Crimes and Justice in Nigeria: July 2023

Saturday 15 July 2023

At last DSS Charges Emefiele To Court

The Department Of States Security, DSS, has charged the suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, before a Federal High Court in Lagos.

This is in compliance with Judgment delivered by Justice Hamza Muazu, ordering the DSS to release Emefiele or charge him to court within Seven days.

Amongst others Count One states; That you Godwin Emefiele Male of No 8 Colorado Street Maitama Abuja on or about the 15% June, 2023 at No. 3b Iru Close, Ikoyi, Eti Osa Local Government, Lagos State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court had in your possession one (1) Single Barrel shot Gun (JOJEFF MAGNUM 8371) without licence You thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 4 of the Firearms Act Cap F28 Laws of the Federation 2004 and punishable under Section 27 (1)(b)(i) of the same Act.

Count Two also states ;That you Godwin Emeficle Male of No 8 Colorado Street Maitama Abuja on or about the 150 June, 2023 at No. 36 Ir Close, Ikoyi, Eti Osa Local Government, Lagos State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court had in your possession One Hundred and Twenty-Three (123) Rounds of live ammunition (Cartridges) without licence. You thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 8 of the Firearms Act Cap F28 Laws of the Federation 2004 and punishable under Section 27 (1)(b)(ii) of the same Act.

Emefiele was arrested on June 10, 2023, a day after he was suspended by President Tinubu, and he is still being held in the custody of the DSS.

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Friday 14 July 2023

Why I launched my book on Gender Based Violence on my 40th birthday celebration----- Barr. Ene Unobe

---Marks 15 years in the legal profession with family, friends

Mrs. Ene Sarah Unobe (Esq) was overwhelmed with joy and full of praises to God as she celebrated her 40^th birthday on July 1^st. Barr Unobe who is the Chief Executive Officer of the International Centre for Human Rights Non-Violence And Safety Awareness (ICHRNVSA) based in Lagos Nigeria , also used the occasion of her birthday to launch a book she authored titled ‘’ Gender Based Violence and related offences- Prevention, Protection and Prosecution at the Raddison Hotel, Isaac John Street, Ikeja, Lagos.

Barrister Ene Unobe whose birthday was on June 25^th ,shifted the date forward to accommodate the celebration of her other achievements as she expressed her appreciation to God for the triple celebration. She said,” I am thankful to God that I am presenting a book on gender based violence. It has been my heart desire to launch this book. It has come to reality today and it is a triple celebration for me; my 40th birthday, book presentation and fifteen years anniversary as a human right defender and as human right lawyer. I have been dealings with women, vulnerable groups, people with disabilities, women going through lots of violence. Having a lot of experiences with the police, women and their challenges, I decided to write this book for people to read so that they can learn how to defend and protect themselves from gender-based violence as the book is a summary of my wealth of experience in my profession in dealing with gender-based violence and related offences in my fifteen years work. The book will be beneficial to all, as it teaches how to prevent domestic, gender-based violence, how to protect yourself and others from being a victim and how to prosecute offenders of domestic-based violence’’.

Emphasizing the need for all to be advocates against gender based violence and related offences, like rape, domestic violence, among others, Barr. Unobe said “If you are not a victim, you will learn how not to become a victim. If you are a victim, you will learn how to get justice in the police station or criminal justice section. It will be beneficial to children and also talk about the effects of domestic violence on family and the society. The book is vast in dealing with all the issues of domestic and gender-based violence, as families will also be benefiting from it. We can’t reduce violence on the street or in the country without reducing violence in our homes. People promoting violence are victims from the home. Gender based violence at home escalates into street violence, societal violence and into terrorism. I advise every one, every family, the general public to get a copy of this book as it empowers the knowledge on how to prevent, protect and prosecute gender-based violence. If you see something, say something, do something. Gender-based violence is a monster”

Explaining why gender based violence against women is worrisome and needs to be nipped in the bud , Barr. Unobe said “My office receives

various complaints on human rights violations and gender- based violence especially violence towards women and girls and they are troubling. This is because battered women would rather bear the violence as they do not want their abusive husbands to face prosecution due to cultural reasons and other reasons. This behaviour poses a lot of challenges to rights advocates and the law enforcement officers. Some of these women even with grave bodily harm, with blood dripping from their bodies following assaults they face in the hands of their husbands and partners, would rather prefer you call their abusive husbands or partner and threaten them to desist from harming them further rather than prosecute such abusive men . These women will cry and plead on the behalf of these men when the police eventually arrest such men. They can go as far as recanting their statements and turn around to accuse the human rights defenders of inciting them against their spouses. This such of scenario and others are in this book and how to tackle them’’.

Professor Adedoyin Adelaja ,the Vice Chancellor of Littoral University ( ILEPS) Porto - Novo , Republic of Benin who wrote the Forward of the book recommends the book and urges everyone to get a copy as the book is a fresh insight of experience in tackling GBV from a human right defender with wealth of experience ." We know that sizeable proportion of women worldwide have experienced Gender based violence. However, this book exposed the fact that many women will not talk about the violence they are experiencing unless they are asked directly. In this book, Barr. Ene Unobe has positioned herself as someone whom women and girls including men facing violence can discuss the issue with . This book is an expose' on how stakeholders can develop projects to assist victims of gender based violence and other related offences. She has dedicated a chapter of this book on how government can legislate to rescue the ugly situation. She also opined on how the law can help victims. This revolutionary book offers a blueprint for reform of expressive family laws in the variety of global context , secular, religious and traditional. I recommend this book on every bookshelf all over the world as this is the author's contribution to the fight against the menace of gender based violence".

Taking a look at the content of the book which has 121 pages and eight chapters, Chapter one talks about the " Meaning of Gender based Violence. Chapter 2 deals with the " History of Gender based violence. Chapter 3 talks about " Understanding Gender based violence and other related offences" . Chapter 4 talks about "Effects of Gender based violence". Chapter 5 talks about " Victims of Gender based violence and attitude of perpetrators". Chapter 6 " Effects of Gender Based Violence on the family". Chapter 7 " Prevention of Gender based violence, while chapter 8 dealt on " Vital information on where to seek help for domestic violence victims.

Police arrest suspects for allegedly kidnapping children for rituals

Imo police parade two female child traffickers who specialise in stealing and selling children for labour, ritual purposes

The Imo State Police Command has arrested two women for child trafficking in Umuguma, Owerri-west Local Government Area of the state and rescued seven stolen children.

The child traffickers, Chinyere, 48, and Glory Okon, were said to have been running a baby factory under the guise of a motherless baby home in Umuguma,

Spokesperson of the command, ASP Henry Okoye, who disclosed this at a press briefing on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, said some of the stolen children have been reunited with their parents.

On interrogation, the suspects confessed to being members of a criminal syndicate that specialised in stealing children from unsuspecting parents in Akwa Ibom and other parts of the country.

The suspects further said that the children are sold to buyers who either use them for child labour or ritual purposes.

Their confession led the police operatives to the baby factory, where seven stolen children and four pregnant teenage girls were rescued

"Some of the children have been reunited with their parents, while other victims are currently in a Government approved home for care and custody,” the PPRO added.

Imo police parade two female child traffickers who specialise in stealing and selling children for labour, ritual purposes

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17 years old kills son because she wants to sleep

The 17-year-old mum made her baby boy a bottle of formula before going into the bathroom and finding a pill bottle containing what she thought was cocaine but turned out to be deadly fentanyl

Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper holding a bottle of formula and pill bottle at a press conference

A nine-month-old baby boy has died after his teenage mum allegedly mixed his formula with fentanyl because she was tired and wanted a nap, according to police.

The infant was found unresponsive with no pulse at a home in Callahan, Florida, on June 26. Deputies attempted to revive the child using CPR, however, he later died at a hospital in Jacksonville, according to Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper.

The boy's 17-year-old mum initially told investigators she had no idea what had happened, but her story changed over the course of subsequent interviews in the following weeks. Eventually, an autopsy revealed that the child had enough fentanyl in his system to kill 10 people.

On July 10, the medical examiner ruled the baby's death a fentanyl overdose. Just two milligrams of fentanyl can be lethal, depending on a person's body size, tolerance and past usage, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

The mother put what she thought was cocaine into her baby's formula but it turned out to be fentanyl

In an additional interview, the mum confessed that she was tired and wanted to take a nap the day her baby died. She admitted to filling a Mickey Mouse bottle with a mixture of formula, taking it to the bathroom where she found a pill bottle containing what she believed to be cocaine.

She added some to the baby's bottle. But it turned out to be fentanyl.

The sheriff reacted with horror during a press conference on Wednesday, July 12. He called the case "a terrible, sad, and extremely tragic incident."

Sheriff Leeper went on to say: "Our deputies respond to many situations every day, they see a lot. And it sometimes seems, over the years, that nothing surprises us any more.

"But every now and then something does happen which really you really can't explain, you can't make up. You say to yourself, 'What in the world were they thinking?'"

He said: "She laid him down in his crib to go to sleep and he never woke up. Who does that?"

"What mother would do that? That's not normal. It is sick. It's beyond my imagination why a mother would do that to her child. No one should lose their life to this terrible, deadly drug, especially an innocent baby."

Sheriff Leeper confirmed there were other adults in the house at the time but it appears the mother's actions were hers alone. He said: "Babies are our most vulnerable among us, they're solely dependent upon someone else for all of their needs, for everything."

"Unfortunately," said Sheriff Leeper, "some babies are born to individuals who have no business being parents," Leeper said.

The mum, whose name is not being released, has been charged with aggravated manslaughter and possession of a controlled substance. The case remains under investigation by the Nassau County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Department of Children and Families.

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How student was rusticated

A 17-year-old female student of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Ahiante Victory Ehiremen, has been suspended indefinitely by the Institution’s management after allegedly conniving with her boyfriend to lure and rob a Lagos-based businessman of N1.5 million.

The businessman was reportedly admiring Ehiremen on Facebook.

The student was paraded at the Osun State Police Command alongside her boyfriend, Ariyo Ayobami and one Opeyemi Adeleke for armed robbery.

Ehiremen confessed that she lured the businessman to the house of her boyfriend where they forcefully transferred money from his bank account to theirs. The 100-level student said she got N40,000 from the deal.

Addressing newsmen on Thursday, UNIOSUN’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Clement Adebooye said Ehiremen with Matric Number 2022/42652 is a 100 Level student in the Department of English and Literary Studies.

The VC disclosed that he got a security report on her case, and with the official information available, an allegation of conspiracy and robbery has been established against her by the Police.

“Ahiante Victory Ehiremen’s alleged involvement in a criminal act is in violation of her matriculation oath. She has made a written statement which the University has considered alongside the available intelligence report.

“The University authorities have therefore decided that Ms Ahiante Victory Ehiremen is hereby placed on indefinite suspension in line with regulations guiding studentship pending the determination of her case according the law of the Federation.”

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Thursday 13 July 2023

Police arrest suspect over attack on Apostle Johnson Suleiman

ARREST 1,412 SUSPECTS, RECOVER 350 ARMS, 4,055 AMMUNITION NATIONWIDE IN 2 MONTHS

Rescues 113 Kidnap Victims Unhurt

The Nigeria Police Force in its ongoing efforts to combat crime and criminality and curb the proliferation of illegal weapons in the country has recorded several notable breakthroughs in the past 2 months, resulting in the arrest of 1,412 Suspects for various violent crimes including 548 suspects for Armed Robbery, 242 suspects for Kidnapping, 365 suspects for Murder/Homicide, and 237 suspects for Rape/Defilement. Notably, 350 illicit firearms, and 4,055 ammunition of various calibers were equally recovered from across the country within the period under review, while 113 kidnap suspects were rescued unhurt and re-united with their families.

Prominent amongst these breakthroughs was the arrest of one Yusuf Ismael Isah aged 32, a plumber from Okene, Kogi State, by gallant operatives of the Force. According to investigations, he was part of the 7-man gang that launched a fatal attack on the convoy of Apostle Johnson Suleiman, the Founder of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Auchi, on October 21, 2022, along Benin – Auchi road, wherein six (6) people, including 3 police officers, were gruesomely murdered. Intelligence revealed that the 7-man syndicate has been actively involved in kidnapping operations within Edo State and its environs and have carried out about 4 kidnapping operations between 2021 and 2023, before the gang was eventually busted by the Police. Exhibits recovered from the suspect upon his arrest in Ondo State include 5 AK47 Rifles, 2 K2 Assault Rifles, 180 Rounds of Live Ammunition, 4 suspected locally made IEDs, 1 pistol, and 4 rounds of 9mm ammunition.

Similarly, 5 suspects were apprehended in Abuja for Conspiracy and Kidnapping. The suspects – Emu Larry Chidiebere ‘m’ 34, Samuel Balogun ‘m’ 22, Williams Banjo ‘m’ 28, Babatunde Femi ‘m’ 30, and Nneka Opara ‘f’ 32, were arrested for kidnapping a foreign national and obtaining a ransom of 2000 Dollars from his relatives. The suspects held the victim hostage in an apartment from May 30, 2023 to June 2, 2023. The suspects took pictures of the victim and forwarded the pictures and threat messages to the girlfriend of the victim in Zurich, who eventually sent them the sum of 2000 dollars via Western Union on June 1, 2023.

Additionally, the Police has sustained a continuous assault on the camps of some non-state actors in the South-East enforcing an illegal sit at home order particularly in Enugu, Imo, and Ebonyi States. In Enugu, 4 suspects were neutralized following a gun duel with operatives of the Force on Friday 7th July, 2023 while 1 AK47 with 19 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, and 2 molotov cocktails were recovered. In Ebonyi, 17 suspects were arrested following a raid on the hideout of secessionist agitators on 5th and 6th of July, 2023, while 1 locally made revolver, 2 vehicle number plates and 3 live ammunition were recovered. Similarly, in Imo, police operatives arrested 26 hoodlums following the murder of a young man in their rampage, and successfully recovered 5 firearms, 66 live ammunition and several other exhibits.

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, has reiterated the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to continually ensure the safety and security of all and sundry, while emphasizing that his administration will leave no stone unturned in the effort to suppress and decimate criminality and the heinous activities of non-state actors who cause pain, hardship, and sorrows to innocent law abiding members of the Nigerian society.

Lord's Chosen Church Pastor losses wife

Joy Mouka: Tears, tributes pour in for Lazarus Mouka’s wife

The news of the passing of Mrs. Joy Mouka, the wife of Pastor Lazarus Mouka, has elicited an outpouring of tears and heartfelt tributes. Facebook comments gathered by Idoma Voice reflect the sentiments of individuals offering condolences and prayers for the bereaved family and the church community.

Among the comments are expressions of deep sadness and prayers for the repose of Mrs. Joy Mouka’s soul. Many extend their sympathies to Pastor Lazarus Mouka, urging him to find strength and comfort in this difficult time. Others share their condolences, hoping that the Lord will console the family and the church during this period of grief.

While some comments express confusion and seek clarity regarding the circumstances surrounding Mrs. Mouka’s passing, the majority focus on offering support and compassion to the grieving pastor and his family. The comment section becomes a space for solace and unity as individuals come together to share their condolences and stand in solidarity with Pastor Lazarus Mouka and the church.

The loss of Mrs. Joy Mouka is deeply felt within the community, with individuals emphasizing the impact she had as a woman of God. The heartfelt messages convey a sense of shared sorrow and a collective desire to uplift the family in prayers during this challenging time.

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Wednesday 12 July 2023

Man stabs friend

The Imo state police command has arrested a 22-year-old man identified as Obinna Ugochukwu, for allegedly stabbing his friend, Nwachukwu Stanley, to death.

Parading the suspect before newsmen, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Okoye, said following a case of murder that was reported at the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (SCIID), an analysis by the Command’s Forensic Experts led to the arrest of the suspect who hails from Ikeduru LGA of Imo State.

Okoye said in the course of the investigation, the suspect confessed to stabbing his friend Nwachukwu Stanley ‘m’ who hails from Umuoma in Ikeduru L.G.A of Imo State, with a sharp Knife repeatedly on the upper part of his body when asleep over a misunderstanding that he failed to give him his cut of 3000 dollars they fraudulently gained in cyber-crime deal.

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The police spokesperson stated that the corpse of the victim has been deposited in the morgue while the suspect will be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of the investigation.

Patient kills doctor treating him

Larry Pickens, left, and Dr. Benjamin Mauck. (Collierville Police Department; Campbell Clinic)

A surgeon in Tennessee was shot and killed on Tuesday afternoon while inside the building where he practiced his profession, and police say the killer was a patient at the doctor’s office “for several hours” before the slaying.

Larry Pickens, 29, stands accused of one count each of murder in the first degree and aggravated assault for the death of Dr. Benjamin Mauck, 43, an orthopedic surgeon who was killed in an exam room at Campbell Clinic Orthopedics in Collierville, about 30 miles east of Memphis.

The incident occurred just after 2 p.m. on July 11. Mauck was found with gunshot wounds to his neck, chest, and abdomen, according to a police report obtained by Memphis-based NBC affiliate WMC.

Law enforcement said the clinic was crowded when the inexplicable violence broke out.

“There were many patients that were there, employees,” Collierville Police Chief Dale Lane said at a press conference on Tuesday.

“This appears to be a one-on-one interaction,” the police chief continued, stressing that this was not a mass shooting-like incident.

In a press release, the Collierville Police Department said they had never arrested Pickens, from Memphis, before but were checking with other agencies to see if he has a criminal record.

Pickens ran from the clinic after the shooting, police said. He was allegedly apprehended about five minutes after law enforcement arrived, Lane said. Officers arrived at the clinic within three minutes of the first 911 call.

He was apprehended with the handgun used to kill Mauck in his possession, though the gun was not in his hand at the time of his arrest, Lane clarified at the press conference. The police report says he was arrested on Poplar Avenue with his un-chambered pistol and two empty magazines in a backpack.

“We’re talking about a guy that ran from a shooting scene, and he’s in custody within five minutes, without additional loss of life,” the police chief said.

An unidentified witness told local CBS affiliate WREG that the shooter had threatened Mauck for a week before the shooting.

No details about those alleged threats have been made public. During the Tuesday press conference, Lane said he was unaware of such claims.

Law enforcement was initially reticent to release information about the victim, citing the interests of his surviving family and co-workers.

“It’s bad. It’s horrific. It’s terrible, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family,” the police chief said. “We have made notification to them. We are going to continue to pray for them.”

Dr. Mauck was identified by his employers a short time after he died.

“Earlier today, we experienced a single shooter event inside our Collierville clinic,” Campbell Clinic said in a statement released after the shooting. “We are shocked and heartbroken to confirm the incident resulted in the tragic loss of one of our highly respected and beloved physicians, Dr. Ben Mauck. We ask that you please lift his family in prayer.”

Mauck also worked as a surgeon at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in downtown Memphis.

“Ben was a friend to so many of us – a respected member of our Le Bonheur family, a beloved colleague and a dedicated physician to so many patients,” the hospital’s surgeon-in-chief, Dr. Trey Eubanks, said. “We already miss him. His death is an unthinkable tragedy, and I am at a loss at what to say. I am so sorry to those who loved and knew him, for those who worked alongside him every day.”

According to his biography, the doctor graduated from Lambuth University and the University of Tennessee-Memphis. He did his residency at the University of Tennessee’s Campbell Clinic and was a fellow in hand medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.

“We are sad to share with you the passing of one of our members, Benjamin Mauck, MD,” the Memphis Medical Society said in a statement. “Ben was a devoted husband, father, brother, son, and physician colleague. He was a highly skilled hand, wrist, and elbow surgeon. His untimely death is a devastating loss for our healthcare community, and we honor and appreciate his service to the patients of Shelby County.”

The suspect is being detained on $1.2 million bond. He is slated to appear in court on Thursday.

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Tuesday 11 July 2023

Man brutalises his wife for asking him for food

A woman is currently battling with her life in a hospital in Makurdi, Benue State after she was brutalised by her husband, Emma Kwaghgbe, said to be a house agent.

A Facebook user, Krayzeetee Azu, who is handling the case, said the incident happened on Saturday night, July 8, 2023.

Mr. Azu, said the victim is receiving treatment at Yima Clinic Akehe at the mercy of online donors as she has no money to pay the bills.

“This is what one Emmanuel Kwaghgbe who stays at International market road before jamb office. The next plot after NKST Acha has been doing to his wife,” he wrote alongside a video of the man beating his wife.

“Neighbours have confirmed that he wakes up everyday without giving them food and leave the house to his side chicks house, then come back home very late just to wake the children up and flog the hell out of them.

“This was what he did to his wife last night just because of Nyam I bam. Why on earth will a man beat his wife to this level? What is her crime? The wife is scared of voicing out that he might kill her but should we allow this woman to die in silence. What should we do to help this woman??”(www.naija247news.com).

Wednesday 5 July 2023

Police recover 24 locally made guns, 489 ammunition, 469 cartridges ,8 stolen vehicles from uncompleted building

Following series of intelligence reports received on the activities of kidnappers/armed robbers in Ekpan Uvwie LGA, Warri and environs, the police in Delta state led by the DPO Ekpan Police Station and personnel of 3 Battalion Nigerian army on a sting operation raided suspected kidnappers' hideout at Agadaga avenue off Jakpa road, Ekpan, where discreet search was conducted at an uncompleted building. Following the search, (1) AK-47 Rifle with five (5) magazines loaded with one hundred and sixty-one (161) rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, one (1) assault rifle with two magazines loaded with fifty-nine (59) rounds of 5.56mm ammunition, two english pump-action guns, one hundred and ten (110) rounds of live cartridges, one (1) double barrel gun, one single barrel gun, one toy gun, fourteen (14) cutlasses, bunch of charms wrapped in a cap. Serious manhunt for the criminal syndicate is ongoing. Sequel to a complaint received from a car dealer (name withheld) in Abuja whose vehicle was stolen from his car stand by the suspect who disguised as intending buyer and absconded with the said vehicle during a test drive on in Abuja. Armed with available intelligence, operatives of the CP-Decoy Squad stormed Ughelli town at about 0115hours of 3/7/2023 and recovered the said Mercedez Benz SUV abandoned in a bush along Oteri road by Doctors Quarters Ughelli North LGA. Serious manhunt for the suspect is ongoing.

Also, in order to check human trafficking, the DPO Ekpan Police station received a complaint that two young ladies (name withheld) have not be seen since they went to a church name fire gospel mission located at No. 1 Tare Alegbo Street Effurun Ovwie LGA for a church program. The DPO swung into action and arrested the suspect who claimed to be a pastor name Marvelous Ebangwe ‘m’ age 42yrs. Investigation revealed that the suspect specializes in trafficking young girls to African countries. Suspect stated that the victims are presently in Senegal. Investigation is ongoing.

In another development, operatives attached to safer highway while on stop and search duty along Summit road Asaba, received a distress call from a female victim (name withheld) that some suspected fraudster collected her phone and ATM card along the expressway by Kia motors and dropped her off along DLA road but fortunately, their vehicle entered a ditch while trying to escape. The police swiftly mobilized to the scene and arrested the two suspects. Preliminary investigation revealed that the two suspects are members of a syndicate that lures unsuspecting victims into their vehicle in the guise of looking for direction, then hypnotize them, collect their phones, ATM cards and empty their bank accounts. Suspects are in custody and investigation is ongoing.

Police operatives attached to Ufoma division while on night patrol at Ekrejebor in Ughelli North LGA, acting on a tip off, intercepted two young men, when searched, one English pistol was recovered. The suspects namely; Ejiro Praise ‘m’ age 29yrs and Eshare Ovuovwuro 21years old were arrested. Suspects are in custody and investigation ongoing.

Meanwhile, policemen attached to Safer Highway while on stop and search duty along Warri-Sapele Road, intercepted a commercial vehicle and conducted search on all the occupants during which three locally made pistols concealed in a bag were recovered from two of the passengers. They were immediately taken into custody and investigation is ongoing.

In another development, DPO Ovwian Aladja division received a report on the murder of one Felicia Catibekpe ‘f’ aged 45years who was allegedly murdered by her estranged lover one Augustine Gola Ejowor ‘m’ aged 50yrs of Okolor Inland in UDU LGA who escaped after the act. On receipt of this complaint, the DPO detailed operatives to embark on a discreet investigation. The suspect was eventually arrested when he reported himself at Ovwian Aladja Police station. Suspect stated that he murdered the woman during the course of a disagreement using a machete. Suspect is in custody and investigation is ongoing.

Arms and ammunition recovered from June to date

AK-47 Recovered - 5

Pump Action gun recovered - 5

Locally made guns recovered -24

Ammunition recovered -489

Cartridges recovered -469

Stolen vehicles recovered -8