Oduduwa News

Operatives of Osun Amotekun Corps have arrested a fleeing suspected kidnapper, Anetor Destiny at Ila-Orangun in Ila LGA of the State on Sunday, January 1st, 2023.

The field commander, Comrade Amitolu Shittu, on Tuesday told newsmen in Osogbo that the suspect was a member of a notorious kidnap gang terrorizing some parts of Edo State and relocated to osun state before luck ran against him.

Shittu said he was tracked following his suspicious movement in town which led to his arrest by men of the corps.

According to him, the suspect was arrested following his suspicious movement in the ancient town which prompt the corps to arrest him for questioning.

Shittu said during interrogation, he confessed to being a member of a kidnap gang, whose other members have fled.

He said, “He informed the Amotekun that they were five in number, namely Emma 20years who is the gang leader, Isaac, 17yr, Happiness 18 years, Abraham 18 years and that when he was apprehended, the other members ran in different directions in the bush.

“He confessed further that their gang was responsible for the kidnapping in Benin/Ondo expressway and they operate with guns and another dangerous weapons.

Shittu commended members of the general public for supporting the corps by giving them useful information.

He assured that other members of the gang would be fished out wherever they might be.

He added that Amotekun remains committed to ensuring a safe and secure environment for the people of Osun.

The police have defended Drambi Vandi, a cop under investigation for killing a pregnant Lagos lawyer, Bolanle Raheem. The Nigerian police claimed Mr Vandi might have acted under a spell.

Police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi, speaking on Splash FM Radio in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, in a recent interview, described Mr Vandi as a “very nice man” and likely a victim of diabolical manipulation.

“I’m sure many elders will know what they called efun, edi, aransi, asasi, ebilu… Whatever that happens in the physical realm is controlled in the spiritual realm. That’s the spiritual aspect of it,” said the police in defence of the cop.

Mr Adejobi added, “The man was never a drunk. In fact, I was told he is a very nice man. I know him… The guy has been a very good man. Forget the story that he was this or that while in Niger. He was never in Niger state command.”

“He is a very nice man. I think he is from Plateau state…”, Mr ‘Adejobi said.

Mr Vandi was arrested for shooting and killing Ms Raheem on Christmas Day.

He was arraigned before the Chief Magistrate Court, Yaba, on one count of murder and remanded at the Ikoyi Prisons pending legal advice from the director of public prosecution (DPP).

An unnamed motorcyclist was crushed to death on Tuesday in a tanker accident at the Alaba Express Bus Stop along the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway in Lagos State. The 33,000-litre tanker conveying premium motor spirit outbound Mile 2 accidentally lost control and fell on its side after a collision with a motorcycle.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) in a statement confirmed the death of the motorcyclist. “Unfortunately, the motorcycle rider was crushed to death underneath the tanker and its contents are spilling onto the road rendering the scene extremely hazardous to other motorists and passersby,” said LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu. Also, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue confirmed that “an adult male motorcyclist” was trapped beneath the tanker. Both emergency responders said rescue operation is ongoing to contain the incident from degenerating into a fire blast.

Details later.

The corpse of the son of the couple assassinated on New Year’s day in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Oreoluwa Fatinoye has been recovered from a river.

There had been claims that Oreoluwa was abducted alongside their maid from his parent’s residence in Ogun State after his father and mother were killed.

Recall that gunmen in the early hours of the 1st of January had invaded their residence located within the Ibara Government Reservation Area (GRA), Abeokuta and murdered Oreoluwa’s parents, Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye.

Following the incident, there were speculations that Oreoluwa had been murdered and thrown into a river along the Adigbe – Obada road in Abeokuta after he was kidnapped by the gunmen who killed his parents.

Oreoluwa’s father before he was murdered was an ex-CBN staff while his mother was a worker at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB).

However, on Tuesday morning, some fishermen discovered the decomposing body of Oreoluwa floating on the river.

Oreoluwa and the housemaid were reportedly thrown into a river along the Adigbe – Obada area of the town.

According to report, both hands of the deceased were tied with rope to his back, apparently before he was thrown into the river.

The fisherman, Idowu Taiwo who discovered the corpse, said the lifeless body was found floating on the river while he was preparing for the day’s work.

Taiwo said, “On Monday, we heard that someone was thrown into this river, but this morning while we were preparing for work, the police approached us and pleaded with us to inform them any time we discover the body.

“But, this morning, around 7.30, we discovered the body while we were checking on our equipment in the river. I called someone to help us get the number of the PPRO to tell him that we have discovered the body.

“Not long after, the police came and we showed them the body after we had brought it to the river bank.”

The police thereafter took the corpse of Oreoluwa away in the presence of the family member of the Fatinoyes.

The spokesman of the state police command, Abimbola Oyeyemi said the command had commenced an investigation to unravel the mystery behind the death of the Fatinoyes.

Oyeyemi noted that a suspect had been arrested in connection to the incident.

A popular herbalist has reportedly slumped and died at a hotel in Ikere Ekiti in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State after an alleged sex romp with his female partner.

ODUDUWA NEWS gathered that the victim identified as Fadayomi Kehinde, popularly known as Ejiogbe died after a marathon s-xual intercourse with a woman at a hotel in Ikere Ekiti on Monday, January 2, 2023.

The identity of the woman had yet to be ascertained as of the time of filing this report, but the source told ODUDUWA NEWS that the woman is a wife of a pastor in the white garment church in the community.

It was learnt that the suspected lady was spiritually laced with thunderbolt “Magun” which led to the native doctor’s death.

According to the report, his lover raised the alarm after realizing that the man collapsed, the manager of the hotel and some herbalist supporters raced to the scene and immediately rushed the man to a nearby hospital.

It was, however, gathered that the man died on getting to the hospital.