I live along the expressways to make kidnapping easy for me - Suspected kidnapper tells police

 

A 20-year-old suspected kidnapper, Ahmad Muhammad, pictured above, has told men of the Osun State Police Command that he decided to live along expressways so that it will be easy for himself and other members of his gang to abduct their victims at will.

 
Muhammad, who is from Tambuwal community in Sokoto State, was arrested at Wasinmi, a village along Ife/Ibadan Expressway.
 

While being paraded at the police headquarters in Osogbo, the state capital, Muhammad said he is a member of a seven-man gang of kidnappers who abducted passengers on the expressway, adding that he was arrested during a shoot-out with police.

“We kidnapped two people along Ibadan/Gbongan Expressway after we made a roadblock. The police were alerted and they faced my gang in a gun battle during which my other gang members ran away with the kidnapped victims. It is painful that my other gang members left me alone in that bush and ran away.
 
It was easy for the police to arrest me because I don’t know the routes in that bush and I could not trace my steps to the place where my other gang members escaped to.”

 

He said his other gang members are Fulanis and gave their names as Alhaji, Buba, Siraju, Sadiq, Saidu.
 

“My gang members are all Fulani and they are not new in the business, it is a means of survival. I don’t have a shelter, I live along the expressway. I live on the road to make operation ease” Muhammad said

Schoolgirls smoking shisha in viral video suspended as Lagos State Government orders their rehabilitation

The schoolgirls filmed smoking shisha while still in their school uniforms have been suspended and the Lagos State Government has ordered their rehabilitation.

 

The schoolgirls have been identified as students of Oreyo Senior Grammar School, Igbogbo, Ikorodu area of the state, according to Vanguard.

 

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Tokunbo Wahab, said: "Appropriate steps are being taken to address the issue with the aim of preventing future occurrence in the state.

 

"The appropriate ministry is already intervening. You see why the role of parents is so critical. We can’t leave everything to government and school. This is heart wrenching."

 

He added that the state government has ordered for their rehabilitation with immediate effect.

Annie Idibia praises Tuface for being an incredible father to all 7 of his kids after he paid a visit to his kids with Pero Adeniyi

 Annie Idibia took to Instagram to share clips and photos of her husband, singer, Tuface Idibia spending time with all his kids and she praised him for being a dedicated father to all 7 of them.

 

This comes after Tuface travelled to spend time with his and Pero's kids - Justin Idibia,  Rose Idibia,  and Innocent Idibia Jr. 

 

Annie shared clips of Tuface spending time with her own kids. She also shared him with Sumbo Adeoye's kids. Lastly, she shared a still shot from the video of Tuface reuniting with Pero's children.

 

In the caption, she wrote: 

 

 Appreciate you baby
Always have .. Always will
Thank you for being an incredible father to all of our kids , all 7 of them are sooooo blessed to call you daddy ! You try , I see the effort , ur struggles to be there for everyone ! You reward is Heaven ! And heaven to me is LOVE n HAPPINESS all the rest of your life ! You will NEVER stumble my King 
It’s the 6th slide n last slide for me 
Which is yours ?

 

 

Tuface responded, declaring his love for Annie. 

 

 

IPOB condemns Miyetti Allah's decision to deploy 5000 vigilantes to the South East

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB has condemned plans by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria to deploy 5,000 vigilantes to the South-East region.

 

The Miyetti Allah group had recently announced it will be deploying the vigilantes to protect herders and their cattle in the South East.

 

In a statement released by its Director of Media and Publicity, Emma Powerful, IPOB said it was ready to resist the plan by Miyetti Allah, adding that the position of the cattle breeders association was an insult on Igbo land.

 

“The attention of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra has been drawn to the threat by Miyetti Allah to deploy 5,000 jihadists to Biafra land to protect their cows and herders following the floating of Ebube Agu security outfit by South-East governors.

We consider this utterance an insult to the entire Biafra and won’t tolerate it despite our grievances against the treacherous South-East governors and the political elite.

The Miyetti Allah and their terrorists group should know that they shouldn’t play God forever. They are trying to provoke ESN and IPOB to take a drastic action.  IPOB and ESN are running out of patience with their insults.”he said.

Unidentified woman dies inside commercial bus in Anambra: Photos

 A yet to be identified woman died inside a commercial bus in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra state. 

 

One of the the passengers, Gifted Joseph, who disclosed this on Facebook said the incident happened on Thursday, April 15, at Awkuzu Junction. 

 

According to Ms Joseph, when they got to the junction, the woman suddenly started screaming, saying that she couldn't breath. Few minutes later, she passed away. 

 

The deceased had no identification but was said to be going to the Tarzan area of Onitsha.

Read the report below: 

 

"I boarded a Transit from Awka,after my Brother drop me at the park. On reaching to Okwuzu junction, this woman then started screaming that her air is not functioning,"

 

We stopped. She was brought down but we couldn't leave her there. The driver and I, and some good people put her back, despite her size is huge. Her last comment was she was going to Tarzan, Onitsha.

 

I prayed, she was quiet,I held her head,her head was pounding,and her eyes was loosing it essence. I stopped, her vital pulse was gone,no life was left. SHE WAS GONE.. She has no ID.no phone, nothing just her lylon bag..

 

Pls we are at Ogini police station Onitsha,we can share her pictures,until we can at least get someone who can identify her.... We are Nothing,but pencil,in the hands of our Creator. 

 

Lady narrates how she was treated by her parents after she was labeled a witch by a Pastor

 

A Nigerian lady has narrated how she was treated by her parents after she was labeled a witch by a Pastor when she was barely 10-years-old. 

 

According to @Chika_Blairseen, the Pastor accused her of holding back her father's progress all because she had big eyeballs. 

 

She disclosed that her mother was the one who took her father to the church. She said he kept shouting at her to "release his business". 

 

She tweeted; 

 

I was barely 10 years old when my dad was shouting at me to 'release his business!!!' at a deliverance ground with so much anger and disgust in his eyes Why? The pastor had said I was a witch who was holding back my dad's progress. All because I had big eyeballs

Incase you're wondering where my mum was when it was happening and why didn't she defend me. Who do you think took my dad to the church??

Germany picks Ghana for its West African centre for global healthlocation

 Ghana has been chosen as the location for Germany's West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention.

 

German ambassador to Ghana, Christoph Retzlaff disclosed this in a tweet he shared on Thursday April 15. He added that the Ghanaian centre is one of eighth others worldwide.

 

The announcement came days after social media giant, Twitter also announced that it will siting its African headquarters in Ghana. 

 

The tweet read; 

 

“Excellent news: Germany will support launch of a new “German-West African Center for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention.

“It will be located in Ghana and be part of 8 new centers worldwide to fight global challenges.”

 

Graphic Photos: Two students shot dead during attack on a bank in Anambra

 

The attack on a bank in Anambra state yesterday, April 15, resulted in the death of two secondary school students.

 

Recall that unknown gunmen on Thursday attacked a first generation bank’s branch located at Ogbunike, in Oyi local government area of Anambra State (read here).

 

Vehicles were set ablaze by the gunmen and stray bullets hit two students returning from school.

 

 

A video shared online shows one student lying on the road, the contents of his brains splattered on the floor. Another student is seen lying lifeless in the arms of a young man who tries to rush him to a hospital to get help.

Abuja Pastor killed during vigil service

Rev Emeka Evans Unaegbu has reportedly died after being attacked by unknown assailants while conducting a lone vigil in his Goodnews Power Assembly International in Nyanya Jikwoyi area of Abuja.

 

The cleric was attacked on Tuesday night and was barely alive when he was discovered on Wednesday April 14. 

 

Rev Emeka Evans Unaegbu died while being rushed to the hospital. Friends and family have taken to Facebook to pen down their tributes. 

 

YouTube suspends TB Joshua’s channel, Facebook takes action too

Prophet T.B Joshua's YouTube account has been suspended over some videos shared on the channel. 

 

Premium Times had reported that between 2016 and January 2020, the channel posted at least seven clips showing the charismatic Christian televangelist engaging in violent exorcism to ‘cure’ gay and lesbian congregants of their sexual orientation by casting out “the demon of homosexuality”.

 

YouTube suspended the channel which had more than 1.8 million subscribers on April 12, after openDemocracy contacted it to ask whether some of the contents violated the platform’s community guidelines.

 

A YouTube spokesperson told openDemocracy; 

 

“YouTube’s Community Guidelines prohibit hate speech and we remove flagged videos and comments that violate these policies. In this case we have terminated the channel.

"YouTube prohibits content which alleges that someone is mentally ill, diseased, or inferior because of their membership in a protected group including sexual orientation.”

 

Daina Rudusa, spokesperson for OutRight Action International, the global LGBTIQ human rights organisation also said; 

 

“It is great to see social media platforms take a greater role in tackling these harmful practices by banning accounts spouting hate speech and promoting conversion practices.

“So-called conversion therapy is neither therapy, nor does it result in conversion” and it has been recognised as being “tantamount to torture."

 

It was also learnt that Facebook took action against some of T.B Joshua's contents. Unlike YouTube which suspended the ministries’ entire channel, Facebook said it “removed a number of pieces of content from this page for violating these policies”.

 

Facebook company spokesperson said; 

 

“We don’t allow attacks against people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity, including content promoting conversion therapy services.

“We take attacks on the LGBT+ community incredibly seriously and encourage people to report this kind of content when they see it so we can investigate.”

 

When openDemocracy asked TB Joshua Ministries to comment on its pastor’s actions towards LGBT people, and on its YouTube channel being terminated for hate speech, the ministry did not respond. However, it has launched a social media campaign to contest the decision which it claims was “made in haste.”

 

TB Joshua however confirmed that his YouTube channel was suspended in a tweet he shared. He wrote; 

 

EMMANUEL TV YOUTUBE SUSPENSION: Our mission is to share the love of God with everyone - irrespective of race or religion - and we strongly oppose all forms of hate speech! We have had a long and fruitful relationship with YouTube and believe this decision was made in haste.

 

 

On Facebook, he urged his church members to raise their concerns over his channel’s suspension on other social media platforms.

 

TB Joshua wrote; 

 

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Emmanuel TV YouTube Channel Suspension!!!

Emmanuel TV’s mission is to share the love of God with everyone - irrespective of race or religion - and we strongly oppose all forms of hate speech! We have had a long and fruitful relationship with YouTube and believe this decision was made in haste. We appreciate your prayers and support as we are making every effort to appeal this decision and see the channel restored.