On 10/11/2020 at about 1300hrs, base on a tip, Police Operatives attached to Kutigi Division arrested three suspects; one Shedrack Madaki aged 42yrs ‘m’ of Jema’a LGA of Kaduna State, Abdullahi Adamu aged 47yrs ‘m’ of Fagge Dalla LGA of Kano State and Umaru Mohammed aged 23yrs ‘m’ of Nasarawa Chikun LGA of Kaduna with a white Toyota Corolla with Reg. No. KWL 369 BD.

The suspects defrauded three unsuspecting members of the public and collected about five hundred thousand naira by loitering around some commercial banks premises in Bida and Kutigi where they observed some banks customers who were in possession of money. The victims were deceived and dispossesed of their monies, while the suspects drove off in the said vehicle, but were later arrested along Bida-Kutigi road at Wuya-Reke Village Gbako LGA by the Police after a hot chase.

During interrogation, suspects confessed to the crime to have specialized in defrauding unsuspecting members of the public through the so called “GUY-WORK”. Exhibits recovered includes; a Toyota Corolla vehicle with Reg. No. KWL 369 BD, a sum of two hundred and ninety eight thousand naira (#298,000;00k), two itel and techo handsets. Case under investigation.

ASP WASIU A. ABIODUN,

POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,

NIGER STATE COMMAND

Egemba who hails from Mbaise was arrested at his Umuguma residence in the early hours of Thursday following efforts made by some concerned citizens, led by social media influencer, Darlington Ibekwe, and an activist journalist, Chidiebube Okeoma.

Egemba, who is currently in detention at New Owerri Police Divisional Headquarters, blamed the devil for his action.

He said that he burnt the girl’s body on Sunday after he saw her riding the bicycle he bought for his children.

The concerned Nigerians took interest in the girl’s case following a video clip made by her school teacher which went viral on Wednesday.

Okeoma thereafter took the girl to Imo specialist hospital Umuguma- Owerri, where she was admitted.

At the hospital, the member representing Mbaitoli State Constituency, Okey Onyekanma, where the girl hails from, representatives of the National Human Rights Commission, members of the Owerri branch of the Nigeria Bar Association, and an activist, Uba Dinamuta, came and vowed to ensure the child gets justice.

One of the doctors, who refused to disclose her identity, told our correspondent that the injuries the girl sustained from the burning were deep.

She said that the girl would spend time at the hospital to enable them to take care of her.

The mother of the girl, Amarachi Jude, told our correspondent that she needs justice.

When contacted, the police spokesperson for the Command, Micheal Abattam, said that he had not been briefed.

Condemnation has trailed the alleged sexual assault of a lady, identified as Izzy, at Eko Hotels, Lagos State.

The victim narrated that she had a horrific experience at the hotel while waiting for an Uber driver.

According to her, a strange man touched her thigh and later punched her for rebuking him over the act.

In a Twitter thread on Thursday, Izzy said, “I was waiting for an Uber in the lobby of Eko Hotels when a stranger walks by, touches my thigh and goes ‘hey wassup’ I’m then enraged telling him that he does not deserve to touch me as we do not know each other.

“I dismissed him; after telling him thusly, he walks back up to me and punches me in the face because of the weight of my accusations and the truth.

“We scuffled and he left! I filed a complaint and practically beg for the CCTV footage from the incident! All in all, this world is shit #ekohotels #lagos #nigeria. Well if you see me clocked out you’ll know it’s because I can’t deal anymore.”

When contacted on the telephone, an official of the hotel said the incident would be investigated.

The official who responded to our correspondent’s call said, “This is news to me. I am just hearing this for the first time. We will investigate and get back to you.”

The official, however, refused to give his name, stating that he should be quoted anonymously.

However, many Nigerians on Twitter have demanded justice for the lady, urging the hotel to make the CCTV footage available.

Chinny-San @kilonpop said, “A scuffle happened and Eko Hotel security and staff let him leave!!! Goodness! This just sank in. Heartbroken!”

Dr A.K @Drwisephool said, “This is absolutely pitiable and heart-aching, it troubles my heart that a woman has to experience this type of assault and battery unprovoked.

“It shouldn’t be let to slide, otherwise the assailant would likely continue in this vein of action against other women.

“May I suggest you report to the most appropriate authority to handle this case, with such authority, the CCTV record tape can be recovered and the assailant identified and at least gets to be placed on the search for apprehension. This breaks my heart badly!”

Kieran Chiebuka @KieranChiebuka advised that “You can sue Eko Hotels, just enlist an energetic lawyer to wake them up? No security at the foyer, none at the outer gate to stop the felon?”

Ikjunior @Ikjunior4 said, “I don’t understand this… Eko Hotels should have security guards, how didn’t they do something about it?? Why’ll you have to beg for footage of you being hit? You should file a complaint against the hotel too.”

Tunde @tunde_fernandes added, “Isn’t there a way the hotel management and security could help find justice? There has to be a way. That’s a good place to start. Apologies will never fix or neutralise the problem of sexual harassment.” text of your post here...