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Men exchange blows, arrested as friend hired to eliminate pregnant ex-wife fails
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Wasiu Eluyera, for allegedly conniving with his friend, Adeniyi Samuel, to kill his 29-year-old pregnant ex-wife, Bola Taiwo.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Monday, said the suspect, who was married to Taiwo, separated from her due to irreconcilable differences.
He explained that Eluyera got married to another woman who was living with him.
According to Oyeyemi, he met his former wife and they started going out again, which resulted in a pregnancy.
He said, “In order not to upset his new wife, Eluyera asked Taiwo to terminate the pregnancy, a suggestion that was rejected by her.
“Having tried all he could to abort the pregnancy to no avail, Eluyera decided to eliminate the woman and the pregnancy.”
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The PPRO said the suspect and his accomplice were arrested following a distress call received by the Divisional Police Officer, Ogijo, from concerned members of the public on January 1, 2022.
Oyeyemi said the police gathered that the two men were engaged in serious physical combat at the Oponuwa area of Ogijo, and if they were not arrested, it might lead to bloodshed.
He said, “Upon the distress call, the DPO, Ogijo, division, CSP Muhammed Baba, quickly detailed his men to the scene, where the two suspects were promptly arrested.
“It was during interrogation to know the cause of the fight that Adeniyi Samuel opened up and informed the police that Eluyera contracted him to kill his pregnant wife, Taiwo.
“He stated further that Eluyera promised to give him N10,000 for the job, out of which he already gave him N5,000, to pay the balance on completion of the job.
“In his confessional statement, he stated that he had twice bought food for her from one eatery and laced the food with poison, but the lady by providence did not eat the food.
“It was when all his personal efforts to kill her failed that he contracted Samuel to help him eliminate her.
“He confessed further that he personally took Samuel to the woman’s house, and he gave him her picture for easy identification.
“But when he didn’t carry out the assignment as agreed, he demanded a refund of the advance payment he made to him, and his refusal led to the fight which eventually led to their arrest.”
The PPRO said the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, had ordered a full-scale investigation into the case with a view to arraigning the suspects.
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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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