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16-year-old girl arraigned over death of lover in Osun
A 16-year-old girl, Moni Cheris Favour, has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun state, over alleged death of one of her lovers.
The prosecutor, Adejola Adesuyi, Tuesday told the court that the defendant collected the money realised from the proceeds of mobile phone of Kazeem Wahab, the deceased.
The charge sheet reads: “That you, Moni Cherish Favour ‘F’ on or about the 3rd day of July 2024, at about 11:00pm at Adeleke Estate, Okinni, Osun state and in the Osogbo Magisterial District, did in a manner so rash and/or omit to take precaution against probable danger, by engaging in a romantic relationship with two individuals at a particular time which caused or resulted in a fight between both individuals and later led to the death of one Kazeem Wahab ‘m’, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 343 of the Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol. II laws of Osun state of Nigeria 2002.
“That you Moni Cherish Favour ‘F’ on the same date, time, place and in the aforementioned Magisterial District, did unlawfully receive from one, the sum of N90,000 being proceeds realised from the sale of a stolen iPhone belonging to one Kazeem Wahab ‘m’ and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 427 and punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol. II laws of Osun State of Nigeria 2002.”
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the two count charges allegations preferred against her by the police.
By Mario Deepromoter
Jigawa Police command has confirmed the death of 95 people and 50 got diffident degrees of injuries in Majiya village of Taura local government area in Jigawa.
Confirming that accident, the Jigawa state command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Lawal Shiisu Adams, said, “Today (Wednesday) a Petro Tanker from Porthacourt going to Nguru in Yobe state reached Majiya village of Taura local government area at around 12:30 am the driver lost control at Majiya and it falls”.
The PPRO added; “The content in the Tanker floors and flooded gutters and drainages in the village. Seen that the villagers started fetching the fuel where the petrol going into flame”.
DSP Shiisu disclosed, “As a result, 95 people confirmed died, and 50 have been hospitalised receiving treatment”.
He, therefore, advised the people to distance themselves from a situation of that nature.
Source: ibomfocus
Kwara State Police Command has dismissed three policemen for alleged murder of a student.
The deceased, Qoyum Abdulyekeen Ishola, a student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, was on September 4, this year shot dead by trigger-happy policemen at Fate, Ilorin.
In a statement, the command’s spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi said after an investigation and an internal disciplinary trial, the three officers –AP/No 233828 INSPR. Abiodun Kayode, AP/No 287410 INSPR. James Emmanuel, and F/No 497868 SGT. Oni Philip – were found guilty of offences ranging from leaving beat, corrupt practices to unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority.
“Consequently, they have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force, with effect from 4th October, 2024,’’ he added.
They would be arraigned in court soon, he said.
By Francesca Hangeior
A 45-year-old man, simply identified as Kazeem, has drowned in a river at Odo Tente, a boundary community between Lagos and Ogun States.
It was gathered that the incident occurred on Friday around 11 am.
Before the incident, Kazeem was said to have taken a hard drug suspected to be Colorado.
The deceased, who soon started to act under the influence of the drug, reportedly ran uncontrollably and jumped into the river.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, while confirming the incident in a statement on Sunday, stated that he drowned in the process.
The statement read, “On 11/10/2024 at about 11 am, a complainant reported at Alagbado Division that one Kazeem, ‘M’ aged 45, under the influence of a hard drug suspected to be Colorado, ran uncontrollably and jumped into a river at Odo Tente boundary between Lagos and Ogun State.
Sequel to this, the victim drowned and died.”
Hundeyin further stated that detectives from the Alagbado Division visited the scene and took photographs of the deceased.
The police spokesman added that the father of the deceased, when contacted, directed that the corpse be buried immediately by the riverside according to their tradition.
He, however, noted that the police had commenced an investigation into the incident.
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