Crime

Vigilante Shot 5-year-old Boy To Death In Edo

Published

3 years ago

February 19, 2021

A local vigilante identified as M.M. Francis, attached to a fuel station as security guard in Benin has reportedly shot dead a 5-year-old boy.

The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday at at Erediawa junction, Ekewan Road, Benin City at about 8:45pm.

The man, who was said to have cocked the gun reportedly placed it on a table and having a discussion with a lady while resting his hands on the same table when the gun triggered.

Speaking to Info Daily, mother of the 5 years old boy, Samuel Victor, (deceased), Mrs. Blessing Egom, said she was packing her goods to close for the day when she heard the sound of a gun.

She added that when see saw her son fell after the sound, she thought it was the shock that made him fell untill someone helped her to pick him on the floor and handed him over to her, saying “that was when I knew my son had sustained gun injury on his head.

According to her, she sells fruits at the said Erediawa junction, directly opposite the fuel station on daily basis to fend for her family, stressing that the vigilante came out to apologise after the incident.

“The incident happened on Tuesday night at about 8:45pm when I was packing the fruits I sell and was to close for the day. And when I heard the gun and saw my sun fell, I thought it was the shock, so I was still busy packing my loads when a woman called my attention to him and consequently carried him and handed him over to me.

“And when I carried him, I discovered my son had sustained gun injury from a vigilante security guard attached to Coin Oil Fuel station, Erediawa. The gun bullet penetrated his forehead to back. We rushed him to a nearby hospital and later to UBTH where he was confirmed dead.”

She said the vigilante man presented himself at UBTH and was detained there and later transferred to Evbuotubu police station and now to the state command where the case is being handled.

According to her, when the vigilante was interrogated at the state police command, it was there he (vigilante) confessed that he was just trained for a week and thereafter given gun.

The 27 years old vigilante was given a pump action gun to work which accidentally killed the boy.

When contacted on phone this morning by Info Daily, Chidi Nwabuzor, SP, who was still Edo State Police Public Relations Officer said he was not aware of the incident and that he would find out and call back.

After hours, Info Daily called back but the PPRO still repeated the same.

Crime

Police Declare Man Wanted Over Homos*xual Act

Published

10 months ago

June 22, 2023

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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.

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.

Crime

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

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1 year ago

April 14, 2023

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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.

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

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.

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.

(NAN)

Crime

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

Published

1 year ago

April 13, 2023

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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.

“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.

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

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.