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Insecurity: Ilupeju-Oshodi Residents in Panic As Cultists Obstruct Daily Activities

By Adebayo Miracle

Chaos occured at Ilupeju-Oshodi area as suspected cultist swoop the area destroying things and causing harm to the community and her residents on the 16th of this present month. It was gathered that about 30 or more vehicles were destroyed by the evil perpetrators in the area.


It was reportedly gathered that not less than 12 streets were affectected in the community. It was gathered that the hoodlums who were identified as suspected cultists broke through the estate gate with cutlass, axe and all sort of harmful tools. Stalls, shops, stores, and business centres were broken into by this hoodlums stealing all forms of valuable gadgets like phones, laptops and money. As at wednessday some of these streets were yet to resume fully to their normal activities as they were still looking deserted and the street gate was still locked. Broken glasses and shattered car remains were seen litered on the street floor.
The fight which was confirmed by some of the residents. They reportedly informed the reporters that the crises started on Monday involving guys from majorly Ogunmokun and Ilupeju. The residents of some of the affected places also confirmed the visitation of the CDA of Olosan Police Station to the street on Tuesday.
Some of the affected traders in the street confessed to how their shops and stores were looted after fleeing for their life on Monday.

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REPORTED KILLING IN TORO VILLAGE, SHEER CRIMINALITY, NOT IFE/MODAKEKE DISPUTE- OONI’S PALACE

21/08/2021.

The palace of the Ooni of Ife on Friday morning received with great concern, news of the reported killing of some persons numbering about five at Toro village, Ile-Ife.

Aside from condemning the unfortunate incident in strong terms, the Palace of the Ooni immediately reported the case to appropriate security authorities, who swung into action immediately.

While some mischief makers tried to link the criminality to the long-resolved Ife/Modakeke dispute, the Palace of Ife wishes to state unequivocally that what happened at Toro village was sheer criminality and the long hand of the law will soon catch up with the perpetrators.

It is in the public knowledge that the country like its counterparts across the world is being confronted by security challenges, which would soon be a thing of the past with the corporation of all especially we (citizens).

Attempts to add communal colouration to the crime with an attempt to distract security operatives from unveiling the evil minds behind the devilish act by some mischief makers is already known to security operatives who are on top of the matter.

While lauding government and security operatives including the Police, Department of State Service (DSS), the Nigeria Army, Vigilante groups and others for being responsive to the ugly situation and their immeasurable roles in sustaining the peace being enjoyed in the communities, the Ooni implores all abiding persons to carry on with their legitimate activities as perpetrators of acts of criminality are not representing any community and will only be treated as criminals.

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JUST IN: Anxiety As Gunmen Ambush, Kill Five Farmers In Modakeke, Osun State

No fewer than five (5) farmers have been reportedly killed by suspected gunmen, in a staged ambush on their way to the farm at Modakeke town in Osun State.

ODUDUWA NEWS gathered the ugly incident occured around 7 am when the farmers were heading to their farms along Toro road in Modakeke.

The incident caused tension in the community as residents and policemen visited the scene to evacuate the corpses of the farmers.

Osun police spokesperson SP Yemisi Opalola quoted as saying: “I heard some people were killed and the Commissioner of Police, Mr Olawale Olokode has deployed more of our men to the scene.

“Our men are doing everything possible to restore peace in the area.”

The attack happened on “Isese Day” 2021, as the Osun government declared Friday a public holiday to mark the festival. The festival is celebrated by Yoruba traditionalists globally. They call it ‘World Isese Day’.

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JUST IN: Buhari Reappoints Oloyede As JAMB Registrar, Others

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday reappointed Ishaq Oloyede as Registrar/Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for a second term of five years.

The President also approved the reappointment of Prof Abubakar Rasheed as Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC) for another five years and Hamid Bobboyi as Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) for a second term of four years.

Director, Press and Public Affairs, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Bem Goong, in a statement on Friday, said the appointments were based on the recommendation of Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu.

Buhari also approved the reappointment of Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe as Registrar/CEO of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) for a second term of four years and Prof. Promise Mebine as the Director/Chief Executive of the National Mathematical Centre for an initial tenure of five years.

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Four Suspected Serial Killers Of POS, Uber Operators Arrested By Ogun Police

Four suspected serial killers have been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing a Point-of-Sale terminal operator, Abiodun Odebunmi, and a Uber driver, Idowu Ademiluyi.

The suspects, identified as Kehinde Jelili, aka Oluomo, Abiodun Akinola, Johnson Fakeye, and Jamiu Akinola, allegedly set ablaze Odebunmi’s remains after stealing N4m from him.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday, said the suspects were members of a syndicate which specialised in robbing PoS and Uber operators in the state.

Oyeyemi said the suspects were arrested on Wednesday following a report lodged at the Onipanu divisional police headquarters by a PoS attendant, Aanu Salaudeen.

The PPRO explained that Salaudeen, who worked for Odebunmi, reported that her boss left their office at Aparadija the previous day to meet a customer.

Odebunmi was said to have gone missing since then.

“According to Salaudeen, they had earlier done a transaction of N1.5m with the person who invited her boss the previous day, and it was the same person who called her boss to meet him at Oju-Ore to do another PoS transaction of N4m.

“Upon the report, the policemen at Onipanu commenced investigation into the sudden disappearance of the man. Their efforts paid off when the burnt body of the victim was discovered in an uncompleted building at the Arobieye area of Ota without any trace of his assailants.

“The CSP Femi Olabode-led homicide team, in compliance with the CP’s directive, embarked on technical and intelligence-based investigation, which led them to Otun Ekiti in Ekiti State, where the suspect was discovered to be hibernating.

“On getting to Ekiti, the suspect got wind of the presence of the detectives and quickly escaped to Offa in Kwara State.

“With determination to apprehend him, the team continued trailing him and they later got information that he was in Benin Republic, where he had gone to attend the court session of Chief Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, and that he would soon be coming to Nigeria.

“Having got the information about the day he would be returning to Nigeria, the team laid ambush for him and got him arrested at a boundary community between Ogun and Lagos states.

“On interrogation, Kehinde Jeili, who claimed to be a native of Apomu in Osun State, confessed to killing the victim.

“He confessed further that he deliberately lured the victim to Ota, where he and his gang members were waiting for him with the money he was asked to bring, having transacted a N1.5m business with him the previous day, and that they cut him to death with machetes after collecting the money from him. He stated further that they burnt the victim’s body in order to cover their tracks,” Oyeyemi stated.

The PPRO explained that the suspect confessed that his gang always targeted Uber and PoS operators.

On how they operate, the suspect reportedly said one of them would pretend as a passenger and lure a Uber driver to where his members were waiting; as soon as he got to the place, the driver would be hacked to death and his car stolen.

“Also, the suspect stated further that he and his gang attacked another victim, one Idowu Ademiluyi, at the Itori area and snatched his Toyota Corolla, having cut him with machetes to the point of death.

“The arrest of Kehinde Salihu led detectives to their receiver, Abiodun Akinola, who is a standby buyer of every proceed of their crime.

“The confessional statements of the duo led to the arrest of the other two suspects, Johnson Fakeye and Akinola Jamiu, at Atan-Ota and Owode-Yewa, respectively,” Oyeyemi added.

Three vehicles — a Toyota Camry, a Toyota Corolla and a Toyota Rave 4 — whose owners were murdered, were recovered from the gang.

The police spokesman noted that the investigation which led to the arrest of the suspects lasted for three months.

He said, “The Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, has appealed to members of the public to always disclose their movement to at least one trusted person whenever they have cause to keep an appointment with an unknown person.”

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Armed Robbers Attack Bullion Van In Ondo

Armed robbers attacked a bullion van along the Akure/Owo Highway in Ondo State on Wednesday, shooting a policeman in the process.

Public Relations Officer of Ondo State Police Command, DCP Funmi Odunlami, told newsmen that the attack occurred close to Emure-Ile junction along the highway.

The robbers were however unable to cart away any funds as the bullion van was not carrying any cash when they struck, Odunlami added.

Meanwhile, a team of policemen has been deployed to the area to apprehend the armed robbers and the injured policeman is being treated at a nearby hospital.

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Lagos Assembly Has Passed Vital Laws Against Drug Abuse – Obasa

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on Thursday decried the increasing rate of drug abuse among youths and even parents in Nigeria.

The Speaker, who spoke at the 7th Annual Constituency Stakeholders’ Meeting in his Agege Constituency 1, warned that this menace must be urgently checked to prevent its devastating effects on the growth and progress of the country.

According to Obasa, the Lagos State House of Assembly has been at the forefront of the fight against drug abuse through various legislations.

“At the Lagos State House of Assembly, the leadership and members of the House have always taken matters affecting residents and especially the youths very passionately.

“The House has continued to be proactive in the consideration of viable laws and policies that would enhance youth potentials and development.

“Some of the recent laws that are passed attest to government’s efforts on this matter and these include the law to amend the Lagos State Sports Commission law of 2015 to promote youth and sports development in Lagos and for connected purposes.

“The law will ensure that youths are provided with great opportunities not only in the area of recreation but where they can nurture, explore and utilise their potentials in sporting activities to become professional sportsmen and women.

“This would also take the minds of many of them off drug abuse and criminal activities,” the Speaker said.

Obasa listed other youth-oriented bills considered by the House to include two recent ones for the establishment of a university of education and another for the establishment of a university of science and technology, which aims to address the inadequacies in polytechnic education system in Nigeria.

“While the passage of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps is aimed at ensuring the safety of all in our neighbourhood, the prevalence of drug abuse amongst adults and youths, if not effectively addressed and curbed, will jeopardise the entire efforts of the House in the establishment of a safe, peaceful, and livable society.

“Consequently, we call on all stakeholders, residents, parents, teachers, students, school proprietors, religious organisations, celebrities, social media influencers, professional bodies, the academia, civil society organisations and community leaders to work in concert with the government for the common good of our society by saying ‘no to drug abuse trafficking’,” he said.

In his address at the event, the chairman of Agege Local Government Area, Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, lamented that drug abuse had become so alarming that Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), recommended tests for public office holders, intending couples and admission seekers.

“If we continue in this manner and fail to salvage the situation, in no distant future, there would be an increase in the population of persons with drug abuse-induced health problems,” he warned.

Guests, who spoke at the event, commended the Speaker for the various projects he had attracted to the constituency. They also emphasised the need to effectively curb drug abuse with the clergy promising to carry the campaign to worship centres.

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Oyo ALGON Gives 24-Hour Ultimatum To Immigration To Vacate LG Offices Over Assault of Member

The State Chapter of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, (ALGON) has condemned in totality, the assault melted on the Executive Chairman of Ibadan North Local Government, Hon. Yusuf Sahib Oladayo on Wednesday, 18th August, 2021.

This is contain in a press statement made available to ODUDUWA NEWS in Ibadan North Local Government Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.

Speaking on behalf of the association, Oyo ALGON Chairman, Hon Sikiru Sanda said “the group condemned in it entirety, the assault, molestation and harassment of Ibadan North Local Government Chairman, Hon Sahib Oladayo Yusuff who sustained multiple injuries following the ugly incident”.

Hon. Sanda, who is the Executive Chairman of Egbeda Local Government noted that the actions of the Immigration Operatives negates the position of the Executive Governor of Oyo State who has been championing the safety, peace and security of residents of Oyo State.

Speaking further, Sanda said the sporadic shooting by the officials of Immigration is barbaric. He urged the Comptroller – General of Immigration to produce the officials who perpetrated the dastardly acts within 24hr.

In attendance were chairmen from Akinyele, Oyo East, Atiba, Olorunsogo, Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, Oluyole, Ibadan North East Local Governments among others.

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Osun Govt Orders Probe Into Mysterious Death Of Seven Family Members

The Government of the State of Osun has ordered immediate investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a family of seven, on Tuesday, in Apomu, Isokan Local Government Area of the State.

While sympathising with the community, the Government has also ordered that an autopsy be carried out on the corpses of the seven members of the family who were reportedly found dead in their abode.

In a statement by the Commissioner for Health, Rafiu Isamotu, on Wednesday, the Government also reiterated its commitment to security and welfare of its citizens and that it would go the whole hog to unravel the circumstances leading to the mysterious death.

Recall that members of Oke Suna community in Apomu had on Tuesday morning found the deceased in their house and reported the incident to the police before the corpses were taken to the morgue.

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Aare Onakakanfo, Vigilante Groups, Others Attend Southwest Security Summit In Abeokuta

The South West Security Stakeholders Group Conference going on currently holding at Ontec Events Centre, Abiola Way, Madojutimi Junction, Abeokuta Ogun State.

The conference with the theme titled: Stemming The Tide of Insecurity in Nigeria is holding to chart a wayforward to the rising cases of kidnapping, banditry and other vices in Yorubaland.

The attendees and discussants at the conference include Are Onakakanfo, Iba Gani Adams, leaders of various vigilantee groups, and other security agencies as well as other government officials. Details later.

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