Father Remanded In Prison For Raping His 18-Year-Old Daughter Inside His Shop

 A 36-year-old man identified as Roland Okajere has been remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre by an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court sitting at Ogba, Lagos State, for allegedly raping his 18-year-old daughter inside his shop in the Ikotun area of the state, IGBERETV reports.

On Monday, March 13, Okajere was arraigned on a charge bordering on rape and was accused of committing the offense on January 4, 2023.

Police prosecutor, Inspector Esther Igbineweka told the court that the offense committed is punishable under Section 260 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

The charge sheet read;

“That you, Roland Okajere, on January 4, 2023, at your shop at Ikotun Bus Stop, Lagos State, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did rape your daughter, 18, by having sexual intercourse with her without her consent and thereby committed an offense punishable under Section 260 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.”

The Magistrate, Mr. L. A Owolabi did not take the defendant’s plea. He ordered that the defendant be remanded for 30 days pending the receipt of advice from the Director of Public Prosecution. The case was adjourned till April 12, 2023, for mention.

Police Arrest 5 SUSPECTED Ritualists IN OGUN

 Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested five members of a ritualist gang who have been exhuming corpses from their graves and removing parts of their bodies for ritual purposes.

The suspects; Oshole Fayemi, 60, Osemi Adesanya 39, Ismaila Seidu 30, Oseni Oluwasegun 69, and Lawal Olaiya 50 were arrested, following information received by the Police at Odogbolu divisional headquarters, the gang who are responsible for series of corpse exhumation within Ososa community were planning somewhere within the town to carry out another round of human parts harvest.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement in Abeokuta.

According to Mr. Oyeyemi. On interrogation, the suspects made confessional statements that they were actually into the business of exhuming corpses from their graves and that they used to sell parts of the such corpse to their standby buyers who needed them for money-making rituals.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba, has directed that the suspects be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Departments for discreet investigation and possible prosecution.

Man Stabs Rival To Death In Adamawa Over Teenage Girl

 Muhammed who hails from Mararaba in Madagali LGA allegedly killed his rival in the neighborhood, identified simply as Bakura, during a quarrel over a girlfriend that they were allegedly sharing.

Muhammed was reported to have caused the death of Bakura in the brawl which occurred on February 15, at the compound of the 17-year-old girl who is identified as Maryam Mohammed.

Muhammed admitted stabbing Bakura by the neck over the teenager who he said he had proposed to marry after dating her for three years.

According to the Police, Bakura himself had insisted that the teenage girl was his and had warned Muhammed to keep away from her.

The stage was thus set when they both met at the girl’s place on the fateful February 15 and began the fight when Muhammed allegedly used a knife in his possession to stab Bakura who slumped and died instantly.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Adamawa State, SP Suleiman Nguroje, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday, assured that the suspect will be charged to court for prosecution.

Soldiers Shoot 15-year-old Boy, Keke Operator Dead In Lagos

 The family of a 15-year-old boy, Pelumi Sulaimon, has been thrown into mourning after soldiers attached to Operation MESA allegedly shot him dead around Makoko, in the Yaba area of Lagos State.

According to residents in the area, the soldiers were hired by political thugs to carry out a reprisal on their opponents in the community on Sunday, February 26.

PUNCH Metro gathered that when the soldiers got to the community, they started shooting indiscriminately. In the process, a stray bullet hit Pelumi who was on his way to buy drinks for his friends to celebrate his birthday.

The soldiers, led by a political thug identified simply as Nuru, were also said to have gunned down a tricycle operator, identified simply as Aloma, whom they mistook for one of their targets.

According to Pelumi’s relative, Musbau Ayinde, the events that led to the death of the Junior Secondary School Three pupil were a result of a clash caused by political rivalry in the community.

He said, “There was a clash between members of two political parties at a base close to Makoko roundabout on Thursday night. The fight was later settled after the intervention of some residents in the area.

“After that, there was another confrontation between them during the election held on Saturday but that did not lead to a fight and we all thought it had ended there not until Sunday when a thug belonging to one of the political parties brought soldiers and stormed the base where the clash occurred the last time.

“When they got there, they did not meet their targets, so the soldiers who were attached to the OP MESA started to shoot indiscriminately and that was how one of the bullets hit Pelumi in his ribs. A tricycle rider known as Aloma was also shot dead.

“He was about to get passengers at the park when he heard the gunshots and fled. But they thought he was one of their targets and that was how they aimed at him and shot him. Even after he fell down, they came down from their van, moved close to him, and shot him again in the head.”

Pelumi’s elder brother, Afeez, said he was with his friends when a resident told him that the soldiers had shot his brother.

He said, “I was with my friends when the soldiers arrived in the area in a van which had the inscription of OP MESA on it with a covered number plate. That was around 3pm. They came in through the Sabo area with four soldiers hanging at the back of the van.

“Shortly after, someone came to tell me that our last born had been shot. I rushed down to the place and saw my immediate younger sister at the spot trying to lift him (Pelumi) up from the ground. That was when some residents joined to carry him to a hospital at Oko Agbon.

“When we got there, they referred us to another hospital on Harvey Road. That was where he passed away. The hospital asked us to get a police report before releasing the corpse. So, it was policemen from Adekunle that took the corpse from the hospital and deposited it in the mortuary.”

Afeez said Pelumi just turned 15 years old on the day he was shot, adding that he stepped out to buy drinks to celebrate with his friends when the incident happened.

The people we met at the spot where he was shot said a political thug known as Nuru was sighted in the van of the military officers. And they left the community through Iwaya Road after carrying out the operation,” he added.

Our correspondent gathered that Pelumi and Aloma were buried on Wednesday.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident.

“The case is at the State Criminal Investigation Department. No suspect has been arrested yet and the investigation is still ongoing,” he said.

The Deputy Director, of Public Relations, 81 Division, Nigerian Army, Olabisi Ayeni, could not be reached for comment.

He had yet to reply to a text message sent to his mobile number as of the time this report was filed.

Model Jailed For Murder Of Sugar Daddy After He Stopped Paying Rent

 Model Jailed For Murder Of Sugar Daddy After He Stopped Paying Rent

A former model, Kelsey Turner, 29, has been jailed for her role in the murder of a Californian psychiatrist, Dr. Thomas Burchard, 71, and stuffing his body in the trunk of a car after he stopped paying her rent.

Turner, who has posed for both Playboy and Maxim has been sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison, reports Daily Mail, UK.

According to reports, Turner had two months ago confessed to the murder of Burchard. Turner and then-boyfriend Jon Kennison arrested in 2019 for the crime were said to have bludgeoned Burchard to death with a bat on a deserted road in Nevada.

Investigators said that Turner and Burchard at some point before his death, Turner and Burchard began dating and entered an arrangement where the psychiatrist was paying her rent for at least a year.

When the payments suddenly stopped in November 2019, Burchard traveled from California to Vegas to tell Turner he could no longer foot the bill, which led to a physical altercation on a deserted road in rural Nevada.

Two Cousins Arrested For Robbery And Murder In Ogun state

 Ogun state Police Command, on February 9th, arrested two cousins, Damilola Famoriyo, 34, and Akinbayo Emmanuel Abiodun, 31, for allegedly robbing one Amos Oyemechi Chuckwuka of his tricycle, killing him and dumping his corpse at a riverbank in Ijebu-ode.

A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspects were arrested following information received by policemen attached to Obalende divisional headquarters, Ijebu Ode, on the 13th of December 2022, that a dead body which was later identified as that of a tricycle rider was found on the riverbank at Agoro area of Ijebu Ode.

Oyeyemi said upon the information, the DPO Obalende division, SP Murphy Salami led his detectives to the scene, where it was discovered that the deceased was macheted to death after which his tricycle was taken away. He said the DPO, there and then detailed his Crack team to embark on technical and Forensic Investigation of the incident to unravel those behind the devilish act.

Oyeyemi stated that the efforts of the police yielded positive results on the 9th of February 2023, when one of the suspects, Damilola Famoriyo, who resides at the New site, Awosan Fakale Ikorodu Lagos was arrested with the deceased's phone. His arrest led to the apprehension of his accomplice, who is also his cousin, Akinbayo Emmanuel Abiodun of Road 1, Block A, Maya Ikorodu Lagos State.

On interrogation, the two suspects confessed to the commission of the crime. In their statements, they admitted been a 2-man syndicate who specialized in snatching motorcycles and tricycles. They disclosed further that they always carry out their robbery operation in the Ijebu ode and its environs.

According to them, on the 13th of December 2022, they lured the victim Amos Oyemechi Chuckwuka to carry their farm products from the Agoro area to the town and agreed on a price. But on getting to Agoro/Ikangba road, they stopped him and snatched the tricycle. It was when the deceased tried to struggle with them that they macheted him to death and dragged his corpse to the riverbank where they dumped him.

They informed the police further that they have snatched up to eight tricycles in the Ijebu ode area, and that their standby buyers are residing at Ikorodu in Lagos State, ‘’the police spokesperson said.

Oyeyemi said items recovered from them include two phones of the deceased as well as the cutlass they used to kill him. He added that the state Commissioner of Police, CP Frank Mba, has directed that the suspects be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Departments for discreet investigation.

Woman Sets Self, Rented Apartment On Fire Over Inability To Repay N70k Lapo’s money

 Tragedy struck in Abeokuta, on Saturday, as a middle-aged woman, known in her neighborhood as Mama Dada, set herself on fire in her rented apartment.

The woman’s remains were burnt beyond recognition and the entire building was razed.

The incident happened at Oke-Keesi, Itoko area of Abeokuta.

According to a witness, Rasheed Aina, who resides around the deceased’s residence, the woman killed herself for being unable to repay a loan she took from a microfinance bank popularly known as ‘LAPO’.

“Her neighbor told me that the loan was to the tune of N70,000,” Mr. Aina said.

LAPO was established as a Nigerian non-governmental organization in 1987 to help local Nigerians escape poverty.

The organization was expanded into a microfinance institute, MFI, in 1990, and was registered as a microfinance bank in 2007.

Lapo in Abeokuta is known for lending money to traders and other small-scale business owners with strict repayment plans.

A former member of the Lapo group, who identified herself simply as Mrs. Adeogun, said an ‘unprecedented embarrassment’ will befall anyone who refuses to pay back the borrowed money at the set date.

“If you refuse to pay them back at the set date, you will be treated like trash, you will be embarrassed in a big way, in a manner that your children will forever be ashamed of. I know what I am saying, I used to be a member.

“ One must be a member and a committed one before you will be given a reasonable amount of money. What they do is that you will join the group and start making thrift with them. It is the evidence of this thrift through your card that will qualify you for a loan that you must either pay back outrightly or in batches. But either in batches or outrightly, there is always a set a date for repayment that you must meet but if you default…! you will live to blame yourself.”

The house was set ablaze over Lapo debt in Ogun.
Secretary of the community development association in the area, Mr. Babawale, said: “She is owing the ‘Gbomu le lantern’ the sum of N70k. Because she was unable to meet up with the payment she then sent her last born to buy fuel and also used style to discharge the small boy she locked herself up inside the room and wet everywhere with petrol including herself and set the whole place on fire.”

The corpse has been deposited at the State General Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta.