LAGOS STATE SEALS 10 PRIVATES SCHOOL FOR FLOUTING CLOSURE DIRECTIVE

The Lagos state government has sealed ten private schools in the state for flouting the closure directive from the Federal and state governments on schools in the wake of the pandemic.

 

The Lagos State Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, on Friday, July 3, disclosed this during the second and third phase of the massive monitoring of private schools' compliance to the directive to curb the spread of the pandemic in the country and the world at large.

 

According to her, a large number of private schools visited across the state were found to have complied while the non-compliant schools were sealed. The DG did not, however, mention the names and locations of the defaulting schools.

 

    “No doubt, COVID-19 has had a negative effect on our schools but we want students to come out stronger and better.

    We want to make sure schools are closed. We also want to make sure schools are adhering to the closure directive since the number of COVID-19 infections has increased dramatically over time. This is a unique time in the entire world, therefore, it is only the living that learns.” she said

 

Seriki-Ayeni warned of the danger inherent in the exposure and clustering of students in a class in the name of tutorials. She reiterated that any school found operating, while trying to beat government scrutiny without concern for the health and safety of pupils would be sealed.

PHOTOS:HOW POLICE ARRESTED KILLER OF REV.FATHER CYRIACUS ONUNKWO IN LAGOS

The Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), Lagos Command, have arrested a man suspected of killing Reverend Father Cyriacus Onunkwo, a Catholic priest serving in Imo State.

 According to a police source, Ndukwe is a leader of a kidnapping gang and has been terrorising Imo State for months. He fled Imo state for Lagos after four of his members were arrested.

The Police source said that Ndukwe's gang was responsible for the abduction of Reverend Father Onunkwo on Friday, September 1, 2017. The priest had been returning home to organise the funeral of his late father when he was abducted from his car by gunmen and taken to Omumma, in the Oru East local government area of Imo State. His body was found the next day. The source also alleged that Ndukwe’s gang was behind the kidnap of one Gloria Emordi who was said to have visited Imo State for a burial ceremony on April 22, 2017.

Raphael Ndukwe, aka Tiger,29, was tracked down to his hideout in Ajangbadi, Ojo, Lagos state based on a tip-off after fleeing from Imo State, he reportedly settled down with some of his friends who operate as thugs at the Alaba International Market, Ojo, but later fled to Ajangbadi, an interior community bordering Ojo, when the heat on him became hot.

Following an undercover investigation, Ndukwe was finally tracked down in Lagos and arrested on September 10 by crack detectives, led by Chief Superintendent of Police Mohammed Sanusi. The suspect was taken to the Command Headquarters where he confessed to some of the crimes he committed both in Lagos and the South-East.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Olarinde Famous-Cole, confirmed the arrest but refused to give further details.
( Daily Trust reports.)

HAMBURGER: "TWO MEN CONFESSED TO MURDERING MY HUSBAND"~~ WIFE

Mrs Bello,  wife of murdered chairman of Tricycle Riders Association, Shogunle branch, Oshodi, Lagos State, Mr Razak Bello aka Hamburger, has urged policemen investigating the murder of her husband to ensure that justice was done.

According to Mrs Bello, two men, who were behind the murder of her husband, have been arrested and are presently in the custody of policemen.

The alleged killers, were said to have handed themselves to police. It was also gathered that the supposed killers all grew up together with the slain man.

Mrs Bello explained that she and her daughter became uneasy when attempts made by them to see the killers of their breadwinner repeatedly failed.

The grieving widow said that she couldn’t understand why Investigating Police Officers, at the State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID), Homicide Section, were shielding the killers from them.

The wife of NURTW chieftain killed in Shogunle on May 29 returned to Nigeria with her eldest daughter, for the burial of her husband and had since been going to Panti to know the outcome of police investigation.

She explained that she and her daughter, frustrated, stopped going to Panti and returned to Dublin after she got fed up with the bureaucracy at the Panti, coupled with the police refusing to allow them see those alleged to have murdered Bello.

She said: “My husband was killed on the 29th by a gang led by one Samson and his boys. According to eye witness, they killed my husband and ran away. But later, Samson and Tunde, went and handed themselves over to policemen at Panti. Community and family members have sent a petition to different offices.
“The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni and some other top officials were at our residence to pay us condolence visits. They all promised us justice. Now that two of the culprits are in police custody, I and my family demand justice.
“I was at Panti to meet with policemen in charge of the investigation, they are Popoola Fatai and Olaniyan Razak; they both confirmed that the two suspects were in their custody. I’m pleading with the Lagos CP, to ensure justice is done as he had earlier promised.
“All I want is justice. We’re talking about a family man with kids and aged a mother. He was the breadwinner of our family and his life was snuffed out just like that. I want Nigerians to be aware of what is going on. I believe that nobody should be above the law. I was also with the Rapid Response Squad, RRS Commander, Disu Tunji, he also promised us justice.”
Although it was earlier alleged that the two killers handed themselves over to Disu, but the commander denied this.

Attempting to clarify the matter, Disu said: “We heard that one Golden and another man were behind the murder of Bello. I heard that they went to SCID to hand themselves over to the police. I didn’t see them. I never saw them. Before they went to hand themselves over to the police, I had been tracking them. I wanted to arrest and charged them to court. I wasn’t able to lay my hands on them.”

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Olarinde Famous-Cole said: “I can only tell you that some people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Hamburger and they would soon be charged to court.”
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BILLIONAIRE KIDNAPPER EVANS REPORTEDLY VANISHED !

According to a report be Saturday Sun, billionaire kidnapper, Evans has vanished from police custody and taken to an unknown location. Read their report below...
Saturday Sun has gathered that Evans is not dead as his family now fears but has been moved from the Lagos police command headquarters cell by about 30 heavily armed men at midnight few days ago to an undisclosed destination. Some senior police officers in the know told Saturday Sun he was moved to Abuja Indeed, in the last few days, a palpable silence seemed to have enshrouded the Evans phenomenon.

Where is Evans? It is a question the police is not prepared to officially answer right now. A man who hitherto divulged the details of his criminal life to the public almost on a daily basis is suddenly no longer accessible to even the press corps. All a Saturday Sun reporter who visited the state police command was told was that Evans is no longer allowed to talk to the press till further notice.
The secrecy surrounding his whereabouts in the official quarters baffles those who have closely followed his story since his arrest.

After days of sniffing around the Lagos police formations to get information on Evans whereabouts, it was gathered that the kidnap kingpin had been moved out of the Lagos command headquarters days ago by heavily armed policemen and is yet to be returned.
Police had last week said they had got a court order to detain him for three months to give them enough time to complete their investigation. This followed two suits filed by Evans lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje, at the High Court seeking his release and claiming N300m damages from the police. Some senior police officers who spoke to Saturday Sun on condition of anonymity expressed fears that Evans might not make it to the court.

They argued that he might plot his escape from prison, or get across to some of his members who are still on the run. Their concerns are not farfetched, given that several inmates in the past had reportedly committed much heinous crimes even while in prison.
Some of the officers confirmed that Evans was no longer in the police cell in Lagos. “He has not been returned since he was moved out. Evans is a broken man; police can’t resort to extra-judicial killings at this point. He is cooperating, and he is ready to help return all his ill-gotten wealth as soon as possible”, one of the officers said.

Another reliable source at the police command told Saturday Sun “Evans is not an ordinary criminal. I guess that they took him out for further investigation but I don’t know why they are yet to return him to his cell.” The source further assured: “No one is planning to kill Evans. I believe that they will return him later. He could be in any good cell in the state for security reasons, but I can assure you that he is not dead yet. Even if anything happens to him, if he dies in custody, it will be as a result of cancer which he claims he is suffering from.”

BADOO: POLICE ARREST 87 SUSPECTS

Lagos State Police Command, security agencies and local security volunteers have arrested 87 suspected Badoo members while declaring 20 other people wanted in connection with activities of the group in Ikorodu.


The 87 suspected Badoo members were arrested in an all-night operation on their hideouts in Owutu and Odongunyan in Ikorodu. Those declared wanted for cult related killings include: Moshood (a.k.a. Mosho); Alfa (a.k.a. King of Boys); Papa; Fela; Alakoto and Chukwudi. The police also declared 14 others wanted for kidnapping in Ikorodu.

They include: Agbara; O/C; Femi (a.k.a FM); Pencil, Odidan; Jaru; Allen; Bush; Happiness; Fagbo; Junior; Nuru and Jamiu. The police called on the suspects to come out of their hideouts and report themselves to the nearest police station. The Command equally advised members of the public with useful information on the suspects who are all residents of Ikorodu to assist the police.

The raid was an extensive operation on the two areas - Odongunyan and Owutu. The operation was necessitated by more intelligence on the membership of the dreaded cult group and their mode of operations. Before the operations, the police in conjunction with members of the Department of State Security Service, representatives of the Nigerian Army, Lagos Neighbourhood Security Corps and Odua Peoples’ Congress (OPC) met with herbalists and Babalawos in Ikorodu and its suburbs on the need to collaborate with the police to wipe out the cult group in Ikorodu.

Representing the Lagos State Police Commissioner, CP Fatai Owoseni at the meeting, Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Imohimi Edgal, warned the herbalists and Babalawo and local vigilantes to eschew jungle justice, stressing that the Command would not tolerate further excesses from the security stakeholders. Edgal solicited for more information that would help the police to speedily end the activities of the group in the area.

The Police Commissioners later met with Obas and traditional rulers in Ikorodu. Also involved in the exercise were the Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), ACP Olatunji Disu; Acting Area Commander, Ikorodu and all DPOs in Ikorodu among other senior police officers.

BADOO MENACE IN LAGOS STATE : "SOME PEOPLE ARE BEHIND IT AND THEY MUST BE TRACK DOWN"~~ GOV.AMBODE

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday disagreed with the claims that the dreaded cult group, Badoo, are invincible.

The governor, who spoke at the commissioning of a fire station in Epe area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria said the members terrorizing the Ikorodu community are not spirits and must be tracked down.
He, therefore, charged traditional rulers, especially in Ikorodu to wake up by helping the government to beef up the high rate of kidnapping and Badoo menace in the state.

According to him, the Lagos State government is seriously concerned about rampaging cases of kidnapping and Badoo menace in the state and they are wholeheartedly committed to the safety of lives and properties in the state.

“I just want to assure Lagosians that we are doing everything possible. We don’t run the government on the pages of the newspapers, and that’s why you see that we do not make comments on the newspapers, but we are trying as much as possible to make sure that we get these children back safely which is more important for us and also make sure that we tighten the security in our waterways to make sure that we support the security agencies in ensuring that the right things are done and then we keep pace,” he said.
Ambode said intelligence reports had it that some of the baales colluded with kidnappers to kidnap people in remote areas.

In his words:
“This is also a good opportunity for me to say this since the majority of our traditional rulers are here. We just want to pass a message to say that we need to come together and ensure that we speak to all our baales in the communities that we are having issues and also in Ikorodu to say that we must speak to ourselves.

“We have intelligence here that some of these things are coming from within and our Kabiyesis and Obas need to do something as quickly as possible to arrest this decadence that we have here.

“As far as the Badoo case is concerned, I don’t believe that it has anything to do with a disappearing ghost. I don’t also believe that the rituals can be taking place, without some people not being behind it. So, I challenge all our Kabiyesis and all our traditional rulers and Baales, we must arrest this situation as quickly as possible and show that traditional value that we have always been known for and then we would continue to support you.”

However, the governor said the fire station was being commissioned to enhance the safety of lives and properties in Epe, adding that his administration would deliver more fire stations across the State.

APAPA ROAD TO BE SHUT DOWN FOR ONE YEAR~~FASHOLA

The residents of Lagos might experience a bit of traffic along Apapa Wharf Road, as the  Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola says on Saturday that a section of the road will be shut down for one-year to enable its construction.

This was  disclosed at the official signing of Memorandum of Understanding and handing over of the project to the sponsors.

The N4.34bn project is jointly sponsored by Dangote, Flour Mills companies and Federal Government.

The two kilometres road construction between the Nigerian Port Authority and end of the bridge is expected to take one-year starting from Saturday, PUNCH reports.

Fashola explained that the use of AG Dangote for the construction was to give the road a better outlook with the use of concrete, adding that the construction was to resolve the challenges usually encountered on the road.

The minister, while commending the sponsors of the project, appealed to road users and stakeholders to persevere.

"We are embarking on what will be the final solution to the massive inconvenience. Businesses and residents in Apapa and its environment have had to endure for a couple of years.

"I like to acknowledge the leadership role of Dangote and Flour Mills who are operators and have also contributed to make this reality. They are doing this as a total Corporate Responsibility without asking for tax holiday or reduction. We are also working on how to ensure free access to Tin Can Island.

"From today that we are handing over the project, the road will take one year to be completed. We need the cooperation of all the stakeholders. There will be some discomfort on the way but we appeal for tolerance and perseverance. It will continue to get better, people should please ensure more to solve the challenge," he said.

Engr Joseph Makoju from Dangote, said it was co-sponsoring the project to provide an enabling environment for businesses in the area.

"This is part of our CSR. Businesses have to engage the community where they operate. Today's CSR has gone to a higher level where we find ourselves embarking on a major infrastructural project," he added.

The Managing Director of Flour Mills, Paul Gbededo, urged the Federal Government to place priority on repairing other sections of Apapa.

He also sought the cooperation of other stakeholders and road users during the construction period.

"Apapa has become a very difficult place to work. With this project that the Federal Government has allowed to embark on, it will give succour to business. It has the biggest port in Nigeria and should not be taken with levity," he said.

LAND GRABBER: LAGOS GOVERNMENT ARRAIGNS NOTORIOUS "OMO-ONILE"

The Lagos State Government on Friday arraigned a suspected notorious land grabber, Chief Kamorudeen Lamina before a Special Offences Court sitting in Oshodi over alleged forceful dispossession of residents from their legitimate rights to land ownership.

Lamina, popularly known as Sir K, was arraigned alongside six others on a six-count charge by the Special Anti-Land Grabbing Task Force set up by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration.

Lamina and his gang were said to have been terrorising the people of Ikorodu area of the State for some time before he was arrested on Thursday.

Others arraigned alongside him are Mr Omotola Ogunsanmi, Mr Samson Shobule (A.K.A Samson Salau), Biliaminu Orega (A.K.A Biliaminu Salau), Alhaji Jimoh Aromasodu, Alhaji Wasiu Orenuga and Alhaji Nurudeen Kasali.

In counts one and two, Lamina, sometime in February 2017 in Mowo Kekere area of Ikorodu Local Government, allegedly took over one plot of land forcefully which was sold to one Mrs Ebere Okafor by Ifegbuwa family contrary to Section 2 (1) of the Lagos State Properties Protection Law 2016.

The action was allegedly carried out by Lamina despite the fact that the sale of the land had been ratified with proof of payment.

In count three, Lamina was accused of forcefully taking over and remaining in possession of 200 plots of land in Mowo Kekere belonging to Planet Properties Ltd contrary to Section 2 (2) of the same law, while in count five, the defendants were said to have fraudulently sold 60 hectares of land which had been previously sold by the rightful owner contrary to Section 8 (1) (b) of the law.

The fraudulent sale, which was allegedly carried out in January 2017, was perfected by the defendants fraudulently claiming to be the descendants of Ifegbuwa family.

In count six, the defendants were accused of fraudulent selling 25 hectares of land to third parties without any lawful right to do so, an offence punishable under the law.

After the charges were read to them, they all pleaded not guilty, while their lawyers, Mr E Obatayo and B.O Abdusalam applied to the court to grant them bail in most liberal terms.

The lawyers argued that the offences for which their clients were charged are bailable, and that they were ready to defend the case.

The prosecutor, Ms Mosunmola Balogun from the Lagos State Ministry of Justice did not oppose the bail application but urged the court to impose conditions which would make the defendants available for trial

In his ruling, Magistrate Lateef Owolabi granted bail to the defendants in the sum of N1million and two sureties in like sum.

One of the sureties must be a land owner in Lagos, while the other must be a civil servant not below grade level 15. The sureties must have three years tax clearance and registration with Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA).

The Magistrate also ordered the defendants to deposit N150,000 each with the court, while they are to be remanded in Badagry Prison pending when they are able to meet the bail conditions.

The matter has been adjourned to July 13.

Speaking to journalists at the end of the proceedings, Chairman of the Lagos State Anti-Land Grabbing Task Force, Mr. Jide Bakare said the administration of Governor Ambode, through the arraignment, was sending a strong message to others still involved in the act of forceful dispossession of property it would no longer be business as usual.



SIGNED

KAYODE OYEKANMI

ASST DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

JUNE 16, 2017

IKORODU RITUAL KILLING UPDATE: PASTOR KILLS BOY AND BURIES HEAD IN CHURCH'S ALTAR !

The police in Lagos on Thursday arrested a Pastor, identified as Adedoyin Oyekan ,  for allegedly beheading a 7-year old boy and burying his head at his church’s altar in Odokereke, Odogunyan, Ikorodu, Lagos State.

The command’s spokesman, Olarinde Famous-Cole, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) confirmed the arrest to newsmen, stressing that the suspect was arrested with an accomplice at Ikorodu.

Famous-Cole said the policemen arrested one Eric, whose confession led to the arrest of the pastor and the recovery of the boy’s body. “On investigation, one of the suspects, Eric confessed to the crime.

He led a team of policemen to Odokekere/ Odogunyan in Ikorodu area to apprehend Oyekan, who later led the team to where the seven-year-old boy was beheaded and his head buried. “They hid the body inside canal.


The two suspects involved have been arrested and the body and the head of the boy were brought to the station.“
Eric, who was said to be a friend to the victim’s father, allegedly stole the boy around 11.am on Wednesday, after his father left him in his care. It was gathered the suspect was said to have taken the boy to the pastor’s church where they beheaded and buried him between 2.am and 4.am yesterday.

When the victim’s father came back to take his son, Eric claimed he had sent him home. Eric opened up during interrogation and led detectives to the pastor’s place where the child’s mutilated body was buried.

(The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ) 

FAAN BANS LUGGAGE SCREENING AT MMIA DEPARTURE HALL

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria says checking of travelers luggage will no longer be done at the departure hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

The Managing Director, FAAN, Mr. Saleh Dunoma , made this known after a meeting with all the participating agencies at the airport on Tuesday. “The Executive Order does not give room for pre-checks on luggage. All checks should be done in designated areas. Luggage should not be checked at the departure hall,” he said.
He said:

“We have to meet the deadline set by the Executive Order. There are strategies in line with the order, but the concerned agencies need to meet regularly to ensure that these strategies are adhered to and improved. “Concentration is on the Lagos airport because it is the key airport due to its size, complexity and passenger traffic. If we get it right in Lagos, we will get it right in other airports. Once we do that, I believe all the other airports will be easy for us.” Dunoma stated that the participating agencies, including the Nigeria Police, Department of State Security, Quarantine Services, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Nigeria Immigration Services, Nigeria Customs Services and FAAN Aviation Security, among others, would implement the directive successfully. “All participating agencies are ready to key into this big committee set up for the implementation. Everybody is contributing positively. From all indications, all hands are on deck to make sure the Executive Order is implemented successfully. FAAN does not envisage any problem at all, and it is fully committed to give all participating agencies its full support to close any obstacle that may arise,”.

AMBODE SUSPENDS NURTW ACTIVITIES IN OSHODI OVER 'HAMBURGER'S DEATH

Following the violence that led to the death of a leader of Motorcycle Operators’ Association of Lagos State (MOALS) in Oshodi, Rasaq Bello popularly known as Hamburger, the Lagos state Government today suspended activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in all the seven branches in the area indefinitely.

The affected branches are LOB A, LOB D, LOB J, Oshodi A, Oshodi B, Oshodi C and Oshodi D.

The State Government, in a press conference jointly addressed by officials of the State, the police and NURTW at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa, said while the suspension order lasts, there would be no collection of tickets/fees from commuter buses operating in the area.

Addressing the briefing, the State’s Acting Commissioner for Transportation, Prince Olanrewaju Elegushi said throughout the duration of the suspension order, a team of State Government officials and security personnel would be mandated to oversee and monitor the transport operations within the affected branches to ensure they do not collect any ticket or fees from transport operators. He said the suspension order was taken after due consultation with all the relevant stakeholders concerning the crisis, and that it would remain in force until peace and tranquility returned to the area, adding that the lifting of the ban would only be based on appropriate security reports.

“For the avoidance of doubt, police investigations are ongoing on the said death and all persons found culpable will be prosecuted in line with the dictates of the laws. It is important to also emphasis that all rumour mongering, insinuations and unfounded/unverified facts should be avoided in the sake of peaceful co-existence. Any escalation of the crisis arising from the ban will lead to Government taking sterner actions against the branches where violence is recorded,” Elegushi threatened.
He said as part of the strategies to permanently address incessant crisis arising from activities of transport unions in the State, the State Government has already put in place the Bus Reform Initiative (BRI) through which 5,000 air-conditioned and convenient buses would be injected into the transport sector, adding that the initiative would soon be launched.

Also speaking, Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations in the State, Mr Imohimi Edgal confirmed that some arrests have been made following the crisis and that investigation had started in respect of the violence.

He assured that anyone found culpable in the crisis would be prosecuted in accordance with the law, and that the State Government, in partnership with the police and other relevant stakeholders were working towards a lasting peace.

Edgal added that the report of the preliminary investigation by the police would be out before the end of the week.

On his part, Lagos State Chairman of NURTW, Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede said the branch was in support of the decision of government to suspend all union activities in Oshodi indefinitely, saying that the union was adequately consulted before the action was taken.
“I like to confirm that the decision of the State Government to suspend union activities in Oshodi was supported by us. We also want a lasting peace in Oshodi and we know that with this decision, people can go about their duties without let or hindrance.

“I am sure if the union had handled the issue of Oshodi, we would have arrived at the same decision to suspend activities for now and I want to urge our members to cooperate with government in its bid to ensure lasting peace.

“Going forward, we have been educating our members on the need to eschew violence and we still want to reiterate it that anyone caught perpetrating violence would be dealt with in accordance with the law,” Agbede said.

PHOTOS: MISSING POLICE OFFICER BURRED WAS ALIVE ON THE ORDER OF TRADITIONAL RULER IN LAGOS

Musa Sunday, the detective attached to the Special Anti- Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State Police Command, who has been missing since last November has been found buried in a shallow grave in Ibeju Lekki.

It's been discovered that Inspector Sunday, was abducted, tortured and later buried alive while on illegal duty, guarding a land under dispute at Ibeju Lekki.

Sunday and four of his men were alleged to have been drafted to guard the land by their Admin Officer (AO), at Ibeju Lekki without the knowledge of the Officer in Charge of SARS (OC) and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni. The father-of-four, with children aged 4,6,8 and 12, was reportedly trying to save a civilian guard from hoodlums when he was attacked and kidnapped while his men escaped.

Two men had been struggling for possession of the land. One of the men, identified simply as Prince, went to the SARS Admin Officer, who happened to be his friend, and asked for some officers to be assigned to guard the land for him and prevent his opponent from encroaching on the land. The Admin Officer (AO) then drafted Sunday and four other policemen without going through the proper channel of informing the OC SARS or the Lagos State Commissioner of Police. Sunday, the other policemen and some civilian guards drafted by Prince had been guarding the land for months when hoodlums employed by Prince's opponent stormed the land. Several people from both factions claiming possession of the land have been involved in fights for months which have led to several deaths.

In November last year, hoodlums from the other faction reportedly came with a bulldozer. Some of the thugs from the other faction attacked Prince's thugs and a fight ensued. Prince's faction was overpowered and one of his thugs was taken. Sunday went back to save the man and he was captured while other policemen working with Sunday and the man he just saved escaped. The Inspector's number became unavailable after he was abducted and his family members went to the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, demanding to know what had happened to him.

His colleagues who escaped reported that they immediately went to Mobile Police Force (Mopol) 49, Epe for help in rescuing Sunday but nothing was done. They then went to Akodo Police Station but the DPO said she couldn’t send anyone to the area because it was a volatile axis. From there they reported to SARS, Ikeja, and for five days, no action was taken to rescue Sunday. Later, policemen started looking for Sunday. They went to Bonny Camp, Victoria Island in their search for him but the soldiers said Sunday wasn’t with them. When the OC SARS went to meet Owoseni, to inform him of the missing inspector, Owoseni demanded to know the person that deployed Sunday and his men on the illegal duty.

Sunday's phone was eventually tracked through the efforts of the Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT) operatives and that led them to Sunday's alleged killers. It was then discovered that Sunday had been tortured, starved for five days and when his men did not come after those days, they took him to the traditional ruler who instructed them to bury Sunday alive. At least five people, including the traditional ruler known as Baale have been arrested in connection with the murder. Investigation revealed that the attack and burial of Sunday was led by one Mr Balogun who is now on the run.It was Balogun who tied his hand before burying him.  Balogun's second in command, Arokin, has been arrested and it was him who confessed that Sunday was buried alive.

The suspects led police to where Sunday’s rifle was buried and also to the traditional ruler who denied knowledge of Sunday's murder. Baale was invited to the police command but rather than honour the invitation, he ran to Police Force Headquarters, Abuja but was told at Abuja to go back to Lagos and respond first to police invitation. Pathologists from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), who exhumed Sunday’s corpse said that it looked as if he was buried with his hands tied behind.

New Telegraph reports that Sunday's wife Halimat, 27, and her children are now suffering and she can no longer afford to pay their school fees. The widow, who is a housewife, lamented the lack of support from her husband's colleague and said that her children still look forward to seeing their father. She said the fateful day of the incident, she spoke with her late husband around 4 pm and he promised to come home the following day. When at night, his kids asked to speak with him, his number was no longer available and it's been that way till date.
“They were deployed there to maintain peace. We learnt that hoodlums were attacking a man, so my husband and his men moved to rescue the man. He told the other two policemen to go and put the man in the car so he could be safe.  The hoodlums pounced on my husband and took him away. Sensing danger as the hoodlums kept increasing in number, his men ran away. Since then, we have not heard from him.

“Three months after, police kept telling us that they were on the matter. We learnt they have arrested the Prince that hired the hoodlums, but nothing has happened since then. His children keep asking after him. His aged mother, who has high blood pressure, has not stopped asking for his whereabouts. We don’t know what else to tell her.”
She added:
“Nobody from the police cared to check on us, and now we don’t have money because we don’t have access to his ATM pin. I want my husband to come back. The children are suffering, and I can’t carry the load alone.”

GRAPHIC PHOTOS: CULT GROUP 'BADOO' KILLED FAMILY OF FIVE INCLUDING PREGNANT WOMAN IN IKORODU !

An attack carried out by members of a notorious cult group, Badoo, in the wee hours of Sunday May 28th, claimed the lives of family of five, including a pregnant woman at Itamaga behind radio in the Ikorodu area of Lagos state.

It was gathered that the pregnant woman’s womb was cut open and the cult members went away with her fetus. According to eyewitnesses, the cult group have been responsible for the killing of families in the area within the last two months. They are known for using a grounding stone to attack their victims.

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POLICE ARREST SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS OF 6 MALE STUDENTS OF IGBONLA MODEL COLLEGE LAGOS

The Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT, of the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has arrested three suspects in connection with last Thursday's kidnap of six male students of Igbonla Model School, Igbonla near Epe in Lagos state.

According to an assistant commissioner of police, Abba Kyari, the three suspects were today arrested in Benin city, Edo state and they have confessed to have carried out the kidnapping of some important personalities in Ogun and Lagos state.

“Three of the militant kidnappers, who left the creek and came to Benin to visit one of their members that was injured in recent gun battle with security agents, were arrested by IRT in Benin. The suspects are Egelu Endurance, aka Jubby, 25, a native of Abere town in Ovia South L.G.A Edo; Stanley Yomi Irabomini, 25, aka Powei from Ovia South LGA of Edo State and Bentel Endurance, 24, also from Ovia South LGA Edo State. The suspects claimed they came to Benin to see their injured colleague and relax for a while before going back to the creek”he said

OSINBAJO GRANTS LAGOS GOVERNMENT PERMISSION TO RECONSTRUCT THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ROAD FROM OSHODI

 Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has granted the Lagos State Government, permission to reconstruct the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Road from Oshodi which has been in a bad state for some years.

The Secretary to the State Government, Tunji Bello,  disclosed the latest development in a statement released today. According to the statement, Ambode commends Osinbajo for granting the request of the state government to do the road. He described the action of the acting president as his own 50th birthday gift to the state.

“We are very appreciative of the good gesture of His Excellency, the Acting President for acceding to our request which is not only very timely but a very heartwarming one. Posterity will never forget this genuine developmental action”Ambode said in the statement

Recall that in March this year, Ambode told the state residents at a function that his administration had the money and design for the reconstruction of the road which had become a national disgrace but that the Federal government was however hesitant in giving the state the approval to reconstruct the road. This had at the time caused a friction between him and his predecessor, Babatunde Fashola, who is the current Minister for Power, Works and Housing.

“The road linking Oshodi to the International Airport, you would all agree with me is a national embarrassment. In the spirit of the regeneration and urbanisation that this administration has set out to achieve, we believe strongly that the image that is exhumed by the decadence of that road must be repaired and we took it upon ourselves to appropriate the 2017 budget that the House of Assembly should approve the total reconstruction of the Airport Road from Oshodi to the International Airport.

The State currently has a design of 10 lanes to come from Oshodi to the International Airport with interchange and flyover that would drop you towards the Local Airport. The contractor is already set to go and everything as I said has been completed and we already have the cash, but alas we are having challenges with the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing. This is a Federal and not a State road. The Federal Ministry of Works believes that they should do the road, but they have not been able to do it all these years past. I just want to appeal to the Federal Ministry of Works, to let go or reimburse us with whatever it is that they are owing us and even if they are not willing to pay us now, we have the money to do it. It is a national disgrace and we would not be part of it. We would like to do it as part of the celebration of Lagos at 50,” Ambode had said then.

In his response, Fashola had said that the delay in granting the request of the state government was because the Memorandum conveying the request of Lagos State which was already before the Federal Executive Council has not reached completion stage.

“The Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing Ministry has presented the Memorandum conveying the request of the Lagos State Government to the Federal Executive Council as was done with a similar request by the Kaduna State Government in 2016. Due to the fact that two of the roads also connect Ogun State, the Federal Executive Council could not reach an immediate decision on them because it requested the input of the other State Government affected”.
Osinbajo has granted the permission and the state will now do the reconstruction of the road.

UNION CHAIRMAN SHOT DEAD @ APC PRIMARIES IN LAGOS

 Late Rasak Bello

Two persons, including the chairman of Motorcycle riders Union, Shogunle, Oshodi, Lagos State were killed and many injured yesterday during the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for councilors.

The chairman, Mr Rasak Bello, otherwise known as Hamburger, was alleged to have been shot on his head and died on the way to the hospital.
An eye witness said: “The incident took place at Sogunle Town Hall. They had just finished the process and the winner declared, when some hoodlums invaded the venue in a bus filled with guns and loads of broken bottles.”

The hoodlums shot sporadically and went straight to where Hamburger and his friends and shot into their midst. Immediately they killed him, they dashed back into their bus and zoomed off.
Pockets of violence erupted in Ilupeju, Mushin, Ogudu and other places, where the primaries took place.

Bello went to observe the primaries at Ladipo Sogunle Ward, when he was attacked.
A trader, who identified herself as Peace said: “I came to my shop at Olori Street and suddenly there was pandemonium. I had to quickly lock up my shop. We all scampered for safety as we heard gunshots. We were informed that people were fighting because of a result of the local government election. We heard that gunmen shot commercial motorcycle riders’ chairman called Hamburger in the head. He was rushed to the hospital and died.”

Avisit to the scene witnessed some hoodlums making bonfires on the road. They threatened to avenge the death of Bello.

Another eye witness, Gbemi, said: "He is a very popular person in the community. He single handedly provided street lights for more than 10 streets. He also gave some boreholes."
In another incident, the councillorship primaries in Ilupeju, Mushin and Ogudu were marred with violence.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Olarinde Famous –Cole, confirmed the Shogunle mayhem, stressing that only one person was killed.

He, however, could not confirm the identity of the deceased person in the violence at the APC primaries.

PHOTOS: OSINBAJO,AMBODE, OKOROCHA, TINUBU,FAYOSE OTHER DIGNITARIES AT LAGOS@50 GALA NIGHT

Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo , Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode ,former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, during the Lagos @ 50 Gala Night at the Lagos House, Ikeja, on Saturday, May 27, 2017.

Other APC leaders present were: The governor of Lagos, Gombe, Oyo and Ogun states, Akinwumi Ambode, Ibrahim Dankwambo, Abiola Ajimobi and Ibikunle Amosun respectively

KIDNAPPERS DEMANDS N1BILLION RANSOM FOR FOUR ABDUCTED IGBONLA MODEL COLLEGE PUPILS !

Kidnappers of six pupils of Igbonla Model College, Epe, Lagos State, have contacted some parents of the victims, demanding N1bn ransom to release them.

SUNDAY PUNCH learnt that the parents were contacted on Saturday and allowed to briefly speak with their children. While two of them were asked to pay N400m each, another two were told to raise N100m per child.

They were reportedly told to meet with the school authorities and the state government to raise the money.

However, details of ransoms demanded from the remaining parents had yet to be ascertained by our correspondent as of the time of filing this report.

The gunmen had gained entry into the school premises at about 6AM on Thursday through the creek at the back of the college and headed for the boys’ hostel after breaking the school fence.

They broke the hostel doors, seized 10 senior secondary school pupils and led them to the shore where their boat was parked

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PHOTOS: WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION EVANDER HOLYFIED VISIT AMBODE...DONATES $3 MILLION WORTH OF HEALTH EQUIPMENT

Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, today received 4-time world heavyweight champion, Evander Holyfield, at the state house Ikeja.

Holyfield is in Lagos for a charity rumble fight with former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu at an exhibition boxing match as part of activities marking the Golden Jubilee anniversary of the state.

Welcoming him to the state, Ambode said;
“This is exciting and historic moment for us coming at a time Lagos is celebrating the 50 years of its establishment and we want to say a big thank you to Holyfield for collaborating with us to put this as part of events marking the Golden Jubilee anniversary of Lagos State. We believe strongly that in all sectors that we have tried to celebrate Lagos, this is one momentous topic that we really mean to celebrate. As a government, we have always wanted to use sports as a way of driving our economy and there is no way we can showcase sports as the catalyst for economic growth than bringing somebody who is a champion; a revered person and for him to use his God given talent and resources to promote sports in our State,”he said

Responding, Holyfield said he was in Nigeria to give back to the society having achieved so much in life especially in boxing. He spoke on how he started off as a boxer. He also announced donation of $3million worth of health equipment to Lagos State Government.

“I became the person I am because I listened, I followed direction and I did not quit even when I lost. In giving back to the society, I am here to say I got a Real Deal Promotion. We are looking for young fighters who want to listen and follow instruction. This is about giving back to the society. I want kids to learn from me how I became four times heavyweight champion,”he said

AN 8-YEAR OLD HOUSE-HELP BEATEN TO DEATH BY HER MADAM IN LAGOS

An 8-year-old girl has died in Lagos after she was beaten to death by her female employer. The suspect, who is a mother-of-two and pregnant with her third, was reportedly in the habit of maltreating the victim and a second house help living with her.


According to neighbours, the suspect, known as Oby in her neighbourhood in Isolo, 'usually beats and overworks' the deceased, Miracle Edegwu, and her colleague. She had also withdrawn both girls from school after she brought them from Anambra state to Lagos. When neighbours confronted her about the way she treated the girls, she remained defiant and told them to mind their business.

Early on Saturday morning, she launched another attack on the little girl, leading to her death.

After Miracle died, Oby tried to cover her death by contacting people to assist in covertly disposing of the body but they were caught by neighbours who then reported to the authorities. The suspect was then detained at the Isolo Police Division.

The victim’s corpse had been deposited at the Isolo General Hospital.