Lagos market traders paraded for armed robbery and cultism

Six Ladipo Market traders have been arrested and paraded by the police for their alleged involvement in armed robbery and cultism in Lagos. It was gathered that the suspects were Nwapa Chukwuebuka, 20, Oganna Effita, 22, Seth Frank,29, Obiora Nwagbaso, 20, Chibike Ozor, 25 and Moses Ikechukwu, 25.

They were paraded by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal at the Police Command, Ikeja, Lagos. The traders were among other suspected criminals paraded by the police for committing various criminal offences including armed robbery and cultism.

The police boss said that the suspects were arrested by the operatives of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, through intelligence gathering which led to the arrest of Chukwuebuka. He confessed and took the police to NNPC area at Ejigbo where they hid their weapons. The house was resided by one of their leaders identified as Uzor now on the run.

CP Imohimi Edgal said that the confession led to the recovery of four short locally made pistols and live ammunition at their armoury. He said that it also led to the arrest of other suspects at the market. They were arrested and brought to the Command at Ikeja, Lagos.

During the parade, the suspects confessed belonging to various cults and mentioned their leaders who were now on the run. Lagos Commissioner of Police Edgal said efforts were being made to arrest other suspects but those already arrested will be charged to court.

P.M.EXPRESS witnessed other suspects who also confessed before the journalists when they were paraded on Tuesday. Those paraded committed various crimes like car snatching, robbery, prostitution, cultism and other offences.

Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal promised that the police will continue to do their best to reduce criminality and asked for continued support from the public.

Angolan President’s daughter charters $200,000 plane to deliver baby

Ms Jéssica Lorena Dias Lourenço, the daughter of Angolan President has chartered a $ 200,000 (Shs720,000,000 million) private plane to deliver a baby in Washington, private media reported. In 2014 for the same reasons, Ms Jéssica Lorena Dias Lourenço was also in the US but travelled in a normal service.

According to Club-k.net the Angolan Presidential couple, João Lourenço and Ana Dias Lourenço have a house in Bethesda, Maryland in Montgomery.

By that time, the Angolan first lady Ana Ana Dias Lourenço was the country’s representative in World Bank in Washington.

The country’s Presidency has not yet reacted to the news.

New President João Lourenço took over from José Eduardo dos Santos in August 2017, following an election, marking the end of a 38-year reign.

President João Lourenço was the country’s former defence minister. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço (born 5 March 1954) is an Angolan politician who has served as the President of Angola since 26 September 2017. Previously he was Minister of Defence from 2014 to 2017.

Since 2016, he is the Vice-President of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), the ruling party. He was the party’s Secretary-General from 1998 to 2003.

João Lourenço was designated in December 2016 to occupy the party’s number 1 position in the August 2017 legislative election, Lourenço automatically became President of Angola, succeeding José Eduardo dos Santos, in power for 38 years. Lourenço was officially sworn into office on 26 September 2017.

Lourenço studied at the Industrial Institute of Luanda and later participated in the liberation struggle in Ponta Negra, in August 1974, where he was part of the first group of MPLA soldiers to enter Angolan territory via Miconge, towards the city of Cabinda after the fall of the Portuguese colonial regime.

Only 76 Dacphi school girls released – Lai Mohamamed

The Nigerian government has confirmed the released of some of the girls abducted by Boko Haram militants from a secondary school in Dapchi, Yobe State. The government said only 76 Dacphi school girls were released, meaning the militants have not freed 34 of the girls.The confirmation was made in a statement by the Information Minister, Lai Mohammed.

Mr Mohammed said President Muhammadu Buhari directives to all security agencies to do everything possible to secure the release of the Dacphi school girls, who were abducted February 19, had “yielded fruits”.

He said the release of the remaining abducted students was “ongoing”.

He said the girls were released around 3 a.m. through “back-channel efforts” and with the help of some friends of the country, and that it was unconditional.

”For the release to work, the government had a clear understanding that violence and confrontation would not be the way out as it could endanger the lives of the girls, hence a non-violent approach was the preferred option.

”Within the period when the girls were being brought back, operational pause was observed in certain areas to ensure free passage and also that lives were not lost,” Mr. Mohammed said.

He said the number of the freed girls would be updated after the remaining ones have been documented, “especially because the girls were not handed over to anyone but dropped off in Dapchi.”

EFCC arrest Yahoo boy for duping a Swiss woman of $18,023

                          

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC arraigned Leeroy Egebe, (alias Amedeo Dante William, Alhassan Davide) before Justice E. A. Obile of the Federal High Court, sitting in Warri, Delta State on an 8-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money from a Swiss woman by false pretence to the tune of $18,023.96 (Eighteen Thousand, Twenty- Three Hundred Dollars, Ninety- Six Cent.

Egebe’s troubles began when one Vivian Varotto-Guigoz, a citizen of Switzerland, petitioned the EFCC alleging that she met one Amedeo William Dante (the defendant) who claimed to be an Italian living in the United Kingdom on a social dating site called “Badoo”.

They became lovers, exchanging emotions and later cash. She alleged that on several occasions, between 12 May and 14 October 2015, she wired a total sum of CHF 196,701,44 and EUR 15, 957.43 to different individuals in the United Kingdom, Canada and Nigeria at the request of Dante, for sundry reasons which she later discovered to be fraudulent.

The payments were allegedly made in five instalments: two into British accounts belonging to Amedeo William Dante and Dittimi Tamara-Finide while three were made into Nigerian accounts belonging to Alhassan Davide and Edin Obaro.

The petitioner also alleged that the defendant was reaching her through some English, Canadian and Nigerian telephone numbers. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to him. In view of his pleas, the prosecution counsel, M. T. Iko asked the court to fix a date for the commencement of trial. However, counsel to the defendant, K. D Alufe, made an oral application for bail for his client.

He argued that the alleged offences were bailable and that the defendant did not jump an earlier administrative bail by the prosecution.

In his ruling, Justice Obile granted the defendant bail in the sum of N3, 000,000.00 (Three Million Naira), one surety in like sum. The surety must be a public servant in the service of Federal or Delta state government on grade level 12 and above.

The defendant and the surety must depose to an affidavit of means among other conditions. The matter was adjourned to 10 May 2018 for trial, while the defendant was remanded in prison custody pending the perfection of his bail conditions.

Woman Give Birth to Lizard In Rivers, After 2 years of Pregnancy

An unidentified lady reportedly gave birth to a lizard at Omoku market, Rivers State, According to several Facebook users that shared the pictures on there timeline, the pregnant woman went into labour in the market and gave birth to a lizard after 2 years of pregnancy.

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Ahamuefuna Ijeoma Darlintina shared photos of the woman and wrote;

speechless….God forbid….a woman after two years of pregnant…giving birth to a lizard… in market omoku ….it was a shocked to me

Jenni Blink wrote

what a tragedy a woman with 2 years pregnancy finally delivered a live lizard in omoku market today

Festus Emeka shared more photos and wrote;

This is life in omoku market a woman deliver lizard people are wicket in this Word

A social media user reacting to the news wrote;

There is African voodo I agree, but she was not pregnant with a baby. Whatever it is happened to her, please stay away from things that do not keep your sanity intact. When I pray, I do not utter or disturb people who are staying in their “holy” or “fetish” beliefs. I dont disturb the “marine” spirits or “evil” spirits. I simply talk to myself and speak only positive things in the most sensible manner. I do not pray die by fire prayers bla bla bla… I dont think bad of anyone and I do not believe any “evil” will befall me. Whatever, life challenges I come accross, I look at objectively and make amends with common sense. I am not afraid of what i do not know and do not believe in. Never bring a knife to a gun fight. If you are a hypocrite and you say you are doing “holy holy”, make sure your holy holy is very solid. If you go and disturb someone else that is very loyal and keeps to the tenets of whatever they believe in or worship, by doing your die by fire prayers. When they decide to strike you, you may never escape it. For those of you always seeking for spiritual help in the most unusual places, there are consequences for evey choices you make. What we are seeing here (which I do not believe by the way) is just the end result. No one knows the begining of the story and how she got herself into the mess. Clear all the webs in your brains and start thinking with common sense. What you focus your mind on is what you become. Stay positive!

15-year-old SSS2 pupil arrested with a local Made gun in Bayelsa

A secondary school pupil identified only as Emmanuel has been arrested with a locally made gun while wearing the uniform of a school in Bayelsa State.

The 15-year-old pupil at the Community Secondary School, Akenfa-Epie, in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was allegedly arrested during lecture hours.

It was learnt that the teenager was apprehended while in school uniform by some indigenes of Akenfa community, led by a vigilance group, and handed over to the police.

The pupil was reportedly searched by the vigilante youths after he was accused of involvement in some criminal activities, including robbery.

The school authorities, however, denied that the suspect was a pupil at the school.

A member of the school management team, who spoke on condition of anonymity, added that Emmanuel was not arrested in the school.

He said:

“The boy was not arrested in the classroom. The uniform he wore is common among pupils in the state and so, it is not correct to say that he is a pupil at the school.”

The arrested teenager was handed over to the Akenfa Police Station for onward transfer to the command headquaters.

The spokesman for the Bayelsa State Police Command, Asinim Butswat, confirmed the arrest of the teenager.

He said:

“The suspected cult member was arrested with a locally-made gun on Monday around 9.30am. The suspect is 15 years old and a resident of Agudama area of Yenagoa. Investigation is ongoing.”

It will be recalled that four teenage gunmen, suspected to be members of an unknown cult, recently attacked a secondary school in the state capital.

The gunmen, who brandished guns, caused pandemonium in the school as confused pupils and staff ran in different directions for safety.

The invasion of the school came a few hours after the Bayelsa State Government, through the Ministry of Education, expelled seven pupils over their alleged membership of a cult.

The government had admitted to the existence of cult activities in both primary and secondary schools in the state, saying it was making efforts to address the problem.

Boko Haram returns abducted Dapchi School girls, five dead

The Nigerian Islamist militant group, Boko Haram today returned 105 girls kidnapped from a high school compound in Dapchi a few weeks ago.

It was reported that the militant group came with the girls in 9 vehicles same way they took them away.

According to SaharaReporters, there was confusion in the area as members of the community scampered into the bush as the terror group appeared in the area, first dropping off one the girls in a nearby village and then driving into the center of Dapchi town to drop off the rest of the girls.

Five of the girls are dead according to the source. It is not clear if the Nigerian government paid any ransom to get the girls released.

Just some few weeks ago, the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, gave the assurance that the abducted school girls will soon be released. He made the statement during an interview on Dateline Abuja, a Channels Television’s

He said:

“It can be earlier; maybe a week, it can be two weeks, but we are on it, and I’m telling you with all sense of sincerity that we are closing in on them”.“We have dispatched all the surveillance devices we have in terms of air, human resource, intelligence, and other forces that needed to be in place by all possible means and we have made sure that all that’s needed is being done to see that these girls are being found, wherever they are.”

Dan-Ali was also confident that the girls would return in the shortest time owing to the intelligence at the government’s disposal, though he could not say the exact time when this would be.

A faction of Boko Haram was believed to have kidnapped students of Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, in Yobe State on February 19.

Mariah Carey's Ex, James Packer In 'Health Issues'

                                       
Australian tycoon James Packer Wednesday quit as director of his gaming empire Crown Resorts as he battles “mental health issues,” stepping back from all commitments, his company said.

The billionaire mogul has been in the spotlight for personal reasons in recent years following his high-profile engagement and subsequent split from US diva Mariah Carey.

He was also questioned by police in December over a corruption probe involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is suspected of receiving luxury gifts from wealthy supporters.

Packer is not suspected of criminal conduct in either Israel or Australia.


“Mr James Packer today resigned from the board of Crown Resorts Ltd for personal reasons,” said a spokesperson for his private investment vehicle Consolidated Press Holdings, which is Crown’s largest shareholder.

“Mr Packer is suffering from mental health issues. At this time he intends to step back from all commitments.”

Packer had only returned to the board last year after previously stepping down to focus on international interests.

He returned to help oversee a revamp of the company after 19 current and former employees were held for 10 months in China on charges of luring rich Chinese to Australia.

I sleep with 5 men on a daily basis – Sex worker says

A 15 year old sex worker has been arrested at a hotel in the Iyana Ipaja axis of Lagos where the management of the hotel was reportedly harbouring the girl and other under aged girls for prostitution.

The owner of he hotel alongside the manager were also arrested for allegedly hosting underage sex workers in the facility. Their alleged accomplice, Monica Ita, was said to be at large.

PUNCH Metro reports that operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, acting on intelligence, busted the hotel on Saturday, March 10, 2018, and caught a 15-year-old primary school leaver allegedly engaging in prostitution.

The girl was said to have been brought from her village in the eastern part of the country by Ita a few weeks ago on the pretext that she (Ita) would get her a good job.

Our correspondent gathered that one Destiny Bassey, 19, and 18-year-old Bright Effiong, who was said to have been at the inn for three years, were also picked up by the operatives.

During a parade on Tuesday at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters in Ikeja, the hotel operators admitted to providing service for the sex workers, except the 15-year-old girl.

The hotel manager, Thomas, said,

“It is true that we provide rooms for sex workers where men visit them. We collect N5,000 from them (the sex workers) every week. We don’t give them out to men; they bring their customers themselves.”

The 15-year-old told said that Ita persuaded her to come to Lagos when she (Ita) saw her playing around the village.

The sex worker said,

“I finished from primary school two years ago, but I could not continue my study because my parents died. Aunty Monica (Ita) came to the village and asked me to follow her to Abuja. She said she would get me a good job.

“Some days after I got to Lagos, she took me to the hotel to do prostitution. I had yet to get a room when the police came to pick us.”

Bold and unabashed, Bassey, who gave her age as 25, said she slept with five men per day and collected N2,000 from each of her customers.

The Imo State indigene added that joblessness pushed her to the act.

She said,

“Nobody forced me into prostitution. I have been hustling at the hotel for some years now. I send part of the money I make to my relatives in the village for the upkeep of my child. I don’t have parents and my husband is dead.

“I sleep with five men every day, so I make as much as N10,000. I pay the hotel N5,000 every week. I wanted to save enough money for my education.”

Effiong, an indigene of Calabar, Cross River State, also said she went to bed with five men daily, adding that some of her customers paid N1,000.

“I came to the hotel last year and paid N3,000 per week for a room. I did only one round with each customer,” she added.

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, said the command swung into action following a tip-off that a syndicate was running a prostitution ring.

“A team of FSARS operatives stormed Collabor Hotel and arrested a 15-year-old girl. She confessed that she was brought to the hotel some weeks ago by one Monica Ita. The coordinators of the prostitution ring, Emmanuel Thomas and John Okon, were also arrested. The case will be charged to court at the completion of investigation,” the CP added.

"When I Become The President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria,Your Take Home Allowance Will Be N50,000 starting From May 29, 2019" Sowore

                 

Sahara reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore who recently made public his intention to run for the pot of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has made a campaign promise saying Corp members’ allowances will be increased to N50,000.

He made this statement in a post he uploaded on his official Facebook page and he added that Corps members posted to volatile areas will get a life insurance of N10million in case anything happens to them.

‘If You’re A Youth Corps Member (“Corper”) And You Agree To Serve Anywhere In Nigeria You’re Posted Your Take Home Allowance Will Be N50,000 starting From May 29, 2019, When I Become The President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria’.

He added that:

‘It Will Be A New Day For The SHORTCHANGED Youths Of Nigeria. If Former Oil Minister Diezani And Her Cohorts Could Steal Over $2 billion For Themselves, Youth Corp Members Deserve Decent Renuemeration. Corpers Serving In Volatile States (Borno, Bayelsa, Rivers, Yobe, Zamfara, Benue, Plateau) Will Get Life Insurance Worth N10million In Case Anything Untowards Happen To Them. You All Are On Our Mind’.

Sowore also said:

‘do You Know That Over 30,000 Niger Delta militants in the Federal “Amnesty Programme” Receive N135,00 per month? They get N65,000 as “Bush Allowance” and N70,000 as “Feeding Allowance”. This is separate from school fees in private schools and foreign universities, air tickets in addition to looting. The costs are ginormous to the extent that President Buhari had to fire PAUL Boroh a few days ago. Nigeria Can Certainly Afford N50,000 as starting “allawee” for its corp members. They deserve decent bush and feeding allowances too!’.

Omoyele Sowore who had his GoFundMe account suspended some few days ago, expressed shock on the closure of the account. He opened up to reporters about the incident and explained that it was the work of the enemies of the progress of the country.

The GoFundMe account had been opened to raise about $2million for Sowore’s election campaign.