Gunmen abduct Catholic Priest, poly lecturer, four others in Edo

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Gunmen abduct Catholic Priest, poly lecturer, four others in Edo

 

Some gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Monday abducted a catholic priest, and a lecturer from Auburn Polytechnic, Edo State.

Reverend Father Isaac Agabi, is the priest in charge of Holy Name Catholic Church, Ikpeshi, Akoko Edo Local Government Area of the state.

It was gathered that Rev. Agabi was snatched along Auchi-Igarra road at about 5.00pm on his way back to the parish.

Meanwhile, a lecturer of the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi and four others were kidnapped on River Ose bridge along Ifoh-Uzeba-Kabo road, near Owan West Local Government Area of the State.

They were released after paying a ransom of over half a million naira.

We gathered that the victims spent four days in the bush before they were released by their abductors.

Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Chidi Nwabuzor, when contacted, said that the incident was reported to Igarra division by one Mr Kingsley Okodugha.

“The report from Okodugha indicates that Fr Agabi was attacked by gunmen and he was taken to the bush. Our men and the vigilante are combing the bush for possible rescue but we have recovered the vehicle,’ he said.

 

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EFCC arraigns man for obtaining property through false pretense in Ibadan

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EFCC arraigns man for obtaining property through false pretense in Ibadan

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibadan zonal office on Monday arraigned one Paul Afolabi before Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan Judicial Division.

Afolabi was arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on obtaining property under false pretenses.

We gathered that Afolabi, who operated through the name William Sharon, was arrested in Ibadan by operatives of the Commission after receiving an intelligence report dated May 10, 2018 in which he and other suspects were alleged to be members of a syndicate formed to dupe people through the use of the internet.

The EFCC accused them of deploying fake information to obtain Itune GiftCard and Amazon Cards from foreigners.

The offence it was learnt runs contrary to section 1(b) of the Advance Fee Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.

Afolabi pleaded not guilty to all the charges as they were read to him.

EFCC counsel, Abdulrasheed Lanre Suleman, prayed the court for a trial date and an order to remand the defendant in prison custody.

The defence counsel, Ololade Animasahun, however, filed a bail application on behalf of his client, which the EFCC lawyer did not oppose to.

Ajoku after listening to the prosecution and defence counsels then adjourned till July 3 for ruling on the bail application.

The judge fixed commencement of trial for September 30.

Ajoku equally ordered that the accused be remanded in prison till the court decides on his bail application.

 

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Police arrest notorious armed robbery suspect in Enugu

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Police arrest notorious armed robbery suspect in Enugu

 

The Police Command in Enugu State says it has arrested a notorious armed robbery suspect, name withheld, terrorising residents of Holy Ghost and Rail-line axis of Enugu metropolis.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement in Enugu on Friday, that the suspect was arrested on June 13 by police operatives attached to the Central Police Station, Enugu.

He said the police also recovered phones, bag containing some amount of money and a black plastic pistol which the suspect used to inflict fear on unsuspecting victims.

Amaraizu said that the suspect was nabbed following a distress call received after he allegedly robbed his victim of Infinix 5 phone on gun point.

According to Amaraizu, the suspect is a resident of number 28 Mbanugo Street, Coal Camp in Enugu.

He said that the suspect had been helping operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, of the command in their investigation into his nefarious activities.

“Police operatives have commenced raiding of all suspected criminal hideouts within Holy Ghost and Rail-Line axis and other black spots through its Operation Puff Adder,” he said.

He said the effort was to ensure that “our environment continue to remain safe and secured.“

“The raid operations have become necessary, following the directive issued to police operatives by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Sulaiman Balarabe.”

 

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Oyo police arrest fraudsters who hypnotised girl, raped her and collected N1.4m from her

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Oyo police arrest fraudsters who hypnotised girl, raped her and collected N1.4m from her

 

The Oyo State Police Command have arrested two suspected fraudsters, Taiwo Salami (39) and Kamorudeen Amusat (63), who hypnotised a sales girl and collected the N1.4 million her boss sent her to deposit in a bank. They raped her multiple times after hypnotizing her and then collected the money found on her.

Parading the suspects before newsmen yesterday Thursday June 13th, the state Commissioner of Police, Shina Olukolu, said the victim (names withheld), was sent by her boss on May 6th at about 11:30 a.m. to deposit N1.4 million at a bank in Dugbe area of the city.

“On her way, she was accosted by one of the suspects, Taiwo Salami, who hypnotised her, and having lost her senses, she was taken to an abandoned house at Inalende area of the city, where the cash was collected from her, while the suspects also inflicted several injuries on her.  On May 8th, the victim’s family members reported her disappearance at the divisional police headquarters at Mokola. She was later rescued and taken to the hospital for medical attention.

“The case was then transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, and on June 7th, following a tip-off, the suspects were arrested around Eleyele, and upon interrogation, they confessed to the crime,” Olukolu said.

One of the suspects, Salami, said when he saw the victim, he sensed she had money and that was how he approached her and hyponotised her.

“She then followed me to Inalende area, where she was kept in a room in an abandoned building and the money collected from her.”

The police commissioner said the suspects would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigation into their crime.

 

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Seven arraigned for allegedly attacking policemen, burning vehicles

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Seven arraigned for allegedly attacking policemen, burning vehicles

 

The police on Thursday arraignment seven men in a Wuse Zone 6 Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly attacking policemen on duty and burning four vehicles worth N3.7 million.

The police charged Shuaibu Iliyasu, Abdulmajid Ibrahim, Abdulrahman Lawali, Nasiru Alhassan, Abdulkadir Sanusi, Sanusi Suleiman, and Muktari Musa with three counts of criminal conspiracy, obstruction of public servant while discharging their lawful duty.

The Prosecuting Counsel, Mr Dominic Abba, told the court that the defendants on May 23, attacked Insp. Joseph Ogeodo and two others, who were trying to clear an accident scene on the Abuja – Niger highway, NAN reports.

He alleged that the defendants, due to the incident, mobilised, conspired among themselves and attacked the policemen on duty and burnt down a Toyota Camry with registration number KUJ 862 NZ, valued at N900, 000; a Chevrolet with registration number ABJ 270 XN, valued at N1.5 million which were impounded by the Federal Road Safety Corps.

He also said that the defendants burnt down a Nissan Almera, valued at N480,000 and a Mazda valued at N800, 000.

Abba said the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 97, 148 and 336 of the Penal Code.

The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The Magistrate, Mr Ibrahim Muhammed, admitted the defendants to bail in the sum of N1 million each, with one surety each in like sum.

Muhammed ordered that the sureties must be reasonable, reliable and must be a civil servant living within the court’s jurisdiction.

He adjourned the case until July 9 for hearing.

 

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