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Two-yr-old Stolen In Rivers, Sold At Asaba To Traffickers From Imo

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Police are in search of missing Jasper Friday, a two-year-old boy stolen by one Mercy at Ubima, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, and sold in Asaba, Delta State, to a child trafficking syndicate from Imo State.

Superintendent Grace Iringe-koko, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Rivers Command, announced the development on Friday in Port Harcourt.

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She said three persons have been arrested in connection with the incident, with two other stolen children rescued in ongoing investigations.

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The PPRO narrated that, “Following up on a complaint by Ms. Precious Friday (mother of Jasper) of Ubima that her child was missing, the Commissioner of Police Monitoring Unit have arrested one Mercy Enyindah said to have visited the complainant’s home shortly before disappearance of the child.

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“Mercy Enyindah confessed to have stolen the child and two other children, along with her accomplice, one Amaka Ewuzie, between February 16 and March.

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“Her confession led to the arrest of one Chialuka Iheanacho and her husband, Chukwuma Iheanacho, in Delta State.

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“Other members of the gang, said to be in Imo State, are still being trailed.

“While some of the rescued children have been reunited with their parents, efforts are ongoing to rescue Jasper Friday, aged two; sold at Asaba.”

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My Husband Impregnated My sister —Wife

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My father- in-law acceded to it —Husband

A man of Lusaka, Zambia, Jackson Changwe, 48, admitted to the court that, “Yes indeed, it was he who had fathered three children with his wife and also impregnated her sister.”

Asked why he was sleeping with the two sisters, Jackson claimed that it was because his wife always deserted their home whenever they had a quarrel hence his appointing her younger sister to act in her capacity as wife until she cools down and returns home.

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According to Zambia Observer, Jackson also said he had been allowed by his father in-law to sleep with his wife’s younger sister.

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However, his wife, Mirriam Namutowe, claimed that Jackson was a womaniser.

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She claimed that for years, he had lied to her that he would work in Namibia, yet, he did not have an ordinary passport size photo and used the so-called Nambia trips to visit other women.

Challenged with this fact, Jackson begged for the court not to dissolve his marriage claiming he will stop sleeping with the now pregnant sister-in-law.

His pleas were not enough as the court dissolved their marriage and ordered him to pay his wife K12,000 in K500 installments.

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Job Seekers Protest Alleged Fake Employment Letters For Ondo Teaching Jobs

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Hundreds of aggrieved job seekers on Friday staged a protest at the Governor’s Office, Alagbaka, Akure, the Ondo State capital, over alleged fake letters of employment issued to them for teaching positions in the state.

The protesters, who had applied for teaching jobs under the state’s civil service, barricaded the entrance to the Governor’s Office while demanding immediate inclusion in the ongoing biometric capturing exercise for newly recruited teachers by the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).

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According to the protesters’ claims, despite possessing ‘official-looking’ appointment letters purportedly issued by SUBEB and the State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), their names were not included in the official list of successful candidates scheduled for the exercise.

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While armed with placards of various inscriptions, the job seekers chanted solidarity songs and called on the state government to intervene.

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A source said, “The affected members of the newly recruited teachers in Ondo State are protesting their disengagement from the capturing exercise due to backdoor appointment letters issued to them by unscrupulous directors of the personnel at SUBEB and TESCOM offices.”

In a reaction, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, confirmed that the protesters had been scammed with fake appointment letters by some unknown people.

People should please note that those who protested are not teachers but applicants who were duped by some individuals during the recruitment process.

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“They all paid money to scammers who issued them fake letters of appointment.

“Those legitimately recruited by the government have been absorbed and have started working,” the CPS stated.

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The government, however, maintained that the genuine recruitment exercise is being handled transparently and urged applicants to be wary of fraudsters exploiting the process.

 

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Police Arrest Suspected Robber, Three Others With Firearm In Delta

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Operatives of Safe Delta have arrested a 23-year-old suspected armed robber, Raphael Chukwuemeka, with a cut-to-size double-barrel pistol and seven live cartridges.

The suspect was apprehended along DBS Road, Asaba, Delta State, on September 9, 2025. He is now in police custody.

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Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the arrest in a statement.

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The police spokesman said, “On September 9, 2025, operatives of Safe Delta, while on surveillance patrol along DBS Road, sighted a group of boys fighting and engaging in affray, one with a cutlass.”

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According to SP Edafe, “The operatives swiftly went to the scene and, in the process, arrested Raphael Chukwuemeka, 23, with one cut-to-size double-barrel pistol with seven live cartridges recovered from him.”

He added, “The suspect was taken into custody, and the investigation is ongoing.”

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In a separate incident, operatives of Safe Delta, while on stop-and-search duty at Head Bridge, Asaba, arrested three suspected armed robbers, Solomon Offor, 22, Ifesinachi Nwankeze, 19, and Ambrose Ugwuba, 23.

They were apprehended on September 10, 2025, at about 10:30 am.

Edafe confirmed, “Upon search of the suspects and the motorcycle, a locally made single-barrel cut-to-size gun, cartridges and a dagger concealed in a bag were recovered.”

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