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Police arrest kidnappers disguising as cheap clothes sellers on Facebook in Enugu
The Police in Enugu state have arrested a gang of kidnappers who lure their victims by pretending to be cheap clothes sellers online.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Daniel Ndukwe, Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Command, made this known in a statement issued in Enugu on Friday.
The statement reads “Police Operatives serving at Udenu Police Division of the Command, on 16/10/2022 at about 1.25pm, promptly responded to a distress call and arrested six (6) kidnapping suspects and rescued two (2) of their victims, at Igbokwube Village, Amalla in Udenu LGA.
“The suspects include: Okechi Chijioke (male) aged 29 and Ugwu Christiana (f) aged 24 (principal suspects), Ndidi Ekwueme (female) aged 27 (jujuist), Chinwe Okoro (female) aged 35 (ransom receiver), Nwabueze Friday (male) aged 26 (tricyclist) and Titus Ekeh (male) aged 70 (provider of accommodation used for keeping the kidnapped victims)”.
“Ongoing investigation reveals that the male principal suspect lured the victims through Facebook, with the promise of selling cheap clothes and bags to them. But instead, took them to the said location working with his cohorts, and obtained a combined ransom of about five hundred thousand naira (N500,000.00) without releasing them, before they were apprehended and the victims rescued. One (1) Dane gun, one (1) mock gun, one (1) tricycle, one (1) gas burner, one (1) 8-inches Winco foam, four (4) bags containing clothing materials and other incriminating items were recovered from them”.
“Consequently, the Commissioner has reassured users of the said road and the citizenry of the Command’s unwavering commitment to ensure that their security and safety are maximally maintained, while categorically stating that onslaught on unrepentant criminal elements in the State shall be sustained”.
“Meanwhile, Police Operatives of the Command serving at Independence Layout Police Division, on 20/10/2022 at about 2.30pm, arrested three (3) kidnapping suspects namely: Chidi Jobbison (male) aged 24, Emmanuel Ogbu (m) aged 25 and Ogochukwu Nweke (f) aged 17, at Nkwo in Ugwuaji community of Enugu South LGA, and rescued their male kidnapped victim.
“Their arrest is due to the Operatives swift response to credible information alleging that the trio and other members of their gang that escaped, wearing masks and operating in a mini bus, abducted the said victim from his house to a bush in the mentioned location and obtained a ransom of six hundred and fifty thousand naira (N650,00.00), through a POS Operator.
“However, the Operatives clamped down on them, arrested the suspects and recovered the yellow-coloured Suzuki mini bus with reg. no. UKP 270 YP and two (2) masks”.
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Woman arrested for allegedly torturing house maid over N25,000
The suspect, Mrs Martha Umenweke, was arrested following a report by a whistle blower who witnessed the ugly incident.
The victim, Chidiebere Otenyi from Nkanu, Enugu State, said she was accused by her mistress of stealing ₦25,000.
Chidiebere, who was still in pain at the time of the rescue, however denied the accusation.
“I’ve lived with my madam for a year and four months but I have been severely punished at the slightest provocation, including being starved.
“I’m 19 years, but still in primary 3 because she demoted me when I came,” she said.
It was gathered that one Mr David, an alibi to the suspect, tied up the victim’s hands and legs after receiving the beating.
Reacting, Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, vowed to deal with the suspect.
Obinabo who was furious over the dastardly act and extent of injury meted on the victim, assured her of justice.
“The culprit won’t go scot-free since she had the mind to inflict injuries and pain on another person,” she added.
She said the case had been handed over to the police for further interrogation and prosecution at the Children, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Magistrate court in Awka. (The Nation)
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Pastor orders bride to remove artificial eyelashes during wedding
Jessica shared this amusing yet surprising experience on TikTok, revealing that the pastor had initially raised concerns about her eyelashes before the wedding day.
In her TikTok video, Jessica described the surreal moment when her pastor interrupted the wedding proceedings to address the issue of her eyelashes.
Despite having forgotten about the pastor’s prior instruction, she was taken aback when he insisted that she remove them then and there.
Jessica likened the situation to something out of a movie but emphasised that it was indeed happening in real life.
According to Jessica, the pastor only realised his oversight regarding her eyelashes after her husband’s family had accepted her.
This prompted him to halt the ceremony and instruct her to remove the lashes before allowing the service to continue.
Jessica shared a video capturing this unexpected turn of events, showing the moment when the pastor stopped the wedding proceedings over her eyelashes and resumed the ceremony after she complied with his request by taking them off.
“What would you do if your pastor asked you to remove your lashes in the middle of your wedding ceremony? It was like a movie, but it was happening for real.
“After my husband’s family accepted me, that’s when my pastor realised that he told me the day before that I wasn’t supposed to wear lashes to the wedding ceremony.
“Let me not lie, I didn’t have a problem with it anyway, but truthfully, I forgot.
Watch the video below:
@thisisjessicaokah Part 2 of my Nigerian Wedding Vlog | How did I handle the most unexpected turn of Events on my Church Wedding? Full Video on my youtube (this is Jessica Okah) #nigerianwedding #weddingtok #bridetok #nigerianweddings #Weddingvlog #weddingtiktok #nigeriantiktok🇳🇬🇳🇬 #uktiktok #nigeriansinuk #dayinmylife #africanweddings #africanwedding #nigeriantiktok🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬❤️❤️🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬 #nigeriantiktok #bellanaijaweddings #naijawedding #naijaweddings #bridetobe #whitewedding ♬ original sound – Jessica | Content Creator
https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js (Nigerian Tribune: Text, Excluding Headline)
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EFCC: Appeal Court overturns Lokoja High Court order, rules against Yahaya Bello
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has ordered the stay of proceedings in the contempt charge that was instituted against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, over the planned trial of the former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello.
Justice Jamil Abdullahi of the Kogi State High Court had summoned the EFCC Chairman to appear before him on May 13 to show cause why he should not be committed to prison for allegedly disobeying his orders pertaining to the case against the erstwhile governor.
The summon followed a suit marked: HCL/68M/2024 and a motion No: HCL/190M/2024, which the former governor who is facing a 19-count charge the anti-graft agency preferred against him, filed before the court.
Bello contended that the EFCC Chairman flouted an interim order the high court made on February 9, when he directed officials of the Commission to lay siege at his Abuja home in a bid to effect his arrest.
He maintained that the anti-graft agency spurned the subsisting court ruling, when it approached the Federal High Court in Abuja and obtained an ex parte order for his arrest and trial for alleged money laundering, breach of trust and misappropriation of funds to the tune of N80.2 billion.
Therefore, Bello, through his team of lawyers, initiated a form 49 (contempt charge) for the committal of the EFCC chairman to prison for disobedience of court order.
Meanwhile, after he had listened to submissions of Bello’s lawyer, Justice Abdullahi summoned the EFCC boss to appear before him to adduce reasons why the application that was made against him should not be granted.
“The Applicant’s application before me is to the effect that the Respondent has carried out some acts upon which they have been restrained by this court on February 9, pending the determination of the substantive motion on notice before this court.
“That the said act was carried out by the Respondent in violation of the order which was valid and subsisting when they carried out those acts. That same act of the Respondent amounts to an act of contempt.
“It is against the above facts that this court hereby grants the prayers sought in line with the principle of ‘Audi Ultra Patem’ (listen to the other side).
“This matter is adjourned to May 13 for the Respondent’s Chairman to appear before this court in answer to form 49 ordered to be served on him,” the judge held.
Dissatisfied with the court summon, the EFCC Chairman, Olukoyede, took the matter before the Court of Appeal.
Specifically, he filed two motions, for the stay of execution of the summon, as well as for the processes from the appellate court to be served on the former governor, through substituted means by pasting same at his Abuja residence at No 9 Bengazi Steet Wuse Zone 4.
In its ruling, a three-member panel of Justices of the appellate court led by Justice Joseph Oyewole, granted the two motions that were moved on behalf of the EFCC Chairman by his team of lawyers led by Mr. Jubrin Okutekpa, SAN.
The appellate court held that it found merit in the two ex parte applications, even as it fixed May 20 for the substantive appeal marked: CA/ABJ/CV/413/2024, to be heard.
Other members of the appellate court panel that granted the applications, were Justices P. C. Obiora and Okon Abang.
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