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Vigilante Shoots Dead Okada Rider Over N100 Extortion

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Vigilante Shoots Dead Okada Rider Over N100 Extortion

A commercial motorcycle ( popularly called Okada) rider has been shot dead in Warri, Delta State.

The Okada rider was shot dead on Thursday by a vigilante working in collaboration with men of the Nigeria Police from Ovwian/Aladja Police Division at a police checkpoint mounted by them at Free-Indeed Ministry’s junction, along Orhuwhorun Road.

His offence was that he failed to give #100.00 which has become a compulsory fee road users must pay to ply that road.

The roadblock was mounted despite the ban the inspector general of police has placed on roadblocks throughout the country.

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), Delta State chapter condemned the development.

It decried what it called “the wanton killings of Nigerians on our highways by accidental discharges caused by police officers and the so-called vigilantes they now work with.”

The state Chairman of the state CDHR, Comrade Peter Edariese said : ” In a civilised world, for a police officer to be assigned a gun, he must have been certified to have undergone the required training.

Those working with them nowadays known as vigilantes have guns that are supposed to be used by experienced senior officers and not just anybody who can carry a gun. It requires a serious training on the part of the person who carries a gun before such a person should be allowed to carry a gun.

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The situation where officers of the Nigeria Police give guns to vigilantes who hold the guns with one hand while using the other hand to stop road users and the same hand to collect money has terminated the lives of too many Nigerians. This is one extortion and death too many in our national space and this must be stopped.”

He called on the commissioner of police in Delta State to stop his men from mounting illegal checkpoints where they extort money from citizens before they can use roads.

He said that the vigilante who killed the Okada rider and all the officers who were operating at the roadblock should be brought to book to serve as a deterrent to other unscrupulous officers who are posing a great danger to road users in the state.

He added that vigilantes must not be allowed to carry guns while on any form of duty as they are not trained on the use of firearms.

Efforts to get the reaction of the state police command on the development proved abortive.

 

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Police Parade Suspected Killers Of US-based Hotelier, Student

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Police Parade Suspected Killers Of US-based Hotelier, Student

The police on Thursday paraded suspected killers of Ogbomoso-born hotelier based in the United States, Gbenga Owolabi, and Rachael Opadele, a student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso.

Owolabi and Opadele were later killed by the abductors after a ransom was paid

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The suspects were paraded at the command headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan.

Parading the suspects alongside others, the state Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Williams, said they were arrested based on credible information provided by one of their victims.

 

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Man Flogs Three-year-old Child To Death

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A three-year-old girl has been flogged to death by her 25-year-old father Godsgift Uweghwerhen in Aladja Community, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State.

It was learnt that the suspect fled the scene on Wednesday after the tragedy.

He was, however, arrested by Aladja Community Vigilantes at Ubogo Community and was handed over to the Police in Ovwian/Aladja Division.

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It was learnt that the man allegedly killed his child because she entered his neighbour’s apartment.

He flogged her with a cane and inflicted bodily injuries on the baby who was said to have been sick for sometime.

When contacted for comments, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, in a text message on Thursday morning, said, “confirmed” without providing much details from the side of the police.

 

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A Spirit Made Me Slaughter My 11-month-old Child – Mother

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A Spirit Made Me Slaughter My 11-month-old Child - Mother

A woman identified as Mrs Blessing Eno in Yonen community , Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River has killed her 11- month-old baby because a spirit asked her to do so.

The tragic incident which occured on Tuesday has left many in the community bewildered as the circumstances leading to the dastardly act were strange.

The mother of two who may be suffering from Schizophrenia (mental disorder) took out a matchet and cut off the head of the baby, claiming that the child was disturbing her and a spirit instructed her to slaughter the boy.

An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity disclosed that it was her eight-year-old son who stumbled on the gory sight of his headless brother and a blood drenched mother who  raised the alarm that attracted neighbours to the scene of the crime.

However,  the timely intervention of the police, who immidiately took the lady into protective custody, before ferrying her out of Ugep averted an angry mob from extra- judicially killing her at the station.

Meanwhile, the Obol Lopon of Ugep and Paramount Ruler of Yakurr LGA, HRM. Obol Ofem Ubana Eteng, has expressed shock over the tragic incident while calling for calm.

The monarch also, assured the people that he was certain that the police would handle the matter professionally to a logical conclusion.

He said: ”I had to immediately convene a meeting with my subjects because even though what happened has desecrated the land, I had to ensure that further bloodshed was averted.

“We appealed directly to young people in Ugep, to toe the path of peace and rational thought in the face of this heinous crime and they positively responded.

“We are in shock but we are calm and have left this matter in the hands of the police, I can assure you that there will be no reprisal action because we must remain law-abiding,” he said.

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When contacted , the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Irene Ugbo confirmed the incident, adding that it was a homicide case and the matter was being transferred to State CID , Homicide department for an onward investigation.

“I learned about the matter yesterday ( Tuesday) , you know it’s a homicide case, it will be transferred from Ugep to state CID, Homicide department for further investigation.

” it is quite unfortunate and devastating, already she is in protective custody , but the matter will surely be brought to Calabar,” Ugbo said.

On his part , a child rights activist and Principal Counsel Basic rights Council Initiative BCRI, James Ibor Esq said there was no doubt the lady in question was mentally unstable.

He said when properly examined, her true state of mind would be ascertained.

 

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