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Representatives
yesterday
disclosed that
about
N100bn
belonging to
deceased
banks’
customers is
presently
trapped in
dormant accounts across the country.
According to the lawmakers, while the banks
continue to trade with this money, beneficiaries of
the deceased persons’ estates are living in
penury, with many unable to feed.
The House therefore mandated its Committee on
Justice and Judiciary to liaise with the Chief
Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Aloma Mukhtar to
relax the requirements for access to bank
accounts of deceased persons by their next of kin
and dependants.
This, the lawmakers said, can be done by
simplifying the process of obtaining Letters of
Administration from the courts. Letters of
Administration is an instrument issued by a court
or public official authorizing an administrator to
take control of and dispose of the estate of a
deceased person.
The resolution of the House followed a motion by
Hon. Abiodun Balogun (ACNOgun), which was
unanimously adopted. In the motion entitled:
“Need to stop the pains of Beneficiaries of Dead
Account Holders go through in Nigerian Banks
and Courts,” Balogun noted that death was an
inevitable end for all living souls.
According to him, most people keep reasonable
amount of their money in the banks due to the
culture of savings imbibed by Nigerians and that
when account holders die some of these monies
are usually left with the banks.
He said that N100bn of deceased persons’ money
was lying idle in dormant accounts in Nigerian
banks. He argued that while banks had continued
to trade with such monies, the beneficiaries of
deceased account holders wallowed in penury.
The lawmaker noted with concern that the
beneficiaries often found it difficult to access the
funds as the next of kin owing to bottlenecks
placed by banks. He further expressed worry that
beneficiaries of bereaved contributors to the
Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, also
experienced same cumbersome process of
getting Letters of Administration. Balogun said
that the inability of the beneficiaries to assess
funds of deceased bread winners was
discouraging people from saving with banks.
He stressed the need for the process of obtaining
letters of administration from the courts to be
simplified to allow beneficiaries with genuine
claims access their inheritance.
He said: “That anytime beneficiaries show up to
access the funds as the next of kin to the
deceased, the banks usually place official and
unofficial hurdles to frustrate them.
The courts that are supposed to issue Letters of
Administration also engage in unwarranted delays
sometimes for a period of up to one year before
such Letters of Administration are issued, thereby
adding greatly to the frustration of the already
traumatized beneficiaries.
“Even the beneficiaries of the bereaved
contributors to the CPS are not left out as they
are frustrated due to their inability to make claims
for their entitlements as a result of the
cumbersome process of getting Letters of
Administration. The inability of beneficiaries to
access unclaimed funds may further discourage
people from saving in our banks.”
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kidnapped
police officer
attached to
the Criminal
Investigation
Department,
CID, in Borno
State, Watha
Yaga, who
hails from
Chibok Local
Government Area of the state, has been killed by
his abductors.
His body, according to a reliable source, was
found yesterday in a remote village called Ndaba
near Gwoza Local Government Area of the state.
The police officer, our correspondent gathered,
was on Monday kidnapped in Pilka by gunmen
suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect
in Gwoza council area of the state. The gunmen
took him away and had not demanded any
ransom before killing him.
Yaga’s abduction brings to two kidnapped cases
targeted at security personnel, particularly
policemen in the last one week by suspected
terrorists. The first was a failed attempt when
gunmen suspected to be terrorists ambushed a
police patrol vehicle in Bama Council Area where
the Divisional Police Officer, (name withheld)
escaped with bullet wounds, while four policemen
and two of the suspects were killed as well as
shops and houses around the Bama Central
Market were razed down in the deadly encounter.
It was also gathered that the gunmen only
interrogated their victim on the modus operandi
of the security agencies, but when the victim
could not volunteer the needed information, the
gunmen killed him and thereafter dump the body
on the outskirts of Ndaba village.
When contacted, Police Public Relations Officer,
PPRO, Gideon Jubrin’s cell phone was switched off
while that of his boss, Yuguda Abdullahi, the
police commissioner, rang severally, but he did
not pick it as at the time of filing this report, but a
top police officer, who did not want his name
mentioned, confirmed the incident.
The kidnapped police officer attached to the
Criminal Investigation Department, CID, in Borno
State, Watha Yaga, who hails from Chibok Local
Government Area of the state, has been killed by
his abductors.
His body, according to a reliable source, was
found yesterday in a remote village called Ndaba
near Gwoza Local Government Area of the state.
The police officer, our correspondent gathered,
was on Monday kidnapped in Pilka by gunmen
suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect
in Gwoza council area of the state. The gunmen
took him away and had not demanded any
ransom before killing him.
Yaga’s abduction brings to two kidnapped cases
targeted at security personnel, particularly
policemen in the last one week by suspected
terrorists. The first was a failed attempt when
gunmen suspected to be terrorists ambushed a
police patrol vehicle in Bama Council Area where
the Divisional Police Officer, (name withheld)
escaped with bullet wounds, while four policemen
and two of the suspects were killed as well as
shops and houses around the Bama Central
Market were razed down in the deadly encounter.
It was also gathered that the gunmen only
interrogated their victim on the modus operandi
of the security agencies, but when the victim
could not volunteer the needed information, the
gunmen killed him and thereafter dump the body
on the outskirts of Ndaba village.
When contacted, Police Public Relations Officer,
PPRO, Gideon Jubrin’s cell phone was switched off
while that of his boss, Yuguda Abdullahi, the
police commissioner, rang severally, but he did
not pick it as at the time of filing this report, but a
top police officer, who did not want his name
mentioned, confirmed the incident.
talkofnaija.com

State Police
Command
has started
investigation
into the
murder of a
banker,
Adindu
Ohamara,
who was
stabbed to
death by his suspected homoséxual lover in
Akoka, Bariga Local Council Development Area of
Lagos State.
It was gathered that Ohamara lived in a three-
bedroom flat with his elder sister, Flora and one
Collins, an undergraduate of the University of
Lagos.
According to residents, the banker was stabbed
repeatedly at his residence located at 26 Obayan
Street.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Ohamara, who was
believed to be a homoséxual, was fond of bringing
different men, who were also believed to be into
same séx relationship, to his home.
It was learnt that trouble started when he
(Ohamara) decided to get married due to
pressure from his family.
A resident, who craved anonymity, said after the
banker had his wedding introduction, a man,
believed to be also a gay came to fight him.
He said, “A few weeks ago, Ohamara did his
wedding introduction and shortly after that, one
man came to the compound to fight him.There
was a lot of noise over the issue and even
neighbours had to come to settle the matter.
“The unidentified man complained that he had
been jilted and threatened to deal with Ohamara
before he left in anger.”
Our correspondent learnt that on April 9, 2013,
the banker returned home with a man, who
allegedly stabbed him at midnight and left.
According to police sources, hours before the
incident, Collins went to Oharama’s room where
he met the stranger sitting on Oharama’s bed,
discussing with him.
A domestic worker in the house, who craved
anonymity, said he saw the suspect fleeing with a
laptop at midnight.
He said, “It was a Friday evening. Ohamara came
home with the man and they went inside. I went
to sleep but at midnight, I saw the man carrying
a laptop and then he opened the gate and left.
He did not run so I was not suspicious.
“Around 4am, Collins and Flora started shouting
for help. A neighbour came to help them and
they took him into his Toyota Camry and drove
to a hospital.”
It was learnt that Ohamara was taken to Jonken
Hospital from where he was referred to the Lagos
University Teaching Hospital Idi Araba where he
was confirmed dead.
The matter, it was learnt, was reported at the
Sabo Police Division but was later referred to the
State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba.
Our correspondent, who visited the house on
Monday, learnt that the police later arrested all
the adult occupants of the building, including the
security guard identified only as Kazeem.
The policemen allegedly demanded N350,000
from each of the detained persons before they
could be released.
The landlord of the property, Yemi Oketola, said
the deceased had issued him two post-dated
cheques as payment for his rent.
Oketola on hearing of the arrest of his other
tenants, visited the SCID and appealed to the
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Damilola
Adegbuyi, for their release.
He said, “I do not live in the house but
immediately I got wind of the incident, I went to
the SCID and I met with the DCP in charge. I
complained that a neighbour, who took Ohamara
to the hospital ,was arrested. The DCP promised
that my tenants would be released.
“When I went to see the Investigating Police
Officer, he informed me that the cost of bailing
each person was N350, 000. I called the DCP and
he was very angry when he heard about the
demand. He said he would make sure that the
tenants were released.”
When contacted on the telephone, the
spokesperson for the state police command,
Ngozi Braide, confirmed the murder.
Braide however said she could not confirm if the
deceased was a homoséxual or not.
She said, “According to information I got at the
SCID Homicide unit, there are only two suspects
in custody, the deceased’s sister (Flora) and the
UNILAG student (Collins). I am not aware of any
other arrests.
“Also, I am not aware of any N350, 000 bail
because bail is free. Investigations are ongoing
and we will get to the bottom of it.”
Punch Nigeria

Mario Balotelli
might have
condemned
himself to the
doghouse
with girlfriend
Fanny
Neguesha
after he
reportedly
made a
bizarre comment about the Belgian model ahead
of Real Madrid’s Champions League clash with
Borussia Dortmund.
The former Manchester City striker is apparently
so confident that Dortmund will qualify for the
Champions League final, he is claimed to have
said that he would allow the Spanish side’s squad
to sleep with his girlfriend if they managed to
upset the odds and pip the Germans to Wembley.
In Spanish newspapers AS and Marca, the Italy
international was quoted as saying: ‘If Real Madrid
come back in Champions League, I’ll let my
girlfriend sleep with them!’Dortmund ran Real off
the park a week ago at the Westfalenstadion, with
Robert Lewandowski, Mario Gotze and Marco Reus
tearing a flimsy-looking defence apart.
Manchester United and Bayern Munich target
Lewandowski netted all four goals in the 4-1
victory for Jurgen Klopp’s men. Cristiano Ronaldo,
who scored Real’s only goal of the night, missed
the Madrid derby clash against Atletico at the
weekend and remains a fitness doubt for
Tuesday’s encounter at the Santiago
Bernabeu.Meanwhile, Balotelli, apart from making
controversial comments about his girlfriend, is
lighting up the Serie A since leaving Manchester
for AC Milan.
The 22-year-old has scored 10 times since leaving
the Premier League, including a contentious
penalty in last night’s victory over
Catania.Balotelli has previously spoken about his
blossoming relationship with Neguesha.In an
exclusive interview with Vanity Fair, the striker
said his girlfriend was the ‘first woman I feel
comfortable with’.
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