Crime
Police reject N500,000 bribe, arrest 5 suspects with stolen materials
Police operatives attached to Area E Command, Festac in Lagos State, have arrested five persons for attempting to bribe them with N500,000 after they were arrested for allegedly stealing construction materials.
The spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Mr Olumuyiwa Adejobi, a Chief Superintendent of Police, confirmed the arrest in a statement he released to journalists on Tuesday.
Adejobi said that the arrest was made on Sunday at about 3.00 a.m., when the suspects were accosted between Volks Bus Stop and Iyana-Iba, along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
He said that the suspects were driving in a Ford Bus with Reg. No. FST 679 XZ, transporting some 25mm iron rods.
According to Adejobi, the property belongs to the China Construction Engineering Company (CCEC).
“The suspects, when arrested by the police, were alleged to have offered a bribe of N500,000, which was rejected and they were arrested with the stolen materials.
“The items recovered from them are: some pieces of 25mm iron rods, one Nozzle, one gas cylinder and a Ford Bus with Reg. No. FST 697 XZ.
“The management of CCEC has been contacted by the police and identified the stolen items to be their property,” he said.
Adejobi also said that the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, had ordered a thorough investigation into the case with a view to charging the suspects to court as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, the police operatives attached to the Sagamu Road Division of Ikorodu, had also arrested two suspected traffic robbers using dummy guns to operate on a motorcycle at Sabo Area of Ikorodu.
Adejobi said that the suspects were arrested on Monday at about 12.45 p.m., while attempting to carry out their operation at Sabo Area.
The spokesman said that preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects were using the dummy gun to scare their victims anytime they were on robbery operations, particularly in the traffic.
He said that the items recovered from them include: one dummy beretta pistol and some assorted charms.
Adejobi said that the suspects had been transferred to the Command Special Squad for thorough investigation.
Crime
Nigeria Police declares man, Aina Ibrahim Seun, wanted over alleged bisexuality
The 32-year-old Nigerian male, named Aina Ibrahim Seun, wanted for the offence of indecent practices between males, contrary to sections 214(3) and 217 Of the Criminal Code Act.
Aina who lived at 15, Morofunola Street, Agege, Otubo Bus Stop, Lagos State, was declared wanted for engaging in bisexual activities with his accomplice, Efe Okoro, a 30-year-old from Isolo Quarters, Lagos State.
This followed an investigation after Efe Okoro was caught at a Homosexual (gay) Wedding in Delta State and it has been confirmed that the police has found evidence that he has been involved in gay activities which is a Known crime in Nigeria.
The incident was reported to the Nigeria Police Divisional Headquarters in the community. Upon interrogation, Efe, who is Aina’s gay partner, confessed to the act after the police found him with sex photos of himself and Aina Ibrahim Seun in September 2023. Aina, who is currently at large, has been declared wanted by the Nigeria Police.
The Nigeria Police, therefore, urges the community youths and anyone who knows the whereabouts of Aina Ibrahim Seun to report to the nearest Police Station for arrest and prosecution.
Recall that gay activities in Nigeria are highly prohibited and attract penalties, including not less than 14 years jail term.
Crime
NDLEA arrests couple, recovers N2.1b drug worth in Lagos
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Crime
JUST IN: Police confirms abduction of two Kaduna Journalists, wives, children
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By Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna
Kaduna state Police Command, has confirmed the abduction of two Kaduna based Journalists, Alhaji AbdulGafar Alabelewe and Abdulraheem Aodu of The Nations and Blue print newspapers respectively.
The bandits in their large numbers, late Saturday night, stormed Danhonu community in the Millennium City of Chikun local government area of Kaduna State and abducted the journalists alongside their wives and children.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) Kaduna State Command ASP Mansur Hassan said that his men are still in the bush, adding that all efforts are in place to rescue the victims unhurt.
Alhaji Alabelewe is the current chairman of the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council.
A family member of one of the victims, Taofeeq Olayemi, who confirmed the incident, said the bandits stormed the community at about 10:30pm on Saturday night and started shooting sporadically before carrying out kidnap.
He said they kidnapped Alhaji Alabelewe, his wife and two of his children, while Alhaji Aodu and his wife were kidnapped, leaving behind their sick daughter.
“Initially, they picked Alhaji Abdulgafar, his wife and three of his children and a girl staying with them before asking the girl to return back with one of the children, leaving with Abdulgafar, his wife and two children.
“They shattered their doors, windows and removed their burglary after scaling the fence,” he narrated.
Olayemi, who is a family member of Mr Aodu and lives close to the victims’ houses, further said: “they came around 10:30pm on Saturday night and started shooting sporadically. They first forced Aodu’s door open and picked him and his wife and left their sick daughter behind.
“Then, they entered Abdulgafar’s house through the fence and jumped into his house. They went straight into his bedroom and picked him, his wife and two of their kids and left immediately, after which the vigilantes arrived and started shooting into the air.”