Panic in Ado-Ekiti over Mutilated Body of Man Dumped in Canal

Panic gripped the residents and passersby at Ojudo area of Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital city , on Wednesday as they woke up to see a dismembered body of a man that had apparently been murdered overnight by unknown assailants.

The man, whose identity is yet to be known, was dumped in the canal with his limbs cut off by the murderers .

Finding the situation very appalling
and strange, the people from nearby Mugbagba, Ijigbo, Odo Ado, Ojudo and other neighbourhoods had converge on the street, close to the community’s market, causing a traffic jam as they called others to catch a glimpse of the spectacle.

Federal Government declares Tuesday, Wednesday public holiday

The Federal Government has declared
Tuesday, 5th and Wednesday, 6th July, 2016 as Public Holiday to mark Eid-el Fitri Celebrations.

Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), who made the declaration Thursday on behalf of the Federal Government, enjoined all Muslim faithful and Nigerians in general to extend the spiritual benefits of Ramadan, which are love, peace and justice to their daily living and through this contribute to the development of the nation.

According to a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Bassey Akpanyung, the minister also urged all Nigerians to use the opportunity of this spiritual rejuvenation to reflect on the imperative of unity and peaceful co-existence in strengthening the bond of togetherness for a strong, virile Nation.

Dambazau while wishing Nigerians a peaceful celebration, urged total support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s vowed determination to bequeath to the nation an enduring political legacy.

Student-leader ‘slaps’ colleague

Moshood Olajide, a 200-Level Sociology and Anthropology student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, got more than he bargained for when he decided to advise freshers to participate in unionism.

The advice allegedly earned him slaps from a colleague, identified as Mubarak Akinkunmi, who is said to be a member of the caretaker committee set up by management to oversee the Students’ Union Government (SUG).

It all happened at Angola Hall last Thursday when Moshood, a student-activist, told the freshers to disregard an earlier announcement by the hostel’s representative, Dele Williams, a 200-Level International Relations student, warning them against taking part in unionism.

Dele, it was learnt, told the freshers that they would be rusticated if they participated in unionism. He cited the case of Olawale Ogunruku, a fresher who was allegedly suspended in 2011 for protesting against acceptance fee increment. Olawale, he said, is still regretting his action as management was yet to reinstate him.

But, the advice did not go down well with Moshood, who also went round the Hall of Residence to tell the freshers to participate in unionism. He confronted Dele and told him to stop discouraging the freshers.

Moshood accused Dele of attempting to criminalise Olawale’s action, which he described as “justifiable”.

As they arguing, chairman of the SUG Caretaker Committee Michael Ajala came in with some students, including Mubarak.

Mubarak allegedly hit Moshood and slapped him for speaking against the caretaker committee. Moshood, it was learnt, maintained his cool in the face of provocation.

CAMPUSLIFE learnt that the attack may not be unconnected with Moshood’s resignation from the committee as the public relations officer four months ago. His resignation followed an allegation that the committee is management’s puppet.

After allegedly slapping Moshood, Mubarak was added to the private social media platform of the committee as a member, an action other members are frowning at.

A member of the committee, who asked not to be named, said: “I am surprised the committee chairman is encouraging rascality. How would he add someone who was unruly in the presence of many students to our private page? Michael is making the committee to lose its integrity among students.”

Condemnation is trailing Mubarak’s action, with students asking him to stop hiding behind the union’s
façade to “display rascality”.

President of OAU’s chapter of the Association of Campus Journalists (ACJ) Olanrewaju Oyedeji said:

“Slapping is an offence on the campus and any member of the union is not expected to support it. Why should any student slap his colleague because of difference of opinion? This only makes mockery of the caretaker committee.”

Muraina Mujeeb, a Local Government Studies student, described Mubarak’s action as “ridiculous”, saying: “This is the most shocking thing I have seen this semester. The caretaker committee is promoting violence on the campus. Nobody should be attacked or slapped for holding a view. We must tolerate people’s opinion, no matter how trivial.”

The development is fueling calls for the dissolution of the caretaker committee. Students took to social media complaining that the committee is not representing their interest.

Ausin Okoro, a student, wrote: “Who are these nonentities calling themselves acting union leaders? Even if the members of the committee lack a level of decorum and discipline, shouldn’t the chairman call them to order? We are surprised the chairman is promoting rascality. This is ridiculous and it is a mockery of what the union stands for. Let the committee be disbanded.”

Another student, who simply identified himself as Comrade Joe, wrote: “Why should anyone slap a fellow student because of difference of opinion? This is a punishable offence. Such a student would not go scot-free if the SUG were to be in place.

The committee members have paraded themselves as thugs. They can’t lead OAU students.”
Moshood declined to speak on the issue when contacted on phone by CAMPUSLIFE.

He said he was invited by members of the committee on Friday for investigation into the case.
Mubarak did not pick our correspondent’s calls. He did not reply our text messages too.

It was learnt that the committee has embarked on reconciliation to appease students. The committee is said to be reaching out to the students’ groups, which have been criticising its members for docility and incompetence.

Mob sets suspected serial rapist ablaze in Delta

A mob on Wednesday set ablaze a suspected member of a gang of rapists that has been terrorising Ughelli and its neighbouring communities in Delta State.

In the past two weeks, four ladies including a wife of a popular hotelier in the area had been raped by suspected members of the gang.

Luck, however, ran out on a suspected member of the group on Wednesday morning, when he allegedly tried to rape a salesgirl at Adagharagba junction near the Ughelli Central Market.

It was gathered that the suspect was apprehended by residents around 11:30am during the ill-fated rape attempt.

A resident of the area who witnessed the incident told our correspondent that several people had been killed and raped in the area by a group of young men who targeted sales girls and female traders within Ughelli and its environs.

The witness said the suspect confessed that he belonged to an armed gang that rape and attack girls in the city before he was set ablaze.

The suspect, who said he hailed
from Oroahakpor community in Ethiope West Council area of the state, allegedly disclosed that other members of the group fled on sighting the angry crowd.

Another eye witness, who also spoke anonymously, said, “The hoodlums pretended to be customers buying things in bulk hence they were allowed entering the store.

But surprisingly, the next thing we heard was the screaming of the salesgirl and we immediately rushed in to found her already attacked in her pool of blood.

“Following the attack, the mob pursued the suspects until one of them was caught at Omotor Junction where he was set ablaze by angry mob before the arrival of security agents.”

Hoodlums gang-raped sales girl to coma in Delta

The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the case of a 22-year-old sales girl who was raped to coma by some hoodlums.

The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Celestina Kalu, confirmed the incident to DAILY POST, saying investigation into the case has begun.

It was learnt that the hoodlums attacked the unnamed victim at the Ekuigbo community of Ughelli-North Local Government Area of the state on Monday at a store where she sold fish feed.

The hoodlums tied the victim, and took turns in raping her. She was later found naked in the pool of her blood by a female trader in the area who raised the alarm.

The PPRO said the victim was receiving treatment at the Accident and Emergency, A&E, Unit of the Central Hospital.

Woman burns boy’s genitals for stealing N100

The police in Lagos State have arrested a woman identified simply as Saratu, for allegedly burning the private parts of her seven-year-old nephew, Razak Qudus.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Saratu allegedly burnt the boy’s private parts with a stove after he was accused of stealing N100.

Our correspondent learnt that the victim, who is a primary four pupil in a private school, lived with the suspect in the Afariogun, Oshodi area of the state.

It was gathered that Saratu’s neighbours reported the matter to a coordinator of the Child Protection Network, Ebenezer Omejalile, living in the area, who in turn reported to the police.

Our correspondent learnt that the matter was reported at the Makinde Police Division, Oshodi, and Saratu was arrested.

Speaking with newsmen, Omejalile said the victim had been taken to a hospital for a checkup while the police had charged the suspect to court.

Owo FMC accountant kidnapped

Some unknown gunmen have kidnapped the Chief Accountant of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo in Ondo State, Mr. Kayode Asaju.

Asaju, who was reportedly on his way to Abuja, was kidnapped on Sunday evening on the Lokoja-Abuja Road.

A source at the hospital said he travelled to Abuja for a meeting scheduled for Monday.

The source added that the suspected kidnappers contacted the victim’s family and demanded N5 million ransom.

Ondo State Police spokesman, Femi Joseph said the incident occurred outside the command’s jurisdiction.

He, however, assured that the command would work with the Kogi State Police Command to ensure that the victim was rescued.

Photo News: Woman who cut off her step son penis remanded in prison custody

A Niger State Magistrate Court sitting in Minna, the state capital on Monday arraigned a 22-year-old woman, Rabiu Bara’atu, for allegedly cutting off the penis of her rival’s one-month-old baby, Buhari.

Bara’atu allegedly cut off Buhari’s penis at their home in Kuta town, Shiroro Local Government Area of the state on June 21 after having been married to her husband, Mohammed Rabiu, for seven years, without a child.

In her bid to punish her husband for marrying a second wife, she allegedly cut off the baby’s penis, Thepolytescrib reports.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in the state, Bala James, explained that the suspect wanted to kill the victim, adding that the child, who was named after President Muhammadu Buhari, survived the attack.

James said, “The woman used a sharp knife to cut through the genitals of the one-month-old baby. She had been married to her husband for seven years without any child.

“So, out of pressure, the man decided to marry a second wife. When the second wife had a baby, she became angry and frustrated. She thought the best thing to do was to kill the child.

“On June 21, around 10pm, she took the baby to the backyard of their house and used a sharp knife to cut off his penis, however, the cry of the baby attracted neighbours, who rushed to the place and found him in a pool of blood.

“The suspect wanted to run away, but she was overpowered. She was handed over to the police, while the baby was taken to a hospital,” the PPRO added, noting that the baby had been taken to the Accident and Emergency Ward of the Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, IBB Specialist Hospital, Minna.

According to the Head of Department, General Outpatient Ward of the hospital, Dr. Ahmed Mohammed, the boy might not use his penis again.

14-year-old girl lured with N30 and raped by school teacher in Lagos

A secondary school teacher, Cosmos Ubaja, was on Monday arrested by the police in Lagos State for allegedly raping a 14-year-old schoolgirl in Ikorodu area of the state.

The unnamed teenager had gone to Ubaja’s shop to make photocopies after school hours when the accused lured her into sleeping with her.

The suspect, who owns a computer centre in the area, was contracted by the school to teach the junior pupils computer studies.

According to report, the victim, a Junior Secondary School, Class 3 student in a public secondary school in the Owutu area of Ikorodu, had been allegedly raped by the suspect on several occasions in eight months and was always given peanuts such as N50, N100 and N30, each time.

Ubaja, a father of one, had been raping the girl for months and the girl kept the secret away from her parents.

The last straw which broke the camel’s back was on June 1 when the girl complained to her mother that she had stomach pains and her menstrual cycle was affected.

She was then taken to a private hospital where it was discovered that she had been raped several times.

The teenager confessed that it was the computer instructor who raped her and he was arrested.

The matter was reported at the Owutu Police Division and also to the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team, DSVRT, Alausa.

The DSVRT team took the victim for a checkup at the Mirabel Centre, Ikeja.

The group’s Coordinator, Lola Vivour-Adeniyi, said the matter had been transferred to the Gender Unit of the Lagos State Police Command.

According to her, “The 14-year-old girl was raped by her computer teacher near the school’s premises.

“The teacher and some individuals around the school initially pleaded with the girl’s parents not to report to the police. Fortunately, they rejected the plea.

“The perpetrator is in police custody and the case has been transferred from the division to the Gender Unit at the police headquarters, Ikeja. The Directorate of Public Prosecutions has also requested the duplicate case file.”

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, said Ubaja has confessed to the crime and will be charged to court soon.

PHOTONEWS: Woman burnt to death while using phone in fuel station

A woman in Kualar Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday was reportedly engulfed by flames as she was operating her mobile phone while filling petrol in the car at a petrol station in Setapak Indah.

The Director, Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department, Chief Samsol Maarif Saibani who confirmed the incident said, “Numerous signs are posted at petrol stations warning customers against using their phone there, especially when filling up petrol as it could trigger a fire.

However, these signs are often ignored.

“A spark ignited from the pump and triggered a reaction with her mobile phone.

“Firemen were alerted to the incident at 1.25pm and deployed five personnel from the Wangsa Maju Fire and Rescue Department,” Saibani said, adding that the woman sustained 60% burns.”
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Boy, 13, docked for allegedly defiling neighbour’s 6-year-old daughter

A thirteen-year-old boy was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling the six-year-old daughter of his neighbour.

The accused is a student who lives with his parents at Iju Ishaga Area of Lagos.

The prosecutor, Rafael Donny, a police sergeant, told the court that the offence was committed on June 6 at his parent’s residence.

Mr. Donny said the accused called the victim to his room and defiled her.

He said the offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.

The Chief Magistrate, Tajudeen Elias, granted the accused N250, 000 bail with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till July 20 for mention.
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Man abandons son for bag of rice in Kano

A middle-aged man, identified as Mallam Yusuf Bala, on Sunday at Singer Market, Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State forfeited his five-year-old son for a bag of rice.

According to an eyewitness account, Bala approached the rice dealer, Alhaji Suleiman Bagudu, to buy a bag of rice, which he carried home but left his son, with a promise to rush home to bring the money for the foodstuff.

This, he said, was because the money on him was not enough to pay for the bag of rice, selling for N14,000 per 50kg bag.

However, six hours after, the said man failed to show up as promised to settle the rice dealer and collect his son.

According to the source, the rice dealer became suspicious, following the Bala’s prolonged absence, a situation that prompted the trader to interrogate the toddler he left behind.

On interrogation, the five-year-old boy innocently led the rice dealer to their home, located at the abattoir area of Koki in Dala Local Government Area of the state.

Despite expressing embarrassment when the rice dealer arrived his home, alongside his child, Bala openly confessed that he was financially handicapped, hence his unbecoming conduct by abandoning his son as a last resort.

Shortly after listening to Bala’s explanation, the rice dealer donated the bag of rice to him and handed over the boy to his father.

UNIBEN suspends post-UTME

In a circular obtained by thepolycrib, the management of the University of Benin, Edo State, has announced the suspension of its post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

The announcement was made barely 24 hours after the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, instructed the nation’s tertiary institutions to stop the conduct of the exercise.

“If any tertiary institution has conducted the post-UTME, such an exercise stands annulled and money taken from candidates must be returned immediately,” Adamu had said in a statement through the Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations, in the ministry, Mr. Ben Mem Goong.

The Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr. Michael Osasuyi, told reporters that the suspension was with immediate effect and in compliance with the Federal Government’s directive.

“We are suspending this exercise now, in compliance with the Federal Government directive. We are suspending forthwith,” Osasuyi said.
The screening was scheduled begin on June 27 and last for two weeks.

It was also learnt that some candidates, whose tests were supposed to take place on Monday and Tuesday showed up for the exercise before they were informed of the suspension.

But the university’s spokesman called for calm, adding that the institution would communicate further information on the suspension to its prospective students.

“They (candidates) should just be calm and rest assured that the University of Benin will not in any way flout the Federal Government’s directive and will not in any way undermine their choice for the university,” he said.

Female Lawyer Who Murdered Her Husband In Ibadan Fails To Show Up At Trial, As Friendly Prison Authorities Claim Ill-Health

The trial of Ibadan lawyer Yewande Fatoki-Oyediran for the murder of her husband, Oyelowo Oyediran, did not continue this morning as scheduled as prison authorities claimed she was ill and unable to come to the court.

No medical report was presented to the in the High Court in Ibadan, where the defendant works as a prosecutor, in support of the claim.

Yewande allegedly murdered her husband during the second phase of an attack on him on suspicion of infidelity.

In the first, she had reportedly stabbed her husband with a knife but he was treated in a hospital and survived.

The second attack happened after he returned home to his wife from the hospital.

The accused murderer has been working to stop her trial from proceeding.

While her relatives have been pleading with the family of her deceased husband to settle the case out of court, associates of hers with high legal and political connections are said to have threatened friends of the deceased who insisted on Yewande’s trial.

By coincidence, Yewande, an influential lawyer, is being tried at the same Ibadan High Court where she works as a prosecutor.

Sources at the court say she is enjoying considerable sympathy from her colleagues, most of who are standing by her in the trial, making professional prosecution almost impossible, as well as support from the prison authorities who are protecting her.

A legal source in Ibadan told SaharaReporters that Yewande's absence in court today is part of the ploy to frustrate the court on her trial.

The source pointed out that Yewande was unsettled after new evidence was introduced during the last court meeting that is capable of canceling out earlier plans by her defence team to prevent the emergence of tangible evidence linking her to the murder.

Ondo Police Arrest Students Of Owo poly And A Mechanic Over Violent Protest

Officers of the Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have confirmed the arrest of two students of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo (RUGIPO) in connection with a violent protest that disrupted the peace of the town last week Sunday.

The officers from the ‘B’ Divisional Police Station, Otapete in Owo town of Ondo state, disclosed this latest information to SaharaReporters correspondent on Sunday during a phone chat.

One of the officers who pleaded anonymity identified the arrested students as Dimeji Olasunkanmi and Ojo Ogungbe.

“Both suspects are evening [part-time] students from the Department of Accountancy and Mass Communication of the state-owned institution”, he told reporters.

He further disclosed that an apprentice in an automobile mechanic workshop in the town was also nabbed in connection with the protest, the student protest led to a clash between the students and police that left many injured and lots of properties destroyed.

Another officer from the station told our correspondent that the suspected students were caught with a locally made gun and charms during a raid at a private hostel opposite the campus gate.

Horror! Housewife cuts off stepson’s private part

POLICE in Niger State are investigating the circumstances that led to 22-year-old housewife, Bara’atu Rabiu of Diakpe Village in Shiroro Local Government Area for allegedly cutting off the private part of her one-month-old stepson.

The victim simply called Buhari, was attacked over jealousy and rivalry the suspect her and his mother.

A source said the victim’s mother got married to the boy’s father over seven years without bearing any child which made the family decided to get another wife for her husband leading to the marriage of Bara’atu , who eventually ex­tended the rivalry and hatred to the innocent child.

At about 10pm last Thursday, Bara’atu allegedly sneaked into Bara’atu’s room and picked the one month old child to al­legedly commit the crime.

The matter was reported to the police while the boy was rushed a nearby clinic before been referred to general hospital Minna.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations officer PPRO Bala Elkana, said the child was receiving treatment at a hospital in Minna, while also confirming the arrest of Bara’atu for alleged attempted culpable homicide.

Meanwhile, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello and his wife Amina, have visited IBB Specialists Hospital where the boy was re­cuperating.

Body of lecturer of College of Education Oju beaten to death by his wife recovered from River Katsina-Ala

The decomposing body of Godwin Abuul, the lecturer in the Theatre Arts Department of the College of Education, Oju, Benue State, who was allegedly murdered by his wife, name withheld, in connivance with her siblings over alleged extra-marital affairs, has been recovered from River Katsina-Ala by police.

Thepolytescrib News, had exclusively reported that Abuul, who went missing about two weeks ago in Gboko after returning from Oju, where he lectured at the state-owned institution, was killed and dumped in River Katsina-Ala.

In the course of investigations, police in Gboko arrested a young man with the cloth the lecturer wore the last day he was seen and on interrogation, the suspect confessed that the deceased was allegedly killed by his wife in connivance with her siblings, who also sold his car and shared the proceeds.

The mother of two was immediately arrested alongside her siblings and others mentioned in the saga.

The matter had been transferred to the Command Headquarters in Makurdi for further investigation.

A family source, who spoke yesterday on condition of anonymity, told reporters in Makurdi that the decomposed body of the former Head of Theatre Arts Department, COE, Oju, was found stuck to the trunk of a small tree in River Katsina-Ala.

Father disowns two sons arrested as cult leaders

The father of two suspected gang leaders of the Awawa cult in the Dopemu area of Agege, Lagos State, has disowned the children, urging the police to prosecute them.

The two suspects – Fatai Popoola and Yakubu Popoola – were arrested by the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, Alausa, on Friday.

Our correspondent gathered that apart from 27-year-old Yakubu and 30-year-old Fatai, the police also arrested 13 other suspected members of the gang identified as Ajayi Babatunde, Ajose Anthony, Nurudeen Adebayo, Olayemi Lasege, Afeez Sanusi, Oluwafemi Ajibade, Opeyemi Oluwasola, Oluwatobi Adewunmi, Sunday Akerele, Timothy Ogar, Actor Amaechi, Jimoh Sanni and Owolabi Adediran.

The suspected members of the Awawa cult had dispossessed people of their property and raped young girls in the Aluminum Village and Valley Estate areas of Dopemu.

A police source told our correspondent that the cult boys had attacked the police but were overpowered and arrested.

The source said, “The arrest of the 15 Awawa cult members was based on a tip-off.

The Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, had got several complaints about the Awawa cult and he directed the taskforce Chairman, SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, to arrest the hoodlums.

“The operation was carried out around 12am. The hoodlums attacked the policemen with weapons, but in the end, they were overpowered.”

It was learnt that the father of two of the suspects, identified only as Alhaji Popoola, told the police that he had given up on them and the law should take its course.

Our correspondent learnt that the 66-year-old father was at the taskforce office, telling the police that he came to tell his sons that their end had come.

Economic condition has affected our operation –Robbery suspect

A robbery suspect, Adeleke Rasaq, said the harsh economic condition in the country had affected their operations, adding that there was no money in the country.

Rasak was arrested along with an accomplice, Lucky John, on Sunday, by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command in the Abule Egba area of the state.

The suspects were said to have been terrorising residents of Abule Egba, Agege, Fagba and Egbeda areas of the state before they met their Waterloo.

Rasak, who resigned as a factory worker, confessed to the police that he became a ‘one –chance’ robber to survive.

Abuja woman turns six girls to sex slaves

A 28-year-old woman, Ifeoma Daniel, has been arrested by the police in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for allegedly turning six girls to sex slaves.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Daniel, who hails from Ahiazu Mbaise, Imo State, and a suspected accomplice, Collins Madueke, 28, were arrested in the Apo area by the Special Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector-General of Police.

Our correspondent gathered that the six victims, whose ages ranged from 19 to 22, were found locked up in a room before the police rescued and handed them over to officials of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other related matters.

Our correspondent learnt that the girls were rescued on Friday, June 17, 2016.

The victims – Chidinma Amakwe, Blessing John, Nancy Azubuike, Chiamaka Eze, Amarachi Chinedu and Beauty Ndulue – reportedly told the police that they were lured by the suspects to Abuja to become commercial sex workers.
They said they were promised N200,000 after six months.

Speaking with PUNCH Metro , Daniel, a mother of two, said she brought two of the girls from their villages.

She said, “I have two children, Akunnaya and Charity. I divorced my husband three years ago because he always beat me.

I went into commercial sex work as a means of survival. I started the work in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. I was told commercial sex was more lucrative in Abuja, so I relocated here in 2015.

“I operated in the Apo area. I thought I could make more money by recruiting some girls to work for me.

I brought the girls and the agreement was that I would pay them N100, 000 after six months. I also promised to take care of their feeding.

“I brought only two of the girls – 
Chinedu and John. The other girls were brought by two women known as Mama Cynthia and Azonto.”

Madueke, who hails from Nsukka, Enugu State, denied working with Daniel to recruit the victims for commercial sex work.

He said, “I worked as a hairdresser. In the first week of June, I was in my shop when Chinedu (one of the girls) approached me saying she wanted to learn hairdressing.

The following day, she came back with four other girls and they all said they wanted to learn as well. I know them as apprentices.”

One of the victims, Azubuike, 20, said she slept with no fewer than 15 men in a day, adding that Daniel made N20,000 from her daily.

She said, “I hail from Mbaise, Imo State.

I dropped out of secondary school. My parents were aware that I wanted to go to Abuja to learn a vocation.

My friend told me it would be commercial sex work. What I did not understand was that we would be locked up in a room.

“I slept with no fewer than 15 men in a day because they loved my services and always asked for more.

I normally made between N15,000 and N20,000 every day, but the money went to madam (Daniel). I was asked to stay with her because there was no accommodation. The police stormed the place where we were locked up and rescued us.”

Another victim, John, 19, who hails from Aba, Abia State, said, “It was one Aunty Joy who brought me to Abuja and handed me over to Madam Azonto. Madam Azonto promised to give me N200,000 after six months if I agreed to be a commercial sex worker.

“She kept me in a room with the other girls and brought our food to the same room. Every evening, we were taken out to different joints where we slept with several men. I normally collected N1,000 per round from customers.”

Our correspondent learnt that a man, who stayed in the neighbourhood where the girls were locked up, gave the police a tip-off.

A police source said, “The girls were kept in the room and someone usually brought food for them through the window. When we got there, we forced the door open and we discovered that there were six girls.”

Our correspondent gathered that the police were making efforts to arrest the fleeing members of the syndicate.

The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olabisi Kolawole, had yet to reply to a text message sent to her phone on the arrest.

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Group sues NYSC over ‘illegal’ scratch card mobilisation fee

The Citizens Advocacy Initiative For Accountable Leadership, CAIFAL, on Thursday, filed a suit at a Federal High Court Lagos, against the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, over alleged mobilisation fraud.

Also joined as respondents in the legal action are: The Director General of NYSC, Sidmach technologies Ltd, Minister for Youths and Sports, and the Attorney General of the Federation.

CAIFAL in its suit number FHC/L/CS/840/16, is seeking a declaration, that by virtue of the provisions of the NYSC Act 1993, the first to third respondents, have no statutory rights, to demand a pre-mobilisation fee from prospective corps members.

In a supporting affidavit deposed to by one Mike Ogie, the group stated that sometime in 2014, the NYSC introduced an electronic registration programme, where prospective corps members were required to register online with the sum of N3,000 as precedents for mobilisation.

He averred that the NYSC entered into a memorandum of understanding with a company, Sidmach Technologies, to collect the fees on behalf of the NYSC, through the issuance of scratch cards to prospective corps members.

According to him, under the memorandum, 70 percent of the monies collected, would be ceded to the company (Sidmachy), while the balance of 30 percent was reserved for the NYSC.

He averred that the company had since 2014, collected over N1.3 billion on behalf of the NYSC, without remitting any of its proceeds to the Scheme or Federation’s Account.

He averred that the applicant had petitioned the office of the Minister of Youths and Sports, but that the perpetration of the act had not been “called in”.

He further averred that the first, second and third respondents, went into the aforesaid memorandum of understanding, without recourse to the relevant sections of the NYSC Act and the 1999 Constitution.

The group further averred that the acts of the first to third respondents, contradicts the true intent of the NYSC Act, which makes it mandatory for prospective corps members to be compulsorily mobilised for service of their fatherland.

They averred that the Act establishing the NYSC scheme does not provide for the payment of any fee as condition precedent for mobilisation corps members.

The group is, therefore, seeking a declaration, that both the previous collection, and continued collection of the monies from prospective corps members, is illegal, wrongful and improper.

They are seeking an order, directing the first and second respondents to immediately render account of all monies so far realised from corps members since the inception of its collection in 2014.

The group is also seeking an order of perpetual injunction restraining the NYSC from further collecting any money from prospective corps members, as a pre-mobilisation or re-deployment fee.

Furthermore, the group is seeking an order, directing the first and second respondents to release or make public, the memorandum of understanding executed between them and the company

Group sues NYSC over ‘illegal’ scratch card mobilisation fee

The Citizens Advocacy Initiative For Accountable Leadership, CAIFAL, on Thursday, filed a suit at a Federal High Court Lagos, against the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, over alleged mobilisation fraud.

Also joined as respondents in the legal action are: The Director General of NYSC, Sidmach technologies Ltd, Minister for Youths and Sports, and the Attorney General of the Federation.

CAIFAL in its suit number FHC/L/CS/840/16, is seeking a declaration, that by virtue of the provisions of the NYSC Act 1993, the first to third respondents, have no statutory rights, to demand a pre-mobilisation fee from prospective corps members.

In a supporting affidavit deposed to by one Mike Ogie, the group stated that sometime in 2014, the NYSC introduced an electronic registration programme, where prospective corps members were required to register online with the sum of N3,000 as precedents for mobilisation.

He averred that the NYSC entered into a memorandum of understanding with a company, Sidmach Technologies, to collect the fees on behalf of the NYSC, through the issuance of scratch cards to prospective corps members.

According to him, under the memorandum, 70 percent of the monies collected, would be ceded to the company (Sidmachy), while the balance of 30 percent was reserved for the NYSC.

He averred that the company had since 2014, collected over N1.3 billion on behalf of the NYSC, without remitting any of its proceeds to the Scheme or Federation’s Account.

He averred that the applicant had petitioned the office of the Minister of Youths and Sports, but that the perpetration of the act had not been “called in”.

He further averred that the first, second and third respondents, went into the aforesaid memorandum of understanding, without recourse to the relevant sections of the NYSC Act and the 1999 Constitution.

The group further averred that the acts of the first to third respondents, contradicts the true intent of the NYSC Act, which makes it mandatory for prospective corps members to be compulsorily mobilised for service of their fatherland.

They averred that the Act establishing the NYSC scheme does not provide for the payment of any fee as condition precedent for mobilisation corps members.

The group is, therefore, seeking a declaration, that both the previous collection, and continued collection of the monies from prospective corps members, is illegal, wrongful and improper.

They are seeking an order, directing the first and second respondents to immediately render account of all monies so far realised from corps members since the inception of its collection in 2014.

The group is also seeking an order of perpetual injunction restraining the NYSC from further collecting any money from prospective corps members, as a pre-mobilisation or re-deployment fee.

Furthermore, the group is seeking an order, directing the first and second respondents to release or make public, the memorandum of understanding executed between them and the company

Photo: We pretend to be commercial drivers in Lagos – Robbery suspect

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command at the weekend arrested a gang of robbers who robbed two passengers in the Gbagada area of the state.

The syndicate, 26-year-old Ubuke Michael, and Obinna Okoro, 24, were arrested after their operational bus, with number plate FST 890 XM, had picked up the two passengers going to the Alaba International Market and Ladipo Spare Part Market to buy goods.

One of the victims, Boniface Anusionwu, said he had gone to withdraw some money from the bank for his business and house rent when he boarded the vehicle of the suspects.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, paraded the gang before newsmen in the state, noting that upon completion of investigation, the suspects would be charged to court.

The leader of the gang, Ubuke, in his confession said “The driver and the conductor are familiar with the operation. I have so many commercial buses that I call for operations. I call them to join me at a particular location.

“The driver and the conductor would do their normal work, while we collect belongings of the passengers before dropping them off. The two passengers in the bus were our victims that day.

“One of them came out of a bank before boarding our bus, while we noticed that the other had bulging pockets. We were about to collect their belongings when we were arrested.

“We don’t normally carry more than two passengers during operations. And whatever money we make, we share with the driver and the conductor; but our share is usually more,” Ubuke added.

I’ve raped over 5 girls including my sister – Awawa cultist

A 30-year-old man, Jimoh Sanni, aka Last Born suspected to be a member of the ruthless band of robbers popularly called ‘Awawa’ in Lagos state, has revealed his involvement in robberies and rapes.

The ‘Awawa’ members, who are usually cultists, are known to unleash mayhem, loot shops, attack residents at gunpoint and specialize in terrorizing and raping young girls in Agege area of the state.

Sanni, who was arrested by operatives of the state Task Force alongside 14 others, revealed that he had raped more than five girls, including his sister (unknown to him) around Dopemu area of Agege.
Confessing before newsmen at the weekend, Sanni said, “I live at 4, Akinlabi Street, Agbotikuyo, in Agege. I am from Okene in Kogi State.

“I am a sectional head of Awawa Boys and have raped more than five girls around Dopemu area. My gang has burgled many shops at Aluminium Village and sold Indian hemp at beer parlours and night clubs at N100 per wrap before we go for our usual night robbery operations.

“We collect N2, 000 to N3, 000 every day from individual aluminum shop owners at Dopemu area and we buy Indian hemp from another Awawa Boys’ kingpin named Olata, at Oloosha area at Mushin.”

Reacting to the arrest, the Commissioner of Police, CP, Fatai Owoseni, directed that the suspects should all be immediately charged to court.

The CP disclosed the names of the other suspects as Olayemi Lasege, 38, Opeyemi Oluwasola, 33, Timothy Ogar, 32, Adebayo Nurudeen, 32, Popoola Fatai, 30, Jimoh Sanni, 30, Ajayi Babatunde Lukumon, 29, Popoola Yakubu, 27, Owolabi Adediran 27, Akerele Sunday, 25, Ajose Anthony, 24, Sanusi Afeez, 23, Adewunmi Oluwatobi, 21, Actor Amechi, 21 and Ajibade Oluwafemi, 20.

“Operatives of the Lagos State Task Force arrested the cult members at Dopemu area of Agege after they received intelligence report on the disturbing activities of notorious Awawa Boys.

“During the operation which was carried out at midnight and led by SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, Chairman, Lagos State Task Force, the suspects and other affiliated group leaders fought the officers with dangerous weapons before they were overpowered,” the CP stated.

Meanwhile, the 66-year-old father of two of the suspects (Popoola Fatai and Popoola Yakubu), Alhaji Musibaudeen Popoola, lamented he had warned his children to stop following these bad gangs around Dopemu area.

Alhaji Popoola said, “I found it extremely difficult to believe when I was told that two of my sons were among those arrested members of Awawa Boys.

“I only came, as a disciplined father, to tell them that the end has come. It is going to be a big lesson to other children that they must obey their parents,” Popoola added.

Church elder stuck in friend’s wife during sex in Akwa Ibom

It was a dramatic scene for residents of Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, as a man said to be an elder in an unidentified church was caught stuck inside his friend’s wife during an adulterous sex.

The man, who was identified as Elder Ndarake, was caught stuck inside a woman during one of his usual round of adulterous sex.

The woman’s husband, name given simply as Ekanem, a fisherman, said though he got signals that Elder Ndarake, a married man with five children, always visited his house whenever he was away on his fishing trips which sometimes lasted weeks, he never suspected that he could have amorous relationship with his wife and mother of seven children.

He said, “I have known Elder Ndarake for many years and he was even the one that recommended my wife to me when I wanted to get married.

“He stood in for me during the traditional marriage as I lost my father at an early age.

“As such, coming to my house even in my absence, I never suspected anything because apart from his closeness to me, he is an elder in our local church and always preached against immorality.

“Even when people told me that he went to my house at odd hours when I am not around, I still believed he went there to see to the welfare of my family.

”But I was shocked when three young men from our village came to look for me where I was fishing to tell me that Obong Idung (Village Head), wanted me to come home as fast as I could.

“I thought our village had been attacked by our neighbours in Cross River state, so I hurried home, only to meet Elder Ndarake in the full view of people, naked and stuck inside my wife’s private part.

“If not for people that restrained me, I would have macheted him to death because I was very angry.

“Though people said I placed Mbiam (powerful traditional charm) on my wife, I did not do such thing. It was our gods that wanted to disgrace them.

“They were later disentangled after some sacrifices by a local native doctor but I have handed over my wife to him. I don’t want her again,” Ekanem narrated.

Minister of Education orders refund of post-UTME fees to candidates

Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has directed all tertiary institutions that have conducted post-UTME examination to immediately refund money taken
from candidates.

The minister has also declared that post-UTME examinations already taken are null and void; threatening that any institution caught still conducting the examination under any guise would be sanctioned.

The minister made this position known yesterday, in a press statement issued by Deputy Director Press and Public Relations, Ben Bem Goong.

The strong-worded statement reiterated the Ministry’s position that post-UTME examinations have been cancelled with immediate effect and no institution should conduct such examinations.

The minister warned that once the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has certified a candidate worthy of admission into any of the tertiary institutions, that candidate must be deemed fit by the institution.

According to the statement, students who have already been offered admission by JAMB may be screened by the institutions but this must not involve the conduct of any other entry examination. The candidates can be screened by verifying their certificates but not through the conduct of examinations.

The minister stated that it is unnecessary to subject students to further examinations when they have been offered examinations by JAMB since they will still have to go through between eight or 12-semester examinations throughout their four to six years study in the institutions.

The minister, therefore, directed the National Universities Commission (NUC) and appropriate departments in the Ministry to communicate the directive to relevant agencies and institutions to ensure strict compliance.

“Those who have already advertised for the conduct of the Post-UTME under any guise should stop the exercise immediately as any university caught conducting Post-UTMNE will face appropriate sanctions. If any tertiary Institution has already conducted Post-UTME, such an exercise stands annulled and money taken from such candidates must be refunded immediately”, the Minister said.

The directive to stop the post-UTME examinations was given by the minister nearly a month ago.

The minister said through the statement that it was important to emphasise the directive in order to ensure that no stakeholder is left in doubt as to government’s position on the matter.

He affirmed that the responsibility for admission into public tertiary institutions lies solely with JAMB and under no circumstance whatsoever, should anybody or institution take over that responsibility by proxy.

“The ban is with immediate effect, and under no circumstance should any institution violate the directive”.
“Any educational institution after secondary education is regarded as a tertiary institution.

Therefore all tertiary institutions, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education, Universities or by whatever name it is called after secondary education must be subjected to admission through the JAMB.

At the end of probationary admission by JAMB, the candidates can be cleared (screened) for final admission. For any institution with a shortfall in admission, such institution can revert to JAMB for supplementary admission”.

“Clearing in this case (screening) entails only the verification of certificates of the candidates, JAMB scores, and any other physical examination to ensure that such candidates are not cultists. After this, the candidates are qualified for matriculation.

Such screening should be at no cost to the parents or students and should be done upon resumption in order to avoid unnecessary travels in search of admission”, the minister said,
For secondary school leavers who are seeking admission into the tertiary institutions, Malam Adamu said that subjecting them to too many examinations all in one year, is traumatic, exploitative and absolutely unnecessary.

This is besides the cost of travelling, hotel accommodation and examination fees that parents have to incur in their bid to secure admission for their wards.

Be job creators instead of job seekers, don advises students

Prof. Ernest Ayiedun, the Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, University of Abuja, has advised students to be job creators instead of being job seekers, for the economic growth of Nigeria.

Aiyedun gave the advice on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.

He said that students should be able to use their creative ability to do things that would contribute to economic and human development in the country.

According to him, the aim of the Federal Government in establishing the Centre for Entrepreneurship in higher institutions is to help tackle the menace of youth unemployment in the society.

``I encourage every student to key into entrepreneurship for self-fulfillment in the society, so as to be job creators for total economic transformation.

``They can go into liquid soap making, tailoring, hair styling, shoe making and many more as the training for all is not gender sensitive.

``We have entrepreneurship courses for all the students. We do both the theoretical and practical aspects of it.

``We do not impose interest in students, but ask them to write down their interest and then we approve.

``Their teachers are well equipped as they attend workshops and training from time to time,’’ said the director.
He further advised them to balance their time management even as they engage in entrepreneurial activities.

Falz Wins Viewer’s Choice Best International Act Award

Nigerian music act, Falz has won the 2016 BET ‘Viewer’s Choice Best International Act’ Award. He won the category ahead of other artists from around the world which includes:

Emtee (South Africa), MHD (France), Tkay Maidza (Australia), WSTRN (UK) and Section Boyz (UK).

South African rapper, Black Coffee won the Best International Act: Africa category. We say big congrats to them.

Happy Birthday To Our Very Own; Jemi Shaka

We the entire Thepolytescrib News crew ,want to wish one of our active , vibrant, and addictive fan Jemi Shaka as she celebrate her happy birthday today.

As you add another year to your years, may God grant you favour, unlimited blessing and all your heart desire.

Happy Birthday once more from Thepolytescrib News!!!

AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSITY CAUTION STUDENTS ON DRESS CODE

Ajayi Crowther University, ACU, has unveiled its dress code for students of the institution, adding that Only students who comply with the Dress Code will be allowed entry into the university.

The Statement reads:

Our beloved students, you are enjoined to adhere strictly, at all times, to the Dress Code put in place by the University Authorities.

You will be addressed the way you are dressed. Everybody in ACU deserves to be treated with respect, therefore dress well in conformity with the Dress Code.

Remember that only students who comply with the Dress Code will be allowed entry into:

Library, Lecture rooms, Bursary,
Registry, Student Affairs, University Health Centre, Examination Halls, Community Services, Sunday Services and any Chaplaincy Programmes.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE, THE FOLLOWING ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE:

1. Tight, short, skirts and gowns above the knees (except for sporting purposes);

2. Transparent and see-through dresses;

3. Semi-naked Appearance: Wearing of ordinary underwear like singlet, sleeveless/ spaghetti dresses that expose major parts of the body, etc.;

4. Skirt which due to slitting, reveals sensitive parts of the wearer’s body, and stretch, banded and bandaged elastic material for skirt/gowns (lycra materials)

5. Short and skimpy dresses, e.g. body hugs, show-me-your chest, spaghetti wears and dresses exposing sensitive parts of the body, backless, camisole only;

6. Wearing of T-Shirts with obscene
inscriptions and face caps;

7. Shirts that reveal the wearer’s chest
unduly;

8. Sagging/Earth level/ yansy (use belt);

9. Dread, Galax, Fadeout and Rough Coil Hair Cut, Bushy hair, unkempt appearance;

10. Wearing of earrings by male students;

11. wearing of multiple and bogus earrings by female students;

12. Leggies/Geggies/Pencil trousers;

13. Jeans/Tattered Jeans and any materials that look like jeans, Tight trousers, and all other forms of tight fitting clothing;

14. Hair plaiting or weaving by male students;

15. Wearing of bathroom slippers around the university premises;

16. No bangles, beads, rings, etc. for
male students; and

17. Beards is not allowed, must be clean shaved;

18. Students I.D. Card must be worn around the neck always;

19. Tattoo with provocative writing or picture;

20. Non-natural coloured hair is not allowed;

Please note that culprits will be sanctioned; therefore dress well in
conformity with the ACU Dress Code.

UNIBEN NOTICE TO CANDIDATES ON ONLINE SLIP PRINTOUT 2016

This thread is for all candidates who have registered for the 2016/2017 post-UTME screening exercise of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) which is expected to commence on June 27th, 2016 and end on July 9th, 2016.

The printing of examination schedule commenced today. You need to print this to know your exact examination date, time and venue.

You can proceed If you haven’t done that yet, you can still do so via this link: https:// uniben.waeup.org/login

login with your details to
print your examination schedule.

UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS UNILAG ‘WE ARE NOT SCREENING STUDENTS FOR ADMISSION’

Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof Rahamon Bello has disclosed that the rumours about the institution screening students for admission is untrue.

Speaking to reporters, he said that the university was awaiting guidelines from the Federal Ministry of Education before starting the admission process.

“ We are yet to really conclude on admission process cos govt asked us to wait for a guideline. Definitely there will be screening but we’re waiting for the guideline, ” he said.

The university’s admission office has also put out a disclaimer in the institution’s internal bulletin, Information Flash, warning prospective students and their parents to ignore information about cut-off marks from sources other than the university website.

The statement reads: “ The University of Lagos is yet to commence the 2016/2017 admission exercise and consequently has not released any cut-off marks or post-UTME advertisement.

“All prospective 2016/2017 UTME and Direct Entry candidates that chose University of Lagos as their first choice should regularly visit the website (www.unilag.edu.ng) for more information.”

There had been rumours on the social media that UNILAG had fixed UTME cut-off points and started the screening process.

Disrespect: Buhari’s wife extends her hand to shake Alaafin of Oyo

The wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, has reportedly breached a major protocol during the recent meeting with Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, the Alaafin of Oyo.

This picture was taken recently when Aisha Buhari paid a visit to Oyo to promote her women health program.

During the meeting, Buhari’s wife extended her hand to shake the Alaafin.

Nigerians immediately reacted to the picture that gone viral.

Reacting to the gesture, Governor
Ayodele Fayode 's media aide, Lere Olayinka , berated the President's wife, saying she would not disrespect the Emir of Daura, Buhari's hometown like that.

“Can Aisha Buhari greet the Emir of Daura with a handshake as she is doing here to the Iku Baba Yeye, Alaafin of Oyo?," Olayinka wrote on Twitter.

3 wounded in Abakaliki over Ronaldo, Messi superiority argument

Three football fans were wounded in a free-for-all in a bar in Abakaliki on Saturday night over an argument about who is a better player between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
A correspondent who witnessed the melee reports that the incident occurred at the Kpirikpiri area of the town during the EURO 2016 second round match between Portugal and Croatia.
Portugal won the match 1-0 courtesy of a Ricardo Quaresma 114th minute-extra time goal that sent them into the competition’s quarter-finals.
Trouble started when a Ronaldo supporter identified as ``Marshal’’ celebrated widely as the Real Madrid star’s shot was parried into Quaresma’s path for the goal to the consternation of the Messi’s supporter named Obinna.
The duo had argued all night over the better player between both mega stars.
Immediately Quaresma scored, Marshal rushed to Obinna and mocked him, chanting ``I told you, I told you Ronaldo is the best’’.
Obinna who apparently was reeling with anger pushed Marshal and a fight ensued which made others inside the bar to intervene.
Matters, however, went out of hand when Marshal’s friends felt that Obinna’s friends were indirectly aiding him in the fight, thus making the fight instantly a free-for-all.
The bar owner, identified simply as Simon, rushed outside to invite people within the compound as those inside couldn’t control the situation.
However, calm was eventually restored but three persons, including Obinna were seriously wounded, while Simon immediately closed before the match could end.
On the development, Simon said that both fans always argued on the issue of Real Madrid and Barcelona superiority.
``I banned them from coming to my shop but this is their first visit since the commencement of the competition.
``It took the intervention of others inside the shop for me to allow them, as I was sure that their acrimony toward each other goes beyond Ronaldo and Messi supremacy,’’ he said.
Dr Obiora Ike, a youth activist, decried the level of fanaticism being displayed by young soccer fans in the state, especially over foreign clubs and players.
``This sort of incident occurs regularly and one wonders why people should fight and disturb themselves over clubs and footballers who do not even know that they exist.
``It is time the relevant authorities should seriously address this issue before it gets out of hand and curiously, none of these fanatics has such sentiment for Nigerian clubs and players,’’ he said.
DSP George Okafor, the State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, said that the incident had not been officially reported.
He added that the command always dealt with such issues decisively.
``Football hooliganism is a societal malaise as it is only foolish people who indulge in it,’’ he said.

Corp members punished for oversleeping in camp

At the ongoing NYSC orientation exercise for batch A stream II corp members, some of them were subjected to a hilarious punishment
The corp members had overslept while others were at the parade ground. So far gone were they in their sleep that they didn’t hear the sound of the beagle and others rushing off to the parade ground.

They were caught after the soldiers went round their hostels, and rounded off to the parade ground after they were allowed to dress up in their white on white.

However the soldiers ordered the corp members to carry their mattresses along with them.

On getting to the parade ground, they were asked to put it on their heads while marching round the parade ground several times, after which they were asked to put the mattresses down and continue their sleep in the full glare of everyone present.

This took place at the dakingari NYSC orientation camp in kebbi state.

Day-old baby found dead in Ekiti river

The body of a day-old baby was Saturday morning discovered in a river along Ijogbo/Atikankan junction in Ado-Ekiti.

Residents and commuters plying the route all rushed to the scene to take a look at the dead baby.

Some residents and shop owners around the area rained curses on the mother of the baby for dumping such an innocent male child in the river after giving birth.

The baby was dumped along side the placenta.

Residents suspect that the baby must have been killed by the mother and dumped inside the river at night.

One of the residents, who declined to mention her name, said the baby must have been dumped into the river by a prostitute.

“Only a wicked woman, who lacks conscience will do such an act. The woman does not know the consequences of her action.

In a situation where some women are crying to God to bless them with a child, another one gave birth to such a handsome baby boy and dumped him inside the river. What a sad situation”, one of the residents lamented.

The incident caused traffic gridlock along the busy Ijigbo/Irona market road as residents, drivers, and okada riders stopped at the scene.

Policemen later got to the place and took the body of the baby away.

Education Ministry To Meet VCs , Admission Officers , Others Over Post- UTME

The Federal Ministry of Education will convene a meeting with vice -chancellors, admission officers , and other stakeholders to discuss processes for the post - Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME ).

Dr Folashade Yemi - Esan , the Permanent Secretary , Federal Ministry of Education made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) on Wednesday in Abuja . According to her , the meeting will hold next week.

The Minister of Education , Malam Adamu Adamu , had recently scrapped the post - UTME test “ As far as I am concerned , if the nation has confidence in what JAMB is doing , the universities should not be holding another examination.

“ If the universities have any complain against JAMB , let them bring it and then we address it .

“ But if JAMB is qualified enough to conduct tests and they have conducted test, then there will be no need to conduct another test for students to gain admission , ” Adamu had said .

According to Mrs Yemi - Esan, the minister had made a pronouncement which should be complied with .

“ The responsibility is now on us to give them guidelines and modalities on how to go about what the honourable minister has said .

“ There is no written directive but all the stakeholders were at that meeting where the minster said it openly.

“ There is going to be a meeting of the all the vice - chancellors and admission officers sometime next week to work our modalities , ” she said .

AAU Hostel Hall Week To Hold July 6th – 9th

After the meeting held today between the school hostel governors and SUG Vice President, to decide when School Hostel Hall Week is to commence.

They concluded that hall week will start first week of July 6th, 2016 to end July 9th, 2016.

More Updates Later…

© AAUXCLUSIVE

Wife beats lecturer husband to death over extra marital affairs

A lecturer in the Theatre Arts Department of the College of Education Oju in Benue state, Godwin Abuul, has been allegedly murdered by his wife, name withheld, in connivance with her siblings over alleged extra marital affairs.

Saturday Vanguard gathered that Abuul who went missing about two weeks ago in Gboko was killed by his murderers who also dumped his remains in River Katsina/Ala.

According to a family source who craved anonymity, the deceased two weeks ago went missing in Gboko after returning from Oju where he lectured at the state owned College of Education. Narrating the story he said, “Goddy used to lecture at the College of Education in Oju.

He travels weekly from here in Gboko to Oju to lecture after which he returns to Gboko to spend his weekend with his wife and two children.

“Unfortunately, two weeks ago he returned from Oju and said he was traveling to Katsina/Ala on a private visit, that was the last we heard of him.

“His disappearance was reported to the Police who since then have been combing the entire state in search of his whereabouts.

“Luckily, just two days ago, the cloth he wore the last day anybody saw him was found with a young man who was immediately arrested by the Police in Gboko.

“Upon interrogation the young man confessed to the Police how the missing lecturer was allegedly killed by his wife in connivance with her siblings.

“His confession triggered the arrest of several persons including the wife of the deceased and mother of his two children and all those mentioned in the saga, by the Police in Gboko, though the matter has been transferred to the Command Headquarters in Makurdi for further investigations.”

Continuing, the source said, “already his wife has confessed all she knew about the matter to the Police.

We learned that she alleged that her brothers beat her husband up because he was involved in extra marital affairs, but not with the intention to kill him.

“After killing him, they allegedly dumped his body in River Katsina/Ala and also went ahead to sell his Honda car to an innocent buyer for the sum of N650,000 and of that sum, the wife of the murdered lecturer was given the sum of N400, 000 as her share of the proceed.”

“As I speak with you, the Police and local divers are still combing River Katsina/Ala to locate the remains of the Goddy (the deceased) but we very much doubt if his remains would be seen because the fishes must have feasted on it.”

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Assistant Superintendent, ASP, Moses Yamu who confirmed the incident said he was yet to get full details of the matter.

Yamu said, “yes I know of the matter but I’m yet to get the full details of the matter from the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, because the suspects are yet to arrive Makurdi.

At this moment I cannot confirm that the wife of the deceased was behind his murder until the details are made available to me.”

Sales girl raped and killed in Shop In Delta

A sales girl, simply identified as “Yellow,” has been bludgeoned to death after she was raped. It was gathered that her assailants attacked her inside the building material store where she worked at Afiesere community, Ughelli, Delta State.

Her lifeless body was discovered at about 5p.m. on Tuesday, by her employer who came to the shop, following reports that the shop had not been opened for business all day, only to discover her lifeless body.

Giving detail of the incident, a resident of the community who gave his name as Efemena Omokaro, claimed the lifeless body of the victim was discovered naked and mutilated inside the inner room of the shop.

He said “From what we saw on the corpse, she was attacked and killed in the morning by someone close to her. But the manner in which she was attacked calls for concern as such a thing has never happened in this community.”

Confirming the incident, a senior police officer, who spoke in confidence, said police had commenced investigation, having been briefed by the employer of the victim and the land owner of the building where the shop is located.

Siasia names Mikel, Iheanacho, Iwobi in 35-man squad for 2016 Olympics

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has released a list of 35 players, as decided by head coach of the U-23 team, Samson Siasia, who will take part in the final training ahead of the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Brazil.

Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi and Watford striker, Odion Ighalo, make the cut.

Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi and Manchester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho are also included, despite speculation over their availability for the competition.
Siasia and his squad will have their training camp in Atlanta, USA, where Nigeria won the Olympic Gold 20 years ago.

The coach admits the choice is to “psychologically prepare my boys for victory in Brazil.”

A final list of 18 will be released before the team leaves for Brazil.

The Dream Team VI have been drawn to face Sweden, Colombia and Japan in the preliminary stage.

FULL LIST

Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa FC, South Africa)

Yusuf Bala (Kano Pillars)

Emmanuel Daniel (Enugu Rangers),

Taiwo Abdulrahman (Kwara United),

Ndubuisi Agu (FC Porto, Portugal),

Junior Ajayi (CS Sfaxien, Tunisia),

Stanley Amuzie (Olhanense FC, Portugal)

Taiwo Awoniyi (Frankfurt FC, Germany)

Okechukwu Azubuike (Yeni Malatyaspor, Turkey)

Etor Daniel (Enyimba FC)

Augustine Dimgba (Sunshine Stars)

William Ekong (Haugesund FC Norway)

Saturday Erimuya (Kayseri Erciyespor, Turkey)

Oghenekaro Etebo (CD Feirense FC, Portugal)

Imoh Ezekiel (Anderlecht, Belgium)

Saviour Godwin (Ostende, Belgium)

Odion Ighalo (Watford FC, England)

Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City, England)

Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England)

Emiloju Julius (MFM FC)

Kingsley Madu (AS Trencin, Slovakia)

John Mikel Obi (Chelsea FC England)

Musa Muhammed (Istanbul Basaksehir, Turkey)

Usman Muhammed (CF Uniao, Portugal)

Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk, Belgium),

Erhun Obanor (MFM FC)

Godfrey Oboabona (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey)

Kenneth Omeruo (Chelsea FC, England)

Sodiq Saliu (Seraing FC, Belgium),

Abdullahi Shehu (CF Uniao,
Portugal)

Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium)

Seth Sincere (Rhapsody FC)

Ndifreke Udo (Abia Warriors)

Aminu Umar (Osmalispor, Turkey)

Sadiq Umar (AS Roma, Italy)

Phone thief beaten, stripped naked in Ogun [PHOTO]

An irate crowd on Friday beat up and stripped a suspected phone thief naked in Ogun state.

The suspect, a notorious ‘pick pocket’ in the Enugada area of Abeokuta, the state capital, was caught red handed when he stole a phone in a hairdresser’s shop.

The hairdresser raised the alarm when the suspect took to his heels but a serious chase ensued and he was caught.

But for policemen from the Enugada Police station, the suspect would have been lynched by the mob who had beaten and stripped him.

Russia 2018: Eagles Get Tough Draw In Group Of Death

The Super Eagles were on Friday handed a nail- biting draw for the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying group as Nigeria will compete with Zambia , Algeria and bitter rivals, Cameroon .

Only one of these teams in Group B will qualify for the World Cup after facing each other twice at home and away.

The Algerian team, has among other stars Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City who emerged the best player in the English Premier League last season.

The tough draw no doubt was a result of Nigeria ’ s current football ranking which made the Eagles were placed in Pot 2 while seeded teams were in Pot 1 In this group the Eagles are third in terms of ranking .

Algeria are the number one on the continent and they are 32nd in world rankings while Cameroon are 9th in Africa and 58th in the world .

Zambia place 19 in Africa and 79 in the world . This is enough indication of how very tough the group is for Nigeria which currently have no substantive coach .

Group A of the qualifiers has DR Congo , Libya , Guinea, Tunisia, while Gabon , Morocco , Cote d ’ Ivoire and Mali are to compete in Group C .

Group D comprises Burkina Faso, South Africa , Cape Verde and Group E has Uganda, Congo , Egypt Ghana.

A minute silence was observed for late former Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, at the draw ceremony in Cairo .

“ It is a tough draw, but then I have always said that you have to beat the best to get to the World Cup .

Now we have the draw , we know how to prepare .

The preparation has to start right now and we must make good use of every single day leading to the kick – off of the series , ” NFF president Amaju Pinnick said .

Missing Abuja businesswoman fear killed as friends allege cover up

Friends of missing Abuja-based businesswoman, Charity Eiyadogbon, say they believe she might have been killed shortly after she was abducted on May 11, 2016.

Forty-four-year-old Charity, who is said to be separated from her husband, David, vanished without a trace, without informing anyone of any trip even though a curious message was found on her Facebook wall saying she was going on a road trip.

Her friends who believe she might have been forced to write this on Facebook to make it look as if she indeed travelled, said unpacked luggage in her apartment and a full pot of soup in her kitchen showed that she did not plan to go anywhere.

It was learnt that Charity, who got married in 1988 at the age of 16, had been separated from her husband, David, for about two years, while her children live with their father.

The police said David had been invited over the whereabouts of his ex-wife, but did not reveal if he is seen as a suspect.

A US-based lawyer, Mr. Emeka Ugwuonye, who has taken up the campaign for the search of the mother of three and popularly called Deepdeal-Chacha-Dehammer, said in a statement that some people had been arrested over the case, but feared the police were arresting people for all the wrong reasons.

Shocking confession: I police in the day and rob at night – Anti-robbery policeman

In a series of shocking revelations, an armed robbery suspect, Chris Oboko, a corporal attached to the C4I unit of the Nigeria Police in Rivers State, has told investigators how an informant “lured” him into a gang of car snatchers.

Thirty five-year-old Oboko, who has now been dismissed from the force, was recently arrested in Port Harcourt, during a mop-up of criminal elements responsible for incessant robberies and carjacking in the state by the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team.

For him, the lure of armed robbery loot was something he could not simply resist.

According to him, the turning point for him was when he encountered two members of a robbery and kidnapping gang, who were in the process of selling the cars they got from one of their victims.

Investigators in the case said Oboko’s arrest seems to validate the shade of opinion that ‘bad eggs’ in the force are responsible for the bad conduct of some policemen.

Oboko, who joined the force in 2003 said he was living at the police barracks on Iche Street, Borokiri, Port Harcourt, while ‘moonlighting’ as a robber.

It that was learnt that he first served at the Boroki Police Division, before being transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad. He told journalists that he became a member of the C4I unit after that.

But in 2015, Oboko decided to join the ranks of the men of the underworld whom he had sworn to protect the society against.

NKEKI:Rescued Chibok Girl Yet To Reunite With Family

Exactly 39 days after she met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja after been rescued from the Boko Haram sect , the family of Amina Ali Nkeki and the Bring Back Our Girls ( BBOG ) movement have decried their inability to see Amina after meeting with the president .

Nkeki was one of the kidnapped 276 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok , Borno State in 2014 by the Boko Haram sect.

While the family alleged that it had not been able to see Amina after the meeting with the president , the BBOG urged the Federal Government to provide news concerning the whereabouts of the rescued girl .

It would be recalled that hunters had found Amina on May 17 wandering on the fringes of Sambisa Forest with her four-month- old baby ( Safiyah ) alongside the father of her child, Mohammed Hayyatu , a Boko Haram fighter who helped her escape .

Though President Buhari who said during the meeting that he would put her ( Amina ) back in school , the family in an interview with an online news portal , Associated Press ( AP ) , claimed they were yet to see her since the historic visit to Aso Rock.

Aisha Buhari Blows Hot, Writes Warning Letter to Gov. Fayose

Following the drama stirred by Governor Ayodele Fayose’s comments dragging Aisha Buhari through the mud, the President’s wife has written to the governor.

Following the drama stirred by Governor Ayodele Fayose’s comments dragging Aisha Buhari through the mud, the President’s wife has written to the governor.

Aisha Buhari, the Wife of the President, has, on Wednesday, demanded a full retraction of a widely-circulated material distributed by Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, in which he claimed to have uncovered how Mrs. Buhari was allegedly mentioned as having transferred funds to a convicted former U.S. lawmaker, Williams Jefferson.

In a warning letter dispatched through her legal representatives, Mrs. Buhari said Mr. Fayose’s action was directly responsible for the publication of the “very wild and unfounded” allegations in the media.

Through the letter, titled: “Demand for unqualified retraction of the false statement published by you in various media on the 20th of June, 2016, and subsequent dates regarding our client, Her Excellency, Mrs. Aisha Buhari the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR,” the president’s wife gave Mr. Fayose five working days to retract the statement or face legal action.

“Our client has referred to us statement made by you and published on the 20th of June, 2016 (and other subsequent days) concerning and pertaining to her person for necessary action.

“The said statement which was caused by you and your agents to be widely circulated and published in various media platforms: print, electronic and online such as PREMIUM TIMES www.premiumtimesng.com on 20th of June, 2016, contains very wild, unfounded and false allegations and imputations against the person of our client.

“Specifically, in the said statement credited to you and signed by your Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, you, inter alia, false stated as follows:

“Even the president cannot claim to be an angel. The estate he built in Abuja is known to us. His wife was indicted over the Halliburton Scandal (sic). When that American, Jeferson, was being sentenced, the President’s wife was mentioned as having wired $170,000 to Jefferson. Her name was on page 25 of the sentencing of Jefferson. We can serialise the judgement for people to see and read,” Ismaila Alasa and Mary Ekpene, who signed the letter on behalf of the law firm, said.

“Take notice that unless you and your agents meet our humble demands within 5 (five) working days of the receipt of this letter, we shall take all necessary steps within the contemplation of the law to seek redress for our client.”

Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, could not immediately confirm or deny if Mary Ekpere & Co. is indeed the solicitors to Mr. Buhari.

Mr. Fayose had on Monday evening distributed a statement which contained excerpts of court documents sourced from the United States Department of Justice Website.

In the statement, Mr. Fayose said Mrs. Buhari was an accomplice in the bribery scandal that landed Mr. Jefferson in jail, saying he added the link as a proof.

Although an Aisha Buhari was mentioned in the case files, those who investigated the matter have, however, said that Aisha Buhari is an impostor and not the wife of Mr. Buhari.

Two former chairman of Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, have come out within the past two days say Mrs. Buhari had no connection with the Jefferson bribery scandal.