Vanguard, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2016—11
Vulcanizer commits suicide in Lagos By Esther Onyegbula
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middle-aged man, Afape Fatai, has allegedly committed suicide in Lagos State. Fatai, a vulcanizer, lived at 28, Orioji Olarewaju Close, Ijaiye, a suburb of Lagos, allegedly hung himself in his kitchen. No suicide note was found, police sources said. It was gathered that the dangling corpse was
discovered at 6a.m. on Saturday by his neighbours and was reported at Meiran Police Station. Policemen were said to have taken the corpse to Ijaiye General Hospital morgue for autopsy. According to one of the tenants (names withheld), “it seems Fatai was murdered. Why will he put a hood over his face before hanging himself? “This needs to be
properly investigated as it seems like a cover for murder. I believe he was murdered and then hanged.” It was learned that the deceased’s wife and children had since relocated to Ado-Odo Yewa in Ogun State, where he hailed from. Lagos State Police Public Relation Officer Dolapo Badmus, confirmed the death. She said investigations were ongoing.
Lagos hotel killings: Navy buries twin brothers By Angela Okpe
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MOTIONS ran high, weekend, as the remains of Taiwo and Kehinde Oyesule, the twin brothers who were shot dead alongside their friend last December by a Mobile policeman in front of a hotel in Ketu area of Lagos, were buried. The burial of the twins at the Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government cemetery was done by the Nigerian Navy, where late Taiwo served.
The body of Taiwo, who served with the Naval Ordinance Corps, Ojo, was decorated in full Naval regalia, the coffin draped in Nigerian flag and military boots and Navy cap placed on it. Describing the death of one of their own as a big shock, Captain S. S. Akwu, who led the personnel to the cemetery, said: “The news was received with regret and sorrow. Taiwo was a dedicated, loyal and hard working rating, who
served the Nigerian Navy and his country with a high sense of responsibility.” On solution to incessant and deliberate killings of innocent Nigerians by security operatives, he said: “Psychiatric test should be conducted before employing any security personnel and the test should be yearly to confirm their status.” He added that the Navy was working towards payment of late Taiwo’s gratuity.
Customs apprehend trans-border criminals, hands over stolen vehicles By Godwin Oritse
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HE Seme border Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, weekend, apprehended two trans-border criminals and the two vehicles
recovered from them were handed over to INTERPOL. Speaking during the handing over, Customs Area Comptroller, Mr. Victor Dimka, said the suspects, Mr. Appah
nalist: y though none of the defendants was in court nor represented. However, the counsel representing the plaintiff, Adelayo Banjo of Jiti Ogunye chambers, informed the court that the defendants were yet to be served on the processes of the case. Subsequently, the court adjourned till February 22 (today) for the hearing of the case, while directing that all processes in the case be served on the defendants.
Olomofe, in the suit, asked the court for a declaration that the beating meted out to him by the defendants, who inflicted bodily and internal injuries on him on June 25, 2015, in the premises of NCS, Seme, was “capable of infringing on his right to life as guaranteed by Section 33 (1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Article 4 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.”
George Gobatrans (a Ghanaian) and Mr. Used Onyekachi (Nigerian) were arrested following a tip-off by INTERPOL. The vehicles, according to Dimka, were detected by INTERPOL personnel, Mr. Mathias Marth and Mr. Eric Sturm, from Germany, who led the operation. They were traced to Nigeria through the assistance of INTERPOL information apparatus. The vehicles are a BMW X6 series, with chassis number VINSUXFG43569L225084, was said to be heading to Ghana from Nigeria, and Masarati GHIIBLI with number VINZAMWS57b001112000 and number plates EV 413 YZ (Italian), that was reported stolen in Italy on January 20. Dimka disclosed that the keys of the vehicles and the suspects were handed over for further investigation, repatriation and onward delivery.