13-year-old Ovey Friday has lost both his hands after his stepmother took him to a native doctor and coals of fire were heaped on his tied hands after he was accused of being a wizard.

The stepmother had accused him of sleeping with her in the dream and she needed him to confess and also get the spirit out of him. She took him to her native doctor in Wulko Community, Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area, Nasarawa State where hot coals were placed on his tied hands. The incident led to a permanent deformity of his right hand while the left hand was amputated at an Abuja hospital yesterday November 14th.

Spokesperson of the Nasarawa state Ministry of Youths, Eche Amos, who shared the news on his Facebook page this morning, said the suspects have been arrested by the Police and will soon be charged to court for ”culpable homicide.”

To the glory of God, 13-year-old Ovey Friday, a victim of domestic violence from Wulko Community, Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, had a successful operation at Cedar Crest Hospitals, Abuja(all expenses paid).

His left hand was amputated below the elbow to save his life.

Ovey, whose biological mother is now late, was accused of witchcraft by his step-mother who alleged that the teenager was making love to her in her dreams, an allegation the young boy repeatedly denied.

He was then taken for exorcism where, with the collusion of a native doctor, Ovey’s hands were tied together and coals of fire poured on them to force him to confess to the allegation, yet, he claimed his innocence.

The effect of the burns led to Ovey’s (left) hand’s amputation and permanent deformity on the other(right) as it had degenerated into gangrene.

While Ovey’s father, Friday Dio, an okada rider based in Lagos is yet to surface since this incident happened, all the suspects involved in this abominable act have been arrested by the Police and will soon be charged to court for culpable homicide.

Efforts are underway to fix a prosthetic hand for him.

This is an expensive task, but HUMANITY will always be first!!!

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The ancient city of Ibadan was lit with ecstasy on Wednesday as hundreds of winners who emerged in the reward promo of telecommunications company, Globacom, received their prizes in the presence of a tumultuous crowd at the popular Bodija Market in the heart of the capital city.

The Oyo State Commissioner for Environment, Honourable Kehinde Ayoola, as well as the Iyalode of Ibadanland, Chief Mrs Theresa Oyekanmi, graced the event. Others who witnessed the event were the Chairman, Bodija Market Traders Association, Alhaji Lamidi Musedeeq, while Nollywood actors Yemi Solade and Odunlade Adekola were also in attendance.

Winners as well as their relatives, some of whom had expressed disbelief when they were informed about their winnings, were delighted when they realised that the information was not a sham after all.

Chief Abiola Egbelade, an Isese leader of Ibadan origin who won a Keke tricycle, said he was surprised when he received a call from 121 informing him of his good fortune. “I was surprised when I got the call”, he added saying, “I will not use the tricycle for commercial purpose. I will cruise it round the city so that everyone will see what Globacom has done.”

Ojedele Solomon, a corps member serving in Oyo State said he did not believe he won a generating set until persistent calls came from Globacom. The Education and Political Science graduate of Osun State University said he would use the power generator for his pleasure to mitigate the poor supply of electricity in the country.

For one of the tricycle winners, Adeleye Adeyemi, a Police officer serving in Ibadan, getting a call informing him that he won a tricycle was received with mixed feelings. He said though he knew that Globacom had done such feats before, he reluctantly gave his details to the customer care staff who called him. He said he will use the tricycle to augment his family’s income.

The commissioner, Honourable Kehinde Ayoola, commended Globacom for the empowerment programme which he noted complements what government is doing. “This largesse from Globacom shows that the company appreciates the fact that people are using the network and you are giving back to the society. It is a good thing”, he said, while urging Nigerians to patronise Globacom to enable the company to do more.

The prize presentation also featured the draw for next set of winners. 130 prizes including generators, grinding machines, sewing machines and tricycles were won by subscribers who will be receiving their prizes at the next event which is scheduled for Kano.

A young Nigerian woman, Toluwalope took to Facebook to share her alleged ordeal in the hands of a Keke driver recently.

Posting photos of herself after the alleged attack, she wrote;

“For the very first time in my life I was physically assaulted by a man yesterday in public . A keke driver who got mad because I insisted he drops me at my bus stop, give me my money or put me in another keke or even take me back to where he dropped me.

A keke driver who stripped me in public because he could.

You know what, nothing will be done to him. He would walk a free man today because he’s in Nigeria where criminals roam free free. (It doesn’t matter that I can identify him and that I took the keke from a park, it doesn’t matter that people saw him assault me, it doesn’t matter ) Where people ask that we forgive and forget and leave it to God.

I’ve never felt this much hate for a person. I’ve never ever felt the urge to inflict pain on one person like I feel right now.

I can’t even sleep well as I have nightmares already. This place will break you. These animals do these things because they can and nothing, absolutely nothing will be done about it. And please don’t tell me God is preparing me for something. Don’t!”

Toluwalope revealed that after she shared the post, some women rallied around her and after series of enquries and police report, the Keke driver was found. Read the rest below:

“I knew sharing my frustration on the group would make me feel better due to comforting words but never did I expect the kind of love I received even beyond Facebook.

Sister Kezie Vivian and Sis Opeyemi Iyiola showed up, when they offered help, I didn’t believe they will go this far.

Sister Vivian showed up even with her baby. This touched me greatly.

I could be very shy and I knew I couldn’t go to the police station to make a report myself. Sis Vivian promised to go with me. I got to the station before her, met a police woman, narratedy ordeal how the keke guy beat me up and left me with injuries and she legit asked, ‘so what do you expecr us to do? ‘ My spirit sank and I felt this would be a waste of time till Sis Vivian came in and turned it all around. I was listened to.

Sis Vivian then followed me to the park where I took the keke from. We planned on hanging around without saying anything hoping to find him, enter his keke, make him drop us close to the station where he’ll be arrested.

We stayed for hours and he didn’t show up.

I went back on Saturday night and spoke to a lady who sold at the park, she was mad and asked why I didn’t talk when I came on Friday with my Sis Vivian. She said she saw when it all happened. She could als identify the guy. On Sunday, he didn’t show up too.

On Monday, I went back with Sis Vivian. The keke guy wasn’t at work again. He obviously knew what he had done and stopped coming to work. The chairman of the park asked one of them to go and look for him wherever he was and bring him. They brought him to us.

We were taken to the keke head office at the area as they said they had to make a complaint to the union too. As soon as we got there and the complaint was made, they started beating him. I didn’t asked that they beat him I only wanted him arrested but they did anyway.

He knelt at my feet begging.

Unfortunately, the keke wasn’t his and it was only given to him to do business with, to remit daily. He had failed to remit for days. The keke was seized.

Guy wasn’t arrested in the end but I found closure. I’m glad I didnt just sit at home crying without sharing what happened because I planned on saying nothing to anyone.

I’m glad those people at the park didn’t cover him up but exposed him. I’m glad.

And I’m glad I’m a part of this group. I remember I and sister Vivian telling them when they kept begging us not to involve the police that it was not in our hands as our sisters group, Female in Nigeria is aware about this and we are representing them. The head of the council legit said he knows the group and that we should beg them.

Finsters came through for me. More were willing to get involved but I couldn’t carry all along.
Just imagine if I had showed up at the keke park with 30 frowning sisters.

First picture is the night I got beaten, second is with SIS Kezie Vivian on Friday when she accompanied me to the keke park.”

A Nigerian man has been sentenced to three consecutive life sentences plus an additional 76 years for raping and sodomizing a 13-year-old girl in the United States of America.

Adedoja Olaniyi Bah, 32, was convicted on 12 charges including rape, aggravated sodomy, aggravated sexual battery, two counts of child molestation, two counts of aggravated child molestation, false imprisonment, aggravated assault, terroristic threats.

He was found guilty a month ago and was sentenced on Wednesday, November 13, in Douglas County, Georgia, U.S.

Prosecutors revealed how Adedoja spotted the victim on July 15, 2017 then chased her into some woods near the Reserve at Sweetwater Apartments where she lived before punching her, throwing her to the ground and holding her down. He then raped and sodomized her.

During the attack, Bah threatened to kill her if she resisted. The victim frantically ran to a family friend’s apartment for help after the attack, while Bah calmly walked to his vehicle and drove away.

According to Fox5Atlanta, the defense asked the court for mercy and to allow Adedoja to return to his native Nigeria but the judge denied this request.

Judge Adams said: “Mercy is not mine to give you. I’m not the one you should be asking for mercy from.”

Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney Samantha J. Newman told the court during the sentencing hearing: “This man is a predator in every sense of the word, and the only way I know to guarantee that he doesn’t rape another child is to make sure he is never outside of prison again.

“He deserves the sentence he received, and the victim deserves to know that Bah will never, ever, hurt her or anyone else again. Because of this victim’s strength and bravery in testifying, she has ensured the Defendant won’t be able to prey on another woman or child again.”

Bah Adedoja was arrested on July 25, 2017, at the age of 30, when Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Reserve at Sweetwater Apartments in Austell, Georgia to a reported sexual assault. Bah was arrested and charged with rape, battery and other sexual related charges and later appeared before the Magistrate Judge on July 26, 2017.

He is not a citizen of the United States and was simply visiting the U.S. temporarily when he committed those crimes.