A BRILLIANT BOLTON UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ARIZE IFEANYI JOHN WAS ARRESTED FOR DRUG IN LAGOS

A 30 year old career counselor and alleged alumnus of Bolton University, United Kingdom, Arinze Ifeanyi John  found in possession of 2.120kg of methamphetamine during the outward screening of passengers on a Virgin Atlantic flight to London, weekend was arrested by the Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos.

According to Ofoyeju Mitchell, Head, Public Affairs, NDLEA, Arinze, who claimed to be an Alumni

and  also  a master’s degree in International Business at Bolton University, United Kingdom in 2011. He has lived in Bolton for the past three years.

Mitchel further said that were found in possession of Arinze.

“The drug (four parcels containing substances that tested positive for methamphetamine ) which was detected inside Arinze’s luggage was carefully hidden. Officers had to cut open the sides of the bag to recover the drugs.

During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime, stating that he was given the bag by a friend who bought his return ticket.

“I came to Nigeria in June as an Alumni Ambassador of my university. Work was at advanced stage for an exhibition in Onitsha with parents and prospective candidates who are interested in furthering their education in the United Kingdom.

“In the process, I got an interview request in London which I had wanted to quickly attend and continue with my assignment in Nigeria. My friend who assisted me with a return ticket, gave me the bag to use for my trip.

“It was inside the bag that the parcels of drug were found. I am very sorry for what has happened. I want my friends, relatives and business partners to please understand my situation,” Arinze stated.

NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive, Ahmadu Giade commended the officers for the arrest.

Giade promised that, “the agency will continue to counter the modus operandi of drug trafficking cartels. The suspect had perfected his plan but for the professionalism and expertise of the arresting officers, the drugs were detected.

“It is sad and disappointing that the suspect could yield to the demand to smuggle drug, considering his academic background and profession as a career counselor.

The suspect, who hails from Anambra State, will be charged to court soon.

SULTAN OF SOKOTO WARNED NIGERIAN AGAINST INSECURITY AND VIOLENCE

SULTAN OF SOKOTO

 Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto ,has in Sokoto warned Nigerians against fanning the embers of insecurity and violence in the country.

He gave the warning at a fast-breaking dinner where he hosted a 20-man delegation of the Kaduna-based Peace Revival and Reconciliation Foundation of Nigeria.

The Sultan noted that:

''These poor and vulnerable youths get killed or maimed while their colleagues in the wealthy and elitist families are often sent abroad for studies.''

``This is another form of injustice against the weak, indigent youths and it must be urgently stopped," he added.

While speaking on 2015, the Sultan stressed the need to pray for  the country’s leaders ``who will take us out of our present predicaments as a nation’’.

He added that traditional rulers are not politicians but," fathers and leaders in the political field...who would continue to pray for Nigeria and her leaders to lead the nation to the promise land."

Abubakar praised the members of the foundation,for dedicated to peace building in the north and Nigeria generally, for doing a very patriotic job.

``This is a group of youths from Islam and Christianity who are doing what the elders are supposed to be doing for the country to have peace, unity, security, stability, cohesion and understanding among all Nigerians," he added.

The monarch,  urged the youths not to allow themselves to be used by some selfish leaders as “preys".

The leader of the delegation, Mr Solomon Dalong, a lawyer and human rights activist, said the problems currently facing Nigeria were artificial.

``These problems like insecurity, corruption and poverty, among others were not created by God.

``We had lived peacefully with each other before and the situation now is unacceptable," he added.

Source:NAN, 

PA ADEMOLA FASHOLA FATHER OF LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR HAS DIED

 Pa Ademola Fashola father of Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola,,has died at the age of 79 according to family sources.Aged 79
He died this morning in Lagos. 
Officials of the Lagos state government said the governor  Mr.Babatunde Fashola, who is currently at Umrah in Saudi Arabia, is saddened by the news of his father’s death.He plans an emergency return to Lagos to attend the burial.
Pa Ademola Fashola was a journalist at Daily Times.

FRAUDULENT BANKING ALERT NOTIFICATION SYNDICATE MEMBER 'WALE OLAIDE'' ARRESTED BY EFCC

Wale Olaide

The EFCC on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 arrested a notorious fraudster who specializes in defrauding unsuspecting members of the public through fraudulent bank credit alerts. Wale Olaide (a.k.a Wale Dollar) met his Waterloo when he duped one Abdulhamid Abubakar, a bureau de change operator of N5, 000,000.00(Five Million Naira only).  Olaide had contacted Abubakar’s younger brother, Hashim, also a bureau de change operator based in Lome, Togo Republic that he wanted to purchase Five Million Naira (N5, 000,000) equivalent in CFA Francs. Olaide requested for his Nigerian bank account to enable him pay in the naira equivalent. Hashim asked Abubakar to send his First Bank account details to Olaide.

Abubakar acted immediately, sent his account details and after a while, he received an alert supposedly from his bank that N5, 000.000.00 (Five Million Naira) had been credited to his account domiciled at the Seme Border branch.  Upon receiving the alert, Abubakar informed his brother who in turn released the CFA Franc equivalent of N5m to Olaide.

To his surprise, when Abubakar visited his  bank to withdraw the money following day,  his account balance didn’t reflect the said transaction. He then made complain to the branch manager who could not do anything !!!  When Abubakar noticed that the bank was incapable to render any help, he approached the EFCC.

With investigative initiatives by the EFCC ,  Olaide who is believed to be a member of a deadly syndicate involved in duping unsuspecting members of the public through fraudulent banking notification alerts was later arrested.

 The EFCC  has appealed to members of the public to be wary of this new trend in criminality by fraudsters who use phony credit alerts to defraud others.

A MAN SLAUGHTER 8-YEAR OLD BOY IN JOS AND REMOVE HIS EYES FOR A DISAPPEARING CHARM !!!

THE police in Plateau State have arrested a 21-year-old man one Tacha Tali who slaughtered an eight-year-old boy and removed his eyes for ritual purpose.While parading the suspect and his accomplices before journalists in Jos, the state capital, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Chris Olakpe, said the incident occurred in February at Shwar village in Kanke Local Government Area. 

Tacha Tali was said to have waylaid Goltona Salihu, strangulated him and used a knife to remove his eyes.

 Salihu the father of the boy later reported the matter to the police, saying that the decomposing body of his son, who had left to graze cows, was found with the eyes missing by a search party, which was organised after the boy failed to return home. 

The commissioner of police said on July 26, Tacha was arrested with dry human eyes and subsequently confessed, in the course of interrogation, that the body parts belonged to Goltona.An the suspect named Kulime Nangkum and Tapyitda the two  co-conspirators whom were herbalists.

Tacha said that ‘’he handed the eyes to the herbalists to prepare a disappearing charm ‘’ 

source:Tribune ng

A NIGERIAN ACCUSED OF BELONGING TO TERRORIST ORGANISATION '' AL-QAEDA'' TO BE EXRADITE

The Federal Government has initiated extradition proceeding against a Nigerian at Federal High Court in Abuja  , of  32 years old Lawal Olaniyi Babafemi a.k.a and “Ayatollah Mustapher’’, who was accused of belonging to a foreign terrorist organization, al-Qaeda.,to be extradite to the United States, where he is wanted over his alleged involvement in terrorism related activities.

Specifically, the suspect was charged with “conspiracy to provide support to a foreign terrorist organization, provision and attempted provision of material support to a foreign terrorist organization, unlawful use of firearms and conspiracy to unlawfully use firearms.”

Upon conviction, the charge against him attracts a minimum sentence of 10 years and maximum of life imprisonment.

FG maintained that Babafemi, who until now, was based in the US, fled to the country upon realizing that he was to be arrested by men of the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

He had since been arrested and is being held by the Department of State Services (DSS).

 Documents filed by the FG before the Abuja court further revealed that the US authorities are of the view that Babafemi belongs to the “al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)” an affiliate of al-Qaeda.

He allegedly traveled to Yemen between January 2010 and August 2011 to train with the group and relate with its senior members including the now deceased Anwar al-Aulaqi and Samir Khan.

Babafemi was said to have admitted, upon interrogation that he was paid about $8,600 by the AQAP to return to Nigeria and recruit some English speaking individuals to work in AQAP’s English language media organization.

The group had claimed responsibility for series of terrorist activities, including the December 25, 2009 bombing attempt in the US by a Nigerian, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.

The extradition application could not be heard when he was taken to court on Thursday owing to its late service on Babafemi’s lawyer, S. O. Yahaya.

Source:vanguard ng

HOUSE MAID SET ABLAZE BY HER MISTRESS IN LAGOS

The maid identified as Ita Bassey-Eno 11year old was set ablaze by her mistress for allegedly stealing a piece of meat from her pot of soup was reportedly escaped death by the whiskers, is currently at the Burns and Trauma Centre of the Gbadaga General Hospital, with doctors battling to save her life.

 The ailing girl was said to have managed to state that her mistress one Mrs Nkese Iroakazi allegedly poured kerosene on her before striking a stick of matches to set her on fire.

The incident, as gathered, occurred last Saturday at 7, Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, Suru-Lere, Lagos Nigeria.The police have already arrested the woman in question.

One of the residents was said to have succeeded in putting out the fire with the aid of a fire extinguisher, before she was rushed to the hospital.

Eyewitness account

A resident who simply identified herself as Morakinyo told Vanguard: “I was just alighting from the bus when I saw people gathered in front of the building. When I got there, I saw Ita whom we all call Eno on the floor. Then, the flame had been put out.

“Two men who attempted to carry her into a car could not because the skin at that time had peeled off. They had to get a slab, placed her on it and rushed her to the hospital. From what I gathered, the girl has spent barely one month in Lagos before the incident.

“She was brought from her village in Akwa Ibom State last month alongside another girl called Happiness. Since then, we have not seen either of them going to school.

“We heard that while Happiness was in the sitting room, there was a cry from Ita in the kitchen and before she (Happiness) knew what was happening, Ita rushed out of the kitchen and straight to the road shouting for help.

“How could someone who has children of her own treat another’s like this? It was even the residents that alerted policemen who came to pick Mrs Iroakazi.”

When Vanguard visited the hospital, Tuesday, a doctor who spoke on condition of anonymity expressed fear about the victim’s condition, revealing that she suffered 95 per cent burns.

“It will take a miracle for her to survive. In any case, we are trying all we can to ensure she gets back on her feet. That will entail some surgeries because her private part was badly damaged.

“Currently, she wears pampers and that area needs immediate surgery after the injuries would have healed.”

Ita was sighted with bandage all over her body, except her face and feet. When a nurse approached her to administer the day’s treatment, she groaned in pains.

 source: Vanguard