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A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Thursday
ordered the police to produce in court a 20-year-old
man, Ebi Tosan, arrested in connection with the
March 12, 2015 robbery of the Lekki branch of the
First City Monument Bank.

The gang, which Tosan allegedly belonged to,
reportedly killed about five persons, including three
policemen and a fish hawker, before carting away
about N15m belonging to the bank.

The robbers, who reportedly stormed the bank in
military uniforms, were said to have engaged the
police in a gun battle on Admiralty Way, Lekki, Lagos
State, for about 30 minutes before finally escaping
through the lagoon in a speed boat.

The police, however, tracked down and apprehended
four of the suspected members of the robbery gang
on April 5, 2015.

Those arrested and paraded by the police were
Tosan, Duke Odogbo, 38; Lawrence Kingsley, 31; and
Ekelemo Kuete, 30.

But Tosan headed for the court, seeking a declaration
that his arrest, torture and continued detention by
the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja, without
admitting him to bail, was a violation of his human
rights, preserved by sections 34(1)(a), 35(1)(4) and 41
of the 1999 Constitution.

The suspect, who urged the court to order the police
to immediately release him on bail, is also claiming
N100m damages against the police for what he
termed unlawful detention and torture.

The suspect’s lawyer, Chief S.W. Baidi, argued that
the continued detention of his client without bail was
an “infringement and curtailment of the applicant’s
constitutional rights to personal liberty, freedom of
movement and presumption of innocence.”

At the resumed hearing of the suspect’s fundamental
rights enforcement action on Thursday, Justice Iyabo
Akinkugbe reaffirmed an earlier order made by
Justice Lateefa Okunnu on July 9, directing the police
to produce the suspect in court.

Akingkugbe, who was a vacation judge, also granted
an application by the suspect seeking urgent hearing
of the case during the court’s long vacation.

The judge adjourned till August 10, 2015, for the
police to bring the suspect to court.

Joined as the respondents in the suit are the Lagos
State Commissioner of Police, the Operation
Commander of SARS and the Attorney General of
Lagos State.

In a 26-paragraph affidavit filed in support of the
originating summons, one Tamuno Amos, who
addressed himself as the suspect’s uncle, said he
believed that his nephew’s continued detention by the
police was a deliberate act by the police to “extract a
confessional statement from him on the alleged
offence.”

Amos, who said he had not been allowed to see his
nephew since his arrest, claimed that “the applicant
is suffering on a daily basis without access to food,
bath and other conveniences, he might die in custody
unless granted bail.”

Cc:lalasticlala

Source: http://www.punchng.com/metro-plus/court-orders-police-to-produce-lekki-robbery-suspect-2/

K

That why u'r on Nairaland to ease ur worries

kenedy175:
This got me really laughing. You really sound like Baba. Hahaha

Same to you

Orkpekyandega:
Susai Susai

Sai baba is more smarter, "Change the changer"

Ministry list in progress

Seconded

Bugatie:
It's a pity, more reason for Buhari to continue with Jonathan's reforms in the power sector

Tragedy struck in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos last Friday when a former Supervisory Councillor in the Kosofe Local Government Area, Olu Ogunbanjo, died from a generator fire which razed his music shop.

PUNCH Metro learnt that 51-year-old Ogunbanjo, who served in the LGA between 2003 and 2007, died at the General Hospital, Gbagada, from the burns sustained during the incident.

Our correspondent gathered that at about 5pm on Friday, Ogunbanjo, who was also a member of the Music Advertisement Association, was in his shop on Olabode Aluko Street in the Oworonshoki area.

It was learnt that Ogunbanjo later put on the generator, but there was a spark which led to the fire.

The fire was said to have burnt the ex-councillor in the arms and thighs, after which his workers reportedly rushed him to a nearby hospital.

Our correspondent learnt that the matter was reported at the Oworonshoki Police Division, while men of the state fire service were contacted. It was the firefighters that put out the fire.

The fire was said to have razed items in the shop, such as audio tapes and DVDs. The former councillor, who was transferred to the general hospital, however, died in the evening.

When PUNCH Metro visited the area on Tuesday, the rubble of some of the items affected by the fire could be seen.

One of the shop owners, who identified himself only as Tajudeen, said the councillor’s death was shocking.

He said, “I was still with the honourable (Ogunbanjo) on Thursday and we played draft. He was relaxing inside the shop until he felt like putting on the generator. There was a spark which led to the fire, and the fire affected his arms and thighs.

“But no one expected him to die. We were shocked to learn he has passed on. His workers usually sold cassettes, tapes and cut people’s hair in the shop. He was a good man.”

Another shop owner, who spoke on condition of anonymity, added that the shop had yet to be opened for business since Friday.

At Ogunbanjo’s apartment on Ojileru Street, a crowd of sympathisers were seen comforting the wife and the children.

One of the relations, identified only as Victor, told PUNCH Metro that the former councillor was still in the mortuary, adding that he would be buried on Thursday (today).

He said, “We are taking him to the Mowe, Ibafo area tomorrow (Thursday) for burial. He battled for survival at the hospital, but he did not make it.”

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Patricia Amadin, confirmed the fire incident, adding that the police did not suspect arson.

She said, “A distress call was received on the said day, and the police moved to the scene to prevent hoodlums from taking an advantage of the unfortunate situation.

“The councilor sustained injuries in the fire and was rushed to a general hospital, where he died. Arson is not suspected.”


Cc:lalasticlala

Source: http://www.punchng.com/metro-plus/generator-fire-kills-lagos-ex-councillor/

Which is also an history

bolaino:
Remember that Kelly handsome song? Like Play Like Play.

This section is not for teenagers

INTROVERT:
what this

It already a history, as Sai baba did the needful

Try give her mouth action/fingering before sex

Both if it continues, she should visit the hospital

The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria
Extractive Industries Transparency
Initiative, Hajiya Zainab Shamsuna-Ahmed, on
Wednesday said between 2009 and 2012, about 160
million barrels of oil valued at $13.7bn was stolen
under the watch of the national oil giant, Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation.

She also said that subsidy payment from 2005 to
2012 indicated that $11.63bn had been paid to the
NNPC but that “there is no evidence of the money
being remitted to the federation account.”

The NEITI boss, who called on the Federal
Government to privatize the refineries, stated this
during a courtesy call on Governor Nasir el-Rufai, at
Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, Kaduna, on
Wednesday.

El-Rufai is among the four governors appointed by
the National Economic Council to scrutinise the
accounts of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation and the Excess Crude Account managed
by the administration of Goodluck Jonathan.

Part of the terms of reference was to unravel the
N3.8trn not remitted to the Federation Account by the
national oil giant between 2012 and May 2015, as well
as $2.1bn said to have been deducted from the
Excess Crude Account.

Governors of Akwa-Ibom, Edo and Gombe states
were members of the team.

Hajiya Ahmed said, “Crude product swap of $866m
was lost from 2009 to 2011 and $8243m in 2012. Total
amount expended in subsidy payment from 2005 to
2012 as captured $11.63bn have been paid to the
NNPC. However, there is no evidence that these
amounts were remitted to the Federation Account,”
she stated.

Meanwhile, Governor El-Rufai disclosed that since he
called for the scrap of the NNPC, the corporation has
being sponsoring articles in the media to attack him
to fight on till NNPC will be killed.

He added that the corporation would be made to pay
all monies it owed before its final death.

El-Rufai said, “NNPC has become a monster that is
too powerful. I will continue to fight NNPC till it dies
for Nigeria to survive.

“It is either Nigerians kill NNPC or NNPC will kill
Nigeria.

“Since, I called for the death of NNPC, the
corporation has sponsored articles attacking me, but
I am telling them my skin is thicker than an elephant.”


Cc:lalasticlala

Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/oil-worth-13-7bn-stolen-under-nnpc-says-neiti/

Mind ur biz environs

blueseacats:
How about the guy that shares fence with u?

K

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council,
Mr. Hassan Bello, said on Wednesday in Lagos that
the nation’s Inland Container Depots would begin
operations soon.

Bello told the News Agency of Nigeria that the
operation of the ICDs would go a long way in
decongesting the access roads to the ports in Lagos
as well as enhance cargo delivery.

He said if 70 per cent of the cargo was taken off-dock
for examination, they would be delivered at the door
steps of their owners on time.

“If 70 per cent of the cargo in the ports is taken off-
dock for examination, then there would not be
congestion either at the ports – that is – at the
terminals or the roads leading to them.

“This is because you would have taken the trucks off
the road; you would have minimised human contact
and the ocean economy that we have had in the
seaports would be replicated in the hinterland where
these ports are located.

“It is important to note that this would also reduce
the transport cost; all the trucks from Kano, Funtua,
Aba, Ibadan coming to Lagos to convey cargo would
not come because they have already got their ports.

“This is bringing shipping to the door steps of
internal shippers and reducing congestion and
boosting the economy of those places where these
ports are sited.”

The executive secretary said Nigeria had an
advantage in transit trade which had to do with the
movement of cargo to neighbouring countries such
as Republic of Niger and Chad.


Cc:lalasticlala

Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/inland-container-depots-begin-operations-soon-shippers-council/

20 years Jail terms is ok

U try ooo

They are all compromise indeed "solify solify catche monkey"

Naxo craze dey start

Ur moniker sha......

Source?

Congratulations... Hope u represent us well

Sai baba

Hmm

Good for them

Nigerians abroad how market

Receive sense

CR77:


Rubbish threat of d century

Presido tho sure