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Group seeks immediate release of woman detained by Oyo police
By Francesca Hangeior
A human rights group, Save the Poor and Needy Charity Initiative (SPANCI), has appealed to the commissioner of police in Oyo state, Adebola Hamzat, to ensure release of a woman, Mrs. Aderoju Folake Fatoba who was detained by men of Apata police division in Ibadan.
The group described the detention of Mrs. Fatoba as unlawful, dehumanizing and degrading treatment, denial of fair hearing, right to personal liberty and right to freedom of movement.
SPANCI made the plea via a letter addressed to the CP and signed by its president, Comrade Yemi Ezekiel Bello.
The statement was made available to journalists on Thursday, May 23.
Bello in the letter said that the group has the consent of Mrs Fatoba to write the letter so that her rights would be protected.
Bello stated that Mrs. Fatoba legally married Mr. Tope Fatoba before his death. Their marriage did not produce any children, which led Mr. Gbenga Fatoba and other members of the Fatoba family to resent her.
She alleged that the family had instructed Mr. Fatoba to end the marriage, but he refused.
He said that the husband was found dead inside their apartment when Mrs. Fatoba came back where she went on Monday, 6th May 2024 and the police took the corpse to State Hospital Ring Road mortuary in Ibadan.
He added that the police invited Fatoba and was detained on Wednesday, 22nd of May, 2024 on the instructions of one Mr. Gbenga Fatoba who is a brother to the deceased’s father.
Bello in the letter said that it is wrong for the police to detain Mrs. Fatoba and prosecute her for murder on the order of the family.
He used the opportunity to demand immediate release of the detainee.
“Urgent petition against an act of wrongful allegation, unlawful detention, dehumanizing and degrading treatment, denial of fair hearing, denial of right to personal liberty, denial of right to freedom of movement, mental torture, Falsehood, defamation, conspiracy and threat to maliciously prosecute for murder violation of section 34 (1) (a) 35, 36 and 41 of the Nigeria 1999 constitution as amended perpetrated by Mr Gbenga Fatoba, other Fatoba’s family members and the men of Moore Plantation Police Division, Apata, Ibadan against Mrs Fatoba Aderoju Folake.
“We have the consent of Mrs Fatoba Aderoju Folake herein after referred to as our clients to write this letter so that her rights might be protected. Our client told us that she got married legally to Mr Tope Fatoba before he died and that their marriage produced no children and as a result of this Mr Gbenga Fatoba and other members of Fatoba’s family hated her and had instructed their son to end the marriage but their son did not agree because he loved her so much.
“Our client said unfortunately on Monday 6th of May 2024 she left him at home before 8:00 for work and came back home at around 5:00 p m, unable to open the entrance door which was locked at the back, contrary to their normal practice. The wife called him on phone repeatedly only to discover that his phone was ringing inside and at this point she informed her neighbors and Moore plantation, Apata, Ibadan Police too. The entrance door was broken. The husband was found inside dead and the police took the corpse to State Hospital Ring Road mortuary in Ibadan.
“Our client said the police did their investigation thoroughly and found out that she’s not culpable at all but Mr Gbenga Fatoba who is a brother to the deceased’s father insisted the it was our client that killed her husband but the DPO replied him that their investigation did not implicate the wife. Our client said to her surprise she was invited yesterday 22nd of may, 2024 but was detained at the instructions of her uncle in-law.
“That the husband locked the door on himself after he came home with park of food and died inside but they forced open door had a key inside at the back of the door so how could his wife kill him? That Mr Tope Fatoba may have died of food poison or natural death but Mr Gbenga Fatoba and other family members who hated our client because she has no child for their son maliciously lied and insisted she killed him so that they can take over the wealth and money which government may want to pay the wife has benefits and entitlement of her husband.
“That it is wrong for police to detain our client and maliciously prosecute her for murder to satisfy Mr Gbenga Fatoba and his family. We hereby demand immediate release of our client and justice against this act of wickedness and injustice because our client is already plaque with the death of her husband as this is already giving her mental and psychological torture”.
…angry mob b#rns man found with victims’ heads
A 70-year-old man, Mr Aghanti, and his daughter, Mrs Atagoshi, 50, were reportedly beh3aded over a land dispute in the Amai community, Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State.
It was gathered that Mrs Atagoshi, a secondary school teacher and a pastor’s wife, had earlier purchased a piece of land in the community, which some individuals subsequently claimed.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incident said that the assailant lured the victims into the bush under the pretext of discussing the land issue and beheaded them.
“The suspect called the woman, saying he wanted to discuss the land issue. He then took her and her father into the bush, killed them, and beheaded them,” the PPRO said.
“On the same day, vigilantes apprehended one Emeke with two human heads. He was mobbed and set ablaze by angry residents. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the human heads belonged to the father and daughter.
“Their headless bodies were found in the bush.”
Edafe added that the main suspect is currently on the run, while efforts are ongoing to arrest him.
The Ondo state police command has arrested three suspects over kidnapping and child trafficking allegations.
Addressing journalists in Akure, the Ondo capital, on Saturday, Wilfred Afolabi, commissioner of police, said 14 children between the ages of one week and seven years were rescued.
The suspects were identified as Lukman Isiaka, 42; Abosede Olanipekun; and Sabira Izuorah, 62.
The arrests followed a report by a mother whose 18-month-old child was abducted in Akure.
“A case of a missing child was reported at Okuta Elerin-Nla division in Akure. A complainant reported that a man, Samuel Adejobi (real name: Lukman Isiaka, m age, 42 years), and a woman, Ewatomi (real name: Abosede Olanipekun), came to her shop pretending to be siblings to eat,” the police commissioner said.
“While playing with the complainant’s child, Abosede deceived her by claiming she wanted to buy biscuits for the baby.
Meanwhile, Lukman distracted the complainant by engaging her in a personal conversation and requested she followed him to Olukayode Plaza in the market to get a mobile phone.
“On getting to the market area, he abandoned her and left.
On getting back to the shop, the complainant discovered that her child was missing with no trace of Abosede the supposed sister of the man she followed to the market, thus a report was made at the division.”
Investigations led the police to Ottah Village in Edo state, where Isiaka and Olanipekun were apprehended.
During interrogation, Afolabi said the suspects confessed to abducting children from Ondo and Osun states and selling them to one Sabira Izuorah in Ihiala, Anambra state, for N1 million per child.
Subsequently, Izuorah was arrested in Ihiala, and four infants were recovered from her residence.
The rescued babies were identified as “Baby Favour, three weeks old; Baby Chidera, two weeks old; Baby Chinyere, two months and five days old; and Baby Uzoma, one week old”.
The police commissioner added that on January 14, ten children sold by Izuorah were rescued from various locations. These children have been reunited with their families.
Afolabi said some children remain unaccounted for and assured that efforts are ongoing to locate and rescue them.
The people of Ugama village in the Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State are in fear after some individuals, suspected to be cattle rustlers, launched an attack involving ritual killings and theft of property on Thursday.
Reports indicate that the attackers are Fulani from Ugama village. Eyewitnesses have confirmed that at least 20 people were slaughtered, while many others were injured.
Malam Yusufa Ugama, a resident who narrowly escaped the attack, stated that after the ritual killings, some of the assailants attacked the village and set it on fire. He also mentioned that the village’s livestock was stolen.
The motive for the attack remains unclear, but Yusufa explained, “We saw people armed with guns, machetes, and knives, and they were calling themselves cattle rustlers.”
A source also revealed that there had been a dispute between the villagers and their chief, whose name was not disclosed, over the sale of village farmland.
The Public Relations Officer of the Kaduna State Police Command, DSP Mansur Hassan, confirmed the incident to TST Hausa, but stated that the police had not yet received any formal complaints from the villagers or any group regarding the attack or those accused of the killings.
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