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My Wife Arrested Me With Amotekun ‘For Owing Bank N500,000’ —Husband

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2 months ago

May 24, 2025

…He threw me out despite feeding him, paying the rent —Wife

A woman, Sherifatu, has approached Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, seeking that her union with her husband, Adelani, be dissolved on the grounds of irresponsibility, lack of love and care, and constant fighting by the latter.

Sherifat told the court that Adelani cared less about her welfare and that of their children, while he also constantly shirked his responsibility towards them.

The plaintiff stated that she was the one responsible for their children’s education while she contributed more than half towards the annual rent for their accomodation.

Sherifat further said that despite all her efforts in making their home comfortable and their relationship intimate, Adelani still threw her out of their home into the cold night.

Sherifat prayed for their children’s custody and further entreated the court to make her husband responsible for their upkeep.

Adelani denied all the allegations brought against him.

He however also acceded to divorce.

Sherifat, in her evidence, said: “My husband and I did not hold any wedding ceremony; neither did he pay my bride price.

“He started proving irresponsible from the outset of our marriage.

“He always left me to fend for myself.

“He did not change even when we started having our children.

“He showed us no love or care and was never interested in our welfare.

“I was the one training our children in school, while I also contributed a major share towards the payment of our rent.

“We often had arguments over his shortcomings and he would throw me out of his house.

“The last time we had altercation, he sent me out into the cold night.

“My lord, I have suffered enough in the hands of my husband.

“I beseech this honourable court to end our marriage.

“I pray that our children’s custody be granted me.

“I also plead that the court mandates my husband to be responsible for our child’s upkeep giving feeding, education and health care priority.”

Adelani while responding in his evidence said: “I did not pay my wife’s bride price because my wife told me that such was not a tradition in their family.

“My wife allowed her mother to always interfere in our relationship while she always encouraged her misbehaviour.

“She moved to her mother’s house without my consent. I came back from work and met an empty room. She said that was the tradition in her family.

“She further said that she was not sure of when she would return to me. My lord, she repeated this when we had our second child.

“I borrowed N500,000 from a bank to start a business and I made my wife my guarantor.

“When I derailed on the agreement of payment I had with the bank, my wife got me arrested by Amotekun and moved all her belongings from my house.

“She later came to court after all these.”

The court president, Mrs S.M. Akintayo, adjourned the case for judgment after she had heard both parties.

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Hotel Under Construction Collapses In Edo Kills Owner

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6 hours ago

August 3, 2025

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Tragedy struck in the Idumoza community, Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State, as a hotel building under construction caved in, killing its owner, identified as Andrew Isesere.

The incident occurred last Friday while Isesere was reportedly inside the building.

Over 20 workers who were also at the site narrowly escaped death, according to eyewitnesses.

The lifeless body of the owner was recovered from the debris on Sunday morning.

Neighbours in the area expressed concern over the quality of materials used in the construction, noting that warnings had previously been issued to the deceased.

Andrew Inegbebor, a resident who spoke to reporters, said, “The owner was told he was using low quality material. He used 12mm instead of 16mm rods for the pillars. There was no base basket at the pillars. Look at the result.”

“The building collapsed because of substandard materials that were used. There was no engineer on site. The dead owner supervised the house. The house later collapsed and killed him , but some workers escaped,” he added.

At the time of filing this report, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu, said that he had not received a briefing on the incident.

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Police Arrest Stolen Phone Tracker-altering Gang In Imo

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1 day ago

August 2, 2025

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The Imo State Police Command has dismantled a cult gang that specialised in phone theft, burglary, and altering the tracking device of phones in Eziobodo, in the Owerri West Local Government Area.

This is even as the Command has arrested several people linked to various phone robberies within the Owerri federal constituency.

Police spokesperson for Imo State command, DSP Henry Okoye, made the disclosure on Saturday morning.

Okoye disclosed that following a complaint by a phone dealer whose shop was burgled on July 11th, 2025, within Eziobodo, operatives of the Anti-Vice commenced an investigation that led to the arrest of a suspect with four brand new but stolen phones.

Intense investigation led the Police to the principal burglar behind the robbery and another accomplice who specialised in altering phone IMEI, which blocks the tracking of such phones.

Okoye said, “Following a complaint by a phone dealer whose shop in Eziobodo was burgled on 11th July 2025, operatives of the Anti-Vice Unit arrested a suspect in possession of four brand-new stolen phones. Investigations led to the arrest of the principal burglar and another accomplice who specialised in altering phone IMEI numbers to evade tracking”.

He disclosed that all the suspects arrested are currently in custody, while efforts have been intensified to apprehend other members of the syndicate.

Okoye said in another development, operatives of the Orji Police Station on July 31st, 2025, at about 9pm (2100hrs) arrested one Ernest Nweke ‘m’ at Bishop’s Court roundabout, in the Owerri North LGA, following a distress call from concerned citizens.

The suspect, who is a native of Umuoji in the Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State but resident in the World Bank area of Owerri, was arrested with a locally fabricated pistol after he and three others allegedly robbed one Emmanuel FearGod ‘m’ of Fountain of Knowledge Hostel.

Okoye said, “Nweke, who confessed to being a member of the Vikings cult group, was identified by the victim and arrested while the others fled. Based on his confession, four other suspects: Chamberlain Prince, Akujuobi Godwin, Ugwuelu Joseph, and Frederick Chigozie were arrested the next morning and also confessed to the crime. All suspects are currently undergoing investigation and will be duly prosecuted in court”.

Meanwhile, the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has commended the officers for their swift action and reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to fight crime.

The Police boss urged residents to report suspicious activities to the nearest Police Station or through 0803 477 3600.

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Police Arrest Fleeing Anambra Suspected Kidnapper In Kaduna

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1 day ago

August 2, 2025

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The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper, John Chinagorom, who is said to have been on the Command’s wanted list.

A statement released on Saturday by the Anambra State Police spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the suspect was arrested in Zaria, Kaduna State, with the assistance of the Kaduna State Police Command.

Ikenga said his arrest followed a credible intelligence received by operatives of the Ozubulu Police Division on August 1, that the suspect, who is linked to a kidnapping case in Anambra, was sighted at PZ Park Road, Zaria, Kaduna State.

The statement read in part, “The Anambra State Police Command wishes to inform the public that its officers, with the assistance of the Kaduna State Police Command, have arrested John Chinagorom ‘M’, a suspected kidnapper, who has been on the Command’s wanted list.

“This follows a credible intelligence received by operatives of the Ozubulu Police Division at noon of 1st August 2025, that the suspect, John Chinagorom, who is linked to a kidnapping Case reported on 15th April 2025, was sighted at PZ Park Road, Zaria, Kaduna State.

“Acting swiftly on the information, a team of Police detectives from the Division was dispatched, and they successfully apprehended the suspect at his hideout in Zaria, with the assistance of officers of the Kaduna State Police Command.

“The suspect is currently in custody and is assisting the Police in the ongoing investigation.”

He urged the general public to remain calm, assuring them that the security situation in the state is under control as joint security patrols and other crime prevention operations are ongoing.

“Meanwhile, the general security situation across other parts of the State remains calm, as counter-terrorism and other crime prevention operations continue.

“Further developments will be communicated in due course,” he added.