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Woman sells sibling ₦410k, gives money to fiancé to buy wedding items

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3 months ago

July 7, 2024

Woman sells sibling ₦410k, gives money to fiancé to buy wedding items
Okonkwo is a resident of Mubi in Adamawa State, while her sibling lived with their mother, Hauwa Lawan, in Rimirgo in the Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.

The suspect reportedly tricked her mother before taking the kid on the false pretence of enrolling him in a school in Mubi, some 40 kilometres away from Rimirgo.

After several weeks, their mother became worried as all her attempts to speak with her son over the phone were cunningly thwarted by Okonkwo.

Lawan resorted to flagging the situation to the police, which led to the arrest of the suspect.

Narrating the incident, Okonkwo said she sold the boy for 410,000 naira to a willing buyer, one Efunaya Nabufe, who trafficked the victim to Enugu city in the southeastern state of Enugu.

“I used the proceeds of the crime to buy a grinding machine so I can start a business and also gave my boyfriend ₦200,000 to buy items required for our traditional wedding,” the suspect confessed to the police.

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For her part, Lawan expressed dismay, wondering how her daughter could sell her sibling to a total stranger.

“She visited sometime last year and lied to me that she would be taking her kid brother to enrol him in a school in the city, seeing there’s no good school in our village.

“Ever since she took away the boy I never heard from him because any time I called to hear his voice she kept telling me one lie or the other for one year now. I got tired of asking and since I least suspected my own daughter could do this to me, I didn’t raise any alarm.

“As God will have it, she took a proposed husband home to her father in the southeast, the father demanded to know the whereabouts of his child first before attending to her marriage proposal.

“She then lied to him that the kid was dead, but the father consulted an oracle and was told the child was alive. He then threatened her and she opened up and told him the truth; that he was living with a woman in Enugu.

“When her father informed me, I reported the matter to the police who swiftly arrested her and her accomplice, the child trafficker, one Efunaya Nabufe,” the distraught mother narrated.

The Spokesperson of the Adamawa State Police Command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, who confirmed the incident, said Okonkwo and Nabufe are connected to the crime.

Woman sells sibling ₦410k, gives money to fiancé to buy wedding items

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LG Polls: Hoodlums set Akwa Ibom electoral commission office ablaze

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36 mins ago

October 5, 2024

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LG Polls: Hoodlums set Akwa Ibom electoral commission office ablaze

Hoodlums have set the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission office in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of the state on fire.

The Police Command in Akwa Ibom confirmed the attack, leaving many to wonder if this was a deliberate attempt to disrupt the local government elections

In a chat with journalists in Ugo on Saturday, the police public relations officer (PPRO), ASP Timfon John, said that all electoral materials meant for the election were not consumed by the fire.

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Ms John said that the command had reinforced security at all the AKISIEC offices and strategic locations in the state.

“Some hoodlums partly touched the AKISIEC office in Ibiono

“Ibom, but election materials remained intact, election is also ongoing,” he said.

LG Polls: Hoodlums set Akwa Ibom electoral commission office ablaze

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Man kills newlywed wife, sets room ablaze in Lagos

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44 mins ago

October 5, 2024

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Man kills newlywed wife, sets room ablaze in Lagos

A tragic incident occurred at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe in Ikorodu, Lagos State, where 30-year-old Motunayo Olaniyi reportedly stabbed his newlywed wife, Olajumoke, to death following a heated argument.

According to a statement from the Lagos State Police Command, delivered by its spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin on Saturday, the incident took place on Friday.

Olaniyi allegedly stabbed his 25-year-old wife multiple times during the altercation, locked her inside their room, and then set it on fire. He later inflicted wounds on himself.

A team of policemen who arrived at the scene were however said to have extinguished the fire and after that discovered Olajumoke’s lifeless body with abdominal wounds.

The statement read in part, “A distress call was received on October 4 at Ikorodu Division that a newly wedded couple, one Motunrayo Olaniyi, aged 30, and his wife Olajumoke, aged 25 years, allegedly engaged in a domestic scuffle in their room at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe, Ikorodu.

“In the process, the husband reportedly stabbed the wife to death, locked her in the room, and set it ablaze, while he inflicted wounds on himself.

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“Police from the Ikorodu Division responded to a distress call and put out the fire. They found Olajumoke’s lifeless body with abdominal wounds.”

The police spokesperson further stated that Olaniyi was rescued and rushed to a nearby hospital where he was treated and discharged before being taken into police custody.

According to him, a preliminary investigation later revealed that the suspect stabbed his wife during the altercation and inflicted minor wounds on himself.

“The corpse has been deposited at Ikorodu General Hospital morgue for autopsy. Investigation is in progress,” he concluded.

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Four South African police officers arrested for robbing Nigerian man of jewelries

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48 mins ago

October 5, 2024

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Four South African police officers arrested for robbing Nigerian man of jewelries

They are accused of stealing jewelry valued at R20 million (approximately N1.9 billion) in a high-profile robbery case.

The officers, identified as Jacobus Groenewald, Bradley Minnaar, Mthuthuzeli Mafanya, and Bathandwa Soldati, appeared before the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on October 3.

Reports indicate that the suspects carried out the robbery using their official uniforms and police vehicles, claiming to be in pursuit of a wanted Nigerian national.

However, they left behind crucial evidence, including fingerprints and DNA, which led to their arrest.

It is believed that a total of eight officers were involved in the robbery.

“Those caught are four of the eight officers behind the entire operation,” a source disclosed.

“They entered the home of a wealthy Nigerian, pretending to search for a wanted individual. Instead, they made off with jewelry valued at R20 million.

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“They left their fingerprints all over the crime scene, taking luxury items like Rolex watches, gold bracelets, emeralds, and ivory pieces. Everything they stole was from high-end brands. Although they clearly planned the heist, their actions were careless. The officers came from different stations, but they had formed a syndicate,” the source revealed.

“They even placed fake number plates on their SAPS vehicles, but the police tracking system still placed them at the scene of the crime.

“In the police force, both DNA and fingerprints are kept on record, which made it easy to link them to the crime after the homeowner filed a report.”

The Provincial Community Police Board condemned their actions, calling it a severe breach of public trust and a blow to confidence in the police force.

FC van Wyk, a police spokesperson, confirmed the arrests and stated that the Western Cape Anti-Corruption Unit is leading the investigation.

“On September 14, at approximately 1:35 a.m., a house robbery took place at the residence of a foreign national on Sunset Avenue, Llandudno, allegedly involving several police officers. The case was initially reported at Hout Bay police station and later transferred to the Western Cape Anti-Corruption Unit for further investigation,” van Wyk said.