Man to spend 9 months in prison for stealing wheelbarrow

A 21-year-old man, Femi James, a casual labourer, has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment by an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Lagos, for allegedly stealing a wheelbarrow valued at N15, 000.

Magistrate Olatunbosun Abolarinwa who handed the sentenced to the accused, said he was sentenced to three months for conspiracy and six months for stealing.

"You are hereby sentenced to a total of nine months in prison and the sentence will run consecutively."

The prosecuting officer, Corporal Cyriacus Osuji, told the court that James had stolen the wheelbarrow, belonging to one Augustine Chukwu, on May 26, at Oyingbo Bus Stop in the state.

James pleaded guilty to the charges leveled against him but Magistrate Abolarinwa would not take his plea.

Indian father chains 19-yr-old daughter so she does not elope with lover

An Indian man has been arrested by the Naswadi police in Gujarat’s tribal-dominated Chhota Udepur district, for chaining his 19-year-old daughter so as to prevent her from eloping with her lover, after she refused to go to the family of the man with whom she was married by her relatives.

The father of the girl, Vasantbhai Rathwa from Simol village, was arrested and booked him under section 342 of the Indian penal Code (IPC) for wrongful confinement.

Rathwa's crime against his daughter came to the fore when it was discovered that he used iron chains to bound his daughter's legs inside their hut after she was married off to a man she did not love and she refused to move to the man's house.

The Naswadi police said that the girl’s father and relatives had arranged her marriage to a person in Talsar village not far from their own village and she was actually married off to the man against her wishes because she had a man she loved.

The girl, however, refused to acknowledge the marriage as she was already in love with another person and instead stayed back at her father’s place where she managed to run away with the lover.

The police said it a statement:

"The girl’s relatives started searching for her and soon found her out from a nearby village. She was brought back but not let to go out. The girl’s mother is no more, so her father decided to confine her in such a way that she does not succeed in again eloping with her lover.

So on Monday, her father locked her legs using an iron chain in such a way that she could not move." 

In India: Gay men forced to sleep with mother, lesbians raped by brothers

In what is popularly called corrective rape rituals in some remote villages in India, men who are gay are being forced to sleep with their mothers while lesbians are raped by their brothers to cure them of their perceived anomaly.

The strange phenomenon, though gathering wide acceptance, has been condemned by members of the The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT), community worldwide.

According to a gay rights group in that country where homosexuality is strongly frowned upon, a gay man was forced to have sex with his mother so that he can be 'cured'.

"The ‘corrective rapes' are carried out by the victim’s own family members in a desperate bid for ‘straight’ children.

The parents will arrange the rape and handpick a relative to carry out the heinous act.

In one shocking case, there are reports of family members in Bangalore forcing a gay boy to have sex with his mother to ‘cure‘ him.

In another incident, a young lesbian was raped by her cousin, while there are reports that sometimes victims’ own brothers are used to carry out the ‘corrective rape.’

If it is found out that she is in a relationship with another girl, elders in the family believe having sex with the ‘would-be’, even if it’s forcibly, will cure her.

The horrific crimes are so traumatising for their victims and they often go unreported."

In many cases in southern India, a girl may have been promised to one of her cousins at birth so it is her betrothed that is brought in to carry out the ‘corrective rape.’

Teenage Girl Dies While Aborting 5-Month Pregnancy

A 15-year-old Nigerian girl died when her lover “helped” her to abort the 5-month pregnancy.
According to Vanguard, Sodiq Sulaimon on June 4 appeared before Ikeja High Court over the charge of manslaughter.
The suspect is accused of “procuring abortion for her”. The man, however, pleaded not guilty.
The case was reported to the police by one Femi Adegboyega who said that the 20-year-old father of the baby had given his niece drugs to abort pregnancy.
A witness, Sergeant Elizabeth Osikanlu, said that the defendant initially did not deny having sexual relationships with the teenager sometime in October 2012 and giving her two tablets to prevent pregnancy.
In another part of the country a born child was sold by his own father for N350,000. The upcoming Nollywood actor, who committed the crime, made a chilling confession:
“Initially, I wanted to use my son as a collateral to get a loan but Emmanuel said that outright sale will be the best.”

Lead Poisoning Kills 28

About 28 people, mostly children have been reportedly dead from lead poisoning in some villages in Rafi L.G.A. of Niger State.
The Minster of State for Health, Fidelis Nwankwo on Wednesday,said the deceased were among the total of 65 cases recorded in the state.
The fresh cases of lead poisoning were recorded in Kawo and Magiro villages of Rafi local government area of the state.
Nwankwo, who spoke to newsmen in Abuja, warned residents of the area to avoid eating from affected cows and goats.
The Minister explained that a breakdown of figure showed that 28 deaths, in addition to cows and goats were affected
He said the Federal Ministry of Health in coordination with the Ministry of mines and Steal Development jointly raised a technical team of eight persons who visited Niger State on a scoping mission, to verify the occurrence of the reported outbreak.
On the findings, he explained that: “Lead Poisoning was confirmed and it is confirmed that most of the people affected are children below the age of five years.
“The affected children were found to have high serum levels of between 171.5 to 224pb/dl (normal is less than 10pb/dl). That means, 17 to 22 times higher than the accepted limits as established by the World Health Organisation.
“The rapid assessment by the NCDC revealed that as at 12th May, 65 cases and 28 deaths had occurred giving case fatality rate of 43 per cent. All the 28 cases were in children below the age of five and female 17 female than male 11.
“Additionally, the finding revealed that a serious impact on our livestock with cows, goats and chickens most affected.
“The devastating impact of this outbreak is associated with new mining sites which were found to contain more leaded ores which are often brought home for crushing and processing.”
Nwankwo said his ministry has since embarked on advocacy meetings with community leaders and youth groups to enlist their understanding.
The health ministry, has also commenced non specific, palliative treatment of the sick children in Kagara Hospital, sharing with communities and miners health and mining safety precautions through health talks and film shows in the local languages.


In Zamfara state, at least 734 children below the age of five, out of 5,395 died from lead poisoning between 2010 and March 2013.

Mad Woman Gives Birth To Twin

A mentally deranged woman in Delta state has given birth to twins in public.

The said lunatic who was known for begging on the streets and sleeping at any available shelter within the community was said to have given birth to a set of boys at Eku junction in Ethiope East Local government area of Delta state.

According to Vanguard, Beatrice Ejeta, a staff of Shepherd Care International Orphanage home, said she and other women who owned shops around the area helped the lunatic in the delivery process.

Ejeta said she first had reservations about helping the lunatic for fear of attack but obliged when she saw that the lunatic was willing to cooperate.

A similar case occurred in Ogun state where this woman was said to have given birth to a baby girl

At the time of writing this report, no one in the community had claimed responsibility for her pregnancy but the babies have been taken to the Eku Baptist Government hospital for medical attention.

This is not the first time a lunatic will be giving birth to children in public, two months ago, PM News reported a similar incident in Ogun state where a lunatic gave birth to a baby girl in Shodipo Estate, Agbara

Cultism: Four Government Officials Napped

Officials of the Edo State Police command have arrested 11 people including four state government officials suspected to be leaders of different cult groups in the state.

The arrests were made barely 24 hours after the Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, deployed a special squad to the state to tackle the increased cases of cultism, kidnapping, robbery and other related crimes.
The police team led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad, (FEDSARS), Chris Ezike, stormed the hideout of the cultists few hours after arriving Benin City.
After hours of raiding the city, police successfully arrested leaders of various confraternities for alleged complicity and murder of 10 Nigerians in the last one month in the state.
The arrested cult leaders were taken in on suspicion of conspiratorial involvement in the alleged murder of a 55-year-old man, Ojo Ayeadu, at old Benin-Auchi Road.  It was learnt that nine other persons were also killed at different locations in Benin metropolis and its environs.
One of the state government officials, who spoke with vanguard on condition of anonymity, said: “Those arrested, from what we gathered, are junior workers of the War Against Indiscipline. The state governor does not condone cultism, which explains why when one of his bodyguards was accused of being involved in cultism, he ordered his arrest, which was done immediately.”
The state police command spokesman, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, who spoke on the phone said: “Yes, a good number of arrests has been made, irrespective of their status.  The figures are still coming in.  The thrust of the IG is yielding positive results.”
The state’s officials arrested comprised Engr. David Olukoga, 46, who is the Chairman, Edo State Committee on War Against Indiscipline and  Senior Special Assistant on Youth Enhancement to the state governor, Osunde Aigbedo, 48, Executive Director, Special Duties, Government House, Dr. Salako Adebowale, 43, staff of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin city, Ernest Amadasun, 49, the Managing Director, Pohien investments and National Coordinator, Human Assistant Initiative and Adebo Ejuaoje, 46, of the Ministry of Education, Science and Tech Vocational, Iyaro, Benin City.
Sources close to the state police command confirmed that the other suspects arrested includes; Isabor Larry, 34, staff of Edo State House of Assembly; Totti Omonuwa, 42, of No. 97, Igun Street, Benin-City, Ahunwan-ID Orlando, 39, of No. 2, Ighodalo Street, Benin-City; Josuah Ehiabhi, 36, of No. 11, Upper Mission Road, off Ewa Raod, Benin-City, Felix Evbodi, 46, of No. 12, Aibelegbe Street, Benin-City and Uche Chukwuka, 36, the Private Secretary to the Chairman, Committee on Environment, Ministry of Environment, Edo State.
The suspected cultists are alleged to be members of the Eiye, Black Axe, Buccaneers, Aiye and Jurist confraternities. The suspects have denied being members of the cultist groups.
It was gathered that the suspects were highly influential in the cult war that has currently engulfed the state.
Following this successful raid, IGP Arase, has dispatched anti-robbery patrols to identified black spots along Isua – Ibillo Road, Ibillo –Lakpese – Okene roads.
Edo State has been marred with cult activities in recent times. The major opponents have been the Eiye, Black Axe, and Maphite groups.
At the end of April, 2015, the three major cult groups were involved in a bloody clash that claimed the lives of  no fewer than 12 people in different locations in Benin City, the state capital.

3 Kids Found Dead In A Well

What can be regarded as an unfortunate incident occurred on Tuesday, May 12 in Bauchi when the dead bodies of three kids were recovered in a well.
In a report published by Leadership, it was gathered that one Alkassim Abdullahi is the father of the three children who got drowned in a well at Tudun Salmanu area of Bauchi metropolis.
Speaking with newsmen, Bauchi State Police Command’s spokesman, Haruna Muhammed, said the bodies of Abdullahi’s children, aged between two and three years, were discovered in a well dug in an uncompleted building in the neighbourhood.
DSP Muhammed said the remains of the children were deposited in the mortuary of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) in Bauchi for post-mortem examination to be conducted on them.
He said; “On May 12, 2015, at about 13:00hrs,one Abdallah Alkassim, male and 3 years, Huzaifa Alkassim male and 2 years, and Hauwa Alkassim female and 2 years, all children of one Alkassim Abdullahi, male, of behind Danga security office, Tudun Salmanu, Bauchi, got drowned in a well inside an uncompleted building at the neighbourhood.
“Scene was visited by police detectives attached to Tafawa Balewa Housing Estate Division and victims rushed to ATBU Teaching Hospital, Bauchi and were all certified dead by a medical doctor,” the police spokesman, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), stated.

Meanwhile, a policeman in Tura, a suburb of Bauchi state, has shot and killed his lover over a rumoured relationship she was having with his best friend.

How Former Governor Was Ejected From His Mansion

A former Governor of Old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo has been ejected from a mansion where he lives in Maitama, Abuja over his refusal to pay rent. 

Chief Jim Nwobodo

According to This Day, an Abuja High Court ordered Nwobodo to relinquish the property to the owner, Adin-Miles International Limited. Nwobodo has reportedly not paid his rent and has also refused to vacate the building.
The property that is the subject of dispute is a six-bedroom mansion with a one-bedroom guest chalet and a two-room boys’ quarters, situated at 24 Ona Crescent, Plot 768 Cadastral Zone A5, Maitama, Abuja. The court order was given by Justice S. B. Belgore.
The owner of the property hired a lawyer,  Obinna Ajoku , to evict him from the building  when Nwobo refused to pay the rent in question. When all entreaties to Nwobodo failed, Ajoku filed a case against him at the Abuja High Court.
The property owner claimed four reliefs against Nwobodo, which includes that he should deliver vacant possession of the property, he was also ordered to pay N11 million as rent  and N3 million to renovate the premises.
Nwobodo then filed a counter claim, arguing that while the property was offered for sale, he had expressed his intention to  buy it, but did not make any payment because according to him, the plaintiff, Adin-Miles, induced his landlord to sell the property to them, which was what eventually happened.
Meanwhile, President Jonathan yesterday approved the appointment of Justice Amiru Sanusi as a justice of the Supreme Court.

Torture At NYSC Camp

A Corp Member Bunmi Adeyera with the State Code: NS/15A/0134 and Call-up no: NYSC/NIJ/2015/061287 who is currently in Nasarawa state Orientation Camp yesterday almost died at the camp due to extreme torture by security operatives.

Bunmi Adeyera

According to an eye witness who pleaded anonymity, “Bunmi is sick and today locked-up in the guard room for hours until he collapsed and became unconscious in the Guard room”.
Naij.com put a call through to Bunmi Adeyera who confirmed the incident.
Read excerpts below:
“To all my fellow NYSC corp members around Nigeria, today, I witnessed how one of my colleagues, Adeyera Olubunmi (State code: NS/15A/0134)(Call-up no.: NYSC/NIJ/2015/061287) almost died due to maltreatment in Nasarawa state NYSC camp by security officials.
What happened this morning was that Bunmi Adeyera who is also Platoon 4 leader and was obviously sick went to the Camp clinic to collect some drugs to combat his ailment and was approaching the camp market to get food (since food was no longer available in the camp kitchen) in order to use his drugs when he was stopped by security operatives (Nigerian Police force and Man’O War) and was asked to go back into the camp hall for lectures.

He tried explaining to them that he was sick and needed to take his drugs but they did not listen to him, rather he was told to start ‘frog-jumping’.Bunmi quietly explained to them that he might not be able to ‘frog-jump’ because of his health status.
The next thing I saw was that the security operatives (who were obviously Hausas, because they communicated fluently in Hausa language) told asked him if he was Hausa or Yoruba. When he told them he was Yoruba and he hails from Lagos state, they seized his NYSC identification tag and marched him straight to the ‘Guard room’ allegations of ‘being stubborn’ without giving him any chance of speaking in his own defense.
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This place called Guard room is a bathroom located at the entrance gate of the Nasarawa Camp where soldiers urinate at all time and with no cross-ventilation.
We all watched them take the poor sick Corp member to the Guard Room, and was detained there going to three hours. The next thing I saw was people from the camp medical unit running towards the gate with stretcher in their hands.
Behold Bunmi had collapsed and fainted in the so-called guard room.
Even while the Red Cross team was trying to rescue the situation, the soldiers sent them back saying that all was pretence and that when he wakes up, he will return to the guard room.
The doctors battled for his life for about an hour before Bunmi Adeyera became conscious again and was later stabilized.
Every Corp member on Camp including NYSC officials know Bunmi to be easy-going, obedient and friend to all which is more reason he emerged the leader of Platoon 4.
The population of those who went to the clinic to check on him is one that I have never seen on camp although they wouldn’t allow us take pictures of this ugly incidence.
But my question is this why is it that we Corp members who have in good faith and humility come to serve our father land are being maltreated even to the extent of someone fainting. This should not continue.” All these security agents should be careful in performing their duties and should remember that the pen is powerful than the sword…
Bunmi Adeyera is a graduate of mass communication from The Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba Lagos State. All attempts to reach the Nasarawa state co-ordinator, Mrs. C.I Uba, proved abortive.

The Oldest Man In The World

Mahashta Mûrasi , the only man confirmed to have lived longest since the history of mankind, says that death has forgotten him.
The Indian, whom Guinness World Records recognises as the oldest man in the world lamented that his grandchildren had been dead for years and asked to know why death has eluded him despite his disturbing figure and looks.
Born in Bangalore on January 6, 1835, Murasi lived in Varanasi, where he worked until 1957 and retired at the age of 122 years.

He said: “My grandchildren have died there a few years. In a way, death has forgotten me. And now I have lost all hope to die“.WorldNewsDailyReport.com confirmed that all official documents to identify this man and support the claims are available.

Lekki Robbery Attack: Police Arrest Four Suspects

Four of the suspects involved in the deadly robbery have been arrested by the police.

March 12, 2015 was a day not to be forgotten in Lagos state as armed men dressed in army uniform stormed the First City Monument Bank in Lekki, killing police officers and innocent citizens.
Reports has it that the suspects were arrested in Delta, Ogun, Lagos, Ondo and Osun states following a full-scale investigation propelled by the police immediately after the incident.
The police recovered two iPhones stolen from the scene of the robbery from the suspects. Police say investigation is still ongoing.

Recall that the governor of Lagos state Babatunde Fashola had faulted the President Goodluck Jonathan for the robbery success saying over 2,123 police officers that would have helped to quell the incident were all deployed to protect the President.
Few weeks after the incident, dare devil armed robbers attacked five banks in the ancient city of Owo, capital of Owo local government area of Ondo state, and killed six people including a bank manager and his assistant.

Brain-dead Woman Delivers Baby Boy

Doctors in Nebraska prolonged the life of a brain-dead woman so she could deliver a bouncing baby boy.

22-year-old Karla Perez and her partner wanted a baby, but at week 22 of her pregnancy, the young woman suffered a bleeding in the brain that left her brain dead.
Karla’s family and the medical staff at Methodist Health System in Nebraska faced an extremely difficult task: how to keep the woman alive so that the baby could develop and be delivered.

Berta Jimenez holds her grandson, Angel. Credits: Washington Post

According to Washington Post, the last time a brain-dead woman in the United States delivered a baby was in 1999.
A team of more than 100 nurses and doctors were caring for Perez and her family, who spent days and nights at her bedside.
“You can’t be a part of this team without being affected emotionally.
“Her family’s resiliency throughout this whole thing, with her grim prognosis and the reality of her situation — they never stopped hoping, and they never stopped praying,”  Somey-Shely said.
Doctors performed a miracle as they managed to keep Perez alive for 54 days, and on April 4, doctors delivered a healthy baby boy via Caesarean section. The woman’s relatives decided to give the child a symbolic name – Angel.

Speaking about the successful operation, Todd Lovgren, a doctor at Methodist Women’s Hospital Perinatal Center, said:
“At 22 weeks, the baby can’t survive outside the uterus or outside of the womb, so if we were going to try and give baby Angel any chance of survival, we would have to try and prolong Karla’s pregnancy for as long as possible.
“Karla’s family asked us to try and prolong Karla’s life and try to maintain her as long as possible for Angel’s benefit.”
“Pregnancy was so important to her and her partner that she chose to go off all these medicines while trying. They were very excited to have this baby.”
Meanwhile, the medical staff at the hospital confessed that they had never witnessed a case like this before. According to the literature search they conducted, there have only been 33 documented cases since 1982 of brain-dead women kept alive until they delivered babies.

Perez donated her liver, kidneys and heart.

Newborn baby was stable after his birth. Angel was in an incubator and eating through a feeding tube.

70-Year-Old Woman Arrested For Kidnap

A 70-Year-Old woman has been arrested by Kwara State Police Command for the kidnap of a 3-Year-Old girl, Fathia Mustapha.
Vanguard reports, Mustapha was declared missing on March 25, 2015, by her parents who live at old Shao Garage, Ilorin.
A relative of the girl’s mother, Mrs. Maryam Abdulganiyu, said the girl was found in a worship place, popularly called Ori-Oke at Basin area of Ilorin.
The victim’s father was said to have approached a cleric at Ori-Oke. While the search for the girl was going on, her grandfather, Mallam Isa, went to the same Ori-Oke to worship and saw the old woman with the missing girl. The man raised the alarm and alerted the man of God in charge of the centre that he had seen his missing grandchild with an unknown woman.
Zenab insisted that the victim was her grandchild, but later confessed that she had found her wandering in a lonely place. The old woman was reportedly using the little girl for begging in the metropolis.
Refusing to release the girl, the old woman and Mustapha’s relatives started arguing. After that the matter was reported to the police at Basin Divisional Police Station, Ilorin.
Police detained the two persons laying claim to the child and another suspect, while investigation into the matter was still ongoing.
Ajayi Okasanmi, the command’s public relations officer, confirmed Zenab’s arrest on Sunday, May 10, The Punch reports.
He said: “The suspect is still with us. The girl has been released to her parents.”
Meanwile, relatives of the victim asked the police to probe the suspect thoroughly, saying the girl appeared to be psychologically imbalanced and could hardly remember her name.

Ondo Mysterious Disease Finally Eradicated

The mysterious disease that claimed the lives in Ode Irele L.G.A, Ondo State has finally been eradicated from the community.
It would be recalled that the unknown disease which broke out last month has killed 23 people in the area while some others are still in the hospital receiving medical treatment.
Medical practitioners traced the incidents to consumption of methanol poison, Leadership reports.
Speaking with journalists in Akure, the state capital at the weekend, Dr Dayo Adeyanju, the state commissioner for Health, attributed the success in containing the disease to the proactiveness of the state Ministry of Health, the National Agency for Food Administration, Drugs and Control and other stakeholders.
“For the past 14 days, we have not recorded a single case of methanol poison in this state, we have sensitised the people of Ode Irele on the consumption of the local gin, ogogoro, pending the outcome of the ongoing investigation.
“I want to authoritatively tell the whole world today that the Ode Irele outbreak has completely come to an end,” Adeyanju said.
According to the commissioner, there were 33 people afflicted with the strange disease, 23 lost their lives while 10 were still alive and currently receiving treatment at the hospitals in the state.
Adeyanju reiterated that the consumption of ogogoro led to the outbreak of the disease. Therefore, the state government made the decision to ban the consumption of the local gin.
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Speaker Abandons Accident Victims

The Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Suraj Adekunbi has denied abandoning an accident victims along the Owode-Siun-Abeokuta expressway.


UPDATED On May 11, 2015
Commenting on the horrible accident, the lawmaker said that he was not in any vehicle in his convoy when it drove past an accident scene without offering help.
“I am a Rotarian and I know the importance of rendering assistance. I was not in the convoy when the accident occurred. My convoy drove past the area, and I was not in the convoy, but in another vehicle with some of my colleagues in the assembly.”
However, Adekunbi, further admitted driving by the scene of the car accident.
“As at the time I passed through the scene with my colleagues which include Honourable Tola Banjo, the Deputy Speaker, and Honourable Olayiwola Ojodu, we did not observe any accident. I was in Lagos when I heard of the accident,”  he said.

A horrible car accident claimed three lives and injured 10 others. Credits: Premium Times

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INITIAL REPORT published on May 10,2015
The accident, that happened on Saturday, May 9, claimed three lives and injured 10 others, Premium Times reports.
The crash occurred at Onipepeye village, along the Owode-Siun-Abeokuta dual carriageway, and involved two commercial vehicles, a white Nissan Premiere and a green Space wagon.
One lucky survivor said that the Nissan was heading to Sagamu from Abeokuta when the driver suddenly lost control and swerved to the other side of the dual carriageway. It then had a head-on collision with the oncoming Space wagon, heading to Abeokuta from Lagos.
The impact of the crash was disastrous as the two cars were allegedly speeding. Three people, including a toddler, died on the spot, while other passengers suffered various injuries.
Accident victims and onlookers said that Adekunbi got to the crash scene in his official car barely minutes after the accident happened. But to everyone’s surprise, he drove past the scene even while bodies lay on the ground and injured victims were screaming with pain.

Suraj Adekunbi, the speaker of the Ogun state House of Assembly

The speaker was in a convoy of his official cars, reportedly heading towards Lagos.
Witnesses were shocked with the fact that Adekunbi failed to show any compassion and help the victims. According to them, the speaker looked at the accident scene through his car window and then ordered his driver to drive on.
The speaker’s action provoked indignation among witnesses, who could not suppress their anger and rained abuse on him as his car drove away.
A team of Ogun State Traffic and Compliance Control officers arrived at the scene and took the victims to hospital.

Assemblies Of God Pastor, Daughter Charged For Murder

An Assemblies of God pastor, popularly known as 'Esom Jehovah' and his daughter from Ngor Okpala Council Area of Imo State have been accused of murdering a Nurse, Calista Nzubechukwu from Enugu State over a phone battery.
According to Daily Sun, the cleric popularly known as ‘Esom Jehovah’ and the presiding pastor of Assemblies of God Church, Umuohiagu III, Umuanyamele village, had engaged with the deceased in a quarrel before his daughter known as “The Pee” stabbed the young woman to death.
According to an eyewitness, Calista, who was from Okpanku community in Aninri area of Enugu state, had accused the pastor’s daughter of stealing her battery and charger.
The man of God reacted angrily to the allega­tion against his daughter. He mercilessly beat up de­ceased before his daughter went, took a kitchen knife and stuck it deep into Calista’s back.
Speaking about the incident, Umuchoko Umuohiagu, a co-tenant to the pastor and medical doctor in charge of Graceland Hospital, said that Callista died immediately. She was rushed to Holy Rosary Hospital, Emekuku in Owerri North LGA of the state where she was confirmed dead and deposited in the hospital morgue.
The medical doctor who revealed that the deceased was undergoing training in his clinic said that he was not at the scene when the tragic incident happened. However, he recalled that he met the deceased in a pool of her blood about 2:30 pm that fateful day on return to the hospital fol­lowing a call from other nurses who witnessed the tragedy.

Leadership reports, the pastor and his family hail from Ohubaa in Ohaji/Egbema LGA of the state. They are presently held at Umuneke Ngor Divisional Police Station alongside another colleague of the pastor who wanted to help him to escape.

Fresh attack erupts In Plateau State

Fresh attack in Plateau State has claimed the lives of dozens of people in Barkinladi Local Government Area.

Fulani herdsmen are usually blamed for the escalating violence in Plateau

A witnesses, Mrs. Ngovou, who spoke to Premium Times, said the attack which occurred on Sunday night, May 3, spanned through Monday.

She said: “As I speak with you, the attackers are still killing people. “Three of my brothers and my kid sister were killed. My mother survived because she was awa​y​. Several of my neighbors were killed.

“Security operatives who came to intervene are compounding the situation. They are not allowing our people leave the villages. Even our neighboring villages that the incident has not affected, no one is allowed to leave.” she added.

Confirming the attack on Barkinlad​i​ Local Government Area, Mr ​Emmanule ​Abuh, the spokesperson for the Plateau state Police Command, said the security agencies were trying to bring the situation under control.

Plateau state which is known for experiencing cycles of ethno-religious conflicts is renown for violence clashes.

The killings are blamed on Hausa-Fulani Muslim herdsmen when the victims are Christian Barome farmers and vice versa when the victims are Fulani.

FUEL SCARCITY: Civil Defence Raids Black Market Sellers

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has begun arrest of illegal oil marketers in the wake of the lingering fuel scarcity in the country.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Corps Public Relations Officer (PRO), Emmanuel Okeh, on Friday, May 1 in Abuja.

He said that the Commandant-General of the Corps, Dr. Ade Abolurin, has directed the corps Anti-Vandal Squad to start the raid and arrest of all illegal oil dealers and black marketers in line with the NSCDC's mandate.

"The Controller-General has directed that all miscreants and those involved in hoarding of the product thereby causing artificial scarcity in order to sell at exorbitant prices should be arrested and prosecuted accordingly," the statement said.

He said that the exercise was aimed at ensuring sanity and availability of the product at all filling stations.

Okeh said that the corps’ Anti-Vandal Squads have since commenced raiding of the illegal hide-outs of those involved in hoarding and diversion of the product and expressed optimism that things would soon return to normal.

He also decried the activities of vandals on the nation's pipelines and urged host communities to cooperate and report any of those involved in this nefarious activities to the agency.

"The only way to overcome the menace of vandalism is when the community members and stakeholders come together to build synergy, cooperate and partner by sharing information and intelligence in order to clamp down on vandals and those involved in the illegal activity," he said.

He said that the commandant-general has also been meeting with officials of the Ministry of Power and power investors with a view to finding a lasting solution to vandalism of facilities.

Okeh reiterated the commitment of the NSCDC to the protection of the nation's critical infrastructure, to ensure optimum performance. 

Ijaw Youths, OPC Clash In Arepo Over Pipeline Pregnant Woman Others Killed

A clash between members of the Oodua People’s Congress and some alleged pipeline vandals in Arepo, Obafemi Owodi area of Ogun State on Wednesday claimed the lives of a pregnant woman and a pedestrian.

The pregnant woman identified as Mrs Damilola Fajan and another pedestrian were said to have been killed in the heat of the clash.

The incident which occurred at about 3pm at Unity Estate saw a pedestrian hit by bullet in the leg and was rushed to the hospital.

It was gathered that the clash started on Monday was said to be between some Ijaw youths and OPC members employed by the Federal Government to protect pipelines.

The clash however assumed a new dimension on Wednesday as heavy exchange of gunshots was heard leading to residents running indoors for safety.

AS a result of the clash, a pregnant woman who was in a vehicle was hit by the bullet and she died at the spot.

It was further learnt that the second victim, an unidentified man was hit by a bullet from the clash while walking by the roadside, and did not survive as well.

While confirming the incident, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said gunshots were heard but nobody knows exactly who fired the shots.

Adejobi further disclosed that the corpse of the pregnant woman had been deposited in a morgue.

“Bullet hit the pregnant woman in the neck and she died,” he said.