Policeman lynched to death by hoodlums in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigations into the killing of a police corporal, Ado Ayuba, who was lynched by some hoodlums in Suru Alaba area of the state.

According to the police, the victim was beaten to death by an irate mob for allegedly killing a trader, Mustapha Mohammed, on July 30, 2013.

It was learnt that Ayuba and another policeman were deployed to the scene to chase away traders who had illegally taken over a portion of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.

It was learnt that trading activities by the traders usually caused gridlock in the area. It was also learnt that some residents and motorists had complained to relevant authorities about the inconveniences caused by the traders. It was said that a construction company working on the road had also made appeal to the government to check the traders.

A senior policeman said, “Ayuba and the policeman were posted to the area to chase away traders who had taken over that portion of the road. The road is under construction by Chinese Construction Engineering Company and the company had complained that its makeshift construction site was being hijacked by traders.

“On the day of the incident, Ayuba and another policeman were dispersing the traders when things went wrong.

“We were told that the traders overpowered the policemen and in an attempt to protect himself and his colleague, Ayuba opened fire into the crowd and killed a trader (Mohammed).

“Ayuba’s colleague immediately fled, leaving him alone with the hoodlums. The hoodlums seized Ayuba’s gun from him, picked up stones and sticks and beat him up without mercy.

“Some soldiers arrived at the scene and attempted to rescue the policeman. But the soldiers were greatly outnumbered by the uncontrollable mob, which overpowered them and chased them away.”

Our correspondent learnt that by the time the police back-up arrived and managed to disperse the mob, Ayuba was unconscious from the beatings he had received.

The policemen were said to have rushed Ayuba and Mohammed to the hospital where they were confirmed dead.

Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, told our correspondent that the matter had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba.

She said, “The matter is under investigation at the SCID. Investigations will reveal what happened.”


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Bayelsa: Cultists Brutally Attack Female Corps Member... Had Her Hand Severed

Miss Folakemi Akinbode, a female corps member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was assaulted on Monday night and had her right hand chopped off.

Miss Akinbode, 26, hails from Ondo State, and is a Batch A Corps member serving in the Obuah community in Yenagoa local government area of Bayelsa State. The young woman is the alumna of Nursing from the Madonna University, Elele in Rivers State.

The horrendous incident took place on Monday at around 8.30pm. The suspected cultists attacked Akinbode when she was returning to the Corps Lodge situated near the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobori, not far from Yenagoa.

According to a fellow corps member, the attacked woman was serving at the university teaching hospital for primary assignment, and the assault is a shock to many other corps members in the area.

Akinbode is presently receiving treatment at the Teaching Hospital.

The Paramount Ruler of the Community, the Ibolou XI of Obunagha, H.R.H Godsgive Apoh, confirmed the incident and condemned it. Furthermore, he summoned an emergency meeting of the Youth Vigilante Association to investigate and apprehend those involved in the attack.

Meanwhile, Mr Alex Akhigbe, the state police public relations officer, says that, though no arrest has been made yet, operatives have been deployed to track down the attackers.



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24-year-old father beheads 5-year-old son for N1mn in Adamawa

The suspect confessed to the crime:

The Adamawa Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a middle-aged man (name with-held) in Ganji Village of Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa, for allegedly beheading his five-year-old biological son.

Arrested along with the suspect, was a village head (name with-held), alleged to have requested for a human head at a fee of N1 million.

Parading the suspects before newsmen in Yola, the Command’s spokesman, DSP Muhammed Ibrahim, said that the killing occurred on July 24, in Ganji.

According to the Police, Alti Alhaji, father of the first suspect, reported the case to the Gombi Police Divisional Headquarters that the suspect took his son (Alhaji’s grandson), to a bush but did not return with the boy.

The spokesman said when Alhaji asked the suspect where he left his grandson; he replied that the deceased was on his way home.

“After a while, the grandfather and some members of the family went to the bush to find out what exactly happened.

“It was after searching the nearby bush that they discovered the dead body of the boy, which had been beheaded and dumped in the bush,” Mr. Ibrahim said.

He said when arrested, the suspect confessed that he committed the crime.

“When interrogated, he confessed and pointed at a village head as the one who directed him to bring a fresh human head, at a cost of one million naira,” Ibrahim further revealed.

He said the two suspects were under police custody for further investigation.

Answering questions from newsmen, the first suspect alleged that the district head of a village directed him to bring a fresh human skull.

He said the district head promised to give him one million naira if he delivered.

When asked why he chose to sacrifice his biological son, he replied that when the village head gave him the order, he lost his mind.

Also answering questions from newsmen, the village head in question, aged 63, denied the allegation, insisting that he had no business with the first suspect, whom he said, was not his ‘age mate’.

” didn’t direct him (first suspect) to commit such ugly act. In fact, I was shocked when he pointed at me, that I directed him to commit the crime,” he said.(NAN)

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Father of four set ablaze by neighbour

A father of four, Mr. Sylvester Ezema, of Akpa Edem, Nsukka, Enugu State, was on Sunday set ablaze by his neighbour, Sunday Ugwuoke.

The incident occurred in the early hours of the day and created much confusion and tension in the community.

A member of the community, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the victim was ambushed on his premises about 5.30am when he came out to urinate.

He said, “Ugwuoke, on sighting Ezema, poured petrol on him before setting him ablaze. After the heinous act, he ran away and is still at large.”

The source stated that the scream of the victim attracted other residents, who put out the fire and later rushed Ezema to Chukwudi Hospital, Nsukka, where he later died.

Ugwuoke was alleged to have earlier told some of his friends that he had warned the victim many times to stop what he called “a suspicious relationship” with his mother.

However, efforts by Punch correspondent to get reactions from the deceased’s family proved abortive as they declined comment.

The Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, Ebere Amarizu, confirmed the incident and said the police had started investigations to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The PPRO said, “The matter has been reported to the police. After investigations, those indicted will be arrested and prosecuted.

“The body of the deceased has been deposited at the Bishop Shanahan Hospital, Nsukka for postmortem examination.”

 

 

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