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Police Nab Suspects Who Killed 3, Burnt Cross River Village
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EditorTwo of the perpetrators of the mayhem unleashed on the Nta community in Ikom LGA of Cross River State last weekend where three persons were confirmed killed and more than 10 houses burnt have been arrested.
The divisional police officer in Ikom, Teryima Anthony confirmed that they were able to pick up the two whose names were not readily available, adding that more suspects would be arrested.
He said they have moved them to the state police headquarters on Diamond Hill Calabar where they are presently being detained and interrogated.
Survivors and other Nta community elders, including Chief Assi Njan Batta, His Highness Livinus Mfono Nton as well as the youths president, Agbor Nkoro Mgbang also appeared before the police in Calabar where they narrated their ordeals in the hands of their attackers, the Mbembe people of Obubra LGA.
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Police sources said it was important they picked up elders from Mbembe, not just the youths who spearheaded the mayhem.
Recall that a communal clash which persisted between the peoples of Ofunokpan, Mbembe tribe in Obubra LGA and Nta community in Ikom LGA, both in the central part of the state started in 1993; it resurrected again with the killing of three persons.
The three persons were killed in Nnaorokpa community in Nta, Ikom.
Sources said the attackers had arrived at 5am last Thursday without prior notice and pounced on the Nta Nnaorokpa people.
Two of those killed were Rejoice Nton Anoka, 10, and a student, Mariam Akanya Mfono, 20. The third was identified as a Tiv, who was visiting.
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Soldier Dismissed For Sleeping With Colleague’s Wife
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EditorA soldier named Abdullahi Ismail has been dismissed from the Nigerian Army after he was found guilty of having sex with his colleague’s wife.
The Lance Corporal was dismissed during the week at 231 Battalion in Biu, Borno State.
His dismissal is expected to serve as a deterrent to other soldiers involved in the act said to be common in the barracks.
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The dismissed soldier had a notorious history of sexual indiscipline before he was reported to the army authorities, a source told SaharaReporters.
His offence – indecent professional misconduct and having sex with a fellow soldier’s wife – contravenes Sections 79 and 93 of the Armed Forces Act CAP A20, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
The law prescribes jail term and dismissal from service with dishonour.
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Edo: Suspected Killers Of 200-level Student Of Delta Varsity Arrested
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May 5, 2024By
EditorTwo suspects have been reportedly arrested by operatives of Edo State Police Command in connection with the disappearance of one Miss Faith Omodon, a 200-level undergraduate of University of Delta, Agbor.
On March 30, inhabitants of Iru Egbede community in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo, reported the sudden disappearance of their daughter, Faith Omodon, who is studying Business Administration in the above mentioned university.
According to the father of the missing girl, Mr. Edward Omodon, was last seen on March 30, after leaving home for farm and never returned.
According to him, the incident occurred when the community was holding their national conference.
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“We usually have Iru national conference at this time of the year. We were seated inside the community hall when we heard loud wailing outside that my daughter was missing.
“She had left for the farm earlier that morning with a motorbike taking her breakfast flask with her,” he said.
Corroborating Mr Omodon’s story, Mr Ikpoba Johnbull, Head of the village vigilance group said “soon after the news of her disappearance broke that evening, we followed the girl’s mother to the farm.
“We immediately mobilised and combed the area up to Izighiri and Uwumuwe, two neighbouring villages, but could not find any trace of her.
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“We only found the leftover of her lunch flask. We informed our neighbouring vigilance groups as we spent that night inside the bushes but there was no result.”
Then, the matter was reported at the Abudu Police Division which was confirmed by Divisional Police Officer, Mr Iyayi Kenneth, who said “We have transferred the case to the state police command for further investigation.”
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, also confirmed the story, saying investigation was on to unravel the circumstances surrounding Miss Omodon’s disappearance.
However, barely a month, the vigilante group in the community said two suspects have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Omodon and are now in Police custody.
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Speaking, the National Youth Chairman of Iru- Egbede, Mr. Donald Isioma, disclosed that the suspects were arrested Saturday afternoon.
He said the two were arrested when they tracked the phone of the missing girl that was in possession of the suspects.
According to Isioma, so far, the police have recovered the phone from the suspects and the motorbike Miss Omodon rode to the farm on the day she got missing.
Unfortunately, he disclosed that one of the suspects who is a member of the community has confessed that they have killed the girl while being interrogated at Okpaihe Police State before their onward transfered to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Benin City.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Chidi Nwabuzor, said information concerning the arrest was yet to reach him but promised to get back as soon as he contact men of the SCID.
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