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Police parade wanted cultists who buried CDC chair alive in Rivers

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December 5, 2023

Police parade wanted cultists who buried CDC chair alive in Rivers

The Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Olatunji Disu, on Monday, paraded two wanted leaders of Deygbam and Iceland Cult groups in Ogoni axis of the state.

He said after weeks of intense surveillance, on November 15, 2023, in separate crack operations, men of the Anti-Cultism Unit arrested Baridapdo Igia, 33 year-old and Elvis Gordon, 26 year-old, two suspected armed robbers and kidnappers in Kereken-Boue community of Khana local government area of the State.

Disu spoke while addressing journalists at the Police Command headquarters in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

He explained that after series of interrogations, the duo confessed to being leaders of Iceland and Degbam cult groups in Khana LGA, respectively, and had been terrorising the area for the past three years.

The Police Commissioner said the cult groups have been known to have endless clashes in the community.

Disu said during interrogations, the suspects also admitted to kidnapping and burying alive one Praise Daakian, a former CDC Chairman in Khana Local Government Area.

The Rivers Police boss explained that they murdered the victim after collecting the sum of NGN200,000 as part of payment for his ransom from the victim’s wife.

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He said the duo also confessed to murdering nine other victims from 2021 to 2023 and were the main reason for the partial evacuation of the community within this same period while investigations were still ongoing to uncover the full scale of the suspects’ operations.

Disu also explained that the Command on November 16, 2023 at about 1pm, while on stop and search operation at Borikiri, Port Harcourt, intercepted one Boma Loveday aged 30 year-old, male, of Okirika Town in Okirika Local Government Area of Rivers State.

He explained that the suspect resisted being searched, but the officers on duty insisted as they were responding to a tip-off. Upon conducting a search, there was found in his possession a bag containing one AK47 Magazine loaded with thirty (30) rounds of 7.62 x 39mm live ammunition and some substances suspected to be hard drugs popularly called Ice or Mpurumiri while the suspect and exhibits were in Police custody as an investigation continued.

Disu said: “Meanwhle acting on my directives and credible information, operatives of the Command attached to C4i Intelligence, on 15th November 2023, at about 1pm, arrested one Emmanuel Essien, aged 31years and Marshal Ime aged 22 years, both from Etim-Ekpo, Akwa-Ibom State and resident, at No. 148 Victoria Street, Port Harcourt.

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“Upon investigation/questioning, they confessed to being members of a four-man Armed Robbery syndicate responsible for terrorising parts of Port Harcourt in recent times. One of the suspects, Essien Emmanuel, disclosed to the Operatives that he had been arrested, charged to court and imprisoned three times for sundry offences.

“He had also been shot in the shoulder in a previous robbery operation at Trans-Amadi, a bullet wound he still bears,CP Disu stated

“The suspects further revealed that they snatch vehicles and sell them off to one Alhaji and several other buyers,the proceed of the last sale, which was a Lexus RX 300, fetched them 800,000 Naira, paid in two instalments.

“Items recovered from the suspects include two locally made Pistols with four live cartridges, a green-coloured Sienna with Reg. No. Lagos GGE 349

“Similarly operatives of the Command attached to Mini-Okoro Area Command, Port Harcourt, on 19th November 2023, at about 2200hrs while on patrol along Danjuma Drive, Trans Amadi, Port Harcourt, intercepted a Tricycle (popularly called Keke) with three occupants named Elsharawy Joseph aged 27years of Okujagu town, Trans Amadi, Port Harcourt, Thankgod Achese aged 23yearrs of Orumu street, Abuloma town, Port Harcourt and Ibrahim Ishaq aged 25yrs ‘m’ of Okwujagu, Port Harcourt, suspected to be cultists and armed robbers.”

Police parade wanted cultists who buried CDC chair alive in Rivers

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Father of 12 found dead in Bayelsa brothel after sexual escapade

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May 8, 2024

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Father of 12 found dead in Bayelsa brothel after sexual escapade

In Bayelsa State, a middle-aged man has died in a brothel after allegedly lodging with a commercial worker.

The lifeless body of the yet-to-identified man was found on Tuesday in a room at the brothel located in the State Capital, Yenagoa.

According to reports, the deceased, who is said to be a father of 12 children visited the brothel to meet his regular customer at Tombia-Amassoma Road axis of Yenagoa.

The deceased, aged 40, from Delta State, was said to be battling stroke before the unfortunate incident, residents of the area disclosed.

He was said to have left home around 8 am on Tuesday to meet a prostitute as he was of the customers to the commercial sex workers at the brothel, but he was later found dead in the quarters.

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All the commercial sex workers fled on noticing that the man had died.

As at the time of visiting the scene, people living around the area were trying to get the identity of the deceased in order to contact the relative to evacuate the corpse for burial.

It was gathered that security operatives have previously raided the brothel and earmarked it as a red-light zone.

The commander of Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, in Bayelsa State, Mr Tolumobofa Akpoebibo Jonathan, confirmed the incident.

According to him, the deceased is a 40-year-old father of 12 from Delta State.

Father of 12 found dead in Bayelsa brothel after sexual escapade

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Man bags life imprisonment for raping 8-year-old girl in C’River

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May 8, 2024

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Man bags life imprisonment for raping 8-year-old girl in C’River

One Aniedi Mfon has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping an 8-year-old girl in Cross River State.

25-year-old Mfon was convicted and sentenced by the Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar on Tuesday, 7th May 2024.

Justice Blessing Egwu, who delivered the judgement, bemoaned the prevalence of child defilement in the society.

Justice Egwu said the convict has no conscience and she awarded a fine of N1 million be paid to the survivor, who was not named.

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Sources confirmed that Cross River State Commissioner of Police, CP Gyogon Grimah; the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Hon. Ededem Ani; Principal Counsel of Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI), Barr. James Ibor; and the Prosecutor, Patience Emmanuel Akpama facilitated the prosecution.

Reacting, Barr. James Ibor said the father of the survivor was intimidated and offered bribes to withdraw the case but he resisted.

“I thank the Commissioner of Police and his team, Attorney General Ededem Ani and his team, the staff of the Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, the survivor and her father who resisted intimidation and bribes to back out.”

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33 states face flooding risk, NEMA warns

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May 8, 2024

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33 states face flooding risk, NEMA warns

Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Zubaida Umar, has alerted to the danger of flooding sweeping through 33 out of 36 states of the federation between July and September this year.

He stressed the need for proactive measures against the predicted 2024 flood disaster.

Addressing stakeholders at the National Emergency Coordination Forum (ECF) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, Umar highlighted the importance of early warning backed by early action to mitigate the impact of the impending disasters.

NEMA’s mandate includes coordinating emergency preparedness, mitigation, and response activities across Nigeria.

The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) had predicted flood high-risk areas in several states and local government areas (LGAs) from April to November.

“As you may be aware, the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) have both released the Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) and Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) respectively for 2024.

“The prediction informed that in the April, May and June period, 25 states and 72 local government areas (LGAs) are within flood high-risk areas, indicating heightened vulnerability to flooding.

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“This vulnerability is said to persist into subsequent months of July to September with 33 states and 135 LGAs identified as high-risk areas, while the period between October and November has 19 states and 44 LGAs,” she said.

Following the predictions, NEMA convened an Experts’ Technical Meeting to analyse the disaster management implications and develop a 2024 climate-related disaster preparedness and mitigation strategy.

“Based on the predictions, various recommendations have been made as preparedness and mitigation actions to be taken by relevant stakeholders to reduce possible impacts.

“This also serves as early warning message to the general public,” she said.

Recommendations include community sensitisation, clearing of waterways, monitoring of dam discharge, and relocation of flood-prone communities.

Umar urged stakeholders to take the recommendations seriously to prevent loss of lives and property. She thanked stakeholders already taking steps to address emergencies and encouraged others to follow suit.

The DG emphasised the need for regular coordination meetings among emergency sectors to effectively respond to adverse climate-related situations. She then called on all participants to disseminate the messages to grassroots levels for appropriate action.

Umar reiterated NEMA’s commitment to reducing the impact of predicted flooding and providing necessary support to affected persons.