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Dowen College Sylvester Oromoni CP Odumosu Gives Full Details Of Investigation

Down College Sylvester Oromoni CP Odumosu Gives Full Details Of Investigation

There is no evidence to establish that 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni Jnr was tortured, bullied or forcefully positioned, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu stated this at a press conference on Friday while giving update on the investigation into the cause of the death of the late student of the Dowen College.

While speaking to pressmen at the state command, which National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE was represented, Odumosu denied any form cover-up that alleged by Sylvester Oromoni’s parent and members of the public.

According to the CP, eight suspects were arrested which included three House Masters of the College and five students who were said to have mentioned by Sylvester before his death.

The suspects were;

1. Valentine Igbokwe ‘m’ aged 45

2. Ahmed Bariyu ‘m’ aged 52

3. Adesanya Olusegun ‘m’ aged 42

4. Ansel Temile ‘m’ aged 14

5. Michael Kashamu ‘m’ aged 15

6. Kenneth Inyang ‘m’ aged 15

7. Favour Benjamin ‘m’ aged 16

8. Edward Begue ‘m’ aged 16

The commissioner confirmed that the Police Force obtained a remand warrant at the Yaba Magistrate Court to enable the Police detain the suspects for 21 days and all parties were interviewed by him. Meanwhile, it was confirmed that the student’s suspects were granted bail before the expiration of the 21 days and house masters after the expiration of 21 days.

Further, the CP said it was agreed unanimously that another autopsy should be carried out after a post mortem examination was carried out earlier by a Consultant Pathologist, Dr Clement Vhriterhire which attributed the cause of the death to ‘acute bacteria pneumonia due to severe sepsis’. The second autopsy carried out in the presence of all parties representatives attributed the cause of death to ‘septicaemia, lobar pneumonia with acute pyelonephritis and pyomyositis of the right ankle’.

Conclusively, Odumosu reaffirms that the final results of the post mortem and toxicology examination conducted both at Warri and Lagos agreed that the Sylvester Oromoni died a natural death.

In the same vein, the Lagos State Police Command frowns at the protest conducted by a group called Ijaw Youth Council, Lagos led by Comrade Henry Oyobola.

The protest which was said to have happened in front Bowen College for hours witnessed masquerades with placards. According the CP, the act caused panic within the community and was able to come down with the help of men of the Police command.

He warned those threatening to go to any length to protest the outcome of the investigations to go the legal way or be ready to face the full wrath of the law.

Mummy GO: “So many fabrications tied to my mum” – Son

Samuel, the son of Funmilayo Adebayo, an evangelist nicknamed Mummy GO, on Friday said that his mother is not bothered about the hellfire memes circulating online.

Evang. Adebayo, the founder of Rapture Proclaimer Evangelical Church of God, has been trending on social media due to her controversial pronouncements.

Her son however, said many of the texts attributed to her mum in the memes about hellfire were fabricated and untrue imaginations.

Samuel told Punch that his mother truly made some comments about several actions that might attract hellfire as destination in the hereafter, she never forced people to believe her.

“Social media has always been a platform where anything can be posted at any point in time but everything that has been posted about her saying she said this and that are all lies, nothing is true about the memes, they are just fabricating the memes, everybody with their contents, writing all sorts of things and tagging her pictures. We are used to it; the best thing is to ignore them.

“Even though she said everything about hell, there is nowhere she said by fire, by force, people must agree and accept what she is saying. I don’t think she has ever made that kind of statement before,” Samuel said.

Aston Villa agree Philippe Coutinho Loan Deal from Barcelona

Philippe Coutinho has joined Aston Villa on loan from Barcelona, the Premier League club said on Friday.

“Welcome, Philippe Coutinho!” the club said in a Facebook post. “Aston Villa and FC Barcelona have agreed terms for Philippe Coutinho to spend the rest of this season on loan at Villa Park.”

AFP

Police Officer Commits Suicide Over Alleged Delay In Payment Of December Salary

A Kenyan police officer from Koromotangi village in Kakamega County has reportedly committed suicide over an alleged salary delay.

Abel Kemboi was found dead on Wednesday, January 5, after complaining to friends and relatives that his December salary had been delayed.

Before committing suicide, Kemboi reportedly said he would take up the salary issue with his bosses at Kakamega Police Station and even requested his cousin identified as Zacheaus Kalama to accompany him.

When Kalama woke up the following morning and headed to Kemboi’s home, he found the door locked from inside. Upon getting no response, he broke into the house and saw that Kemboi had hanged himself. He noted that his late cousin had show signs of being depressed earlier.

Kalama said;

“We had agreed to go to the station to inquire the cause of the salary delay from his bosses but it was shocking that he took his own life even before we achieved our mission.

“He had hanged himself and I did not believe what I saw.”

The deceased’s immediate boss and Kakamega Central OCPD David Kabena also confirmed that he was always depressed.

Kabena said that they had already launched investigations to ascertain the exact cause of his death. In addition, he urged officers with any underlying mental issues to seek expert attention.

He said;

“It is important for those who realise that they are stressed to reach out and share what they are going through.”

Kemboi’s body was taken to Kakamega Teaching and Referral Hospital morgue awaiting postmortem.

Your Rejection Of State Police Disappointing – PDP Tells Buhari

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed disappointment over the stance of President Muhammadu Buhari on state police.
President Buhari had in an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday, monitored by Naija News, said state police is not an option in solving the security challenges in the country.

“State police is not an option. Find out the relationship between local governments and the governors. Are the third tier of government getting what they are supposed to get constitutionally,” he had said.

Reacting to the comment, PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, said the president’s rejection of the state police shows that his government is not interested in solving the insecurity in the nation.

Ayu stated that the call for state police was made by Nigerians, urging the president to do the will of the people he swore an oath to serve.

In a statement released on Wednesday night, the PDP chairman asserted that Nigerians will not accept his rejection of state police.

He said: “Watching President Muhammadu Buhari this evening on Channels TV during an interview session was a gratuitous waste of time because there was nothing new coming from the President.

“As has been said by many before now, to expect anything new from our President would be a misplaced and unfortunate expectation. From the economy to insecurity, killing of innocent farmers by terrorists (which some erroneous term farmer/herder clashes) and other sundry issues, President Buhari honoured his calling as a President who has nothing new to offer.

“In President Buhari’s view, State Police is not an option. Yet, it appears the continued killings in some localities of Nigeria, particularly in the North, and more specifically in his home state of Katsina, may not matter, hence, the need to have a security system that feeds on local intelligence and nuances, which the federal police cannot adequately provide, is not an option to our President.

“To him, it appears that continuing the same process while expecting a different output and outcome is the best way to go. We ask, is he comfortable with the killings in the land while the status quo persists?”

2023: I Don’t Care Who Becomes President…My Preferred Candidate May Be Eliminated — Buhari’s Confusing Position On Successor

Viewers who watched President Muhammadu Buhari’s interview on Wednesday must have been bemused after the president gave two contradictory responses about his preferred candidate for 2023 presidential election.

Buhari spoke about the economy, insecurity, his reservations about the recently signed 2022 budget and his refusal to give assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, amongst others, during the interview aired by Channels TV.

But when asked about who he prefers to succeed him in 2023, the president said he had no favourite candidate and isn’t concerned about who emerges his successor at the polls.

“I am not interested in who becomes the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) as I am open to the emergence of anyone. Let him come, whoever it is.

“The only important thing (is) I made sure that on record, nobody should ask me to come and give any evidence in any court. Otherwise, whoever it is, he will be in trouble. Because all the important things are on record. I made sure about that. Important issues are all on record.”

In the same breath, the president admitted having a favourite candidate but said he prefers to “keep it (a) secret”.

“I wouldn’t (reveal my preferred candidate) because the person could be eliminated if I mention it. I better keep it secret,” said Buhari.

Speaking further on why he declined assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, the president said it was undemocratic to impose direct primaries as the only option for political parties to elect candidates for elections.

““We must not insist that it has to be direct; it should be consensus and indirect,” Buhari had said, adding that he would sign the bill if indirect primaries and consensus candidates were added as options.

Students Flee Off Campus Hostels As UI Student, Others Shot By Armed Robbers

Scores of students of the University of Ibadan have fled their private hostels located at Agbowo area and other adjoining streets due to the invasion of the hostels by armed robbers.

Armed hoodlums who were said to have distributed themselves into groups of about 12 each reportedly invaded the hostels which were occupied mainly by students of the premier university in the country.

An undergraduate identified as vIctor was reportedly shot and one of the security guards in the area was also said to have been shot and injured.

Some UI students told THE WHISTLER that they would not sleep at their hostels for at least one week because of the trauma of the attack.

Armed hoodlums had invaded the hostels at around 1:50am and carted away assorted phones and iPads ,laptop computers and other handy devices.

The shot student was said to have been taken to the University of Ibadan Health Centre, popularly known as Jaja, for treatment.

A student living in one of the hostels said the hoodlums stole phones and collected password to unlock them.

The student who spoke on condition of anonimity said, “The armed robbers arrived our area around 2am. A student, Victor was shot in his left leg. He was taken to UI Health Centre. The hoodlums also collected N250,000 and POS machine from one of our neighbours.

“Many students were injured, they collected money from them while their phones were stolen. It was like a film last night. Police were invited but the robbers had left before they arrived.”

In other hostels located at Barika and Agricola streets, many phones were also carted away while three occupants of one of the hostels were injured by the hoodlums who also shot repeatedly to force occupants to cooperate with them.

Another student in the area told our correspondent that the security guard at the hostel where he resides was thoroughly beaten with clubs.

He said, ” After this, they proceeded to start breaking doors to the rooms. They shot in the air to tell us that they came fully armed. They were about 12 and I saw three of them with guns.

” Some policemen came after the armed robbers had left and picked the expended bullets fired by the armed robbers.”

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Adewale Osifeso, could not be reached. He did not pick his calls.

2022 Grammy Awards Postponed Over COVID-19

The much anticipated 2022 Grammy Awards has been postponed due to the recent surge in the spread of the new variant of COVID-19 disease across the cities.
The music awards gala night had been scheduled for January 31, however, the recent widespread of the Omicron variant across United States cities have called for a reschedule.

The current overall cases of Coronavirus in the United States is about sixty million while deaths recorded so far is over eight hundred and thirty thousand.

A statement released on Wednesday evening by the organizers of the Grammy Awards said: “Holding the show on January 31 simply contains too many risks.”

The Recording Academy, however, said it would announce a rescheduled date as soon as possible.

“The health and safety of those in our music community, the live audience, and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly to produce our show remain our top priority,” the statement added.

Record Academy had in November 2021 confirmed the names of nominees for the 2022 Grammy Awards which was earlier scheduled to hold in Los Angeles on Monday, January 31, Naija News recalls.

Nigerian superstars, Wizkid and Burna Boy got nominated in different categories for the 2022 Grammys.

Nigerian singer, Ayo Balogun, better known as Wizkid got nominated in two categories for the 2022 Grammy Awards.

Wizkid’s fourth album, ‘Made in Lagos’ which was released in 2020 has continued to dominate music charts in the country and abroad. Also, his hit song, Essence has been on the lips of music lovers as it also made its way to the playlist of former US President Barack Obama.

In the list of nominees released by the organizers, Wizkid’s ‘Made in Lagos’ album was nominated in the Best Global Music Award category, while Essence featuring Tems makes the list of nominees for the Best Global Music Performance category.

Wizkid would be hoping to clinch the award and follow the footstep of popular Nigerian singer, Burna Boy who won the award for Best Global Music Album Award this year, Naija News reports.

Recall that Wizkid had won an award for his part in the video for Beyonce’s Brown-Skinned girl at the 2021 ceremony.

Another proud Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy got a nomination for the 2022 Grammys.

Burna Boy, a two-time nominee and winner was nominated alongside, Wizkid, Femi Kuti, and, Made Kuti.

Police has Misplaced over 88,000 AK-47 Rifles – Report

The Office of Nigeria’s Auditor General of the federation reported that over 88 thousand AK-47 rifles have been unaccounted for as of December 2018.

This was disclosed by Nigeria’s Auditor General, Adolphus Aghughu in its weapons review of police armouries, according to Reuters.

This comes at a period of rising criminal activities by violent non-state actors acquiring weapons.

The report stated that multiple weapons were missing and unaccounted for under the Nigerian Police which covered a period till December 2019.

They stated that the “total number of lost firearms as reported as of December 2018 stood at 178,459 pieces,” adding that “out of this number, 88,078 were AK-47 rifles.”

They also warned that there is a serious risk of the weapons ending up in the wrong hands.

The report is set to be presented before the National House of Assembly where the Police is expected to appear to explain themselves.

Recall Nairametrics reported last year that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the establishment of a National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), which is part of the ongoing restructuring of Nigeria’s security architecture to address rising threats and strengthen the regional mechanism for the control, prevention and regulation of Small Arms and Light Weapons.

Meanwhile, Socioeconomic research firm, SBM Intel reported earlier this year that the proliferation of small arms and light weapons has driven the rise in violence in Nigeria. This violence has led to mass displacement and has resulted in Nigeria having several internally displaced people that rival countries that are officially at war.

Culled from Nairametrics

WEARING OF MILITARY UNIFORM BY UNAUTHORISED PERSONS AND POLITICIANS FOR ELECTIONEERING CAMPAIGN POSTERS IS ILLEGAL

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has noticed with dismay that some politicians have formed the habit of wearing military uniforms and accoutrements for electioneering campaign posters.

The campaign posters of some Governors, dressed in military camouflage uniforms, are displayed in noticeable areas in their respective states. This is manifestly illegal and an abuse of the privilege of allowing civilians wear military uniforms during military training exercises.

It is necessary to restate that the Armed Forces of Nigeria, as a professional institution, remains apolitical and, as such, would not want to be dragged into any form of political bias. Accordingly, it is important to advise politicians and others to desist from the use of military uniforms and accoutrements for political events and other engagements henceforth. Please note, anyone found culpable in this regard would be liable to prosecution