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Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by DuduNegro: 11:36pm On Jun 24, 2013
The Lagos State Special Anti-robbery Squad has killed seven suspected kidnappers and arrested two others during a cross fire in Agbara area of Ogun State, southwest Nigeria

.Police alleged that the suspects were behind the kidnap of Lagos politician Kehinde Bamigbetan, Chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria.Police said the arrested suspects are 27-year old [size=16pt]Ogbonna Emenike[/size] and 25-year old[size=16pt] Uchenna Nwanyu[/size].

The shootout took place at the weekend.The items recovered from the suspects include four AK 47 Rifles, twenty-Eight AK 47 Magazine fully loaded and a thousand round of live ammunition. Others are army uniforms, a Honda CRV jeep with Reg No.ABC106AE and a Nissan Pathfinder Reg No.AGL730AZ as well as local charms.The officer in charge of SARS said: “when I received the information about their hideout in Agbara in Ogun State, I quickly mobilised my men to their camp where they lodged.“After 72hours of waiting in ambush, I and my squadron team stormed the place where all the kidnappers have gathered around 6.30 am on 24/06/2013.“As a result of this,seven of the kidnappers were fatally wounded during a heavy gun battle between the kidnappers and my men.

Two of the kidnappers one Ogbonna Emenike and Uchenna Nnwayu were arrested alive with bullet wound.“Also an Indian National one Mr. Vivex Changrani who was kidnapped in Ikoyi,at about 12.am was also rescued successfully in the kidnappers hideout

.”The Lagos State commissioner of Police Mr. Umar Abubakar Manko warned other kidnappers to flee Lagos.“Criminals will not have comfort in Lagos. Lagos is not a comfort zone. My advice (for criminals) is to go away from Lagos,” Manko said.Bamigbetan was kidnapped in April by unidentified gunmen while he was about to enter his street, Ona Iwa Mimo, Ori-Oke near Egbe bridge in Ejigbo.He was with his driver, Abiodun Olayiwola, in his black SUV with customised registration number Lagos KOK when the gunmen waylaid him.The council boss was said to be on his way home from an official assignment when the incident occurred.His SUV was badly damaged by an electric pole which stopped it while the driver tried to escape from the gunmen.


http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2013/06/24/bamigbetans-alleged-kidnappers-killed-by-police/

Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by Nobody: 11:46pm On Jun 24, 2013
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Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by Nobody: 11:46pm On Jun 24, 2013
Dudu_Negro: The Lagos State Special Anti-robbery Squad has killed seven suspected kidnappers and arrested two others during a cross fire in Agbara area of Ogun State, southwest Nigeria

.Police alleged that the suspects were behind the kidnap of Lagos politician Kehinde Bamigbetan, Chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria.Police said the arrested suspects are 27-year old [size=16pt]Ogbonna Emenike[/size] and 25-year old[size=16pt] Uchenna Nwanyu[/size].


Two of the kidnappers one Ogbonna Emenike and Uchenna Nnwayu were arrested alive with bullet wound.“Also an Indian National one Mr. Vivex Changrani who was kidnapped in Ikoyi,at about 12.am was also rescued successfully in the kidnappers hideout

.”The Lagos State commissioner of Police Mr. Umar Abubakar Manko warned other kidnappers to flee Lagos.“Criminals will not have comfort in Lagos. Lagos is not a comfort zone. My advice (for criminals) is to go away from Lagos

http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2013/06/24/bamigbetans-alleged-kidnappers-killed-by-police/


later people from the East whenever they wanna say stu.pid things will say the west is known for kidnapping. How are we sure it is not people from the East living in states like Lagos that are kidnapping?...from the article in fact it is very obvious that Lagosians/Yorubas do not in any way support kidnapping.

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Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by Nobody: 11:47pm On Jun 24, 2013
LMAOOO grin cheesy grin
Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by Nobody: 11:48pm On Jun 24, 2013
Are those men on the ground dead? shocked

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Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by teemlo: 11:51pm On Jun 24, 2013
Texas.Cowgirl:
Are those men on the ground dead? shocked
No, they are not dead, they are sleeping lol..
Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by Sanboy25: 11:53pm On Jun 24, 2013
Dudu_Negro: The Lagos State Special Anti-robbery Squad has killed seven suspected kidnappers and arrested two others during a cross fire in Agbara area of Ogun State, southwest Nigeria
So now police can KILL people simply out of SUSPICION... Couldn't these men at least have a judgment in front of a court ? SMH undecided
R.I.P to the victims of suspicion... cry
Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by Nobody: 12:00am On Jun 25, 2013
Sanboy25:
So now police can KILL people simply out of SUSPICION... Couldn't these men at least have a judgment in front of a court ? SMH undecided
R.I.P to the victims of suspicion... cry

We should always use our heads.. It was stated that there was a gun battle.

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Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by patrick89(m): 12:03am On Jun 25, 2013
Rubbish police my foot these lifeless bodies might be hundred percent innocent!! Nigerian police can't go to any hide out. Useless people!! Our police men are irresponsible!!
Just yesterday, they arrested our driver and collected 1000k from him for doing absolutely nothing( at least I witnessed everything)
Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by Sanboy25: 12:05am On Jun 25, 2013
Crassus: We should always use our heads.. It was stated that there was a gun battle.
Hum busted, I didn't read the whole thing, too long cool
Well I guess the bad guys are dead and everybody is happy now, NEXT. smiley

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Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by DuduNegro: 12:16am On Jun 25, 2013
Texas.Cowgirl:
Are those men on the ground dead? shocked

Police said they killed seven and two arrested with bullet wounds.
Police is waiting for their people in village to come claim these bodies.
Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by DuduNegro: 12:20am On Jun 25, 2013
Sanboy25:
So now police can KILL people simply out of SUSPICION... Couldn't these men at least have a judgment in front of a court ? SMH undecided
R.I.P to the victims of suspicion... cry

The Indianman found in their custody, do you think he walked in for a curried chicken marsala dinner? yeye!

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Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by ChrisOD: 12:23am On Jun 25, 2013
This is a revenge mission for the kidnap, killing and raping of Igbos by Yorubas that happens everyday in Lagos
Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by ChrisOD: 12:24am On Jun 25, 2013
Kidnapping - A truly Nigerian phenomenom as Yoruba youths join the party
« on: September 15, 2008, 07:38 PM »

Ondo: Youths kidnap, release 5 traders


Five Igbo traders in Owo local government area of Ondo State were kidnapped by unknown youths in the town. The victims were abducted on Saturday September 6 and later regained freedom last Friday. It was gathered that an undisclosed huge amount of money was paid to the youths to secure the release of the victims by the Igbo community. Niger Delta STANDARD Correspondent gathered that their release was made possible because of the intervention of Olowo of Owo, Oba Victor Olateru- Olagbegi and other notable chiefs in the town.

Those abducted were: Mr. Mike, Okechukwu Okafor, Chigozie Nwanekezi, Monday and Agboh. Worried by this development, the Igbo community staged protest to the State Police Commissioner, Charles Dawodu, shortly after their kinsmen were freed. The chairman of the Igbo community in Owo, Mr. Eze Chidozie who led his kinsmen to the state police commissioner said the youths had made life unpleasant for them in the community. He said the suspected militant youths abducted sixteen Igbo people in the last one-year and huge ransoms were paid before they were released to the Igbo community According to Chidozie, "These militant youths just enter our stores at will, carry our goods and ask us to pay certain amount of money before they will release these items.

They will just kidnap that person who argues with them and take such person to their cell. After, they would demand for ransom which start from N100, 000 and above, they would not release the victim until their demand is met." Chodozie said that the abduction was alien to the town as Igbo traders and other ethnic groups had been living in harmony with the people of Owo who he described as 'peace loving'. However, a reliable source close to the Olowo of Owo, Oba Victor Olaretu-Olagbegi, told our correspondent that such case was never reported to the Olowo. But, Chidozie pointed out that the Igbo community had reported severally to the monarch of the town without meaningful solution, threatening that his kinsmen would not open their shops until the issue is addressed by government and other stakeholders.

He appealed to the state police commissioner to beef up security among Igbo traders in Owo town, saying that the youths had turned abduction and looting of Igbo stores as a source of generating income. Chidozie said all Igbo indigenes in the state would join their kinsmen to protest against the injustice meted on them. The state Police Commissioner, Charles Dawodu who confirmed the incident blamed the Igbo traders for not reporting the alleged series of kidnapping in Owo town to him. Dawodu pointed out that he had met with traditional ruler of the ancient city and other prominent traditional chiefs to find a lasting solution to the illegality being perpetrated by the Owo youths.[b][/b]

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-171774.0.html

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Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by ChrisOD: 12:24am On Jun 25, 2013
Yoruba community in Anambra State condemns kidnap of 21 Igbo traders
By Okey Maduforo, Correspondent, Awka

Yoruba community in Anambra State, under the umbrella of Egbe Omo Oduduwa has condemned the alleged kidnap of 21 Igbo traders in Owo, Ondo State, warning that it is a threat on the unity and peaceful coexistence of Nigeria as a nation.


The traders were allegedly kidnapped last Friday by three militant groups known as Palace Boys, Eyin Ogbe Boys and Iloro Youths, who demanded millions of naira as ransom before they would be released.


The militants had last year kidnapped 16 Igbo traders before the latest incident which led to a petition to the state Commissioner of Police Mr. Charles Dawodu, by Ndigbo in the community.


Speaking with Daily Independent in Awka, Anambra State, the chairman of **Egbe Omo Oduduwa** in the area Baba Tunde Adegbenjo, said the incident sends danger signals, adding that there is no state in the country that do not have militants.


"We want to condemn the action and attitude of these militants. We have militants all over the federation and they should consider the fact that if they continue with this other people will revenge and when they do, it becomes crisis everywhere.


"So we are not happy with the attitude of our people back home who gather themselves together and call themselves militants.


"The relation of any of those victims would look for people around to kidnap and those of us outside the Yoruba land or non-indigenes generally would become victims. If this type of thing continues we will have no option but to point to the residence of part of Yoruba land where these activities are taking place.


"The place where it happened is Owo community, so instead of allowing them to go and revenge on Ogwoko man or Akure or Ondo town, we will now point to the residence of the Owo people among us; so that they will go and pick them. This is because things like this spread like wild fire and we will not allow that to happen."


Adegbenjo further noted that security is very important in business interaction and such a thing can affect business between visitors and owners of the land.


"If an Igboman do not feel safe to do business in Yoruba land they will not go there and those of us in Igbo land will not be comfortable and these are the type of incident we experienced some time ago, when the Hausa people had problems with the Igbos and many lives were lost.


"We do not want this type of thing and this is how it starts. So we have to tell our people to stop all these nonsense they are doing. It will not discourage economic development and sound interpersonal relationship in the country."


He urged the Ondo State government to take action quickly to protect the interest of the Igbo in the area as Yoruba and other ethnic groups are being protected in the South East zone; adding that the people at the zone and their respective governments have been friendly and displayed the spirit of brotherhood among visitors and settlers in Igbo land.

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Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by ChrisOD: 12:25am On Jun 25, 2013
Police nab 4 suspected kidnappers who demanded N7m from victim’s family
•Man shot dead at filing station
By MATTHEW DIKE
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Photo: Sun News Publishing
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Policemen have arrested four suspected kidnappers, in Lagos, over the weekend, after they abducted a lady, Chi Obi demanding N7 million ransom from her family.

Chi Obi was said to have been kidnapped by Akin Gbenga, Sikiru, Lanre and Matthew. The suspects were arrested in a hotel (name withheld) along Iba- Igando Road, Lagos.

Chi was kidnapped Along ASPANDA Road, Igando, Lagos. The suspects allegedly demanded for N7 million from the victim’s family. Policemen attached to Federal Highway Team got a tip off and moved swiftly to the scene and effected the arrested of the hoodlums.

Daily Sun gathered that the Obis were planning how to pay the ransom to save one of their own when the crime fighters arrived the scene.

The family thanked God immediately their daughter was set free. A police source at the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja told Daily Sun that one of the elders in the family showered encomium on the police. According to him, he never expected that the police could be able to rescue their relation.
In another development, suspected gunmen who operated in a Pathfinder Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) shot one Man dead in the metropolis, at the weekend.

The deceased identified as Raimi Abiodun was shot at a filing station (name withheld) on Market Road, Ayobo. The incident which occurred at about 9:00pm caused pandemonium in the area. People scamperedfor safety.
The cause of the killing was not known as at the time of going to the press. A source said the deceased was shot at close range.
He said immediately people heard the gun shot, everybody took to their heels. “They killed him just like that. Nobody can tell the reason for the shooting of the man. He was shot dead in cold blood. They came in a white Pathfinder. Police arrived late.

They chased the criminals and also rushed the victim to a nearby hospital. That’s all I can tell you. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but unfortunately he died on the way to the hospital,” he said.

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2011/nov/29/national-29-11-2011-0030.html

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Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by ChrisOD: 12:25am On Jun 25, 2013
PM NEWS

/2011/11/25/

Alleged Kidnappers Docked print

Abibatu Sanusi, 39, and Aibano Ayotunde, 49, were on Friday arraigned before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, over alleged unlawful confining and depriving the liberty of one Blessing Ukeh.

The Prosecutor, Mr. James Okorie, told the court that the accused persons sometime in May, 2011, at Ayoredex Medical Centre, 66, Boladale St., conspired to confine 18-year old Ukeh by locking her up.

Okorie said that the accused persons had deprived the victim of her liberty by forcefully detaining her in an uncompleted building with intent to obtain money from her parents.

He said Ukeh was confined in the building for one week and that she was traumatised to the extent of attempting suicide by drinking a substance suspected to be petrol.

Okorie said following police investigation, the accused persons were arrested and detained.

He said the offence was contrary to Sections 517, 365 and 327 of the Criminal Code.

The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Counsel to the accused persons, Mr. Olarenwaju Ayo, applied for their bail.

Magistrate Paul Ojo, granted them bail in the sum of N250, 000 and one surety in like sum each, and adjourned the case to December 14 for trial.

http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2011/11/25/alleged-kidnappers-docked/

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Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by ChrisOD: 12:26am On Jun 25, 2013
5 Igbo traders abducted in Owo

Sunday Kudaisi, Akure


Kidnapping which is fast becoming a way of life in the riverine oil producing areas of Ondo State, at the weekend, spread to the ancient city of Owo, as suspected armed youths abducted five Igbo traders.

The victims who were alleged to have been kidnapped on September 6 were released at the weekend after an undisclosed huge ransom was allegedly paid by the Owo Igbo community.

Those kidnapped included Messrs Okechukwu Okafor, Mike, Chigozie Nwanekezi and Monday Agboh.

Chairman of the Igbo community in Owo Mr Eze Chidozie, said several Igbos operating in the town had closed down business, adding that they will not open for business until government security agents assure them that their lives are safe.

The kidnappers allegedly consented to release of the abducted people after the intervention of Olowo of Owo, Oba Olateru Olagbegi, the Ojomoluda of Ijebu Owo, Oba……Ojomo and some notable Owo chieftains.

The Igbo community in Owo, who however protested to the State police commissioner, Charles Dawodu, after the release of their kinsmen, narrated how the militant youths alleged to be palace boys, Eyin Ogbe boys and Iloro youths made life unbearable for the Igbo people living in Owo kingdom.

Chidozie told journalists in Akure that the militant youths had in the last one year, kidnapped 16 Igbo people and demanded huge sums of money which they paid.

He said: "They just enter our stores carry our goods and ask us to pay certain amount of money before they will release the items and any attempt to argue with them, they will just bundled that person and take him to their cell.

"Thereafter, they will be demanding for money ranging from N100, 000 and above and they will not release the victim until their demand is met."

The Igbo community also alleged that the ugly development had lead to the death of two traders, saying the militants have turned it to be their rights to be entering shops operated by the Igbo traders and threatening to kill or maim them if they (the Igbo traders) don’t meet their demands.

The target of the militants is especially those that are into timber business, electronics, medicines and motor spare parts.

The intimidation and harassment he said have been reported to the Olowo and Ojomoluda but that the looting spree of Igbo shops with impunity have not been stopped.

The chairman appealed to the state police commissioner to rescue the Igbo from the hands of the militants who had turned kidnapping and looting of Igbo store to source of their daily income.

Chiedozie noted that such actions will strain the cordial relationship between the Owo people and the Igbo traders in the town. Adding that all Igbo people in Ondo State would today (Monday) storm Owo and join their kinsmen on a peace protest against the activities of the militants.

Confirming the incident, the state Mr. Dawodu said the victims of the alleged kidnapped never reported the cases to the police.

Daudu said the victims had been keeping the information to themselves, noting that now that it’s getting out of their hands that they took the appropriate step of reporting to the police.

The police boss assured the people that the criminal incident would not recur, saying he had contacted the monarch of the ancient city and other prominent traditional chiefs to stamp out the heinous activities of the illegal militant youths.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-171774.0.html

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Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by ak47mann(m): 12:37am On Jun 25, 2013
Can u attest that those dead bodies are dark and slim,hmmmmm! they remind me of those ALAYES in lagos praising me while cursing themselves at the same time,praying that none of my relatives will never breed waste men like them.All for some change..

May be fashola hav taken them off the street so they decide to try Niger delta/igbo style...

But landed in body bags cool cool
Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by DuduNegro: 12:39am On Jun 25, 2013
Chris, it seems you are saying igbos are not the only ones kidnapping, other people kidnap too, right?

How many Yorubas have been caught running a kidnapping ring in SE?

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Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by ChrisOD: 12:41am On Jun 25, 2013
Dudu_Negro: Chris, it seems you are saying igbos are not the only ones kidnapping, other people kidnap too, right?

How many Yorubas have been caught running a kidnapping ring in SE?

Many. Seek and you shall find. Meanwhile why did you people kidnap Igbos first? You stirred the honet's nest first, now its pay back cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy
Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by DuduNegro: 12:43am On Jun 25, 2013
ak47mann: Can u attest that those dead bodies are dark and slim,hmmmmm! they remind me of those ALAYES in lagos praising me while cursing themselves at the same time,praying that none of my relatives will never breed waste men like them.All for some change..

May be fashola hav taken them off the street so they decide to try Niger delta/igbo style...

But landed in body bags cool cool

The photographer should take these pictures from the head, that way we can use head shape for proper identification and rule out conspiracy.

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Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by DuduNegro: 12:45am On Jun 25, 2013
Chris-OD:


Many. Seek and you shall find. Meanwhile why did you people kidnap Igbos first? You stirred the honet's nest first, now its pay back cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy

You damn right, its payback.....in body bags!

You are good at news clips and postings. Show us the news clips of Yorubas that kidnap in your villages.

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Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by ak47mann(m): 12:49am On Jun 25, 2013
Dudu_Negro:

The photographer should take these pictures from the head, that way we can use head shape for proper identification and rule out conspiracy.
u dnt need a photographer,look,they are slim and dark in complexion only two groups in nigeria fit in those category..

Just focus on there dark face that will remind u one of ur cousin look alike cool cool
Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by akpomeme(m): 12:53am On Jun 25, 2013
Sanboy25:
So now police can KILL people simply out of SUSPICION... Couldn't these men at least have a judgment in front of a court ? SMH undecided
R.I.P to the victims of suspicion... cry
May God deliver you into the arms of kidnappers and come back alive so that you can upgrade your stupid opinion. Aggressors with guns don't deserve a fair chance in court.

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Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by ChrisOD: 12:54am On Jun 25, 2013
Dudu_Negro:

You damn right, its payback.....in body bags!

You are good at news clips and postings. Show us the news clips of Yorubas that kidnap in your villages.

Find them. Just like I found yours. BTW, did you hear of the Yoruba Oba who raped an Igbo NYSC member. Should there will be reward for that too? cheesy cheesy cheesy
Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by ChrisOD: 12:56am On Jun 25, 2013
Another Oba Behaving Badly: Charged Over Rape Of Youth Corper

Police have started investigation of a traditional ruler in Osun State, the Alowa of Ilowa in Obokun Local Government Area of the state, Adebukola Alli, following allegation of rape levelled against him by a youth corps member serving in his domain.

The 23-year-old corps member, in a petition to the state secretariat of the National Youth Service Corps in Osogbo, narrated how the monarch allegedly violated her at his residence in Osogbo.

The victim, who is currently serving at a community school in Ilowa, where the monarch rules, alleged that Mr Alli forced her into his private room where he defiled her.

The petition reads, in part: "I was raped by the Alowa of Ilowa on Friday, March 25. Before then, I had been introduced to the monarch during the last INEC registration exercise.

"One day, on my way from the school, Oba Alli gave me a ride and told me that he wanted me to be a computer facilitator for the schools in the community. That was after he got to know that I was computer literate and we drew a plan on the format the assignment would take." She explained that she later had a session with the students and after introducing the system to them, the traditional ruler offered to take her back to school. But instead of dropping her at the school, he reportedly took her to his residence in Osogbo, a few kilometers to her place of primary assignment.

"He said I should not worry, that he would bring me back home and eventually we arrived at his residence in Osogbo where he entertained me. It was getting late and I wanted to go home as he started to caress me. I got up begging him, but he turned down my pleas," she stated.

She explained further that the monarch later stripped her and went outside to soak her clothes, stressing that before he came back, she had locked the door.

Police probe

She further stated that the threat by the monarch to kill her, should he force the door open, made her to open it and he consequently entered the room where she was allegedly raped.

Efforts made to speak with the traditional ruler failed, as he could not be contacted as the time of this report.

But the state coordinator of the NYSC, Henry Enyenihi, said the matter had been reported to the police as well as the national secretariat of the NYSC in Abuja. Mr Enyenihi, in an interview with newsmen yesterday, said the NYSC Director General, Maharazu Tsiga had already briefed a lawyer to pursue the matter.

"It is sad that a monarch who is expected to play the role of a parent to the young corps member, is himself violating her womanhood," he said.

Although Olusegun Solomon, the state's Commissioner of Police is currently on election duty outside the state, but a senior police officer confirmed the report.

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Nex...-146/story.csp
Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by ChrisOD: 12:56am On Jun 25, 2013
Rape of ex-corps member: Monarch knows fate June 4
Our Reporter May 26, 2013 23 Comments »
Rape of ex-corps member: Monarch knows fate June 4

From BAMIGBOLA GBOLAGUNTE, Osogbo

The traditional ruler of Ilowa in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun state, Oba Adebukola Alli, who is on trial before a High Court in Osogbo for alleged rape of a former Youth Corps member, Miss Helen Okpara, will know his fate on June 4 as the court delivers judgment in the case.

During the nearly two years trial, the health of the monarch, who had been remanded in prison custody, deteriorated and on two occasions, he travelled abroad for medical treatment.

The embattled traditional ruler of an Ijesha-speaking community, in the eastern part of the state had on one occasion, slumped inside the court during proceedings.

Despite the weighty allegation leveled against the monarch, his subjects still admire him and have vowed to ensure that he continues to rule the town.

A 23-year-old former member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who served in his domain, Helen Okpara, had alleged that the Oba had unlawful carnal knowledge of her. Although the monarch denied the allegation, Okpara in her evidence, gave a blow-by-blow account of how she was allegedly raped inside the private residence of the traditional ruler in Osogbo.

Her words: “The monarch came over me and I panicked and ran into a toilet where he struggled with my clothes and pulled it off. He collected my clothes and said he would soak them in water. He came inside the room, switched off the light, and struggled with me on the bed; and that was how he raped me. I kept shouting but the Oba told me that nobody would hear me. And after, I noticed that something was dropping from my private part.”

Narrating her ordeal in the hands of the royal father in one of the court sittings, Okpara said: “I was engaged by the monarch to distribute forms for a computer training he organized. After distributing the training form to the participants, I told the Oba that we were through for the day and he said I should wait, that he was going to drop me off on the way to my house. So, I waited for him and he drove me in his car but when we got to the front of my house, he said I would have to follow him to Osogbo for registration of the forms, because the state government was expecting the forms.”

She stated further: “I told the monarch that it was late and that I couldn’t make it to Osogbo but he promised to bring me back to the village no matter how late. When we got to his house in Osogbo, he didn’t mention anything about the registration of the forms, so I told him I wanted to leave but he said it was already late and that he couldn’t risk driving at night.

“I told the Oba to drop me in front of a police station, that I would find my way home, but he refused. Instead, he went inside a room and came out with a bundle of N200 notes and threw it at me, saying that I should collect it, because he was impressed with my performance at the computer-training centre. But I told him I didn’t need his money.”

According to Okpara, Oba Alli went in with the money and when he returned, he had undressed, adding: “When I told him I was leaving, he said I wasn’t going back that night and that he had tried many ways to get at me but I always turned down his advances. He threatened to harm me that night.”

However, the monarch in his defense, told the court that he had sexual intercourse with Okpara on several occasions before the one that landed him in trouble.

He said: “Helen is my girl friend and both of us have been enjoying ourselves without any problem. I don’t know why she decided to turn things against me.”

At the last hearing of the case, E.A Gbadegesin, counsel to the monarch, said that he had filed a written address on the matter which had been confirmed by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) in the state Ministry of Justice. Gbadegesin urged the court to discharge the accused monarch and dismiss the claims of the prosecution.

But leading other counsels from the state Ministry of Justice, the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Mr. Dapo Adeniji, said he had proof that the monarch committed the offence and urged the court to expedite action on the judgment.

Consequently, the trial Judge, Mr Justice Oyejide Falola, fixed Tuesday, June 4, for judgment.

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/cover/rape-of-ex-corps-member-monarch-knows-fate-june-4/
Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by DuduNegro: 1:02am On Jun 25, 2013
Chris, these atrocities were commited by Yorubas in Igboland?

You are joke. Anyway, dont forget, police commissioner has issued warning and Governor is behind him......be socially responsible in Lagos or head back to village on your own, otherwise we will force your return with bullets.

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Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by ChrisOD: 1:05am On Jun 25, 2013
Dudu_Negro: Chris, these atrocities were commited by Yorubas in Igboland?

You are joke. Anyway, dont forget, police commissioner has issued warning and Governor is behind him......be socially responsible in Lagos or head back to village on your own, otherwise we will force your return with bullets.

You are joking too, right? That means you want to turn Eko into a war zone. You kidnap Igbos in Lagos, we kidnap Yorubas in Lagos, you rape our girls in SW, we rape your girls in SW. SE is a no go area for you and your type

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Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by dayokanu(m): 1:12am On Jun 25, 2013
Just like the same people kidnapped Osun Speakers wife

These criminals

Later they would tell us how they came to Lagos with 1 shirt and now have 3houses in Ikoyi after 3yrs

Kidnappers, Go back to your villages

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Re: Kidnappers Should Go Back To Their Village, LS Police Warns. by ChrisOD: 1:16am On Jun 25, 2013
dayokanu: Just like the same people kidnapped Osun Speakers wife

These criminals

Later they would tell us how they came to Lagos with 1 shirt and now have 3houses in Ikoyi after 3yrs

Kidnappers, Go back to your villages

You (Yoruba) kidnap Igbos in Lagos, Igbos in Lagos kidnap you in Lagos. Case closed

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