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Kidnappers Threaten To Indoctrinate Abducted Abuja Chief’s Son Into Banditry

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Spokeswoman of the FCT Police Command, DSP Adeh Josephine

Bandits have threatened to train the abducted son of the village head of Tekpeshe community in Abaji Area Council of the FCT, Ibrahim Sarki, in the criminal act if he failed to pay the N8m ransom they demanded.

Daily Trust reported that the bandits, on September 10, 2022, invaded Tekpeshe community and abducted a former councillor, Mohammed Ibrahim Tanko, son of the village chief, Ibrahim Sarki, and 16 others.

However, on Friday, September 16, the ex-councillor and 16 others were set free, leaving behind the village chief’s son, Ibrahim Sarki.

The Waziri of Tekpeshe, Ibrahim Tanko, who spoke with our reporter over the phone on Tuesday, said the bandits have threatened to keep the son of the village chief and train him to be part of them if the chief or members of his family fail to raise the ransom.

“When the bandits’ leader called last week asking the family to raise another N10 million, the family told them that they didn’t know where and how to raise the money.

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“He later said we should raise N8 million and after that, he switched off his phone,” he said.

He said the bandits’ leader called after three days, threatening that if the chief or his family members failed to raise the N8 million ransom, they would keep the boy in their captivity and train him to be a kidnapper.

Waziri said the entire community sold the farm produce they had stocked, motorcycles and a car before they could raise N5.2 million, including N75,000 worth of drugs, foodstuffs and recharge cards before the ex-councillor and  16 other people were set free.

“You can remember that I told you I was among those abducted and set free alongside 16 others and our former councillor. Now where do we go to raise the N8 million ransom they are demanding again,” he said.

The spokeswoman of the FCT police command, DSP Adeh Josephine, was yet to reply to a text message sent to her about the latest threat by the bandits.

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Defamation: Court orders arrest of prophet, two others

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Defamation: Court orders arrest of prophet, two others

Justice Olaolu Olanipekun of Oyo State Magistrates’ Court 7 sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has issued a warrant for the arrest of a prophet of a Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) church, Ojo Amos (aka Elewuogbo).

Justice Olanipekun ordered that Elewuogbo and his two sureties be arrested and detained for jumping bail.

Elewuogbo is on trial for alleged defamation of character of the Founder of One Love Family, Sat Guru Maharaj Ji.

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Elewuogbo and a Lagos-based blogger, Gbenga Asabe, had, through publications, accused Maharaj Ji of selling human body parts for money rituals.

The court also granted request for consolidation of the cases against Elewuogbo and Asabe brought by Maharaj Ji’s counsel, Dapo Akinosi.

Akinosi prayed the court that since the facts were related, they should be merged. The court granted the application and adjourned the case till April 30.

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Students drag university to court over payment of registration fees

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Students drag university to court over payment of registration fees

Three students of one of the universities in northern part of the country, Al-qalam University, Katsina, have dragged the institution to a High Court in Katsina over payment of registration fees.

The applicants, Hauwa’u Sani-Barda, Rabi’atu Sani-Barda and Hafsat Sani-Barda, all students of the respondent, got admission in 2018 and 2019, and graduated in 2022 and 2023.

They, however, claimed that the respondents had refused to mobilise them for the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), because they had not settled all fees due to the institution.

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During the proceedings on Thursday, the applicants’ counsel, Muhammad Mukhtar-Lawal, told the court that his clients had filed an exparte motion in pursuance to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).

Mukhtar-Lawal said that the application sought the leave of the court to apply for judicial review.

After the counsel’s submission, the judge, Justice Abbas Bawale, said that the applicants should have filed a motion on notice.

Bawale, however, granted a leave order to the applicants to apply for judicial review by way of mandamus.
He said after that, processes would be served on the university and enable the court to hear the case.

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NAFDAC busts fake Eva water factory, arrests suspect

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NAFDAC busts fake Eva water factory, arrests suspect

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has exposed a counterfeit bottled water operation in Port Harcourt, specifically targeting the renowned brand Eva water.

Following a tipoff, NAFDAC officials conducted a raid on a derelict shop situated on Pipeline Road, Eneka.

The establishment disguised as a pool house and served as the hub for producing the fraudulent water.

During the operation, authorities discovered that used Eva plastic bottles were being refilled with contaminated water sourced from a paint bucket.

The water was then filtered through unhygienic rubber funnels covered with cloth.

Counterfeit Eva labels were affixed to the bottles, which were subsequently sealed with fake Eva corks.

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One suspect, identified as Chibunna James, was apprehended while in the process of loading the adulterated water for distribution. However, the mastermind behind the operation remains at large.

The confiscated products were promptly evacuated to the NAFDAC office for further investigation and analysis.

Cyril Monye, NAFDAC’s Public Relations Officer for Rivers State, disclosed that the scheme of the perpetrators involved repackaging contaminated water in used Eva bottles, employing makeshift filters made from unsanitary materials, and applying fake labels and corks to deceive consumers.

While efforts are underway to locate and apprehend the ringleader of the syndicate, NAFDAC urges the public to provide any relevant information that could aid in their apprehension.

Furthermore, Monye revealed that thirty packs of the counterfeit products were confiscated and transported to the NAFDAC office in Port Harcourt for thorough investigation. To prevent the circulation of the counterfeit water, the uncorked bottles were emptied and disposed of.

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