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Delta Police Arrest Three Suspected Cultists

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2 months ago

March 12, 2024

The Delta State Police Command has arrested three suspected cultists at the Federal College Junction in the Asaba area of the state.

This was disclosed in a statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, on Tuesday.

According to the statement, the suspects were arrested on March 6 at about 11:30 p.m.

The suspects include Harmony Ohanebum and Garba Jubril.

Edafe noted that items such as a locally manufactured cut-to-size gun with one live cartridge and two Barretta Pistols with two rounds of live ammunition were recovered, adding that there is an ongoing search for the other fleeing gang member.

The statement partly read, “On June 3, 2024, at about 2330 hours, operatives of the CP-DDECOY Squad, while acting on credible intelligence about cultist activities, stormed one hotel (name withheld) by Federal College Junct 5, Asaba. Upon sighting the operatives, the cultists immediately took to their heels, dispersing in different directions, but were given a relentless chase by the operatives, during which four of the suspected cultists were arrested.

“Those who were hiding inside the ceiling were arrested. The suspects, all male residents of Asaba, Delta State, include the following: Chigozie Edwin, a 28-year-old native of Akpuoga Village in Ujodo LGA of Enugu State; James Prince Chukwuebuka,

“A 20 years native of Effiom Village in Ezza North LGA of Ebonyi State; Harmony Mkemjika Ohanebum, a 30yrs native of Okija Town in Ihiala LGA of Anambra State; and Garba Jubril, a 27yrs native of Kogmbotō LGA, Kano State.

“Following the arrest of these suspects, a thorough search was conducted, and two Barretta pistols with two rounds of live ammunition, a locally made cut-to-size gun with one live cartridge, and a were recovered from the ceiling.”

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command had earlier arrested a suspected armed robber during a stop-and-search operation.

The state commissioner of police, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, said a ‘stop and search’ police patrol team recovered one locally made gun and two live cartridges from the suspected armed robber.

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71-year-old Landlord Arrested For Impregnating Tenant’s Teenage Daughter

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17 mins ago

May 9, 2024

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Men of the Ogun state police command have arrested a 71-year-old landlord, identified simply as Adesina, for allegedly defiling and impregnating his tenant’s 14-year-old girl (name withheld) at Akegbeyale Street in Ifesowapo Akute, Ifo Local Government Area of the state.

The PUNCH reports that the suspect was caught having sexual intercourse with the victim on April 9, 2024, in the house bathroom.

Police sources said the victim was said to have gone to the bathroom to take a shower when the accused landlord made his way to the bathroom and forced his way on her before he was caught in the act.

After this shocking discovery, some members of the community and other neighbours who witnessed the scene raised the alarm, leading to the arrest of the landlord by the men of the Ajuwon Police Division.

The victim was subsequently taken to the hospital to be tested for any infection and get treated. However, further tests showed she was six weeks pregnant.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the state Police Command, SP Omolola Odutola, said the matter has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, where all parties would be grilled.

“The landlord has been arrested and detained. The father reported that he was caught defiling his 14-year-old daughter in their bathroom in the morning. The teenager was taken to Tamara Hospital in Akute for a medical examination.”

However, the medical report further showed that that wasn’t a first-time act because the test showed that the teenager was already six weeks pregnant.

The state CID in Eleweran will soon take up the matter for further investigation” Odutola said

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Cleric Sets Wife’s House Ablaze For Allegedly Refusing To Participate In Late Night Prayer

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39 mins ago

May 9, 2024

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An Islamic cleric, Ahmed Ojo, has reportedly set fire to his wife’s house in the Egbe Odo area of Isua Ijesa in Ekiti State after she refused to join him in observing a late-night prayer

Speaking with The PUNCH, the wife, Bosede Afolabi, disclosed that the incident happened on April 27 when her husband returned home and requested that they observe a prayer around 11 pm on the said date, a request she declined because she was tired.

Afolabi disclosed that her refusal to participate in the prayer angered her husband, who began causing trouble that prompted her to invite neighbours to appease him.

She further stated that all efforts to make her husband understand that she was tired after a stressful day at work proved futile, and when she realised he was becoming violent, she left the house to sleep at a neighbour’s house.

“At about midnight, a girl from our neighbourhood came to knock on the house to inform us that my house was on fire and that it seemed my husband had set the house on fire,” she narrated.

“I and some neighbours rushed to the scene only to see that the whole building had been engulfed in fire. Before we could get help in putting the fire out, the building had been razed.

“He was later caught and handed over to the police.”

She added that she remarried Ojo after her first husband passed away, and she has been accommodating him since they got married.

When asked if there had been recurring misunderstanding between them, Afolabi said they had no misunderstanding before the incident.

She, however, blamed her husband’s action on the influence of alcohol.

“What I observed that night was that he was drunk, which was why I tried to avoid the escalation of the disagreement that ensued on that fateful day. He often comes home drunk sometimes, but we have not had any serious misunderstanding in the past,” Afolabi noted.

She added that the incident had left her in a devastating situation due to the huge loss it had caused her.

“I have not been myself since the incident happened because of the loss it has caused me. I appeal to Nigerians to come to my aid,” she concluded.

The spokesperson for the State Police Command, Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the incident said that the suspect is under investigation.

“The incident happened. The man has been arrested and he is currently undergoing investigation at the state’s CID,” Abutu added.