by Admin | Jan 30, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI On Tuesday, announcements were made that the children and members of staff of the Nigerian Turkish International school Ogun State, who were kidnapped on 13th January, 2017, have regained their freedom. One of the parents told Channels TV that ransom worth millions was paid through a negotiator and the gunmen gave the assurance that the victims would be released. The Police have now confirmed the arrest of the notorious kidnappers responsible for the act and also the recovery of 1.2 million Naira ransom money. The statement read: “The IGP’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT), working in synergy with the Tactical Intelligence Unit (TIU) of the Nigeria Police Force in a joint operation supervised by AIG Kayode Aderanti, AIG Zone 2, Lagos successfully smashed a notorious kidnap gang and arrested four (4) vicious kidnappers who are active members of the gang responsible for the kidnap for ransom. They are: Bejewel Agbojule, aka “Prince Yellow”, Are Philip Joel Kakadu, aka “General Kakadu,” a militant leader, Romeo Council, aka “Raw” and TotkiOkoda. The last suspect, TotkiOkoda is said to reside in the creeks behind the school at the Ijaw fishermen settlement and is responsible for providing information to the gang about the school and the victims. “In the course of investigation into the dastardly crime, three suspects namely Are Philip Joel Kakadu aka “General Kakadu” a militant leader; Romeo Council aka “Raw” and TotkiOkoda who lives in the fishermen’s community behind the school and provided information about the victims to his gang, were trailed and arrested at different locations in Delta, Ogun and Lagos States respectively, for the criminal roles they played in the...
by Admin | Jan 27, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A Lagos-based building engineer identified only as Ogundare has reportedly killed his lover, Oriyomi Folarin and his rival, Akinade Omole, aka Currency for allegedly jilting him. The incident, which happened on Ebijimi Street in the Meiran area of the state, has left residents in awe. Ogundare and Folarin had been in a romantic relationship for years until sometime in 2016 when he (Ogundare) reportedly had financial challenges and could no longer meet his lover ’s needs. Before their relationship went sour, Ogundare had allegedly rented a shop for the woman and rented an apartment for her in the Agbado area of Ogun State. The woman, a divorcee popularly called Iya Corner, operated a beer parlor on the street and had three children. The Punch is reporting that Ogundare, on Sunday had seen a Highlander Jeep that Omole parked at a filling station a few metres away from the beer parlour and had allegedly trailed him to his lover’s shop. He stormed the shop with a gallon of petrol, allegedly poured the content on the woman and his rival and set them ablaze. The fire was also said to have spread to Ogundare’s hand while fleeing the scene. It was learnt that Omole and Folarin died in a hospital in the community on Monday from the burns they suffered. Confirming the incident on Wednesday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Dolapo Badmos, said the police had launched a manhunt for Ogundare. The PPRO said, “Two victims are dead; the suspect is missing but believed to be on the run. “Effort is on to track him, although,...
by Admin | Jan 27, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Plateau State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it secured the conviction of 96 drug dealers and seized 3,217,472kg of illicit drugs in 2016. Its Commander, Dr. Ngozi Madubuike, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Jos that the drugs were mostly cannabis, sativa, cocaine and various psychotropic drugs. Madubuike said 386 persons, consisting 369 males and 17 females, were arrested over drug peddling during the period. Madubuike said: “Those convicted are currently serving jail terms ranging from one month to three years imprisonment.” The official said that the command rehabilitated and reintegrated 42 male drug-dependent persons, aged 19 to 64, and blamed the rise on drugs usage in Plateau on peer pressure, family disintegration and unemployment. She said: “One major problem we have noticed here is that adolescents and youths commence the use of alcoholic substances, especially the locally brewed substances such as goskolo, pito and burukutu, at an early age, usually from 10 to 35 years. “Such substances are considered gateway drug because people start with them and move to something higher until their bodies start tolerating hard drugs.” Madubuike urged members of the public to avail their drug-dependent wards of the services of the rehabilitation centre, and promised to sustain the fight against drugs until Plateau was free from the...
by Admin | Jan 27, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The enemy within is always a big problem. The girl who was allegedly stolen in Enugu State by her mum’s younger sister and her boyfriend, was sold to one Florence Nwokocha for N350,000. She was recovered by police operatives in Abia State. The little girl’s mother, Mrs. Irechukwu, was shocked by her immediate younger sister’s involvement, saying that she never believed that her own sister could do such a thing to her. The Enugu State Police Command’s spokesman, Ebere Amaraizu, said report of the missing girl was made to the police on December 15, 2016. In the course of investigation, one Chinedu Chukwu, the immediate younger sister to the mother of the victim, was nabbed. Her boyfriend, Osunkwo Chinonso, was also nabbed. They had, on that fateful day, conspired and proceeded to the girl’s school and allegedly tricked and whisked her away to Iho Olokoro in Umuahia, Abia State, where they sold her for N350,000, to Florence Nwokocha. Vanguard reports that Nwokocha was arrested and she assisted the police to recover the girl on January 16, 2016, from where she was kept at Faulks Road in Aba, Abia State, awaiting another buyer with a fabulous amount of...
by Admin | Jan 27, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Lagos Police Command has arrested suspected kidnappers, Chinobi Sabestine and Blessing Emma for allegedly abducting an eight-year-old boy. It was learnt that the suspects were apprehended by policemen attached to the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad in a bank in the Oyingbo area of the state as they were about withdrawing the ransom paid by the boy’s family into an account. The police, however, did not give the name of the bank and the victim. It was gathered that upon their arrest, they led the operatives to a hotel in the community, where the boy was held hostage in one of the rooms. A police source told Punch that the manager of the hotel – 219 Hotel – was arrested while the boy had been reunited with his parents. She said, “On January 20, at about 1.45am, a case of kidnap was reported to the command. It was reported that a boy of eight years old was kidnapped by unknown men. Police operatives deployed in Oyingbo arrested two suspected kidnappers. “On Tuesday, intelligence report and investigation carried out by men of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad, traced one of the kidnappers to a bank in Oyingbo, where the suspect wanted to withdraw the ransom that was paid into his account. Sabestine was arrested along with Blessing, who accompanied him to the bank and suspected to be one of the kidnappers. “An on-the-spot interrogation led police operatives to 129 Hotel at the Oyingbo area, where the victim was rescued. He was pale and shivering. He was immediately given medical attention and reunited with his parents.” The state Police Public Relations Officer,...
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