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Ondo court remands Okada rider for raping mentally ill married woman
A 42 year old Okada operator, Gboyega Awoyinka, has been ordered to be remanded in prison, by an Ore Chief Magistrate Court, for allegedly raping a 39-year-old, mentally deranged married woman, inside a cocoa farm, at Kajola —Ojurin, in Ore, Ondo State. Awoyinka, was charged to court on a one count charge of rape by the the Ondo state police command
The police Prosecutor, Inspector Jimmy Amuda, informed the court that the defendant, also a farmer, committed the offence, on August 25, 2022, at a Cocoa farm at Kajola —Ojurin in Ore, Ondo State. Amuda said that the defendant had carnal knowledge of one Rhoda Adeboye, a married but mentally deranged in the farm at Kajola Ojurin in Odigbo council area of the state.
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The charge read in part, “That you, Gboyega Awoyinka on August 25, 2022, at Cocoa farm at Kajola —Ojurin via Ore in the Ore Magisterial district did unlawfully have carnal knowledge of one Rhoda Adeboye. According to the charges, the offences contravene Sections 357, 358 of the Criminal CodevCap. 37 Volume 1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006. However, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The police prosecutor, therefore, asked the court for permission to send the case file to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice. The defence counsel, Mr V. A Akinfe did not oppose the prosecutor’s request.
In his ruling, the chief Magistrate, B. A Ikusika, ordered the remand of the defendant at the Okitipupa Correctional Centre pending the outcome of legal advice from the DPP. Chief Magistrate, lkusika therefore, adjourned the case till September 30, 2022.
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BREAKING: EFCC freezes 300 illegal forex accounts
BREAKING: EFCC freezes 300 illegal forex accounts
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has frozen 300 illegal forex accounts trading on a peer-to-peer platform.
The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, revealed that the accounts were suspended on Monday following a court order.
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Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, Olukoyede explained that over $15bn passed through one of the forex platforms in the last one year, outside the financial regulations.
He said the EFCC action was taken to ensure the safety of the foreign exchange market and protect the economy.
BREAKING: EFCC freezes 300 illegal forex accounts
metro
Updated: Policeman shot corps member dead at LAUTECH convocation party
Updated: Policeman shot corps member dead at LAUTECH convocation party
A policeman on Tuesday killed a National Youth Service Corps member identified as Iyanda Damilola in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
The cop, Saheed SARS, who is an operative of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad attached to the Oyo State Police Command reportedly shot Damilola in the head at a post-convocation party organised by graduands of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology LAUTECH.
The deceased’s brother, Iyanda Oluwafemi, who graduated from LAUTECH on Monday, claimed he was also wounded by bullets fired by Saheed. Oluwafemi, a graduate of Accounting and Management Sciences from the institution, said the deceased was his brother and that he had attended his convocation, after which they headed for the party the same day where he was shot dead by the cop.
He said the late Damilola was serving in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
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He said, “Yesterday was our convocation, and we were at a lounge (name withheld) for a convocation party around 2am when we heard that some people were fighting outside.
“When we discovered that the place was getting rowdy, we stepped out only to see policemen dispersing the crowd and shooting directly at the people.
“I sustained bullet wounds. But my brother, who came for my convocation, was shot in the head.
“He was confirmed dead at the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital and was taken to the mortuary this morning.”
When contacted, SP Adewale Osifeso, the state police public relations officer, stated that an investigation was ongoing and that updates would be given when available.
Updated: Policeman shot corps member dead at LAUTECH convocation party
Education
Abuja British school shut over student bullying viral video
Abuja British school shut over student bullying viral video
Abuja-based Lead British International School has been shut down for three days after a viral video showing an incident of bullying in the school.
This was announced on Tuesday during a press briefing attended by concerned parents on the school premises.
The viral video, which captured a female student being subjected to physical and emotional abuse by her peers, had sparked public outrage.
The footage depicted the victim being repeatedly slapped by another female student in an interrogation session.
The incident prompted widespread condemnation and calls for swift action to address the issue.
Head of Lead British International School, Abraham Ogunkambi, issued a statement on Tuesday, in response to the incident.
He stressed the school’s disapproval of the incident, adding that an investigation into the matter had commenced.
“The school management is treating this matter with the utmost seriousness,” Ogunkambi said.
He added that the school had already been in contact with the victim and her parents, offering support and counselling services to help them manage the emotional and psychological effects of the incident.
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