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How journalist was defrauded of N1.4m – witness

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4 months ago

June 19, 2024

A Yaba Magistrates’ Court has heard how a lawyer, Moses John Jackson, an octogenarian and veteran journalist, Segun Adeleke of N1.4 million.

Jackson was arrested by the State Criminal, Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCID), Yaba, Lagos, following a petition datedMay 23, 2018 by Adenuga.

An Investigation Police Officer (IPO) Okanya Johnson, told Magistrate (Mrs) Yeside Balogun that they received a written petition form the complainant, Adenuga, against the defendant, Moses Jackson .

The witness said he knew the defendant very well.

Johnson told the court that he knew the defendant very well.

He said: “on January 25, 2018, a written petition was received from the complainant, Segun Adenuga against the defendant, Jackson and I was assigned to investigate the case.”

He further confirmed to the court that that the defendant was the legal counsel to the complaint and that at a time, the complainant Segun required the services of the defendant.

“ Between 2002 and December 9 2009, the complaint required the services of the defendant, Moses Jackson to over see the property of his mother located at 19 Ramoni Street, Ikate, Surulere, Lagos.

“Moses have been collecting rent from tenant .”

The IPO further told the court that Moses who was the legal counsel, to the complaint at the time, suggested he should procure a letter of administration in order to enhance the price of the property.

“Sometime in 2009, the family of the complaint wanted to sell the building,. Segun contacted the defendant and he told him to procure a letter of administration to enhance the price of the property and he agreed with him.

“Adenuga the complaint, gave him N280,000 and N500,000 to add to the rents collected from the tenants at their mother’s house and is se the money to procure the letter of administration.

“The defendant collected the money and didn’t procure the letter of administration but sold the property at a cheaper rate.

“That caused problem in the family” the witness said.

The witness said on May 3, 2018 the defendant denied thhs in his statement.

The court adjourned to July 11 2024 to continue with evidence by PW2.

Metro

SAD! Many Reportedly k!lled, Hospitalised As Petrol Tanker Explodes

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2 days ago

October 16, 2024

Naijablitznews

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

Metro

Police dismiss three over ‘murder’ of poly student in Kwara

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2 days ago

October 16, 2024

Kayode Sanni-Arewa

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.

Metro

SAD: Man drowns in Lagos river after taking hard drugs

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4 days ago

October 14, 2024

Kayode Sanni-Arewa

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.