by Admin | Oct 31, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A 29-year-old man, Kehinde Ariyo, has been arrested by the Osun Police Command for allegedly raping an 85-year-old woman to coma at Ilesa town in the state. The police commissioner in the state, Mr Fimihan Adeoye, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Osogbo. Adeoye said the incident happened at Ogudu area in Ilesa, where the suspect forcefully had carnal knowledge of the old woman after gaining access to her residence around 11 pm on Oct. 27. He added that the woman sustained various degrees of injuries on her body, including her private organ, and eventually passed out in the process before she was resuscitated at a private hospital. According to Adeoye, the suspect lives in the same area where the victim resides and had gone on errands for the old woman several times in the past. “The woman passed out during the rape, but came back to life after some hours, the suspect was arrested the next day. “This is the height of wickedness in our society. The boy injured the woman in the process, but she has been treated “, Adeoye said. The suspect admitted having committed the act, claiming to have been drunk at the time of committing the heinous act. “Mama asked me to sleep on a couch in the passage. I was already drunk and did not know what happened afterwards,” he...
by Admin | Oct 31, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI After a recent bombing raid that killed one of the wives of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, the Nigerian military on Wednesday said it is investigating the incident. According to reports, on October 19, fighter jets attacked what was called ” a large gathering of Boko Haram” at the Durwawa settlement, near Urga in the Konduga area of Borno State. In an emailed statement, Airforce Spokesman Air Commodore, Olatokunbo Adesanya, said the bombing killed jihadists on the ground and triggered a fire. “Efforts are ongoing to confirm the reported killing of Shekau’s wife, alongside other BHTs (Boko Haram terrorists),” he said. Shekau’s wife was identified only as Mallama Fitdasi. Mallama means “madam” in Hausa and shows a sign of honor. According to Adesanya, Fitdasi was “reported to have been representing her husband in a coordinating meeting with other terrorists at the location of the airstrikes”. Shekau is known to have four wives, including one of Muhammad Yusuf’s widows. Yusuf was the founder of Boko Haram, but after his death, Shekau took over as the leader of the group back in 2009. However, the group suffered a major split last year when some people of the Islamic State group recognized Yusuf’s son, Abu Mus’ab al-Barnawi, as the leader. Despite clashes within the group, Boko Haram’s eight-year insurgency has left at least 20,000 civilians dead in northeast Nigeria. Shekau is now considered a global terrorist and the United States has offered an up to $7 million reward for information that will bring him to justice. SOURCE: SAHARA...
by Admin | Oct 30, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A Lagos High Court in Igbosere has adjourned until November 10 for ruling on an application of suspected billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans), seeking to quash fresh charges against him. He has asked the court dismiss proposed twin charges of murder, attempted murder, kidnapping and attempted kidnapping, among others filed against him by the Lagos State Government. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo fixed the date following arguments from Evans and the state council. The judge also ordered that three of Evans’ alleged accomplices be moved to Kirikiri Maximum Security Prisons, Ikoyi. Justice Taiwo made the order following an application that one of the suspects requires medical attention which are better available in prison. The suspects, who are on trial on seven counts have been in police custody since their arrest, unlike Evans who was transferred from the police to prison custody following his arraignment before Justice H. Oshodi of a Lagos High Court in Ikeja. SOURCE: SAHARA...
by Admin | Oct 30, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Police in Benue have arrested a kidnap and robbery kingpin on wanted list, Monday Iorgougo aka Yahooze. He is alleged to have masterminded several kidnap and robbery incidents in the state, including the abduction of a female journalist. Iorgougo, who was arrested with three members of his gang and an alleged female accomplice, was paraded yesterday alongside 25 other robbery and kidnap suspects by Commissioner of Police, Bashir Makama, in Makurdi, the state capital. Makama said, “Monday Iorgougo, alias Yahooze, was arrested at Mbalin Taraku, Gwer East local government area of the state. He alongside his gang have been terrorizing residents and motorists along the busy Aliade-Otukpo and Naka roads. “Further investigation in their matter led to the arrest of one Mvendega Abu alias Wasco, Terver Tse alias Tor Tiv and Mrs. Katherine Ukolo wife of another kingpin, one Isaac Nenge alias Kasco of Bukan Koto in Nasarawa State. “The suspects confessed to have carried out series of robberies, assassinations and kidnapping in Benue State, and also the kidnap of Mrs. Yuadoo Tor-Agbide of Radio Benue. Efforts are on to arrest fleeing members of the gang and their weapons”. SOURCE: DAILY...
by Admin | Oct 25, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima has flagged-off food distribution in five local government areas of the state. The food items were donated by the Federal Government to cushion the effect of the Boko Haram insurgency. The Governor also used the opportunity to inspect various ongoing projects in the health and education sectors in the local government areas. Governor Kashim also visited troops of the the Multi national joint task force in Baga, who are fighting the Boko Haram insurgents around the Lake Chad general area. Addressing the displaced persons in Baga, governor Shettima assured them of government efforts towards ending the Boko Haram crisis and promise to ensure that, their wellfare remained paramount in his administration’s goal. Shettima also urged the internally displaced persons to continue to pray for the state and northeast in general, stressing that, “prayer is the weapon that can help our gallant soldiers to have total victory over the insurgents.” SOURCE: DAILY...
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