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Man who escaped during jail break uses wife to lure men for kidnap
One of the inmates who escaped during the attack on the Imo State Correctional Centre in Owerri, Onyekachi Alozie, is back on the radar of the police.
This time around, he is wanted for using his wife, Oluchi Alozie from Nkume community in Njaba Local Government Area, Imo State, for kidnapping.
Oluchi has confessed to the crime, saying her husband and his gang members use her to lure men out of their homes to lonely roads to be kidnapped.
Oluchi was arrested by operatives of the Imo State Police Command following the kidnap of 75-year-old Chief Okoli Precious, who was reported missing by his son, Fabian Ubochi.
Oluchi, who was paraded before newsmen by the Commissioner, Imo State Police Command, Rabiu Hussaini, said Alozie makes her to pretend to fall in love with would-be kidnap victims before their eventual seizure by the gang.
She said it was the same process that she was used to lure Precious to their residence at Nkume in Njaba LGA, Imo State.
She later took him to a lonely place where the husband and his gang members kidnapped and took him to an unknown destination.
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Hussaini said the suspect was arrested following a report by Ubochi that Precious had been murdered by his abductors after he was kidnapped in Orlu at about 3:30pm on December 8.
The CP added: “Following a kidnap incident in Orlu on 8/12/2021 at about 1530hrs of one Chief Okoli Precious ‘M’ aged 75yrs and was reported on 12/11/2021, by his son, one Fabian Ubochi, where it was suspected that he had been murdered by his abductors.”
Hussaini said following the report, the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit, through technical analysis of intelligence, was able to identify, locate and arrest one Agubata Maxwel Joel Chimezie and the victim’s ash colour vehicle was recovered from a spray painter’s workshop, where he had taken it to change the colour.
He said: “On interrogation, he made a confessional statement revealing how they kidnapped the victim and led the police detectives to the house of his accomplice.
“On arrival at the house of the suspect, one Onyekachi Alozie on sighting the police jumped down from a storey building and took to his heel.
“Thus, his wife, Oluchi Alozie ‘F’, was arrested and taken to the police station.”
Hussaini said on interrogation, Oluchi confessed to have played prominent roles the the kidnappings carried out by her husband and his gang.
He added: “She further revealed that it was the husband, Onyekachi, who hatched the plan with his gang members to use her to lure the victim out of his house to a lonely place where he was kidnapped.
“It may interest you to know that Agubata Maxwell Joel Chimezie and Onyeka Alozie met themselves in the Nigerian Correctional Service, Owerri, Imo State, where they were standing trial on criminal charges ranging from armed robbery to kidnapping and human trafficking, before the April 5, 2021 jail break where they escaped, regrouped and formed a new syndicate of kidnapping and armed robbery gang.
“Again, in the course of our investigation, it was revealed that Oluchi Alozie was having an affair with the kidnapped victim, Chief Precious Okoli, and her husband, Onyekachi Alozie, was aware of it and used her to lure him to her resident at Nkume in Njaba LGA of Imo State, and later, they moved to a lonely road where her husband and his gang members came out of the bush, kidnapped him at gunpoint and zoomed in his car to an unknown destination.”
The Eagle
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BREAKING: Appeal Court stops Sanusi’s reinstatement as Kano emir
BREAKING: Appeal Court stops Sanusi’s reinstatement as Kano emir
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has stopped the reinstatement of Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano.
The court on Friday halted the enforcement of its January 10 judgment, which upheld the Kano State government’s repeal of the 2019 Emirates Council Law, pending the Supreme Court’s determination of an appeal on the same matter.
The ruling was unanimously delivered by a three-member panel led by Justice Okon Abang.
It ruled that the applicant, having served as Emir for five years before his removal, had legal rights that required protection until the Supreme Court delivers a final verdict.
The appellate court had earlier set aside a June 20, 2024 ruling by Justice Abubakar Liman of the Federal High Court in Kano, which nullified the Kano State government’s dissolution of five emirates in the state and the subsequent reinstatement of Sanusi as the 16th Emir of Kano.
The Court of Appeal then ruled that the lower court lacked jurisdiction over the case
Dissatisfied with the ruling, an injunction request was filed by Alhaji Aminu Babba Dan Agundi (Sarkin Dawaki Babba) against the Kano State Government, the Speaker of the State Assembly, the Inspector General of Police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and other security agencies.
Dan Agundi sought to restrain the respondents from enforcing the appellate court’s judgment while awaiting the apex court’s decision.
However, in its unanimous decision, the Court of Appeal agreed that the application had merit and granted the injunction.
Justice Abang stated, “The law is settled. The court is enjoined to exercise its discretion judiciously and in the interest of justice.”
The ruling ordered that all parties must maintain the “status quo ante bellum,” preserving the situation as it was before the Federal High Court’s judgment on June 13, 2024.
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Tragedy as 25-year-old man hangs self in Ogun forest
Tragedy as 25-year-old man hangs self in Ogun forest
The Police Command in Ogun State has launched an investigation into the death of a 25-year-old man, Toye Dominic, whose body was discovered hanging from a tree in a forest near Alagbodagbo Village, Ijebu Igbo.
In a statement released on Thursday, the command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident and said the body was found around 4:30 p.m.
According to Odutola, a local hunter, Kareem Olawalose, came across the scene while on a hunting trip and promptly reported the discovery to the Ijebu Igbo Divisional Police Headquarters.
After spotting the body, Olawalose sought assistance from a nearby village, where he met the deceased’s elder brother, Joseph Dominic.
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The brother disclosed that Toye had left for the farm earlier in the day but failed to return, prompting a search by concerned family members.
“Policemen and villagers on arrival at the scene, observed that the deceased had set aside his farm tools before proceeding further into the forest, where he was found hanging from a tree.“No suicide note was found, and family members expressed shock and disbelief over the incident,” Odutola said.
She added that officers documented the scene with photographs, and the body was taken to General Hospital, Ijebu Ode, for further examination.
Odutola assured the public that the police would carry out a comprehensive investigation to determine the events leading to the tragedy.
She also encouraged community members to stay alert and support people who might be experiencing emotional distress, emphasizing the importance of mental health awareness and timely intervention.
Tragedy as 25-year-old man hangs self in Ogun forest
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Ex-Kwara Gov AbdulFatah Ahmed rearranged in N5.8bn fraud case
Ex-Kwara Gov AbdulFatah Ahmed rearranged in N5.8bn fraud case
The Kwara State High Court has fixed April 10 and 11 for the continuation of the trial of former governor AbdulFatah Ahmed and his finance commissioner, Demola Banu, over the alleged diversion of 5.78 billion naira from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) fund.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting the two officials, who have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Testifying in court, Engineer Abdulsalam Olanrewaju, a former project manager at the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), revealed that despite the state paying counterpart funds in 2014 and 2015, no contracts were awarded.
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He stated that while the 2013 contractors were eventually paid after protesting delays, funds meant for subsequent projects remained unused.
During cross-examination, Olanrewaju clarified that signatories to the SUBEB account were the accountant, permanent secretary, and executive chairman of the board.
Earlier, a second witness, Dr. Musa Dasuki, emphasized that matching grants from UBEC and SUBEB are strictly meant for school infrastructure and cannot be diverted for other purposes.
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