The police in Ondo State have paraded four persons for allegedly killing Temitope Olorunfemi who crushed some persons to death in an accident along Ijoka area of Akure.
The four suspects are among seven persons arrested by the police.
Temitope was lynched on Easter Monday by irate mob who claimed he was an Internet fraudster, commonly known as “Yahoo Boy,”
Parading the suspects before journalists, spokesperson of the state police command, Funmi Odunlami Omisanya, said the suspects will be charged to court after investigations have been concluded.
She added some of the suspects are still at large, urging residents of the state to desist from jungle justice
She stressed that only one person was killed in the accident while six were injured.
Security Experts advise Incoming administration on Insecurity
The incoming administration led by president elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed has been challenged to ensre they make tackling insecurity a priority.u
This call was made at the 17th annual and induction ceremony by the International Institute of Professional Security held in Lagos.
At the event, Over three hundred private security practitioners, including retired security officers who have successfully completed the training, were inducted.
Those present Said the country can not continue tacking insecurity the same way and expect a different result .According to them, the approach this time must be difficult as they are also ready to collaborate with the incoming government.
KADUNA INSECURITY: BANDITS KILL 33 IN FRESH SOUTHERN KADUNA ATTACK
No fewer than thirty three persons have been killed by armed bandits in Runji Village, Zango Kataf local government area of Kaduna state.
Eye witnesses say the assailants who stormed the village at about 9:30 PM on Saturday were heavily armed and came in large number.
Among those killed are little children bellow the ages of 12 and 15.
More than a dozen of the slain victims were set ablaze in their houses.
other villagers were reportedly injured in the attacks, but it is unclear how many.
At least seven houses were burnt and now some residents have packed their bags to vacate the village.
The incident comes less than two weeks after eight other persons were killed in another community in the same local government.
The remains of 33 slain victims have been buried in mass grave.
NDLEA INTERCEPTS DRUG CONSIGNMENTS IN WINTER JACKETS, BODY LOTION AT LAGOS AIRPORT
Consignments of Tramadol, Rohypnol, Ecstasy (Designer drug) and Cannabis concealed in winter jackets and bottles of body cream have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos.
The psychoactive substances were recovered at the new terminal of the airport on Friday 14th April following the arrest of a passenger, Joshia Sunday who was traveling on a Qatar Airline flight via Doha to Oman, Middle East.
A thorough search of the suspect’s two black bags led to the discovery of 4.80 kilograms of cannabis concealed in three winter jackets and various quantities of Tramadol, Rohypnol, Ecstasy (Designer drug) hidden in bottles of body lotion. Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect came into Nigeria from Oman on April 7, and was returning exactly a week after.
In the same vein, a Lekki Lagos based businessman, Cyril Chidiebere was on Friday 14th April arrested along with two of his freight agents: Mejabi Peter Sunday and Oyeyinka Babatunde over their involvement in the importation of twelve (12) parcels of Loud, a strain of cannabis, weighing 6.50kg, which was part of a consolidated cargo brought in from the United States of America.
The arrest and seizure followed a three-day intelligence led operation. Following the arrival of the cargo at the NAHCO import shed of the MMIA, its movement out of the airport was closely monitored in a sting operation until the actual importer, Cyril Chidiebere, was arrested in his house at Abraham Adesanya estate, Ajah, Lekki area of Lagos. Both Mejabi and Chidiebere have made useful statements to confirm that the latter has been involved in dealing on illicit drugs in the past.
Meanwhile, a pregnant woman, Rabetu Abdulrasak, 24, and a cripple, Shehu Adams have been arrested by NDLEA operatives in Agbede, Etsako West LGA, Edo state while over 14 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs including cannabis, methamphetamine, tramadol and swinol were recovered from them on Saturday 15th April.
A 22-year-old HND 1 female student of Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun state, Isoyo Iveren Susan was on Saturday 15th April arrested opposite 2nd Gate of the institution for dealing in illicit drugs. Recovered from her include 1,100ML of codeine-based cough syrup and 283grams of cannabis. This is just as operatives in Lagos arrested two suspects: Nonso Peter, 21, and Bright Chibike, 23, with 43.4kg cannabis at Ile-Epo, Abule Egba area of the state on Friday 14th April.
In Katsina state, no less than 1,730 bottles of codeine-based syrup were seized from a suspect, Bishir Sa’adu in Katsina metropolis on Sunday 9th April just as Muhamadu Yusuf was equally arrested same day with 8,000 capsules of tramadol inside a commercial bus along Kano – Katsina road. In the same vein, NDLEA operatives in Kaduna on Thursday 13th April raided a clandestine laboratory where mist potassium citrate was being produced in a residential apartment at 16 Sabon Gari, Zaria. The owner of the lab, Christopher Agodi was arrested and 102 cartons containing 2,448 bottles of the substance recovered. While a suspect, Salisu Abdullahi, 25, was arrested along Abuja-Kaduna road with 11.7kg cannabis concealed in two jerrycans, which he was moving from Port Harcourt to Kano, operatives also on Saturday 15th April nabbed one Atiku Abubakar, 22, on the same road with 50 blocks of cannabis weighing 28kg while travelling from Lagos to Shinkafi in Zamfara state in a commercial bus.
Similarly, anti-narcotic officers acting on a tip-off, arrested two suspects: Aminu Saudi, 45 and Abdullahi Sani, 35, at Ogbese, Ondo state, with 11 jumbo bags containing 211kg of cannabis concealed in rice chaffs. This was closely followed by the destruction of six hectares of cannabis farm in Uso forest in the state on Thursday 13th April.
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has commended the officers and men of the MMIA, Edo, Ogun, Lagos, Katsina, Kaduna and Ondo Commands of the Agency for the arrests and seizures of the past week. He urged them and their compatriots across the country to remain focused and continue the current drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts simultaneously.
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