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Slain Man’s Family Cries Out To Obaseki, IGP, Others For Justice

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The family of Mr. Matthew Akioyamen, Thursday, cried out to President Muhammadu Buhari, Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, and the Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Adamu to urgently bring to book those who murdered their son (Matthew Akioyamen).
Mr. Akioyamen, 38, a former staff of Okomu Oil Palm Plc, was allegedly murdered December 1st, 2020, in the company’s farm while working.
Addressing newsmen in Benin, counsel to the family, Ohioma George, Esq. said late Akioyamen left his official apartment given to him by the company to work in the farm on December 1st, 2020, and didn’t return home, adding that the next was that his lifeless body was found with series of matchets all over his body.
According to George, Esq., when the body was found, the company, without having a recourse to the police, took the body to their private mortuary without letting the late man’s family to know, adding that the company has been handling the case since then with levity.
“The young man was dastardly murdered at Okomu Oil premises. He was employed by the company in 2015, and since then he has been working with the company (Okomu Oil). Because of his meritorious work, and the way he handled his job, he was given an official accommodation in Okomu Oil premises. he was also given a motorbike, to enable him properly carry out his work as he was one of the supervisors. 
“On this faithful day, he went to work sometime on the 1st of December, 2020, and never returned to his house in the company. Efforts were made to look for him, and eventually he was seen dead with matchets all over his body. After he was discovered dead, our pains, our apprehension, is the way and manner the company went about this matter. 

Wife of the slain man, children and elder brother.

“The company, without recourse to the police took the corpse to their own mortuary, a mortuary and a hospital that’s not government-owned, and not recognise by government, and dumped the deseased lifeless body on the ground. Ever since, the company didn’t deem it fit to pay visit to the family of the young man that was killed,” he said.
George added that since the incident happened and the family became aware, the company has not deem it fit to visit the family of the slained man, alleging that management of the company in connivance with the police are trying to downplay the murder case.
“Justice must be done. We deserve justice, the family deserves justice, the children are crying for justice. How can the deseased be murdered in cold blood with three kids, wife, mother, and grandmother. He is the bread winner of his family,” the Counsel said.
On her part, wife of the slain man,  Mrs. Osaiyobowen Akioyamen, said since the incident happened, the family has been pressurising the police to investigate the matter but unfortunately they show no readiness, just as she lamented that the police have not made a single arrest of her husband’s killers.
She said the only persons arrested on the case were arrested by Okomu Oil Palm and not the police.
“I am crying out for justice. I want justice for my slained husband, I need justice for the father of my children that was murdered. He was the breadwinner of the family. he has mother, he has grandmother,” she cried for help.
Reacting, Police Public Relations Officer in Edo State, SP, Chidi Nwabuzor, said preliminary investigation had been done and that seven persons were arrested, adding that investigation is still on.
Also reacting, Public Relations Officer, Okomu Oil Palm Plc, Mr. Fidelis Olise, said the slain young man, until his death, was not a staff of the company, adding that the company (Human Assets Centre) that contracted him was doing everything possible to compensate the family.
“The said Matthew Akioyamen was not a staff of Okomu. He works for a company called Human Assets Centre. We sympathise with her for losing her husband but we don’t work with emotions and sentiments.
“I am aware his company has been cooperating with the police on the investigation, and they even paid for autopsy which was supposed to be conducted, and the company cannot force the police at their pace. It is the duty of the police to do a thorough investigation, and police is investigating. We sympathise with her no doubt. It is very clear, he does not work with Okomu and I am aware that the company is already working on what they need to do,” he said.

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Police Declare Man Wanted Over Homos*xual Act

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A 50-years old man, Edo Omusi, has been declared wanted by the police in Benin City, the capital of Edo State, for disappearing after being ‘caught’ in a same s*x act in Ogiso community.

A source close to the police in the state, told our correspondent that the suspect, and one of his male friends, whose name was not given, were sighted at an undisclosed location by some youths as they were comitting the act.

Under Nigerian Laws, any person caught in the gay act is liable to 14 years in prison and if found by the community could be killed.

The duo were said to have been deeply engrossed in the act when they were found but before the person who saw them in the , “sinful and abominable act”, went for back up, they had escaped the location.

The incident which occurred on 25/4/23 at Ogiso area of the town almost threw the community into a turmoil as irate youths welding sticks and cudgels rampaged the community in search of the duo to lynch them.

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It was also learnt that worried by the trend the youths in the community had to set up a surveillance team to monitor his movements. It was on one of the surveillance trips that he was reportedly caught on the fateful day, with the unidentified male partner.

It was gathered since the community reported the incident to the police, the whereabouts of the suspect, Edo Omusi has since remained unknown by all and sundry.

Speaking on the development, a top Police official confirmed the matter and explained that the Crime Investigation Department of the command is working round the clock to arrest the suspect, having declared him a wanted person.

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Man, 41, Sent To Prison For Groping Woman’s Breast

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A Badagry Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Friday, ordered the remand of a 41-year-old man, Ibrahim Lemo, for groping the breast of a woman.

The court heard that Lemo beat up his victim, Zainab Babalola, when she demanded he stopped the unlawful act

Chief Magistrate Fadahunsi Adefioye remanded Lemo after he pleaded guilty to a two count bordering on assault.

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Adefioye ordered that the defendant should be remanded in Awhajigoh Correctional Centre, Badagry.

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He adjourned the case until April 14 for facts and sentencing.

Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP. Clément Okuoimose, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on April 6 at 2.30 p.m. at Badagry Roundabout shopping complex, Badagry, Lagos.

Okuoimose said Lemo without lawful excuse pressed the breast of the complainant, Zainab Babalola.

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He said the defendant also hit the complainant on her left eye and caused her harm after she asked him not to touch her again.

The prosecutor said the offences contravened Sections 134 and 170 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

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Hushpuppi’s Associate, Woodberry, Pleads Guilty, Forfeits $8m, Assets

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Olalekan Jacob Ponle, known as Mr Woodberry, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud.

He also agreed to forfeit $8 million in proceeds of wire fraud as well as luxury cars and watches to the foreign government.

Woodberry, a known associate of the now-imprisoned internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, better known as Hushpuppi, recently in a plea declaration submitted at the United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division on April 6, pleaded guilty to count one of the indictments, the Peoples Gazette reports.

According to his plea agreement, he is required to pay back the sum of $8 million he fraudulently received from the seven companies that he scammed.

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“Defendant understands that by pleading guilty, he will subject to forfeiture to the United States all right, title, and interest that he has in any property constituting or derived from proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, as a result of the offence,” stated the document containing Mr Ponle’s signed plea declaration.

Woodberry was also asked to waive his rights to the luxury cars, and designer watches he had stashed in Dubai.

The high-end automobiles include Rolls Royce Cullinan with vehicle no J9153, Lamborghini Urus (N4973) and Mercedes-Benz G-class (G68816).

Other items seized are four Rolex watches, one Patek Philippe watch, three Audemars Piguet watches, three gold and diamond-studded earrings, and six gold neck chains.

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Last year, he forfeited 151.8 Bitcoin to the American government.

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On June 10, 2020, Woodberry was arrested in Dubai alongside Ramon Hushpuppi Abbas, who is currently serving an 11-year sentence for a similar fraud charge.

Prior to his arrest, Woodberry was known for rocking and flaunting expensive designer wear and showing off his illicit wealth to his massive Instagram followers, the majority of whom had no idea his luxury lifestyle was funded by cybercrime.

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