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Court remands Lagos banker for allegedly torturing wife to death
Samson Folarin
AN Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate ’ s Court on Wednesday remanded a Lagos banker , Olaoluwa Adejo , in the Ikoyi Prison , for allegedly poisoning and torturing his wife , Maureen , to death .
The Chief Magistrate , Mrs . O . A . Adelaja , ordered the police to duplicate the case file and forward to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions for legal advice .
PUNCH Metro had reported that Olaoluwa and Maureen , who hailed from Imo State , had been married for five years and the union was blessed with three children .
Our correspondent had reported that the Lagos State indigene allegedly threatened to kill his wife during one of their disagreements at their home in the Oworonshoki area .
She was said to have packed to her mother ’ s house , but after three days , she returned for a party at her children ’ s school .
While Olaoluwa claimed that she drank local insecticide , Sniper , while at home , their five-year-old son , Richard , said his father tortured his mother and forced the insecticide down her throat .
He had said , “ I am Richard Adejo . I am five years old . My daddy beat my mummy with a belt ; machete her here ( shows arms ), machete her here ( shows legs ). He used the belt on her here ( points at face ); forced my mummy to drink otapiapia ( insecticide ). My daddy took my mummy away .
“ M y d a d d y s a i d m y mummy should get out of the
Samuel Awoyinfa , Abeokuta
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pregnant woman and five others lost their lives , while two others were injured in an auto crash along Ajebo Road , Abeokuta , Ogun State , on Tuesday , when a granite-laden Volvo truck and a Nissan Bluebird collided .
A traffic report obtained by our correspondent indicated that the accident occurred at the Mechanics Village , Ajebo Road , Abeokuta , at about 9pm .
The Public Relations Officer , Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps , Babatunde Akinbiyi , said the Nissan Bluebird had number plate , FD 638 EKY , while the Volvo truck bore
• Olaoluwa , Maureen
house . My mummy said no . In the night , my daddy woke my mummy up and said , ‘ Mosquito is too much , let me go and buy otapiapia ’. My daddy forced my mummy to drink it . She shook her head . She vomited .
“ My daddy slapped my mummy . My mummy did not do anything to him . My daddy gave her one blow . My daddy kicked her . My daddy told her to get out of the house and carry her load . Small blood came out . My daddy slapped her , kicked her , machete her , blow her , and put otapiapia in her mouth and in the food .”
The case was subsequently t r a n s f e r r e d f r o m t h e Oworonshoki Police Station to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department , Yaba .
Detectives reportedly removed the corpse from the
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He said the casualties were all passengers in the Nissan , including the driver .
A k i n b i y i e x p l a i n e d that although the car was private , it was being used for commercial purposes when the accident occurred .
On the cause of the accident , Akinbiyi noted that the truck driver drove recklessly and lost control , forcing the vehicle to veer into the opposite lane .
The truck was said to have then collided with the oncoming Nissan Bluebird .
He said , “ The Volvo truck was coming into Abeokuta , while the Nissan car was travelling outside the capital city to Mile 6 .
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Gbagada General Hospital morgue where it was initially deposited by Olaoluwa , to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital , Ikeja , for autopsy .
The result of the autopsy was said to have been released to the police .
T h e 3 2 - y e a r - o l d w a s arraigned on Wednesday on one count of murder .
The charge read , “ That you , Olaoluwa Adejo , on November 12 , 2017 , at about
Afeez Hanafi
THERE was a mild drama at Imota , Lagos State , on Wednesday , as some youths smoked a substance suspected to be Indian hemp to celebrate their cultism
Pregnant woman , five others die in Ogun crash
6.30pm , on Peluola Street , Oworonshoki , Lagos , in the Lagos Magisterial District , did kill one Maureen Adejo , aged 28 years , by beating her to death with fist blows and a belt , and also poisoning her food with a Nopex Sniper insecticide , thereby committing an offence contrary to Section 222 and punishable under Section 223 Cap . C17 , Vol . 3 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria , 2015 .”
The defendant ’ s plea was not taken for the offence .
The Police Prosecutor , Inspector Chinalu Uwadione , filed an application for his remand in prison .
The magistrate , during the proceeding , queried Olaoluwa for the action .
The defendant , who denied the allegation , said his wife had a mental problem and he did not know when she took the insecticide .
The magistrate said the defendant ’ s claim was doubtful .
She asked that the case file be duplicated and sent to the DPP for legal advice and ordered the defendant ’ s remand in prison .
Adelaja adjourned the case till February 28 , 2018 for legal advice .
Gunmen kill abduct
Peter Dada , Akure
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pastor , Oluwafemi Komolafe , and a yet-tobe-identified policeman attached to the Ondo State Police Command have been killed by some gunmen at O r e , B e n i n - I j e b u O d e Expressway , in the Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State .
Oluwafemi was a pastor in one of the popular churches in Akure , the state capital .
The pastor was said to be travelling with his son , Timilehin , an undergraduate at a private university , when the gunmen , suspected to be kidnappers , stopped them on the road on Friday .
It was gathered that the pastor was taking Timilehin back to school when they were attacked .
After shooting the pastor dead , the gunmen were said to have abducted the son .
PUNCH Metro learnt that while the operation was ongoing , a bus heading for Lagos from Port Harcourt , Rivers State , ran into the scene of the incident .
While some passengers escaped into the bush , two of them were said to have been captured by the gunmen .
T h e O n d o S t a t e Commissioner of Police , Mr . Gbenga Adeyanju , said on getting the information , the command deployed men in the area to rescue the victims .
He explained that although the police rescued the pastor ’ s son and the two passengers , one of the policemen was shot dead .
Adeyanju , who did not disclose the name of the slain policeman , identified the two passengers as Henry Popoola and Michael Osifo .
He said , “ The man ( pastor ) was travelling with his son when the kidnappers stopped them on the road . They shot the man dead and took the boy away . On getting information on the activities of the hoodlums , our men stormed the scene and engaged the gunmen in a shootout ; but they escaped . We lost one of our men who went for the operation .
“ After the incident , our men , with the assistance of the local hunters , combed the area . When we got to the kidnappers ’ den , we surrounded them . There was
Lagos youths renounce cultism ,
“ The truck driver caused the accident by driving recklessly . He lost control of the truck as it crossed to the opposite lane , colliding with the Nissan Bluebird , which was on its own lane .
“ Six people died in the car , including the driver and a pregnant woman . The casualties were three males and three females . There were two children among them .”
He , however , said the driver of the truck fled the scene of the accident .
Akinbiyi added that the injured passengers were receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre , Idi Aba , Abeokuta , while the deceased had been deposited in the Ijaiye General Hospital mortuary , also in the capital city .
renunciation .
The act was observed by our correspondent shortly after the state Acting Commissioner of Police , Edgal Imohimi , addressed the press in company with the two former leaders of the Eye and Aiye confraternities . The renunciation was held
• The former cult members ; the hemp ( inset )
at the palace of Ranodu of Imota , Oba Ajibade Bakare- Agoro , and was presided over by Imohimi , who displayed guns , cutlasses and axes recovered from the residents .
The youths moved around the community , displaying banners with the inscriptions , ‘ Say no to crime , drug abuse and cultism ’ and ‘ Say no to crime , rape , stealing and cultism .’
The two groups also chanted their respective fraternal songs and exchanged occult pleasantries after the renunciation .
Earlier , while speaking to journalists , Imohimi said the
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