam Village in Sambisa Forest, a known stronghold of the terrorist group.

Four terrorists killed, one surrenders weapons to military in Borno