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Sexual Assault: Court schedules Baba Ijesha next appearance for July

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James Olarewaju aka Baba Ijesha

The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja, has scheduled July for the next appearance of the popular Yoruba actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka aka Baba Ijesha after his “ Adoption of Final written address of both council”.

The trial is aimed at validating the voluntariness of the proposed confessional statement made by Baba Ijesha at the Sabo police division, Yaba, Lagos, after he was arrested on April 22.

The confessional statements which were taken by a police officer, Abigail Omame, had indicated that The Yoruba actor initially confessed to having raped a minor.

The defence counsel led by Dada Awosika had opposed the statements. Awosika argued that, according to the Evidence Act, section 29 subsection 5, in relation to the testimonies presented before the court both by Ms Omame and Baba Ijesha, the statements were obtained from his client under duress.

According to Awosika, who made reference to the video presented by the State CID , PW5 , Inspector Wahab Lateef who said he was not the maker of the of the video.

Awosika who also quoted the fifth Prosecuting witness saying that “in fact in his testimony, he stated that it was recorded by his colleague through a Samsung phone .

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“I urge the judge that under that circumstance, the judge must not ascribe the guilty back to cell, from the basis that it was not tender by owner of the phone”.

“Exhibit “a” was not tender by the maker, as it was rendered by princess. The CCTV forage was tempered with because it was not tendered in its original form”

“The certificate of compliance attached to exhibit “m”, is a various to the other testimony of PW5”

In his defending he stated that both exhibit j and j1 do not by any means link the defendant to alleged penetration that happened 7 years ago.

Meanwhile, the prosecution, led by Y.A Sule, insisted that the CCTV footage cannot be edited

The judge, Oluwatoyin Taiwo, adjourned the case to the 14th of July, 2022 after the adoption of the final written address of both councils.

Recall that the trial started April 22, 2021 and still lingers till date.

Baba Ijesha was arrested by the Lagos state police command for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14 years old foster daughter of a popular Yoruba comedienne, Damilola Adekoya, popularly known as Princess.

Baba ijesha was charged on six counts of sexual assault by penetration, indecent treatment of a child and a sexual assault ,which contravene sections 259, 135, and 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011, as well as 135, 263, and 262 Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015

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200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS

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Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa

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.

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Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police

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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.

 

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Akwa Ibom businessman abducted, driver killed, police orderly injured

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Dr. Samuel Ekerenam
Akwa Ibom businessman abducted, driver killed, police orderly injured
Gunmen kidnapped a prominent businessman, Dr. Samuel Ekerenam and k!lled his driver in Eket town, the headquarter of Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
Ekerena, the owner of Hephzibah Mall, was abducted about 10:00pm on Saturday, 23 November, 2024.
It was gathered that the gunmen trailed the victim to the shopping complex, shooting sporadically to scare the passers-by away before whisking him away to an unknown destination.
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The body of Ekerenam’s driver was discovered in the pool of his blood, while his police orderly was severely wounded in the gun attack.
The spokesperson of the State Police Command, ASP Timfon John, who confirmed the incident on Monday, November 25, said the Commissioner of Police, CP Joseph Eribo has deployed tactical operatives to comb for the abducted businessman.
The PPRO added that the police were on top of the game and very soon the kidnap victim would be rescued and the perpetrators made to face the full weight of the law.

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