‘When we got to LUTH that day, we heard that four people, who were shot that same day, were rushed to LUTH. We heard that some guys were shot at Ibindu, Marble and even at Ojuelegba. They said the shooters were also on tricycles’
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The 26-year-old is alleged to have shot his 30-year-old model girlfriend from Port Elizabeth in the head and upper body
A third soldier was said to have received bullet wound on his leg during the incident, which took place about 11pm
The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ade Ipaye, led the prosecution team, which arraigned the accused on a four count charge of conspiracy to commit felony, murder, stealing and putting Rohypnol Flunitrazepan tablets, a killer drug, in Osukogu’s drink
It was gathered that the boy overheard the conversation between the armed men and his mother and decided to confront the robbers, pleading with them not to take all the cash from his mother as his parents are yet to pay his school fees but the robbers shot him when he persisted
According to the police spokesperson, Ngozi Braide, the suspected armed robbers, who gained entrance into the Plot 9 Block ‘A’ Rainbow Bus Stop along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway office of the company, attacked the security guards on duty, who tried to stop them from entering
It was further gathered that on sighting the policemen who swung into action, the suspected armed robbers abandoned two long gas cylinders, one heavy iron rod, one big spanner, one cylinder hose and some expanded ammunition at the scene
Items recovered from the robbers were two locally made revolver pistols, one locally made cut to size double barrel pistol, one Toyota Sienna space wagon marked GH 58 KJA and N90,500
When asked why he raped the girl, Baba Yellow defended himself, saying she is a flirt who threw herself at him
It will be recalled that the killing of the 22-year-old cleric in Ijaiye area of Abeokuta on Sunday sparked a reprisal attack by irate Muslim youths who set ablaze a house reportedly belonging to one of the masquerade faithful.
The suspects pleaded not guilty to the two count charge when it was read to them.
EFCC’s lead counsel, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, disclosed this on Wednesday before Justice Lateefat Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja.
She was sheltering from the rain under a canopy with about 10 or 12 other teenagers on Tuesday when the gunman leapt over a fence, opened fire and then jumped into a getaway car at 2:30pm.
The young men, who were arrested by policemen attached to Bar Beach Police Division, in the wee hours of the night around Saka Tinubu Street, Victoria Island, were said to have stormed a warehouse belonging to Nigeria Telecommunication Limited, carting away telephone cables and accessories running into millions of naira
Freedom, James and Denise sold the jewelry for N1.3 million to one Hassan Bawa
A South African court, according to report monitored, said Okah was convicted on a 13-count charge bordering on terrorism.
Sambo said his office will carry out a quarterly assessment of the implementation of the Code of Conduct to ensure that the officers adhere strictly to its tenets
Dogara will be docked alongside five others on a six count charge that borders on contract over invoicing and criminal diversion of funds.
A search conducted by EFCC operatives at Olusegun’s apartment led to the recovery of several items such as laptops, iPad, phones, travelling documents, cheque books, flash drives, internet modem and three exotic cars – a Mercedes Benz Jeep, one 4Matic Mercedes Benz Car and a Range Rover Sport SUV
The Eagle Online gathered that the robbers, numbering about seven, attacked the Temple Rebuilders Ministry and Renewed Christian Word Mission on Aimasiko and Afariogun Streets at about 3am on New Year Eve