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Edo: How Law Graduate, Others Lure Victims, Kill, Sell Their Vehicles To Chinese Companies

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3 years ago

January 25, 2023

A 39-year-old 2007 Law graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Williams Abiodun has narrated how his gang of four members disguise as site workers to lure drivers to a site, where they dispossessed them of their vehicles, kill and sell the vehicles to Chinese companies in Benin City, Edo State.

Abiodun, who said he hails from Owo, in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, made the revelation while being paraded alongside ten other suspected criminals by the Edo State Police Commissioner, Muhammed Dankwara in Benin.

INFO DAILY reports that the gang is made up of Williams Abiodun 39; Emmanuel Joseph 30; Akin Amadin , 29, and the fourth person who is now at large.

He said, “what we do is that we disguise as site workers going to site,then we call drivers to take us to the site, when we get to the site,we will collect their cars kill them with blocks, and sell their cars. We killed first one collected his car and I sold it to the Chinese company, the second one was a Keke,we also sold it ,but the last one was the one that the police arrested us. We are yet to sell the Seinna Car, before we were arrested.”

Collaborating the report, Akin Amadin said, he met Williams Abiodun in Auchi and he told him about the business.

“Abiodun told me that my job is to be watching to see who is coming. The first one we did, he gave me N35,000. The second one was N55,000 and the last one was the Seinna Car, but we could not sell it before the police caught us. We killed the three persons,” He said.

Williams Abiodun, the Law graduate suspect.

Speaking, Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Dankwara, while briefing the Press during the parade, said the police recovered N1.2m sophisticated arms and ammunition, while 135 suspects were arrested since his assumption of office in the state.

He, however, warned criminal elements in the state to call it quits or move out of the state or else have themselves to blame.

CP Dankwara stated that investigation shows that with the arrest of some of them, the crime rate in the state has gone down which implies that those in custody have always been key partakers in crime.

Among recovered items were AK-47 rifles, locally made guns, pistols, 10 vehicles, 130 gas cylinders,2 motorcycle N1,200,000.

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Tragedy As Erosion Sweeps Away Motorcyclist In Edo

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6 hours ago

September 17, 2025

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Tragedy struck Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, as a motorcyclist, popularly known as Okada, was swept away by erosion.

The tragic incident which reportedly happened after a heavy downpour on Tuesday evening, has sparked renewed concern over the worsening case of erosion in most parts of Edo State.

The incident was captured in a viral video that is circulating widely across social media platforms.

In the video, an individual was heard narrating that the incident occurred at Uwenlenbo Road, near Zekor Hotel in Ekpoma.

The narrator in the video
described the scene as horrifying, adding that the powerful rush of water overwhelmed the rider.

According to the voice, the rider was carrying a female passenger, before he was swept away by the furious erosion, which had a free day due to lack of proper water channel in most parts of the state.

Another voice was heard in the video asking people to assist the bike rider who was struggling with the wave of water until he was swept away.

The victim’s bike plate number was thereafter displayed by sympathizers who begged those who know him to come up to identify him.

the sympathisers in the video called for urgent intervention by both state and federal government agencies, lamenting that erosion continues to threaten lives and property in the state.

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Customs Unveil E-clearance Platform To Decongest Apapa Port

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19 hours ago

September 16, 2025

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The Nigeria Customs Service has launched Overtime E-Clearance System, an automated platform aimed at improving cargo management and reducing port congestion at Apapa Port.

According to the Service, the platform, unveiled on Monday, will address a staggering 15-year backlog of abandoned cargo and tackle corruption in the system.

Customs announced this in a statement on its X handle on Tuesday.

Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, officially introduced the system during a sensitisation exercise in Lagos.

He said the platform will enable consignees to submit and track applications remotely, cutting repeated visits to Customs offices and limiting manual interference.

“The system builds on an earlier policy that extended cargo dwelling periods from 30 to 120 days to give stakeholders more flexibility. The focus is transparency, integrity and adherence to the law. We urge stakeholders to test the system and provide feedback ahead of full deployment,” Adeniyi said.

NCos boss warned against attempts to abuse the process, citing a 15-year-old overtime cargo case still under investigation as an example of why loopholes must be closed.

He added that deliberate abandonment of cargo to evade duties would attract tougher sanctions, with intelligence units monitoring misuse.

Under the rollout plan, Customs will hold further sensitisation sessions this week with terminal operators, shipping companies and other stakeholders before expanding engagement to additional commands.

Deployment will follow once feedback is reviewed and legal queries addressed, the statement added.

According to The PUNCH, this development comes shortly after Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, directed Customs to suspend the implementation of the 4% Free on Board levy on imported goods.

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DSS Sues Sowore, X, Meta Over Anti-Tinubu Post

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19 hours ago

September 16, 2025

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The Department of State Services has filed a five-count charge against former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore, alongside social media platforms X Corp and Meta Incorporation, over posts critical of President Bola Tinubu.

The suit dated 16th September,2025, was lodged at the Federal High Court in Abuja after Sowore allegedly refused to delete certain posts about the President.

The charges were brought on behalf of the DSS and the Federal Government by M.B. Abubakar, Director of Public Prosecutions at the Federal Ministry of Justice, alongside four other counsel to the DSS –M.E. Ernest, U.B. Bulla, Dr. C.S. Eze, and E.G. Orubor.

Confirming the development in a Facebook post on Tuesday , Sowore wrote, “The State Security Service, alias @OfficialDSSNG today filed a 5-count charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja against ‘X’ (formerly Twitter Facebook, and myself. They claimed that because I called Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu a criminal, I have somehow committed a set of ‘novel’ offences they invented and spread across five counts.

“It’s hard to believe there’s anyone sensible left in these offices that should be making Nigeria work. Regardless, I will be present whenever this case is assigned for trial. #RevolutionNow.”

The human rights activist and African Action Congress candidate in the 2023 election had vowed not to delete the controversial tweet, despite a request from the DSS to X demanding its removal.

Restating his stance, Sowore wrote, “This morning, X (formerly Twitter) officially contacted me about the despicable threat letter they received from the lawless DSS over my Tweet on Tinubu. One option I will NOT be taking is deleting that Tweet. Thank you, @X.”

He also published the message sent to him by X, which confirmed that the platform had received a legal request from the DSS concerning his post.

The message from X read, “Hello @YeleSowore. In the interest of transparency, we are writing to inform you that X has received a request from the Department of State Services regarding your X account, @YeleSowore, that claims the following content violates the law(s) of Nigeria. @YeleSowore, we have not taken any action on the reported content at this time as a result of this request.

“As X strongly believes in defending and respecting the voice of our users, it is our policy to notify our users if we receive a legal request from an authorised entity (such as law enforcement or a government agency) to remove content from their account. We provide notice whether or not the user lives in the country where the request originated. This page provides more information

“We understand that receiving this type of notice can be an unsettling experience. While X is not able to provide legal advice, we want you to have an opportunity to evaluate the request and, if you wish, take appropriate action to protect your interests.

“This may include seeking legal counsel and challenging the request in court, contacting relevant civil society organisations, voluntarily deleting the content (if applicable), or finding some other resolution.

“For more information on legal requests X receives from governments worldwide, please refer to this article on our Help Centre and our biannual Transparency Report.”