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Ekiti council worker arrested, accused of sleeping with teenage daughter

Taiwo Ojo, 45, of Ojido Street in Ado Ekiti, has been arrested by police for reportedly having sexual relations with his thirteen-year-old daughter.

The culprit, a council worker, was caught following a tip-off from members of his neighbourhood who witnessed the unethical behaviour.

According to the Daily Post, the suspect began defiling the youngster a few years ago after the mother died.

Witnesses stated the abuse began on Inisa Street, where the man previously lived, but he moved to Ojido after suspecting that people were learning about his behaviour.

In her testimony to the police, the survivor verified the claim and stated she had lost count of how many times the father slept with her.

In a related report, an Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has convicted Olukayode Dayo, a civil defence officer to life in prison for rape.

The 39-year-old defendant was brought before Justice Lekan Olatawura on May 13, 2022, on a rape-related offence.

The indictment revealed that on December 25, 2021, in Ado Ekiti, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court, Olukayode Dayo raped a 13-year-old girl.

According to the allegation, the act violates section 31(2) of the Child’s Rights Law, Cap. C7, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.

In his statement to the police, the victim said, “I was living with my grandmother, I was sent home to go and bring banana and kolanut, on my way home, one man called Olukay (the defendant) crossed me with his motorcycle, he dropped the banana and kolanut on my head, he carried me to a fenced uncompleted building, I was shouting but he did not listen to me, he removed my pant and started having sex with me.

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“A passerby who heard my voice entered the compound, he took to his heels on citing the man, the man chased him but he was unable to catch him, the man came back and took me to my grandmother and explained what happened to her”, she concluded.

To support his case, prosecutor Julius Ajibare brought six witnesses and presented the defendant’s statement, photos of the victim, and a medical report as documents.

The defendant spoke in his defence through his attorney, Oluwaseun Oyebanji; he denied committing the offence but appealed with the court to balance justice with mercy; he did not summon any witnesses.

In his decision, Justice Lekan Olatawura ruled that in this case, the victim continuously, unambiguously, and indisputably maintained that the defendant, whom she knew well, was the one who raped her.

Overall, it is shown beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant raped the 13-year-old girl on December 25, 2021, and I thus find him guilty as charged.

As a result of the aforementioned, the defendant was sentenced to life in prison.

In the same vein, an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court sent Adema Ogunbiyi, a 43-year-old boarding school housemaster, to the Kirikiri correctional facility for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old child.

Chief Magistrate E. Kubeinje ordered that Ogunbiyi be held at the facility pending advice from the state Director of Public Prosecutions.

The court did not accept Ogunbiyi’s petition. However, Kubeinje postponed the matter until July 24 for consideration.

The Prosecutor, Insp John Iberedem, had previously informed the court that the suspect committed the offence on June 18 between 10:00 pm and 11:30 pm.

Iberedem added that the event happened at St Francis Catholic Secondary School located at Idimu Road, Ikotun-Lagos.

The prosecution said that the defendant, who is a housemaster in the school, sexually molested the youngster. He stated that the offence violates Section 261 of Lagos State’s Criminal Law, 2015.

Section 261 provides for life imprisonment for such offences.

Ekiti council worker arrested, accused of sleeping with teenage daughter

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200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS

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200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has disclosed that about 200,000 repentant terrorists have so far dropped their arms and surrendered to troops in the North East, noting that the twin strategy of kinetic and non-kinetic operations was responsible for this achievement.

The CDS made this known at the Security and Justice Symposium organised by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in collaboration with the British High Commission, which began at the National Counterterrorism Centre in Abuja on Tuesday.

He disclosed that the theme of the symposium, ”Securing Peace, Ensuring Justice, Protection, Conduct, and Accountability,” speaks volumes about the deluge of security challenges the armed forces and security agencies are facing.

His words, “All the challenges we are facing today have to do with fairness, equity, justice, and accountability.

“There will not be peace without justice, equity, fairness, and accountability. In our operations, we are conducting both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies, which have to a large extent yielded significant successes, and we want to particularly thank the National Security Adviser for his great support in this regard.

“Nigeria is going through so many challenges, and we feel we’re able to address this, and everybody has a sense of belonging. A lot of the security challenges we are having, we are sure, will go down. I want to thank the National Security Advisor for all the support he’s given us, both the kinetic and the non-kinetic.

“We have said it; the kinetic aspect is just less than 30%. The non-kinetic has a lot to play. The non-kinetic, because when you have democracy, people must have the evidence of democracy. As long as it tells people to sleep well and be peaceful, and they are hungry, their children cannot eat, and all this creates more problems.

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“The issue of informants. We have to look at how we tackle this issue of informants. Because these are the people who have created the issue.

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Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police

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Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police

The spokesperson for the police in Delta State, SP Bright Edafe, has confirmed the death of two robbery suspects in the state.

Mr Edafe, who disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Warri, said that the deceased were killed from the bullets shot by their gang members.

According to him, the incident occurred on Wednesday at Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.

Mr Edafe explained that the deceased were leading the police surveillance team attached to the Ekpan Division to their hideout when they were caught during a shoot-out.

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“The suspects were arrested at Effurun roundabout with a bag containing 57 live cartridges and other items. They were leading the surveillance team to their hideout at Warri/Sapele road when their gang members, on sighting the vehicle of the police team, engaged them in a shootout.During the gun duel, the arrested suspects that were leading the police team were fatally wounded by the gun shot of their colleagues. The two injured suspects were taken to the hospital and later died while receiving treatment,” he said.

Mr Edafe said that items recovered from the hoodlums hideout included: one English pump action gun, one locally made cut-to-size gun and eight live cartridges.

Others were: six iPhones, Smart phones and a Rolex wrist watch.

He said that the command had intensified manhunt on the fleeing members of the gang.

 

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Akwa Ibom businessman abducted, driver killed, police orderly injured

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Akwa Ibom businessman abducted, driver killed, police orderly injured
Gunmen kidnapped a prominent businessman, Dr. Samuel Ekerenam and k!lled his driver in Eket town, the headquarter of Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
Ekerena, the owner of Hephzibah Mall, was abducted about 10:00pm on Saturday, 23 November, 2024.
It was gathered that the gunmen trailed the victim to the shopping complex, shooting sporadically to scare the passers-by away before whisking him away to an unknown destination.
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The body of Ekerenam’s driver was discovered in the pool of his blood, while his police orderly was severely wounded in the gun attack.
The spokesperson of the State Police Command, ASP Timfon John, who confirmed the incident on Monday, November 25, said the Commissioner of Police, CP Joseph Eribo has deployed tactical operatives to comb for the abducted businessman.
The PPRO added that the police were on top of the game and very soon the kidnap victim would be rescued and the perpetrators made to face the full weight of the law.

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