Author: oduduwanews

ODUDUWA NEWS reported on the 30th of March, 2023, a case of alleged domestic violence involving one Aina Grace who was visited at the hospital by our correspondent, narrating her ordeal and how she allegedly escaped death from her mother-in-law and sister-in-law.

According to Grace Aina, the mother-in-law and the sister-in-law both living at Oke-Bola area of Ibadan collaborated to assault her to the point of using knife to stab her.

Meanwhile, in our quest to get to the root of the matter and unravel the mysteries surrounding the incident, our correspondent visited the family to get their own side of the story and it was gathered that the mother-in-law, Evangelist Eucharia Ifeyinwa Ojukwu and the sister-in-law, Onyechukwu Precious Ojukwu were detained at Iyaganku Police Station.

The family revealed to ODUDUWA NEWS that Aina Grace was not legally married and that she is a girlfriend to their son who lives in South Africa. Though, she has a son for him but she is not legally married.

In her own words, Precious Onye Ojukwu who is the principal actor in the incident and who had a fight with Aina Grace narrated her own ordeal, she said Aina Grace had been a serial troublemaker who usually revealed her family secret to the public and that she had been cautioned several times for the attitude but all to no avail. “On that day of the incident, on Sunday, the 26th of March, 2023, i and my mother did everything to prevent the fight but she started cursing my family and my mother repeatedly. We did everything possible to ensure the issue did not escalate but Aina Grace never listened to my Mum’s plea only to continue threatening her which eventually resulted to fight between us.

READ ALSO: Domestic Violence: Assaulted Wife Narrates How She Escaped Death, Cries For Justice

“I never stabbed her as she claimed. It was just ordinary fighting between us and as you know how women used to fight. I never retaliated on her provocative attitude not until when she came to meet me inside my room and bit me in which I also bit her and we started fighting. Nothing like knife was taken out while we were fighting and it was when she brought the fight herself that i retaliated”, said Precious Onye.

A close associate of the family, and a security expert who is a retired military officer spoke to ODUDUWA NEWS under the condition of anonymity, said it came as a surprise to him when he read the news on ODUDUWA NEWS claiming that she was stabbed. “Aina Grace intentionally lied to tarnish the image of a very revered spiritual mother, Evangelist Chukuwu”, he stated further that he was privy to the information about the incident and that both only fought dirty and had teeth marks on their faces. He said, he is an investigator and the marks on both faces were just teeth marks not knife marks as claimed by her.

He said, the case might be referred to Court if Aina Grace insists on prolonging the matter under false accusation and that the family would not hesitate to take it up if both the mother and daughter are not granted freedom. It is a civil matter and not criminal matter and that he does not expect them to stay beyond 24 hours at detention.

A former Chairman of the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), Ibadan, Pa Olayiwola Lakondoro, has died at the age of 111.

According to the 3SC Chairman, Babatunde Olaniyan, who confirmed the death to newsmen, Lakondoro died in the early hours of Thursday.

“I can confirm that he is dead. We have been contacted on his death this morning and we are already planning to visit his family later”, he said.

Lakondoro was a retired soldier, footballer, and first Organising Secretary of the defunct Action Group (AG).
a
He was, until his death, the only surviving member of Nigeria Footballers, named UK Tourists, who travelled to Britain and played barefoot, and also the oldest 3SC fan and undoubtedly the oldest football fan in Nigeria.

Operatives of Ogun state Police Command have apprehended two members of a Lagos based robbery gang who have been terrorizing Ijebu Ode and its environs in recent time.

The suspects, Muyiwa Adebola and Lukman Ogunmuyiwa were arrested following a distress call received at Igbeba divisional headquarters Ijebu Ode on the 26th of March 2023, when the 6-man gang invaded New site, Imoru Ijebu at about 1:30am and held people of the area hostage.

The robbers dispossessed residents of their belongings ranging from laptops, 32 different phones and a GLK Mercedes Benz car with registration number KRD 570 HM at gun point.

One Ayoola Taiwo was also shot and wounded at his right knee by the robbers.

Upon the report, the DPO Igbeba division, CSP Musiliu Doga, led his men to the scene but the robbers took to flight on sighting the policemen.

They were hotly chased and one of them, Muyiwa Adebola, was arrested at Olisa area of Ijebu Ode and one of the robbed phones was recovered from him.

On interrogation, he informed the police that the gang members were based in Lagos State, and he subsequently led detectives to Mushin area of Lagos where the second one, Lukman Ogunmuyiwa, who also confessed his participation in the robbery was apprehended.

Recovered so far from the two suspects are: three HP laptops and three phones belonging to the victims.

Meanwhile, the suspects have been transferred to State Criminal Investigation Departments on the order of the outgoing Commissioner of Police now AIG, Frank Mba for discreet investigation.

The Lagos State Government has released a statement accusing promoters of the movie ‘Gangs of Lagos’ of making a mockery of the heritage of Lagos.

The statement posted on the state government’s official website reads:

“Lagos State Government has expressed displeasure with the promoters of the “Gangs of Lagos” film/series over cultural misrepresentation and for portraying the culture of Lagos State in a derogatory manner.

“A release signed by the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Pharm. (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf said the Ministry, being the regulatory body and custodian of the culture of Lagos State, views the film/series as a mockery of the Heritage of Lagos.

“The Commissioner expressed her disappointment with the promoters of the film, Jade Osiberu and Kemi Akindoju, for portraying the Eyo Masquerade as a gun-wielding villain while adorning the full traditional regalia.”

According to the statement, Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf said: “We are of the opinion that the production of the film ‘The Gang of Lagos’ is very unprofessional and misleading while its content is derogatory of our culture, with the intention to desecrate the revered heritage of the people of Lagos.  It is an unjust profiling of a people and culture as being barbaric and nefarious. It depicts a gang of murderers rampaging across the State”.

Akinbile-Yussuf maintained that the Adamu Orisha, popularly known as the Eyo Festival, is rarely observed and only comes up as a traditional rite of passage for Obas, revered Chiefs and eminent Lagosians.

She added that the Eyo Masquerade is equally used as a symbol of honour for remarkable historical events. It signifies a sweeping renewal, a purification ritual to usher in a new beginning, a beckoning of new light, acknowledging the blessings of the ancestors of Lagosians.

The statement by the Lagos State Government has been widely condemned by Nigerians on Twitter.