Ramsey Nouah has reacted to the killings in Plateau.
He said the inability of the security agents to stop the ceaseless unprovoked killings going on in many parts of Nigeria suggests that there is a deliberate act to neglect the killings for political reasons.
He stated this while reacting to the killing of over 100 persons in Plateau state over the weekend.
The Nollywood Actor/Filmmaker, took to his Instagram page to pour out his feelings and thoughts.
He wrote:
”This is sad and honestly becoming unbearable… How long shall we continue?.. It’s beginning to look like a deliberate act by our security to neglect this issue for political reasons. Human sacrifices for political goals???.. What has the world become???..the height of dehumanization….This is heart wrenching” he wrote on his IG page
Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz has gone all the way to Russia to show his ‘Naija Spirit’ and support for the Super Eagles.
The “this is Nigeria” crooner Falz was spotted with Super Eagles star Ahmed Musa and other players at Russia as he uploaded pictures with him on his Instastory.
Former BBNaija housemate Vandora sure has some moves!!! and may just be giving fellow ex-housemate, Alex a good run for her money as the best dancer from the reality game show.
Vandora has shown that she can be very energetic as she showed off her dancing skills at a club.
Many would say she is not the dancing type, as we already know that dancing is a typical description of Alex and her vibes.
The video really showed that she was having a good time dancing to Small Doctor’s ‘Penalty’.
Motunrayo Anikulapo-Kuti, one of the daughters of the late Afro singer, Fela has taken to her Instagram page to narrate a bitter experience she had at an accident scene, where people just stood and watched the victims while they writhed in pain.
According to her, she had to scold the men around the scene before volunteering to take the victims to the hospital in her car. Unfortunately one of the men died on the way to the hospital.
She wrote:
Tonight I witnessed how incompetent even men that claims to be men are. I was driving to my destination in agidingbi when I noticed these marwa keke poeple parked recklessly blocking both ways of traffic that I had to squeeze my car through only to come down and see 2 men helpless on the floor. Wet in dey happen wet in dey happen?
Them say he Hit and Run.. I am not the type to carry camera and be filming instead of helping. Of almost 20 men that gathered there not one was willing to help these victims. Na so I start my craze dey insult them o say he me dey be woman go carry them.
Told them to carry the man inside my car. Two of them now volunteered to carry one of the victim, the most critical one inside my car to the hospital. The man didn’t survive it. ????? blood inside my car ni. God have mercy on his soul.??????????
Please always try to render help to a fellow human being. God save and protect each and every one of us. Amen
She got the beating of her life after she tried to stop her neighbour from beating his wife and daughter.
She has now revealed the incident happened because of his house help who he is fond of.
Cossy said the man is so into the house help that no one dares do anything to her, else they will receive severe beating.
She also said this has emboldened the help and she has become rude and selects which errands she wants to go on.
So far, Martin Obinka Maruche is yet to be arrested for battery after he left Cossy with wounds on her breasts, back, thighs, and had her bleeding from a broken fingernail.
Cossy wrote: “Do you know why Martin Obinka Maruche @martinsmaruche1kobokolized wife, daughter and me with his Original Italian Belt. Well… It is all because of a pretty Hausa house girl that has well rounded boobs. She is a sweet sixteen..of about 18/22yrs. Madam have tried to take Amira the house girl back to my neighbor Alhaji wife, who introduced the girl… It was war……. And Amira refused to go. Well no one shouts on Amira the house girl without getting kobokolized with original Italian belt, and she is so choosy with works assigned to her,….. Introducing Amira the powerful house girl……. Hmmmmm. Anyway It is almost a WK now and he has not been apprehended by the ilaso police station. Guess I may have to transfer this case. Anyway I saw him this morning. I was so afraid. I locked up my car and stay put. Am traumatized. I almost thought he will break my car and get to me…… Details shortly….”
“I can not believe that this man is a pastor and now the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Prof Osinbajo @profosinbajo , you can not serve God and Man at the same time. If the root cause of these senseless killings are not addressed it will keep repeating itself. It’s been blood bathe since this your regime because we are no longer in a democratic nation so I won’t call it administration. Resettlement and rehabilitation of these farmers is not going to stop these hoodlums from invading again. What happened to using the full force of the Nigerian arm forces to fight against these killers. If the non violent protesters of the Biafra agitators are met with killings and beatings by the Nigerian Army and armed forces ordered by your regime, what happened to using that same forces in tackling this menace ravaging our nation. It is time you begin to speak truth to power. Enough is a Enough. Extending your condolences will not change anything. Protect Nigerians with your military and save them from these herdsmen killing them. You pastors in Nigeria have bastardized religion in Nigeria that even the people have become docile to fake miracles and prayers. Fellow Nigerians, go and get your PVC, fasting and prayer points will not count. Only your votes will count. God will not do for man what he has given Man the ability to do for himself. Your vote is your power. They’ve used Cambridge Analytical to sow religious tensions and hate amongst us, so that their divide and conquer strategy will work. Don’t allow it this time around. Go and get your PVC. Enough is Enough. Our hearts are with the Plateau State “
A white man is set to wed his beautiful Igbo babe soon, and they’ve released their beautiful pre-wedding pictures for you all to drool over.
The pictures have been widely circulated on social media, with many hailing the Lady for her beauty.. Perhaps it was what caught the eye of her husband-to-be.
President Muhammmadu Buhari on Monday appealed to the integrity of his ministers who, according to him, are in charge.
At the Presidential Villa in Abuja while hosting a delegation of the Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria, the President said:
“You cannot accuse me of stealing,” he added, “I have appointed ministers and they are in charge. I appeal to their integrity. When they come here (Federal Executive Council Chambers), we ensure they follow the due process. If I owned an oil well, I would have gone to jail.”
President Buhari said he had no regrets being a person of honesty and integrity.
He said: “I am satisfied with what I am. I am happy I have kept myself and people close to me from benefiting from government contracts,”
He said he did not award contracts and did not care about who got them so long as they did a good job at a cost that is justifiable to the nation.
“I have been in many places including Ministry of Petroleum. I would have gone to jail if I had taken an oil well. For integrity and honesty, I have no regrets. By this, I have contributed to my social safety. I won’t go to jail.”
Veteran actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo took to his page few minutes ago to pay his condolences to D’banj over his lost son.
He wrote:
“My sympathy goes out to you at this trying times. Many things happen in this journey of life we cannot explain how and why they happened. But in all things we give thanks to our creator, please my brother accept my sincere condolences. @iambangalee To our social media fans, words can console, demoralize, infuriate, calm, strengthen, IT CAN KILL. Please let’s be careful with the words we employ in situations as this.”
Super Eagles striker, Ahmed Musa who brought smiles to the faces of a lot of Nigerians few days ago after he scored two goals against Iceland, has had people in talks about him since his impressive play.
The professional footballer who plays as a forward and left winger for English team, Leicester City became the heat of the moment after he pushed the super eagles team to second in their group, D.
He’s had people talking about him ever since and in light of this, we thought y’all should know a lil something about his lifestyle, peculiarly his cars.
At just 25, Ahmed Musa has already carved a niche for himself from his professional football career. And as such, some of his acquisitions include some top of the range automobiles.
Here are some of the whips we know he possesses,
Ahmed Musa’s Range Rover Sport
Ahmed Musa’s Mercedes G-Wagon
In 2014, Ahmed Musa acquired a mini-BMW for his child
A Twitter user, as Tobi Samson with the handle, @tobisampson has taken to the platform to share the precautions some Nigerians had apprised D’Banj to take over the unprotectivete state of his indoor swimming pool before the untimely death of his 1-year-old son.
Although, most of their concerns ended up in the archives of Instagram’s data, Tobi has in this moment, pointed out that the seemingly inevitable could have been prevented weeks ago when people showed just how dangerous the pool actually was for any child.
Tobi who shared comments of social media users warning Dbanj over the swimming pool’s threat to the life of his young son wrote;
“Not 1, not 2, not 3… up to 7 angels in the form of followers raised an alarm 5wks ago when they noticed the indoor pool in a video dbanj posted with his now late son. My heart is crying.”
Read the heart-breaking yet innocent messages that could have perhaps, saved a life below.
Davido’s girlfriend Chioma has celebrated him on his win at the BET Awards. She took to Instagram to celebrate her man’s victory and also prayed for higher heights.
She wrote:
“You’re a born winner! God hasn’t even started with you. Cheers to unending victory baby! I love you ❤”
Nigerian pop star Davido won Best International Act on Sunday at the BET Awards and urged greater collaborations between US and African musicians.
The BET Awards, established by Black Entertainment Television to recognize the best in African American culture, maintains an international category for black music from outside the United States.
(Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BET/BellaNaija)
Davido, 25, thanked his listeners in Nigeria and said that Africa as a continent “has been so blessed.”
Other artists nominated for the BET international award included British rappers Stormzy, J Hus and Stefflon Don, French rappers Booba and Niska and the French-Congolese soul singer Dadju.
Other nominees were hip-hop producer Cassper Nyovest and house music innovators Distruction Boyz from South Africa along with Kinshasa-born singer and guitarist Fally Ipupa and Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage.
New upgrade by Dr. Sergi Santos, the creator of Samantha the sex dolls, shows that she can turn down sex if she’s not in the mood or if she feels disrespected.
Santos upgraded the robot at the request of his wife , so it can now shut down if it feels like it’ s being treated inappropriately, reports Independent UK.
The upgrade meant the doll can now enter what is called ‘dummy mode’.
The mode was demonstrated at the Life Science Centre in Newcastle, and it is activated if sensors under skin detect a partner is aggressive or if Samantha is bored by its partner’ s advances .
She even has the ability to say “ No ” if she wants to .
Samantha was left “ heavily soiled ” after being presented at a tech fair last year , after people reportedly acted “ like barbarians” towards her .
In theory, the new update will encourage sex doll owners to treat robot woman — and real women — with respect and create awareness about consent.
Samantha does not yet have a release date . But she is expected to go into mass production with the price tag of £3, 600 ( $4, 700) .
The robot has motorised hands , hips and face , and can whisper endearments if properly seduced . She also has ‘ family ’ , ‘ romantic ’ and ‘ sex ’ modes , as well as an ‘ extra naughty ’ level.
Senator Shehu Sani has reacted to the massacre perpetrated by Fulani herdsmen in Plateau state which saw the loss of over 86 lives and 50 houses.
The massacre took place in Razat, Ruku, Nyarr, Kura and Gana-Ropp villages of Gashish District in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of the state.
Senator Shehu Sani who represents Kaduna Central Senatorial District pointed out how the political class were busy dancing and singing at the Eagles Square while innocent lives were being slaughtered in Plateau state.
“While governors danced and sang at Eagle Square, the lives of the governed were being wasted.
“In Nigeria today, the life of the poor is cheaper than peanuts and Gala. We have become a nation in perpetual mourning and funeral service.
“Enough blood has been spilled in Nigeria to touch the conscience of people in power, if at all humanity matters.
“Until the ruling political elite raise the value of the lives of the underprivileged to equal that of the powerful and privileged, the systemic wastage of the lives of the poor will remain unabated.
“The nation has lost its sense of outrage and we are tragically spreading red carpets and beating the drums of praises to leaders who woefully failed in their responsibilities,” the lawmaker said.
Following the tragic death of D’banj’s one year old son, fans of Nigerian singer, Timaya, have warned him concerning his own swimming pool.
Some of them stormed his Instagram page to warn the singer to fence the swimming pool in his house knowing fully well that he has little kids whose pictures he once posted which shows them swimming.
See screenshot of what fans told Timaya below:
Meanwhile, details have emerged on how Daniel Oyebanjo aka Daniel D Third, son of Nigerian singer D’banj died after he drowned in a swimming pool at the family’s residence in Ikoyi. A source close to the family stated that the kid died while his father was away in Los Angeles to witness the 2018 BET Awards which saw Davido emerge Best International Act.
The source also revealed that the kid was playing with a couple of family friends who paid them a visit at their residence on Sunday. When they got carried away, the little boy wandered off to the backyard where he fell into the pool and drowned.
The boy’s body was later found inside the swimming pool by his mother who thought she left him with grown kids believing they were capable of taking care of him.
He was immediately rushed to the hospital in an unconscious state where he was certified dead. The body of the late infant has been transferred to the mortuary.
Celebrity stylist Toyin Lawani, has spoken out in defense of DBanj’s wife, Lineo, who has been widely criticized and blamed for the death of their one year old son, Daniel.
Since the news broke online last night, some Nigerians heaped the blame on her for being careless.
They attributed the death of the one year old to negligence on the part of Lineo, his mother.
Toyin in a post shared on her IG page, asked that Lineo be given a break and that these unfortunate things happen.
She narrated the story of how her son, Tenor, almost drowned in a pool where she had gone to work while Tenor was being looked after by her nanny.
She said that incident does not in anyway make her a bad mother.
”I had to put this right here,I’m super irritated,this is not about any of us,but we can learn from our mistakes,that’s why I said people pointing fingers should go watch how it happened to my son,cause it happened so fast and I was right there,no one is selling any market here,just stating the obvious,I can’t believe even In death,people still criticize,Jesus is lord????????????????????????
“I had to delete my previous post,cause of all the silly comments,today is not the day for trolling and point fingers,Give yourselves Brain.
“I was so disappointed with the comments I read online about this issue,why why why do you people do this all the time,it’s so sad for our nation to always bring down people,even at their lowest,what if the Mom hurts herself with all your harsh words ,think for once about the damage your comments can cause,No parent pray for this?”.
President Buhari has reacted to the mass killings carried out by herdsmen in Plateau state.
In a statement by Garba Shehu, his senior special assistant on Media and Publicity, Buhari said he is aware that other than geographical factors, politicians are taking advantage of the situation.
“We know that a number of geographical and economic factors are contributing to the longstanding herdsmen/farmers clashes. But we also know that politicians are taking advantage of the situation. This is incredibly unfortunate,” Buhari said.
“Nigerians affected by the herdsmen/ farmer clashes must always allow the due process of the law to take its course rather than taking matters into their own hands.”
The statement added that according to information available to the presidency, about 100 cattle had been rustled by a community in Plateau while some herdsmen were killed in the process.
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) described the attacks as an act of retaliation.
The association said 300 cows belonging to herdsmen were rustled, adding that no one should expect peace since the cattle were not found.
The Super Eagles squad were photoed earlier this afternoon training ahead of their last group stage clash with Argentina tomorrow.
The team are in high hopes of getting a draw or a win against Argentina to advance to the next stage with Croatia in Group D.
The crunch clash will kick off by 7:00pm on Tuesday at Krestovsky Stadium.
Photos of them training below,
Earlier, Leicester City forward, Kelechi Iheanacho revealed what his team-mates will do to Argentina ahead of their clash on Tuesday evening.
Iheanacho is upbeat about the Super Eagles’ chances of making it to the last sixteen.
The South Americans are on the brink of elimination from the World Cup after their humiliating 3-0 loss to Croatia on Thursday.
”They are a strong team as you know, we have played against them and we won, they wanted us to beat Iceland so that they come at us,” Iheanacho told reporters in the mixed zone.
”It is going to be a difficult game for them, we have to fight together and do everything possible to beat them in that game despite they have good players and are a quality side. We need to show them we are from Nigeria.”
The Super Eagles landed in Saint Petersburg at approximately 1925 hours local time on Sunday evening.
A student of the Lagos State University (LASU), identified as Kingsley Gabriel, today, jumped into the Lagos Lagoon, just weeks after a woman was alleged to have jumped into the lagoon in the state.
According to what we gathere, Gabriel jumped from Falomo bridge into the Lagoon at around 11 am with no reasons for his action.
Confirming the act, General Manager, Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA, Mr. Damilola Emmanuel, lamented that the act was becoming rampant worrisome on Lagos waterways.
According to him, the student was quickly rescued from drowning in the water by LASWA rescue officials who responded swiftly to the incident, jumping into the lagoon to prevent him from drowning.
An official of LASWA hinted that after his rescue, Gabriel was taken to the Falomo Police Station, for onward interrogation. It was not clear why Gabriel decided to end his life by jumping from the Falomo Bridge into the water, even as efforts to interview the student proved abortive. Efforts to get the Police Public Relation Officer, Chike Oti, proved abortive.
He didn’t return calls and text sent to him. It would be recalled that a woman was said to have jumped into the Lagoon from Third Mainland Bridge and was never seen since then.
Following the tragic news of the death of his son, the Lagos State Police Command have offered condolences to the singer’s family and share their grief.
In light of the report of the toddler’s death, the LSPC paid the singer a visit at his family house in Ikoyi but upon their arrival, there was no one at home.
In a new statement on their Facebook page, the Lagos Police PRO, CSP Chike Oti stated that when he and/or his family members arrive, they’d have to pay the police a visit to report the circumstances that led to the death of the toddler.
The statement reads,
PRESS RELEASE:
THE SUDDEN DEATH OF LITTLE DANIEL
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Edgal Imohimi, on behalf of officers and men of Lagos State Police Command, wishes to commiserate with the family of Mr and Mrs Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo a.k.a D’BANJ on the death of their one year old son, Daniel(Jnr) Oyebanjo whose sad event took place yesterday 24/06/2018, at the Ikoyi-Lagos residence of the family.
The CP wants the family to know that at this period of their grief, the entire Command shares in their pain.
Although a delegation from the Command, led by the Divisional Police Officer, Ikoyi Division, CSP Mustapha N’Abba, who were at the Ikoyi home of the Oyebanjos on a condolence visit did not meet anyone at home, it is expected that when the mourning period is over, the family will formally report the circumstances that led to the unfortunate death of little Daniel to the police. May his soul rest in peace. Amen.
CSP Chike Oti
Police Public Relations Officer Lagos
Lagos State Police Command.
Rap couple, Cardi B and Offset are allegedly a married couple already – this claim can is backed with a document as proof.
The rapper, one of the trio, Migos, has been known to refer to Cardi B as his wife and the public thought he was only using the word loosely but it turns out they aren’t just engaged but are legally married.
Matter of factly, they didn’t get married last month but last year!
When Migos won Best Group Sunday at the BET Awards, Offset said excitedly:
“I thank my wife. You should thank yours.”
After his confusing statement, TMZ unearthed a marriage certificate in Fulton County, GA on Sept. 20, 2017. The certificate looks legit and has both of their names on it.
Should this be real, that means the couple was already married before their very public engagement which happened in October during their performance in Philly.
A while ago, the pregnant rapper who is expecting her first child with her ‘husband’, took to Instagram to thank her unborn baby girl for giving her a whole ‘new pair of boobs’.
In a video, she shared on her page, the rapper who is seven months pregnant, told her 24 million fans:
‘You see what my child is doing to me? T***ies is getting bigger. B***h don’t have to go and get her t***es done no more. I got a whole new pair of t***ies,’
‘Got to go to Victoria’s Secret to get me a new bra. Do you see my mother f***in hair? This s*** growing and growing. You see my skin? Look like a b***h put moisturizer on, but I just woke up.’
Cardi added: ‘You know what, I be getting really bad heartburn and sometimes I just loose my breath, the mood swings be crazy, but my child do me good. I feel good.’
Amidst the war going on between her sisters Rahmayi and Hauwa, Rukiyat Indimi-Dantata posted this on her Instagram page few days ago.
The post read:
“My sister’s wedding is next week, I m supposed to be on a diet…”
She seems to indicate that she has no issue with Hauwa’s marriage to Mohammed Ya’Adua, who dated another sister, Fatima.
Recall earlier we had posted the news about the war going on between the sisters.
Hauwa is about to be handed in marriage to Mohammed, a son of the late NNPC MD, Abubakar Yar’Adua, who was once reported to have dated another Indimi sister, Fatima.
According to ThisDay, it is also a known fact that Mohammed went on to date President Buhari’s daughter, Zahra, now Ahmed Indimi’s wife, after he broke up with Fatima. .
Ostensibly, this has created some bad blood among the sisters, as they have been polarised in support for and opposition to the planned wedding which is to take place next week. .
According to the report, indications of an imminent hostility among these siblings emerged in March this year when Hauwa got engaged with Mohammed.
Her engagement did not appear to have gone down well with few of her sisters and the messy affair was taken to Instagram where they threw shades at one another.
A church has officially opened in Ghana and is calling for more members and from what has been gathered, the specialty of the church is ritual money.
Sakawa is the euphemism for ritual money and it’s a practice which is looked down on in the Ghanaian society yet it is practiced secretly by mostly the youth who is in search of quick and easier wealth.
From the video, the Pastor is seen chanting and invoking for money whiles the members hold red burning candles and chanting along with him.
Interestingly, there are both the young and the old in the church and the official dress code for the church is either red or black.
According to Cool FM’s OAP, Daddy Freeze, an engaged couple can have sex and would not be termed as fornication.
He said the word fornication comes from the Greek word, ‘pornea’ which means prostitution or Love Peddler mongering.
Read his post which he attached biblical backings to below:
An engaged couple having sex is not, has never been and can never be FORNICATION!. – The word that king james translated into the English word Fornication is the greek word ‘pornea’ which meant prostitution or LovePeddler mongering. At no time was pornea associated with a young couple who are engaged and having sex, that’s the English definition by King James who many believe, with alleged historical evidence, was either gay or bisexual himself. – The greatest prostitution (pornea) is idolatry which is practiced in many churches today, where the congregation idolizes their pastor to the point where they choose him over God. – Here is what the Bible says: – ◄ Hebrews 13:4 ► King James Bible Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. – Although many translations have substituted the words ‘fornication’ and the phrases ‘sexual immorality’ and ‘sexual sins’ for ‘pornea’ its wrong, here King James has the closest translation ‘LovePeddler mongering’ which means patronizing prostitutes and practicing prostitution which is actually what Pornea means. – The Old Testament is even clearer on this, as prostitution is likened to idolatry. – ◄ Ezekiel 23 ► New Living Translation [19] Yet she turned to even greater prostitution, remembering her youth when she was a prostitute in Egypt. [20] She lusted after lovers with genitals as large as a donkey’s and emissions like those of a horse. [49] You will be fully repaid for all your prostitution—your worship of idols. Yes, you will suffer the full penalty. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.” – ◄ Hosea 1:2 ► New Living Translation When the LORD first began speaking to Israel through Hosea, he said to him, “Go and marry a prostitute, so that some of her children will be conceived in prostitution. This will illustrate how Israel has acted like a prostitute by turning against the LORD and worshiping other gods.
The owner of an Abuja-based Barbers shop identified as Alfred Umoh, has taken to Facebook to send an interesting proposition to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Writing on his Facebook page, the young man said that rather than the President spending the budgeted N86million on haircuts, he is willing to give him free hair cuts for the whole year.
Controversial actor and active member of Instagram, Uche Maduagwu has sent words of encouragement to Omotunde Adebowale a.k.a. Lolo1, who was body-shamed after she shared a picture of the outfit she rocked for a recent event.
Encouraging her, he said she is as beautiful as Cee-C of big brother naija, that she shouldn’t let Haters get to her.
His post:
@officiallolo1 You are as beautiful as @ceec_official don’t let HATERS body shame you… Honestly, I’m so angry right now, someone just showed me a post where some good for nothing haters were BODY shaming @officiallolo1 because of her outfit, its pestiferous and blatantly irritating to know that these HATERS are “women”, like seriously, when exactly are women ever going to start supporting each other?❤
You see a fellow woman dress in an outfit that makes her feel comfortable, instead of you to appreciate her, or keep your dirty mouth under your repulsive Armpit, you’ll start pulling her down with words, is it your #DRESS?
Dear @officiallolo1 you are as #beautiful as @ceec_official because the TRUE #beauty of a woman is buried deeply in the tablet of her #HEART, and flows like a river all over the corridors of her #body.
The same people Hating on you are the abominable idiots who support and shower praises on those whose GENDER has been exchanged for CHEAP bend down select “Bra” in #Nigeria.
Zayyan Gwandu, son of Haliru Gwandu Abubakar, the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Special Anti-Robbery, has died.
Zayyan was one of the victims of reprisal attacks following the killings in three local government areas of Plateau State by suspected herdsmen.
Popular social commentator Gimba Kakanda shared the news of Zayyans death on Twitter, writing: “I’m devastated to learn about the killing of Zayyan Gwandu in the Plateau clash. He’s one of the travellers stopped and killed for sharing a religion or ethnicity with Fulani herdsmen. Killing fellow human beings for the wrong of people they don’t even know is savagery. Wow. RIP.”
Subsequently, Kakanda wrote on Facebook: “Citizens getting stopped and killed for sharing an ethnicity, religion or culture with criminals they don’t even know? Is this the overflowing anarchy we call a country? Of course I know what we have done wrong, Nigeria. Millions of things. We are here because we have been pretending that we don’t notice these killings and destructions until the victims begin to seek an illusion of justice in the wrong place.”
Although Kakanda refrained from revealing the identity of the deceased, SaharaReporters independently verified that he was CP Gwandu’s son.
“Yes, it is true that the CP’s son is no more,” a source very close to the Gwandu family told SaharaReporters, before asking to say no more as “this is a trying time for the CP’s family”.
Zayyan’s death marks an elongation of a very difficult period of time, personally and professionally, for CP Gwandu.
The SARS, which he oversees, has recently come under public scrutiny on account of the high-handedness and criminal activities of its officials. Following the relentlessness of the anti-SARS campaign, Gwandu was forced to announce a repositioning of the squad.
In December 2017, he announced that the Nigeria Police Force had begun the process of dissolving the federal and state SARS into one unit that would be under the supervision of the commissioners of police of each command.
He said a lot of changes had taken place, and that there would be training and retraining of personnel of the unit to enhance efficiency. He explained that after the re-organisation, the unit would only concentrate on violent crimes such as murder, armed robbery and cultism. He also promised that at the completion of the ongoing re-organisation of the unit, extrajudicial killings by SARS would be a thing of the past.
Some months before then, Gwandu had been forced out of Edo State as the CP, following intense campaigns by citizens and a coalition of civil society groups over the rising crime rate in the state.
The reprisal that claimed his son was a reaction by Christians to killings of about 100 people by suspected Fulani herdsmen in many villages in Riyom, Barkin ladi and Jos South local government areas of Plateau.
Before the news of CP Gwandu’s son’s death filtered in, a source in Plateau had lamented the under-reported reprisals, telling SaharaReporters: “I lost four friends on the road; they were butchered. Birnin youth were killing all Muslims on the road. One of them clearly picked my friend’s phone and said to me, ‘We’ve killed him. Are they not the two Muslims in E-Class?’
An Igbosere High Court in Lagos on Monday remanded a 48-year-old female lawyer, Udeme Otike-Odibi, at Kirikiri prison for killing her 52-year-old husband, Symphorosa Otike-Odibi, and also chopping off his penis.
Udeme, 47, was arraigned by the Lagos State Government on a two-count charge of murder and misconduct with regard to a corpse.
She however pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Lagos State Prosecutor, Mr Sunmonu Babatunde, had told the court that the accused committed the alleged offences on May 3, at Diamond Estate, Sangotedo, Lekki, Lagos.
He said that the accused stabbed her husband and mutilated his corpse by cutting his genitals.
The offences contravened Sections 165 (b) and 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Section 165 (b) provides five-year imprisonment while Section 223 is punishable by death.
Justice Adedayo Akintoye, however remanded the accused in prison and adjourned the case until Oct. 8 and 9 for hearing.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accused first appeared before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court and was remanded in prison pending the Directorate of Public Prosecutions legal advice.
Symphorosa Otike- Odibi, the murdered lawyer, from Delta State, was the second person killed by a female lawyer.
The first lawyer to commit the crime was Mrs. Yewande Oyediran, working with the Oyo State Ministry of Justice.
Yewande stabbed her husband, Lowo Oyediran Ajanaku, 38, to death in their Akobo Estate home in Ibadan, Oyo State home on February 2, 2016, after she found out that he fathered a child through another woman.
