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A robbery suspect Seyi Olumide a resident of Abimbola Street at Igando area of Lagos state is blaming a mysterious power for his involvement in armed robbery. Seyi a graduate of Computer Engineering has been arrested twice for robbery but strangely he said God’s anger is behind his ordeal. ‘ I have gone to pray twice on the mountain, I have even visited several churches with the aim of finding a solution for my stealing habit but each time I find myself going back to the same condition, please I don’t know what to do again’ he lamented. Seyi who looked troubled over his ordeal said he did not have to steal as he can cater for his needs without stealing. ‘This is the second time this has happened to me, first I went for a vigil at Ikorodu and on my way back the following day I saw a Golf car parked, I opened the boot of the car and it dawn on me that the other door keys may as well not been locked. I tried it and discovered that the doors were opened. I tested the ignition with the keys I had in my pocket and the car started so I drove the car home. I used the car for six months, during that period I used the car for commercial purposes I was able to save N48,000 and I rented a room . My wife was not aware that I stole the vehicle ,I told her that it belongs to a friend of mine. I continue using the vehicle I then discovered that there is money in driving and I was aspiring to make more money all these while I never knew that my friends were jealous as they were wandering how I was able to get money to buy a vehicle. One day when I returned from my driving police came to my house and asked for the particulars of the vehicle I was driving and I simply told them the truth that I stole it. It was then that it occurred to me that I had committed an offence honestly it was like a dream to me it is not my wish to do this there is something wrong somewhere. Please I need help’. He said . S was charged to Seyi was charged to court and was granted bail with the father as a surety. Lagos state Police Public Relations Officer Jaiyeoba Joseph said the suspect was supposed to attend a court sitting a day before he was arrested for the same offence. Olumide after the first offence did not stop at that but he fall into another trap with the urge to make more money apparently on the same belief that he was being remote controlled by some forces unknown to him attempted to steal another vehicle from a woman he helped along his street and was again caught and sent back to police cell. He told The Moment that on a particular day along Abimbola street at Igando where he lives met a woman whom he at the end attempted to rob her of her car ‘she had an accident along our street at about 7pm of that day I assisted her to fix her bumper. I took her in that car back home that night. She pleaded with me that in case her husband asked me I should not disclose what happened to him. When we got to her house I parked the car and she requested that I should come the following day being Sunday to pick the vehicle to the panel beater to fix the vehicle which I did same. When I got I took her to the church then she asked her sister to follow me and stay with me in the car to where we went to repair it thereafter I took the car to my house to wash it and took it back to the woman in her church. All these the sister was with me in the car. When the madam came out of the church I took her back to her home. She gave me N1,000 and I went back home ’ he explained . Police said from their interrogation he was monitoring the woman and was playing the role of a good boy unknown to her that she was dealing with a criminal. Joseph said he was arrested when he went to the home of the woman when the occupants were not at home to rob. According to the suspect ‘ I went to the house and there was nobody at home so I entered their house through the ceiling it was there that i saw the key to the entrance of the house . I used it to open the door. When I searched inside their rooms I found the key to the woman’s car in an envelope with the particulars of the car and I took it away. Just as I was leaving, the sister to the woman was coming into the compound he saw me and requested to know what I was holding. When she saw the keys she recognised it and raised an alarm which attracted neighbours that was how I was arrested’ he narrated . Lagos state image maker said the suspect has admitted to the crime and he will again be charged to court.
A corporal attached to the Ifako Police station at Bariga has allegedly kidnapped a 17 years old girl Patience Isabor from her residence at Bariga. The incident happened on Friday February 10th when the said corporal identified as Emmanuel Okoye allegedly fiercely gained entry into Patience home after shooting her elder sister Blessing four times on the cheek and on her hands. Blessing 19, is said to laying critically ill at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Ikeja after undergoing series of surgery to remove the bullets from her body. Blessing and her sister according to neighbours are dating the said corporal Emmanuel however Emmanuel abruptly broke up with Blessing and proposed to Patience. Mrs. Isabor the mother of the girls had opposed the relationship of her two daughters with Emmanuel. A neighbour who witnessed the incident but requested anonymity said corporal Emmanuel has been a thorn in the flesh of the Isabors as he was said to have dabbled into the girl’s lives dating one of them and then opting for the other at will. “Corporal Emmanuel was dating Blessing the elder sister and their relationship had blossomed over the years but towards the end of last year, corporal Emmanuel dumped Blessing and started dating Patience; their mother was against the relationship but Patience and corporal Emmanuel continued their love until last month when Corporal Emmanuel came to meet Mrs. Isamoh that she should allow him marry Patience Mrs. Isabor objected because she wants Patience to continue her education and she does not trust corporal Emmanuel as he had disappointed her first daughter in the past.” The source said. The source added that corporal Emmanuel defied Patience’s mother and last week Friday he stormed the house with a back bag and his rifle and kidnapped Patience. “Blessing was at home, this was about 7.00pm and their mother was yet to come back home, so that was how corporal Emmanuel forced his way into the house and ordered Patience to follow him, he started dragging her but Blessing said he cannot take Patience away without the permission of their mother and more so, corporal Emmanuel did not tell anybody where he was taking Patience to As they were arguing, corporal Emmanuel brought out his gun and shot Blessing on the cheek and on her hand and then made away with Patience” the source said . One week after, Patience is still missing and nobody knows where Coporal Emmanuel is. The case was reported at the Ifako Police station and the Divisional Police officer of the station is said to have paid Blessing’s bill at LASUTH. A source at the Lagos state police command said the commissioner of police Yakubu Alkali is aware of the incident and has ordered a thorough investigation into the case. “The CP is aware of the case but the police want to keep the matter away from the press so that after twenty one days they can declare corporal Emmanuel a deserter and dismiss him quietly from the police” the source said. It was gathered that family members recovered corporal Emmanuel’s bag and the bullets he used in shooting Blessing and has tendered them as evidence to the DPO. Reply Reply to all Forward Click here to Reply, Reply to all, or Forward Tuition fee from $20.000 Ads – Why this ad? Earn Your Degree Online at Walden. Request Information Now WaldenU.edu/University 512 People (2) moses.omorogieva moses.omorogieva@nannewsngr.com Show details Ads – Why these ads? UK Distance Learning Study in Nigeria - UK universities Apply online now for home study www.rdi.co.uk/Distance_Learning 512 Master in Finance, UK Various Study Modes Available, Multiple Campuses. Learn more! www.LSBF.org.uk/MSc-Finance 512 Distance Learning MBA Study From Anywhere in World Get Your MBA with InterActive ! www.StudyInterActive.org 512 More about... Grants and Scholarships » College Scholarships and Grants » College Scholarships » Scholarships for College » 44% full Using 3421 MB of your 7696 MB ©2012 Google - Terms & Privacy Last account activity: 3 hours ago Details
FRSC DRIVER IN POLICE CUSTODY FOR ARMED ROBBERY

BY PATIENCE OGBO


A driver attached to the Federal Road Safety Commission in Lagos (FRSC) is in the police custody for allegedly leading a robbery gang to attack unsuspecting drivers and passers –by at the Isheri area of the state.

The driver identified as Agboola Muskaila is attached to the Ojudu unit of the Commission.

Agboola was arrested alongside one Olabusuyi Ojo by police officers attached to the Isheri police station on February 10th about 8.40am.

The police officers were on a stop and search operation at the Olowara Pin down point at Isheri and following a search of the vehicle driven by Agboola , the officers found two pump action guns and twenty –two live cartridges concealed in a Toyota 4 runner jeep with registration number FG 32 N26.

Agboola and his gang would have gotten away with the crime but for the vigilance of the officers who insisted that they search the vehicle despite Agboola’s insistence that he is a staff of the FRSC and to convinced the officers, he displayed his identity cards and driver’s license so as to deter the officers from searching the vehicle.

Efforts to get the reaction of the FRSC commander in Lagos state , Jonas Agwu were not successful as his phones were switched off .

A source said Mr Agwu was in a crucial meeting and would call back .

The suspects and the exhibits recovered have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation department SCID at Panti Yaba for further investigation.

In a related development, attempt by a gang of armed robbers to rob customers at the Intercontinental bank plc at Ojo area of the state was foiled by a team of policemen attached to the Ojo police station on a routine patrol of the area.

The incident happened about 12.00pm on February 10th caused pandemonium as the police officers engaged the robbers in a shootout.

One of the suspected armed robbers identified as Julius Godwin was arrested with bullet wound while the others escaped.

The police recovered one Makarov gun with numbers TK39-1393 and one handset from the scene of crime.

The Lagos state police spokes person, Jayieoba Joseph confirmed the arrest of the suspects .



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POLICE DISCOVER DECOMPOSED BODIES
BY PATIENCE OGBO

Police officers attached to the Homicide Department at Panti Yaba, in Lagos have discovered two decomposing corpses in an apartment in Lagos .

The decomposed corpses were seen in a three bedroom apartment at number 18, Aina Road Agiliti Mile 12 area of the state last weekend.

The police officers with a team of pathologists from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Ikeja made the shocking revelation following reports from the agent of the house that neighbours have not seen the occupants of the apartment since 2010.

The decomposed corpses were later identified as a woman known as Emma Johnson, while the other corpse is that of her 27- years- old son Papa Johnson.

Five persons including neighbours have been arrested in connection with the decomposed corpses .

It was gathered that the decomposed corpse of the woman was found laying face up on a dusty sofa with a cross in her left hand ; she was easily identified as the hair on her head have not all decomposed.

The son’s remains however were skeletons found at the extreme of the room close to where a stainless pot palm oil inside was placed on a rusty stove..

The room also had cooking utensils, rotten tubers of yam, and clothes scattered all over the floor with dust and cobwebs all over the place.

A dusty photo album of the woman and her family was also seen on the wall adjacent were her decomposed corpse was.

It was gathered that the team of pathologists led by professor John Oladipo Fanfuwa were shocked to their marrows at the sight of the decomposed corpses which they with the assistance of the police recovered for autopsy.

It was also gathered that the deceased have occupied three bedroom in the six block of flats since 2006 with other neighbours

The agent of the house told police officers that he saw the woman in 2010 when he came to issue her a notice to remind her that her rent was due .

The landlord of the house identified as Yemidale Kayode is said to be outside the country



Meanwhile the police arrested the agent of the house and the four other occupants of the other blocks of flats to get their side of the case being presumed to be a case of murder.

“How can they say they do not know anything about these corpses? Theses are people they have not seen since 2010 and they did not bother to find out ; also what about the offensive smell that would have emanated from the decomposed bodies

there are lot of questions that need answers and we will get to the root of the mysterious deaths” An officer who do not want his name in print said.


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Miss Yusuf made the appeal following a case of kidnap of her three weeks old baby girl by hoodlums allegedly sponsored her lover Joseph a navy rating attached to the Naval base at Apapa.

Miss Yusuf who wept profusely said, Joseph sponsored the hoodlums who raided her house on February 2nd and kidnapped her baby Happiness.

Joseph is also alleged to have thrown baby Happiness into the lagoon at liver pool, after the hoodlum brought the baby to him.

Glory narrated the incident she said.

“ I met Joseph last year , he was a next door neighbour to my elder sister and we started dating; later in the year he came to me that he wanted to marry me and we went to see my family members to in Lagos, he even bought some drinks and said it was introduction; later I became pregnant and I told him but he said I must abort my four months old pregnancy but I refused” Glory said

Glory added that Joseph became hostile to her and threatened to kill her.

“I started seeing another version of Joseph after I refused to terminate the pregnancy. last year, I saw a woman with two children in Joseph’ house, when I asked him he said they were his late brothers children and wife, it was later I discovered that the woman is his wife and the children are his; I left the barrack where I was staying and moved to Boundary at Ajegunle but before I left he told me that he will not be responsible for my pregnancy which I did not mind.” Glory said

According to Glory, Joseph trailed her to her apartment at Boundary and beat her up mercilessly after he found out that she had given birth to a baby girl.

“ I went through a lot to take care of myself during the pregnancy and my family members were supporting me so after I gave birth to the baby on January 13th, Joseph trailed me to the house at Boundary and he forced me to hand over the baby to him, I refused and he started beating me up it was neighbours who saved me from his hands, as if that was not enough, he came back the next day and demanded for the baby but I refused,he slapped me in the face and I fainted , he tried to take the baby away but my neighbours stopped him and hide the baby " Glory said.

Narrating how her baby was kidnapped , Glory said

"I called my mother to come from the village after I regained consciousness ; so that was how on the 2nd of February by 3.00am hoodlum numbering eight, stormed my house beat me and my mother up; two of them were holding guns while the others had broken bottles and sharp objects which they used on me and my mother ; I hide my baby but they searched for her and grabbed her from me and ran away, I ran after them shouting , that was when I saw Joseph on a bike parked ahead at the street ; I called out to him to bring my baby, I saw their faces very well because there was light but Joseph refused , I made called to his phones but he did not answer” Glory said.

Glory and her sister mama Victory later reported the incident to the police and the Navy authority at navy barracks Satellite town , Joseph was arrested and he confessed that he collected the baby from the hoodlums that fateful day and placed her inside a cartoon, which he threw into the Lagoon at Liverpool area of the state early that morning.

It was gathered that the navy authority arrested two of the hoodlums who attacked Glory and her mother and kidnapped her daughter.

The case was transferred to the Homicide department at Panti Yaba; two of the hoodlums are in police custody but Joseph is said to be in the custody of the Navy .

“ I want justice for my dead baby, I want the Navy to hand over Joseph to the police for prosecution, it has been more than three weeks now and they said they are investigating him, so I am calling on the navy authority to bring Joseph to book; they should hand him over to the police for killing my baby as he has caused me great pains”Glory laments.
NAOMI's SAD DEATH AFTER A LAVISH WEDDING

Naomi Chidebere 24, was the happiest woman in the world when she married Dick Chidiebere 34 at the Jehovah Witness church at ijegun last November.

Sadly, Naomi who was the envy of the single ladies at the wedding is lying in the morgue as her husband allegedly set her ablaze following a quarrel.

The incident happened on February 10th at the couple’s four bedroom apartment at Number 1 Amos Akingbade Street Ijegun Lagos barely three months after the couple exchanged vows at a lavish wedding.

Naomi who narrated how her husband set her ablaze on her hospital bed before she gave up the ghost said on that fateful day, Dick a sailor came back home late in the night drunk and she challenged him on his drinking habit, which according to her infuriated him.
Naomi further sated that Dick beat her up and later rushed into the store where they kept petrol for the generating set and poured it on her as she ran into the closet to hide from his beating.

Naomi added that Dick grabbed a match stick and set her ablaze while she was in the closet.

According to a neighbour’s report to the police, Naomi ran close to a mile to her friend’s house at Ijegun waterside and the friend and her family rushed her to the hospital where she narrated to them how her husband allegedly set her ablaze.

The case was reported at the Satellite police station and Mr. Chidiebere was arrested as he attempted to travel out of the country. The case was later transferred to the Homicide department at Panti Yaba for further investigation.

Mr. Chidiebere however denied setting his wife ablaze.

He told the police he heard a mysterious explosion in his kitchen that fateful night and rushed to see what was happening, only for him to discover that his wife’s room and wardrobe were on fire and he tried desperately to quench it.

“I did not kill my life as it is been alleged” he said in a statement to the police.

“ I came back home that night about 12.00am and my wife welcomed me, I am not sure what happened but know we had a little quarrel which I left her to go and sleep in my room, not too long , I heard a powerful explosion in the kitchen and it woke me up,

I ran out to see what was wrong and to look for my wife but she was not around anywhere in the house, I thought she had ran out to get help and I waited till day break but still did not see her, I did not kill her , why will I kill somebody I just got married to? This is a strange fire but I am not responsible,”

Police officers however said they found Naomi’s wardrobe closet burnt, and her room was in disarray with her sofa also completely destroyed by the fire.

Also, the police recovered a ten liter plastic container with fuel inside , the burnt mattress was also taken as exhibit.

It was gathered that Naomi died barely one week after sustaining the burnt; her corpse has since been deposited at the Isolo General hospital for autopsy.
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MEN AS SILENT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

BY PATIENCE OGBO



Last weekend, a middle aged man simply identified as Ifeanyi Anasekwe, was allegedly murdered by his wife Chikodile Anaekwe following a fight in their apartment at Ago-Okota .

Mrs Anaekwe allegedly used a pestle to smash her husband's head and when the man was unconscious, she allegedly used a knife to stab him several times all over the body following her husband's alleged inability to provide money for diapers and their baby's food.



Also on February 3rd, Hadiza Abutu , a mother of one was rearrested by the police after she was granted bail by an Abuja court following her alleged role in the death of her husband , Ibrahim Abutu .

The incident happened on December 28th 2011 when Hadizat allegedly murdered her husband at their Parakou Crescent home Abuja barely one day after her husband took a second wife in Gombe state.

Mrs Abutu allegedly used a double barrel gun to shot her husband at close range in the chest following an argument.

Mrs Abutu was subsequently arrested by the police; she however claimed that her husband shot himself.

Despite Mrs Abutu’s claim that she is innocent, her late husband’s family is seeking justice as they maintained that their brother was a victim of domestic violence .

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Domestic violence has been viewed in many quarters as a crime against women as the media has reported overwhelming cases of domestic violence against women but very few cases of violence against men .

One of such violence against women that provoked public outcry was the gruesome death of the former Skye bank staff, Titilayo Arowolo 26, a mother of one who was allegedly killed by her husband, Akolade in their home at Isolo last year.

While Titilayo’s death was one of several cases of domestic violence against women ,investigations however reveal that violence against men is on the rise in the country and like the women , men are silent victims of domestic violence; Mr. Abutu’s death is a clear indication and a typical example of domestic violence against men.

Another gruesome case of domestic violence against men was that of Kazeem Ademoye .

Mr. Ademoye until his death was a computer expert allegedly murdered by his wife- Ngozi at their home at Magodo Phase 2, Lagos on September 16th 2011.

In her statement to the police at the Homicide department at Panti Yaba ,Mrs. Ademoye maintained that she killed her husband in self defense adding that her husband had turned into a monster after a fetish incantation in his secret room and had attempted to kill her but she miracously overwhelmed and killed him with a heavy object .

Also in November last year Mr. Daniel Iyamu a SUBEB staff and a popular entertainer in Benin city in Edo state was allegedly killed in his sleep by his wife Grace .

Mr Iyamu was said to be sleeping at their Agonse Street, Ugbihoko residence in Egor North East Local Government council when his wife allegedly used a pestle to smash his head several times killing him instantly.

Mrs Iyamu has since been arraigned but her lawyers are claiming that she is insane.

It can also be recalled that 43-year-old Vincent Omeje, would live each day grateful as he escaped being killed by assassins allegedly sponsored by his wife Chidera in November last year.

Mr. Omeje a trader was attacked in his apartment at No. 10, Awka-Etiti Street, Comfort Obot, Kirikiri, Lagos by a five man gang .

The assassins beat Omeje mercilessly with dangerous weapons and left him for death following allegations from his wife that he was seeking a divorce.

Mr. Omeje survived the attack and reported the incident to the police which led to the arrest of his wife and her brothers as the assassins who attempted to kill him.

Dr. Adeolu Olusode , a medical doctor with the Star Clinic at Ebutte- metta said domestic violence against men is a daily occurrence but such cases are not reported due to the stigma, and male chauvinism .

“Indeed there are cases of domestic violence against women but there is no doubt that men are also experiencing violence from their wives and girlfriends

The issue is that these men do not come out to tell people that they were beaten by their wives or violated by their female lovers; they even hardly tell such things to their friends due to the fact that it is seen as a shame for a man to be beaten up by a woman so due to this many men do not talk about the violence they face at home except the case had become extreme and people found out about it” Dr. Olusodo said .

Dr. Olusodo added that domestic violence is not gender based as both male and female are victims of violence in their homes .

“There have been cases where we have treated men who claimed that the injury was sustained from beating they received from women; the truth is that more women than men experience domestic violence because women are seen as the weaker sex and they can come out to speak about their suffering but a lot of men are also victims of domestic violence” Dr. Olusodo said .

Reports on domestic violence show that women are victims of domestic violence ten times the men and such violence against men by the women folk is usually viewed by experts as violent resistant or what is popularly known as self defence .

In the case of Mrs Ademoye she confessed that her husband would have killed her in his rage but she defended herself.

It is based on the instinct of abused women to defend themselves that Gloria Egbuji the Chief Executive Officer of Crime Victims foundation, a not for profit organization in Lagos state calls on the government to take women’s rights seriously.

According to Egbuji, government has not shown enough resolve in upholding women’s rights and as a result women are left to fight for themselves; a development she said if not checked will lead to multiple violence.

“ A lot of factors contribute to women being violent. When women begin to react violently its shows that they have been pushed to the wall and they have to fight back for their lives—such women would have suffered years of psychological trauma, pent up anger over abuse they have suffered in the hands of the men.

Also envy is another reason for women to become violent ,as she has a husband that is not caring for her but wasting the family resources on other women despite the fact that both the man and the woman worked for the money so such behavior by the men can make the women to become violent .

Mrs Egbuji added that statistics on domestic violence show that violence against men is “ still miniature compared to what men do to women; this is because culture impedes the fight against domestic violence; culture that says women can be seen but cannot be heard, such culture reduces women to men’s object and it is sad that the government and the law enforcement agencies are dominated by the men and so they cannot make or enforce laws that will affect them—that is why you hardly see the court prosecuting men for bigamy” Mrs Ebuji said .

Proffering solutions to the issue of domestic violence, Dr. Oni Fagbouhougbe, a lecturer in the department of Psychology at the University of Lagos said women are becoming more aware of their rights.

“Psychologically, when we look at the structure of our personality, we have the ID, the ego and the super ego. The ID is irrational, aggressive and cannot delay gratification; ego is more pragmatic, while the super ego plays a more superior role in stopping anti-social behaviour

Research has however shown that the ID is prominent in the women than in the men and that is why women are easily deceived and by nature can be irrational; but culture has contributed in controlling and taming the ID in women which teach women to be tolerant and patient; sadly our culture and values have been eroded by westernization , the internet and technology generally played significant roles in creating awareness on women’s rights and our women are now more enlightened than before.”Dr. Fagbouhougbe said.

Dr. Fagbouhougbe urged men to put the needs of the women first and refrain from abusing women’s rights.
“Men must stop taking women for granted this is because our value system has changed and they should know that they do not have monopoly of violence . Also , women need to get counseling to control their ID and other abuse they have suffered which can trigger them to becoming violent , in
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BANNING OKADA OR NOT----- BY PATIENCE OGBO
More than five million Nigerians will be jobless if the Lagos state government carries out its purported plan to ban commercial motorcycle riders popularly known as okada in the state.

This was revealed by Mr. Tijani Perkis, the chairman of the Motorcycle Owners Association of Lagos State (MOALS) at a press conference in Lagos on Wednesday.

The press conference which was attended by members of the motorcycle riders, State Security Service (SSS) and officers of the transport ministry in Lagos state was a forum for all the stake holders to proffer solutions to the mirage of problems involved in commercial motorcycle operations in Lagos state.

Mr. Perkis stated that commercial motorcycle is a means of transportation that should be properly recognized and sanitized by the government.

“Commercial motorcycle operations evolved as a child of necessity due to the unbearable level of unemployment in the country. From the mid 80s, okada business provided answers by becoming the source of income of over five million Nigerians, also okada came to the rescue of artisan graduates WHO have NO INCOME TO ESTABLISH A WORKSHOP,

Also during the economic recession and it attendant retrenchment, okada also came to the rescue of the teeming unemployed” Mr. Perkis said.

Mr. Perkis blames the poor state of the roads in the country, and the perennial traffic gridlock in Lagos state for the upsurge in residents’ need to patronize commercial motorcycle as a means of transportation

“Before it is “heavy hold –up”, now it is complete stand still on our roads; many man hours are lost in such traffic ,lives are lost and people resorted to using okada to ease their plight on the road”Mr. Perkis said .

In proffering solutions to the challenges in commercial motorcycle operation in the state, the stakeholders call on the government to enforce stricter penalties on traffic defaulters.

“there should be a total ban on all unrecognized okada associations in Lagos as too many mushroom associations are springing up and they are the ones causing problems. Also there should be the introduction of uniform reflectors in the name of the unions, stricter enforcement of riders card and the inculcation of training ,

the compulsory registration of every riders into parks or unit for easy identification; we submit that it is no solution to throw away the baby with the bath water as this will result to unemployment and upsurge in crime in the state. As a result, we are ready to work with the government to ensure that okada operations become safe for all but if the government insist on banning okada, then they should be ready to provide an alternatives for the riders ” Mr. Perkis said.

Reacting to the purported ban in commercial motorcycle operation in the state, Remi Thomas, the Director of Transport and Operations in the Lagos state ministry of Transportation said government is ready to work with commercial motorcycle riders through a joint task force.

“The government has held series of meetings with the okada riders and our aim is to make okada operations safe for all, we will support you if you obey the law.”Mr. Thomas said.

In order to curb the menace of commercial motorcycle riders in the state, the Lagos state government last week began a clamp down on motorcycle riders plying the high way, with over 1000 defaulters arrested.

Also governor Babtubde Raji Fashola recently arrested five commercial motorcycle riders for operating riding against traffic on the one way route.

The governor blames commercial motorcycle riders for the upsurge in crime in the state and the frequent accidents on the highway and as a way to check okada menace, the governor also reconstituted a security committee to curb the recklessness of the okada riders in the state.
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Man 29 ,rapes in -law to death by Patience Ogbo


Barely two weeks after a young lady identified as Faith Akin was allegedly raped to death by a middle aged man, a similar incident has been reported at the Epe police station.

The report alleged that a -29 -years old man identified as Ime Titus has raped his in-law one Blessing John , 19 to death.

The incident happened in a forest at Epe where Ime allegedly trailed Blessing to her father’s farm where he raped her to death.

Ime said he assaulted Blessing due to her refusal to date him; he blames his dastardly act on his “great” love for the deceased.

Narrating how he raped and killed Blessing, Ime said “ I just moved to Lagos from Akwa -Ibom state to look for a job when I met Blessing. She is my in -law as my uncle is married to her elder sister. As soon as I set my eyes on her, I fell in love with her but I kept it to myself; but when I could not bear it anymore, I went to her to declare my love for her but she turned me down.I kept pestering her but she refused blatantly that she did not love me ; this made me angry”. Ime said.

Ime added that despite Blessing’s refusal to date him, he had to device a means to force her to have sex with him

“ I do not intend to kill Blessing but my feeling for her was very strong. So after monitoring her movement for some time, I discover that she goes to the farm to uproot cassava in the evening with her father. That day, I trailed her from her house to the forest , she was alone and she did not know I was following her , when she got into the dense forest and there was no one in sight, I ran ahead of her and grabbed her , and started declaring my love for her but she turned me down

I was very angry and I grabbed her dress. She started struggling with me but I took a big stick and hit her on her head, she slumped immediately and I bend down over her and removed her skirt and had sex with her; all this while, she did not respond but I still had sex with her a second time but I do not know that she was dead; I thought she was just unconscious.” Ime said.

Ime ran into the forest after raping Blessing, hid there for four days. He however came out of his hiding when he could not bear the hunger anymore and reported himself to his family who then handed him over to the police for prosecution.

Blessing’s remains were discovered by her father and has been deposited at a public mortuary for autopsy while the case was transferred to the Homicide department at Panti Yaba for further investigation.
There was discontent at the Family Magistrate Court Ikeja, Lagos on Wednesday as the judgement in the case of the death of some Lagosians crushed by a trailer owned by Dangote Sugar Factory was again postponed due to the absence of the judge.

The accident happened in 2010 at a police checkpoint in front of Otedola Estate along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The trailer crashed into several stationery vehicles, leading to the death of many.
Families of the deceased and lawyers who had arrived the court in high spirit expressed their disappointment when the Coroner Judge, Tajudeen Elias, did not show up in court to deliver the much-awaited judgment.
The Coroner inquest was initiated by Access to Justice and Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana, to establish the cause of the deaths arising from the ghastly accident on August 15, 2010.
Elias had scheduled March 28, 2012 for the verdict.
It can be recalled that on August 15, 2010, over 20 persons lost their lives in the accident when a Dangote Sugar Refinery truck crashed into a long line of stationery vehicles held up on the Otedola Bridge by a police checkpoint.
The inquest lasted 16 months and there were 18 sittings between September 2010 and March 2012.
According to Access to Justice: "Coroner inquests are a special process of inquiring into deaths that occur in circumstances which the Law (Coroners’ System Law of Lagos State 2007) regards as sudden, tragic and/or unnatural. It entails a fact-finding inquiry by a judicial officer which results in a verdict establishing the cause and circumstances of such deaths. Access to Justice was also instrumental in facilitating the reform and revitalization of this law as a way to enhance accountability for the unlawful taking of human life by law enforcement."

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On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 2:50 AM, Leo Dunkwu wrote:

Dear Sir,
Much regards and how was your weekend? We write to remind you of the Coroner verdict scheduled for Wednesday 28th March, 2012 at the ikeja Coroner/Family Court by 12 noon. The Family Court is around the mosque in the ikeja Court premises. Many thanks for your attendance.
We would be glad if you can interview same of the victims on that day.
Thanks

LEONARD DIBIA Esq
Director of Programmes


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Community policing has been given a boost following the training of
para -military agencies to combat crime in Lagos state.
The two day workshop was organized by the Justice For All (J4A) in
collaboration with the DFID.
More than twenty personnel from the Neighborhood Watch, Vigilantes
and other community based outfits from the Agege local government
council received intensive training from seasoned security experts
among whom is the former commissioner for police Mr. Frank Odita.
The workshop which was conducted at the CLEEN Foundation office at
Ojudu from March 26th -27th also provided the participants the
opportunity to network with the professionals on tackling rural crime
and violence .
Dr. Eban , one of the lecturers at the workshop spoke on security
and human rights stating that community based security outfits have
a vital role in checking crime and criminality.
“Security is not determined how available guns and weapons are. It is
about creating the enabling environment that will make the use of
violence unnecessary” Dr. Eban said.
Dr. Eban added that the fundamental human rights of Nigerians have
been infringed upon due to government failure to provide adequate
security.
“Security is a social contract and it is the principal responsibility
of the state through the government to provide security for all
citizens, individual, groups and corporate. In return, the citizens
give loyalty to the state as they give up their rights to secure
themselves to the state sadly there is huge outcry for soft security
which is security of the basic necessities of food , housing
,clothing , dignity, protection from poverty , exploitation, disease ,
injustice which can be ensured by proving the enabling environment
for people to get their means of livelihood,
That contract stated that if the government fails in this social
contract, the citizens seeks to regain their rights to secure
themselves (self-help) and this is conductive for anarchy and
violation of human rights” Dr. Eban said.
Speaking on practical security management skills , Mr. Odita
hailed the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Mohammed
Abubakar for dismantling the police check points while stating that
indiscipline especially at the checkpoints is the bane of the Nigeria
Police Force.
“ The “DIET” of a police man is first Discipline, if you are not
discipline, you are rotten. Discipline attracts respect. “I” is for
integrity, “E” for Enlightenment while “T” is for Tactical and with
this “DIET” any police man is ready for the job ” Mr. Odita said.
Mr. Odita also admonished the participants to carry out their jobs of
securing lives and property with human face “ Any person wearing a
security uniform is a policeman and the police officer’s first duty is
not just to carry out arrest but to prevent crime” He said.
Also Speaking on arrest and detention of suspects, Mr. Odita said
“ Arrest will involve the use of minimal force and the obedience to
respect human rights ; the force applied must be commensurate with
the force threatened.” He said.
The participants expressed gratitude to the organizers of the
workshop, while urging the government to play the leading role in
providing capacity and training for community based security outfits.
“This training will go a long way in assisting us in community
policing. The training has opened our eyes on how to effectively and
professionally combat crime in our vicinity; a lot of this training is
done by NGOs and private outfits so it is good for government to get
to the grassroots and carry out training for the local vigilante
because we are closer to the people” Abayomi Adewale, the Vice
Chairman of the Vigilante Group from Isale -oja , Agege said.
Morufu Kelani the Head of the Neighbourhood Watch at Dopemu
Agege said the workshop will assists his members to perform
their job effectively.
“ We have a lot of intelligence on black spots in out neighbourhood
and with this training, we can work effectively with the police in
carrying out our job professionally as our aim is stamping out
crime ; this knowledge we have acquired will be taken back to impact
on other members who are not here” Mr. Kelani said.
NDLEA PROBES DEATH OF ITS OFFICERS IN ADAMAWA

The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ahmadu Giade has paid tribute to two officers, a Superintendent of Narcotics Allen Asor and a Narcotic Agent Yohanna Musa Barnya that died during an operation in Adamawa State. Giade who described the officers as gallant and reliable with an impeccable track record regretted the sad incident. He ordered an investigation into the circumstances that led to their death and vowed to bring the perpetrators to book.

“The death of the officers is sad and painful. Until the sudden death, they were gallant and reliable operatives with impeccable track records. The Agency will not treat the issue with kid gloves. These are officers that gave their best in protecting the country from the problem of illicit drugs. I have ordered an investigation and appropriate action shall be taken to ensure that those responsible do not go unpunished” Giade stated.

NDLEA Adamawa State commander Hassan Zungeru said that the officers were on lawful assignment at Loko Village in the State when the unfortunate incident occurred. “The operation was led by Allen Asor a Superintendent of Narcotics following a report of cannabis sales and abuse in Loko village. The operation turned bloody following a mob attack” Hassan stated.

Allen Asor was a recipient of the Chairman/Chief Executive’s Special Commendation in 2009. He was commended by Ahmadu Giade for exemplary conduct, diligence, doggedness and commitment that led to the arrest of a suspected drug baron and seizure of a Toyota Hilux, 2.05kg of cocaine and 14 million naira. In 2002, he also got a commendation by former NDLEA boss Bello Lafiaji for successfully investigating the importation of 9kg of cocaine from Brazil.

Allen was born on December 19, 1968 in Adikpo in Benue State and enlisted into the Agency in 1991 as a Narcotic Agent. He attended Army Children School Makurdi and Britow Secondary School Gboko. He also studied Mass Communication at Bayero University Kano. Allen is survived by a wife and four sons.

Yohanna Musa a Narcotic Agent who also died in the attack was single. He was born on November 27, 1984 in Madagali, Gulak Local Government Area of Taraba State. He attended Howai Primary School and Government Day Secondary School Wukari Taraba State.