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Monarch’s son flees after cultists he engaged to kill father are caught
The son (name withheld) of a monarch in Ogun State has been accused of being behind the plot to kill his father, who is the Oba of Gbokotoland, Oba G.O. Olukunle.
The police levelled the allegation in a statement by its spokesman in Ogun State, Abimbola Oyeyemi, on Monday.
Oyeyemi said the revelation cam to light after six suspected members of Eiye cult group were on Sunday arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command, while attempting to kill the traditional ruler in his palace.
He gave the names of the suspects as Michael Ayodele, Monday Samuel, Ademola Matthew, Hammed Jelili, Ogundele Ojeh and Sunkanmi Fadina.
He said they were arrested following a distress call received at Oja Odan Divisional Police Headquarters from Oba Olukunle at about 4:25pm that some cultists were about to kill him in his palace.
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Upon the distress call, the Divisional Police Officer, Oja-Odan Division quickly mobilised his men and moved to the palace, where they met the hoodlums shooting sporadically within the palace.
The policemen engaged them in shootout and eventually subdued the cultists and got six amongst them arrested.
On interrogation, the arrested suspects confessed been members of the dreaded Eiye confraternity.
They also informed the police that it was the son of the Oba, who is now at large, that invited them to come and eliminate his father because of an unresolved issue the Oba has been having with his mother.
Recovered from them were one locally made double barrel pistol, two live cartridges and one expended cartridge, while the son of the Oba, who has taken to flight, was said to have escaped with another gun belonging to the group.
The Command’s Commissioner, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation with the view to charging them to court on the conclusion of the investigation.
The CP also ordered a massive manhunt for the fleeing son of the Oba in order to bring him to justice.
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BREAKING: Court discharges, acquits ex-AGF Adoke
BREAKING: Court discharges, acquits ex-AGF Adoke
A former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has been acquitted of money laundering charges by an Abuja Federal High Court.
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, upheld Adoke’s “no case” submission against the money laundering charges.
In 2017, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Adoke and Abubakar Aliyu, a property developer, with laundering about N300 million.
While the EFCC acknowledged before Ekwo that it was a mortgage taken by Adoke from Unity Bank, it alleged before Justice Kutigi that the money constituted a bribe from the sale of an oil block by Malabu Oil & Gas Ltd in 2011.
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On March 28, 2024, Kutigi dismissed the charges against Adoke and others, citing contradictions and criticizing the EFCC for a four-year trial.
Justice Ekwo, on Friday, ruled that the EFCC failed to provide evidence to prove the essential elements of the offence against Adoke, acquitting him of the charges.
However, Ekwo mandated Aliyu, the second defendant, to open his defence, stating that he has a case to answer.
BREAKING: Court discharges, acquits ex-AGF Adoke
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Army releases Delta traditional ruler detained over slain 17 soldiers
Army releases Delta traditional ruler detained over slain 17 soldiers
The Nigerian Army has released a Delta State traditional ruler, Clement Ikolo, arrested over the murder of 17 soldiers in Okuama community.
He was released on Friday during a briefing by the Director of the Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu.
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BREAKING: Tension as anti-riot police forces take over Benue APC secretariat
BREAKING: Tension as anti-riot police forces take over Benue APC secretariat
Anti-riot Police forces have assumed control of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Secretariat led by Comrade Austin Agade in Makurdi, the capital of Benue state.
This marks the second instance within a month. It’s noteworthy that Makurdi hosts two separate APC secretariats, with Agada heading one and Benjamin Omakolo overseeing the other.
The Agada-led APC State Working Committee (SWC) had scheduled the inauguration of members of the zoning committee for the upcoming council elections at their Secretariat on Friday the 19th.
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In a pre-emptive move, anti-riot police trucks arrived as early as 6 a.m., barricading all routes leading to the Secretariat.
At present, the situation is chaotic, with motorcycle riders, suspected to be aligned with the Benjamin Omakolo-led APC State Working Committee, occupying the area. Chief Of Staff Paul Biam has characterized this faction as the authentic APC.
Governor Hyacient Alia previously issued a ban on all political activities and public gatherings in Benue State, and it appears this directive remains in force.
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