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Plateau State Police Command Parades 80-Year-Old for Alleged Defilement
By Asile Abel, Jos
The Plateau State police command in Jos, on Thursday paraded 24 suspects, among them is an 80-years-old man who allegedly defiled an eleven year old child in his room.
“On 09/10/2023 we received information that one Peter Ashom an 80 years old man lured an 11yrs old girl into his room and attempted to have carnal knowledge of her under the pretense of sending her on errands,”
CP Julius Okoro paraded the suspects at the command headquarters in Jos, said the arrest were made possible through intelligent gathering.
Other group of the Suspects were kidnappers; a kingpin among them was a 17 year secondary school drop out who kidnapped and killed a five old child of his neighbor in Gyel Jos south local government area.
The Police chief said the kidnappers demanded 5 million, but the parents paid 400,000 naira through an account of a woman who happened to be the mother of the kingpin kidnapper; both were paraded.
at about 0900hrs, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Jos received a phone call that one Dawon Pam ‘m’ 5yrs old is missing and that all search throughout the night proved abortive. But that in the morning of 14/10/2023 at about 0540hrs, a pair of shoes belonging to the victim was found close to a handwritten note stating that “If you wants your child, you are to pay the sum of Five Million Naira (N5,000,000.00)”
The Police showed two stolen vehicles that were recovered from 2 suspects who allegedly specialized in snatching cars. The police presented seven bags of dry leaves suspected to be indian hems recovered from two women.
Another gang of suspects paraded were “one Azi Yakubu, John Yakubu, Agwom Azi, and Agwom Yakubu both ‘m’ of Federe village were arrested. Exhibits recovered from the suspect include; three (3) locally fabricated revolver guns, one (1) local revolver pistol, and fourteen(14) 7.62mm live ammunition and cash sum of Ninety-Nine Thousand Naira (N99,000).”
CP Okoro told Journalists that a total of 39 suspects were arrested within the ongoing month of October; he urged citizens to be careful and report to the police any crimes in and around them.
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Breaking: Court Drops Charges Against Minors
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday struck out the charges brought against a total of 119 #EndBadGovernance protesters.
All 119 protesters were arraigned on Friday, November 1 on charges bordering on Treason felony, inciting to mutiny, among others.
The defendants were arraigned in two batches at the previous proceeding.
The first batch comprised a total of 76 protesters which included 32 minors and the second batch a total of 43 protesters.
The trial judge, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, struck out the suit following an application by the counsel to the Attorney General of the Federation, M. D Abubakar, to take over and discontinue the matter.
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NNPP Crisis: Assembly Members Deny Factional Differences
By Salisu Baso
As the crisis erupted within Kano’s ruling party NNPP, with some members calling for the governor to stand independently, the Kano State House of Assembly has denied knowledge of any of its members being involved in the rifts.
The Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Lawan Hussain, representing Dala Constituency, revealed this to newsmen in an interview with journalists over the publication of an online newspaper, Daily Nigeria, stating that some members of the NNPP in the House have joined the factional crisis.
He described the news as a fabricated and mischievous story from unpatriotic elements planning to destroy the peace reigning within the party. He said that as far as the members of the House are concerned, there are no conflicts between the governor and the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
The Majority Leader therefore assured the party parliament members of their solid support for the leader of the Kwankwasiyya and state governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, adding that the governor considers Senator Kwankwaso his mentor.
On the issue of some party members calling for the governor to be independent (Tsaya da Kafar Ka), Hon. Dala said the governor is operating independently without interference from any person. He therefore accused some opposition politicians from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, of sponsoring unpatriotic people to ignite a crisis in the state with a view to disrupting the government’s development initiatives.
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Breaking: Tinubu Orders Release of Minors Arrested Over Endbadgovernance Protest
President Tinubu Orders release of all minors who participated in the Endbadgovernance protest .
The minister of information and national orientation Muhammad Idris stated this to state House correspondents.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents, on Monday.
The Minister was flanked by the Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy; Sunday Dare, Special Adviser on Public Communications and orientation.
Idris stated that the President has instructed the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, to begin the process of securing the minors’ release without delay.
“The President has directed that all minors be released on the and also reunited with their families anywhere they are in the country. A committee has been set up to look at the issues surrounding their arrest, detention and release. All the law enforcement agents related to the case will be investigated and anyone found wanting will be brought to book,” he said.
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