Three police officers sentenced to life imprisonment in Anambra

Three ex-police officers will spend the rest of their lives in jail for killing a man in Anambra, a court in the south east state has ruled.

The cops were convicted and sentenced by an Anambra State High Court in Onitsha over the murder of one Chukwunonso Uchenwoke.

The 42-year-old deceased, who hailed from Mbosi in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state, was said to have been killed by the convicts while trying to apprehend him over an alleged assault and malicious damage.

The incident happened on May 14, 2016, at No 13 Ibe Street, East Niger Layout, Okpoko in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state and in the Onitsha Judicial Division.

After the incident, the ex-police officers whose names were given as Juliet Ekwueme, Ugochukwu Obiakor and Raphael Chike, were said to have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force.

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Police release Portable after meeting bail conditions

Musician Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has been released by the Lagos State Police Command after spending a night in their cell.

The Lagos State Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the release to Vanguard, stating that Portable was released this afternoon.

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Although SP Hundeyin couldn’t confirm if Portable had resolved the issues leading to his arrest, he did mention that Portable had been granted bail.

Portable was apprehended on Tuesday following allegations that he refused to settle a debt incurred from the purchase of a Mercedes Benz GLE 350 from Ogunsanwo Temitope (Temmy Autos), a car dealer in the state.

Reports indicate that Portable only paid N13 million after purchasing the vehicle, which was valued at N27 million, leaving a balance of N14 million unpaid.

Police release Portable after meeting bail conditions

NURTW crisis: Stop causing confusion, Yasin warns Baruwa

Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Najeem Usman Yasin, has warned Alhaji Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa, former president of the union, to stop misleading people and causing confusion about the state of affairs of the union.

He stated this while addressing members of the union during an emergency meeting at the national headquarters of the union, Abuja, called to put the records straight about some misinformation flying around.

Baruwa is said to have been going around misleading the people that he is the authentic leader of the union despite a recent National Industrial Court judgement given by Justice OO Oyewunmi that the NIC no longer has jurisdiction over the matter.

Yasin in a statement was quoted to have said, “When he (Baruwa) got Judgement from National Industrial Court, we quickly appealed against it and the court struck out the case for lack of jurisdiction.

“But to our surprise, Baruwa has been going about sending wrong messages to our people that he is the authentic president.

“I want to tell you that as of today, we only have an interim arrangements headed by Alhaji Aliyu Issa Ore and that the only recognised headquarters of the union is the one on Sapele Street, Garki Abuja.”

He urged members to disregard any further propaganda from Baruwa.

“Baruwa should wait for the outcome of the Court of Appeal before making any noise. He destroyed the union and now he wants to use power of incumbency to manipulate everybody and we say no to his manipulation,” he stated.

Acting President of the NURTW, Alhaji Ore, appealed to members not to entertain any information from Baruwa and his people, saying they are only out to cause confusion in the union.

He also advised members not go to any office of the union apart from the one registered and sited on Sapele Street

In his own contribution, the Registrar of the Trade Union, Mr Falonipe Amos, who was part of the meeting, said the Federal Government would be very happy to see the crisis resolved

He said, “We are all members of the same family and the two parties should keep hope alive and work for peace. We are father to all the unions. We are for the interest of the union and hope that at the end of the day, the union will come out stronger.”