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Lagos Police Boss  Reels Out Achievements, Apprehends 2,329 Suspects In 100 Days, Recovers 20 Firearms

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police CP Adegoke Fayoade, on Wednesday, reeled out his achievements since assumption of office, disclosing that a total number of 2,329 suspected criminals were arrested within the period.Fayoade, who clocked 100 days in office, also disclosed that a total number of 2,253 out of the figure have been prosecuted, while many others are being processed for prosecution.

Addressing newsmen at the Police Officers Mess, GRA, Ikeja where he unveiled the successes, the Police Commissioner hinted that the suspects were arrested for various crime offences ranging from cultism, armed robbery, Kidnappers among others.

He added that some stolen property were also recovered under the period in review.Specifically, Fayoade disclosed that 64 suspects were arrested in February for their involvement in varying crimes which include armed robbery, cultism and unlawful possession of firearms, unlawful possession of illicit drugs among others.

Additionally, he said a total of number of 20 firearms, including four toy guns, 120 rounds of toy ammunition, twenty-eight 28 live ammunition, fifteen 15 live cartridges and three expended cartridges were recovered.Equally, the Police boss said four vehicles, POS machine, seven cutlasses, illicit drugs and various charms were recovered from the suspects.According to him, total of 4,502 motorcycles have so far been impounded on banned routes by the command and have been handed over to the state government for crushing.

On the strategy behind the remarkable achievements, he said, ” In the past days, I have piloted the affairs of the Command with all sense of professionalism, charging my men to be up and doing and not spearing the big stick on officers found wanting. ”

We have rejigged our township patrol, paying special attention to high-risk areas especially at peak periods. This has helped a lot to reduce traffic robberies. ” The enforcement on the ban of motorcycle is not left out as our continuous enforcement drives have been yielding positive results.”

He emphasised that the command has resolved to continue to improve on its performance by regularly reviewing its strategies, re-jig its men and motivate them for better performance.

Two medical Doctors arraigned for alleged involuntary manslaughter

Two medical Doctors arraigned for alleged involuntary manslaughter

The Lagos State Government on Monday arraigned two medical doctors, Michael Atiba and Michael Ugbeye, before an Ikeja High Court, over alleged involuntary manslaughter of a patient, Ejiro Ugorobi.

Atiba, a doctor at the Gbagada General Hospital and Ugbeye, a consultant with a national orthopedic hospital, are facing a count charge of involuntary manslaughter preferred against them by the Lagos State Government.

The defendants, whose residential addresses were not given, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The State Counsel, Mr Olalekan Azeez, asked for a trial date, following their not guilty plea.

Azeez told the court that the defendants unlawfully caused the death of Ugorobi by neglect application of anaesthetic before and after surgery.

He submitted that the defendants allegedly committed the offence on Oct. 21, 2023, at about 12:30 p.m. at No 20, Michael Adekoya St., Ilupeju, Lagos.

The counsel to the first defendant told the court that he filed a bail application dated March 22, and urged the court to grant Atiba bail on liberal terms.

“We are pleading that the first defendant be admitted to bail because he is a medical doctor and he is into the business of saving lives and not taking lives.

“He is not at any risk that he would not present himself for trial, I move in terms of the motion,” he said.

The second defence counsel, Mr A. O. Fayemi, moved the application for bail dated March 21 and urged the court to grant his client bail on self recognition.

Fayemi, in his 31 paragraph affidavits, said the second defendant had served the nation as a consultant orthopedic for over 30 years.
“The second defendant is a consultant who has served this nation as a consultant orthopedic with the national orthopedic hospital.
“He is not a young man that would not attend court.

“He is a consultant medical practitioner and he has a clinic at Ilupeju.

“He is a person who will present himself for trial and I urge your lordship to grant him bail on libra terms,” he said.

Justice Oyindamola Ogala, in her ruling, granted the defendants five million naira bail each with two sureties each in like sum.

Ogala said the sureties must be resident within the court’s jurisdiction.

She added that the sureties must present credible home and office addresses as well as credible financial status.

Ogala ordered the sureties must present their BVN and NIN, evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government, and explained their relationship with the defendants.

The judge adjourned the case until May 15 for commencement of trial.

According to the prosecution, the alleged offence contravenes Section 224 of the criminal law of Lagos State 2015. (NAN)

General Overseer, Pastor Shot Dead As Gunmen Storm Church In Akwa Ibom

The founder of the Mount of Solution Redeemed Church (MSRC), Apostle Elisha Asuquo and the pastor in charge of the church, Aniekan Ibanga, have been shot dead by gunmen, in Ikot Ekang, of a community in Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state.Naija News learnt that the tragic incident occurred when the gunmen stormed the National Headquarters of the Church at about 7:30 pm at the weekend, disrupting an ongoing Parish meeting.The unidentified gunmen reportedly left through the Abak-Ikot Ekpene Federal Highway after committing the crime.It was gathered the late Apostle Asuquo hailed from Adiasim in Essien Udim Local Government Area, while Pastor Aniekan Ibanga, was a native of Ikot Obioikpa village, Afaha Obong Clan, in Abak LGA.A community leader in Ikot Ekang, Bishop John Jeremiah Kpongkpong, in an interview with Leadership, described the killing of the two clerics as shocking, noting that such an ugly incident had never happened in the community before.

“On getting to the Church premises, I saw many people gathering while Policemen from Abak Division were performing their duty.”Also speaking on the incident, the Youth President of Ikot Obio Ikpa Village, Alphonsus Alphonsus Okoro, described the killing of their son as painful and a great loss.He further called on the two villages to cooperate and investigate the matter to bring the culprits to book, to which the Youth President of Ikot Ekang village, Godwin Adahada, agreed.Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the state police command, CSP Odiko MacDon, said the Commissioner of Police, CP Waheed Ayirara, had ordered a manhunt for the suspects.

Hair Stylist, Dispatch Rider Arrested For Selling Drug-Laced Chin-Chin To Students, Parties

By Ebinum Samuel

A 20-year-old hair stylist, Josephine Odunu and a dispatch rider, Edesemi Ikporo, 30, have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for selling and distributing illicit drug-laced chin-chin to school students and at social parties in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state.
NDLEA officers on patrol around Opolo area of Yenagoa had on Sunday 10th March 2024 intercepted the motorcycle dispatch rider, Edesemi and recovered 200grams of chin-chin produced with cannabis sativa, which he was on a mission to deliver to a buyer. A swift follow up operation led to the arrest of the hairdresser, Josephine, who distributes the drugged chin-chin from the salon where she works in Kpansia area of Yenagoa. A search of the salon also led to the recovery of 3.00kilograms bringing the total weight of the illicit substance seized from the duo to 3.2kg.
Investigations reveal that they distribute the chin-chin often laced with cannabis and tramadol to students and at birthday parties. While Edesemi handles the delivery to buyers, Josephine is a major distributor to a wanted suspect who produces the drugged chin-chin.
In the same vein, NDLEA operatives in Adamawa state on Wednesday 13th March arrested two wanted suspects: Ajim Samuel (aka Boss), 30, and Davidson John Joshua (aka Dantala), 36, while on their way from Onitsha, Anambra state where they had gone to buy a consignment of tramadol containing 14, 428 pills of the opioid which they tucked in the body compartments of their black Honda Civic car marked YLA 623 SL. They were nabbed along Numan-Jalingo road. Also recovered from them were 21grams of cannabis and monetary exhibits totaling N19, 280.
In Osun state, commercial bus driver, Ogunleye Adegoke, 49, was arrested along Gbongan-Ibadan road after NDLEA operatives discovered 2,000 capsules of tramadol, 60 tablets of rohypnol and 10 bottles of codeine syrup concealed in the spare tyre compartment of his vehicle. While a total of 343,000 pills of opioids were seized by NDLEA officers from a suspect, Lawan Abubakar, 33, in Azare town, Katagum, Bauchi state on Friday 15th March, same day the Nigerian Army transferred a suspect, Muhammadu Rabi’u, 37, with 64,000 pills of tramadol recovered from him to the Bauchi state command of NDLEA.
At least, 24kg of cannabis was seized from the driver of a transport company, Ikechukwu Obialo, at Sagamu Interchange, Ogun state by NDLEA operatives on Wednesday 13th March, while in Kano, two suspects: Ali Amadu, 27, and Adamu Hassan, 33, were nabbed with a total of 125.3kg cannabis; 3,400 pills of tramadol; and 30 bottles of codeine syrup. They were arrested on Monday 11th March at Gadar Tamburawa area, and Friday 15th March at Tsamiya Babba, Hotoro respectively.
While 118 kilograms of cannabis were recovered from a warehouse in Masaka area of Nasarawa state on Saturday 16th March, NDLEA operatives in Edo state on Thursday 14th March arrested a suspect, Kole Samuel, 50, with 75kg of same psychoactive substance at market area, Otuo, Owan East LGA. Same day, operatives raided the Oloma-Okpe forest in Akoko Edo LGA where they destroyed 3,944.2075 kilograms of cannabis on 1.577683 hectares of farmland.
With the same vigour, the various commands of the Agency across the country
continued the War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, advocacy campaign in the past week. Some of them include: WADA sensitisation lecture for students and teachers of Government Day Secondary School, Michika, Adamawa; students and staff of Nana Aisha Secondary School, Damaturu, Yobe; students of Dee Unique International School, Abesan, Ipaja, Lagos and students and staff of Purple Crown Secondary School, Uwani, Enugu as well as a WADA advocacy visit to the paramount ruler of Alesa -Eleme kingdom, Emperor JD Nkpe 11, Rivers state.
While commending the officers and men of the Bayelsa, Adamawa, Osun, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Edo, Kano, and Ogun Commands of the Agency for their outstanding feats in the past week, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) equally applauded their counterparts in all the commands across the country for intensifying their WADA advocacy lectures thus creating a fair balance between their drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts.