The Ogun State Police Command on Sunday said it had arrested three suspected ritualists and uncovered another underground den where ritualists hide to carry out their distasteful acts in Idode-Imomo, Ijebu North-East Local Government Area of Ogun State.

The state Police Spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, who stated this said investigation into the matter has begun.

According to him, the suspects, Kehinde Rufai,Debo Awonaya and one David, are presently cooling their feet in police custody.

The place was reportedly located between Ijebu-Ode and Atan, closed to the border area of Oyo, Ogun and Ondo states.

DailyPost gathered that the underground den located in the forest was discovered by some youths after a 70-year-old man identified as Kehinde Rabiu was declared missing.

According to a source, residents of the area were shocked when they saw the underground den which has stairs underneath.

The suspected ritualists were reported to have built a house beside the underground in the forest and planted indian hemp around the place.

Speaking on the incident, Chairman of Community Development Association in the area, Kola Ologbode, described the three suspects as criminals.

He said the trio had been known for criminal activities, adding that, he had overheard them saying they were looking for aged man for a business.

Also speaking, the village head, Durojaye Olugbode, begged the state government for assistance in order to get rid of kidnappers in the area.

An Asaba Magistrate’s Court Tuesday sentenced one Emmanuel Michael to five years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing gold earrings worth N25,000.

The convict who immediately pleaded guilty to the two-count charge leveled against him upon arraignment, broke down in tears in the dock, saying “I was hungry.”

The prosecution stated that the accused “on the February 1, 2013 at back of NTA Asaba in the Asaba Magisterial District broke into the house of one Okechukwu Uheghbu and stole a pair of gold earrings and its pendant valued at N25,000, property of Mr. and Mrs. Okechukwu Uheghbu and thereby committed an offence punishable under
section 411(1) of the Criminal Code Cap C21 Vol. 1 Law of Delta State of Nigeria, 2006.”

While sentencing him to five years imprisonment with hard labour, the Presiding Chief Magistrate, Sylvester Ehikwe, stated that “he does not deserve mercy as burglary is next to armed robbery.”

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The Lagos state Police command over the weekend arrested a mother of four for allegedly killing her husband, Mr Emmanuel during a brawl over food in Ikorodu area of the state.

The suspect, Mrs. Folake Adekoya-Ojo, was arrested following reports by her
late husband’s relative, one Olaoye, who suspected that she had a hand in his brother’s death, consequently, she was invited by policemen at Shagamu Road Division.

DailyPost gathered that the accused denied having a hand in her husband’s death but rather told policemen that her 37-year-old husband committed suicide by hanging himself on the ceiling fan, last Friday, while her in-laws insisted that their late brother was hacked to death.

Consequently, the Divisional Police Officer, Mr Bernard Odiagbonya deployed some policemen from the division to inspect the late Emmanuel’s corpse where it was discovered that it has a deep cut on the head.

On further interrogations, the widow reportedly confessed to have hit her husband with a stone during a brawl.

She explained that her husband came home at about 11p.m. that fateful night demanding for food. According to the bereaved woman, served him amala and okro soup, only for him to complain that it was not properly served. The widow reportedly ate the meal, an action she said infuriated her late husband.

This, we gathered, generated into a fight during which she claimed she hit him with a stone on the head in defence.

Following the sudden disappearance of a 70-year-old man, Kehinde Rabiu, who was declared missing at Idode-Imomo in Ijebu North-East Local Government Area of Ogun State, a herbalist identified as Chief Dandola Owotomo, famously known as Amuludun Isese has been arrested with human tongue, arm and a female’s private part in Ijebu-Igbo area of the state.

Owotowo was said to be one of the three suspected kidnappers arrested by the Ogun State Police Command in connection with the disappearance of the septuagenarian.

DailyPost gathered from a police source who wouldn’t want his name mentioned that the herbalist was arrested following a tip off at his residence in Oke Agbo, Ijebu-Igbo where a shrine was uncovered with fresh human parts.

According to the police source, “we went to Ijebu-Igbo with the support of the CDA member after we got a tip-off from the people. When we got to the man’s house, it was an eyesore. We discovered a calabash in one of his rooms where a fresh human tongue, human palm and a woman’s private parts were kept in a shrine drenched with blood assumed
to be human blood.

“We transferred him to Eleweran on Sunday and the Commissioner of Police has shown much interest in the case and had ordered that investigation should commence into the matter and he has promised to get to the root of the
matter.”

The Police Public Relation Officer in the state, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed that some people had since been arrested, but added that he was yet to be briefed on the latest happening when contacted.

Four university undergraduates on Wednesday appeared before an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court, Ogun State for allegedly belonging to a secret cult, called “Alora Buccaneer” and forceful initiation of new students into the cult.

The accused persons, Damilola Animashaun (20), Olakunle Kelani (20), Oluwatobi Anifowose (18) and Kazeem Amusa (18) who all pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled against them were not represented by any counsel.

The suspects were arraigned on a four-count charge of conspiracy, felony, unlawful administering of oath and threat to life.

The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Sunday Eigbejiale, told the court that the alleged offences were committed on Jan. 14, at about 12.30 a.m. at Osiele in Abeokuta.

He added that accused persons who belonged to an illegal society did unlawfully administer oaths to some newly admitted students.

“The accused persons, led by Animashaun a.k.a Damoshe, forcefully took Kazeem Famuyiwa,Olalekan Mustapha, Olufemi Adeboye all new students of the school into the bush.

“They unlawfully initiated them as members of “Alora Buccaneer” and threatened to kill them if they revealed the oath issue to anyone.

“The new students after initiation, went to report to the school security which led to the arrest of the accused persons,” Eigbejiale said.

The prosecutor argued that the offences were contrary to and punishable under Sections 3,5,15 (b) and 12 (b) of the Secret Cult (Prohibition) and Special Provision Laws of Ogun State, 1999.

However, the Presiding Magistrate, Mr Martins Akinyemi granted the accused persons bail in the sum of N160,000 with two sureties in like sum.

He adjourned the case to March 4 for further hearing.

Residents of Enugu State have expressed worry over the increase rate of car snatching in the state capital.

Investigation showed that the group targets Toyota Camry and Gulf 3 in their operation.

One of the latest victims while narrating her ordeal told DailyPost that she had parked her 2011 Toyota Camry model opposite the Cathedral Church of the Good Shephered, at the Independence Layout Enugu, when the hoodlums came and forcefully took it away at gun point.

According to her: “I went to a nearby market to buy some household items and from there I stopped by to see a friend of mine in her shop opposite the Anglican Church.

“Immediately some gun wielding young men entered and asked in a loud voice ‘who parked that Camry there’? With so much fear, I told them I was the person; they collected the key and zoomed off immediately”.

Also, a photo journalist who narrated his experience said his Camry was snatched at gun point by the hoodlums within the Enugu metropolis.

He said it was more disturbing that such vehicles are hardly recovered by security agents.

Another victim told DailyPost that he lost his vehicle to the group few hours after attending his child dedication.

“I had gone to drop off my in-laws who came during the child dedication. On my way to the house, they double crossed me and took the vehicle from me. Up till now, I have not seen it”, he lamented.
Concerned residents who spoke on the matter called on security agents to rise up to the occasion.

 

A Lagos white cap Chief and the Onimole of Lagos, Chief Kayode Adeshina, has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

DailyPost gathered that Chief Adeshina, 73, was killed around 3a.m on Thursday in his palace at the Onimole Palace, 5 Iga

Idugaran Street, Isale Eko, Lagos Island.

Narrating the incident, one of his children, Oyindamola Ikuforiji, who was in the palace when the incident occurred, said that the gunmen came around 3a.m and went straight to her father’s room.

“They held him down and pointed a gun at his head, and asked him for money but he told them that he doesn’t have money but his phone.

“They took the phone and shot him. Baba was shouting for help as he bleed but nobody came to his rescue. I was scared, I couldn’t do anything.I was
transfixed, the men were shouting at me and my sister. We couldn’t do anything.

“When they were going, they shut all the doors and took the keys away. They later came back to see Baba bleeding and left.

“By the time helpers came and forced the door open, Baba had lost so much blood.

“When we took him to a private hospital, doctors confirmed him dead and that he had lost so much blood,” the lady narrated.

The eldest daughter of the deceased, Mrs. Mosaku Abiola, described the incident as shocking and unfortunate. She said she could not understand the motive behind the gruesome killing of her father, adding that police investigation will reveal such.

She however confirmed that her grandmother’s clothes were taken away by the gunmen.

Sympathisers and traditional title holders in Lagos including the Obanikoro of Lagos, were at Adeshina’s palace to condole with members of his family.

 

The Nigeria Army has reiterated its commitment to stamp out terrorists and terrorism act in the country.

This assurance was given by the Chief of Defense Staff, Vice Admiral Ola Ibrahim, during an interactive session to foster civil/military relations in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

The parley had in attendance elders, youths, women, traditional and religious leaders and other stakeholders.

Addressing the gathering, the CDS who was represented by the Deputy Director Civil Military Relations, Air Commodore Onitiju, stressed that the military will repel any attempt by unscrupulous elements to turn the country into a war zone.

Onitiju said that his mission in Maiduguri was to consolidate on the peace achieved so far. He tasked the stakeholders to always cooperate with the military operatives in the course of their duties, as according to him, security forces alone cannot achieve success without vital information from the general public.

He admitted that the military might have caused some damages during operations, but that such was never intended.

He revealed that the Defense Headquarters will soon send a team of investigators to interrogate all those detained with a view to release the innocent, while those found wanting will face the full wrath of the law.

In his words: “Anybody working against the peace in the country will be forced to respect the law.”

“Terrorist are like cancer in the body and if not removed it would destroy the whole body, because any part of the country which is affected by any crisis affects the whole nation, as Nigerian one indivisible entity,” he said.

Air Commodore Onitiju said that the military repose great confidence in elders, adding that they should refrain from shielding their children involved in terrorism and other criminal activities.

At the public session held at the Ramat Square Maiduguri, parents and guardians particularly women urged the military to release their children, claiming they were innocent.

A traditional rulers who spoke at the meeting, Bulama Bashir Bukar of London Ciki appealed to the military to release those erroneously detained, even as he gave his word that the elders will work in conjunction with the military to ensure that permanent peace returns to the state.

For daring to investigate the alleged rot at the Federal Science and Technical College, Aka Offot in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, three journalists: Aniefiok Macauley of Daily Independent, Aniefiok Udonquak of BusinessDay and Patrick Odey of DailyTrust were on Wednesday detained by the Police.

According to the report, Principal of the school, Mrs. T. A. Nweke, who arrived her office at about 11 am, invited the journalists to her office and later telephoned the police, alleging that she was being harassed by the newsmen.

The three journalists had gone to seek response from Nweke on the alleged rot in the school and falling academic standard in the state.

While the journalists drew the attention of the principal to the 2011 West African Examinations Council (WAEC) results of the school in which 39 out of 135 students passed at credit level in Biology and five out of 135 in Chemistry, thereby prompting mass withdrawal of students from the school, some people who claimed to be policemen in mufti with horsewhips from the ‘C’ Division of the State Police Command, stormed to the office to arrest the newsmen.

Leader of the team, who identified himself as Mr. Emmanuel and claimed to be the DCO, ordered that the journalists arrested and taken to the police station for questioning for daring to interview the principal.

One of the journalists, who attempted to leave the principal’s office, was pushed back and forcefully detained in the principal’s office for hours.

Hours later, leader of the team claimed that he had received instructions from his boss not to allow the journalists leave the school premises, saying the reporters did not have the right to interview the woman.

 



Enugu State governor, Barr. Sullivan Chime arrived the Enugu International Airport at exactly 3:05p.m Friday on board M-BETY chattered air craft.

Visibly elated Chime met a large crowd of friends, family, well wishers and party faithfulls who struggled to behold his face after a long while.

Security agents had herculean task trying to control the crowd.

Anxious journalists were, however, disappointed as Chime refused to grant media interview. Acknowledging cheers from the crowd, he waved and made straight for the Enugu Government House where a grand reception ceremony has been organized for him.

 

Governor Chime acknowledges cheers from the mammoth crowd at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.

The Embassies of the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Canada on Wednesday advised their citizens not to travel to Nigeria for fear of insecurity.

The fresh warnings came on the heels of the deployment of troops in northern Mali.

The countries fear attacks on Nigeria by Islamic terrorists, who are supporting the course of for the Malian rebels.

The Canadian embassy on its website described the country’s situation unpredictable, saying there was a high risk of terrorism, crime, inter- communal clashes, armed attacks and kidnappings.

“Increased threat of attacks and kidnappings Military clashes are occurring in Mali between armed rebels and government forces. Since January 11, 2013, the French military has been assisting the Malian government in efforts to repel these rebels.

“Terrorist groups in the region have declared their intention to increase attacks and kidnappings, targeting Westerners. Citizens of countries supporting the military intervention are at particular risk, but all travellers should exercise increased vigilance in the region.

“There is a high threat of domestic terrorism in the northern states of Gombe, Yobe, Borno, Kano and Kaduna, where the extremist group, Boko Haram, which often claims responsibility for terrorist attacks, is based.

“Boko Haram-related attacks have resulted in thousands of deaths and injuries. A state of emergency is in effect in some areas of Borno and Yobe states.

“There is a risk of foreign nationals being kidnapped in some northern states of Nigeria.”

The UK, on its website which was updated on January 13, 2013, and marked, “Still current” on 23 January, 2013, said, “We advise against all travel to: Borno State, Yobe State, Riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states. Warri city, Kano city.

“We advise against ALL BUT ESSENTIAL travel to: Bauchi State, Jos city, Riyom and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas in Plateau State, Gombe State, Mubi Town in Adamawa State and the area north of Mubi Town that borders Borno State.

“Non-riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Akwa Ibom states; Abia State, Kaduna City and Zaria City.

“There is a high threat from terrorism in Nigeria. Attacks could be indiscriminate, including government, security and educational institutions, international organisations as well as public venues and areas such as restaurants, bars, markets, hotels, shopping centres, places of worship and other areas frequented by expatriates, foreign tourists and business travellers.

“A number of attacks have taken place around religious and public holidays. There have been regular attacks on churches in northern Nigeria at times of worship. We cannot therefore rule out further attacks taking place. You should be particularly vigilant at these times and in these locations. You should avoid affected areas in the immediate aftermath of an attack.”

“Following French military intervention in Mali, there is a possibility of retaliatory attacks targeting Western interests in the region. We advise vigilance.”

The US Mission on its website, “The U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria encourages US citizens in Nigeria to remain vigilant in light of recent events in Mali and the potential for retaliatory actions towards westerners in the region.”

“There is currently no specific information on threats against US citizens in Nigeria. It is prudent to be aware of events occurring in other countries of the region.

“As a precaution, US citizens in Nigeria should exercise caution when in public areas, particularly areas frequented by westerners such as: hotels, nightclubs, and various forms of public transportation including ferries.”

It asked citizens to “stay tuned to media reports, be aware of your surroundings, and report suspicious activity or unattended packages to the police. As always, avoid demonstrations should you come upon them.”

Germany said, “Due to the military operation in Mali, also Germans in Nigeria have to act on the assumption of an increasing endangerment. Please take note of the updated travel advice of the German Foreign Office.”

 

Members of the Upper Chambers of the National Assembly, yesterday, vowed to probe the funds allocated to Police college and other institutions of training in the force.

The senate, however blamed itself for not carrying out a proper and efficient oversight function to detect the deplorable and appalling situation of the college and then raise an alarm, prior to the visit of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Answering questions from newsmen in Abuja on Monday, Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan, said the Senate had completed arrangement to summon the Police Service Commission to explain how funds appropriated to the college were utilised.

Lawan, however, said that the investigation of the committee would go beyond the Police College, Ikeja, with a view to finding a lasting solution to the rot in the entire system.

Lawan, who could not give the exact figures appropriated to the college, said: “I don’t have any figure off hand as to how much has been appropriated. But one thing is very certain and clear from the visit of Mr. President to the police college in Lagos that some agencies of government have not been living up to expectations.

“The public accounts committee has already taken some steps to ensure that the police authorities appear before the committee to explain the utilisation of the funds appropriated particularly to the college. But we are also expanding beyond the college because this is a sign that all is not okay with the police organisation.

“I want to hope that the rot will stop with the police college. But if in the course of our investigation we discover that it is more than the college and that some organisations within the police are facing the same thing, then we have to take very serious action.

“First, we have to determine whether the funds were adequate so that if the funds were not adequate, we will like to see how prudent, economically and efficiently the scarce resources were utilized. If, however, the funds were enough and someone failed to do his or her duty, we will surely recommend serious sanctions for whoever is responsible.”

The senator admitted that the National Assembly, particularly the Senate and House Committees on Police Affairs, would have detected the rot in the college, had the committees did their jobs well.

He said: ‘’These are people that are directly involved with them. So it is a responsibility that we share. But I believe that we are supposed to take the lead in the oversight process because this is our major work.

“We are supposed to be visiting institutions and organisations that have been appropriated public funds to ensure that the funds are utilised properly.

“So, this is an eye opener not only for the police affairs committees but for other committees. And the Senate President has consistently told us to ensure that we have oversight functions and programmes that would ensure that no public fund is put in another way or used in an imprudent manner.

“So I am sure that we would step up our oversight. And the President should do more of this kind of thing because if anything, it would give the trainees the impression and confidence that their leaders are really concerned with what happens with their training at institutions.”

Asked if the funds for the Police were enough, he said: “I always believe that efficiency, economy, prudence and effective utilisation of resources are more important than quantum of resources, because when we emphasise on having more funds neglecting the efficiency aspect of utilisation, we don’t achieve anything.

“Some organisations with good management could achieve more with little. It is not about the quantum of money but how strategically the funds are utilised and efficiency of utilisation.

“So I believe that we should be emphasizing efficiency, economy and prudence of funds in addition to appropriating more funds. We can also grow better environment for our organisations to function better. But I don’t think we should be limiting ourselves to quantum of funds.”

On whether the probe will be as holistic as that of Bureau for Public Enterprise, BPE, Lawan said: “We did not do BPE investigation as a Public Accounts Committee. You would recall that the BPE assignment was an ad hoc assignment.

“This police issue is a public account assignment. What we will do is narrow down appropriations over the year to the police and see how much has been utilised and to what the revelation will be.

“But I don’t think we will begin to investigate the police from 1999 till date. We will focus on the budget. You would recall that BPE was a total investigation and everything was involved. But with the police, I don’t think that is where we are going.

An Ogun state Chief Magistrates sitting in Abeokuta has on Wednesday sentenced a 42-year-old man, Sikiru Alimi to 2 years imprisonment, for illegal possession of human skulls.

Mr. Alimi, who pleaded guilty to a four count charge of conspiracy, misdemeanour to wit misconduct, illegal possession of human skull and illegal exhumation of human body was sentenced by Chief Magistrate Ayoadele Ayobolu.

Magistrate Ayobolu sentenced Alimi to two years imprisonment on each count, adding that the term was to be served concurrently.

The Police Prosecutor, Banji Sangotokun, had told the court that the convict, who had no particular address committed the offences on June 30, 2012 at about 2am. at Isale-Itoko in Abeokuta.

He said luck ran out of Alimi when on the said date he went to illegally exhume the corpse of one Jimoh Ogunmolu for ritual purpose.

According to him, “Nemesis caught up with him (Alimi) when his phone mistakenly dropped at the grave site of Ogunmolu and the police used the phone to arrest him.

“Three human skulls were found in Alimi’s possession.”

He said the offences committed by Alimi contravened Sections 517, 242, 516 and 329 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun, 2006.

However, Alimi, who did not have legal representative, pleaded guilty to the four-count charge levelled against him.

He also confessed in the court that he was a specialist in excavating corpses from graveyards and cutting off their skulls for ritual purpose.

“I sell the skulls at Itoku market at the rate of N5,000 each to my partner who is now at large,’’ Mr. Alimi said.

He claimed that his criminal act was as a result of a generational curse placed on him and pleaded for leniency, saying his wife is dead and he has children to cater for.

Even though prostitution, the oldest profession in the world is an open sore in the urban areas, especially in the commercial city of Lagos state where the business booms, there are yet many shocking happenings in the name of sex-for-money.

It was all glitz, fun and razzmatazz over the weekend at Ejigbo, a densely populated area of Lagos as commercial sex workers, otherwise known as prostitutes gathered to celebrate one of the top members of the bed-to-wealth business who turned 70.

The well-attended event reunited both retired and active members of the Association of Nigerian Prostitutes (ANP) who came to shower praises on the septuagenarian who they described as their ‘Matron’

Over 60 prostitutes converged at a popular brothel in Ejigbo, a shanty house built with wooden shacks, which accommodates over 15 stakeholders in the ‘dirty’ business.

Madam Juliet (surname withheld) who turned 70 got a surprise birthday bash from members of ANP for her distinguish role. She described it as her best gift ever.
According to the septuagenarian who once acted as the Treasurer of Lagos South chapter of ANP, life has been boring since she retired from active prostitution.
“I can say that I am the happiest person on earth today because I never knew some persons still love me like this. I came into this business at the age of 21 and now I am 70. I am so happy because people are celebrating me not because I embezzled government fund or killed anybody. I’m being celebrated because I made some people to understand that you can make it even if you are not a politician”

Everybody must not work in Aso Rock or NNPC, so I find joy in whatever I do, now you have heard all the testimonies. I thank God for everything. I know some people are out there condemning this profession but the gospel truth is that, they are the worst pretenders.

Asked how she ended up as a prostitutes, Zion Gate, as people would call her because of her gap teeth, frowned at this reporter, “We are not prostitutes, we are relievers. If you want to see prostitutes, go to Ikoyi or Island at night you will see them. So mind your utterance young man.
When prodded further, on what pushed her into the sex-for-money trade, she said angrily: “I think you are a journalist and you are happy writing, right? Asking me why I ‘relieve’ people is just like me asking you why you eat food.”
Asked if she still service people even at 70, she said: “Seriously, like they say, old wine tastes good, some of my old customers still call me for servicing, but I made them to understand that old age has finally caught up with me that I need to rest now.”

She disclosed that her memorable day was the day she tricked a pastor’s wife into prostitution. According to Zion: “Then I was squatting with my aunty at Ikotun and the pastor’s wife happened to be my friend, she often complain that her husband doesn’t have her time because of ministerial work. I tricked her into the business and she abandoned her husband, the saddest thing was that she died 8 months later, while on her way to Imo to service one of the top government officials,” she recalled with nostalgia.

Recounting further, Zion told this reporter that before she clocks 100, she hoped to have trained over a thousand girls on how to make money without the government.
One of the ringleaders in a chat with DailyPost extolled Zion for her excellent role. According to her, the celebrant did not only bring her into the business, but got her established . “I’m happy to know her,” she said.

She was presented with a gas cooker and a TV set.

A sugarcane seller is presently on the run, for stabbing his 19-year-old customer, Umaru Abdulrahaman, to death on Wednesday morning in Wadata, Markudi town, Benue state.

Local media reported that the teenage customer, a resident of 20 Kano street, Wadata, was repeatedly stabbed in the chest by the sugarcane seller over monetary argument.

We reliably gathered that the argument began after the boy purchased a stick of sugarcane.

Eyewitnesses disclosed that “They were actually arguing over the balance that was suppose to be given to the murdered young man. All we heard was a sudden loud scream and the young man fell to the ground.”

By the time residents rushed to the scene, the young man was already dead.

“Blood was already gushing from his chest and we discovered that the young man was dead cold” a resident disclosed.

On realizing the depth of his action, the sugarcane seller immediately fled the scene of the incident.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Benue State Governor on Public Utilities, Mr. Gadaffi Asemanya, who visited the scene said

“Youth of the various sects had mobilized themselves and were about to unleash mayhem in the town when I arrived in the area. I had to plead with them and calmed them down before the arrival of security personnel.”

On confirming the incident, Benue State Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP, Daniel Ezeala noted that the police was on the look out for the culprit.

 



Well, like we would say, these kind of things only happen in Nigeria.

We really can’t figure out the concept behind this wedding reception, but our rough guess is that the couple love the idea of Burj Arab in Dubai, and were keen on recreating something close to it here.

However, they scaled down theirs to a swimming pool, not the middle of an ocean.

In a recent interview, Nollywood actor and producer, Ibrahim Chatta, insisted that his former wife’s attitude, was the reason he divorced her. Chatta, who is now in his second marriage, debunked allegations that what tore his first union apart, was assault and battery.

However, his former wife, Yinka Solomon, in an interview with Bononline.tv, has told her own side of the story – even revealing that she even lost her first pregnancy, after one of his assault.

 

Here is the full text of what she said:

We met in 2007. We started living together right from 2008, he was my first love. I have never dated any other guy in my life. He dis-flowered me, that made me submit my self to him, hoping that when ever he has money we can do introduction and other things.

He was a womanizer, a gold digger, he collected all the money in my Account before my eyes was opened. When he saw that I didn’t have money again, he started misbehaving, bringing women into the house.

I had my first pregnancy in 2007, but due to constant beating, I lost the pregnancy. I had another one in 2008 and gave birth Feb 2009.

Thank God I have a mother if not I would have been suffering. 3 months after the naming of my baby, he brought his girlfriend into the house. I cooked for them and slept in the guest room. People can testify to it.

He told me he was sorry that the lady would only spend the weekend in the house and I agreed. But a week passed and she didn’t go, when asked him he started beating me, that was how I left his house the first time.

I caught him and another woman in our bed naked. Its a very sad story. I regret ever meeting Ibrahim Chatta, He treated me like a slave.

Many have seen how dilapidated the police quarters are, possibly have heard how horrible the Nigerian Police cells can be. The reality is right from the Academy, the Nigerian Police officer has known no better way to live.

A Channels TV documentary on the life of students living in the Nigerian Police College Ikeja, Lagos has revealed the deplorable conditions they face. Its an irony that these students will later graduate to become policemen and women.

Channels TV had the opportunity to film a meal-time at the training college at Ikeja, Lagos, the crew recounted how they watched as the cadets struggled to get their bellies filled with substances not fit enough to call food. About 50 trainees were seen sharing one head of fish.

The documentary shows the sad state of the dormitories, the toilets and more. Students were seen urinating at the back of the building where the drainage system has broken down completely. The toilets and bathrooms are in such terrible conditions, one wonders how students manage to use them.

The college’s male dormitory 10, is one of those built by Nigerian colonial masters in 1940. Today, its windows and doors are damaged with no plans for any repairs. There is no electricity and the occupants point out blood stains from bed bug bites.

Also, the female hostels are in no way better. Meanwhile, the recruits will spend 13 months of their lives in there. An Olympic-size swimming pool is one of the facilities the college can once boost off, but have is now a breeding ground for toads.

Also, the college is known in wining medals for shooting all over West Africa but there is no shooting range anymore.

According to Jonah Mavah, the Deputy Commandant of the College, there has been no major development since establishment except for some few renovations.

The College itself was built to accommodate only 700 students but today, it contains 2,554. As for the library, the Staff says they cannot remember the last time books were supplied to the library which is full of museum pieces and antiquities called books bought in the 1970s.

There are 7 police colleges in Nigeria and a total of 18,500 constables graduated as at December 2012.

In 2013, a sum of N311 billion Naira has been budgeted for the Nigerian Police. It is hoped this money would be used judiciously and a significant part of it be allocated to improving infrastructure in the Police College and other facilities of the Nigerian Police.

Generally, politicians and those in the corridors of power are believed to live a life of indulgence and abuse. They survive by covering up their tracts or using the pegs and trimmings attached to their offices to prevent their misdeeds going to the public domain. Threats and intimidation which they sometimes make good are tools they use in whipping whistle blowers including the press into line. Sometimes, they run out of luck as what they do in the dark gets to be seen and known on the housetop.

That’s exactly the case with the chilling, gory and somehow thrilling revelation of Comfort and Maria (not real names) who earlier on worked with Akwa Ibom State Ushering Group as Ushers. That group stinks with allegation of sexual pervasion not known in recent history and Akwa Ibom State government can only save its face if it calls for an immediate probe into what happens at her protocol department with a view to punishing the culprit(s) and restoring sanity and decency there.

As news of the scandal is filtering into public ears, some of the ushers have resigned their offers while others have been hounded down believably for revealing the longstanding secrets of the group. Comfort resigned her offer not long ago. She came with a confession on the workings of the group which is controlled by a former ace radio presenter and anchor of a fan-commanding history programe which ran Sunday evenings in one of the radio stations in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State Capital, (name withheld by us).

Comfort in a down-to-earth, no-hole-barred manner, tells stories of sexual orgies, lesbianism, group pervasion and lastly, sex ritualism performed on most innocent girls in the ushering group by the man whose brilliance and sense of time, history and encyclopedia has at various times got him a place in Aso Rock and Akwa Ibom State Government House. In this report, our sources take us into the inner circle of the ushering group and reveal its most dark secrets. It tells the story of how one man has allegedly condemned the future of hundreds of innocent girls and turned them into sex slaves.

That is not all. The indulgence, according to our informant, has occultic interpretation as well as the rituals performed on the greedy but willing accomplice. Lastly, it reveals how state funds are lavished by an individual in the most criminal manner.

As earlier promoted, we publish for your reading and information, extracts with little moderation (in italics) from the confession of Comfort, (not real name) a former member of the Akwa Ibom State Ushering group.

 

MY STORY AS AKSG USHER - Comfort

I have decided to come out to the whole world with this story because I believe it can save the life of one innocent girl. If the ones in the group are beyond saving, at least, I hope that this confession can act as a warning to those innocent girls outside, who are constantly recruited into the Ushering group to meet the demand for more souls. Parents must be watchful over their children and beware of sudden wealth by little girls who were sent to school, or God will hold them accountable for the fate that befalls their children.

I joined the ushering group late last year, (2011) hoping to augment my income. The money was good, and since my benefactor had passed away, I saw it as a way to help relieve the burden on my mother. We were more than 40 girls or there-about at the time. During that event, I made about N350, 000.00. I had never seen that kind of money in my life, I thought it was God-sent. We were later taken to the man’s house in Abak, called Arbark Cort and where given alcohol, and all manner of things. We danced and partied the whole night. From that day, my life changed.

Then our group leader, named Rodar (not real name) started taking us to the man’s house located on Unit A…, Ewet Housing Estate which is the centre for most of the atrocities. Initially, nothing happened. We just go there dance, the man will encourage us to get drunk, eat and by the next morning he pays us between N20,000 – N50,00 each. From 12midnight, the house was always filled with women, young and middle aged; married and single. Then I would just go, but I noticed that most of the girls never left the house. The girls called themselves house-mate and the man Big Brother. The frequency of going to his house started increasing. He lavished expensive gifts on us, started sending us abroad, some girls would go to Ghana, others South Africa, some to Dubai and others to London. We lodged in the most expensive rooms of big hotels, Francis place, Le Meridien, when in Uyo and the most expensive hotels whenever we are going outside Uyo. In one of the hotels we lodged, I was surprised to see that one of the suit we stayed in cost over N250,000.00 per night. I thought I was in paradise. We were given blackberry phones, Ipads, laptops, anything money could buy. All we had to do was just ask, then do as he wishes.

Back in Uyo, things started changing. The frequency of going to his house started increasing, the money we made doubled. In fact, at a point, some girls where making more than N500,000.00 a weekend. Then the dancing changed. More girls were being constantly brought in. Most times, when we get to his house, we had to be naked, dancing and drinking naked. Imagine the site of so many girls naked, drunk and dancing. The money was tripled at this point. For the sake of the paper, I will not describe the gory details, but we started having sex with him, each of us and all of us every time, group sex and sexual orgies was everywhere. There is no member of the group that does not participate at different degrees and I am not different. New girls were constantly brought in to join, even married women were part of the fun. Stories of Lesbianism started making the rounds in the group. The man will bring in lesbians from outside the state to entice us to practice it.

He celebrates birthdays for each of the girls. In fact, the things that happened during the birthday celebration of one of the girls Comfort, (name real name) which took place in his house at Abak would make decent people to vomit. Some of the girls, to gain additional favours, would quarrel; fight each other in order to gain his attention.

Money was never a problem; he constantly told us we could make more money if we behaved. We had so much money to spend. Some girls bought cars and others opened shops. Then I lived like a real big girl. I could buy anything I wanted.

It was during this time that a friend invited me to church. I am not really a church type, but I think God wanted to open my eyes. While in the church, the prophet came to me and asked me to see him after the service. I have never met this man before so I was curious. I went to see him the next day privately and when he saw me, he just stared at me for over 10 minutes without saying a word. I became uncomfortable and wanted to go out. Then he started speaking. The first thing he said was: “what does it profit a man if he gains the world but loses his soul?” He continued: “someone is taking your star and your future. You have been initiated into the occult kingdom and you need the grace of God to break from that bondage”. He told me things about the man that I had never imagined or taken note of. He described perfectly well the things I did while in the group. He went as far as to tell me that because of our sacrifice, the man’s rank has been increased in the occult world. He even described the changes in furnishings in his house and the significance of each item.

The prophet also exposed how sexual ritualism has become rampant now, especially for politicians. Here, they (politicians) sleep with as many women as possible, without using protection to facilitate the exchange of blood. Once they have slept with you, your future becomes tied to them and you can never succeed in anything without them. They take your star, they also take the stars of any person that you have a relationship with. I had always suspected that there was something wrong about what we did but I never thought I had been a willing sacrificial lamb. Finally, he asked me to make a public confession of the things I have done, that God will forgive me. So that is why I’m sending this story.

I want our young girls to be aware of this people. Most especially, I want parents to have the strength of character to resist easy money brought home by their young children who were sent to school so that they can properly advise them about the dangers.