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Ondo kidnappers kill businessman after collecting ransom

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1 year ago

December 25, 2022

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A mechanic, identified simply as Segun, in Ugbe-Akoko, Ondo State, has been arrested by police detectives over the kidnap and murder of a businessman, Augustine Okoye.

The businessman was allegedly murdered after payment of ransom.

Okoye and his wife, Bolaji, were abducted on the Isua-Ise Akoko highway some weeks ago.

The businessman was murdered while at the kidnapper’s den over irreconcilable differences on the amount agreed upon as ransom while the abductors released the wife.

It was gathered that the ransom paid ran into millions of Naira.

Okoye was allegedly tortured to death by his abductors despite collecting ransom from the family

Sources said that the wife of the deceased, Bolaji, had told the police that her husband’s mechanic, simply called Segun, was sighted in the bush while they were being held hostage and during the negotiations on ransom to be paid to secure their release.

The Police Area Commander, ACP Muri Agboola, said the mechanic has been arrested and moved to the state Police Headquarters in Akure for further interrogation.

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The wife of the late businessman had declined to speak on the incident since she was released by their captors.

Police sources said the shock of seeing the husband’s mechanic as one of their abductors prevented the wife from narrating what happened at the kidnappers’ den.

One source said, “We have been trying to get information from her since she was released but she has kept mute.

“She said the kidnappers warned her not to divulge any information about her experiences in their den otherwise they will come back for her.

“She told those close to her that the abductors also warned her not to disclose the amount paid to them as ransom and those who were involved in the negotiation and those who eventually brought the money to them”.

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

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14 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.