3-day-old baby stolen from Plateau hospital found, reunites with parents

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3-day-old baby stolen from Plateau hospital found, reunites with parents

 

The Management of Plateau Specialist Hospital, Jos, on Monday, handed a baby (Gift Chukwuebuka), which was stolen ten days ago to her parents.

We reported that the baby, which was delivered on May 28, 2019, was stolen barely three days after she was delivered (May 31, 2019), by a woman who claimed to be a medical personal in the aforementioned hospital.

Presenting the child to the parents; the Chief Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr Philemon Golwa, said, “Today is not a day of mourning, but a day of celebration; celebration of a life that was thought to have been lost, but now has been found.

Golwa said when the management was informed about missing of the child, “we were worried and we went to the police and had a meeting with them and they did their work and recovered the baby.”

The CMD said he was under pressure from different quotas to speak about the incident, but was very careful not to contradict himself; “But we thank God that today we have to celebrate.”

“Any baby that comes with circumstances like this, such baby turns out to be great in the society and that is why we need to tell the world what has happened.

According to the CMD, the police invited him and other staff on duty when the incident happened to the station, “some were even put behind the counter, we had to do all that we could do to bring them out.

“As God will have it, last Thursday, we had a big breakthrough, the baby was found and the person that did the technical work of snatching the baby from here to another hospital also had to confess, she admitted to her fault and we have left that one to the police.

“Why the police have not been able to say anything now is that they are working to demystify the mystery behind how the baby was taken from the ward finding to another hospital, so, I think they are still doing their work and I cannot stop them.

The CMD further explained that the incident occurred during the visiting hours of the Hospital (between 4-6pm).

Golwa assured that the management has taken more stringent security measures to ensure that such a thing never happens again.

He added that people coming to the Hospital must adhere to some procedures that may sound strange to them.

The CMD also said the Medical bills of the baby would be settled by the Hospital and they would be doing a follow-up, even if they are discharged.

Responding, parents of the baby, Mr. and Mrs. Chukwuebuka, thanked everyone for ensuring that their baby was found and returned to them safely, especially the media and security operatives.

 

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Man accused of killing 51 worshipers at two New Zealand mosques in March pleads 'not guilty' to 92 charges

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Man accused of killing 51 worshipers at two New Zealand mosques in March pleads 'not guilty' to 92 charges

 

The man accused of shooting worshippers at two New Zealand mosques in March has pleaded not guilty to 92 charges, including 51 counts of murder.  

Australian citizen Brenton Tarrant, 28, appeared via audiovisual link at the Christchurch High Court on Friday morning over the attack, which was New Zealand's worst mass shooting in modern history.

Tarrant entered a not guilty plea to 51 charges of murder and 40 charges of attempted murder and one charge under the Terrorism Suppression Act, the first time such a charge has been laid inside the country. The pleas were entered by Tarrant's lawyer, Shane Tait.

Tarrant could be seen smiling as he appeared via video link from Paremoremo Prison in Auckland. Tarrant was silent throughout his appearance and could be seen on a monitor from the waist up, dressed in a plain gray sweatshirt. A proposed trial date was set for May 4, 2020.

Mental health assessments have been completed, with Judge Cameron Mander telling the court no issues had arisen in terms of Tarrant's mental fitness to enter pleas or stand trial. Under New Zealand law, murder carries a life sentence, and convicted murderers must spend at least 10 years in prison before they are eligible for parole. Committing a terrorist act carries a possible life sentence.

Tarrant last appeared in court in April, when the court ordered he undergo a mental health assessment. He was arrested on March 15, within 21 minutes of the first emergency calls being received by police. Almost all of the victims died at Al Noor mosque and Linwood Islamic Center in Christchurch in New Zealand's South Island. Only two died later in hospital, including a Turkish citizen who died in May.

 

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Two delivery men arraigned in court for allegedly stealing goods worth N23m

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Two delivery men arraigned in court for allegedly stealing goods worth N23m

Two delivery men, who allegedly diverted their employer’s milk worth N23 million to their personal use, were on Thursday, brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the defendants, James Oja, 47, and Sunny Ejidike, 52, are facing a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence and stealing.

Mr Augustine Nwabuisi, the Police prosecutor, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on May 3.

Nwabuisi said the defendants had picked the milk in a Mark truck registered AJL 924 XW for delivery to their employer, FCMG, located at No. 13, Fati Atere str., Mushin area of Lagos.

He however told the court that the two defendants diverted the truck, stole all the goods and sold them.

Nwabuisi listed the items in the delivery truck as: 731 tins of Forto instant milk, 179 sachets of Kerry gold milk, 24 cartons of Kerry gold tin, 15 bags of Forto instant milk and 2 bags of Kerry gold milk.

He equally told the court that the total value of the milk was N23 million.

He said, “My Lord, when they missed their delivery day, the head of logistics came to the station and reported the theft.

“During investigations, we discovered that the defendants had rerouted the truck to a different location, offloaded the milk and sold some of them.”

The offences contravened Sections 287 (7), 314 and 411 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State 2015 (Revised).

The offence of obtaining by false pretences attracts 15 years jail term while that of stealing from one’s employer attracts seven years.

The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge and were granted bail in the sum of N5 million with two sureties each in like sum.

Chief Magistrate Oluwatoyin Oghere said that all the sureties must be gainfully employed with evidence of three years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

Oghere adjourned the case till August 7 for trial.

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TV producer, Valentine Obilor recounts how SARS officers physically assaulted him and falsely accused him of being a Yahoo boy (videos)

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TV producer, Valentine Obilor recounts how SARS officers physically assaulted him and falsely accused him of being a Yahoo boy (videos)

 

The human rights abuse that has characterised the operations of SARS officials has been brought to light once again as TV producer and music artiste, Valentine Obilor, shared his own unpleasant experience with some SARS officers in Lagos state over the weekend.

In a series of videos he posted on his IG page, Valentine narrated how he was accosted by SARS officers along Badore road in Ajah at about 12am and was asked where he was going to. Despite informing them he was on his way to a friend's house for a recording session, the SARS officers demanded to see his phone which he refused. They used their guns to hit him, beat him up, fractured his hand and accused him of being a Yahoo boy. According to Valentine, the SARS officers said he must be a Yahoo Yahoo boy for wearing dreadlocks. 

A visibly angry Valentine wrote

''(HOW SARS BULLIED ME, FRACTURED MY ELBOW, STOLE FROM ME AND CLAIMED I CANT BE ON DREADS AND NOT BE A YAHOO BOY)

How dare you attack me because of my hairstyle or my dressing ? How dare you criminalize me because of that ? OPERATION END SARS!!! SARS means SPECIAL ANTI ROBBERY SQUAD , they should attack robbers, armed criminals , they should stop harassing young innocent hardworking citizens .

Last night was one of the worst nights of my life with this criminals in uniform... If my hairstyle is the criteria for determining if I'm a cyber criminal (yahoo boy) or not, then I'm sorry! The police force needs the highest level of education . I woke up this morning with my hand and head in aches after they had hit me with their gun and at gun point taken me to ATM to withdraw my money (hard earned money) . I av gone to cut my dreads this morning, hope I'm less of a 'cyber criminal ' now right ???

At first I didn't want to post this video, but if I don't post, how would this badgeless stupid men in uniform be brought to justice or extinguished from our social life ? How?? . God punish SARS!!! God punish them in all totality .. OPERATION END SARS !!!!!???? God punish them ...''

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