Police arrest alleged abductors, killers of businessman
THE police in Ogun State have arrested six members of a kidnap gang who killed one Femi Olatunji, at Igbokoda area of Ondo State, last Friday. The victim was said to have left his Isheri home, Lagos State, on a business trip to Ondo State and never returned to his family alive, as the kidnappers haven dispossessed him of his valuables, took his life afterwards.
Those arrested were Fadeni Henry, Lebile Olatunji, Ehuwa Oririe, Olotu Tosin, Oluwole Odunayo and Peter Omogbemi.
The suspected criminals after dispossessing the victim of his valuables, which include a certain amount of money, withdrawal from his bank account through the Automated Teller Machine (ATM), killed him and dumped his body in a river behind Holy Trinity African Primary School, Igbokoda.
Parading the suspects at the headquarters of the Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad (FSARS), the state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, said the operatives of FSARS upon receiving the information swung into action and stormed the hideout of the hoodlums at Igbokoda.
The suspected kidnappers were said to have engaged the police in a gun-battle, which lasted for almost two hours and were later apprehended by the team, led by SP Uba Bangadiya. They were reported to have contacted the victim’s wife for ransom before her husband could be left off the hook.
The incident was reported at a police station in Isheri and the police upon receiving the information commenced investigation, which led to the arrest of the suspects.
Items recovered from them include a Nissan Pathfinder Jeep marked LAGOS EPE 603 AT belonging to the victim, one pump-action gun, one cut-to-size locally-made pistol, seven live cartridges and a Gionee handset. The body of the victim was recovered by the police for autopsy.
The police boss cautioned citizens to be security conscious in everything they do and avoid business trips with strangers in an unfamiliar terrain.
THE old boys association of Nigeria’s oldest secondary school, CMS Grammar School, will be unveiling a multi-million naira modern school hall built at the cost of N27.5 million, as part of projects to be commissioned during its forthcoming 158th founders’ day celebration.
President of the association, Mr. Adedapo Fashanu, who made this known at a press conference in Lagos, said the initiative was embarked upon to set the pace for old students associations of legacy institutions in the country towards contributing to the growth and development of the education sector.
He said the institution founded by the Church Missionary Society (CMS) in 1859, which currently has on its long list of rich alumni many Nigerians occupying strategic positions in political, social and economic spheres, will also commission a staff quarter that would ensure that teachers live closer to the school for best academic, spiritual and moral knowledge delivery to the students, in the bid to restore the school to its former glory as the best institution in Nigeria.
Activities lined up for the celebration, which will begin on May 26 and end on June 6, 2017, include a national colloquium on 158 years of secondary education in Nigeria, with the lead paper to be delivered by the Head of Department of Arts and Social Science Education at the University of Lagos, Prof. Clara Opara, speech and prize-giving day, annual inter-house sports, and entrepreneurship summit, among others.
Principal of the institution, Venerable Olaoluwa Adeyemi, said the celebration themed: “Grooming for Impact” will serve as an opportunity for the old boys and current students to reminisce on where they came from as well as encourage young students to work hard and become eminent personalities in life.
FUNERAL rites for Okwa Gabriel Enuma Ogwezi, who died recently at the age of 85, begin on Friday, May 26, 2017 with a Christian wake at his residence, Umuguru Ike Quarters, Onicha Ukwani, Ndokwa West Council of Delta State at 4:00p.m.
He will be buried on Saturday, May 27, after a funeral service at 10:00a.m.
His is survived by wife, children, grand children and great grand children.