Suspected ritualist buys human head for N25,000

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2 years ago

December 8, 2021

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One Abideen Raheem, a suspected ritualist, has confessed that he exhumed a body, cut off the head and sold it to a friend for N25,000.

Raheem, 42-year-old, was among 43 suspected criminals paraded by the Oyo State Police Command in Eleyele, Ibadan.

Raheem said his friend needed the human head for money ritual.

While speaking to newsmen, he said, “I wanted to help my friend who contacted me that he needed human head for money ritual.

“I cut the head with a knife, and took it away. I gave my friend who told me that he needed it for money ritual.”

He said he brought out the body from a public cementary in Olunde area of Ibadan on Saturday.

The suspect said his friend was arrested with the head on his way home.

“It was his arrest that led to my arrest,” Raheem said.

Moruf Ganiyu, who was arrested with the head, admitted that needed it for money ritual purposes.

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“I discussed the issue with my friend Raheem and he promised to get me the head.

“On getting it, he called me. I collected it and I gave him the sum of N25,000 for his job.

“I actually wanted to use the head for money ritual,” Ganiyu said.

Commissioner of Police, Ngozi Onadeko, said the suspected criminals were arrested for unlawful possession of human head.

Court convicts cosmetic surgeon over client’s death in Lagos

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12 hours ago

May 17, 2024

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The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has convicted a medical doctor and founder of MedContour Services Ltd, Dr Anuoluwapo Adepoju, for conducting a failed plastic surgery that led to the death of one Nneka Onwuzuligbo in 2020.

A former Director-General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Babatunde Irukera, disclosed this on Friday via X social media.

Irukera said the cosmetic surgeon was convicted in all five counts charged by FCCPC, commending his input and the judiciary for serving justice.

FCCPC ex-boss wrote, “Today is a day of pride for me that I personally prosecuted Anu Adepoju and her medical practice. Though I’ve left, the case has ended in a conviction strengthening the accountability framework for all in society, professionals or otherwise. This is how society should work and grow.

“Dr. Anu Adepoju and her medical practice convicted in all 5 counts charged by FCCPC. The wheel of justice may grind slowly, but we must see it through. What we need are enforced with audacity and the will to prosecute competently and diligently. Good day for consumers of professional services.”

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In 2020, the FCCPC arraigned Adepoju on five counts pressed against her before Justice Mohammed Liman.

The FCCPC accused the cosmetic surgeon of shunning summons by the agency to appear and produce a certain document.

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NNPC speaks on Lagos depot fire incident

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12 hours ago

May 17, 2024

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Ltd, has said that the fire incident that took place this morning was at a depot belonging to HOGL Energy Ltd (Honeywell Depot), and not an NNPC Retail Ltd.’s facility as reported.

Disclosing this in a statement on Friday, Olufemi O. Soneye. Chief Corporate Communications Officer, noted that the incident will not affect petroleum products supply and distribution across the country.

His words: “The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) wishes to clarify that the fire incident at a tank farm in Marine Beach, Apapa, Lagos, was at a depot belonging to HOGL Energy Ltd (Honeywell Depot), and not an NNPC Retail Ltd.’s facility as circulated by early responders.

“The fire, which has since been extinguished, was as a result of petroleum products spillage within the perimeter of the tank farm.

“Meanwhile, NNPC Ltd and other depots in the area have resumed loading activities.

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“NNPC assures that the incident will, in no way, affect petroleum products supply and distribution across the country”.

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Death toll rises to 11 in Kano mosque explosion

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23 hours ago

May 17, 2024

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The death toll from Wednesday’s attack on a mosque at Gadan, a community in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State, has risen to 11, the police and residents of the area have said.

Residents said they buried at least 11 victims of the attack, mostly aged persons.

A resident of the community, Shafi’u Abubakar, had sprayed the mosque with fuel, locked worshippers inside and set it ablaze. The police initially said Mr Abubakar used a petrol bomb, but locals believed no explosive device was involved.

It would be recalled that one person died while on admission at the Murtala Muhammad Specialists Hospital following the incident that affected almost 40 people, including children.

The police spokesperson in Kano, Abdullahi Kiyawa, said on Thursday that 11 victims of the attack had died as of that morning.

Kiyawa said 13 more victims were receiving treatment at the Murtala Muhammad Specialists Hospital.

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The police arrested Mr Abubakar immediately after the incident early Wednesday morning.

The state commissioner of police, Usaini Gumel, earlier told reporters that Mr Abubakar, 38, had told investigators that he targeted the worshippers over a family dispute over the sharing of an inheritance.

Residents who spoke feared that the casualty figures could rise judging by the severity of the injuries of those in hospital.