The Ekiti State Police Commissioner, Adewale Adenirsin has confirmed the arrest of Police officer for killing a nursing mother in Ekiti .

The CP who was recently promoted to the rank of an Assistant Inspector General of Police said the suspect allegedly killed one Miss Ifeoluwa Adekalu, a mother of one .

The suspect, said to be a Personnel of the Special Unit of Nigeria Police Force, Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Ekiti State Command committed the act at Okela police post in Ado Ekiti in the afternoon on Thursday.

It was learnt the young Nursing Mother was coming from a Placewhere she had gone to pay for her new House rent when she met her untimely death.

The deceasedwas said to have been standing across the Road, opposite the police Post when the Officer who had come to the post from another Station fired gun while rejoicing over the news of promotion of one of his Colleagues and hit the Woman.

The Woman was rushed to the Hospital but later confirmed dead.

Adeniran noted that, the Officer will face interrogations in line with Nigerian Police Act.

Late Ifeoluwa Adekalu who is from Ondo State has struggled as a young woman and worked hard in Ado Ekiti in an attempt to make ends meet as a station attendant at BOVAS Petrol Station, Bank Road and Hotel Worker at Delight, Midas and Prosperous Hotels, Ado Ekiti among others.

The Ekiti Police Command is said to have been making arrangements to take the Corpse to her parents in Ondo State any moment from now in preparation for her burial.

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The Zone A Operation Whirlwind Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Lagos recently intercepted smugglers attempting to transport over 10,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) concealed in sacks.

In a statement, the Commander of Operation Whirlwind, Assistant Comptroller of Customs, Mahmood Bello, disclosed that the operation took place on New Year’s Eve. Customs operatives conducted surveillance along the waterside in Badagry, where they intercepted 61 sacks and seven jerry cans of PMS loaded in a large canoe headed for the Benin Republic.

Bello noted that smugglers had revived an old smuggling technique of concealing PMS in sacks. This marked the first time this method was encountered during Operation Whirlwind, as previous seizures had involved PMS transported in jerry- cans.

He said: “Recall that the National Coordinator instructed our operatives to intensify efforts during the festive period to prevent smugglers from exploiting the season. On December 31, 2024, our team conducted surveillance along the Badagry waterside and intercepted 61 sacks and seven jerry cans of PMS, all loaded in a large canoe bound for the Benin Republic.

“Each sack contained 150 litres, translating to a total of 10,970 litres of PMS. The products were evacuated with reinforcement from the Nigerian military stationed at the Badagry Barracks. The operation was highly successful, with no casualties despite resistance from the smugglers.”

Bello added that due to the volatile nature of the seized product, the National Coordinator had ordered its auctioning. The interception highlights the ongoing challenges faced by Customs in curbing smuggling activities along Nigeria’s borders.

The police command in Rivers says its operatives have arrested a couple for allegedly raping and beating a 13-year-old girl in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

NAN reports that Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, said the incident happened in Rupokwu town in Obio/Akpor LGA.

According to the police spokesperson, Goodness, the mother of the assaulted teenager, said the wife accused her daughter of having sexual intercourse with her husband on December 25.

She alleged that the husband had sent his wife and her friend on an errand, leaving the teenager alone with him in the house on the day the incident happened.

“After he raped her, he told my daughter to leave his house. My daughter returned home afterwards but did not report what had transpired, probably due to the threat from the man,” the police spokesperson quoted the mother of the teenager to have said.

“On December 29, 2024, the wife visited my shop and asked the teenager to follow her to her apartment and assist her with house chores.

“It was on getting there that she accused my daughter of sleeping with her husband, stripped her naked, poured pepper on her, and inserted the same in her vagina.

“She then dragged my daughter outside and flogged her mercilessly with a machete while neighbours recorded the attack.

“Before I got home, neighbours had already rescued my daughter from the wife’s assault. My daughter was still writhing in pain from the beating and the pepper applied to her body and private area.”

The police spokesperson said the suspects have been transferred to the state criminal investigation and intelligence department (SCIID) for investigation and possible prosecution.