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6 — Vanguard, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2022 Flood victims protest in Delta, accuse govt officials of sharp practices •Your complaints'll be addressed —Govt By Festus Ahon ASABA—AGGRIEVED flood victims from Isoko, Delta State, yesterday, stormed Asaba, the state capital, vowing to hold 'mother of all protests’, if they are not compensated within 14 days. The aggrieved victims, numbering over 100, who besieged the gate of the State Government House, alleged that there were corrupt practices in the manner they were demobilised from their respective Internally Displaced Persons, IDP camps. They alleged that several millions of naira meant for flood victims have found their way into private pockets. Carrying placards with different inscriptions, one of the protesters, who simply gave his name as Ewoma, decried the alleged fraudulent and corrupt way some government officials in charge of the compensation carried out the exercise. Ewoma said: "Even the St. Michaels College IDPs camp, Oleh, was full of discrimination and was used as a conduit to loot government treasury. "An aide (names withheld) of a top Government official (names withheld) from the area, was larger than life at the camp, ejecting, rejecting and treating victims with disdain while accepting only victims from his area, Igbide community and Uzere community where his godfather hails from. “We were not taken good care of, and when government officials came to Oleh to pay victims compensation of N50,000 and N100,000 each as the case may be, to our surprise, people that were being paid were strangers with strange faces, their family members, girlfriends who were never seen any day at the ICS camp. “For every 20 names that they called, only two or three will come out among the real flood victims while those paid were never known to us or even seen in the camp. The payment the government officials came for was just a mere jamboree to amass illicit wealth to our detriment. "The fraud and corruption that took place at the ICS IDP camp were enormous. Those government officials only came to pay themselves, not flood victims with what happened last week at the ICS IDP camp, Oleh." Chief Economic Adviser to the state governor, Mr. Kingsley Emu, who addressed the protesters, told them to remain calm and promised to take their complaints to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for appropriate and immediate action. :Vanguard News •The protesting flood victims. :@vanguardnews :@vanguardnews NEWS HOTLINES: 08052867023, 08052867058 Suspected ritualist murders 7-year-old girl in Ogun By James Ogunnaike, ABEOKUTA—A seven-year-old girl was, yesterday, murdered by a suspected ritualist in Ota, Ado-Odo/ Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. Vanguard reliably gathered that the incident happened around 7am at Kilani Street, Iyana Iyesi area of Ota. It was gathered that the victim was sent on an errand by her mother's neighbour, to get her something from the house, when she was killed. It was gathered that when the girl entered the house, the suspected ritualist, who had hidden somewhere in the Joint Task Force nabs 2 suspected kidnappers, rescues 3 victims Couple, one other in Police net for killing hotelier By James Ogunnaike A couple, Larry Adebayo Adewumi and Okereke Olufunmilayo, has been arrested by operatives of Ogun State Police Command, alongside one Adebowale Sanni, over the abduction and killing of the Director of Rolak Hotel, Ijebu Ode, Abayomi Smith, after collecting N15 million ransom. The State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed that Smith was kidnapped on September 28, 2020, at about 7.30am, at Anifowose Estate, Igbeba, Ijebu Ode, by some gunmen. Oyeyemi said: "On receiving the information about the kidnap, men of the anti-kidnapping unit were mobilized to commence an investigation, but all efforts to get the victim out of captivity proved abortive, even though the victim's family paid a ransom of N15 million to the abductors. building, attacked her and smashed her head with a pestle. The girl's cry for help attracted the neighbour’s attention, but she was dead before anybody could arrive at the scene. A resident of the area, who simply identified herself as Abefe, told our correspondent that neighbours searched for the suspect, but he was nowhere to be found. The source added that police had visited the area to assess the scene of the incident. The police have taken away the body of the little. I know the girl very well, we used to call her 'Mama'. The suspect killed her in cold blood. At first, we "Since then, police operatives have not relented in their efforts to fish out those behind the devilish act. "The efforts of the SP Taiwo Opadiran-led team yielded positive results in September this year when they got wind of the plan by the hoodlums to strike again, this time, the wife and son of Otunba Ajayi Smith were their target. "The team, having got the intelligence report, embarked on technical surveillance for the suspects, consequence upon which one of them was traced to Ikeji Arakeji in Osun State, where the 55 years old Adebowale Sanni was apprehended. "On interrogation, he confessed to having been on the trail of Yeye Olusola Roseline Ajayi, the wife of their earlier victim, Otunba Ajayi Smith to kidnap her, on the order of Larry Adebayo Adewumi, the ring Gunmen kill 4 policemen, kidnap target in Port Harcourt By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT— GUNMEN, yesterday, attacked a convoy in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, killing four policemen, kidnapped a man and carted away an undisclosed amount of money. The criminals reportedly struck around 3pm, on top of the recently constructed Rumuokoro Flyover, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, shooting sporadically at moving cars. It was learned that the criminals had arrived at the scene earlier and hanged LASTMA recovers pump-action rifle inside impounded vehicle A pump-action rifle was discovered inside an unregistered Honda car impounded by personnel of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, for driving against traffic, yesterday. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, said, in a statement by the Director, Public Affairs Department, Mr. Taofiq Adebayo, that the black Honda car was apprehended by the patrol team of the agency, while driving against traffic around Sango- Tedo, Abijo GRA, on Lagos-Epe expressway. According to him, when the driver of the unregistered vehicle noticed that the gun had been sighted inside his car, he took to his heels. The general manager said that both the car and the recovered gun had been handed over to the Divisional Police Officer at Ilasan for further investigation. Oreagba appealed to members of the public to be security conscious and report any suspicious movement within their environment to security agencies. on for their victims and that the bandits operated successfully without interference from any counterforce. An eyewitness said the development caused panic, adding that the criminals whisked away the yet-to-be-known personality whom the policemen were providing security for after killing four policemen in the convoy. He said: "This afternoon, around 3 pm we heard gunshots on top of the flyover. We earlier thought it was security men that were shooting because they were in military uniform. "The shooting continued while cars that were at the foot of the flyover have to stop. The boys killed four policemen that were escorting a big man. "They carried money from that convoy and kidnapped the big man. After that, they entered their car and drove off. “The State Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed the attack, said three policemen were involved, adding that there were not many details on what transpired. thought it was a thief, but further findings revealed that the guy is a ritualist,” she said Our correspondent further gathered that the unknown ritualist had been hibernating in an empty building in the area. “When we searched further, we discovered that the man had charms and a goat hidden in an empty building close to his victim's house. When we got there, we saw the charm and a goat. The goat attacked one of us, but it was later killed. This is a sad occurrence,” another source stated. The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, expressed shock when he was informed of the incident. He, however, said he would get details from the concerned police division and revert. leader, whose wife Olufunmilayo happened to be an employee of Otunba Ajayi Smith. "He confessed further that it was Larry who described the location of the victim's hotel and his other business outfits to him with instruction that if they succeeded in kidnapping the woman and her son, the two of them must be killed after collecting ransom in order not to leave any trait, just as they did to her husband two years ago. "His confession led to the arrest of Larry's wife, Olufunmilayo, who was a manager at the victim's building materials shops. "Larry himself was arrested three days after, he initially denied having anything to do with the kidnap of Otunba Abayomi Ajayi Smith, but when he came face-to-face with Adebowale Sanni, his accomplice, he knew that the game was up. "Preliminary investigation revealed that Larry, who is an indigene •Suspected killers of the hotelier. By Rotimi Ojomoyela ADO-EKITI—THE Joint Task Force, JTF, comprising combined forces of the Military, Police, Amotekun Corps and local hunters, said it arrested two suspected kidnappers, during a joint operation at Irele-Kogi border area of Ekiti State. The combined forces, under operation 'Eradicate Bandit at the Borders of Rural Ajoni Communities', EBBORAC, added that it recovered part of the N3 million collected from the victims. Addressing newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, yesterday, the Chairman of Ajoni LCDA, Michael Ogungbemi, disclosed that the suspects were nabbed during a joint operation inside the sprawling forest at Irele-Kogi border area. Ogungbemi said the operation became so terrific that the kidnappers hurriedly freed three victims from captivity, which provided a lead for the JTF to proceed with the combing operation of all forests in the axis. He said: "When they knew that the operation was closing in on them, three victims in their possession were suddenly released this afternoon. This further provided a lead for the operation. "Part of the ransom collected from the victims was recovered and the released victims are now in the hospital receiving medical treatments." The JTF also succeeded in apprehending two suspects, who are now undergoing interrogation and investigation by the police. of Ilesha Osun State, used to be a fraudster before he graduated into full-time kidnapping business. "His modus operandi was to scout for a rich victim, after which he will mobilise the gang working for him to go after such person. "He got full information about Otunba Ajayi Smith through his wife, Olufunmilayo, who was an employee of the man. "Further investigation revealed that Larry has two bank accounts where he used to keep money realized from his criminal activities." In one of the accounts, with number 0010913206, domicile in JAIZ Bank, the sum of N34,953, 455 was discovered there in, while he has the sum of N4, 576, 846, in another account with Access Bank. A 2014 model Toyota Highlander was also recovered from him.
Vanguard, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2022 — 7 :Vanguard News :@vanguardnews :@vanguardnewsNEWS HOTLINES: Social Media Conversation •Bandits terrorising the Nigerians unabated. Panic in Zamfara as bandits demand N60m as peace deal levy A 'compensation levy' of varying amounts has reportedly been imposed on some communities in Zurmi LGA of Zamfara State. A resident of Moriki, in one of the communities in the local council, Aliyu Buhari, said the bandits had, through released captives, demanded that they be paid the levy before residents will be allowed access to their farmlands. Buhari said some communities have paid and agreed on a reconciliation deal with the bandits, adding that residents of Moriki are currently working on raising the levy. "People living in Moriki ward were asked to pay the sum of N20 million to be able to enjoy some level of peace,” he said. Recently, two people were kidnapped from Dauran community in the council and a ransom was paid for their release, while in Kanwa, over 40 people, who are mostly women, were abducted during a houseto-house search by the terrorists. The bandits are yet to demand any ransom for the release of the abducted persons. The bandits had earlier imposed a compensation levy of N20 million on Kanwa community. The levy is to serve as a peace deal between the terrorists and the community. Despite paying the levy, the residents are currently living in tension, as they believe that the recent mass abduction may lead to another levy. Each household to contribute N6,500 "Currently, people of Moriki community are processing how to contribute the compensation fee. The fee is to enable them to access their farmlands and live peacefully without any fear of attack,” Buhari continued. Many communities have already paid the compensation fee. Most of them yielded during the rainy season, when farmers needed to work on their farmlands. “In Moriki, during the rainy season, people were allowed to farm, but they started to threaten our peace when it was time to harvest our farm produce. "Each household in Moriki has been asked to contribute N6,500 to make up the N20 million levy. “I understand that the deadline for the payment was last week Saturday, but the community is still working towards sourcing the money. “Some communities that have been asked to pay compensation levy include Gidan Shaho, Kadamutsa, and Dada.” About 10 communities levied Suleiman Mahmud, a resident of Zurmi, who also spoke on the development, said about 10 communities were asked to pay levies of different amounts. He added that some have paid, while others are yet to raise the money. "In Moriki community, they were asked to pay N20 million. The residents have resolved to pay, but I am not sure if it has been delivered to the terrorists. “They usually inform people of any community they attack about their demands. They either inform a freed captive or deliver the message whenever they attack communities. “Ever since they agreed on paying a reconciliation levy in July, they have not attacked the people of Moriki and the people have been going about their affairs." Last week, two residents were kidnapped from their farmlands, while one person was killed around Dauran area. Some of the communities that have agreed on a peace deal and have paid the compensation levy include Kwagwami, Boko, Jaya, Dunfawa, and Gidan Goga. The communities are about 10 in Zurmi LGA. Like Kanwa, they imposed N20 million; Jaya, N17 million; Moriki, N20 million, while Kwagwami, N6.5 million. Mahmud also said some residents of Kwagwami were kidnapped recently, adding that the abductees are still in captivity, except the district head who has been freed. Another man's meat...! Just bury the ‘dirt' in colour bo! ...And when hunger births anger? Remember your children too ooo!
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