Police Arrests 2 Car Snatchers As 150

The Anambra State Police Command in Delta State have announced that it has arrested 2 car snatchers and have recovered over 150 phone from them.

The suspects identified as Anyingor Arinze of Otueke, Asaba Delta State; Chinedu Nweke of Mbekwe Estate, Ogidi and Ebuka Christian Eziamaka of Ire village, Obosi, both of Idemili North LGA of Anambra State are reportedly members of a gang involved in series of armed robbery/carjacking in Anambra and Asaba axis.
The phones recovered from the car snatchers after their arrest by operatives of Puff Adder in collaboration with police detectives attached to Aguata Division of the command, is suspected to have been stolen from their different victims.
Anambra State police command Police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed confirmed the arrest of the suspects and other items he announced were recovered by security operatives include a Toyota Corolla and a Lexus 300 SUV.
He said,

“Exhibits recovered in their possession includes one Gionee handset belonging to one of the victims whose vehicle was snatched.
“Other exhibits recovered are 12 Itel phones of different models, 26 Infinix phones of different models, 32 Tecno phones of different models, 16 Samsung phones of different models, three Gionee phones of different models and 60 other smaller phones of different make and models all reasonably suspected to have been snatched from different victims.”
“The Command enjoins the public whose handsets were either snatched or stolen through similar modus to report at the Special Anti-robbery Squad Awkuzu with proof of ownership in order to claim their handsets and also give further evidence to aid police investigation,”

“Why We Closed Nigeria’s Border With Benin Republic” – President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has attributed the partial closure of Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic to the massive smuggling activities especially of rice, taking place on that corridor.

The Nigerian leader gave the reason during an audience granted his Beninois counterpart, Patrice Talon, on the margins of the Seventh Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD7), in Yokohama, Japan on Wednesday.
Buhari, who expressed great concern over the smuggling of rice, said it threatened the self-sufficiency already attained due to his administration’s agricultural policies.
According to him, “Now that our people in the rural areas are going back to their farms, and the country has saved huge sums of money which would otherwise have been expended on importing rice using our scarce foreign reserves, we cannot allow smuggling of the product at such alarming proportions to continue.”
The Nigerian President said the limited closure of the country’s western border was to allow Nigeria’s security forces to develop a strategy on how to stem the dangerous trend and its wider ramifications.
Responding to the concerns raised by President Talon on the magnitude of suffering caused by the closure, Buhari said he had taken note and would reconsider reopening it in the not too distant future.
He, however, disclosed that a meeting with his counterparts from Benin and Niger Republics would soon be called to determine strict and comprehensive measures to curtail the level of smuggling across their borders.
Earlier, President Talon had said he called on the Nigerian President as a result of the severe impact which the closure of the Nigerian border was having on his people.
Buhari also received in audience, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa during which issues of common bilateral relations especially the killings of Nigerians in South Africa, were discussed.
The matter will be further examined during the Nigerian leader’s official visit to Pretoria in October 2019.

EFCC Arrests 33 Suspected Fraudsters In Imo State

33 suspected internet fraudsters were on Monday August 26 2019, arrested at their hideout in an early morning operation by Operatives of EFCC, in Owerri, Imo State.

The suspects are Clinton Emere, Obinna Okonkwo, Ogochukwu Ogbonna, Joseph Udom Kousin, Prince Ewunone, Franklin Michael, Tolli Ameiche, Anderson, Berthel, David Franklin, Aboi Etealu, Chinubu Nwosu, Marizu Chidiebere, Dominic Terry Joseph, Christopher Nwosu, Peter Gift Uche, Edinalo Ifeanyichukwu , Ndubuisi Ikenna, John Frank, Anowe Precious, Joseph Levi Chima, Samuel Oria, Tochi Mmerom, Chimezia Cleansman, Okonkwo Obinna, Uchendu Gift, Nkwodi Nnamdi, Izywa Munachi, Ekone Aniche, Opara Donald, Aniche Tochukwu, Anelka Okon and Ebizien Franklin Udochukwu.
Items recovered from them include laptop computers, mobile phones, 2 Lexus RX350 SUV and a Toyota Solara salon car. The suspects have made useful statements and will be charged to court as soon as investigation is completed.

Three Policemen Remanded For Stealing Rifles Worth N1.7m

Three policemen have been remanded in prison custody for allegedly stealing two AK 47 rifles worth N1.7m belonging to the Nigeria Police Force.

They were earlier dismissed after facing orderly room trial.
The policemen are Uzor Emmanuel aged 34, Akharamen Michael aged 31 and Jimoh Halilu aged 27.
They were attached to “Operation Wabaizigan”
It was gathered that the two fully-loaded AK-47 rifles assigned to Micheal and Jimoh were allegedly stolen from Uzor at Obodo Guest House, Uwasota Road, Ugbowo, Benin City on July 17, 2019..
Sergeant Uzor had gone to the guest house with a lady friend after he closed from duty but discovered the rifles were stolen at about 2am.
The policemen were arraigned on three count charges of conspiracy and stealing.
Prosecution Counsel, SP. Peter Ugbumba, said the trio did steal two AK 47 rifles with Breach No’s, 11479 with twenty-five rounds of live ammunition and Breach No, 05766 with nine rounds of live ammunition valued one million seventy-seven thousands Naira (1, 770, 000.00), property of the Nigeria Police Force, Edo State Police Command.
Ugbumba said the defendants, with intent to felonious and heinous crimes to wit armed robbery, kidnapping, murder etc, did intentionally, knowingly and unlawfully kept in their possession and control the two AK 47 rifles with the live ammunition.
He said offences were punishable under Section 390 (6) (9) of the Criminal Code Act Cap c38 Vol. 4, and Section 3 (1) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provision) Act Cap R11 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, respectively.

Teacher Impregnates Student, Arrested After Failed Abortion

Police Operatives at Ejigbo Division led by CSP Olabisi Okuwobi have arrested a 30-year old married school teacher, Brownson Ikpe, who allegedly defiled, impregnated his 17-year old student and went for an abortion which failed in Lagos.

The incident happened at Jakande Estate, Ejigbo area of Lagos, where Ikpe ran a school and the victim was his student.
The suspect, Ikpe, was said to have got married last December and was yet to have a child before he impregnated the victim. He then attempted to abort the pregnancy but there were complications. The victim was said to have lost blood for several weeks before she informed her parents about what happened.
It was gathered that the victim had registered for JAMB tutorials in Ikpe’s school; she passed and was asked to go to Ekiti State to write Post JAMB exams for admission into the university. The parents of the victim trusted the suspect, Ikpe and gave him some money to take the victim to the school for the Post JAMB exams at Ekiti State University.
The suspect took her to the school and after writing the exams, they lodged in a hotel where he engaged her in sex romp and got her pregnant.
When they returned to Lagos, the victim did not see her menses and informed Ikpe. They conducted a pregnancy test and the result was positive. He reportedly took her to an undisclosed hospital for abortion in order to terminate the pregnancy so that Ikpe’s wife will not know and the victim will continue her education as well.
However, there were complications and she bled profusely, which made her to inform her parents about what happened.
The matter was reported to the Police at Ejigbo Division; Ikpe was arrested and detained at the Police Station for investigation.
The victim was taken to Mirabel Center in order to secure her life and eventually the foetus was said to be intact despite the bleeding.
It was gathered that the parents of the victim were in dilemma on what to do since the pregnancy was still intact and the victim may likely be delivered of the baby for her teacher, Ikpe.
When speaking with the Ejigbo Police Division DPO over the matter, she was said to have gone out for routine checks within the areas under her jurisdiction.
However, a source at the Police Station confirmed the incident and informed our reporter that the matter has been transferred to the Family Support Unit at Zone D Mushin for further investigation.
At the FSU in Mushin, where Ikpe is undergoing interrogation, he denied raping the victim and stated that he slept with her with her consent.
However, a Police source said he will be charged to Court for defilement because the victim was still a minor.

Heartless Lady Sells Her Newborn Baby For N500k After Lying To Her Husband, Arrested With Dealers (Photo)

One Mrs Chinasa Ukaonu has been arrested for selling her own newborn baby for N500, 000 in Imo State.

She had left her home with an 8- month-old pregnancy, informing her husband, Promise Ukaonu, that she was going to stay with her brother for a while at Mbaitoli.
However, few days after she left home, she sent a message to her husband that she lost the pregnancy. She then proceeded to a baby factory where she gave birth with the help of two nurses, Esomonu Dorathy and Eke Catherine.
Not satisfied with the story his wife told him, Promise decided to report the matter to the police. It was in the course of their investigation that the police discovered that Chinasa sold the baby for N500,000 to one Mrs Chioma Amadi.
The child has since been recovered.

Do You Agree?? Anambra’ll Soon Overtake Lagos As Top Investment Destination, Obiano Boasts

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has said only Lagos stood ahead of the state in terms of investment drive and opportunity to net big investors from outside the country to Nigeria.

Obiano, who spoke during the opening ceremony of the sales outlet of a soon-to-be developed estate in the state, Awka Millennium City (AMC), said the state has been positioned as one of the top states in the country.
Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof Solo Chukwulobelu, Obiano, in his address, said: “We are happy to say that things have moved quickly since after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding in June, between M-P Infrastructure and the Anambra State Government.”
“This shows that M-P Infrastructure people are prepared for business. I encourage you to continue and I look forward to the ground-breaking ceremony for this tastily estate, in the next four months, whose kind can only be found in Abuja, Lagos, London and America.
“This administration is business-friendly, and we have been calling on sons and daughter of Anambra from all over the world to bring a part of their investment home.
“We are building a world-class state, and our people are speedily heeding our calls and bringing home their investments. With this speed, we are sure that no state in Nigeria can compete with Anambra in terms of attracting investments from outside.
“Our major competitor now is Lagos State, and we are sure that at this pace, we are going to take major investment opportunities from Lagos very soon,” the governor said.
Obiano added that with security in the state, and massive investments, Anambra sons and daughters from all over the world have no reason to remain outside as good infrastructure from residential areas to amenities and business-friendly environment have been made possible.
Earlier, Group CEO, M-P Infrastructure Ltd, Dr. Clem Nwogbo, stated that his company was poised to give Anambra an exquisite residential area for top class citizens, promising that the yet-to-be developed city would habour all top amenities found in top cities of the world.
“In developing the master plan for AMC, we have had to engage some of the best consultants in the world, to ensure we have the best infrastructure designed, using best in-breed specialist in road and drainage, power, water, sewage, environmental, access control and security solutions design.
“In the next four months, we hope to have completed the access road into the Awka Millennium Estate, fence wall, monument gate and have a fully operational concrete fabrication yard.
“Your Excellency, we did promise you at the conception of this project that we will move fast on this project and today’s opening of the sales and marketing suite and handover of some of the key assets for delivering Awka Millennium City is part of that commitment,” he said.

OMG!! Fresh UNIPORT Graduate Shot Dead By Trigger – Happy Police In Rivers (Read Full Details)

A UNIPORT graduate whose name has been given as Chijim has been murdered.
According to reports, Chijim was allegedly shot dead by a trigger-happy policeman in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

A family member, Ojims Michael, who confirmed the incident, said:

“My inlaw, a young man that grew up with my family and is so clean and stainless to the point the children in the house call him “hypo”, a uniport graduate, not a cultist, never looks for anyone’s trouble a boy that’s supposed to go for youth service this September was gunned down last night by a trigger happy policemen for no reasons, now they are claiming accidental discharge.
If We humans can’t fight back,the GOD will fight this battle for his family.”