Metro
Edo: Suspected Killers Of 200-level Student Of Delta Varsity Arrested
Two suspects have been reportedly arrested by operatives of Edo State Police Command in connection with the disappearance of one Miss Faith Omodon, a 200-level undergraduate of University of Delta, Agbor.
On March 30, inhabitants of Iru Egbede community in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo, reported the sudden disappearance of their daughter, Faith Omodon, who is studying Business Administration in the above mentioned university.
According to the father of the missing girl, Mr. Edward Omodon, was last seen on March 30, after leaving home for farm and never returned.
According to him, the incident occurred when the community was holding their national conference.
“We usually have Iru national conference at this time of the year. We were seated inside the community hall when we heard loud wailing outside that my daughter was missing.
“She had left for the farm earlier that morning with a motorbike taking her breakfast flask with her,” he said.
Corroborating Mr Omodon’s story, Mr Ikpoba Johnbull, Head of the village vigilance group said “soon after the news of her disappearance broke that evening, we followed the girl’s mother to the farm.
“We immediately mobilised and combed the area up to Izighiri and Uwumuwe, two neighbouring villages, but could not find any trace of her.
“We only found the leftover of her lunch flask. We informed our neighbouring vigilance groups as we spent that night inside the bushes but there was no result.”
Then, the matter was reported at the Abudu Police Division which was confirmed by Divisional Police Officer, Mr Iyayi Kenneth, who said “We have transferred the case to the state police command for further investigation.”
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, also confirmed the story, saying investigation was on to unravel the circumstances surrounding Miss Omodon’s disappearance.
However, barely a month, the vigilante group in the community said two suspects have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Omodon and are now in Police custody.
Speaking, the National Youth Chairman of Iru- Egbede, Mr. Donald Isioma, disclosed that the suspects were arrested Saturday afternoon.
He said the two were arrested when they tracked the phone of the missing girl that was in possession of the suspects.
According to Isioma, so far, the police have recovered the phone from the suspects and the motorbike Miss Omodon rode to the farm on the day she got missing.
Unfortunately, he disclosed that one of the suspects who is a member of the community has confessed that they have killed the girl while being interrogated at Okpaihe Police State before their onward transfered to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Benin City.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Chidi Nwabuzor, said information concerning the arrest was yet to reach him but promised to get back as soon as he contact men of the SCID.
Metro
Ondo poll: 6,000 NSCDC personnel protest unpaid allowances
Personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps deployed for the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State have complained over the alleged refusal of the authorities to pay their allowances, despite the election being held more than 10 days ago.
Six thousand NSCDC officers, including those from neighbouring states like Ekiti, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Lagos, Edo, and Delta, were part of the security deployment for the election.
The aggrieved officers, some of whom spoke anonymously to The PUNCH on Monday, expressed frustration over the delay in receiving their allowances, especially since other security agencies, like the police, had already been paid.
They highlighted economic challenges in the country and described the delay as unnecessary.
One aggrieved personnel, who spoke anonymously to our correspondent, lamented that the delay in the allowance payment was uncalled for.
He said, “Those of us who participated in the Ondo election have not been paid till now. Our counterparts like the police have received theirs already. The economy is not friendly.”
Another NSCDC operative also dissatisfied with the delay simply asked, “Please help us ask the Commandant General why we are yet to be paid.”
In response to the complaints, NSCDC spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, stated that he had met with the Deputy Commandant General Operations and the General Commandant to address the issue.
According to Afolabi, the management informed him that the officers deployed for the Ondo election had already been paid their allowances on the field.
“I just met with the Deputy Commandant General Operations and the General Commandant over the issue. I learnt that the officers that were deployed for the Ondo election have been paid. They were paid on the field,” he said.
Metro
EFCC arrests 10 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 10 suspected internet fraudsters.
The Spokesperson of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
According to Oyewale, the suspects were arrested on November 22, at Adewale Estate and Sea Side Estate in the Badore axis of Lagos State.
“Their arrest followed credible intelligence on the activities of some members of an organised cybercrime syndicate suspected to be involved in computer-related fraud.
“Items recovered from them include exotic cars, mobile devices and mobile phones.
“The suspects have all volunteered their statements,” he said.
Oyewale said they would be charged to court as soon as investigations were concluded.
Metro
Gunmen Kidnap Deputy Superintendent Of Corrections, 15 Others
A Deputy Superintendent of Corrections, Innocent Ogbu, and 15 others have been reported abducted while travelling to Enugu for a development course.
Ogbu, the unit commander of the Armed Squad at the Medium-Security Custodial Centre in Minna, Niger State, was abducted along the Lokoja-Enugu road on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
Confirming the incident, the command’s public relations officer, Rabiu Mohammed, said the unit commander was taken along with 15 other commuters who were travelling in an 18-seater commercial bus.
The incident has been reported to the police and DSS, Mohammed added.
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