Parents, student face prosecution for assaulting principal, teacher — Ogun commissioner

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An SS3 student of Agbara Grammar School, in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, Akanni Azeez Olawale, and his parents have reportedly attacked the school principal, Ajibola Olanrewaju, and one other teacher, Dr Salau Adewale, for cautioning him against unruly behaviour.

The principal and the teacher came under attack after the student was accused of exhibiting conduct that portrays lack of respect for the school authority.

The assaulted principal explained that Olawale’s uniform was seized after he was seen engaging in hooliganism in the school.

Olawale was said to have engaged in the conduct after registering for the May/June West African Senior Secondary School Examinations in another private school.

A teacher, who does not want to be named, explained that, upon seizing his uniform, Olawale angrily left to fetch his parents who joined hands with him to pounce on the principal and other teachers of the school.

The source added that during the scuffle, Olawale slapped a teacher and tore another’s cloth.

Angered by this development, Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, said the student and his parents will be prosecuted for their unruly behaviour.

Speaking over the phone, the commissioner confirmed to this reporter that his office had been notified of the incident.

He said, “Yes I am aware of the incident, it is condemnable and such won’t be allowed in our schools. I am in touch with the relevant authorities and I can tell you that the boy and his parents will be prosecuted.

I learnt that the parents are already begging but I have insisted that they will get to court. It is a challenge that we have had in the past when some of these parents were joining their children to attack the teachers but since one of the parents had six months of community service, the rubbish has stopped.

“So, for this one too, the state government will prosecute those involved. That is the only way to send signals to others that may want to travel this unpopular and crude way.”

Also speaking on the development, Chairman of Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools, ASUSS, Ogun State chapter, Seun Agbesanwa, condemned the actions of the accused persons.

Ogun police arrest seven over murder of 35-yr-old woman

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Police authorities in Ogun State have arrested seven suspects including a prophet and herbalist over the killing of a lady for ritual purposes.

The Ogun Police Command said this in a late Thursday statement.

“The Commissioner of Police Ogun State Police Command, CP Abiodun Mustapha ALAMUTU today being 15th of February 2024, at the Headquarters in Eleweran Abeokuta paraded seven daredevil persons who were directly involved in the killing of one Sulaimon Aishat ‘f’ 35yrs for ritual purpose,” the statement read.

While narrating how they were arrested, the command said it followed the “sudden disappearance” of the deceased which was reported to the DPO of Onipanu on the 9th of January, 2024.

Consequently upon the report, the CP gave a matching order to the officer in charge of Anti kidnapping Unit, to unravel the mystery behind her disappearance,” the police said.

“The efforts of the crack detectives from anti-kidnapping paid off as seven suspects who were directly involved in the killing of Sulaimon Adijat were arrested after a technical-based investigation.

“They are:- 1. Moses Abidemi ‘m’ 2. Oluwo Samuel ‘m’ 3. Prophet Peter Oluwalolese ‘m’ 4. Akinwunmi Ifatosin ‘m’ 5. Prophet Jamiu Yusuf’s ‘m’ 6. Sherif Agbai ‘m’ 7. Osojieahen Alioneiouria ‘m’. The investigation further revealed that on the 19th of November 2023, Sherif Agbai and Osojeiahen Alioneouria ‘m’ contact Oluwo Samuel Moday to perform a money ritual known as ‘Oshole’ that can produce Two hundred million naira (#200,000,000) within 7 days, and Oluwo Samuel Moday charged them for the sum of Eight hundred thousand (#800,000) and agreed to prepare the materials for ritual.

“Oluwo Samuel Monday in furtherance of his criminal intention later contacted one Peter Oluwalolese who was not new in the trade of human parts, to source for a lady between the ages of 18yrs to 20yrs in order to deliver her mutilated body parts, specifically the head, two breast, private part and her two wrists that will be used for money ritual.

Peter Oluwalolese who is acclaimed pastor of a white garment church located in Ibadan, Oyo State, also contacted another colleague of his, one Prophet Jamiu Yusuf ‘m’ a.k.a Eri Mose in Lagos State, who is notorious for the supply of human parts for ritual purposes. Prophet Jamiu Yusuf further contacted one Abidemi Moses ‘m’ a.k.a Asela, who is an herbalist at Ata Ota, Ogun State.

“Abidemi Moses requested the sum of six hundred thousand naira to get a lady that can be used for the money ritual. Oluwo Samuel Monday negotiated for the sum of three hundred thousand naira for the human body parts.

“Abidemi Moses is a herbalist and he serves as an apprentice to one Adebayo Olawale Azeez now at large, to harvest human parts for sale, a business he has enjoyed the proceeds for three years. Hence Adebayo Olawale Azeez surreptitiously invited Sulaimon Adijat to Sunshine Hotel, Atan Ota, and she was later taken to Abidemi Moses shrine at Igbi Olomi area of Atan Ota, Ogun State.

“She was killed by Abidemi Moses and others now at large, and her dismembered body parts were taken to Abidemi Moses house at Atan Ota to meet Oluwo Sameul Moday and Prophet Peter Oluwalolese who were waiting for the arrival of the body parts.

A search was conducted in the shrine of Abidemi Moses on the 3rd of February, 2024, and ten female handbags, two 25 liters gallons containing human parts, one axe, and two cement sacks containing human bones were recovered from his shrine at Igbo Olomi, Atan Ota.

“Meanwhile, all the arrested suspects confessed to the alleged crime and their individual roles, investigation is ongoing to arrest other fleeing suspects and the case will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is completed. Members of the public will be duly updated.”

Ogun State Governor as announced a N5 billion intervention fund to mitigate the effects of growing living costs and inflation in the state

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Recognising the concerns raised by our citizens regarding the increase in food prices and shortages, along with the depreciation of the naira, our administration has planned a series of initiatives aimed at relieving the burden on all our citizens during this trying period. These initiatives will be implemented in phases and will focus on the following sectors:

Education Sector:

1. We will provide a minimum of five exercise books to all 850,000 students in our public primary and secondary schools.

2. A one-time education support grant of ₦10,000 will be given to at least 100,000 pupils in our public primary and secondary schools.

3. We will provide an education grant of N50,000 each to the 27,600 indigent students in various tertiary institutions nationwide.

Health:

1. We will offer insurance health cover to over 70,000 beneficiaries, including pregnant women, children, the elderly, market women, and members of the informal sector.

2. Under the Ibidero Scheme, pregnant women will receive free prenatal care, an additional ₦5,000 per birth, and free postnatal care in the state hospitals and primary health care centres.

Agriculture:

1. Food palliatives, including rice and other food items, will be provided to approximately 300,000 households across the state.

Civil Service:

1. We will start clearing the backlog of inherited deductions in the civil service. For this purpose, ₦500 million will be allocated monthly towards outstanding deductions.

2. It is important to note that we have been consistently paying a ₦10,000 transport allowance to all civil servants for the past 8 months.

These immediate interventions across all sectors of the state economy amount to approximately ₦5 billion. We are confident that we will overcome this temporary economic situation. The sacrifices we make now are necessary for a better future.

We would like to express our gratitude to our President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for his continuous efforts in navigating the complexities of our nation’s economy. We acknowledge his dedication to steering the ship through difficult times, and we appreciate his leadership.

TASUED Student Arrested for Kidnapping, Armed Robbery, Cultism

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An undergraduate student from Tai Solarin University of Education, Abdul-Azeez Ibrahim, was arrested by the Ogun State police for alleged involvement in kidnapping, armed robbery, and cult activities.

Abdul-Azeez, taken into custody last Saturday in Ijebu Ode, is believed to be the hitman and weapons handler for the Neo-Black Movement of Africa, commonly known as ‘Black Axe’.

According to a brief statement by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on his verified X account, explained that the suspect is an extra-year student at the university.

“Police arrest suspected armed robber, cultist, and kidnapper in Ogun State.

“Ogun State Police Command, on 27th January 2024 at about 2.30 am, arrested one Abdul-Azeez Ibrahim, aka Butcher, in the Ijebu Ode Area .

He is the hit man and armorer for the Neo Black Movement of Africa, aka Black Axe, in Ijebu Ode. He is an extra year student of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State”, he wrote.

Adejobi assured that the Ogun State police command would soon provide details to the media regarding the case.

Photographs of Abdul-Azeez surfaced, displaying various weapons like double-barrel guns, locally crafted English pistols, and a garment suspected to be an outfit used during the group’s operations.

Ogun State Man Arrested For Macheting Brother Over Sex Demands

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A man identified as Ibrahim Salisu has been detained by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly macheting his elder brother, Malaimi Yellow, to death over alleged segxwal demand.

The incident happened in the Araromi Street, Sango-Ota area at about 11:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 29.

The victim, a 54-year-old man, had allegedly been demanding sex from his younger brother. Due to Yellow’s ceaseless segxwal demands, the younger brother killed him with a machete.

When the Ogun State Police Command arrested Salisu, he admitted to the crime.

The police have since taken the victim’s body to the Ifo General Hospital Mortuary, where an autopsy is expected to be performed.

The spokesperson for the command, Odutola Omolola, told Punch that the case will be transferred once the preliminary investigation is completed.

Governor Dapo Abiodun assures Ogun residents of infrastructure development in 2024

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Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has called on the people of the state to embrace the year 2024 with renewed hope as his administration is working hard to make life bearable for them.

Abiodun, while congratulating the people for making it into the New Year, said his administration would redouble its efforts towards meeting their needs, pledging to do so with sincerity, humility and integrity.

He also promised to govern with unwavering dedication, equity, inclusiveness and accountability, as well as upholding the rule of law.

The governor, who gave the promise in his New Year broadcast to the people of the state, noted that 2023 had been a challenging year for many Nigerians because of the precarious economic situations in the country.

He, however, lauded the people for remaining steadfast despite all odds.

Abiodun, who emphasised that his government had achieved significant milestones, covering substantial grounds across the state, said: “In 2023, we faced numerous challenges, but together, we were resolute, focused, and we emerged united and stronger. I want to express my heartfelt appreciation to you, the good citizens and residents of Ogun State for your unwavering support, cooperation, resilience, and unflinching loyalty.

“All ongoing projects would be completed while new frontiers would be opened under the ‘ISEYA’ mantra, even in the face of global socio-economic challenges.

“We have prioritised the provision of the required infrastructure, particularly in the transportation sector. We have constructed or rehabilitated over 500 kilometres of roads across the state, thus ensuring improved transportation and connectivity. Our commitment to equitable development is evident, as these works are spread across our 20 local councils in the state.

“We have also embarked on our multi-modal transport master plan, encompassing land, air, water and rail modes of transportation. The Gateway Agro-Cargo Airport project, initiated a little over two years ago, is set to commence passenger and cargo operations in the first quarter 2024. This world-class airport and economic enabler will provide over 25,000 job opportunities.”

He noted that power supply is being enhanced and expanded to improve electricity, while the state remained the first in Nigeria to deploy Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuelled buses, which has resulted in reduced transport fares.

He also announced the restoration of water supply to major towns, especially Abeokuta and its environs, as the results of complete rehabilitation of Arakanga waterworks and pipeline reticulation.

On healthcare delivery, the governor said over 100 primary healthcare centres in 100 wards were renovated and equipped, among others.

Abiodun, who further disclosed that over 60,000 women had been empowered through various intervention programmes, said over 1,200 classrooms had been reconstructed, 5,000 teachers recruited, and thousands of desks and chairs provided to make the learning environment conducive.

Igbesa community Of Ogun State protests alleged forced acquisition of land by Chinese

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Land owners in Igbesa town, Ogun State, have protested against alleged forced encroachment and acquisition of their lands by the management of Guangdong Free Trade Zone, largely occupied by Chinese companies,

They alleged that their houses, farms and other amenities were being demolished in the process.

The protesters marched peacefully along Captain David Road in Igbesa with placards expressing their grievances against the Chinese companies.

They claimed that the companies systematically encroached on the lands, using armed policemen, soldiers, operatives of the Department of States Services (DSS), and thugs.

According to them, the companies took over lands beyond what was officially allotted to them in 2007.

A large number of Mobile Police officers were deployed to stop the action. However, the presence of journalists covering the event appeared to have restrained them. Consequently, the officers addressed the protesters, urging them to be peaceful as they expressed their grievances, which they said the company would look into.

Addressing newsmen, chairman of the Igbesa Community Association, Solomon Ajose, said: “Our community was approached in 2007 by an entourage, led by the former Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Badru Salimot, to solicit for a large expanse of land for industrial purposes.

Though they promised to develop road networks, provide electricity, pipe borne water, job opportunities and other amenities, our people in Igbesa were sceptical and refused to cede their lands to them for acquisition.

“They left Igbesa afterwards to Ejila-Awori, a nearby community, to negotiate. There, 12 villages gave them 400 hectares of land, which they fenced up and later abandoned, owing to the topography of the place and its inaccessibility. This made them come back to Igbesa, where some of our people betrayed their good conscience and gave about 250 hectares to them.”

Ajose corroborated his assertion with survey maps, indicating areas acquired by the Chinese and the vast lands belonging to the community, which were not originally ceded but formed parts that are currently encroached.

He added: “What they claim to be the lands allocated to them cannot be verified from the Ogun State Bureau of Lands and Survey, neither are they gazetted with the State Ministry of Justice.”

Corroborating, the first chairman of Igbesa Community Association, Owolabi Kehinde, said: “In addition to what Ajose said, in 2007, Governor Gbenga Daniel sent a delegation to Igbesa, led by the Deputy Governor, with Alhaji Gbenga Isiaka in the delegation, to ask the community to release part of their land for the establishment of the Guangdong Free Trade Zone, which we resisted at first. But after a lot of consultation, we decided to lease part of our land.

“A survey was carried out, resulting in the release of about 225 hectares of land from Igbesa, and about 400 hectares from Ejila Awori. Afterwards, enumeration was carried out and compensation paid.

“In 2017, to our dismay, the Guangdong management started extending beyond their allotted space into our farmlands and houses, demolishing every structure found on the land. We confronted them peacefully but our cries fell on deaf ears, resulting in peaceful protests by our people from time to time.

Rather than the management listening to us, they resorted to using police officers to hound and arrest our people, particularly Ajose, who was picked to the Force Headquarters in Abuja, dragged to court, and after several appearances, he was discharged and acquitted.

“At the moment, they closed the only access road to Ajure Imota from Igbesa, stopping residents from accessing modern amenities, including banking, hospitals, schools, and others. Chemicals from their factories have destroyed our major source of water, killing all the aquatic lives, and making it undrinkable.”

During a visit to the company, one Ajayi Kabir, who introduced himself as the representative of the Group Managing Director, said the GMD was not on seat to attend to newsmen.

He promised to organise a meeting where the management would respond to allegations by the community.

Save your daughters from cervical cancer with HPV vaccine – Ogun begs parents

The Ogun State Government has appealed to parents and guardians to save their daughters from cervical cancer by ensuring they receive the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. This is as the Ogun State Government commences the statewide HPV vaccination on Tuesday. Speaking with newsmen ahead of the HPV vaccination exercise, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, urged parents to disregard the rumour that the vaccine would make their daughters infertile. According to her, the vaccine is mainly to protect them against cervical cancer, which she said is currently the only cancer that could be prevented with a vaccine. Coker disclosed that the HPV vaccine is targeted at girls between the ages of nine and 14. Urging parents to make their daughters available for the vaccine, she said: “We are starting our HPV vaccination campaign on the 24th of October. This is targeted at our daughters between the ages of nine and 14. This is the vaccination against Human Papillomavirus, which is the cause of cervical cancer in 95 percent of cases. Cervical cancer is the only cancer that has a vaccine against it. It will be a travesty if, perhaps, any of our daughters in 50 to 60 years’ time end up with cervical cancer because we, the parents, have chosen for them to have this cancer. “My appeal to parents is to allow their daughters to take the vaccine. I am a parent myself. I have one daughter and she took the vaccine at the age of 12. She’s now 26.” She also added: “I’m appealing to you to ignore the videos that have gone viral, giving misinformation. The HPV vaccine doesn’t sterilise, and it does not render our children infertile. Rather, it keeps them safe and prevents them from ending up dying from cervical cancer.”

Ogun banks shut down as robbers send ‘notice of attack’

Commercials banks in Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State have refused to open for business over fear of being attacked by armed robbers.


Sources said the banks have since Monday down tools following letters allegedly sent to some of them by the suspected robbers.

The fear of the bankers were not unconnected with the way some of the banks were robbed some years ago, with lives lost to gunshots.

At the moment, Report gathered that the banks have insisted on not opening their branches except the Ogun State Government assist the police with armoured personnel carriers to be mounted close to their branches.


Some residents of Ijebu-Ode told our correspondent anonymously that many had been travelling to places like Sagamu, Abeokuta and others to deposit or withdraw money.

A Point-of-Sale (POS) operator, who identified himself as Salam, lamented that the development portends “great danger” for him and others in the business in Ijebu-Ode.

“We withdraw money from banks to pay our customers and we also deposit in the bank when we have large sums of money in our kitty. If the banks are not opening, it will negatively affect us. In fact, it is affecting me already. I’ve been going to Sagamu to make withdrawals. It is bad,” Salam lamented.


The DPO of Igbeba, Ijebu-Ode, CSP Musiliu Ishola Doga, confirmed that the banks do not open.

Doga, however, debunked the rumour that armed robbers sent letters to the banks.

According to him, the police were on 24-hour patrol of all Ijebu-Ode metropolis, wondering why the bankers would refuse to open for business because there are no armoured personnel carriers stationed around them.

“It was a rumour that a letter or message was sent to the banks. None of them can confirm that message. It was just a rumour as far as I am concerned. But we are doing our own job. We are doing our own patrol and we shall continue to engage the bankers in meetings, to ensure them that we are up to the task. But I think they willingly don’t want to open the banks.


“If there are no armoured personnel carriers, does that mean there are no policemen in the town? What is the attachment of armoured personnel carriers, are they not policemen? It is good they are not complaining of not seeing police. Police is everywhere. They are not complaining of no police, they are now complaining of armoured personnel carrier. I don’t know what is the work of the armoured personnel carrier that police cannot do. Mobile policemen, conventional policemen, we are all on the street as I speak with you. That is the fact of the issue,” Doga explained.

In his advice, the DPO appealed to the bankers and members of the public not to nurse any fear over the matter.

According to him, the police is ready to protect lives and property, saying they are capable of handling the situation.

“The bankers and the people should not panic. We, the police, are ready to protect lives and properties. We are on 24 hours duty. There is no problem. We are capable of handling the whole situation,” he assured.

Also, the Ogun State Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, corroborated Doga’s submission, saying: “They are just entertaining fear where there is none; even the Area Commander and the DPOs have told them that there is no need to fear. Why should they be afraid because there are no Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC)? Even if the APCs are working, is it not the police that will operate them?

“The police are on ground to provide adequate security for lives and property. They are the ones that know why they are entertaining fear. We have assured them of their protection and our presence everywhere in Ijebu-Ode and everywhere in Ogun state. There is no reason to be panicking,” Oyeyemi stated.

Ogun lawmakers lament bad roads as state govt claims lack of funds

Members of the Ogun State House of Assembly have decried the deplorable condition of roads in the state and have called on Governor Dapo Abiodun to do the needful.


However, the state government have claimed the slow pace of work on the bad roads is a result of paucity of funds.

On Thursday, members of the House Committee on Works and Infrastructure sought the need to strengthen the operations of the State Public Works Agency to enable it embark on massive road rehabilitation across the state.

The lawmakers, who were led by the Committee Chairman, Abayomi Fasuwa, bared their minds at an interactive session with the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Ade Adesanya, the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Engr Yusuf Lateef and the General Manager, Ogun State Public Works Agency, Gbenga Akintola.


At the session held within the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Fasuwa, was flanked by his Deputy, Oludaisi Elemide and other members of the committee, including Yusuf Adejojo, Tinuke Bello, Damilola Soneye and Kunle Sobukanla.

Speaking, Fasuwa harped on the need to boost the independent operation of the State Public Works Agency, noting that it had become imperative for the ministry to equally improve on the supervision of all contractors handling the construction of road projects in all parts of the state to ensure the delivery of quality works.


The lawmakers, in their respective submissions, decried “the deplorable conditions of roads in the state, pointing out that some of the roads previously delivered by contractors had been subjected to damages within the projects’ general liability period.”

While requesting for palliative work on inner roads linking communities in towns across the state, the lawmakers counselled the Commissioner to “look inwards towards maximizing available funds to construct and where necessary, rehabilitate more roads.”

Responding, the State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Adesanya and General Manager, OGPWA, Gbenga Akintola attributed the slow pace of road projects to “paucity of funds.”


However, they assured that the contractors would commence operations immediately the rains subside.

They added that the Abiodun administration had continued to synergize with the federal government to fix some federal roads across the state.

Ogun court workers reach agreement with state government, suspends strike

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Ogun State Chapter, says it has suspended its over one month strike.


Ogun JUSUN Chairman, Tajudeen Edun, confirmed this on Thursday.

Edun said the strike was suspended following an agreement reached with the state government.

He said the government has agreed to restore the deductions from their basic salaries, asking workers to resume fully on Monday.

“Yes, we have suspended the strike. There is an agreement between us and the government. We have mandated our members of staff to resume fully on Monday.

“We agreed on some areas that there are issues between us. We were asking that reductions from our basic salary be restored, and they have restored it,” Edun said.


Court workers in Ogun State had embarked on the strike on August 11 to protest the alleged reduction of their salaries by the State government.

You’re not running any free education in Ogun – NANS tells Abiodun

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun State chapter, has told Governor Dapo Abiodun that his claim of free education was not real, asking him to allow the payment of Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) levies in public schools within the State.


Report recalls that Gov Abiodun had in 2019 said he was committed to running free education in all public schools in Ogun, stopping the payment of N3,700 which he had earlier approved as PTA donation to schools.

But NANS disagrees with Abiodun, stressing that what the present dispensation is masquerading under mere abolition of PTA levies did not equate free education.


According to a statement signed by the spokesperson of NANS in Ogun, Olufemi Owoeye, it was stated in clear terms that “cancellation of fees alone is not commensurate to free education.”

Owoeye said “NANS Ogun JCC is against the ban placed on payment of dues” and the fact that such is being likened to free education in the State.

He queried who will provide free educational materials, security, conducive environment and other indispensable facilities.

“What we’re seeing is proscription of payments and nothing more,” it was said.

The students further explained that school administrators in Ogun were “battling with unpaid five months running costs,” thereby bringing about the inability of schools to provide basic teaching aids.


To address these challenges, NANS called for “the reintroduction of a regulated Parent-Teachers Association dues,” stating that “even our parents are willing to pay.

“We urge the government to summarily lift ban on payment of Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) dues as it is traditionally a voluntary contribution of parents to offset some financial expenses on behalf of the school,” Owoeye pleaded.

The levies, according to him, were used by schools to pay for security, cut grasses, repair leaking roofs and others.

He told Gov. Abiodun that the current economic realities have shown that government alone could not cater for the academic sector, asking the governor to review his policy on PTA levies in order not to “impoverish” public schools.

Ogun: Herdsmen abduct pregnant woman, two others, demand N30m ransom

Suspected Fulani herdsmen were said to have kidnapped a pregnant woman and two others in Ogun, demanding a ransom of N30 million.


Report gathered that the abductees were taken away on Sunday evening along Igbo-Ora-Sokoto road, Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State.

The victims had paid a visit to their friend who resides at Rounder area of Abeokuta, the state capital.

A source informed that the kidnappers laid an ambush for three persons at an area known as Karigo, saying the pregnant woman is in her eighth month.

According to him, the herdsmen had contacted the families of the victims on Tuesday, asking them to pay N10 million each for their release.


It was said that two other persons on the trip escaped when the kidnappers accosted them.

“We got information that at the abattoir in Rounda that kidnappers abducted three persons.

“The kidnappers did not call immediately but they called on Tuesday, asking for N10 million on each victim as ransom. There is a pregnant woman among them, who would soon give birth,” the source said.

“It was gathered that the victims parked their car because the road is bad, but while trekking, they were ambushed by their kidnapers


“The abductees were two women and one man, identified as Baba Sandra.

“One of them is a thrift collector in the market here (Itoku market ); one is a civil servant but we don’t know where the other one works,” it was learnt.

“The husband of the pregnant woman was one of the two that escaped being kidnapped,” the source informed

Contacted, the Ogun police spokesman, Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, has confirmed the incident.

However, Oyeyemi said the victims had organised a prayer session in the forest where they were captured.

“Since that very day, our people have been on their trail. In fact, while I was discussing with the OC (Officer in-charge), they were still in the bush in that area trying to get all those people.


“But, our people should also be careful, they should stop organising prayers inside the forest,” he said.

Ogun: Man impregnates 16-year-old niece three times, aborted two pregnancies

A 52-year-old man, Jimoh Mutaliu has been arrested by the police in Ogun State for allegedly impregnating his 16-year-old niece.

It is the third time the suspect has reportedly impregnated his teenage niece, having succeeded in paying for the termination of their first two pregnancies.

Ogun Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspect was arrested on Tuesday in Abeokuta, the state capital.

The father of the victim had reported the case at the Adatan police division, saying he discovered that his daughter was pregnant and she confessed that his own brother, who is also an uncle to the girl was responsible.

He also reported having discovered that his brother had been sleeping with his daughter for quite some time, adding that “his brother had procured abortions for her twice in the past.”

With the report, Oyeyemi disclosed that the DPO of Adatan police division, SP Abiodun Salau, had immediately mobilised his detectives to the scene, “where the randy uncle was promptly arrested.”

“On interrogation, the suspect made a confessional statement that he actually committed the crime, he also affirmed that he had procured two abortions for her with the help of a nurse”, Oyeyemi added.

The suspect is to be transferred to the state CIID for further investigation and prosecution.

Ogun pensioners protest over N68b unpaid gratuity, N3,000 monthly stipend

Local government pensioners in Ogun State have called on Governor Dapo Abiodun to increase their monthly pension, saying some of them still receive N3,000 as monthly pension.


The pensioners also demanded the payment of their 10 years outstanding gratuity, which they put at N68 billion.

Defying the morning showers on Wednesday, the aged pensioners marched to the Governor’s office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, but were denied entry.

The pensioners, under the aegis of Local Government Pensioners Association of Nigeria (LOGPAN), were armed with placards demanding their gratuities’

The placards read; “Gratuities are on sales to pensioners”,
“Governor Dapo Abiodun honour your father and treat Pensioners well”.
“Governor Abiodun, we don’t deserve this worst humiliation”, and others.


Speaking to newsmen, the State Chairman of LOGPAN, Sikiru Ayilara lamented the alleged inhuman treatment meted out to retirees by the Abiodun administration.

Ayilara accused Abiodun of failing to keep his promises to the pensioners, regretting that they still earn paltry sums as pensions.

“Some of us still earn a paltry sum of N3,000 as monthly pension.”

He described as a “wicked act”, the quarterly payment of N500 million to clear the outstanding gratuity, saying it would take 34 years to clear.

The chairman stressed that the association had written 13 letters to Gov Abiodun but alleged that the governor had remained recalcitrant and unyielding to their demands.


He said the payment of his members’ pension through the Ministry of Finance “is illegal”, instead, he requested that the Bureau of Local Government Pension be saddled with the responsibility.

“We have written 13 letters to the Governor through various channels without response. We had informed all security apparatus in the state: DSS, Commissioner of Police, Commandant of NSCDC, SSA on security matters to the Governor. They all intervened without any positive response from the Governor.

“We have informed all the four paramount rulers in the state with no result. We have held six meetings with the SSG, Chief of Staff, Head of Service, Commissioner for LG and Chieftaincy Affairs, among other notable government officials.


“Governor Abiodun should honour us, grandfathers and grandmothers, by directing his personal attention to us for us to meet and find a lasting solution to the inhuman treatments being meted to us at our old age, leading to untimely death among us after serving the state for between 10 and 35 years.

“We demand immediate harmonisation of the pensions. Some of us still receive N3,000 monthly as a pension. We demand regular payment of our pensions as it was.”

Reacting to the allegations and complaints by the pensioners, the Secretary to the State Government, Tokunbo Talabi appealed to the protesting pensioners to be more patient with the government.

He said, “the government is currently experiencing hard times” as a result of the paucity of funds.

He, however, assured that the state government would look into the demands of the aggrieved senior citizens.

Ogun govt locks out pensioners, civil servants, corpers during protest

The Ogun State Government on Wednesday locked protesting pensioners out of the Oke-Mosan governor’s office in Abeokuta, the state capital.


The pensioners, under the auspices of the Local Government Pensioners Association of Nigeria (LOGPAN), led by their Chairman, Sikiru Ayilara, are protesting non-payment of gratuities, lateness and non-increment in their monthly pensions and discrimination against them and the state pensioners by the Governor Dapo Abiodun government.



Recall that the local government pensioners had in June thronged the office of the state Governor after “many unreplied letters to him” about their complaints.

They had made known their plan to picket the government secretariat by sleeping and cooking in front of Abiodun’s office.


By locking up the main gates, civil servants, corps members and visitors were seen standing outside the gate as at the time of filing this report.



There is a heavy presence of security agents, who are on standby to ensure nobody goes into the secretariat.

Some of the security agents said they got “orders from above” to put the two gates under lock and key.

No government official is on sight to attend to the aggrieved pensioners.

Meanwhile, Gov Abiodun is said to have travelled to London to visit the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bola Tinubu.

Man arrested for defiling five-year-old stepdaughter

A 39-year-old man, Oladapo Akinola, has been arrested by the police for allegedly defiling his five-year-old stepdaughter in Ogun.

Akinola was arrested on Monday following a report lodged at Adigbe police station in Abeokuta by the mother of the victim.

The victim’s mother had reported that she had discovered blood on her daughter’s private part while bathing her.

The Ogun State police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, quoted the woman as saying the victim told her that her husband, who is the stepfather of the victim, had unlawfully had carnal knowledge of her.

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Consequently, the DPO of Adigbe division, SP Fatoberu Oyekanmi, was said to have detailed his men to the scene, where the suspect was apprehended.

“On interrogation, the suspect, who resides at Adewale drive, Shokori Abeokuta, confessed to the crime without any justifiable reason,” Oyeyemi stated.

He added that the state Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, had ordered that the suspect be transferred to the Anti-human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit for further investigation and diligent prosecution.

Ajogun warned mothers to watch over their female children to protect them from being victims of sexual assault from irresponsible men.

EFCC Declares 24-Year-Old Wanted, Shares Picture of Suspect for Nationwide Identification

Adewale Daniel Jayeoba has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission The 24-year old was accused by the anti-graft agency of engaging in an alleged investment scam of N935 million The agency on Monday, September 20, advised Nigerians to report Jayeoba when they come in contact with him

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has solicited the help of Nigerians in locating a suspect who is wanted for alleged fraud. The anti-graft agency in a statement shared on its official Facebook page on Monday, September 20, declared a 24-year-old identified as Adewale Daniel Jayeoba wanted. Adewale Daniel Jayeoba has been declared wanted by the EFCC over an alleged investment scam. Photo credit: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Source: Facebook Jayeoba, a native of Ori-Ade local government of Osun state is the marketing director of Wales Kingdom Capital. The EFCC noted that the suspect\"s last known address was suit 1004, Providence Centre, MKO Abiola way, by NNPC mega station, Abeokuta, Ogun state. Terrorism financiers will be revealed at the right time Meanwhile, the chairman of the EFCC Abdulrasheed Bawa said Nigerians will know the identities of terrorism financiers in the country at the right time. 

He made the comment while speaking on a Channels Television’s current affairs programme on Thursday, September 16. Asked specifically on the television programme to reveal the people financing terror and unleashing mayhem on Nigerians in the last 12 years, the agency\"s chairman replied: “If you are my adviser, will you advise me to come on national television to tell the whole world regarding matters of sensitive national security issue? Certainly, not." Alleged fraud: Abdulazeez Ganduje reports his mother to EFCC In a related development, Abdualzeez Ganduje has reported his mum to the EFCC. Abdulazeez is the eldest son of Kano governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje and his mum, Hajia Hafsat, is the first lady of the state.

Abdulazeez wants the EFCC to probe his mum for her alleged involvement in a case where he claimed he was swindled. The wife of the governor shunned an invitation extended to her by the EFCC, to report for questioning after Abdulazeez filed a complaint. The governor\"s son is said to have complained over a bribery and land fraud case against his mother.

NEWSInsecurity: Police tell okada riders in Ogun to register before Oct 1

Commercial motorcyclists, otherwise known as okada riders have been told to register with the Ogun State Government before October 1, 2021.


The State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, at an interactive session, on Monday, disclosed that okada riders banned from Lagos State have been relocating to Ogun in droves.

This, he said, necessitated the need for government to create a database for motorcyclists operating in the Gateway State to checkmate the security challenges facing the state.

According to Oyeyemi, government had, few months ago, informed the leadership of all okada riders unions of its determination to enforce the registration of all riders to curb crimes and criminality.


While saying the State did not have any plan to ban okada riders as done in Lagos, Oyeyemi stated that “there must the proper documentation of all the okada riders, to form a database, in order not to bring unnecessary security threat to Ogun state.”

He informed that the database would give security agencies the actual number of bike riders in Ogun, their areas of residence, names and registration numbers.

After the registration, the police spokesman added that reflective jackets would be given to them, with numbers inscribed on the jackets.

“If anybody commits any crime using Okada in any part of the state, we will be able to quickly pinpoint who is actually responsible for such crime,” he stated


Meanwhile, the Consultant, Commercial Motorcycle Riders Identification Scheme (COMORIS), Mr Juwon Adebanjo, hinted that over 40,000 motorcycles would be registered in Ogun through the scheme.

Adebanjo revealed about 5,000 registration points have been set up across the 20 Local government areas of the state.

Angry Ogun civil servants storm Unity bank over alleged N134m diversion of investment funds

Civil servants in Ogun stormed a branch of Unity Bank in Abeokuta to protest the alleged diversion of their N134million investment fund.


The workers, under aegis of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, Ogun State on Monday marched to the Ita-Eko branch of Unity Bank to make known their complaints.

With placards in their hands, the aggrieved senior civil servants said: “Funds Not Safe In Unity Bank,” “Unity Bank Stole Our Money”, “No Refund, No Retreat, No Surrender.”

Speaking on behalf of the association, the State Chairman, Comrade Olude Isa Owolabi, members had instructed the bank to transfer their investments into another bank account, saying however, that sent a lesser amount of what it was told to move into another account.




“Sometimes last year, we got an emergency call that Unity Bank, Abeokuta branch is defrauding customers and because we are a union that is proactive, we rose to the occasion and instructed Unity bank to transfer some amount of money from our Investment account to another account.

“Unfortunately, Unity Bank transfered lesser the amount we were expecting and we had a shortage of significant amount from our account.

“We have interacted with them many times, we have contacted them, we have written several letters, not less than six or seven and Unity bank did not respond.






“The issue started as early as February this year and as we speak, they have not returned our money to us. We cannot continue to wait for Unity bank to be free. They have admitted that they have defrauded us. Records are there to show that in our office. They admitted that the money is there and they will transfer as soon as possible. Since then, we have not heard anything from Unity bank”, he stated

According to Owolabi, the association’s investments fund was N134million, while a sum of N80million had been transferred to the association, leaving a balance of about N54million.




Reacting, an official of the bank, who did not want to be mentioned because he was not authorized to speak on the matter, said the bank has never denied the association access to their money

He informed that “the issue is already with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).”



The official added that until the CBN concludes investigations on the matter, the bank cannot make any further transfer as requested by the association.