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The Police at Ikotun Division, Lagos, have started investigation to uncover the circumstances that led to the death of a 13-year old SS1 student, who reportedly committed suicide by drinking the popular insecticide, Sniper, after he was suspended from school for two weeks.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the late Juwon was a student of Foldemi Private School located at Ola Farm area of Abaranje, Ikotun, Lagos, where the incident happened.

It was gathered that one of the female classmates went to the School Management and reported that the deceased touched the buttocks of another female classmate which he reportedly denied.

However, the School Management found him culpable and subsequently punished him by suspending from the school as a disciplinary measure to serve as deterrent to other students despite his denial.

The boy was very angry and felt humiliated for nothing he did not commit in school. When he got home, he took the insecticide, Sniper, which was kept at home and drank it.

Few minutes after, he became unconscious and died in the process before help would come to him as his parents were not at home by the time he was sent home.

When his parents returned home and found him in that condition with a bottle of Sniper insecticide beside him, he was taken to an undisclosed hospital where the doctors merely certified him dead. His corpse was taken to the cemetery and buried immediately.

The death of the student, Juwon, sparked a serious protest in the area and the school to the extent that his classmates mobilised and stormed the home of their female classmate, identified as Chinaza, who was behind the suspension in order to attack her. But sensing danger, her parents managed to sneak her away from the compound and since then Chinaza was said to be in hiding.

Police operatives from Osun State Command have uncovered a Cherubim and Seraphim Church, where a female Pastor uses to recruit teenagers for prostitution.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at the Church premises located at No. 37 Oriola Street, Aladelola area of Osun State.

The 56 -year old woman, Pastor Kafayat Idowu, has been arrested and currently in detention over allegation of running prostitution business inside her church.

It was gathered that the Police received intelligence reports over her activities in the church by engaging young girls between the ages of 13 and 17 for prostitution for her clients.
The Police monitored and eventually arrested her while negotiating price for one of her victims inside her Cherubim and Seraphim Church. She reportedly confessed and told the Police that she charges N600 after arranging customers for the teenage girls.

One of the victims disclosed that many of them are 13-17 years old and are mostly from broken homes. She further said they were lured into prostitution when they sought for help from the Pastor Kafayat.

The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, said the suspect, Kafayat, will be charged for child abuse and human trafficking.

The deployment of the Special Strike Force on Social Miscreants by the amiable Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, to arrest hoodlums terrorizing different areas in the state has paid off.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that during the operation, the Police arrested a 24-year old most wanted and deadly Aiye Confraternity kingpin, Sikiru Samuel, a.k.a Samora, eight members of his gang in Ikorodu and recovered one double barrel gun from the miscreants.

The arrest of Samora may have marked the end of his invincibility myths and violent crimes in Ikorodu and its environs.

This was confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana. He stated that the Commissioner of Police Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, deployed a Special Strike Force on Social Miscreants to Ikorodu, to sustain the ongoing onslaught on cultists and other social miscreants in Ikorodu, Imota, Agbowa, Owutu, Ijede, Ipakodo and Owode Onirin.

The operation, which was intelligence driven, recorded another remarkable achievement with the arrest of a deadly leader of Aiye Confraternity, Sikiru Samuel, a.k.a Samora, at Imota area of Ikorodu, Lagos.

DSP Bala Elkana said other members of his gang arrested are: Adegboyega Ismaila ‘m’ 19; Sunkanmi Shonubi ‘m’ a.k.a Napel, 19; Adigun Faruq ‘m’ 18; Rilwan Akinwale ‘m’ 30; Victor Uju ‘m’ a.k.a Zino, 18; Juwon Idowu ‘m’ a.k.a lighter, 18; Rasak Adebola ‘m’ a.k.a ‘Bobo’,20, and Kehinde Keshinro ‘m’ 18.

He revealed that the gang was responsible for series of violent attacks and gang violence in Imota and its environs. He said one of such violent attacks happened on 12th February, 2020, at about 0830hours, which led to the death of one David Nwanga ‘m’ 30, of Araro Adamo area.

The suspects were handed over to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba, for discreet investigation and will be charged to Court after the conclusion of investigation.

A 17-year old boy has been arrested for abduction and allegedly sleeping with his 15-year old lover.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Obagunwa Lane, Onilekere Cement area of Lagos, where they reside.

The boy is now facing the charge which attracts several years of imprisonment if he is tried and found guilty of the alleged offence before the Court. He was remanded in juvenile detention following his arraignment before the Ogba Magistrates Court in Lagos.

The Police alleged that the boy lured the girl from her parent’s house and took her to where they engaged in marathon sex.

Since they were not within their area for the romp, the parents of the girl began to look for her before she later returned.

The parents then asked her where she went and she confessed that she went somewhere with her lover where they engaged in sex. They became angry and claimed that the boy had defiled their daughter as she was no longer virgin.

Thereafter they went to the Police and reportedly that the boy abducted their daughter and defiled her. The boy was arrested and later charged before the Court for the alleged offence.

The Court did not take his plea following a motion by the prosecutor, Supol Benson Emerhi, asking the Court to refer the matter to the DPP for advice.

Hence the Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. O. Sule-Amzat, directed that the defendant to be remanded in juvenile centre and ordered the prosecutor to duplicate the file and send to the DPP for advice.

The matter was adjourned till 16th April, 2020. The names of the victim and defendant were withheld in line with the policy of the organization because they were still minors.

A top politician in Lagos, Mr. Olalekan Bashorun, has sent his wife, Fatimo, away from their matrimonial home after four deadly armed robbers invaded their home, raped her in his presence and the incident eventually crashed their 7-year old marriage.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Isaba Street, Ikotun area of Lagos, when the robbers raided the street.

Since the incident happened two years ago, the marriage crashed as Olalekan stopped sleeping with his wife, Fatimo, subjected her to constant beating before he reportedly sent her away from their matrimonial home.

Following the frustration, the embattled Fatimo has filed a divorce suit before the Igando Customary Court seeking for the dissolution of the marriage which had produced two children.

The embittered Fatimo told the Presiding Judge, O.A Akande, to end her marriage to her husband, Olalekan Basorun, who is a popular hotelier and politician in the area for constant beating, harassment and neglect of their 2 children.

Fatimo approached the Court seeking the dissolution of the marriage and narrated the unfortunate incident which took place on Christmas day of 2018, which led to the breakup of the peaceful marriage with her husband.
She told the Court that on that day, armed Robbers stormed their house after robbing almost the whole street. According to the 37 year old lady, who is into textile material business, the gang took money, jewelries and other valuables. She said four of the fully armed men took turns to rape her right in the full glare of her husband, who was beaten black and blue. However, the only saving grace was that their 2 children were holidaying with her mom at the time.
Fatimo told the Judge that her world came crashing when shortly after the incident, the husband changed completely.

“He stopped giving me money for the upkeep for my children, started staying out late and even stopped sleeping with me” she told the Court.

She said that her husband’s change of attitude stemmed from the rape she suffered in the hands of the robbers, which he witnessed 2 years ago and she was forced to move out of the house.

The husband, Olalekan, who was in Court, denied the charges. He told the Judge that it was his wife who stopped sleeping with him adding that the wife said the robbers accused him of dating the wife of a rival politician in the area, an accusation he vehemently denied.

The confession of the leader of Berry Boys, a secret cult, who said that he joined the cult at the age of 12, may have exposed lack of parental care and decadence in the society in Nigeria.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the 22-year-old Maliki Bello said he joined the cult group at that tender and since then he had been causing havoc and violence.

Bello was arrested alongside 11 others by operatives of the Special Strike Force on Social Miscreants of the Lagos State Police Command.
This was confirmed by the Lagos State Police spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana, who said the dreaded cult leader was arrested on 4th February, 2020, after operatives from Itire Police Station led by the Divisional Police Officer, SP Barkfur Kromkyes, monitored his activities.

He said Bello had been on the wanted list of the Lagos State Police Command and upon his arrest he revealed that he was initiated into cultism at the age of 12 when he was in Junior Secondary School (JSS1). He further revealed that they use Facebook and other social media platforms to recruit new members.

“Maliki is the supreme leader of the notorious Berry Boys Secret Cult with operational base at Itire. He is a native of Lalopun, Kwara State but resides at No. 23 Ayinla Street, Idiaraba area of Lagos State. Maliki has been on the wanted list of the Police for violent crimes and gang clashes.”

“The suspect confessed to be responsible for series of violent attacks, murders and armed robbery incidents recorded in Idiaraba, Lawanson, Dosunmu, Ashimowo Bakare, Omo-Bola Mushin and Itire. The suspect told detectives that he was initiated into the cult at age 12 when he was in Junior Secondary School (JSS1).”

“He later rose to the number one position, mostly addressed as the supreme leader of the Berry Boys Confraternity. The gang has an official Facebook page (Bbl Baloteli) with 1,928 friends. According to Maliki, they use the Facebook page and other social media accounts to recruit new members, plan attacks and give updates to members. Discreet investigation carried out by the Police also led to the arrest of 11 other members of the cult” Bala added.

The 52-year old founder of Great Army of God Church, Pastor Mrs. Charity Okpara, has been arrested by the Gender Section of the Police Command in Lagos for selling a 7-month old baby belonging to one of her members, Mrs. Blessing Harrison.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Abiodun Kayode Street, Shibiri area of Lagos, where the Church is located.

The little baby was sold to a child merchant, one Mrs. Happiness Ejikeme, 48, in Lagos, who in turn sold it to a 40-year old woman, Mrs. Mercy Nwokike, in Mbaukwu town, Anambra State.

The whole thing got exposed after the matter was reported to the Baale in the area, Chief Abadaih Adele, who then reported the matter to the Gender Section of the Police Command. The operatives moved into action and recovered the baby from Anambra State.

According to the mother of the baby, Mrs. Blessing, she had attended the Church before she got married and became pregnant. She said after she was delivered of the baby, Pastor Charity asked her to get prepared for them to go to mountain for prayer. She was instructed not to tell her husband and after the prayer that she will raise money for her to go back to her village in Akwa Ibom State to start a business.

Mrs. Blessing said that while she got prepared for the prayer, the Pastor collected her baby from her and handed over to a woman, who later turned out to be a child merchant, one Mrs. Happiness Ejikeme and she escaped.
She said when she did not see her baby, she raised alarm as the Pastor was forcing her to go back to her village. She then informed her husband, who contacted the Baale of the community.

Pastor Charity Okpara and the other accomplices namely Mrs. Happiness Ejikeme and Mercy Nwokike, were rounded up and paraded by the Police where they made confessional statements.

During interrogation, Pastor Charity admitted that she sold the baby for N350,000 to Mrs. Happiness and collected a commission of N25,000. She said that the mother of the baby, Mrs. Blessing was aware of the transaction but later changed her mind because she did not get all her money as promised her.

When she was asked why she did not give her the money when she was being taken to her village, Pastor Charity said that she kept the money in her account.

Mrs. Happiness Ejikeme also admitted that she bought the baby from Pastor Charity and paid her in full before they handed the baby to her and she in turn sold it to one Mrs. Mercy for N800,000. She said she did not tell the buyer that it was a stolen child.

This was confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana at the State Command. He said they were caught, interrogated and they confessed committing the crime and would be charged to Court after the conclusion of investigation. He said that the baby has been handed over to her parents.

The Police in Lagos have arrested two single mothers at a popular hotel who allegedly went there to trade their private parts for money and were caught for prostitution by the management in Lagos.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at the popular Romeo and Juliet hotel located at NNPC junction, Ejigbo area of Lagos.

The suspects, Divine Eveve, 29 and Favour Eze, 22, were apprehended for disorderly and indecent conduct.

It was gathered that Divine and Favour had gone to the hotel and pretended to be waiting for their lovers not knowing that they were there to trade their bodies in exchange for money. They were said to have moved about soliciting and begging some men who visited the club for sex thereby constituting nuisance in the hotel.

Information got to the management of the hotel who then contacted the Police; they were arrested and taken to the Police Station for interrogation.

During interrogation, one of the suspects, Divine, reportedly told the Police that she had two kids and was the only person taking care of them. She said she realizes what she uses to take care of the children when she sleeps with any man for money.

In the same vein, Favour claimed that she was the only person taking care of her child and went to the hotel in order to solicit for sex for money.
However, the Police found them culpable and charged them before the Ejigbo Magistrates Court for the alleged offence.
They pleaded not guilty.

The prosecutor, Supol Kenneth Asibor, asked the Court to give a date for hearing to prove that they actually committed the offence.

The Presiding Magistrate, Mr. T.O. Shomade, granted them bail in the sum of N20,000 with one surety in like sum.

There was tragedy in Lagos on Tuesday after a 23-year old man, Michael Okibe attacked his parents; stabbed father, Barrister Clement Okibe and his mother, Toyin and they bled to death.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Alhaji Afeez Gbadamosi Street, Ejigbo area of Lagos, where they reside.

Police operatives from the Ejigbo Division have retrieved the corpses and deposited at Isolo General Hospital mortuary for autopsy report.
The Late Mrs. Toyin was one of the matrons at Isolo General Hospital, was married to Barrister Okibe, had three children and the suspect, Michael, was the first child.

Michael did not spare his younger sister, identified as Mary, who he also stabbed during the attack and she is said to be lying critically ill at an undisclosed hospital.

Many wondered what could have led Michael, who is now on the run, to murder his parents and attempting to kill his younger sister, Mary.

According to residents, Michael had attended three private universities with nothing to show. He was expelled and was doing nothing but only engaging in drugs.

It was gathered that the parents had done so many things to engage him to be useful to no avail before he eventually attacked and murdered them in cold blood.

When P.M.EXPRESS correspondent visited the residence where the incident happened, Police operatives from Ejigbo Division led by the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Olabisi Okuwobi, were there making arrangements to retrieve the corpses to be deposited at the mortuary. The house was sealed off pending when the Police will conclude their investigations.

Meanwhile the Police have started manhunt for Michael over the murder of his parents. According to the residents, after he had killed them he escaped wearing a boxer pant to an unknown place.

The residents, who troop to the scene, expressed shock over what happened. They described the late couple as humble and easy going persons who were at peace with their neighbours. They noted that the suspect, Michael, had been a thorn in the flesh of the parents until he murdered them. The Late Barrister Okibe hails from Edo State.

Two Lagos Directors Who Were Secret Lovers Fight Dirty Over N45m Property

Two Directors of Lagos State government, who were secret lovers, have thrown decency to the wind and engaged in public fight over an N45m property reportedly jointly bought during the love tango.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the relationship has broken up and the estranged lovers are now fighting it out in a Lagos Court over the ownership of the property located at Baba Yusuf in Alausa area of Ikeja, Lagos.

The two gladiators are the Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyitolu and Ms Olaide Ibraheem, who is a Director, Admin and Human Resources in the Lagos State Office of Civic Engagement.

The lovers, who had a sizzling affair while they were still workers of the Lagos State Government, have ended up at the Court over the property as both claim ownership.

P.M.EXPRESS confirmed that Dr. Oke-Osanyitolu dragged Olaide Ibraheem, to Court over the ownership of the plum property located at No. 1, Baba Yusuf Close, Alausa, Lagos, which the Igbosere High Court had fixed 7th February, 2020, for the adoption of final written addresses in the case.

Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye fixed the date after hearing submissions from the Defence Counsel, Adeoye Asaolu, and the Lead State Prosecutor, Akin George.

Ms Ibraheem was arraigned on May 22, 2017 and faces a three-count charge of forgery, forcible entry and criminal damage to the property which allegedly belongs to Oke-Sanyitolu.
During the trial, four witnesses, including Oke-Osanyitolu, his personal assistant and a signature expert, testified for the prosecution while six witnesses, including Ibraheem, a surveyor and a Police officer testified on behalf of the defence.

In his testimony, Oke-Osanyitolu told the Court that he and the defendant were formerly lovers and top civil servants working for the Lagos State Government. He said that in the course of their relationship, he needed accommodation for his ailing mother and had sought Ibraheem’s help in getting an accommodation.
Oke-Sanyitolu said the defendant negotiated the purchase of the property on his behalf for N45 million from the former owner, Baba Yusuf, in Kano.

The LASEMA DG told the Court that he made payment for the property in installments via Luqman Salami, his personal assistant, and that he paid a balance of N1. 5 million the day the Deed of Assignment was signed.
Five people, including the defendant, were present when the Deed was signed but only four persons – myself, the owner of the property, Baba Yusuf, his son Musa Yusuf and Salami, my personal assistant signed the document,” he said.

According to Oke-Sanyitolu, following the breakdown of their relationship, the defendant in order to unlawfully lay claim to the property, fraudulently made another Deed of Assignment and forged his signature on the fake document.
He said that Ibraheem, with the aid of hoodlums, also unlawfully broke into and took possession of the property.

The LASEMA chief noted that when he reported his ex-lover’s actions to the authorities, she threatened his life and said she will show him the power of women.

Ibraheem, while testifying in her defence, said the property belonged to her. She said that when she wanted to buy the property, she visited Baba Musa, the former owner of the property in Kano. However, he had said that due to religious reasons, he could not sell the property to a woman, unless she came with her spouse. Ibraheem said that obliging the request of Baba Musa, Oke-Sanyitolu accompanied her to buy the property.

The defendant in her version of events said that four persons – herself, the owner of the property, his son and Oke-Sanyitolu signed the Deed of Assignment while Salami, Oke-Sanyitolu’s personal assistant was a witness.

She said at the end of their relationship, she got wind of the fact that Oke-Sanyitolu had procured another Deed of Assignment for the property. Ibraheem noted that the new Deed did not contain her signature and that he was trying to register the new Deed at the Lagos State Ministry of Lands. The director denied taking over the property illegally from the complainant.

A 32-year old housewife, Mrs. Chinwendu Chita, has been arrested for turning her husband, Okechukwu Chita, into a punching bag in their matrimonial home in Lagos.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that Mrs. Chinwendu claimed that she had been married to Okechukwu for some years, he had been unable to impregnate her and had not shown any commitment for them to have a child.
The alleged incident happened at Alhaji Agbeke Street, Ago Okota area of Lagos, where they reside.

It was gathered that Chinwendu had constantly assaulted her husband since 2018 to the extent that Okechukwu was said to be afraid to return to their matrimonial home.

The Police at Ago Palace had intervened in the matter to no avail rather the situation became worse. She was said to have locked up her husband inside the house on 22nd December, 2019 and assaulted him by using a frying spoon to smash his head and face, causing him grievous injury. Then she forcefully collected the sum of N650,000 from him before she spared his life.

It was gathered that Okechukwu, who hails from Anambra State, got married to Chinwendu from Abia State for some years but the couple had no child to show for the marriage despite the fact that Okechukwu was said to be a successful business man.

The wife was said to have been saddened by the situation which made her turn violent against Okechukwu. She was said to have continued to beat him despite warnings from the Police at Ago Division.

On Monday, Chinwendu was said to have grabbed Okechukwu, beat him mercilessly but he managed to run to the Police Station and reported the assault. The DPO then sent one Police woman, Sgt. Ojooniyan Omonike, to invite her and she also assaulted the Police woman.

The Police eventually arrested her and she was charged before the Ejigbo Magistrates Court for the alleged assault on her husband and the Police woman.

She pleaded not guilty.

The prosecutor, Supol Kenneth Asibor, then asked the Court to give a date for hearing to enable the Police to prove that she actually committed the alleged offence.

The Presiding Magistrate, Mr. T.O. Shomade, granted her bail in the sum of N700,000 with two sureties in like sum.