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‘My Landlord Beat Me To Pulp For Refusing His Love Advances’ – Mother Of Three

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6 years ago

February 22, 2020

I Neither Beat Her Nor Asked Her Out – Lordlord

A woman, Mrs Comfort Giwa, said she got the beating of her life when her landlord, Mr Adisa Lukman, openly brutalised her for allegedly turning down his love advances.

The incident, according to Comfort, happened on February 9, 2020, while she was talking to a friend outside their residence at 3, Idiatu Kilani Street in the Fagba area of New Oko Oba, Agege, Lagos.

She said she was mercilessly beaten by the landlord during which she sustained varying degrees of injury on several parts of her body, including a wound on her arm.

Nation reports that she claimed that the man had made passes at her, which she rejected on several occasions, after which he threatened to deal with her.

‘’I started having issues with our landlord(Adisa), shortly after we moved into his house three years ago when he made several passes at me. He said he liked me and that he would like to date me but I rebuffed him knowing full well that I am a married woman living with my husband in his house.

‘’He was persistent in asking me out and at a point, I reported him to my husband. He then threatened that he would deal with me for spawning him. He has his own wife, yet, he had been disturbing, asking me to date him.

‘’Last night, I was seated beside one of my friends outside our residence when a woman living near our house told me that my landlord said my daughter was fond of harassing her own daughter. I told the woman that my daughter was innocent of the allegations and that God would expose whoever is behind the false allegations.

“Suddenly, my landlord rushed to where I was engaging the woman and attacked me for no just cause. He beat me to pulp. He held me down, while he called on one of his friends, who joined him to further brutalise me. The beating was so much that I sustained injuries on my body. There’s a deep cut on one my arms, as I speak. I was rushed to a hospital and placed on admission, while my husband reported the incident to the police at Oko-Oba Division.

‘’However, nothing came out of the police intervention because our landlord sought the help of some community leaders, who used their ‘connection’ with the police to deny me justice.’’

Comfort’s husband, David Giwa, said he was planning to move out of the building before his landlord brutalised his wife for refusing his love advances.

‘’My wife had told me that our landlord was fond of peeping through the bathroom door to look at her naked body whenever she is having her bath. After he was cautioned, I figured out that his attitude was a signal to leave his house and I started saving money to get another accommodation in order to save my wife and children from the incessant harassment by my landlord.

‘’I was then shocked when my landlord and his associates descended on my wife and brutalised her, to the extent that she sustained injuries. She was placed on admission in a hospital for some days and she is still nursing wounds from the attack, as we speak.

‘’After I visited my wife in hospital, I made a report on the incident at Oko-Oba Police Division, but nothing came out of it because my landlord and some community leaders used their ‘connection’ to circumvent justice.’’

Adisa, however, denied the woman’s allegation that he(landlord) asked her out. He also denied inflicting injuries on her. He said the police had investigated the matter and exonerated him of alny wrongdoing.

The embattled landlord told The Nation on telephone that Comfort injured herself when she made a fruitless attempt to hit him with one of her hands.

‘’Police have investigated the matter and found out that it was not true. Comfort’s daughter and another girl whose mother lives in the neighborhood ganged up to harass my daughter on her way to school. I warned her and the other woman to reprimand their daughters and she suddenly held my dress and attacked me.

‘’ I did not beat her. The wounds on her hand were as a result of the attack she launched on me. She wanted to hit me with her hands but I dodged and she landed one of the hands on a plank used to erect a shop extension at the scene.’’

He added, ‘’ I gave his husband a quit notice months ago and he tore the notice in my presence; even the community leaders.

(NATION)

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Youths Uncover Man Chained By Father For Five Years In Anambra

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4 hours ago

August 24, 2025

Editor

There was panic in Igboukwu community, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, when members of the community discovered a young man who was chained and locked up for about five years by his father.

According to eyewitnesses near the scene, the man in his mid-20s, identified as Chogbo, popularly called “Agudo,” believed to have travelled to Europe, was found chained and locked up in a hut since 2021 after a search by some youths of the community on Saturday.

One of the eyewitnesses, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said, “We were passing by near the hut yesterday (Saturday), when we started hearing some strange sounds coming out from the direction of the hut.

“A search was conducted, and when we got there, we found our brother with both hands and legs tied in chains.

“On interrogation, he told us that he had been chained and locked up in that place since 2021. We ordered for the keys to open the chains, and when they brought them, the keys could not open anymore because they have become rusted. We had to forcefully break the keys.

“The victim has been rescued and is receiving necessary medical care. The father told us he travelled to Europe, not knowing that our brother was locked up in a hut for five years without taking his bath. This is barbaric.”

A video currently circulating on social media also corroborates the claims. The viral video showed when the victim was discovered in a hut and being interrogated by the angry youths.

Confirming the development in a press statement on Sunday, the Anambra State Police spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the victim has been rescued and is receiving necessary medical attention at the hospital.

Ikenga said the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has commended the youths of the community for the proactive role they played in uncovering the incident, describing their action as a clear example of community partnership in policing.

The statement read in part, “Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has directed Police operatives to immediately investigate a disturbing report circulating in the media regarding a young man identified as Chogbo (popularly known as Agudo) from Igboukwu, who was allegedly kept in chains for five years by his father with claims that he had travelled abroad.

“Preliminary inquiries are ongoing to establish the facts, safeguard the victim’s well-being, and the Command assures that where culpability is established, those responsible will be held accountable in accordance with the law.

“Meanwhile, the victim has been rescued and is receiving necessary care.

“The Command commends the youths of the community for the proactive role they played in uncovering the incident, describing their action as a clear example of community partnership in policing.

“Further development shall be communicated, please.”

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UNIZIK Suspends Doctors, Nurses, Security Personnel Over 100-level Student’s Death

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4 hours ago

August 24, 2025

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The authorities at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, have suspended doctors, nurses and the security personnel on duty at the university’s medical centre following the death of a 100-level Law student of the institution, Miss Isabella Ajana.

The suspension was communicated to them in a statement signed by the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Carol Arinze-Umobi and made available to journalists on Sunday.

Recall that Isabella, reportedly died on July 8, after being denied urgent access to her insulin medication due to an alleged demand for payment by her hostel manager.

The deceased, who was diabetic and a resident of Elmada Hostel, was said to have suffered a medical crisis after she and her roommates lost their room key, which contained her life-saving insulin.

In a desperate attempt to retrieve her medication, the students approached the hostel mistress, identified as “Madam Bright”, and requested the spare key.

However, according to multiple student accounts, “Madam Bright” allegedly refused to release the key unless the three roommates paid ₦120,000 — ₦40,000 each — in line with a purported hostel policy.

Despite explaining the urgency of Isabella’s health condition and their inability to raise the money immediately, their pleas were reportedly ignored.

Her condition quickly worsened, and she was rushed to the hospital, where she was confirmed dead.

The development triggered a series of reactions, public condemnation and online buzz that compelled the University authorities to constitute a committee to investigate the incident and the circumstances surrounding the student’s death.

The Committee, chaired by Prof. Mike Oddih, was mandated to thoroughly conduct their investigations and submit its report within one week.

However, giving an update on the incident about six weeks after, the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Carol Arinze-Umobi, in the statement released on Sunday, announced the immediate suspension of the doctors, nurses, and security personnel on duty at the University’s Medical Centre on the day Isabella died.

Arinze-Umobi said the suspension will last for three months in the first instance, pending the conclusion and the outcome of the ongoing investigations.

The Vice-Chancellor further directed the Management of Elmada Hostel, which is a jointly owned, but privately-managed facility located within the university premises where the Isabella resided, to immediately sack the Supervisor on duty at the time of the incident.

The statement read in part, “Following the submission of the investigation committee’s report into the unfortunate death of Miss Isabella Chioma Ajana, a 100-level student in the Faculty of Law, I have taken decisive action to address the matter.

“Arising from the report of the panel, I hereby suspend the doctors, nurses and the security personnel on duty at the University’s Medical Centre on the day the student was rushed there, for three-months in the first instance, during which all investigations would have been completed.

“The University demands the management of Elmada Hostel which is jointly owned, but privately managed, as a matter of urgency, to sack the Supervisar on duty who was in custody of the spare key and could not return it after repented calls on her.

“UNIZIK will re-evaluate relationship with the Elmada hostel, demanding International best practices in students accommodation facilities.

“I wish to assure the University Community and general public that we are committed to upholding the highest standard of care and safety for our students in line with my vision, ‘feeling the pulse of the students, staff and finding solutions’.

“I extend my deepest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased and assure them that we will do everything possible to prevent such incidents in the future.”
(PUNCH)

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NDLEA Arrests Widow Using Fake Pregnancy To Traffic Cocaine

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13 hours ago

August 24, 2025

Editor

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, for attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine by disguising with a fake pregnancy to evade scrutiny and detection.

The widow, a mother of one and proprietress of Golden Star Creation, a fashion outfit on Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos, was arrested on Friday at a bus terminal in Jibowu, Yaba, while attempting to move the cocaine consignment to customers in Abuja.

A statement by the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday said a follow-up operation at her residence in Ago Palace led to the recovery of 200 grams of cutting agent used in producing a strain of cocaine.

In her statement, Ezewuike claimed she inherited the criminal trade from her late husband, who died two years ago, while she has been running her fashion business for 20 years.

The statement further revealed that no fewer than 90 parcels of Loud, a strain of cannabis weighing 48.6kg, imported from the United States and concealed in three cartons of kitchen sinks, were intercepted at a courier company in Lagos on 19 August by NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI).

In Adamawa State, NDLEA operatives, acting on credible intelligence, raided the home of a notorious drug dealer, Idris Garba, on Friday. He scaled a fence to escape arrest, while one of his associates, Boniface Nnaji, who attempted the same, was caught in the act at Rumde Baru, Yola South.

Items recovered from the premises included a black Toyota Tundra jeep marked FST-885-CZ, which Nnaji drove to Yola to supply Garba 354,480 pills of tramadol (225mg, 250mg and other variants), as well as a Toyota Yaris car with registration number DSA 776 AA.

Also, a total of 5,000 capsules of tramadol, 400 ampoules of pentazocine injection and 200 ampoules of diazepam injection were seized from a suspect, Neche Okonkwo, at Idah waterside. He had crossed the River Niger from Onitsha, Anambra State, into Lokoja, Kogi State, with the opioids on Wednesday.

In Kano State, Babafemi said Buhari Ibrahim and Mansur Musa were arrested at Zangon Dakata, Ungogo, on 19 August with 5,850 capsules of pregabalin. On the same day, a total of 452,070 pills of opioids were recovered from the home of a suspect, Rabilu Mukhtar, who is still at large, at Rangaza, Ungogo LGA. Similarly, Buhari Idris was arrested at Tashan Rami, Kano, with 140 litres of codeine syrup.

No fewer than 7,000 capsules of tramadol were also seized from Adamu Yusuf along Zaria–Kano Road, Kwanar Dangora area, on Saturday, while a total of 2,289.49kg of skunk, a strain of cannabis, was intercepted in three interdiction operations in Kwara State.

Of this, 1,232.86kg was recovered from a Mitsubishi Canter truck marked ZUR 66 XT on 20 August at Ajase-Ipo, where a suspect, Kabiru Abdullahi, was arrested. Another consignment of the same substance weighing 328.42kg was seized from Paul Olaniran in a Mercedes-Benz truck marked LSD 659 YE on the same day and at the same location.

On 21 August, NDLEA operatives intercepted another consignment of skunk weighing 728.21kg in a Mitsubishi Canter truck with registration number GAD 287 XA, at Ajase-Ipo Junction, Ifelodun LGA, Kwara State, where two suspects, Abubakar Zaki and Yau Babangida, were arrested.

Similarly, two suspects, Awe Sunday and Ayodele Adedayo, were arrested at Alafia Quarters, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, in connection with the seizure of 96kg of skunk. In Taraba State, NDLEA operatives, in conjunction with Civil Defence Corps personnel, destroyed 7,500kg of skunk cultivated on three hectares of farmland at Dadin Kowa village, Bali LGA, on 20 August, while 901kg of the same substance was recovered from a warehouse at Uzebba, Owan West LGA, Edo State, where a 54-year-old female suspect, Fodo Stella Sunday, was arrested on 19 August.

In another operation in Edo State, a total of 14,233.37kg of skunk was destroyed on four plantations measuring 5.69375 hectares at Ebule forest, Owan West LGA, on 20 August.

In Delta State, NDLEA operatives, supported by the military, destroyed 25,500kg of skunk on four plantations measuring 10.2 hectares in Emu-Obiogu community, Ndokwa West LGA, on 21 August. Similarly, in Ondo State, 25,025kg of the same psychoactive substance was destroyed on three farms with a combined measurement of 10.01 hectares at Asolo camp, Uso area of the state.

Babafemi added that two dispatch riders were arrested on 21 August by NDLEA officers during a stop-and-search operation in Jabi, Abuja, for distributing illicit substances in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). While Garba Sule was caught with 300mg of pentazocine injection, Isaac Augustine was found with 8.64g of skunk packaged for delivery.

While commending officers and men of DOGI, Lagos, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Taraba, Delta, Adamawa, FCT, Ondo, Ekiti and Edo Commands for their arrests, seizures and professionalism, the Chairman and Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig-Gen. Mohamed Marwa (Rtd), urged them and their colleagues across the country to sustain the Agency’s balanced approach to drug control.