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20-year-old man arrested for allegedly raping, killing 17-year-old girl in church
A 20-year old suspect, Tosin Kolade, has been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command for alleged defilement and murder of a 17-year-old girl, Ifeoluwa Apanpa, inside the auditorium of a pentecostal church at Olodo in the Egbeda Local Government Area of the state
He was paraded before the newsmen by the state Commissioner of Police, Adewale Williams, at the state police headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan.
The victim was said to be on her way to her church when the suspected rapist under a false pretence sought her assistance in his own church that was closeby.
Kolade, in an interview with the newsmen, said his mother is a member of the sanitation department in the church, hence his access to the key of the church.
He said, “I left where I was learning a vocational trade on the fateful day for the church under pretence that I was sick.
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“I left home after picking the entrance key and left for church. My mother is a worker in the church and member of sanitation department. I pretended to be arranging the chairs of the church when I saw Ifeoluwa passing by. I sought her assistance not knowing what was running in my mind and she obliged.
“I forcefully demanded her mobile phone and the password but she resisted. This resulted in the scuffle between us. She fell down and hit her head on the floor. This gave me the opportunity to rape her before she gave up the ghost inside the church.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, also stated, “On Friday, 17/09/2022 at about 2030hrs, the command through operatives attached to Iyana-Offa Divisional Police Headquarters were intimated about the sudden disappearance of Ifeoluwa, a 17-year-old female who according to the report left for church at about 1600hrs and was yet to return home.
“A search party was immediately organized to demystify all possible angles to the disappearance; while this was ongoing as a call was placed to the parents of the deceased by an unknown caller, stating clearly the deceased had been abducted.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that the lifeless body of the deceased who was later found beside a Bible School at Olodo area, with a bloody genitalia, coupled with signs of struggling might have been manhandled before her eventual untimely death.
“In addition to the above, the Command has in its custody through diligent technological driven intelligence and investigation one Kolade Tosin ‘m’ 20yrs who has voluntarily confessed to committing the sinister action.”
He said investigation was ongoing as the case was being closely monitored by the state Criminal Investigation Department, CID, with the assurances of immediate updates as soon as it is concluded.
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200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
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.
200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
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Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
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.
Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
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