A 26-year-old serial burglar identified as Opeyemi Tosin has been arrested for reportedly stealing no fewer than 26 generators in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
He was arrested alongside two, ThankGod James, 22 and Sodiq Segun, 23 who were accused of allegedly helping him sell the stolen generators.
Tosin who confessed to the crime at the state police headquarters, said he got into it 5 months ago.
Narrating how he carries out the act, the drycleaner said he first surveys the environment before going back to carry out the crime. He further revealed that his two accomplices were generator repairers who look for buyers for the stolen generators.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Bolaji Salami who also commented on the arrest of the suspect he described as a serial burglar, said 26 generators were recovered from those the suspect had sold them to.
It was reported that President Buhari’s post on twitter was deleted by the platform few hours ago and the CEO of Ovation International, Dele Momodu reacted to this report. In a post on twitter, Dele Momodu wrote that many of his friends abroad called him to confirm the statement of the President but he had no answer until he watched the video of Buhari saying the same words in a meeting.
Another video was posted by the Presidency and it showed the moment President Buhari said the exact same words during a meeting.
Dele Momodu stated that his friends living abroad called him over the statements made by President Buhari. He also wrote about Buhari’s response to attacks carried by out suspected herdsmen and bandits in some parts of the country. He prayed that God grant President Buhari more wisdom, patience and tolerance for every Nigerian.
Senator Dino Melaye, who represented the Kogi West Senatorial District during the 8th National Assembly has said Nigerians who remain alive after President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure, should be issued a certificate for survival.
It was earlier reported that the president has been under verbal attack since Tuesday over his comment threatening to deal with some elements in Southeast for allegedly attacking security operatives and government facilities in the region.
Buhari, while receiving briefing from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Chairman on the recent destruction of the commission’s properties in the Southeast, said those behind the attacks would soon receive the shock of their lives.
Many concerned Nigerians have reprimanded the president for allegedly threatening to launch ‘genocide’ attacks against the people of Southeast.
Following the outrage by Nigerians who took to their social media handles to lambast the president over the alleged threat, Twitter deleted the president’s controversial tweet.
In his own reaction, the former lawmaker, citing the numerous challenges currently bedeviling the entire nation, said Nigerians who survive the current administration should be greeted with “happy survival”.
He made the remake on Wednesday via a post on his verified Facebook page.
The post reads, “Wallahi truly speaking after Buhari’s 8 years’ reign of terror and deaths. Nigerians that are still alive deserve a National certificate of survival.
“Greetings then will be Happy survival…..Aku great..Barka da survival….nde survival. SDM”.
In the wake of growing insecurity across the states of the federation and the Federal Capital Authority, FCT, Abuja, the Police High Command, on Wednesday, raised the alarm that it has uncovered a local AK-47 fabrication factory in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The Force Public Relations Officers, FPRO Frank Mba, a Commissioner of Police CP, paraded the two middle-aged men, Joe Michael and Iliya Bulus, arrested for the alleged fabrication of the weapons alongside other 79 suspects.
The suspects according to him were arrested by the operatives of the two major Units of the operational and investigative team of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and Special Tactical Squad (STS) of the Force across the country for various offences ranging from kidnapping, banditry, armed robbery, culpable homicide, gun-running to illegal production and distribution of fake number plates.
Addressing newsmen while parading the suspects in Abuja, the FPPO raised the alarm that the locally fabricated guns are fast becoming the weapons of choice for criminals terrorising the country and this portends a great danger to the security of the nation if not immediately stopped.
Mba lamented that the locally fabricated Ak-47 was a masterpiece that would require extra knowledge of an expert to differentiate from the ones made from Europe
He disclosed that during the raid on the illegal factory 20 pieces of locally Ak-47 rifles were recovered by the operatives who been on the trail of the suspects for a very long time.
According to him, “if you look at these weapons locally fabricated by the suspects, it is not different from others being imported into the country, unless you are trained you will not be able to spot the difference, they use the same magazines.
“We will follow up to track down those behind this, we will continue to deepen our intelligence, we continue to work with other sister security agencies to check the proliferation of illegal arms in the country
Speaking with newsmen, the fabricator, Joe Michael, who attended a Technical College in Jos disclosed that he had so far fabricated about 180 units in the last three year which he sold at N80,000 per unit.
The suspect also claimed that he acquired the skill from his late boss simply known as James.
In a related development, Mba also paraded a three-man gang over the alleged mass production and distribution of specialised fake number plates comprising the Presidency, Diplomatic and others.
He explained that the suspects were apprehended in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State by crack detectives of the Special Tactical Squad.
He disclosed that Investigations had shown that the syndicate were being patronised by people of shady characters in the society.
“These shady characters will get those specialised number Plates and fixed on their vehicles to beat security checks and to also enjoy unmerited privileges in the society,” he said.
The FPRO, however, said that the police was already in possession of the full list of those with such fake number plate, saying that the culprits would be apprehended and be prosecuted no matter their connection in the society.
Also, a four-man gang of the kidnapper who reportedly kidnapped a University Lecturer, Professor Aliyu Mohammed, in Zaria, Kaduna State were paraded,
Mba said that the suspects were arrested at a point of kidnapping a Catholic Priest in Kaduna State recently.
In addition, the Police paraded an undergraduate student of the University of Jos Plateau State for masterminding the killing of his friend who loaned a sum of N500,000 to organised his wedding ceremony.
Also paraded was a trans-border gunrunner popularity known as Baba Busy who was arrested between the Benin Republic and Nigeria border with a GPMG Chain drive gun with 1,600 live ammunition.
The FPRO assured that though the Nation’s Security was being challenged, the situation would bring out the best in the security forces of the country.
Former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari could not have been the one to make that ‘Genocidal’ tweet.
The President has been under fire for a tweet made on his official account on Tuesday night. He tweeted; “Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss of lives that occurred during the Nigerian Civil War. Those of us in the fields for 30 months, who went through the war, will treat them in the language they understand,”.
The tweet generated a widespread criticism with many reporting the President’s handle to Twitter for removal. On Wednesday afternoon, the social media giant removed President Buhari’s Tweet stating that it violated its rules.
However, Fayose weighed in on the matter stating that Buhari could not have made that tweet, adding that the president could not even operate an android phone.
“When is Mr President Buhari using his power as Commander-in-chief to “show Twitter pepper” for deleting his tweets? Or Twitter will just delete our President’s tweets just like that and there won’t be consequences?”
“Nigeria is boiling everywhere and all that the President can do is to be threatening genocide up and down? Now that Twitter has dealt with our almighty President Buhari, won’t he “deal” with Twitter too? Like Trump, like Buhari.”
“It is obvious that those using the President’s powers for him do not know when and where to stop their power-madness. Regrettably, Twitter may not know that Buhari is not the one operating the handle. Can our President operate Android Phone not to talk of making genocidal tweets?”
“A president who cannot address his own people in time of crisis can certainly not be the one tweeting on the crisis. Twitter should rather hold Garba Shehu, Lie Mohammad and co accountable.”
“A president who cannot address his own people in time of crisis can certainly not be the one tweeting on the crisis. Twitter should rather hold Garba Shehu, Lie Mohammad and co accountable.”
Three women have reportedly died after a dilapidated building collapsed on them at Arakale area of Akure, the Ondo State State capital.
The women, said to be fish sellers at the popular Oja Oba market, were reportedly sitting under the building when it fell on them.
According to the Nation, the women were said to be hiding from a task force of the Fish Sellers Association of Nigeria.
It was gathered that some workers hired to pull down the building were at site working when it collapsed on the women.
One of the victims identified as Dorcas Ajayi was said to have been hiding her wares from Union task force because she owed the sum of N1000.
Her husband who gave his name as Ajayi said his wife’s goods would have been seized which made her to hide them in the building.
Mr Ajayi said he was working in his farm when he was called that something had happened to his wife.
The deceased’s son, Segun, blamed the workers carrying out demolition of the building for the death of his mother.
Meanwhile, the death of the women made other fish sellers to lead a protest to the Ondo Governor’s office.
The protesters demanded immediate disbandment of the Fish Sellers Association for inflicting hardship on them instead of solving their problems.
They claimed that the deceased was barred from buying her fish from any cold room in Akure because she was yet to pay her the balance N1000 fee for purchase of registration form.
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu who addressed the protesters through his Senior Special Assistant on Security Matters, Alhaji Jimoh Dojumo, said the state government would investigate the incident.
Following the incident, Governor Akeredolu ordered for suspension of all activities of the Fish sellers union in the state.
Christopher Dega, a senior special assistant on security to Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom, has been shot dead.
Dega, a retired police officer, was killed in Jos, the Plateau State capital, Ortom’s spokesman Terver Akase confirmed.
Before his retirement from the police, Dega had served as commissioner of police in Borno and Edo states.
Dega’s killing occurred few days after the murder of a former political adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak.
Gulak, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was shot dead on Saturday night by some gunmen in Owerri, Imo State.
Imo State governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has described the killing of his friend and political ally Ahmed Gulak as a “clear case of political assassination”.
Imo State Police Command on Sunday night claimed four persons who participated in the murder of Ahmed Gulak have been killed dead in a shoot-out at Aboh-Mbaise.
Gulak was killed on his way to the airport in Owerri, where he was going to catch a flight to Abuja.
Imo State Police Command spokesmen Bala EIkana said the driver of the late Gulak identified the dead bodies as those of the men who assassinated the late politician.
“Eyewitnesses account, especially the account given by the driver of the vehicle that was conveying Ahmed Gulak to the Airport before the attack, gave a vivid description of the assailants and the vehicles they used in carrying out the attack,” Elkana said.
Spanish giants Real Madrid who have been UEFA Champions League Champions for most times in Europe sacked their manager and former player Zinedine Zidane a few days ago. Today, they’ve gone ahead and appointed former Chelsea manager their new head coach.
Carlo Ancelotti is the new manager of Real Madrid in a surprise move by the club that was not expected at all. Ancelotti has been manager of Real Madrid before and this will be his second stint at the club.
Real Madrid performed dismally in the last season finishing second in the Spanish La Liga. They fell to their City counterparts Atletico Madrid who went on to win the League despite some last minute scares.
Ancelotti will be looking to make the Spanish giants champions again as they’ve not been great since Ronaldo left for Juventus. Many await to see what kind of change he will bring to Real Madrid.
President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, on Tuesday, decried the spate of killings of Nigerians across the country occasioned by growing security challenge.
He expressed his dissaffection on the floor of the chamber in his concluding remarks after the Senate had observed a minute silence, six times, in honour of certain Nigerians who lost their lives.
Amongst those the Red Chamber held one-minute silence six times during plenary to honour were Ahmed Gulak, former Presidential Adviser on Political Matters to former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan; the late Chief of Army Staff, General Ibrahim Attahiru who died penultimate week in a plane crash; citizens killed by bandits in Niger state and those who lost their lives to gas explosions and boat accident in Ogun and Kebbi states, respectively.
The President of the Senate said the National Assembly was determined to step-up legislative interventions to protect Nigerians against the heightening spate of insecurity in the country.
He said: “Let me observe that we have observed about six one-minute silences and most of it was to pray for the repose of the souls of Nigerians who were murdered or killed by criminals.
“It is very important that we step up our legislative intervention in ensuring that we protect the lives and properties of Nigerians to reduce the incidence of one-minute silence.
“I believe that the Senate and, indeed, the National Assembly, working together with the Executive and getting the support of Nigerians, we can bring the much needed succor to our people, and that is why we are here.”
