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Ekiti pastor gets life sentence for raping church member’s daughter
Ekiti pastor gets life sentence for raping church member’s daughter
A pastor with Winners Chapel Church, Omuo- Ekiti, Ekiti State, Mr Enoch Gbinyiam, was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment for raping the daughter of a member of the church during her visit to his residence.
Pastor Gbinyiam was sentenced to life imprisonment after Ado- Ekiti he was found guilty of a one-count charge levelled against him at Ado- Ekiti High Court on Thursday sentenced
Ekiti State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mr Julius Ajiba, told the court that the defendant raped the daughter of a member of the church during her visit to the vicarage.
Ajiba described the victim as a regular visitor to the mission house.
According to him, the victim usually visited the vicarage to assist the pastor’s wife with house chores, teach and help his young children in their school assignments.
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“It was during one of her visits to the mission house that the defendant sedated a bottle of fanta and offered her to drink.
“The minor took the fanta and slept off only to wake up and found out that she was bleeding profusely from her vagina.
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Boko Haram terrorists surrender To MNJTF in Borno
Boko Haram terrorists surrender To MNJTF in Borno
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has said that three Boko Haram terrorists in Borno have surrendered to the troops.
NAN reports that Abubakar Abdullahi, spokesperson of the MNJTF, announced the development in a statement in Maiduguri.
The terrorists are identified as Rawagana Mustapha, Mustapha Ali and Ibrahim Malam.
Abdullahi said the Boko Haram terrorist caved in as a result of intensified operations targeting terrorist groups within sector of the MNJTF.
The MNJTF is a combined multinational formation comprising military units from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria.
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The headquarters of MNJTF is located in N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, and has the mandate of bringing an end to the Boko Haram insurgency.
”In Cameroon’s Sector I, two terrorist fighters surrendered to the troops at Wulgo,” the statement reads.
”They have been identified as Rawagana Mustapha, 18, and Mustapha Ali, 20.
”Similarly, Sector III in Nigeria reported the surrender of one terrorist fighter, Ibrahim Malam, 28, to the 403 Amphibious Brigade in Baga.
”Preliminary investigations revealed that Malam had been a Boko Haram fighter living in Kwaleram, south of Lake Chad, for six years.
“As Operation Lake Sanity II progresses, MNJTF urges other terrorists to surrender and lay down their arms for lasting peace and prosperity in the region”.
Boko Haram terrorists surrender To MNJTF in Borno
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Tale of woes in Abuja market after fire outbreak
Tale of woes in Abuja market after fire outbreak
A major fire broke out late Thursday in the Karu Market of the Federal Capital Territory,m Abuja, leaving a trail of destruction and loss.
As of the time of filing this report, goods and properties worth millions of naira had been completely razed, leaving traders and shoppers perplexed.
The FCT Fire Service in the Karu Market responded to the incident but faced challenges in accessing the scene due to the large crowd of people around the area.
Soldiers were however drafted to the place to maintain order and ensure the safety of everyone.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the fire was caused by an electrical surge, which quickly spread and engulfed parts of the market.
The extent of the damage was still being assessed as the time of filing this report.
Officials are working to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the outbreak.
The Acting Director General of FCT Emergency Management Department, Florence Wenegieme, advised people to always give way for firefighters to do their work.
He spoke after the fire at the old Karu Market.
According to a statement by the Head, Public Affairs, Nkechi Isa, said a combined team of the FCT Fire Service, Federal Fire Service and Julius Berger Fire Service yesterday, were on ground and contained the fire outbreak at the market.
Wenegieme who was at the incident scene, the fire started at about 6.30 pm.
She informed that the firemen were unable to gain access to the market, which is located behind the new market under construction
She further stated that the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, adding that investigations were however ongoing.
“No Life was lost to the fire incident, and goods worth millions of naira were destroyed,” she added.
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Abuja woman confesses collecting N50,000 per trip transporting ammunition for bandits
Abuja woman confesses collecting N50,000 per trip transporting ammunition for bandits
A woman caught with 550 rounds of AK47 ammunition has confessed to being paid N50,000 per trip to deliver the ammunition to bandits in Katsina State.
Aisha Abubakar, a 25-year-old resident of Kubwa, Abuja, was apprehended by the Kaduna State Police Command along the Zaria-Kaduna highway on June 23, 2024, while en route to Katsina State.
Speaking to reporters at the Police Command headquarters, where she was presented alongside other suspected criminals on Thursday, Abubakar detailed her involvement.
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“I was arrested by the police with ammunition. It was Wawo who initially gave me a bag of fertilizer to hand over to a commercial driver for delivery to Katsina. On my second trip, I personally delivered the item but was apprehended on my third trip to Dan Musa. I received N50,000 for each trip,” she revealed.
She claimed she was unaware of the contents of the fertilizer bag given to her, as she had never opened it.
Commissioner Ali Audu Dabigi disclosed that the suspect was found in possession of 550 rounds of AK47 live ammunition, which she had obtained from a man.
Abuja woman confesses collecting N50,000 per trip transporting ammunition for bandits
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