Investigation

A 20-year-old wife, Amina Hassan, of Mubi North LGA, Adamawa State, has set her husband’s house ablaze for refusing to divorce her.

Amina Hassan, from Shuware community in Mubi North, who married Muhammed Auwal about five weeks ago, revealed that there was a pre-wedding arrangement that the man would divorce her shortly after their marriage ceremony.

She informed the police that she had set the house on fire because of her husband’s refusal to end their union, according to the state Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Nguroje.

“We made an arrangement that he would divorce me after the marriage. I met him and pleaded with him to divorce me, but he remained adamant.

“He descended on me and started beating me instead of divorcing me, as a result of which I lost my temper and set the house ablaze,” she told police operatives who are now investigating her.

Leading Reporters gathered on Tuesday that a few days before the wedding, Amina had informed her parents that she was no longer interested in the marriage.

However, her parents insisted there was no turning back as they had already distributed invitation cards.

Sources close to her said that after all her efforts failed, she sought help from a native doctor to turn her husband’s heart away from her, only for the husband to appear more interested.

To escape her anger, the native doctor is said to have fled Mubi and made his phone number inaccessible

The Niger State Police Command, has arrested one Jafaru Yunusa of Kpashimi village, a farmer, suspected to have attacked a 12-year-old Fulani herder, Muhammadu Muhammadu, in Lapai, Niger state.

Mohammadu was matcheted and left alone to die until he was rescued.

Leading Reporters learnt that the suspect was arrested in the forest around Kpashimi village, while two other suspects are at large, but said investigation is currently ongoing.

Giving details of what happened, Abiodun said: “On 09/11/2023 at about 10am, one cattle owner from Mayaki village via Lapai, reported at Lapai Division that on 08/11/2023 at about 10am, his cattle grazer one Muhammad Muhammad, 12yrs, of same address went out grazing with the cattle at Kpashimi forest, but the cattle returned home at about 18:30pm without the boy. 

“As a result of this, he went to search for the boy with his brother and the boy was found lying on the ground with his two hands cut off beside a farm around the said forest. 

“Police operatives attached to Lapai Division immediately rushed to the scene, and the boy was taken to Lapai Gen Hospital for medical attention while he is responding to treatment.”

The 12-year-old’s grandfather, Alhaji Garba Buba, a member of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria who also spoke to  news corespondants on phone, said he was at the hospital beside Muhammadu who was still struggling to survive. 

Buba said Muhammadu is the first son of his father and the only one, saying the little boy was in critical condition as his two hands were cut off, while his throat and a part of his cheek was cut by his attacker.

“The boy can’t talk. When we first found him, he was able to explain to us everything that happened to him. God gave him the wisdom to do that, but since that day we didn’t get to hear him speak again. If you call his name he can only say ‘uhum’ 

“He said he was conscious when his assailants first attacked him and cut off one hand, but after that, he didn’t know what happened next. 

“It was his uncles, his fathers brothers that first saw him because he went missing since 3pm till 10am the following day before they found him. It was on Tuesday that this thing happened.”

According to Buba, the family had no idea why the assailants did what they did to Muhammadu.

He said: “They beat him and cut his throat thinking he was dead then they left him. They also cut another part of his body around his cheek. Currently you can’t even recognise the boy again. He is just here, we don’t know what will happen to him. 

“They didn’t take his cattle and it has nothing to do with farmer clashes. We are suspecting that they are only interested in Fulani parts for ritual purposes since we couldn’t find both his hands.” 

He explained further that they went to the Lapai Police Division and reported the case, and it was the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge that attended to them.

Buba said they went to the forest with the police and searched but couldn’t find the boy’s hands.

Pleading, he said: “Let the police help us for the sake of Allah, even if this boy doesn’t die today, there’s no hope he’ll be able to do anything in life again. 

“We want them (the perpetrators) to be apprehended so that they can be questioned. We want to know what their aim is for doing this. Let them explain their reasons for removing some body parts and going away with it.”  

The boy’s father, Muhammadu Garba, said his son’s condition was causing him much pain.

“I feel as if my heart has been plucked out. For them to remove his hands it simply means he doesn’t enjoy life again,” he said.

An 11-year-old Nelson George has filed an N100 million suit against Limi Children’s Hospital Limited for alleged misdiagnosis and mistreatment leading to the damage of one of his testes.

Nelson, who instituted the suit through his father, Bankole George, also prayed Justice Akanbi Yusuf of FCT High Court, Kubwa, to make an order directing the hospital to pay the sum of N5 million to him as cost of filing the suit.

In the suit marked: FCT/HC/CV/7356/2023 dated and filed on August 28 by his lawyer, Emmanuel Ekpenyong of Fred-Young & Evans LP, Nelson further prayed the court for an order directing the medical outfit to issue a letter of apology to him for the alleged misconduct.

Leading Reporters learnt that the claimant also joined Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, Medical and Dental Practitioners’ Investigation Panel and Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission as 2nd to 4th defendants in the matter.

The claimant equally urged the court to declare that the 2nd to 4th defendants ought to be more proactive in ensuring that they perform their duties under their mandate as provided in the respective legislations establishing them to protect and promote his interests and wellbeing, including that of members of the Nigerian public.

In his joint statement of claim, Nelson said he was 11-year old presently “in Junior Secondary School 3 and lives under the parentship of Bankole George who is his next friend and legal guardian.”

“Bankole George (“Bankole”) is the biological father of the claimant.

“He is a Grade Level 18, Step 11 Director of Dangote Cement Plc. and a subscriber of the Platinum package of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS AXA MANSARD),” the statement said.

It said that Nelson was one of the beneficiaries of Bankole’s Health Insurance Scheme in Abuja.

According to the statement, on 30th January, 2023, Bankole discovered that the claimant (Nelson) was having serious abdominal pains and his genital and scrotum were swollen.

“Bankole promptly rushed the claimant to the 1st defendant’s hospital which is one of the hospitals listed in Bankole’s package of the NHIS for himself and his family members to which the claimant is one.

“After preliminary checks, the claimant was admitted at the 1st defendant’s hospital for treatment,” it said.

It said that the hospital then conducted laboratory tests on Nelson, including a scan on his genitals.

“In the scan report, the Sonologist concluded that the claimant suffered from Epididymo-orchitis/Torsion.

“The claimant was admitted at the 1st defendant’s hospital for 4 (four) days to undergo treatment for acute Epidydymo-orchitis only without addressing the Torsion in the scan report.

“He was discharged from the 1st defendant’s hospital in the evening of 2nd February, 2023,” it said.

“Painfully, on the evening of 9th February, 2023, at about 11pm, the claimant complained of discomfort in his genitals and the same abdominal pains.

“Bankole took the claimant back to the 1st defendant’s hospital in the morning of Friday, 10th February, 2023.

“The claimant was again admitted and this time treated for malaria, sepsis and peptic ulcer disease with series of tests conducted once more.

“The abdominal pains subsided and the claimant was discharged the second time in the evening of 11th February, 2023,” it said.

It further said that on February 13, Nelson again complained of excruciating abdominal pains and his genitals were swollen, and Bankole was advised to take the claimant to another hospital for proper diagnosis and treatment.

“The claimant was taken to Nisa Premier Hospital Abuja (“the Nisa Premier”),” it said.

After a preliminary examination and a scan that showed that Nelson had Testicular Torsion (“TT”), a urologist and his team at Nisa Premier promptly carried out surgery on his scrotum.

The statement alleged that they later discovered that Limi Children’s Hospital Limited’s delay in discovering and promptly carrying out surgery on the claimant had led to complete damage to one of his testes.

It said Limi Hospital, however, denied any wrongdoing and maintained that their action was in line with standard medical protocol.

Besides, Limi Hospital’s counsel, on April 6, also wrote to Nelson’s lawyer, Ekpenyong, and absolved the hospital from any wrongdoing or liability.

It said Nelson’s lawyer, therefore, petitioned the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria and that when Nelson’s affidavit got to the Medical and Dental Practitioners’ Investigation Panel, the panel said it had no jurisdiction on the subject matter.

It said Ekpenyong thereafter petitioned the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission but the commission did not act on the complaint.

Nelson, therefore, averred that Limi Hospital owed him a duty as a patient to properly diagnose his medical condition to prevent a deterioration of his condition to the extent of losing one of his testes.

The defendants were yet to respond to the originating processes served on them at the time of this report.

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 14 suspected vote buyers in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds, Bayelsa State, and various polling units in Imo and Kogi states.

This was disclosed by EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale.

According to the statement he issued on Saturday: “A total sum of N11,040,000―comprising N9,310,00 intercepted from suspected vote buyers and sellers in Bayelsa and N1,730,000 intercepted from electoral fraud suspects across Imo State―were recovered from them. Also, two vehicles of the suspects were intercepted. They will be charged in court as soon as investigations are concluded.”

The Ogun State Police Command has narrated how the suspicion and intelligence of an automobile mechanic aided the arrest of a suspected vehicle thief in the Ifo Local Government Area of the State.

The state command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, on Friday, in a statement disclosed that the suspect, Wariz Taofeek, had brought a minibus to the mechanic’s workshop for body alteration which led to the suspicion of the mechanic who requested the vehicle particulars and details of the owner but the suspect could not provide any details.

Odutola said the suspicion of the mechanic led him to alert the police of a suspected stolen vehicle which prompted the police to launch a manhunt leading to the suspect’s arrest.

She said, “Following a brilliant verification skill of an automobile engineer in Ifo, Ogun State, a suspect named Wariz Taofeek has been apprehended on November 7, 2023, by the Divisional Police Officer in Ifo for stealing a minibus he attempted to alter its body but for the impressive verification skills of an automobile mechanic.

“The mechanic became suspicious when Taofeek and another individual brought a mini bus with  number plate BDG 104 YH to his workshop for repairs. Realising that the vehicle might be stolen, the mechanic requested the necessary documents from the suspects, before he could commence repairs, which they were unable to provide. He also asked for the phone number of the rightful owner of the bus, but the suspects could not provide any particulars.

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“In an attempt to deceive the mechanic, the suspects asked to use the mechanic phone to call the owner of the bus, hoping to insert their own SIM card. However, the mechanic’s quick wits allowed him to see through their ruse, and the suspect managed to escape the scene.

“The mechanic promptly alerted the police, who quickly took action and eventually apprehended Taofeek Wariz. During the interrogation, Wariz confessed to having stolen the bus from Ikorodu.”

Odutola noted that the state Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, has urged other artisans to be vigilant and embrace intelligence in the course of their work while commending the effort of the mechanic.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Alamutu, has expressed his admiration for the mechanic’s assistance in apprehending the culprits. He commended the mechanic’s intelligence and encouraged other artisans to follow his example in being vigilant and proactive in similar situations,” she concluded.

The Police in Oyo State, on Friday, paraded a 45-year-old suspected ritualist simply identified as Hassan Kolawole with a fresh human head in Ibadan, the state capital.

Kolawole was paraded at the Command Headquarters at Eleyele in Ibadan North-West Local Government Area of the state, alongside nine others who were arrested for various crimes at different locations within the state.

They were paraded by the state Commissioner of Police, Adebola Hamzat, through the Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso.

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Items found in their possessions include fresh human head, hands, and one HP Laptop

The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the husband of Mrs Toluige Olokoobi, mother of  “mummy calm down” boy, days after news broke that she committed suicide.

An eye witness broke the news on Monday

the eye witness who said he was at the scene of the incident on Monday afternoon tweeted on X, “The woman in the viral Mummy Calm down video has just committed suicide here in Benin.

“She refused to speak to anyone about her problems. She left three kids for her husband including the popular Mummy Calm Down boy.”

One of the residents of the area also confirmed her death saying the deceased committed suicide in front of her one-year-old son.

She added that the deceased worked as a medicine distributor while her husband worked as taxi driver and car dealer.

Meanwhile, the spokesperson of the Edo State Police Command, Chidi Nwabuzor, told BBC Pidgin on Thursday that the deceased’s husband has been arrested and detained for questioning.

“He came home from the market when he saw his wife hanging with rope on her neck,

“He alerted the neighbours who followed him to the hospital where she was confirmed dead,” Nwabuzor stated.

The police spokesperson added that her body was deposited at the mortuary.

“He’s still with the police and will soon be transferred to the State CID for further investigation,” the spokesman concluded.

Olokoobi and her son, Oreofeoluwa Lawal-Babalola, caught the attention of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu after the boy’s video begging his mum saying “mummy be calming down” went viral in 2020.

The boy alongside his family met with the governor, who hailed his courage and composure

The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Friday, disclosed that it intercepted contrabands, hard drugs worth N924 million within one month.

The contrabands seized by the command are; Cannabis Sativa (Marijuana), totaling 663.5kg, Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), foreign parboiled rice, and Tramadol among others.

In a statement made available to newsmen by the command’s public relations officer, Mailafiya Magaji, the contrabands were intercepted along the Moba waterways and Sanki Beach Axis between August 31, 2023 and October 4, 2023.

“In accordance with its primary mandate outlined in Section 4 of the NCS Act 2023, the WMC executed rigorous border enforcement and regulatory activities, resulting in the arrest and seizures of significant illegal goods valued at over N924 million from August to October 2023.

“During the operations, officers and men of the WMC confiscated 17 sacks containing 1,199 loaves of Cannabis Sativa (Marijuana), totalling 663.5kg in September and October 2023. These arrests were conducted along the Moba waterways and Sanki Beach Axis on the 31st of August 2023 and the 4th of October 2023, respectively.

Under the leadership of Comptroller Odaudu Salefu, the WMC also apprehended 66,000 capsules of 225mg Tramadol and 1,257 sacks of foreign parboiled rice, collectively exceeding a duty paid value of N50 million.”

He also stated that the command Intercepted petroleum products on the verge of being smuggled out of the country.

“In a related incident, the command seized 3,750 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) during two separate arrests on the 27th of October 2023. It is noteworthy that in August 2023, the WMC seized 103 sacks containing 8,240 loaves of Cannabis Sativa (Marijuana), promptly handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on the 7th of September, 2023.

“Comptroller Salefu emphasizes once again the imperative for the general public to respect and adhere to government fiscal policies, prohibitions, and restrictions. These measures are in place to safeguard national security, foster economic growth, and contribute to the overall progress of Nigeria,” the statement read.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ilorin Zonal Command, on Monday, November 6, secured the conviction and sentencing of two internet fraudsters, Tijani  Olasunkanmi and Soneye  Abiodun before Justice Adebayo Yusuf of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State.

They were jailed after pleading guilty to a separate charge, bordering on internet fraud,  brought against them by the commission.

This was made known on the commission’s Facebook account on Wednesday, November 8.

The defendants pleaded guilty to the charges when they were read to them.

In view of their pleas, prosecution counsel Isabel Adeniran prayed the court to sentence and convict the defendants accordingly.

The post read, “Justice Yusuf thereafter convicted and sentenced Olasunkanmi to six months imprisonment without an option of fine.

“He equally forfeited a Lexus RX350 Sports Utility Vehicle, iPhone 14 Promax and a MacBook laptop to the Federal Government.

“Similarly, the judge convicted and sentenced Abiodun to six months imprisonment with an option of a fine of N50,000.

“He also forfeited an iPhone 6+ and the sum of N220,000 to the Federal Government.

“Additionally, the convict was ordered to restitute the sum of $180 to his victim.

“The convicts began their journey to the Correctional Centre when operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  Ilorin Zonal Command, arrested them for internet-related offences.

“Specifically, they impersonated foreigners and defrauded them in the process.”

An Ogudu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced a 31-year-old account officer, Shitu Olawale to one year imprisonment for stealing N1 million belonging to his employer, BSG Multi-Stream Ltd.

Olawale, an account officer at BSG Multi-Stream Ltd, a company that gives out loans, was charged with two counts of forgery and theft

The Magistrate, Mrs O.A Daodu who sentenced Olawale after he was found guilty, did not give him any option of a fine

Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp Bassey Sunday told the court that the convict committed the offence on May 11 at BSG Multi-Stream Ltd, located at Ikorodu Road, Ketu Bus Stop.

Sunday said that Olawale forged two GTB debit transaction receipts with reference numbers 09026723024911011729006307381 and 090267230511054673200630738 showing two different debit alerts of N50,000 respectively.

He said the convict stole monies the company gave him in different sums amounting to N1 million to disburse to different customers.

”The convict forged and stole on different occassions, leading the company he is employed into, to believe that he had actually given out the approved loans to its customers”, the prosecution said.

The offence, the police said, contravenes the provisions of Section 287(7) and 365 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015