A Nigerian internet con man, Bidemi Bakare, has been arrested in Malaysia.
Bakare, who has for some time, been in the business of internet-scamming, was set up by local police and investigators.
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Thursday, 15 January 2015
BUSTED: This man defrauded American woman on Facebook
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered for a an American woman, Margaret Sanders, a sum of $2000(N367,000) from a Nigerian fraudster.
Sanders was conned the said sum by Benjamin Akugbe, in an internet romance scam.
The commission released a statement, disseminating the development on Wednesday, January 14, through its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, who stated that Sanders filed a petition on July 9, 2013 regarding the scam.
Sanders, apparently entered into a relationship on Facebook, with Akugbe, who claimed to be Benny Brown from Warri, Delta State, with both agreeing to get married.
The statement said: “According to her, the suspect in the course of the affair, requested for the sum of $2000.00USD to enable him join her in United States of America.”
“She subsequently wired the money to him through Western Union, into an account with the name, Gladdys Ikpoba domiciled with a new generation bank.”
However, her supposed fiancee never showed up, and “Sanders came to the sad realisation that she had been duped. But her efforts to recover the money were unsuccessful until she petitioned the EFCC.”
The Commission responded to her petition by carrying out an investigation, which led to the recovery of the money, which has since been returned to the victim.
Friday, 5 December 2014
See Gobe! Nigeria Music Producer, And Others Arrested With Drugs Worth Over N374m
What Some People Will Do For Money!!! Three South Africa-based Nigerians, among them a mother of seven, have been arrested by operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with drugs suspected to be methamphetamine, with an estimated street value at N374 million.
Also arrested was a 44-year-old Asaba-based music producer, whose alleged attempt to smuggle 4.95kg of substance suspected to be cocaine into the country was foiled. The suspects, who were arrested at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, allegedly concealed the substance in security lamps, silicon sealants and foodstuff.
The NDLEA airport Commander, Mr. Hamza Umar, said: “Those apprehended are Chukwuenyem, 48 years old, with 21.695kg of methamphetamine hidden inside his bag; Kelvin, 37, caught with 9.980kg of methamphetamine hidden inside solar security lamps; Deborah, 40, found with 5kg of methamphetamine hidden inside foodstuff and Michael, 44, with 4.95kg of cocaine hidden inside silicon sealants.
“Apart from Michael, who was coming from Sao Paulo, Brazil, with 4.95kg of cocaine, the other three suspects were trying to smuggle methamphetamine to South Africa where they reside.”
Suspects’ stories
During interrogation, Chukwuenyem, a father of three, said he was lured into drug trafficking on his birthday.
According to him, “I struggled to feed my family by selling foodstuff. At present, my capital is so small that the business is near moribund. A friend met me on my birthday and introduced me into drug trafficking.
“He promised to pay me 15,000 South African Rand. My children are out of school because of my inability to pay tuition fee. This is my first time of dealing in drugs and I regret everything. I pray to be out of this problem.”
On his part, 37-year-old Kelvin, also blamed his indulgence on his poor living condition back in South Africa.
He said: “I reside in South Africa where I import and export phones and clothes. I have five children from three women. My business is grounded and I now live from hand to mouth.
“A friend in South Africa gave me the solar lamp where the drug was found. He used to assist me financially and he also promised to pay my children’s school fees.”
Deborah, the mother of seven, said she was given the drugs by a man she sought financial assistance from.
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According to her, “I have seven children and I take care of them from the sales of foodstuff. I came to Nigeria to buy foodstuff such as melon, vegetables and other local spices.
“There is a man in South Africa that I went to request for financial assistance to enable me expand my business. He told me that somebody would give me some food items for him.
“When I got to the airport, NDLEA officers detected methamphetamine in the package given to me by the man. This was how I found myself in this situation.”
Michael, who was on his way from Brazil also claimed he was given a bag in Brazil without the slightest inkling of its content.
He said: “I am a music producer. I travelled to Brazil to promote my music label and to partner other producers. I had a successful deal but on my way back, I accepted a bag from a friend I met in Sao Paulo to take to Nigeria.
“When I got here, NDLEA demanded to search and 29 out of the 34 sealants were found to contain cocaine. This is a major setback for my career and I feel very bad.”
Source: Vanguard
Friday, 28 November 2014
Police parade 25 year old Nigerian musician turned armed-robber
John
Onyekachi Oshomi (pictured right) who claimed to be a bus conductor said
he joined the gang because he needed to take care of his family. The
two were was arrested on November 21st.
"I was a commercial bus conductor. We were operating on the Agege Total-Oshodi route. I just got married, but my wife is still in the village. I was looking for money to feed her whenever she comes to Lagos; that was why I went into armed robbery. ” Sunday confessed.
According to The Nation, the Lagos state police commissioner said he got a tip off on November
21 at 10pm that some armed robbers were planning to rob in Lagos. He
said he immediately directed the Officer-in-Charge, Special Anti-Robbery
Squad (SARS), Abba Kyari, a Superintendent of Police (SP), to go after
them.
“With two decoy teams, they stormed their hideout and arrested Onyekachi Oshomi and John Sunday with a revolver pistol. During interrogation, they confessed to the crime including snatching of several cars within the metropolis. Efforts have been stepped up to arrest those that are still at large,” Aderanti said.
Both men will soon be charged to court.
Al Jazeera investigation of fake doctors leads to 3 arrests in Delta state
In this week’s episode of Africa Investigates, Anas Arameyaw Anas and Rosemary Nwaebuni go undercover with secret cameras to expose fake doctors in Delta State, leading to three on-camera arrests.
Nigerian law forbids abortions, except in cases where the patient’s life is in danger. Despite this, Nigeria’s Fake Doctors shows Rosemary, who is not even pregnant, twice being offered abortion services from unlicensed practitioners.
Precious Johnson Chuckwudi, who operates a pharmacy in Delta State, offered to provide an abortion - and agreed the price - despite Rosemary’s negative pregnancy test, while Mr and Mrs Ogboru offered Rosemary an abortion in the dirty backroom of a bar, without conducting a pregnancy test.
The Nigerian Medical and Dental Association (NMDA) and Ministry of Health (MoH) have confirmed that neither Chuckwudi nor the Ogboru’s are licensed and registered as medical doctors and that their shops are not registered clinics. Nigerian police arrested Mr and Mrs Ogboru on camera on the basis of evidence that Rosemary and Anas filmed.
Nigerian police also arrested Charles Igudala, who operates a clinic at Dictat Royal Home in Warri, Delta State, after he was covertly filmed offering medical services and injections to Anas in extremely unsanitary conditions. The NMDA and MoH confirmed that Igudala is not a licensed and registered doctor, while Dr Alfred Ebiakofa of the Nigerian Ministry of Health said that Igudala had been a target of the Nigerian health authorities for some time, but that they “had not been able to catch him before.”
Rosemary and Anas also film other fake doctors wrongly diagnosing healthy patients with malaria and typhoid, as well using as a Quantum Resonance Analyser, a highly controversial machine of unproven effectiveness that is used to illegally diagnose - merely on the basis of tones and lights - a variety of serious illnesses to perfectly healthy patients.
Spell of The Albino, the last investigation Anas filmed for Africa Investigates, won a One World Media Award and was nominated for a Royal Television Society Award.
Nigeria’s Fake Doctors, the third episode of Africa Investigates, premiered on Wednesday, 26 November 2014 at 22:30 GMT / Thursday, 20 November at 00:30 CAT, with repeats on 27 November at 11:30, 28 November at 05:30, 29 November at 18:30, and 30 November at 07:30 CAT.
Monday, 24 November 2014
Photos: Ghanaian Big Girl Arrested In London For Drugs + Her Extravagant Lifestyle
Nayele Ametefe having breakfast
Ghanaian super big girl, Nayele Ametefe also known as Ruby
Adu-Gyamfi, who is said to be livimg very large and highly placed in Ghana has been
arrested at Heathrow Airport, London this month for drugs. Nayele was arrested shortly after arriving on
a flight from Accra, Ghana, in a business class on the 10th of
November, 2014.
Nayele was caught with 12 kilograms of cocaine worth
£3.5million ($5 million), while £6, 063 cash was found on her. She was also reported to have been in possession
of three passports including a Ghanaian diplomatic passport and an Austrian
passport. Ghanaian authorities have however denied she had a diplomatic
passport, but said it was an ordinary Ghanaian passport.
Nayele who was arrested on Monday, November 10, was charged
to court the following day, Tuesday, November, 11th, 2014, for attempting to import
a class A drug. She was however remanded in custody until her next appearance
at Isleworth Crown Court on the 27th of this month. Check out some
photos of her large lifestyle below...
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
'Why I Have S*x With Dogs' - 27-Year-Old Man Reveals Shocking Confession! [Photo]
A 27-year-old robbery suspect has revealed that he usually had s*x with his dogs for spiritual powers before going for any robbery operation in Lagos State, western Nigeria.
The suspect, Bala Yayah, said his success in most of his robbery operations was because he usually had s*x with dogs.
The Beninoise who resides in Badagry area of Lagos State, said despite the fact that he has many girlfriends, he has ten female dogs he usually had s*x with.
He revealed that he takes proper care of the dogs from his robbery loot.
Yayah was recently arrested by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, led by Abba Kyari.
One of his gang members, Hassan Ado, who was arrested during a foiled robbery operation, implicated Yayah during interrogation.
It was Ado that took SARS to Yayah’s house in Badagary where he was arrested.
On why he embarked on such act, he said it was his spiritualist who told him to sleep with dogs for spiritual powers.
On whether it worked, he admitted that it worked and added that if it was during a robbery operation it would have been impossible to arrest him.
Yayah admitted that he was a member of the gang that has been terrorizing people along Lagos-Badagary expressway for years and said he regrets getting involved in robbery.
On how he joined robbery, he said it was Ado that introduced him into robbery and ironically, he was the same person that handed him over to the police.
On whether his neighbours knew he was sleeping with dogs, he said they thought that he was a lover of dogs, not knowing he was using them for s*x.
Police said he would be charged to court after the conclusion of investigation.
The suspect, Bala Yayah, said his success in most of his robbery operations was because he usually had s*x with dogs.
The Beninoise who resides in Badagry area of Lagos State, said despite the fact that he has many girlfriends, he has ten female dogs he usually had s*x with.
He revealed that he takes proper care of the dogs from his robbery loot.
Yayah was recently arrested by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, led by Abba Kyari.
One of his gang members, Hassan Ado, who was arrested during a foiled robbery operation, implicated Yayah during interrogation.
It was Ado that took SARS to Yayah’s house in Badagary where he was arrested.
On why he embarked on such act, he said it was his spiritualist who told him to sleep with dogs for spiritual powers.
On whether it worked, he admitted that it worked and added that if it was during a robbery operation it would have been impossible to arrest him.
Yayah admitted that he was a member of the gang that has been terrorizing people along Lagos-Badagary expressway for years and said he regrets getting involved in robbery.
On how he joined robbery, he said it was Ado that introduced him into robbery and ironically, he was the same person that handed him over to the police.
On whether his neighbours knew he was sleeping with dogs, he said they thought that he was a lover of dogs, not knowing he was using them for s*x.
Police said he would be charged to court after the conclusion of investigation.
Monday, 17 November 2014
Muslim Cleric Kills 62-Year Old Woman, Corpse Missing
The police in Lagos have arrested a cleric, Mr. Isiaka Akanbi, for allegedly killing a 62-year-old woman, Raliatu Kareem.The police also accused Akanbi of stealing the deceased’s wallet and other personal effects.
Akanbi, popularly called Alfa, had a traditional healing centre on Lawani Street, in the Olodi Apapa area of Lagos. Punch Metro correspondent learnt that Kareem, who hails from Ilorin, Kwara State, had known Akanbi for about 20 years as she was a close customer of his.
It was gathered that on Saturday, October 25, Kareem, who lived on Ope-Ewe Street, Agbado Ijaiye, Lagos, went to visit an elder sister, Risikatu Raheem, whose daughter put to bed in the Olodi Apapa area.
She was said to have left Ijaiye after the monthly environmental exercise was over, informing her 20-year-old son, Abdullahi, of the visit to her sister.
Kareem reportedly stayed till around 6pm at her sister’s place on Salubi Street before she headed for theAlfa’s place.
Our correspondent learnt that two days after, Kareem did not return home as she promised. The family became apprehensive and went on her trail to the Olodi Apapa area.
After failing to locate Kareem at the sister’s apartment, some family members, who knew she was a friend of the cleric, decided to check the Alfa’s place.
On getting to Akanbi’s centre, PUNCH Metro learnt that the Alfa denied setting eyes on Kareem.
However, the family became suspicious when Akanbi reportedly started packing his property, and preparing to flee the house some hours later.
The family was said to have raised the alarm and headed for the Tolu Police Station to report the incident. The police later came to arrest Akanbi.
During interrogation, 55-year-old Akanbi told the police that he did not kill the woman, adding that she died in his place. Akanbi added that when he realised the woman was dead, he buried her personal effects to erase any trace of her in his house.
He also told the police that he took the corpse to Marine Bridge, abandoning it there.
He said, “On the evening of October 26, it is true that she visited me. We have been very good friends too. On that day, she just collapsed and became unconscious. I quickly rushed her to a nearby hospital, but I was shocked when the nurses told me she had died.
“I got a NAPEP tricycle and took her corpse to the Marine Bridge that same night and abandoned it there. I did not want people to trace her corpse to me. When I got home, I buried her wallet, handset, bangle and ring behind my house.
“I did not kill her. I am an Alfa, I do favour charms for traders. I met Raliatu in 1986. Since then, we have been family friends. She used to come to my place for consultation and I had been to her house too.”
One of Kareem’s children, Abdullahi, said the family wanted Akanbi to produce the corpse of their mother so that they could bury her appropriately.
He said, “I have seen the man in our house a number of times. But he said she died in his house and he now took her corpse to Marina Bridge and abandoned it. We want him to produce that corpse so that we can bury her appropriately.”
The family said Akanbi might have dumped Kareem’s corpse in the lagoon as they could not find it on the Marine Bridge where Akanbi claimed he had dropped it. After contacting all relevant agencies in the state, the family said the corpse had yet to be found.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the case.
He said, “The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigations Department, Yaba, for further investigation.”
Source: Punch Metro
Akanbi, popularly called Alfa, had a traditional healing centre on Lawani Street, in the Olodi Apapa area of Lagos. Punch Metro correspondent learnt that Kareem, who hails from Ilorin, Kwara State, had known Akanbi for about 20 years as she was a close customer of his.
It was gathered that on Saturday, October 25, Kareem, who lived on Ope-Ewe Street, Agbado Ijaiye, Lagos, went to visit an elder sister, Risikatu Raheem, whose daughter put to bed in the Olodi Apapa area.
She was said to have left Ijaiye after the monthly environmental exercise was over, informing her 20-year-old son, Abdullahi, of the visit to her sister.
Kareem reportedly stayed till around 6pm at her sister’s place on Salubi Street before she headed for theAlfa’s place.
Our correspondent learnt that two days after, Kareem did not return home as she promised. The family became apprehensive and went on her trail to the Olodi Apapa area.
After failing to locate Kareem at the sister’s apartment, some family members, who knew she was a friend of the cleric, decided to check the Alfa’s place.
On getting to Akanbi’s centre, PUNCH Metro learnt that the Alfa denied setting eyes on Kareem.
However, the family became suspicious when Akanbi reportedly started packing his property, and preparing to flee the house some hours later.
The family was said to have raised the alarm and headed for the Tolu Police Station to report the incident. The police later came to arrest Akanbi.
During interrogation, 55-year-old Akanbi told the police that he did not kill the woman, adding that she died in his place. Akanbi added that when he realised the woman was dead, he buried her personal effects to erase any trace of her in his house.
He also told the police that he took the corpse to Marine Bridge, abandoning it there.
He said, “On the evening of October 26, it is true that she visited me. We have been very good friends too. On that day, she just collapsed and became unconscious. I quickly rushed her to a nearby hospital, but I was shocked when the nurses told me she had died.
“I got a NAPEP tricycle and took her corpse to the Marine Bridge that same night and abandoned it there. I did not want people to trace her corpse to me. When I got home, I buried her wallet, handset, bangle and ring behind my house.
“I did not kill her. I am an Alfa, I do favour charms for traders. I met Raliatu in 1986. Since then, we have been family friends. She used to come to my place for consultation and I had been to her house too.”
One of Kareem’s children, Abdullahi, said the family wanted Akanbi to produce the corpse of their mother so that they could bury her appropriately.
He said, “I have seen the man in our house a number of times. But he said she died in his house and he now took her corpse to Marina Bridge and abandoned it. We want him to produce that corpse so that we can bury her appropriately.”
The family said Akanbi might have dumped Kareem’s corpse in the lagoon as they could not find it on the Marine Bridge where Akanbi claimed he had dropped it. After contacting all relevant agencies in the state, the family said the corpse had yet to be found.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the case.
He said, “The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigations Department, Yaba, for further investigation.”
Source: Punch Metro
Sunday, 16 November 2014
How a 70-Year old man was arrested for N42million Stock Fraud! [Photo]
In A Press Statement Released By EFCC Revealed how a 70-yr-Old Man Stole N42Million Stock Fund!
Read Below..
A 70-year-old man, Adebola Oyewole Asiwaju, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly attempting to fraudulently sell the shares of one Olalere Sunday Oladosu.
To perfect the scam, the suspect allegedly forged documents and opened a bank account in a new generation bank, with the assumed name of “Olalere Sunday Oladosu.”
Then, he proceeded to instruct Marina Securities, a brokerage, to dispose of 1.7million units of Zenith Bank shares valued at N42million and remit the proceeds to the account he opened with the new generation bank.
The lid on the scam was lifted when a routine check by staff of Marina Securities revealed some discrepancies in the documents presented by the suspect and the ones the genuine owner of the shares had filed with the defunct Intercontinental Securities Limited.
Consequently, the suspect was arrested by the Nigeria Police, and later handed over to the EFCC for further investigation and prosecution.
The suspect is alleged to be neck deep in stealing shares of unsuspecting investors and selling them for a commission. He is believed to work for a syndicate and receives 10 percent of the proceeds of any “business” that sails through. His accomplices are still at large. Other names that Asiwaju has used in fraudulent shares sale include, Babajide Odunso and Chief Bolaji Carew.
The suspect will be arraigned in court as soon as investigation in concluded.
I’m ready to die for the love of my wife: This Young man kills another man to protect his wife (Photo)
I’m
ready to die for the love of my wife. It is unfortunate that I can no
longer be there to fight him. I’m finished”, says man who slaughtered
another to protect his wife.
At the age of 22, Wasiu Kadiru thought he had it all, especially when he won the love of a woman of his dream, Barakat, whom he described as the most beautiful gift of God in his life. Little did he know that the passion he had for her would destroy his life in the nearest future.
Trouble started barely a year into their marriage, when he discovered that he was about to lose his wife, Barakat to his best friend, Tunji Bello with whom she had been entangled in a secret romance, Sun news reports.
Moved by rage caused by a possible loss of his wife to his friend, Wasiu allegedly slaughtered another man simply identified as Segun on the last Eid-el-kabir day (October 4) who he claimed conspired with Tunji to snatch his wife, Barakat.
After the reality dawned on him, Wasiu fled their base in Eredo community, Epe Local Government Area of Lagos and went into hiding till he was recently fished out by operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, at the Lagos Police Command, Ikeja.
Sad and yet to come to terms with the consequence of his action, Wasiu in police custody, SAID it was the love that he had for Barakat that made him deadly jealous. “I could not live with the fact that my friend snatched my wife from me. To make matters worse, he would always remind me of my loss. I can’t believe that I am now known and tagged a murderer. In fact, my eyes opened as soon as I stabbed that man,” he said.
Going down memory lane, Wasiu narrated that he met his wife, Barakat in Ikorodu while he was on a visit to the town. “She is black and very beautiful. She was actually selling recharge cards by the roadside. Pretending I wanted to buy a card, I chatted her up and we became friends. I visited her severally till she agreed to be my friend after six months of wait. The delay in convincing her, made me to fall so much more in love with her. She later got pregnant and I quickly visited her home and paid her bride price.
“All was well till I relocated her to Epe. To make ends meet, I would travel down to Lagos Island to hustle and return by weekend with goodies for my family. I introduced Tunji to my wife and he assured that he would take care of her while I was away. I never knew that he had plans.”
According to Wasiu, he found it hard to believe when he started hearing rumours that his friend had taken over his wife who just gave birth. “I did not believe it but when I confronted her, she confirmed that Tunji was toasting her but denied that they had an affair. Since she was a nursing mother, I thought it was not possible. Days before the Ileya festival (Muslim celebration), I gave my wife N1500 to make her hair and another N1500 to take our child to Ikorodu for treatment. He had rashes and my mother-in-law requested that the baby should be brought to her.
“I was shocked when I called her mother and she told me that Barakat was yet to get to Ikorodu. When she finally picked my call, she claimed that she had gone to see a friend. It was then that I realised that Tunji was not also in town. I don’t need a soothsayer to tell me where she was. When she finally returned a day to Ileya, she said that she was with Tunji. I was heartbroken but my rage took over my soul when Tunji saw me the next day and dared me. He said that he would not only have s*x with my wife but will marry her as his second wife. I was mad and tried to control myself from killing him.”
Determined to toe the path of peace, Wasiu claimed that he reported the matter to the elders of the village but Tunji refused to stay away from his wife. “It was just a waste of time and energy because the matter became worse”, he added.
On the day of the incident, Wasiu specifically asked God to help him erase the thoughts of Barakat from his mind but he never knew the reverse would be the case. “I was devastated and my emotions badly hurt. While we were preparing the ram that would be eaten, Tunji came on a bike with one heavily built man. They kept driving past me making jest of me. I had to draw the attention of Baba Ade (his uncle) to their behaviour. He advised me to drag one of them to him, so that he would ask the person what the issues were. I heeded his warning and tried to drag Segun to see Baba Ade. He gave me a sickening blow on the head, it was so painful that I picked up the knife that they used to slaughter the ram and stabbed him. My initial plan was to give him a mark that he would not forget but I mistakenly stabbed him on the neck and he bled profusely. I knew he would die and the community might set me on fire, so I ran into the bush and escaped to Lagos Island”, Wasiu further narrated.
When reminded that he might be hanged or sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, Wasiu burst into tears and said: “Tunji has succeeded in taking over my wife, whom I love so much. I am ready to die for the love of my wife. It is unfortunate that I can no longer be there to fight him. I am finished”.
Last Monday, when Saturday Sun visited Eredo community, in Epe Local Government Area where the incident happened, Tunji was seen hanging out with some of his friends during which he was arrested by SARS operatives who had been trailing him. He told Saturday Sun that it was not his fault that Barakat chose to start a relationship with him. “I met her last year and never knew that she was married to my former friend. That time, she was heavily pregnant. She complained bitterly that her husband was not taking care of her and her unborn child. I started assisting her before I knew that Wasiu is the husband. When she gave birth, she continued the friendship since I was still giving her money. I don’t know how Wasiu got to know about our affair. The truth is that if Barakat still likes him, she would not come back to me after she had been warned severally.
“I never knew that he would go as far as killing someone because of her. I thank God that I was not close by. It was my dear friend, Segun that was killed. He decided to kill him because he thought that I was making mockery of him.”
When asked where Barakat was, Tunji alleged that he relocated her to Ijebu Ode where he rented a room apartment for her. “Ijebu Ode is close by and I normally go there to work. I kept her there for her own good since her husband will be sent to jail for the rest of his life.”
When contacted on Wasiu’s claims on what happened on the day of the incident, Baba Ade, who was mentioned as an eyewitness, said that he and others made efforts to convince Tunji to stay away from his friend’s wife. “I am not Wasiu’s father or blood relation but I took him as my own son. I was in the house preparing to go to the mosque when I heard people shouting outside that Wasiu had killed someone. It happened at the spot where some young men were assisting me to kill ram for the last muslim festival,” Baba Ade said, pointing at a spot around his house.
He lamented that it was the fear of losing Barakat to another man that led to the ugly incident. “I have been aware since the inception of this marriage that Tunji had been meddling in that relationship. He is not from this area; it was Wasiu that introduced him to his wife. I even pleaded with Wasiu to report the matter to the village head, Olotu, but he could not resolve the matter.
“This issue dragged on till Barakat who is a nursing mother, got pregnant for Tunji. She aborted the baby. It got to a point that she eloped with Tunji. I even advised Wasiu as an elder to let go. It was during the recent Ileya festival when Tunji was deliberately jeering at him that Wasiu came to me and I advised him to drag one of them to me if they repeated it. Minutes later, I heard people shouting that Wasiu had killed someone.
“I don’t know why he decided to waste his life in such a way. As a Muslim, he is entitled to at least four wives. Why didn’t he choose another woman? It’s unfortunate,” Baba Ade said.
Confirming the incident, Lagos State police command spokesman, DSP Kenneth Nwosu said that investigation was still ongoing and that Wasiu would be charged to court at the end of investigation.
Source: Sun news
At the age of 22, Wasiu Kadiru thought he had it all, especially when he won the love of a woman of his dream, Barakat, whom he described as the most beautiful gift of God in his life. Little did he know that the passion he had for her would destroy his life in the nearest future.
Trouble started barely a year into their marriage, when he discovered that he was about to lose his wife, Barakat to his best friend, Tunji Bello with whom she had been entangled in a secret romance, Sun news reports.
Moved by rage caused by a possible loss of his wife to his friend, Wasiu allegedly slaughtered another man simply identified as Segun on the last Eid-el-kabir day (October 4) who he claimed conspired with Tunji to snatch his wife, Barakat.
After the reality dawned on him, Wasiu fled their base in Eredo community, Epe Local Government Area of Lagos and went into hiding till he was recently fished out by operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, at the Lagos Police Command, Ikeja.
Sad and yet to come to terms with the consequence of his action, Wasiu in police custody, SAID it was the love that he had for Barakat that made him deadly jealous. “I could not live with the fact that my friend snatched my wife from me. To make matters worse, he would always remind me of my loss. I can’t believe that I am now known and tagged a murderer. In fact, my eyes opened as soon as I stabbed that man,” he said.
Going down memory lane, Wasiu narrated that he met his wife, Barakat in Ikorodu while he was on a visit to the town. “She is black and very beautiful. She was actually selling recharge cards by the roadside. Pretending I wanted to buy a card, I chatted her up and we became friends. I visited her severally till she agreed to be my friend after six months of wait. The delay in convincing her, made me to fall so much more in love with her. She later got pregnant and I quickly visited her home and paid her bride price.
“All was well till I relocated her to Epe. To make ends meet, I would travel down to Lagos Island to hustle and return by weekend with goodies for my family. I introduced Tunji to my wife and he assured that he would take care of her while I was away. I never knew that he had plans.”
According to Wasiu, he found it hard to believe when he started hearing rumours that his friend had taken over his wife who just gave birth. “I did not believe it but when I confronted her, she confirmed that Tunji was toasting her but denied that they had an affair. Since she was a nursing mother, I thought it was not possible. Days before the Ileya festival (Muslim celebration), I gave my wife N1500 to make her hair and another N1500 to take our child to Ikorodu for treatment. He had rashes and my mother-in-law requested that the baby should be brought to her.
“I was shocked when I called her mother and she told me that Barakat was yet to get to Ikorodu. When she finally picked my call, she claimed that she had gone to see a friend. It was then that I realised that Tunji was not also in town. I don’t need a soothsayer to tell me where she was. When she finally returned a day to Ileya, she said that she was with Tunji. I was heartbroken but my rage took over my soul when Tunji saw me the next day and dared me. He said that he would not only have s*x with my wife but will marry her as his second wife. I was mad and tried to control myself from killing him.”
Determined to toe the path of peace, Wasiu claimed that he reported the matter to the elders of the village but Tunji refused to stay away from his wife. “It was just a waste of time and energy because the matter became worse”, he added.
On the day of the incident, Wasiu specifically asked God to help him erase the thoughts of Barakat from his mind but he never knew the reverse would be the case. “I was devastated and my emotions badly hurt. While we were preparing the ram that would be eaten, Tunji came on a bike with one heavily built man. They kept driving past me making jest of me. I had to draw the attention of Baba Ade (his uncle) to their behaviour. He advised me to drag one of them to him, so that he would ask the person what the issues were. I heeded his warning and tried to drag Segun to see Baba Ade. He gave me a sickening blow on the head, it was so painful that I picked up the knife that they used to slaughter the ram and stabbed him. My initial plan was to give him a mark that he would not forget but I mistakenly stabbed him on the neck and he bled profusely. I knew he would die and the community might set me on fire, so I ran into the bush and escaped to Lagos Island”, Wasiu further narrated.
When reminded that he might be hanged or sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, Wasiu burst into tears and said: “Tunji has succeeded in taking over my wife, whom I love so much. I am ready to die for the love of my wife. It is unfortunate that I can no longer be there to fight him. I am finished”.
Last Monday, when Saturday Sun visited Eredo community, in Epe Local Government Area where the incident happened, Tunji was seen hanging out with some of his friends during which he was arrested by SARS operatives who had been trailing him. He told Saturday Sun that it was not his fault that Barakat chose to start a relationship with him. “I met her last year and never knew that she was married to my former friend. That time, she was heavily pregnant. She complained bitterly that her husband was not taking care of her and her unborn child. I started assisting her before I knew that Wasiu is the husband. When she gave birth, she continued the friendship since I was still giving her money. I don’t know how Wasiu got to know about our affair. The truth is that if Barakat still likes him, she would not come back to me after she had been warned severally.
“I never knew that he would go as far as killing someone because of her. I thank God that I was not close by. It was my dear friend, Segun that was killed. He decided to kill him because he thought that I was making mockery of him.”
When asked where Barakat was, Tunji alleged that he relocated her to Ijebu Ode where he rented a room apartment for her. “Ijebu Ode is close by and I normally go there to work. I kept her there for her own good since her husband will be sent to jail for the rest of his life.”
When contacted on Wasiu’s claims on what happened on the day of the incident, Baba Ade, who was mentioned as an eyewitness, said that he and others made efforts to convince Tunji to stay away from his friend’s wife. “I am not Wasiu’s father or blood relation but I took him as my own son. I was in the house preparing to go to the mosque when I heard people shouting outside that Wasiu had killed someone. It happened at the spot where some young men were assisting me to kill ram for the last muslim festival,” Baba Ade said, pointing at a spot around his house.
He lamented that it was the fear of losing Barakat to another man that led to the ugly incident. “I have been aware since the inception of this marriage that Tunji had been meddling in that relationship. He is not from this area; it was Wasiu that introduced him to his wife. I even pleaded with Wasiu to report the matter to the village head, Olotu, but he could not resolve the matter.
“This issue dragged on till Barakat who is a nursing mother, got pregnant for Tunji. She aborted the baby. It got to a point that she eloped with Tunji. I even advised Wasiu as an elder to let go. It was during the recent Ileya festival when Tunji was deliberately jeering at him that Wasiu came to me and I advised him to drag one of them to me if they repeated it. Minutes later, I heard people shouting that Wasiu had killed someone.
“I don’t know why he decided to waste his life in such a way. As a Muslim, he is entitled to at least four wives. Why didn’t he choose another woman? It’s unfortunate,” Baba Ade said.
Confirming the incident, Lagos State police command spokesman, DSP Kenneth Nwosu said that investigation was still ongoing and that Wasiu would be charged to court at the end of investigation.
Source: Sun news
Wednesday, 12 November 2014
'Why I Came To Nigeria To Steal" - Ghanian Citizen Makes Shocking Confession!
A Ghanian citizen resident in Nigeria, Israel Nana has confessed that his mission to Nigeria was to dispose people of their valuable properties and become rich before going back to his country.
The 30-year old Nana said he nearly accomplished his mission and was preparing to return to Ghana when he was arrested.
Nana said he came to Nigeria five years ago and had been busy stealing and making money but nemesis however caught up with him.
He said he was a well known criminal in his home town in Kumasi, Ghana and because of his renowned notorious activities, he decided to relocate to Nigeria to continue his criminal activities.
On how he came to Nigeria, he said his friend who lives in Nigeria helped him secure passage into the country, adding that, immediately he got into Nigeria, he began stealing and later graduated to car snatching.
He said since he came to Nigeria, he had lived in four cities in four states namely, Abuja, Lagos, Edo and Rivers.
He said he settled for car snatching because “you don’t need sophisticated weapon such as guns, pistol bullets etc to carry out the operation and it was easy to dispose the cars because a buyer was already ready to pay the money”.
On the choice of cars he specialize in stealing, he said the demand are Toyota Cars especially Camry but Honda, Nissan Jeeps and others were also in high demand.
He said he was arrested in Rivers State after one Alhaji who buys stolen cars from him was arrested in Abuja a fortnight ago.
He said he was still surprised on what was happening to him because he never thought he would be arrested.
Nana is a member of the five-man gang car syndicate arrested by the Lagos State Anti-Robbery Squad for car snatching in Nigeria.
They were paraded by the Lagos State Commissioner of police, Mr Kayode Aderanti at Ikeja, Lagos. Some of the vehicles stolen were also recovered across cities in Nigeria.
Captain of capsized South Korean ship that killed 300 people gets 36 years in prison
Lee Joon-seok, was sentenced today November 11th after a 6-month trial, after being found guilty of violating 'Seamen's law' and abandonment causing death and injury.
He was accused of abandoning his ship and leaping to safety while hundreds of his passengers remained inside the ferry as it sank. Prosecutors said he failed to use available equipments in his ship such as life rafts, life vests and announcements to evacuate the passengers.
The Ferry's chief engineer was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 30 years, while the remaining 13 crew members were sentenced five to 20 years.
Saturday, 8 November 2014
Man caught eating dead woman's face in hotel room in the UK
A 34 year-old man, Matthew Williams nicknamed Fifi, was allegedly found eating a woman’s eyeball and face in a hotel room.
The
horrified security staff at The Sirhowy Arms Hotel in Argoed, South
Wales, burst into the room after the murder suspect refused to let them in.
Williams had just been
released from jail two weeks earlier, where he'd served half of a five-year prison sentence for a violent attack
on his partner.
The hotel staff called police
who hit Matthew Williams with a high voltage taser which knocked him to
the floor. He was formally arrested but died moments later due to high
voltage.
His victim, a 22-year-old woman who he'd just met, was also confirmed dead from her injuries.
According
to Jill Edwards, who lives near the hotel, he said: ‘This animal was
eating this girl to death. Security said they told him no girls in his
room and he didn’t answer, when they opened his door he was eating her
face.’
A Gwent Police spokeswoman said: ‘We were called at 1.23am
after a reported that a man was attacking a woman in the Sirhowy Arms
Hotel. On arrival both the male and female were still at the location. A
taser was discharged and a man was arrested. The woman was located with
injuries and has since been pronounced deceased. While under arrest,
the man became unresponsive. Officers and paramedics administered first
aid but he has since been pronounced deceased. A murder investigation is
underway into the death of the woman.’
Pictures: PA Wire
Photo: Nigerian man jailed for drug trafficking in the UK
57 year old Nigerian-German man, Ukachukwu Charles Imoh (pictured above) has been sentenced to four years in a UK prison for trying to smuggle more than £215,000 worth of cocaine in 83 packages into the UK.
Imoh was arrested as he arrived the UK from Germany by ferry via UK's Dover's Eastern Docks. He told police he was there
to visit family but they were suspicious of him. He was taken to the
hospital where he was x-rayed and 83 wraps of cocaine which had 66%
purity level were found in his body.
Imoh
was immediately arrested. He later pleaded guilty to drug smuggling and was sentenced to four years in jail which, under the UK Borders Act 2007, means he will face automatic deportation after serving his sentence.
Photo credit: Chris Murphy
Photo credit: Chris Murphy
Wednesday, 5 November 2014
Double Trouble Robber Caught Having Gay Sex In Prison Cell
The suspect, oA man in Delta State who was arrested on suspicion of armed robbery has gotten
himself into more trouble after he was caught indulging in a homosexual act while in prison.
The suspect, one Ovie Johnson had spent three days in the cell in Asaba when he was caught in a sexual affair with a fellow inmate.
Johnson was exposed when a police officer noticed some strange activities going on in the cell, Leadership reports.
He was reportedly removed from the cell, disciplined and thrown into solitary confinement. The suspect was initially arrested for allegedly being involved in an armed robbery that took place around Abraka-Asaba community.ne Ovie Johnson had spent three days in the cell in Asaba, Delta State when he was caught in a sexual affair with a fellow inmate.
Photo: Nigerian man charged for murder in the UK
According to London24 news, Sodiq and another man, 20 year old Kevin Mao stabbed Noor in the chest during a fight in the early hours of Friday October 31st at the Middlesex University in Hendon UK. Noor was rushed to the Northwick Park hospital where he died.
Sodiq and Kevin are scheduled to appear before the Barkingside and Wimbledon Magistrates court respectively tomorrow.
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
52yr old woman arrested for allegedly operating baby factory in Imo
Parading her before newsmen, the state NSCDC deputy commandant, Ade Micheal, said the
woman was arrested following a tip off from members of the community, a claim the accused woman denied
"She said she is a retired midwife and she runs a maternity home that has no name and no certificate." he saidA search carried out at the supposed maternity home which she opened about a year ago revealed she had four women and two one-week old babies in the premises. The NSCDC boss alleged that the woman bribed his men with N100,000 which they collected but presented before newsmen.
When
interrogated, a distraught Mrs Akunmadu who spoke in pidgin English
denied running a baby factory but admitted bribing the officials with
N100,000. She said the day the men came to raid her maternity home, she
was about going to the market to buy biscuits and sweets which she also
sells and that when she saw the seriousness of the NSCDC officials, she
gave them the money so that they could leave her alone and not drag her
into any trouble.
When interrogated, one of the young girls found at her
supposed maternity home, said her mother actually
brought her to Mrs Akunmadu for treatment until she delivers her baby
but does not know if there was any other agreement between her mother and the
accused woman as she had only stayed barely a week at the maternity
home.
In a related development, the Anambra state police command arrested and paraded a couple pictured above, that specialize
in stealing new born babies at various hospitals in the state.
Parading the couple before newsmen at the state command headquarters in Awka the state capital on Saturday Nov 1st, the state Commissioner of Police, Hassan Karma said the couple who are in their early twenties collaborate with some hospital nurses to steal the new born babies from their mothers while they are still in hospital.
Photo credit: Screen-grab from Channels TV news
Pic: Bar man stabbed in Lagos for starring at customer's girlfriend
According to Punch, Kelvin Friday and his girlfriend, were hanging out in the hotel around 6pm on October 21, when it happened. The victim, claimed he was thinking about something he had discussed with his sister earlier in the day when the customer came up to him, saying that he was rudely starring at them and smashed his head with the bottle of beer he was drinking...
The customer, Kelvin initially complained of Simeon's customer service when they first stepped into the hotel. Kelvin later then complained Simeon was rudely starring and challenged him to fight at which point he attacked with a bottle, seriously. His girlfriend fled the scene when Simeon started bleeding.
Kelvin Friday has since been arrested and has been charged before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court for assault
Monday, 3 November 2014
Another 'witch' caught in Abuja this morning (photo)
According to eyewitnesses, a naked woman/witch was seen stranded on the roof of a church, the All Christian Fellowship church, just before Kubwa village market around 6:30 this morning. A large crowd of course gathered and managed to bring her down. When she was brought down, they said she was naked, wretched looking, unkempt hair, skinny and was talking non stop. A few people in the crowd recognized her as an akara seller in the area.
They dragged her to the Kubwa Phase 4 police station where she's currently being detained. You can see the figure on the roof in the pic above...