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Police arrest kidnappers who collected N3m ransom from nursing mother in Ogun

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2 years ago

March 13, 2022

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The police in Ogun State said it has arrested two men, Jato Abu Bello and Muhammad Suleiman, who allegedly kidnapped and collected N3 million ransom from a nursing mother, Salimot Ajibola in Abeokuta.

It will be recalled that the nursing mother, who was kidnapped at the entrance of her husband’s house around Rounder, Abeokuta, was freed after the payment of N3 million ransom.

On Sunday, the police disclosed that the two men were arrested over “their roles in the series of kidnap cases in recent time.”

The Ogun State police image maker, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspects were arrested in the early hours of Saturday.

Their arrest, Oyeyemi said, followed an intelligence-based investigation embarked upon by the SP Taiwo Opadiran-led anti-kidnapping unit.

The operatives had stormed the suspects’ hideout at the Rounder area of Abeokuta, in conjunction with men of Ilupeju and Lafenwa divisions to get them arrested.

“The suspects have confessed being the gang that kidnapped one Ajibola Salimot Adejoke, who they traced and abducted in her house at Oke-Ode area, off Ayetoro road, Abeokuta on the 17th of February 2022,” Oyeyemi said.

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He added that the duo also said that their gang kidnapped the two siblings, Esther and David Kehinde at Ayetoro on Tuesday.

According to the police spokesman, some of the victims have identified the duo as their abductors.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has directed that other members of the syndicate must be hunted.

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Police arrest woman for trafficking 16-year-old secondary school girl to Libya

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9 hours ago

May 12, 2024

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Operatives of the Ogun state police command have arrested a middle-aged woman, Abike Olonade, for trafficking a 16-year-old student to Libya.

It was reliably gathered that the victim, whose name is yet to be disclosed, is a student of Adeoye Lambo Secondary School in Obada Oko, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Confirming the arrest, the command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, in a statement in Abeokuta, on Saturday, said the suspect confessed to trafficking the victim to Libya.

She said, “One Abike Olonade has been arrested for trafficking 16 year old student of Ademoye Lambo Secondary School in Obada Oko, Ogun State.

“She confessed that the victim has been trafficked to Libya.”

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Ajayi Crowther varsity guards arrested for raping female student

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1 day ago

May 11, 2024

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The management of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State, on Saturday, announced the arrest of two members of its vigilante group for allegedly raping a female student of the institution.

The management, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Olufemi Atoyebi, said the university had set up its own internal panel of inquiry to investigate the allegation.

Atoyebi said the suspects have been handed over to the police with a vow to ensure heavy penalty on anyone found culpable after a thorough investigation.

He, therefore, assured all stakeholders that the institution would not tolerate any act of misconduct capable of tarnishing its enviable image.

The statement read in part, “Management of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo received with shock a report of alleged rape of one of our female students on Thursday, May 9, 2024, by two members of our vigilance group.

“The management promptly handed over to the police, the two people alleged to have committed the crime while the university has set up its own internal panel of inquiry to investigate the allegation.

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“The management wishes to assure all stakeholders that ACU will not tolerate any act of misconduct capable of tarnishing its enviable image.

“Raising Godly intellectuals is our primary goal in ACU and we will not allow any act of misconduct capable of diverting our attention from our goal. Heavy penalty awaits anyone who is found culpable after our thorough investigation.”

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JUST IN: XeJet Airlines plane skids off Lagos airport runway

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1 day ago

May 11, 2024

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A XeJet Airlines plane, On Saturday, veered off the runway at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2) in Lagos.

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday.

The bureau said the aircraft, which departed Abuja, skidded off runway 18L on landing in Lagos — making a halt on “the grass verge.”

According to the agency, about 52 passengers were on board the ill-fated aircraft, with the call sign 5NBZZ.

“NSIB confirms that an aircraft belonging to Xejet airlines skidded off the runway at the domestic wing of Murtala Muhammed Airport this morning. A go team has been deployed to the site of the incident,” the statement reads.

“Fire and Rescue on ground to help in evacuation of the passengers.”

The bureau said the runway has been closed to traffic at the moment.