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A Fulani sociocultural organisation, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, yesterday called on the federal government to compensate all Fulani’s’ who were evicted from Igangan in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State in January 2021.

 It would be recalled that over 1000 Fulani’s including the Serikin Fulani of the state, Alhaji Saliu Abdulkadir were evicted from Igangan by youths of the town led by the Yoruba Nation agitator, Mr. Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho.

The incident occurred on January 22, 2021, after the expiration of a one-week ultimatum issued by Igboho for the Fulani to vacate Igangan over the spate of killings in the Ibarapa axis.

 But one year after the Igangan incident, the Miyetti Allah group is calling on the federal government to compensate all Fulani people who were forced to vacate Igangan and its environs, asking the government to facilitate their return.

The South-West Zonal Chairman of the Association, Alhaji Mumini Ibrahim in a chat with Daily Trust yesterday said as an association committed to peaceful coexistence between pastoralists and their host community, it had conducted independent investigations on the allegations levelled against Sarkin Fulani.

According to the Fulani leader, its investigations showed the allegations were politically motivated.

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 “It’s just like giving a dog a bad name so as to hang it,” he said.

The zonal chairman of the association urged the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, to wade into the matter and compensate the Sarkin Fulani.

 It would be recalled that Sarkin Fulani had estimated his losses including houses, vehicles, among others to over N500m.

 “We also call on security agencies to make sure that lives and properties are protected irrespective of their tribe and where they come from as enshrined in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

 “Majority of the Fulani left their properties and ran for their dear lives. At that time, any Fulani seen in Ibarapa North Local Government Area was being killed on a daily basis in the presence of the police.

 “And as law abiding citizens, we have told all our members not to revenge.”

 He also called on the government to make sure all evicted Fulani were allowed to return and continue their businesses.

 Ibrahim said all the Fulani who lived in the Ibarapa axis had become victims of the eviction, adding that government should compensate them and bring them back to their communities as they bought lands to build their houses.

 He also stated that Fulani’s were barred from using the roads from Igbo Ora to Tapa to Igangan.

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Navy arrests suspected oil thief enroute Cameroon with 15,500 litres of PMS

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Navy arrests suspected oil thief enroute Cameroon with 15,500 litres of PMS

The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, Akwa Ibom, has arrested a suspected oil thief enroute Cameroon with 15,500 litres of suspected Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).

The commanding officer, Capt. Uche Aneke, disclosed this at Ibaka while handing over the suspect and the seized product to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC).

Aneke said that the suspect was arrested with the exhibit at about 2:00 a.m. on Friday.

He said the navy received intelligence report that a boat was conveying suspected smuggled products through FOB Ibaka operational area and heading towards Cameroon.

”We intercepted the boat and discovered that it was laden with 15,500 litres of products suspected PMS concealed under a tarpaulin.

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”We also found a suspected smuggler onboard who was arrested immediately,” he said.

The commanding officer warned against smuggling of illegal consignments in or out of the country, saying that the navy was committed to tackling such activities.

”We are committed towards detecting every criminal move around our operational area using advanced surveillance equipment and intelligence.

”Criminals are warned, Nigeria’s water and coastal areas are not for illegal activities,” he said.

Receiving the exhibit, Mr Etefia Koko-Ette, Head, Anti Vandal Unit of the NSCDC Command in Akwa Ibom, said that further investigation would be conducted on this matter.

Navy arrests suspected oil thief enroute Cameroon with 15,500 litres of PMS

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3 Ondo Amotekun officers dismissed for misconduct, 7 suspects paraded

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3 Ondo Amotekun officers dismissed for misconduct, 7 suspects paraded

Adetunji Adeleye, State Commander of Amotekun corps, made the disclosure while parading seven suspects for human trafficking and house breaking before newsmen on Tuesday in Akure.

Adeleye said the three dismissed officers would be prosecuted in line with the regulations guiding the corps.

“Today, we have three Amotekun personnel that had gone through the normal process of court marshal and are being dismissed today for professional misconduct.

“They cease to be members of Amotekun Ondo State Corp as from now and we would ensure that adequate punishment would be meted out to them even after dismissal,” he said.

Adeleye, who called for more credible intelligence information from residents, said that a vehicle, which was stolen by armed bandits around Akure community, was recovered through timely information.

According to him, the electronics equipment also stolen from a resident of the community was recovered and investigations are ongoing to apprehend the robbers who fled when they cited corps personnel.

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“Out of the seven suspects we are parading today, we have three that were arrested for human trafficking cases and we have four others that were arrested for house breaking.

“And we were able to retrieve all the items stolen from their operation, which would be handed over to the rightful owners.

“However, this is to reconfirm that the response to distress calls is actually working for us in order to reduce crime to the minimum,” he stated.

Adeleye also said that the command had deployed 700 officers across the 18 Local Government Area of the state ahead of the Easter celebration. He admonished the people to shun night travels for their benefit and safety of lives and properties.

“To commuters, we advise you to reduce traveling late in the night, and early in the morning. However, we will commence our 24-hours patrol from the end of this week to ensure safety.

“We want to encourage the good people of Ondo state to give us timely information to work for them,” he added.

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Man bags life imprisonment after defiling neighbour’s 5-yr-old daughter

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Man bags life imprisonment after defiling neighbour’s 5-yr-old daughter

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a man, Ugochukwu Onuoha, to life imprisonment for defiling a five-year-old minor, his neighbour’s daughter.

Justice Rahman Oshodi, in his judgment, held that the prosecution had established beyond reasonable doubt, the charge of defilement against Onuoha.

Oshodi said the prosecutrix (survivor) was a child at the time of the incident.

He said the prosecutrix’s mother’s evidence that Onuoha apologised and promised not to do it again was an admission which corroborated the prosecutrix’s evidence.

According to him: “There is abundant evidence that the defendant committed the crime.

“I believed the prosecutrix when she testified before me as she was resolute that it was the defendant that penetrated her vagina with his penis.

“She maintained this during cross-examination and gave further details to embellish her evidence in chief.

“The evidence shows that the defendant had sexual intercourse with the victim, who, to his knowledge, was a child.”

The judge, thereafter, found Onuoha guilty and sentenced him to life imprisonment.

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The court further held that the medical evidence showed short and long-term impacts on the victim as the sexual intercourse he had with the survivor could cause structural damage to the vagina, the uterus, and other surrounding organs.

Oshodi said: “According to the medical evidence, by the age of the victim, the sexual intercourse you had with her could cause vagina bleeding and may lead to death.

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