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Policeman arrested for selling missing police pistols to cultist

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A 38-year-old Police Traffic Officer, Haruna Yusuf, has been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command this weekend, for allegedly picking a police service pistol from a mosque and selling it to  members of a cult group in Kwara State.

Reports have it that the former Station Officer in charge of Omu-Aran division , Ehigimetor Ileso, had booked for it but was dismissed when he could not return it to the armoury. He died a year after his dismissal.

Sergeant Yusuf, however, met his waterloo when some suspected cultists were arrested by operatives of the Force Intelligence Response Team.

The suspected cultists: Tajudeen Olalekan Hammed ,Chukwudi Eze ,Alebo Elijah ,Alebo Isreal , Abimbola Olaonipekun and Olarinde Abiodun , who left   Kwara State to unleash mayhem on members of rival confraternity in Osun State .
Among the weapons recovered from them was a police pistol.

When investigated, one of the suspects, Eze, a Disk Jogger, disclosed that he purchased the weapons from the policeman.

According to 33-year-old Eze who hails from Enugu State, ”  Aside being a DJ, I also  sell phone accessories at Traffic Junction .I bought a police pistol and a locally made gin   from the police officer for self – defence because of the nature of my work .  Later ,I discovered that I could not use the  police pistol ,I sold the two guns  to  “Rector”  ,who is a student of Kwara State Polytechnic “.

On his part, the policeman, Haruna, said, ” I joined the police as a Constable in 2008  .I am from Benue State but I have been serving in Kwara State ,since I was enlisted .I was first posted to Omu Aran Division and later transferred to other divisions in Kwara bit I am now back in Omu Aran.”

 ” I didn’t steal the pistol. .I don’t know what came over  me .when I saw  it  at the mosque “

” I can only say that I am sorry .Out of the two arms that I sold to him ,one belonged to  the Omu Aran Divisional Police Station ,while the other one was locally-made .That  one that belonged to the division, was what I found outside  the mosque behind the police station.”

 ” I didn’t know that it belonged to the SO It was about three years ago . I sold it to the DJ for N47,000 while I sold the locally made to him for N25,000.

“When I picked the gun ,it didn’t occur to me to take it to the station .

” Before God and man,I have never been involved in any case of stealing  before  The SO is late .now .When  I heard that the division was looking for the gun .I was afraid to recover it from the DJ and hand it over to the armourer and I was not at the division when the Station Officer was being tried for the missing pistol”.

The Osun State Commissioner of Police,  ,Wale Olokode, who  confirmed the arrest of the police Sergeant and suspected cult members , revealed that exhibits recovered from the gang included” one  police Beretta  pistol ,one  locally made revolver pistol, two  locally fabricated pistol, one local cut- to -size short gun , 11 live cartridges ,five knives ,three battle axes and one  cutlass “.

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Police torture Nigerian business man to death in South Africa

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Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa (NICASA), on Thursday, expressed shock over the murder of a Nigerian, Kingsley Ezeh, whose death was allegedly caused by the South African police.

According to the President General of NICASA, Benjamin Okoli, Mr Ezeh’s death on Tuesday was circumstantial in the hands of members of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD).

According to him, members of the JMPD had invaded Mr Ezeh’s tyre shop in the late evening of January 4, where they allegedly manhandled while trying to extract information from him.

He also accused the police officers of choking the deceased, leading him to his death.
Mr Ezeh was said to be going about his normal business activity when metro police officers with an unmarked black-BMW vehicle arrived conveying his brother that they arrested earlier at a different location.

The NICASA boss said, “What led to the death of Ezeh on January 4, remains a mystery which will be unravelled by police investigation.

“The shop is fitted with a CCTV camera, which we believe will be instrumental and helpful in unravelling the case.

“From indication and the brother’s account, they choked the deceased for several minutes, at the same time asking him to vomit what they assumed he had swallowed; the choking caused asphyxiation.

“Two other Nigerians in the area had allegedly accused same group of Metro Police officers of attacking them only few months ago using plastic bags to cover their heads and they almost died.

“Both Nigerians maintained that nothing was found on them at the time of the attack against them; the police stopped them while driving, after searching their cars and found nothing, insisted on extorting them certain amount.”

According to him, because they didn’t pay the bribe, they were attacked and nearly killed with the plastic used to suffocate them by the said Metro officers.
They also accused the Metro officers of stealing their phones and money.

“We are currently discussing with these two Nigerians, to see how we can add their case to this death as evidence of a pattern of attack by these group of Metro Police against Nigerians.

“The Metro Police had claimed that the late Ezeh ingested substance they suspected is narcotic when they came into his shop and they claimed he had suffocated by the substance he ingested.

“Paramedics were called to the shop where he was confirmed dead on the scene; the leadership of NICASA monitored the situation and ensured that protocols are followed to secure evidence,” he added.

He described Mr Ezeh’s death as an unnecessary and systemic xenophobic way of killing Nigerian nationals by the members of the South African police.

He went on to say that the police could have arrested and prosecuted the deceased, if he was a criminal. He said the deceased’s death was just one out of many other similar cases where Nigerians are killed without justification.
Hence he urged the Nigerian community to stay calm until the association received the result of the post mortem, while following up the casevyo reach a logical conclusion.

Mr Ezeh, a native of Oduma, Aninri Local Government of Enugu State, is survived by his wife and children.

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Man arrested for impersonation and sleeping with 10 women

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Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department have apprehended a suspected fraudster, Mr Imaobong Akpan, for allegedly impersonating the state Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources, Pastor Umo Eno.

This was disclosed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko MacDon, while parading the suspect at the command headquarters, Ikot Akpan, on Tuesday. He explained that the suspect was arrested based on a petition.

Items recovered from the suspect include five SIM cards, two phones, seven dollars and five yuan.

MacDon explained that the suspect had impersonated the commissioner on Facebook and defrauded unsuspecting members of the public, especially women. Promising women fake jobs, he had got them to have sex with him.

He said, “The suspect, who is a notorious fraudster and sex maniac, confessed to have fraudulently created the Facebook account.

“He used the said account to lure innocent and unsuspecting ladies to hotels, have carnal knowledge of them with a promise to assist them secure jobs while defrauding others of various sums of money running into millions.

He succeeded in luring more than 10 ladies through the fraudulent Facebook account and had sexual intercourse with them at various hotels, while posing as the personal assistant to the honourable commissioner.”

The suspect admitted committing the crime but said he didn’t know what pushed him into the act.

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Police rescue pregnant women, children, over 50 others from Zamfara bandits[photos]

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The Zamfara State Police Command said, on Tuesday, that it has rescued 97 kidnap victims during the onslaught against bandits in the state.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Ayuba Elkanah, said this while briefing newsmen in Gusau.

According to him, among the victims were seven pregnant women, 19 babies aged between two to seven months, and 16 children, aged two to seven years.

Elkanah said the landmark achievement were recorded by the joint Tactical operatives in Shinkafi and Tsafe LGAs of the state.

According to him, “the rescue followed an extensive pressure mounted as a result of the ongoing Military operation around the camp of a notorious bandit’s kingpin known as Bello Turji that covers Shinkafi, Zurmi and Birnin Magaji Local Government areas.

“On January 3, Police Tactical operatives deployed at Shinkafi axis received an intelligence report that, some kidnapped victims were seen stranded in the bush.

“The Police operatives in collaboration with genuine repentant bandits and vigilante swung into action and rescued 68 victims from the forest.

“The victims were in captivity for over three months and they include 33 male adult, seven male children, three female children and 25 women including pregnant/nursing mothers.

“The victims were captured from Magarya, Maradun, Gusau of Zamfara State and Sabon Birni LGA in Sokoto State.

“Similarly, on Monday, January 3, Police Tactical operatives deployed in Tsafe axis acted on intelligence report and stormed Kunchin Kalgo forest in Tsafe LGA and rescued 29 kidnapped victims.

“The victims were abducted from three villages namely Adarawa, Gana and Bayawuri in Rijiya District of Gusau LGA over 60 days ago.

“They include 25 female including pregnant/nursing mothers and four male children. The victims were said to have been abducted by a bandits’ kingpin, Ado Aleru.

“All the rescued victims are currently receiving medical treatment from the joint medical teams of the State Government and the Police.

“They will be debriefed and handed over to the State Government before being reunited with their families,” CP Elkanah stated.

The Police boss, however, commended governor of the state, Bello Matawalle for his continuous support and assistance of to the police and other security agencies.

He noted that the kind gesture had gone a long way in making security operatives more effective and efficient in the discharge of their duties.

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Police boss orders arrest of Lagos estate security guards for ‘delaying’ him

Police boss orders arrest of Lagos estate security guards for ‘delaying’ him
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The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, ordered the arrest of private security guards who had allegedly delayed and denied him entrance into Brooks Estate, Magodo, Isheri.

Reports have it that the police boss had, in a convoy, gone to meet a “strategic partner at a function” at the estate on Saturday when the incident happened.

A statement from the Lagos State Police Command clarified that the CP did not lock down the estate as speculated on social media.

In the statement titled, ‘Brooks estate not locked down by Lagos CP’, the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Adekunle Ajisebutu, warned private security guards against disregard for police officers.

The statement read, “CP Hakeem Odumosu who was recently promoted to the enviable rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police due to his hard work and commitment to duty, visited the public Estate yesterday, January 1, 2022 to meet a strategic partner at a function after going round, visiting some places in the state to ensure the safety of Lagosians.

“The Commissioner of Police was accompanied by his armed security details and was driven in his official car bearing an official number plate and a pennant, including all the paraphernalia of office.

“On reaching the Estate gate, he was properly introduced notwithstanding the visible security details in uniform including a dispatch rider in his convoy, yet he was prevented from entering the Estate by some overzealous private security guards.

“All appeals to the security men to allow the CP to go to see someone at a function where an urgent matter bordering on security was to be discussed, fell on deaf ears even when they had foreknowledge of his coming.

“In spite of this deliberate humiliation, the senior police officer remained calm. When it became obvious that the security men were going overboard, the CP after about 30 minutes humiliation, ordered the arrest of four of the security men, leaving one.

“However, in order not to make the Estate porous, the Commissioner of Police immediately posted well-armed policemen at the gate to support the security man left behind.”

The PPRO subsequently accused residents of the estate of shutting down the estate.

He said, “A few minutes later, a female resident of the Estate later identified as Adebola Fatiregun who didn’t witness the incident but heard of it, stormed the gate in anger, inciting other residents against the Commissioner of Police and his aides. She was also arrested for inciting violence and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace.

“All those arrested were taken to the Isheri Police Division where they made statements. They were subsequently released a few minutes after, following the intervention of notable individuals.

“At no time did the Commissioner of Police shut or lock down the Estate. The police boss could not have done that for whatever reason, knowing that the Estate is a residential one.

“Some residents of the Estate in solidarity with the arrested security men, deliberately closed the gate, thereby creating a temporary gridlock. This they did after the CP had left, perhaps to blackmail him and make him release the security men.”

The police cautioned that police officers have freedom of movement and should not be stopping from accessing public places.

“It should be stated here that, the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria provides for freedom of movement. The police in particular are statutorily permitted to enter any public place at any time. The Brooks Estate is a public place and the roads leading into it are highways and as such, no one has the power to prevent police officers in uniform from entering the Estate or any such public places.

“The internal security arrangements of the estates and other public places nonetheless, the statutory powers of the police to have unfettered access to public places must be acknowledged and respected.

“Therefore, managements or authorities of estates in the state are advised to constantly brief their private security guards in this regard. Any restriction deliberately put in the way of the police in any of the estates will not be tolerated. Offenders will be dealt with according to the law, just as the police will not condone any form of embarrassment and recklessness,” Ajisebutu added.

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Woman tries to settle dispute, stabs bartender to death

Woman tries to settle dispute, stabs bartender to death
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A 32-year-old female fashion designer, Omowumi Oyapitan, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command, for allegedly killing a bartender, Muhammed Ahmed, 30.


The deceased, Ahmed, had reportedly made away with his boss’ N600,000 and went into hiding in a hotel with his friends.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Thursday, said the police discovered that the deceased used part of the stolen money to lodge some of his friends in the hotel. He later accused one of them of stealing part of the money.

The police spokesperson said the accusation led to a hot exchange of words between them.

The fashion designer tried to separate the fighting friends but instead got a fist blow from Ahmed.

This annoyed her, so that she broke a bottle and stabbed Ahmed in the neck, leading to his death.

The PPRO said the suspect was arrested following a distress call received by the police at the Onipanu divisional headquarters from the Managing Director of Splendour Guest Inn, Stephen Udo.

Oyeyemi said, “Following the distress call, the DPO, Onipanu division, CSP Bamidele Job, quickly mobilised his men and moved to the scene, where the victim was met in a pool of blood.

“The suspect was promptly arrested, while the victim was rushed to the state hospital, Ota, where he was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim, who had been in the hotel since Monday, December 27, 2021, was hiding there after stealing the sum of N600,000 from his boss at Hayorlak Hotel, where he was working as a bartender.

“It was further gathered that he used part of the stolen money to lodge some of his friends. He had an altercation with one of those he lodged in the hotel because he accused him of stealing part of his money; the accusation led to a hot exchange of words between them.

“The suspect, who claimed to know the other boy in their street, intervened and the deceased, who was not pleased with her intervention, gave her a fist blow in the mouth. In retaliation, she broke a bottle and used it to stab the deceased in his neck.”

Oyeyemi, however, said the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation and prosecution.

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Police kill 38 bandits, lose 5 officers

Police kill 38 bandits, lose 5 officers
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The Katsina State Police Command has announced that it has lost five of its officers in different operations across the state, while 38 bandits have been killed in the state. 

Speaking at a press conference ,the Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba who was represented by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Gambo Isah, said even in the face of challenges of the period, the Command has recorded tremendous successes against banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery and other forms of crime in the state. 

He said in the year 2021, crime rate in the state reduced as compared with the previous years.

“In the course of this campaign, thirty-eight (38) bandits were neutralized in various gun battles while five (5) police officers paid the supreme price.

“The Command arrested 999 suspects in connection with 608 reported cases. While a total number of 874 arrested suspects are undergoing prosecution in various competent Courts of Law in the State,” he said.

“A total number of 157 suspected Armed Robbers were arrested and 145 of them were charged to court while 12 are under investigation.

“Sixty-five suspected kidnappers were also arrested and 63 have been charged to court while two are under investigation,” he said.

He also said that the police had succeeded in arresting 244 suspected cattle rustlers, of which 230 suspects have been charged to court while 14 are still under investigation.

He also boasted that 1,243 domestic animals were recovered which consist of 867 cows, 352 sheep, 24 goats and one donkey were recovered from the hoodlums.

“246 suspects were arrested in 195 reported cases of rape and unnatural offence adding that 63 victims were rescued in four reported cases of Human Trafficking which were transferred to NAPTIP office in Kano State.”

“215 kidnapped victims were also rescued from suspected bandits/kidnappers during the period under review.

“Some of the items recovered during the year include 20 suspected stolen motor vehicles; 18 stolen/bandits’ motorcycles; 4 General Purpose Machine Guns; 44 AK 47 riffles; 1 LAR riffle; 1 G3 Rifle; 20 Locally made guns; 689 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition of AK 47 rifle and 109 Anti Air-Craft ammunition (AA).”

In appreciation, the Commissioner thanked the Inspector General of Police, IGP Alkali Usman Baba, “for his undaunted support to the Command, without which these quantum of successes would not have been achieved. I wish to also extend my sincere appreciation to him for my elevation to the next rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG). It is no doubt that to whom much is given, much is expected. I will surely reciprocate with continues hard work and dedication to duty”.

Similarly; the Commissioner thanked members of the press for immensely cooperating and partnering with the command.

“You have sincerely and passionately displayed fraternity and collaboration towards strengthening the relative peace and security in the state through your fair and balanced reportage of the Command activities,” he said

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Nwosu’s Arrest: You should apologise to Anglican Church, CAN tells Police

Nwosu’s Arrest: You should apologise to Anglican Church, CAN tells Police
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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said the police are the ones who owe the Anglican Church an apology for the gestapo way in which they had arrested the former Chief-of-Staff to Imo Governor, Uche Nwosu, while he was in church for the outing service of his late mother.

CAN admitted that it would never stop the Police or the security agencies from doing their job which include arresting suspected criminals. It would hovever not permit the desecration of worship centres by operatives.

In a statement on Thursday night signed by Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, the Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the CAN President, the umbrella Christian body did not support the effort by the Imo State CAN Chairman, Reverend Eches Divine-Eches, who tendered an apology to the Anglican church for the disruption of its service during Nwosu’s arrest last Sunday.

Instead, CAN’s national leadership insisted there was no reason for any of its officials to apologize over the incident because the apex Christian body had no part in the horrendous action.

The statement reads, “The National leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) condemns in the strongest terms the arrest of Mr. Uche Nwosu at St. Peter’s Anglican Cathedral Umunwokwe village, in the Eziama-Obieri Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State.

“We feel highly embarrassed by this ugly development and feel pained that the Nigeria Police had no respect even for the House of God. We cannot remember whether this act of disrespect for God ever happened before in our country.

“The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has nothing to apologize for what the police did because we were never and would never be party to their horrendous action.

“The Police that did the disgraceful thing should appropriately apologise without giving any excuse. We expect them to be more circumspect in the performance of their duties.

“We are not asking the Police or the security agencies not to do their constitutional duties, but the idea of desecrating the House of God in doing so is totally unacceptable, unfortunate and reprehensible.

“In view of the foregoing, we urge the Inspector General of Police to call his men to order and continue to respect all houses of worship, whether church or mosque. This type of act should never happen again in our country.”

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UK police apologise for killing of footballer Atkinson

UK police apologise for killing of footballer Atkinson
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Six months after one of the officers of a police force in western England was jailed over the death of ex-Premier League footballer, Dalian Atkinson, the force formally apologised on Monday to the family of the deceased.

Atkinson was 48 when he died in hospital in 2016 about an hour after policeman Benjamin Monk shot at him three times — including once for 33 seconds — and kicked him twice in the head.

The officer, Monk was sentenced in June to eight years in prison for causing the death of the former Aston Villa star, with a judge saying jail time was necessary to maintain public confidence in the police.

Pippa Mills, who became head of West Mercia Police in September, wrote to Atkinson’s family saying she was “deeply sorry for the devastating impact” of Monk’s conduct.

“A police uniform does not grant officers immunity to behave unlawfully or to abuse their powers,” she wrote in the letter.

Mills acknowledged that Atkinson’s rights were breached under the European Convention on Human Rights.

In reaction, the family’s lawyer, Kate Maynard, said in a statement that the official apology was “welcomed and overdue”.

“With the first conviction of a serving police officer on a manslaughter charge connected with his policing duties in over 30 years, it is hoped that this will serve as a deterrent, and also embolden those who seek police accountability,” she said.

Atkinson died in hospital after police were called to his father’s home in Telford, north of Birmingham, in August 2016.

The judge at Monk’s trial discovered that the mental state of Atkinson — who also played for Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich Town and Real Sociedad in Spain — “had suddenly and dramatically deteriorated”.

He ruled that the Monk’s actions had constituted excessive force.

During the hearings, it was also found out that Monk had twice been found guilty of gross misconduct but allowed to keep his job

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