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Court Summons Heads Of Correctional Centres Over ‘Escape’ Of Murder Suspect

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3 years ago

December 16, 2022

Justice Kayode Agunloye of the Federal High Court, Lugbe, on Friday, summoned the Heads of the Old and New Keffi Correctional Centres, Simon Kaigama and Alao Moses to account for the whereabouts of a suspect, Suleiman Mohammed, who was allegedly involved in the murder and robbery of Mr. Gabriel Adukwu.

Vanguard learned that the suspect was charged before the court for being in possession of the vehicle belonging to the Mr. Adukwu after he was killed, he was also fingered by the family of the deceased as the main organiser of the robbery and murder.

Justice Agunloye ordered that the Record Officer at the Keffi Correctional Centre, and the Prison Warden who brought the suspect to court on the last day before he “disappeared”, Abdulahi Yunusa also to appear before him to account for his whereabouts.

When the matter came up on the 29th of November 2022, counsel to the suspect could not account for the whereabout of his client as he said the correctional centre did not hand him over having been granted bail a day earlier.

In his reaction, counsel for the family, Barrister Abba Ejembi raised concerns how after leaving the court with the Prison Warden (Abdulahi Yunusa) back to the Correctional Centre, they will not be able to account for him.

He said he was circumspect of this new development where the suspect is missing when a co-suspect in the murder and robbery of Mr. Adukwu had also reportedly escaped from police detention in Benue State also.

Reacting to the development, Justice Agunloye summoned two officials of the correctional services, which include the Comptroller, Mr. Alao Moses and the prison Warden, Mr. Abdulahi Yunusa to appear on the 16th of December 2022 to account for the suspects whereabout.

However, when the matter came up today, there was still no clarity on the whereabout of the suspect whom they said had been discharged from their facility based on the court’s warrant granting him bail.

The visibly concerned judge decried the situation, saying “how can you not know his whereabout? Why did you not release him to his lawyer?

“This is a case that touches on the sanctity of life of an individual and I will not sit here and simply strike out the case because the suspect is missing and has not come before me. I must get to the bottom of it. We must resolve this and establish the suspect’s whereabout for him to stand trial”, Justice Agunloye held.

Accordingly, while adjourning the trial to January 9, 2022, he ordered that “the Heads of the Old and New Keffi Correctional Centres, Simon Kaigama and Alao Moses to appear before this court to account for the whereabout of the suspect.”

He also ordered that every record of the suspect within the Keffi Correctional Centre be produced in court along with the charge against him at the Upper Area Court Grade 1, Mpape.

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Why I Charged My Husband Money For Sex —Woman

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2 days ago

December 20, 2025

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Matero Local Court, Zambia, has heard how a woman from Chisamba, sexually starved her husband for four years, after he failed to pay her K3,000 she charged him for having a child out of wedlock.

According to Zambia Observer, Sophia Kwale, 32, a teacher by profession, said in line with her tradition, as admission of guilt for having a child, her husband, Samuel Chongo, 38, was supposed to pay her the money commonly known as ‘ndapusa’ (admission of guilt).

“In my tradition, when a man has a child outside wedlock, he is supposed to apologise by paying ndapusa.

“This can be in money or material form.

“I asked him to pay me K3,000 only or he wasn’t going to have sex with me,” she said.

Sophia said her husband later refused to pay ndapusa but wanted to have sex with her, so she charged him K500 which he paid instantly before she allowed him to engage in the act.

“I charged him K500 to make love with me and he paid it instantly.

“This was only last month. Before that, we last had sex in 2021.

“I didn’t even enjoy the sex because it was forced,” she said.

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Organ Harvesting: Ekiti Sacks Surgeon After Panel’s Findings, Suspends Support Staff

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2 days ago

December 20, 2025

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Ekiti State government has dismissed the Surgeon who had primary responsibility for the surgery of a patient whose kidneys were removed from the service of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) with immediate effect.

This followed the submission of the report of the 7-man investigation panel chaired by Professor Francis Faduyile to the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Oyebanji Filani.

Recall the panel was constituted 11 days ago to investigate the claim made by a patient, Mr. Joshua Afolayan regarding a surgical procedure he underwent at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH).

According to a statement by Filani, “Upon careful review of the report and its recommendations, the Ekiti State government has approved the following actions:

“That the surgeon who had primary responsibility for the surgery is to be dismissed from the service of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) with immediate effect.

“All members of the surgical team present in the theatre on the day of the operation are to be suspended from duty for a period of one month, pending further administrative review.

“The Ekiti State government will bear the full cost of a new kidney transplant for Afolayan, will take responsibility for his post-transplant care as well as transplant related medical maintenance for a period of two years.

“In line with the recommendations of the panel, a comprehensive reorganisation of relevant departments within EKSUTH will be undertaken to strengthen clinical governance, accountability, and patient safety.”

Filani said that while the Ekiti State government continues to stand firmly behind the many dedicated and hardworking health professionals at EKSUTH and acknowledges their sacrifices and commitment to service, it would not hesitate to take decisive action where professional standards are breached.

“The government remains resolute in its commitment to protecting patients, upholding ethical and professional standards in healthcare delivery, and restoring and sustaining public confidence in the Ekiti State health system.

“Necessary reforms will be pursued to ensure that incidents of this nature do not re-occur and that EKSUTH continues to serve as a centre of excellence in patient care.

“We thank the people of Ekiti State for their patience, and trust, and we reaffirm our unwavering commitment to continued improvement in quality health care, compassion, and responsible governance.”

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My Ex-husband Has Refused To Give Me, Our Unborn Child, Money For Upkeep, Woman Tells Court

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2 days ago

December 20, 2025

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Please, grant me time to settle the issue —Husband

A pregnant woman, Harira Aliyu, has asked a Shari’a court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna State, to compel her former husband, Nasiru Al-Hassan to provide financial support for her upkeep.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the complainant also prayed the court to confirm one pronouncement of divorce made by Nasiru in March.

“I am eight months pregnant. Since our divorce in March, he has only been able to send me money for two months for my upkeep and our unborn child.

“It is important that he continues to provide for me as I await delivery in a month’s time,” she told the court.

In his defense, the defendant who spoke through his counsel, Abubakar Sani, said he was just briefed recently.

He asked the court to give him more time to respond to the petition.

The judge, Malam Mukhtar Aliyu adjourned the case.