"Why Auchi DPO allegedly "killed" suspect for attacking Apostle Suleiman" --- Investigation

 

News making the rounds that the embattled Divisional Police Officer DPO in charge of Auchi Division Edo State CSP Ayodele Suleiman allegedly killed a suspect for attacking Apostle Johnson Suleiman of the Omega Fire Ministry in Edo State to shut down the suspect from revealing alleged powerful persons behind the dastardly attack has been criticized.

Sources stated that the CSP Ayodele adores Apostle Suleiman and they are close. 

Also, the manner at which the DPO allegedly shot the yet to be identified suspect is deemed unwise and an unintelligent move for a senior police officer to who wants to cover up a crime other sources stated. 

One of the sources said " The DPO Ayodele is a fan and friend of Apostle Suleiman. He has his posters and pictures in his office. He was the one that deployed policemen to the church and to the Apostle. When news broke that Apostle Suleiman was attacked, he quickly mobilised his men and they went after the criminals. The Apostle Suleiman's church is under the Auchi Division so the DPO has been providing security for the church. For him to turn round to be called an enemy of the Apostle is not fair on him". 

Another source stated " Come to think of it , why would he shot the suspect when he can be held responsible for it? That is not an intelligent or a wise move when he knows it can get him into trouble. He probably allegedly reacted that way because of the pain he felt seeing the policemen murdered in that manner and he knows them. The pain of seeing the civilians murdered by the suspect and his gang is very painful . I am not saying extra judicial killing is right. It is unprofessional but saying that he is one of the gang members in that assassination attempt on Apostle Suleiman is not in his character. He is a very hardworking officer and DPO. Who knows if its was spiritual manipulation by dark forces against him".

it can be recalled that CSP Ayodele was removed by the state Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, following the death of a suspect allegedly involved in the attack of the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleman's convoy. Three policemen and three civilians were murdered in the attack. 

Associate Professor, daughter nabbed for alleged assault

 

One Dr. Fred Ekpa Ayokhai, an associate professor with the Department of History and International Studies, Federal University Lafia in Nasarawa State with his daughter Emmanuela Ekpa Ayokhai have been arrested by the police in the state for alleged assault.

  Thier arrest was sequel to a viral tweet of assault on a female teenager in Lafia, Nasarawa state.

The spokesperson for the Nasarawa State police comman DSP Ramhan Nansel stated " The vehicle Dr Fred used in conveying the victim to a location along Kwandere road, Lafia where she was assaulted has been recovered.Preliminary investigation revealed that Emmanuela Ekpa Ayokhai and the victim had a misunderstanding over a man named IG. The victim accused Emmanuela of snatching her supposed boyfriend and assaulted her. In retaliation, Emmanuela mobilised her family, went after the victim and got her assaulted as well". 

It was gathered that the Commissioner of police, AIG Adesina Soyemi has ordered an intensive manhunt for the other fleeing suspects and further directed that, those arrested should be charged to court for prosecution upon conclusion of investigation at the State Criminal Department, Lafia

FPRO OGUNJOBI LECTURES POLICE RECRUITS ON PR, SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY

 

Force Public Relations Officer CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi has urged   police  recruits to imbibe public relations skills and learn the Force social media policy for effective policing in the country. CSP OGUNJOBI who  was at the Police College Ikeja, said the Nigeria Police Force has deemed it necessary to lecture its recruit constables who are undergoing  training across the 16 police colleges and training schools to imbibe and put to use principles of public relations for improved service delivery and efficiency during the course of  their duty. 

Over 700 recruits attended the training at the police College Ikeja in line with the  directive of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba that  lecture on  PR and social media policy be replicated in all colleges and training schools across the country with a view to catching the new officers young. 

The Force PRO urged the  recruits to be of good character and worthy ambassadors and  to adhere strictly to the provisions of the Nigeria Police Force social media policy which guides police personnel on the use and regulation of social media platforms as violation of the policy may cause them to run foul   of the law. He concluded that social media policy of the Force prohibits reckless and inappropriate use of social media platforms to promote indiscipline, unethical acts and unapproved activities of police personnel at   official or personal capacity.

I will sue anyone calling me a land grabber - Chief Lamina

 

 

Chief  Kamorudeen Lamina  a Real Estate developer, auto dealer and hotelier , popularly known as Sir K in Lagos  State in this interview , talks  about the challenges in buying lands, how to avoid being duped during land purchase and  the violence in Iraye community in Ogun State over land tussle among other issues.

How can prospective land buyers avoid scammers?

Anyone who is interested in purchasing land needs to go to those that are genuine. Persons who have physical offices that they can see and visit registered with the government .  Land grabbers are in the bush, they do not have offices.

What are the challenges in the Real Estate business you are faced with?

The major challenge is, when after buying a land, there is the problem of different persons coming to challenge the purchase of the land. Family members will start suing one another for a land one had purchased and this can take time in the court to be resolved.  I have to follow legal means to ensure that I get what I paid for and in a case like that, they start calling me a land grabber and I will tell them that I am not a land grabber. It is this back and forth that affects our business and discourages people from buying land. For instance,  I bought lands from a head of a family  in Iraye community in Ogun state  since 2014 and I have not taken possession of the lands because  members of the family  sued the head of the family who sold the land to me.

In regards to the land you bought at  Iraye community, there is an  allegation that on September 20^th  you allegedly  led policemen to the community to forcefully take over the lands you bought there?

Where I was on September 20^th can be verified. I was at Ilaro community in Ogun state for a court matter .I travelled to Ilaro on September 19^th with my lawyers and other members of my team. We slept in Ilaro so that we can attend a court case on September 20^th.  It was on my way back to Lagos that I was informed of the violence in Iraye community.  I was not the one that wrote petition to the police. The allegation that I led policemen to the community is false and meant to tarnish my reputation. How can I be at Ilaro community and Iraye community at the same time?  Since they are the ones claiming that I came there with the police, they should provide evidence in the form of video recording or photos. The hotel I stayed and the court case I went to attend at Ilaro community are verifiable and evidences that I was far away from Iraye community on the day of the violence.

You said you were informed of the violence at Iraye Community, so what information did you receive?

 I arrived Lagos State about 7pm from Ilaro.  I went to the Shotubo police station where I  saw about twenty five   police vehicles. I learnt that  policemen  from the Ogun state police command led by a Deputy Commissioner of police had stormed Iraye community in their numbers to dislodge   cultists  attacking  policemen on duty in that community.  These cultists killed one Ariyo on January 19^th and the family wrote a petition to the Ogun State police command.  When policemen went there to investigate, the cultists attacked the policemen   and made them to sit on the floor, shot a policeman in the head. They also shoot policemen from STS sent there to investigate attacks in that community. The cultists   have turned Iraye community to their base.  It was due to these attacks, killings and other nefarious activity of the cultists that made the villagers to write a petition to the Ogun State command which made police to storm the community on September 20^th.

So why are you being called a land grabber in Iraye land tussle, Is it because you were once charged to court  for allegedly  being a land grabber?

I have instructed my lawyers to sue anyone that calls me a land grabber because I am not a land grabber. I have a physical address and the police and anyone can come here to meet me. As for those  T linking me with the attacks in Iraye community, they  are  clearly my enemies and they don’t want me to do my business . My arrest and prosecution by the Lagos state government in 2017 over allegation of grabbing 600 plots of land in Mowo Kekere  Ifegbuwa family land in  Ikorodu  were done by my enemies and I was vindicated at the end of the day .  Hon. Owolabi L. A in his ruling saw that the allegation against me was not investigated and I paid for the 600 plots of land.  His ruling is that I am not a land grabber. I won against those who took me to court. I bought lands from the head of a family in Iraye community in 2014, a set of people came that they are also the owners of the land that I bought and I should settle them. The two parties are meeting out of court .I have not been to Iraye in the last five years so how can I be called a land grabber there when in fact I am yet to take possession of lands I bought there since 2014.  I am not a land grabber.

How long did you spend in prison?

I spent more than five months in prison for mischievously tagged  a land grabber.

 Are you going to sue the Lagos State government over the court ruling in your favour?

No, I will not sue the Lagos State government. I have been proven innocent by the court that I bought the lands and I did not grab them. I leave everything to God.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How I spent eight months in  detention for a crime I did not commit ----Chief Lamina

 

The rich also cry is the theme that best describe the ordeal Chief Kamorudeen Lamina a business mogul who deals in land, auto and  hospitality faced when he was arrested and charged to court over allegation of landgrabbing by the lagos state government in 2017.

The lagos state government had passed the anti- land grabbing law and had set up the anti- land grabbing special offence Unit  to check incessant cases of land grabbing. Chief kamorodeen  at that time was said to be an alleged notorious land grabber and following the allegations, he was invited to the anti land grabbing unit for allegedly forcefully taking over 600 plots of land belonging to the Ifegbuwa family in Mowo Kekere community in Ikorodu.

 My arrest and prosecution by the Lagos state government in 2017 over allegation of grabbing 600 plots of land in Mowo Kekere  Ifegbuwa family land in  Ikorodu  were done by my enemies and I was vindicated at the end of the day .  Hon. Owolabi L. A in his ruling saw that the allegation against me was not investigated and I paid for the 600 plots of land.  His ruling is that I am not a land grabber. I won against those who took me to court. I bought lands from the head of a family in Iraye community in 2014, a set of people came that they are also the owners of the land that I bought and I should settle them. The two parties are meeting out of court .I have not been to Iraye in the last five years so how can I be called a land grabber there when in fact I am yet to take possession of lands I bought there since 2014.  I am not a land grabber.

How long did you spend in prison?

I spent more than five months in prison for mischievously tagged  a land grabber.

 Are you going to sue the Lagos State government over the court ruling in your favour?

No, I will not sue the Lagos State government. I have been proven innocent by the court that I bought the lands and I did not grab them. I leave everything to God.

 

 

Police arrest Crime journalist Dare Akogun and brother over alleged defamation

 

Mr. Dare Akogun who works with Sobi FM and his brother Abdulrasheed Akogun have been arrested and detained by the Kwara State police command. Dare is a member of the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria CRAN and a former staff of National Mirror Newspaper in Lagos  . 

According to Daily Post, the duo were allegedly arrested after a petition by Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary to the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq accusing the duo of defamation.

The Head of News and Current Affairs, Sobi FM, Ilorin, Adebayo Abubakar told DAILY POST that the petition came after an altercation between the CPS and Dare on a WhatsApp group.

He explained that Dare, a broadcast journalist, and his brother who owns an online TV were invited by the Police before they were detained around 6pm till the time of filing this report.

“I went along with them to the Police command and on arrival, we were told that they were invited over a petition by the CPS claiming he has been defamed. After the police took their statement, the officer said he was giving them two options of either apologising (written) or they would charge them to court,” Abubakar explained.

He informed DAILY POST that both brothers had chosen to go to court rather than tender an apology to Ajakaye, the development that prompted the Commissioner of Police to order their detention.

In a response to DAILY POST enquiry via a text message, Ajakaye said there was no altercation between him and the journalists.

“There was no altercation between me and the fellow. He and his younger brother, a politician, defamed me on a WhatsApp platform. The brother is a member of SDP.

“As a citizen, I sought refuge with the law by duly petitioning the police who I’m aware are now investigating the case. The police have since taken my statement and I keep my faith that the law will judge between us and help us to draw the line between free speech, sheer blackmail and willful defamation.

“Anyone who knows me knows I like to stick to the law. If they are being detained, as you have mentioned, this possibly happened a few hours today as I am on an assignment in Offa (as I write this). I firmly believe that the police are professional enough to know the boundaries of our laws.

“I trust them to keep the law in their relationship with every member of the public, including the accused and myself, who has had to deal with the trauma of being unfairly lied against on a public platform,” the CPS stated.

The Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer, Ajayi Okasanmi had not responded to a text message sent to him on the issue at the time of filing this report.

   

Lady stabs boyfriend to death in Nasarawa

 

Police operatives attached to The Mararaba 'A' Division in Nasarawa State led by CSP Musa Babayola have arrested one Alice Mulak 'of Ungwan Gwari, Karu LGA for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend to death with a Knife.

DSP Ramhan Nansel

Police Public Relations Officer for the 

Nasarawa State Command stated that preliminary investigation revealed that the incident occurred behind City Rock Hotel, Mararaba at about 3:30am.

 The deceased and his girlfriend engaged themselves in fisticuffs as a result of a misunderstanding.

Hence, the suspect was arrested and the knife used in perpetrating the offence was consequently recovered based on the directives of the Commissioner of Police, CP Adesina Soyemi". 

The suspect has been transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia for further investigation and subsequent prosecution.

NEMA receives 126 stranded Nigerians from Libya

 

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The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA) , Alhaji Mustapha Habib Ahmed who was represented by Ibrahim Farinloye , the Cordinator of NEMA in Lagos recieved 126 stranded Nigerians from Libya. 

The flight, Al Buraq Air with registration number 5A-DMG Boeing 700-787 landed at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Ikeja at about 4pm with 46 adults, 2 children and 6 infants according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). 

Mr. Farinlonye while addressing the returnees urged Nigerians to be wary of close associates ,family friends and neighbourhood elders who would deceive with sweet talk of better life in foreign land. 

"These people are found cashing-in as messiah to helping Nigerians to slavery which the victims would regret through the rest of their lives. 

The Director General highlighted that the new deceit being used as destination points are Iraq, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and Egypt but all their victims end up in connection houses in Libya. 

The Returnees were voluntarily airlifted from Misrata, Libya consisted of 62 adult females, 6 female children and 4 infant females" 

Other Agencies that assisted NEMA include the Nigeria Refugee Commission, NAPTIP, SSS, Police and Immigration Service. 

 Wanted Suspects In Nigeria – Their Crime Will Shock You

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Nollywood actor leaves Ikoyi Correctional facility after court judgment

 

Public Relations Mr. Rotimi Oladokun stated that the Command has released Seun Egbegbe a Nollywood filmmaker from its custody following the court’s order.

Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo sentenced Kareem after convicting him of one of the 40-count charge filed against him by the police on Wednesday, October 12, 2022.

The Lagos State Correctional Service on Wednesday released Egbegbe, who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment ‘

 for fraud.

Egbegbe was arraigned in February 2017 on 36 counts of advance fee fraud involving N39 million; $90,000 and £12,550 he allegedly fraudulently obtained from no fewer than 40 Bureau De Change operators in Lagos for two years – 2015 to 2017.

1,385 children recruited and used by terrorists groups between 2017 and 2018---- UNODC

 

 

-------- Organised  Psychosocial Assessment Processes for Children Associated with Terrorist and Violent Extremist Groups 

UNODC and the Government of Nigeria have worked together to address  complex phenomenon of child recruitment by terrorist groups in Nigeria  since 2019 

This has been done  through the implementation of the European Union funded project STRIVE Juvenile, which focuses on research; legal and policy advice; capacity building; and participation of children and their communities.

The STRIVE Juvenile team, in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) organized a 3-day training for qualified professionals on the psychosocial assessment processes for children associated with terrorist and violent extremist groups in Abuja from 27 to 29 September 2022. 

Addressing the phenomenon of child recruitment by terrorist and violent extremist groups in Nigeria is an immense challenge, not least because stakeholders who share responsibility for the treatment of affected children are operating in a context of humanitarian crisis and ongoing conflict with a regional dimension. Boko Haram factions have abducted, recruited and exploited thousands of children in the country since the group began attacks around the Lake Chad Basin in 2009. The United Nations Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict in Nigeria (2020) verified that 1,385 children had been recruited and used by these groups between 2017 and 2019, although access constraints in monitoring mean that this number is likely to be far higher in reality.

Member States face significant challenges when protecting children from the various forms of victimization perpetrated by terrorist and violent extremist groups; and rehabilitating and reintegrating them back into their communities after release or demobilization. 

In his opening remarks, Mr. Dennis Ozioko, representing ONSA, stressed the importance of individual assessment processes for effective rehabilitation and reintegration noting that they are “key to determining the best interventions for each individual child, joining forces and implementing multi- disciplinary approaches”.

The workshop was designed to explore the Nigerian context in relation to the psychosocial assessment of children associated with terrorism-related offences - with a focus on rehabilitation and reintegration

- and to highlight promising practices that support protection throughout involvement in justice proceedings. Practitioners and policy-makers from different agencies at the federal and state level, as well as representatives of civil society organizations - most of whom are directly involved in psychosocial assessments of children associated with terrorist groups - came together during this workshop which was designed to foster multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder cooperation.

The workshop was a unique opportunity for professionals to discuss the challenges they face in relation to the provision of rehabilitation and reintegration services. Participants were supported to look into the positive and negative impact that professional interventions and decisions in this context can have on the future and development of these children; and to understand that recommendations and conclusions in psychosocial assessment reports must be age and gender sensitive; aligned with children's needs; and supportive of the upholding of dignity. Particular emphasis was given to the question of how to prepare, conduct, coordinate and use psychosocial assessment to respond to an essential duty, that of protecting society by meeting the needs of every child.

IGP PATROLS SIX STATES, COMMISSIONS PROJECTS

 

- Boost confidence of officers and men

 Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has concluded a- 6-day duty tour of six Northern states a

where he commissioned projects completed by his administration.

The Projects according to the Force Public Relations Officer CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi include modern police stations with barracks attached to them, renovation police training schools, buildings for tailoring department and the band section among others. 

" In the course of commissioning the projects and engaging community stakeholders as part of a confidence building exercise, the IGP and his team travelled by road and conducted patrols from Abuja to Kaduna; Kaduna to Kano; Kano to kazaure [Jigawa State]; Kazaure [Jigawa State] to Dandagoro [Katsina State]; Kano to Damaturu [Yobe State] [tranversing parts of Jigawa & Bauchi State]; Damaturu[ Yobe] to Benisheik [Borno state] ; Benisheik to Maiduguri in Borno State. 

The Inspector-General of Police while assuring police officers of his administration's commitment to entrenching sustainable drives for the protection of lives and property within the country, noted that a similar road trip to commission projects in the Southern part of the country will commence in earnest. 

The IGP reiterated the commitment of the Nigeria Police in improving internal security through better condition of service, rejigged standard operating procedure and robust human/community relations.

NPF NOT DEDUCTING SALARY

- Slams Online Publication 

The Nigeria Police Force had  condemned the alleged  spate of deliberate falsehood by online publication.

The Force said " Sahara Reporters, particularly recent false publication against the incumbent Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, and another against a respected former IGP MD Abubakar. It is equally appalling that Sahara Reporters would ignore the ethics of professional journalism, and balanced reportage, and throw all caution to the wind in a bid to enjoy the thrills of sensationalism, albeit fleeting" CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi the spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force said. 

"Emphatically, it is instructive to note that both referred false publications border on finances which are neither controlled actively by, or under the direct purview of the Nigeria Police Force. In the first instance, salaries of Police officers, as with other public servants, are paid on the IPPIS platform from the office of the Accountant General of the Federation. The Inspector-General of Police is equally paid, like every other officer, from the same platform. Access to make deductions, if any, rests with the handlers of the platform. 

It is equally pertinent to note that the 20% increment approved by the Federal Executive Council affects only allowances and not basic pay which obviously explains the ignorance and mischief by Sahara Reporters, enforced by its failure to seek knowledge of the process before embarking on a wild goose chase. 

Similarly, the Sahara Reporters goofed in its attempt to smear the reputation of the past Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar (Rtd.) by alleging that he coerced officers to part with money which was mismanaged. This allegation is a falsehood by the news platform which intent is yet unclear. 

To set the record straight, in 2013, the Nigeria Police Force acquired a mortgage institution, Fokas Savings and Loans Limited (now known as Nigeria Police Mortgage Bank Limited - NPMB), to assist every policeman to get housing loans from the Federal Mortgage Bank at low interest rates. As part of the prerequisites to re-capitalise the bank and effect its change of name as stipulated by law, the then IGP directed that the ownership of the bank be thrown open to all police personnel to buy into the shares of the bank. 

Subsequently, sensitization activities were carried out and subscription forms distributed. Deductions for the shares were made from the account of the subscribers and accrued money remitted directly to the CBN. Shares certificates were thereafter issued and made available for pick up at the various branches of the NPMB and other designated police offices for the 151,238 Police subscribers. The NPMB in furtherance of its mission has, in the past 9 years, given out loans to the tune of 4.1bn Naira to police personnel in support of their house ownership aspirations. 

The continued aggressive and false information being spread by the management of Sahara Reporters in Nigeria, most especially against the Nigeria Police Force, has become a source of concern as their reportage clearly stems from a position of purposeful disinformation which is highly unacceptable. The Force hereby calls on reputable media houses to entrench the importance of professional standards in reportage particularly where unverified information is concerned" 

CLERIC CAUGHT ON CAMERA SODOMIZING MINOR SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT

A cleric  Abdulsalam Salahudeen who was caught on camera molesting a  -5- year old  girl in his Arabic School in Alimosho  Lagos in 2019 has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

The Advocates For Children and Vulnerable Persons Network ACVPN stated that after so much back and forth justice was served on October 5th  in a judgement by Justice Soladoye of the Special Offences court GRA Ikeja. 

"We appreciate Dr. Jide Martins the  Director Directorate of Public Prosecution DPP Lagos State Ministry of Justice,  report has it that he had at point stood against the plea bargain proposed by one of Abdulasalam defence lawyer. We appreciate Mr.George, Mrs. Ayankanmi Momoh, Mrs. Bola Akisete, Mr. Shoneye "  ACVPN  also express appreciation to media partners,  African Women Lawyers Association AWLA.and ACVPN members for sustaining the fight against child abuse.