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Why We Detained 10-yr-old Boy – Akwa Ibom Police
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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has explained that it took a 10-year-old boy identified as Bright James into custody following an allegation that he defiled a 3-year-old girl.
The Police Public Relations Officer DSP Timfon John, explained this in a statement on Saturday in Uyo following reports that Bright James was illegally detained.
She disclosed that the suspect voluntarily admitted to the offence without coercion, adding that he (James) would be charged to court on Monday, February 10, 2025.
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Her words, “The attention of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command has been drawn to a viral report alleging the illegal detention of a 10-year-old boy, Bright Okon James.
“To set the records straight, the Command wishes to clarify that the said minor was taken into custody following allegations of defilement of a 3-year-old girl (name withheld).
“The case is currently under investigation and findings, including a medical report, have provided evidence of the incident.”
Additionally, the suspect voluntarily admitted to the offence without coercion.
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“He will be charged to court accordingly on the 10th of February, 2025. Furthermore, the Command categorically states that there was no trial by ordeal in this matter.
“Such practices are criminal under Nigerian law, and the Police strongly condemn any form of extrajudicial actions”
The PPRO added that the command under the watchful eyes of Commissioner of Police, Baba Mohammed Azare, remains steadfast in upholding the rule of law and ensuring that justice is served in line with due process.
“We urge members of the public to refrain from spreading misinformation and allow the investigation to take its legal course”, She appealed.
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Three-storey Building Collapses On Lagos Island, Many Injured
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July 3, 2025By
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A three-storey building has collapsed on Lagos Island, injuring some occupants.
The building is located on Asesi Lane around the Adeniji Adele Road.
According to Lagos State Information Commissioner Gbenga Omotoso, “Four persons have been rescued from the rubble. They have been taken to hospital.”
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Emergency responders from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), among others, have since gotten to the incident scene.
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NDLEA Arrests Warri Chief, Ayirimi Emami’s Brother For Alleged Drug Smuggling
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July 2, 2025By
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… Group lauds agency
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Emami Ajetsibogho, younger brother to Warri Chief, Ayirimi Emami, for allegedly smuggling drugs worth billions of naira into the country.
It was gathered that the suspect was arrested by the agency’s strike force at Apapa in Lagos State Command following a tip-of.
Reacting to the arrest in a statement, rights activist and president, Ijaw People’s Development Initiative, IPDI, Comrade Austin Ozobo, commended the agency and in particular Commandant-General of the NDLEA, Maj. Gen. Buba Marwa for fighting against drug illicit drugs
Ozobo said, “The arrest of Chief Emami’s brother is a milestone, laudable achievement in the fight against drug trafficking in this country.
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“I want to commend NDLEA who were able to get the lead information to apprehend this criminal suspect.”
He added: “As Ijaw people, we are happy that God is vindicating us. The Itsekiris are hell bent to kill the Ijaw people to grab their lands.”
He recalled how a British Soldier from the Itsekiri extraction was recently arrested for smuggling guns into Warri to kill innocent people, especially Ijaw and to cause a crisis in Warri, adding, “God exposed him and DSS arrested the British Soldier and thwarted his evil intentions.”
He noted that another Itsekiri person has been caught allegedly trafficking drugs into the Country. “Who knows whether it was to drug miscreants to kill Ijaw people and burn villages? Ozobo asked.
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“Ayiri particularly who has been making all kinds of unprintable statements against Ijaw people, we are surprised that his younger brother is a drug baron. Ayiri should be ashamed of himself.
“This shows that Ayiri Emami’s family is not a reputable family, by wanting to bribe NDLEA with a whopping sum of Two hundred million (N200m) to get his brother released. We thought Ayiri had a reputation, but it is shameful.”
Comrade Ozobo, therefore, urged the NDLEA to investigate the matter thoroughly and prosecute the suspect in line with stipulated laws to serve as a deterrent to others.
“I am calling on the NDLEA to investigate properly and bring to book anyone connected to this crime. If Ayiri is connected, he should be brought to book. Anyone connected connected should be brought to book,” he said.

An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court, Ado Ekiti District, has ordered the remand of a 31-year-old man, Caleb Ajobor, at the correctional custody in Ado Ekiti over alleged assault and threat to life.
The defendant was accused of conducting himself in a way that constituted a threat to the life of a woman, one Omotayo Olowolagba, at the Ekute area of Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.
The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court on Wednesday that “the defendant on June 29, 2025, at about 10am at Ekute Quarters, Ado Ekiti, did assault and threaten the life of Olowolagba Omotayo.
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“The defendant did hit the chest of the female victim and conducted himself in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace in society.
“The offence committed is punishable under sections 185, 46, 181(d) laws of Ekiti State of Nigeria 2021,” the prosecutor stated.
Oriyomi pleaded with the court to order the remand of the defendant in the correctional centre.
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Counsel to the defendant, Adunni Olanipekun, however, urged the court to grant his client bail, assuring that he would not jump bail.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Abayomi Adeosun, refused the bail application and ordered that the defendant be remanded at the correctional centre.
Adeosun adjourned the matter till July 11 for hearing.
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