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Visa agent in court accused of duping customer N100m
Visa agent in court accused of duping customer N100m
A suspected fake visa agent, Temnam Lamfa, 28, has been arrested by the Police at the Zone 2 Command, Lagos and charged before a Lagos Magistrate’s court for allegedly obtaining the sum of N100m from a businesswoman, Sebiotiman Azeez under false pretence.
Police alleged that the defendant collected the money from the complainant with the pretext of using the money to procure visas for the complainant’s clients to travel to the United Kingdom, but that the defendant failed to provide the visas for the complainant and instead converted the money to his personal use and fled.
Police further alleged that following the unpleasant development, the complainant petitioned the Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG in charge of Zone 2 Command, Lagos AIG Durosimi Olatoye who swiftly directed his crack team to fish out the suspect anywhere he might be hiding.
The Police team tracked the defendant to a hideout in Lagos and arrested him.
After an investigation by ASP Amoo Olatonmide and team, the defendant was charged before the Tinubu Magistrate’s Court, Lagos Island on a four-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, stealing and conducts likely to cause breach of peace.
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Police prosecuting Counsel, ASP Francis Igbinosa told the Court in the charge marked M/15/2024 that the defendant committed the offence on 1 April and 3 May 2023 at 1, Sebiotima Street, Aiyetoro, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.
Igbinosa informed the court that the defendant tricked the complainant and collected the money from her to procure visas for her clients to travel to the UK, but that the defendant instead converted the money to his use and escaped before he was arrested through intelligence gathering and tracking.
He said the offences, the defendant committed were punishable under sections 411, 314, 287 and 168(1)(4) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges and Magistrate, Mrs Gbajumo Ayoku granted him N1m bail with two sureties in like sum.
Ayoku adjourned the case till 10 June 2024 for mention and ordered that the defendant be detained at the Ikoyi correctional facility till he perfected the bail conditions.
Visa agent in court accused of duping customer N100m
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Disaster as Lagos flood sweeps away pupil returning from school
Disaster as Lagos flood sweeps away pupil returning from school
A primary six pupil simply identified as Joshua has been swept away by flood in Ikosi, Ketu area of Lagos State.
The pupil was returning home from school alongside his colleagues when the tragic incident occurred on Taiwo Street in Ikosi, Ketu, Lagos.
Reacting to the tragedy, Joshua’s mother, a fruit seller, wept, pulling her hair and lamented the loss of her only child.
“Joshua died hungry and cold. He was in primary six; he was supposed to write his common entrance exam,” she said.
The mother, who was clearly distraught, revealed that she had lost her home in a fire and was living in a temporary shelter.
She pleaded with the public to help her find her son, promising to do anything to get him back.
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A witness, who is also a youth leader in the area, known as Oloyede, said he saw children in the rain and warned them to be careful because the area.
“But unfortunately, the plank that was used to bridge the canal was completely covered by water, and they fell into the drainage.
“I managed to swim and rescue one of them, but unfortunately, Joshua was swept away by the heavy currents and died,” he said.
A community leader, who spoke off the record, blamed the government for abandoning a project to channel the drainage, leaving the area prone to flooding.
“In January, the government started a project to channel the drainage, but they abandoned it, leaving us with this unfinished project. Every time it rains, the area is filled with water,” he said.
When contacted, Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Nosa Okunbor, said he did not receive any report on the incident.
Efforts to reach the Lagos police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, did not yield result as he did not respond to calls.
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Head of vigilante arrested with human skulls, bones in Rivers
Head of vigilante arrested with human skulls, bones in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested the commander of a local vigilante group with two human skulls and other parts at his hideout in Omoku, headquarters of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of the state.
Felix Nwaobakata, the leader of the local vigilante group was arrested with seven other members of the security outfit for several crimes, including murder in a clampdown on the excesses of vigilante groups operating in the state.
The Spokesperson for the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, on Wednesday, July 3.Iringe-Koko said Nwaobakata, who is the Commander of the ONELGA Security and Peace Advisory Committee codenamed OSPAC was a principal suspect in the murder of two brothers in Idu in Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni LGA of the state on May 1, 2024, on the allegations that they were kidnappers.
The statement noted the arrest of Nwaobakata and other OSPAC members followed numerous complaints about their operations in different parts of the state, especially in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LG, saying the operatives of the outfit recently attacked a police division in Omoku and clashed with other security agencies.The statement read, “The Rivers State Police Command has commenced a clampdown on the excesses of vigilante groups operating within the state.“This follows numerous complaints about the operations of the ONELGA Security and Peace Advisory Committee in different parts of the State, predominantly in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA, as well as clashes with other Security Agencies by this Vigilante Group.
“On May 9, 2024, Alhaji Usman Seleh, the Chairman of the Hausa Indigenous Group in ONELGA, reported that OSPAC had abducted a member of his group. He proceeded to report the matter to the police. Consequently, the police invited the ONELGA OSPAC Commander, Felix Nwaobakata, who refused to honour several invitations.
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“Instead, the OSPAC outfit coordinated an attack on the police division in Omoku but the attack was thwarted as the police repelled them.
“Following this development, Tactical Units of the command stormed the ONELGA OSPAC Camp at Omoku and arrested Cheta Benjamin, Joshua Ekwosa, Innocent Ahiakwu, and four others.
“The ONELGA OSPAC Commander, Felix Nwaobakata, was subsequently arrested in his hideout in Omoku on June 17, 2024, where two human skulls and human bones were found in his possession.
“The arrested OSPAC Commander, Felix Nwaobakata, is also a principal suspect in the murder of two brothers, Collins Ugorji (32) and Newman Ugorji (39), of the Idu Community in ONELGA.”
The brothers were said to have been killed on May 1, 2024, by the OSPAC on the allegation that they were kidnappers.
Their motorcycles were reportedly confiscated, and their bodies were taken to the OSPAC secretariat in Omoku.
In another related incident, the state police spokesperson said, “On May 3, 2024, the Youths of Egbeda Community in Emuoha LGA staged a peaceful protest to Lubrik Construction Company at Egbeda, and after being addressed by the Police, they dispersed but were ambushed by a group of OSPAC members led by the Egbeda OSPAC Commander, Friday Ogbuji, who shot and killed the Youth Leader, Innocent Didia.
“The Rivers State Police Command has made further arrests and will continue to investigate these cases and other related ones, which will then be charged to a Court of competent Jurisdiction.
“The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu has advised that any resident who has complaints of assault, extortion, or illegal detention should make a report at the nearest police station.
“The Rivers State Command is committed to carrying out its duty of protecting lives and property. It will not tolerate any act of illegality, excessive use of force, torture, fraudulent conversion of properties, and other varying forms of criminality by the OSPAC or any other vigilante outfit.”
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Updated: One feared dead, seven rescued in Lagos two-storey building collapse
Updated: One feared dead, seven rescued in Lagos two-storey building collapse
A child was feared dead in a two-storey that collapsed Wednesday on Cameroon Street in the Mushin area of Lagos State.
Seven other residents were also rescued from the collapsed building by sympathisers.
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The building collapsed following torrential downpours in many parts of Lagos.
A statement by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said upon arrival of his rescue team at the scene of the incident, it was discovered that the building was newly constructed.
According to him, the seven rescued persons, consisting of three females and four males, have been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The agency also said its rescue team had searched the rubble, confirming that there was no victim underneath the collapsed building.
It added that the area had been cordoned off and that clearing operations were still ongoing in the area as of 12.30pm on Wednesday.
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