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Police arrest three teenagers for killing motorcyclist in Ogun

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Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three young men for allegedly killing a commercial motorcyclist, one Bashiru Umaru and stealing his motorcycle in Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area of the state.

The teenagers, Sodiq Awokoya, 18; Odunayo Samson, 18; and Jimoh Rilwan, 17; were arrested while attempting to sell the motorcycle.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this in a statement on Thursday .

Oyeyemi added that the suspects were arrested last week Friday at Tollgate Area of Ogere where they had gone to sell the deceased motorcycle.

The PPRO said, “The buyer, who demanded for the documents of the motorcycle before he can buy it became suspicious when the three suspects were giving conflicting accounts of how they came about the motorcycle.

“The buyer there and then secretly informed the police in Ogere Divisional Headquarters, consequent upon which the DPO Ogere Division, CSP Abiodun Ayinde led his men to the scene and got the three suspects apprehended.

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“On interrogation, they informed the police that the motorcycle was stolen from Iperu Remo, and they were subsequently handed over to police in Iperu Division.

“Coincidentally, the suspects were brought in from Ogere at the same time the relatives of the deceased came to lodge complaint about their missing person.

“On sighting the motorcycle, the relatives of the deceased quickly identified it and informed the police that the motorcycle brought with the suspects belongs to their missing brother.

“Upon the information, the policemen intensified their investigation into the case and the suspects later confirmed that they actually snatched the motorcycle, adding that the owner is being tied to a tree in a bush.

“In order to rescue the victim, the policemen quickly led the suspects to the bush, but surprisingly, they had hacked him to death before taking away the motorcycle.

“Further investigation revealed that Odunayo was the person who called the deceased to take him to Iperu. Unknown to the motorcyclist, Odunayo had already informed Sodiq Awokoya to wait in a bush along Ona Eri Area of Iperu with cutlass and other dangerous weapons.

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”On getting to the point, Odunayo ordered the deceased to stop because he had gotten to his destination.

“While the deceased was waiting to collect his money, Awokoya came out with a cutlass and hacked him down.

“While wriggling in pain, Awokoya moved near him and squeezed his neck until he gave up the ghost. They searched his pocket and found the sum of N5,500 which they also took away.”

The PPRO added that the police engaged in another investigation and discovered that the incident was the second robbery operations carried out by the suspects.

Oyeyemi said, “Their first victim was safe from being killed by the intervention of Rilwan who appealed to the other two to spare the life of the victim having robbed him of the sum of N4,500. That was the reason why Odunayo and Awokoya didn’t take him along during their second operation.

“The motorcycle and the cutlass they used in killing the deceased have been recovered.”

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The PPRO, however, said the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation, with the view of charging them to court as soon as investigation is concluded.

 

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Emefiele ‘printed N684.5m notes with N18.9bn’, says EFCC in fresh charge

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a fresh charge against Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

 

In the four-count charge, the anti-graft agency accused Emefiele of approving the printing of N684,590,000 notes at the rate of N18.96 billion.

 

EFCC alleged that Emefiele broke the law with intent to harm the public during his implementation of the naira swap policy under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

 

The agency also accused the former CBN governor of unlawfully approving the withdrawal of N124.8 billion from the consolidated revenue fund of the federation.

 

Emefiele will be arraigned on these counts before Maryann Anenih, judge of a federal capital territory (FCT) high court, on April 30.

 

This would be the third criminal case pending against Emefiele.

 

On November 17, 2023, Emefiele was arraigned before Hamza Muazu, a judge of the federal capital territory (FCT) high court, on a six-count charge of procurement fraud, to which he pleaded not guilty.

 

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The charge has since been amended to 20 counts bordering on alleged criminal breach of trust, forgery, conspiracy to commit forgery, procurement fraud and conspiracy to commit a felony.

 

On April 8, the EFCC also arraigned the former CBN governor, alongside one Henry Omoile, an official of the apex bank, before Rahman Oshodi of the special offences court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos over an alleged $4.5billion and N2.8 billion fraud.

 

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Policeman kills corps member, injures LAUTECH graduate in Oyo

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One trigger-happy policeman, popularly known as Saheed SARS, allegedly shot a corps member, identified as Iyanda Damilola to death in Ogbomoso Local Government Area of Oyo State on Tuesday.

It was gathered that Saheed is an operative of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Oyo State Police Command.

Saheed is widely recognised by the students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso for assaults, most especially “Yahoo boys”.

In 2020, he was heavily criticised on social media platforms after he reportedly posed with a white Mercedez Benz car he claimed to have bought.

 

The deceased’s brother, Iyanda Oluwafemi, a graduate of LAUTECH, said he sustained wounds from bullets shot by Saheed.

Oluwafemi, a graduate of Accounting and Management Sciences from the institution, said the deceased was his brother and that he had attended his convocation, after which they headed for an after-party the same day where he was shot dead by the trigger-happy cop.

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According to him, the late Damilola was serving in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

He said, “Yesterday was our convocation, and we were at a lounge (name withheld) for a convocation party around 2am when we heard that some people were fighting outside. When we discovered that the place was getting rowdy, we stepped out only to see policemen dispersing the crowd and shooting directly at the people.

“I sustained bullet wounds, but my brother, who came for my convocation, was shot in the head. He was confirmed dead at the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital and was taken to the mortuary this morning.

 

“As I speak with you, I am at the clinic for my treatment. The wounds are deep, and I can not but seek justice for my innocent brother.”

Asked if he could recognise the policemen who came for the operation, Oluwafemi said he was sure of Saheed SARS because he led them to the place to disperse the crowd.

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“I saw him handling the gun; he was shooting with one hand until he shot my brother,” he added.

 

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, said an investigation was ongoing on the matter and that updates would be provided accordingly.

 

“Investigation is ongoing. Updates would be provided accordingly, please,” he wrote in a text message.

 

 

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10 dead as navy helicopters collide mid-air during training

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Two Malaysian military helicopters collided mid-air and crashed, killing all 10 crew members onboard.

The incident happed early Tuesday near the naval base in Lumut, some 200 kilometres north-west of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital city.

 

Mohamed Nordin, defence minister, said the aircraft — a maritime operations helicopter and a Fennec military chopper — were rehearsing for a parade celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy, due to be held on Saturday.

 

One of the helicopters which was said to be carrying seven crew members onboard crashed in a stadium, while the other which had three passengers spiralled down near a swimming pool.

 

Videos circulating on social media showed several helicopters flying in formation, when one of the choppers’ rotor clipped another before both aircraft crashed into the ground.

2 Helicopters with the Royal Malaysian Navy collided earlier today over the Town of Lumut during a Rehearsal for Annual Naval Parade resulting in the Death of all 10 of the Crewmembers; the Helicopters, a AgustaWestland AW139HOM (M503-3) and a AS550 Fennec (M502-6) both Crashed… pic.twitter.com/Z0IwdpMVbG

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Photos of the crash showed the completely destroyed remains of the aircraft.

 

Nordin said efforts are underway to verify the identities of the crew members killed, all of whom were below the age of 40.

 

Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s prime minister, described the tragedy as “heart-wrenching” and “a great loss for the country”.

 

“Condolences to all the families of the victims and prayers for strength to face this calamity,” Ibrahim added.

 

The Royal Malaysian Navy said it would establish a committee to investigate the cause of the incident.

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