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Hotel lodger stabs food seller’s stomach, nose over N400
A man, Opeyemi Rufai, has allegedly stabbed a food seller, Olayinka Ogunleye, during an argument bordering on N400 at the Baonik Hotel, Magboro, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.
PUNCH Metro gathered that Rufai, while lodging at the hotel, told Olayinka to prepare noodles for him.
But after placing the order around 3pm, he left the hotel to attend to some other issues.
It was learnt that after the woman finished preparing the noodles, Rufai was nowhere to be found.
Forty-two-year-old Olayinka told our correspondent that when he eventually returned around 7pm, he rejected the noodles, claiming the meal was cold.
“He told me to throw it away. He insisted that he would not pay for the noodles. He gave me N1,000, told me to remove N600 to clear his outstanding debt and demanded N400 change.
“I asked who would pay for the noodles he rejected, but he just demanded his change. I refused to give him and he left.
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“Around 10pm the following day, I was in the hotel kitchen when he suddenly entered and requested his change. I told him that I did not have change, but he poured the soup I was cooking in my eyes and used a knife to stab me in the mouth, thigh, stomach and back.
“My intestine was visible to the point that I had to use my hand to cover it. His plan was to kill me inside the kitchen. All the hospitals I was rushed to rejected me except the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, where I was stabilised,” she added.
Olayinka said she was later taken to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba, where she was admitted, adding that she spent over two months in the hospital.
She said, “The incident happened on July 29, 2021. After I was stabilised at LASUTH, I was rushed to LUTH around 3am. When we got there, the officials demanded N300,000. Everyone, including the owner of the hotel, abandoned me except a customer, Ola, who pleaded with the doctors to commence treatment.
“I spent close to three months in the hospital. The owner of the hotel never paid any money for my treatment. The contributions from my family members, some good Samaritans, and my savings were used to treat me. I was also told the family members of the person that attacked me donated N120,000. But the whole money for the treatment was over N800,000.”
Olayinka’s brother, Kunle, while demanding Rufai’s arrest and prosecution, called for a proper police investigation into the case to get justice for his sister.
“The case was reported at the Ibafo Police Station and the boy (Rufai) was arrested. The mother of the boy was pleading for mercy, but I declined. They asked what they could do to resolve the issue and I said they should pay the balance to clear her medical bills.
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“Surprisingly, I heard that the boy was released. And at the hospital, my sister was discharged, but was not allowed to go home because of outstanding bills.
“We were the ones that raised the money to clear the bills before she was allowed to go home. I later reported the case at the Zone 2 Police Command for investigation, but the policemen I met demanded N200,000 to commence investigation.”
The owner of the hotel, Adenusi Abiodun, said Rufai did not lodge in the hotel during the attack, adding that he (Abiodun) also contributed for Olayinka’s treatment.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident.
He said, “After the case was reported, the family of that woman came to the station and said the only thing they wanted was for him to foot the hospital bill of the woman.
“The suspect paid over N300,000 for the bill of the woman and she was discharged. It was the owner of the hotel who came to the station to take the suspect’s bail.
“Once they knew they wanted the suspect to be prosecuted, they shouldn’t have demanded the payment of the hospital bill from the same suspect. Prosecuting the suspect after he paid the hospital bill amounts to double jeopardy. Should we punish him twice for the same offence?”
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Boko Haram attacks military base in Adamawa
Boko Haram attacks military base in Adamawa
Terorist group, Boko Haram, on Friday launched a deadly attack on a military base in Waga Village, Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
According to a report by counter-insurgency expert, Zagozola Makama, troops of the Nigerian military Joint Task Force successfully repelled the attack .
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“The attack occurred around 3:30 a.m. on Friday when suspected terrorists launched an assault on the base. However, the troops swiftly responded, forcing the insurgents to retreat,” the report said.
It was also gathered that there were no casualties among security personnel or residents of the community, and normalcy has since been restored.
Boko Haram attacks military base in Adamawa
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Oluwo accuses Ooni of plotting to dethrone him
Oluwo accuses Ooni of plotting to dethrone him
A quiet but bruising war is raging between the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, over alleged dethronement plots.
Oluwo, in a statement on Friday night, alleged that Oba Ogunwusi was seeking his downfall despite playing a prominent role in his emergence as the Ooni of Ife.
He stated that the link he used for Oba Ogunwusi would have been used for his elder brother, Tunji Adeyeye, who was his friend and peer at Akobo, Ibadan at a tender age.
Oluwo recalled how he arranged several meetings in Ibadan after one Akin Daodu, then a close ally of Oba Ogunwusi, begged for his intervention.
He said: “To my surprise, the same person I helped to the throne has been planning evil against me.
Oluwo recalled how he arranged several meetings in Ibadan after one Akin Daodu, then a close ally of Oba Ogunwusi, begged for his intervention.
He said: “To my surprise, the same person I helped to the throne has been planning evil against me.
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“He orchestrated my suspension from the Osun State Council of Obas meeting against the AIG who was a star witness to what transpired.
“He is using a few kings in Iwoland to destabilise my territory.
“He attacked me last month in the presence of the governor, that I am discouraging deity worship.
“He was one of those who used my former wife against me.
“He wants me to be removed as Oluwo by all means. Such is a dream that can never come true.
“No one can remove me as Oluwo. No one can kill me and no one can bring me down.
“He should keep trying. He will be the one to live to regret. His cohorts that tried it in the past failed.”
However, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Ogunwusi, speaking through his Director of Media, Otunba Moses Olafare, denied the allegations raised by Oluwo.
He said: “Oba Adeyeye has been ordained as a king from heaven, regardless of who does what. He is a king with God on his side.
“When Oluwo wanted to be king, Ooni supported him with cash and other logistics that we can’t even mention here.
“At the last Council of Oba meeting, Ooni only jokingly told Oluwo that he should not condemn any monarch for worshipping deities but should allow anyone to practice anything they feel is good for them.”
Oluwo accuses Ooni of plotting to dethrone him
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Lagos man stabs security guard for stopping his sex romp
Lagos man stabs security guard for stopping his sex romp
A 33-year-old man, Otobong Enyietim Akpan, has been arrested and remanded in prison for allegedly stabbing a security guard, Adamu Muhammed, in the neck and head with a knife after being prevented from having sex with his girlfriend at a security post in Lekki, Lagos.
According to the police, the incident occurred on 2 March, 2025, when Akpan took his girlfriend to the security post at 35B, Land Bridge Avenue, Oniru Estate, Victoria Island, intending to engage in sexual activity.
However, the security guard refused, stating that the post was not a hotel.
Enraged by the rejection, Akpan reportedly threatened to kill Muhammed and left the scene, only to return moments later.
In a violent outburst, he allegedly pulled a knife from his trousers and stabbed the security man multiple times, leaving him bleeding profusely from the neck and head.
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Residents who witnessed the attack overpowered the suspect and restrained him while others rushed the injured guard to a hospital.
A distress call was placed to the Maroko Police Division, leading to Akpan’s swift arrest.
Akpan was charged before the Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, sitting at the Tinubu Magistrate’s Court, on one count of causing grievous bodily harm—a crime punishable under Section 245 of the Lagos State Criminal Law, 2015.
Police prosecutor Reuben Solomon told the court that the accused attacked the security guard with a knife after being denied access to use the post for sexual activity.
Akpan pleaded not guilty, and Magistrate N.S. Wahab granted him ₦500,000 bail with two sureties in like sum.
However, he was remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Facility pending the fulfillment of his bail conditions.
The case has been adjourned to 28 March 2025 for mention.
Lagos man stabs security guard for stopping his sex romp
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