Just in: Gunmen In Military Uniform Kidnap Hotelier In Ilorin

Owner of Bovina Hotel in Ilorin, Kwara State, Boniface Ifeanyi Okoli, was on Monday April 4th kidnapped by gunmen in army uniform. According to his family members, Okoli who runs a chain of shops in the town, was abducted in one of his shops along Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Ilorin between 6pm and 7pm.

While commenting on the incident, the state Commissioner of Police, Sam Okaula, said three suspects have been arrested “We were told that the men were in army uniform and in a Camry car. I heard that this is the third time, they are attempting to kidnap the man. We will try and go after these people and make sure that we rescue him. He was abducted between 6pm and 7pm on Monday. We got the information late.

The police got the information one hour after the incident. As at now, we have three suspects in our cell. They were picked at the hotel (Bovina). There are indications that they have connection with the kidnappers, working with them. We are after the criminals. They were found in the hotel, they were within that vicinity when the incident happened. Because of their conduct, police suspected them and they are being interrogated now”he said

Soldiers Dig Out 9 Bombs Planted On The Road By Boko Haram (See all photos)

A very job well done to our Gallant soldiers, they have done well so far and we wish them the very best. One of their member shared this on Facebook. See more photos after the cut:

Oops!!! Singer Cynthia Morgan now Uses Taxis After Her Range Rover Was Stolen

Female reggae dancehall singer Cynthia Morgan whose white Range Rover automobile was stolen a few weeks ago has been spotted moving around in taxis.

It is reported that the singer is quite down psychologically and emotionally at the moment. She has also decided to be indoors, keeping to herself most of the time. Source said;“But if it is important for her to go out, she takes taxis. I actually understand her grief because she said goodbye to that club barely six months ago when the Range Rover arrived, but she is back to square one now. It hurts everybody,”

The automobile with customized registration number KRUZZ was stolen about two weeks ago from a compound in Omole Phase1 where Cynthia’s driver parked it after dropping her at the airport. The driver, who was later arrested by Cynthia as a suspect, was the first to report the theft incident at Grammar School police station, Ojodu, Lagos. Efforts by the police to recover the vehicle have so far proved abortive. Cynthia Morgan was away in Abuja as at the time of the car theft.

All nigerian Policemen To Undergo Drug Abuse Test – solomon Arase

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has said that henceforth, all policemen will undergo snap urine tests to ascertain signs of drug abuse before they could be issued firearms.

Arase disclosed this at the launch of drug testing kits and campaign against sudden death of police officers in Abuja on Wednesday. The programme was organised by the Nigeria Police Force in collaboration with the Hypertension and Diabetes Awareness Foundation. He said that apart from denying officers who failed the test access to firearms, the force would wean them from drugs or other psychological problems.

Arase noted that the killing of Nigerians from misapplication of firearms by policemen had made the public to cast aspersions on the police. “After an in-depth study, my team and I have found out that some of these fatal cases could be due to mishandling of firearms by police officers who are psychologically unfit to handle firearms at that time.

“We have therefore decided that the medical assessment of persons we recruit into the police Force will include a psychological assessment,” he said. He said that some of these psychological problems could also have resulted from drug abuse by few of the officers. Arase said that the police had also initiated a policing strategy that would witness the transition of the police from relying on firearms to manage social disorders.

“Orders have been placed for this weaponry and adequate training framework is being put in place. “My long term vision is to effectively address issues that engender misuse of firearms and give true meaning to our mandate of safeguarding the lives of our citizens,” he said. He said that the Force had also decided to address the issue of frequent sudden death of police officers from preventable or avoidable health challenges.

Arase said that medical personnel had attributed such deaths to chronic non-communicable diseases like diabetes mellitus and hypertension. He said that following this discovery, the medical department had been directed to screen all officers for the diseases. “I encourage all men to come forward for health screening.

“Our medical section is well positioned to manage any health problems our officers and men may have,” he said. Earlier, the Force Medical Officer, AIG Adenike Abuwa, said that the initiative was aimed at further protecting the lives of Nigerians from accidental discharge by police officers. Abuwa said that a three-day capacity building workshop for medical officers would hold at all police health facilities nationwide to improve mental care delivery services in the police.

She said that the sudden death programme was part of the police collective response to the growing prevalence of sudden death in the police community and Nigeria at large. “In line with global best practices, this programme has been organised to educate police officers on healthy lifestyle and regular medical checkup.

“This initiative will ensure prompt identification and management of conditions that lead to non-communicable diseases among the police community,” she said. She said also that the programme would be held at zonal and state commands to ensure that no police personnel were left out. The high point of the occasion was the launch of the drug testing kits by Arase. Source: PMNews

Hehe! Airline Passenger Claims She Found A Dead Lizard In Her Food (Photos)

According to the post shared on Facebook, a passenger of an undisclosed plane found this lizard in her food. See Another Photo Below:-

Sen. Saraki’s Trial has been Adjourned For 12 Days Due To Power Failure...

The fraud trial of Nigeria’s Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal has been adjourned till the 18th of April 2016. According to Sahara Reporters, Justice Usman Danladi adjourned for such a lengthy period due to power failure at the tribunal. Power failure has compelled Danladi Umar, chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), to adjourn the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki to April 18.

When the lights went out, a pale blanket of darkness descended on the courtroom and there was intense heat. The power failure occurred while Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), counsel to the federal government, was leading a prosecution witness in evidence. Earlier, Kanu Agabi, counsel to Saraki, had pleaded with the judge for an adjournment, but Umar said that he was ready to continue the case until 6pm on Wednesday. Luckily for Agabi, the lights went out and the judge was compelled to adjourn the matter.

Power was not restored even as of the time of filing this report. Earlier at the proceedings, Michael Wetkas, a detective of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had detailed how Senate President Bukola Saraki allegedly received monthly salaries from the Kwara state government for four years after leaving office as governor.

On Tuesday, he had also alleged that Saraki used fictitious names to launder billions of naira. Testifying against the senate president at the CCT, the EFCC detective said, among many other revelations, that Abdul Adama, one of Saraki’s personal assistants, made transaction 50 times into the former governor’s account in a single day, broken down to N600,000 and N900,000 on each occasion. He added that “after that, one Ubi made a lodgment on the same day about 20 times in the same range of N600,000 and N900,000.” On Wednesday, Wetkas also alleged that the senate president made corruptly obtained cash deposits of $10,000 18 times in one day, into his account with Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB).

In photo: Woman Who Went To Buy Fuel Gave Birth While On Queue...

A pregnant woman suddenly went into labour early morning today, before 7:00am at Anthony busstop taxi Park by VIO/LASTMA office, Lagos. You won’t believe how passionate Nigerians, stranded and waiting on a very long queue to buy fuel forgot about their fuel needs and rallied round to save this woman and help her birth her baby. Facebook user Leo Spartini witnessed the touching incident and shared on Facebook. Read what he wrote below:-