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Abuja Bomb Blast: Victims Recount Ordeal

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Following the Wednesday’s </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #229570; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">explosion at a busy shopping mall Emab Plaza in Abuja</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #229570; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, which left 21 dead and 17 injured, some of the victims have recounted their ordeal.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Some of the victims who sustained injuries and are receiving treatment at the Maitama District Hospital in Abuja, are grateful to God who spared their lives, Punch reports.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="abuja blast victim" border="0" data-x-src="http://img.naij.com/n/07/f/abuja-blast-victims-0.jpg" data-zoom="1" height="288" hspace="5" src="http://img.naij.com/n/07/f/abuja-blast-victims-0.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" vspace="5" width="461" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-size: xx-small; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">L-R: Sulaiman Ademola, Donald Tyokasi, Junaid Olatunji</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Recounting what happened, Donald Tyokasi, a 22-year-old student of the National Open University of Nigeria, said the bomber who was driving a Toyota Sienna and trying to get into the plaza through the exit gate was pretending to be drunk when he was asked by the security agents to go back and take the right entrance.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> "<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Within seconds after I left that point, I heard a big bang and found myself on the ground. My right leg was affected. Presently, I can’t stand with it</em>," he said.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> According to Michael Ojeh whose mother was one of the victims of the blast, the bomber who was wearing a caftan bought newspaper from him and was asking him irrelevant questions. After which he left and entered his vehicle close to the exit gate of the plaza and not long after, there was a blast.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> A 24-year-old fashion designer, Sulaiman Ademola, said the bomber had insisted on going into the Plaza through the exit gate and he was prevented from doing so by the security men at the gate but he refused to be stopped.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> "<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">As he bent his head towards the Sienna that he was driving, I told my friend that we should get away from there. Within a few seconds, there was an explosion. Many people died and that is why I give thanks to Almighty God. I saw many corpses on the ground. Heads, hands and legs littered everywhere</em>," he said.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Recounting his own experience, Junaid Taofeek Olatunji, a student of Biology/Integrated Science at the Federal College of Education, Kontangora, Niger State, said the incident happened as they were going to the mosque for the 4pm prayer.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Olatunji said, "<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">On our way, we saw some people arguing and they didn’t allow a car to enter the plaza. As the argument continued, I heard an explosion and immediately, I saw human flesh and bones littering everywhere. I was confused and I didn’t know what I was doing again. I thought my head had been blown off by the blast. I touched my head while on the ground and realised that it was there. I stood up and was looking for help, but help didn’t come immediately</em>."</div> </div>

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World Cup 2014: Super Eagles boycott training over bonus money

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="background-color: white; color: #9e090b; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></h3> <div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> <div class="post-header-line-1"> </div> </div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5788113473704984403" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; position: relative; width: 616px;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfVz4AtZozeTaNCWemWpj5-l7OZaXupGj3aCq6j6QiyHvx7ogMtYJzdegp0n924PCbzfwgX8QQV2PRSJ4268pGO6mdzSA4PWdSKxJYho-m0WykdQtCYYC6dycJqtcVR9zDtuklpkrMqyb/s1600/01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfVz4AtZozeTaNCWemWpj5-l7OZaXupGj3aCq6j6QiyHvx7ogMtYJzdegp0n924PCbzfwgX8QQV2PRSJ4268pGO6mdzSA4PWdSKxJYho-m0WykdQtCYYC6dycJqtcVR9zDtuklpkrMqyb/s1600/01.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; background: transparent; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(180, 30, 32); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></span></a></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Super Eagles players reportedly missed a scheduled training session yesterday after a disagreement with officials of the National Football Federation over bonus money.</span></div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">BBC Sports reports that the players believe they are each $15,000 (£8,800) short of what they were expecting for reaching the last 16 in Brazil.</span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br />The players refused to train in Campinas on Thursday and NFF officials later confirmed the session had been cancelled. Continue...<br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a>From <a href="http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28055186" style="color: #b41e20; text-decoration: none;">BBC</a><br /></span><blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">BBC Sport has learned the problem lies in the interpretation of the bonus structure, with the players believing they will only receive $10,000 for their win 1-0 over Bosnia-Hercegovina and $5,000 for the 0-0 draw with Iran.</span></blockquote> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The players' understanding was they would receive a $30,000 payment for qualifying from the group.</span></blockquote> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">However, it is believed the Nigerian Football Federation's offer to the players includes the agreed win and draw bonuses plus 30% of the prize money due from Fifa for reaching the knockout stage.</span></blockquote> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This is understood to rise to 40% of the prize money from Fifa if Nigeria were to win their round of 16 match, 50% for a quarter-final victory, 60% for a win in the semi-final stage and 70% for lifting the trophy.</span></blockquote> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">While all parties work to find a resolution to the misunderstanding, coach Stephen Keshi has insisted it will not affect the team's performance.</span></blockquote> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And it has been confirmed to the BBC that the players will travel to Brasilia on Friday as scheduled and will train in the evening and over the weekend.</span></blockquote> </div> </div> </div>

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Bomb explosion kills 10 in Bauchi

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="background-color: white; color: #9e090b; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></h3> <div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> <div class="post-header-line-1"> </div> </div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1581054080458975880" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; position: relative; width: 616px;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJp-7AqRYPQhJ6MYvIJEF9o2_thDKEanmSXGTl-aSpunMbiLXOA_KcetwfnEgF0DJn57VrFHSXM6F4A7bILBd_zDPaQp_dM5cOY7DZ0-H-oL-8Su1IvPZu94674e5TNLXsIOt08T0DQ-y/s1600/wpid-unnamed2.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; background: transparent; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(180, 30, 32); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 8px;" /></span></div> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">10 people have been confirmed dead with 14 others seriously injured after a bomb exploded at a brothel in Bayangari in Bauchi state yesterday night around <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_694585851" tabindex="0">9.45pm</span>.<br /><br />The Bauchi State Police Command spokesman, Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the incident in a statement and said investigations has commenced but no arrest has been made so far.</span><blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"The entire surrounding has been cordoned and scene secure. No arrest has been made yet and investigation has commenced to ascertain the cause” Mr. Mohammed said in a statement late <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_694585852" tabindex="0">Friday</span> night.</span></blockquote> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">He said all 10 corpses were evacuated to the mortuary while the injured were taken to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, for treatment.</span></div> </div>

Bomb explosion kills 10 in Bauchi

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Fatal accident along Lagos-Ibadan expressway, 6 confirmed dead

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="background-color: white; color: #9e090b; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"> <br /></h3> <div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> <div class="post-header-line-1"> </div> </div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6730525149545834911" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; position: relative; width: 616px;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWay9y3lkQt7SkwzNdRd_TtJwJgNJkGlraQNocOGKV4ZM_bs7Myl_avjR3Wyj3LG1rkya555bP46k7cgiQStMtO_5Vw_Y1vffAcUFIKyKtiZchxUkG1J4268NGut8NMMG-4i16YM2T7fw/s1600/001.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; background: transparent; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(180, 30, 32); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 8px;" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPEtSCYRO9XJWVSzuhaQYHD9F7xkB8Jn_30_ZEMeEbkxbiFRGCFdO3aTP7lK0ntw7rafpfCGkCxTCYpAPrgPzMow7I1Oh6GTaGIjGevkNnlBlq3rZJiMQcL-hO8HAaUYPUBV0o0-ww11q/s1600/002.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; background: transparent; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(180, 30, 32); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 8px;" /></div> A fatal multiple vehicle accident occurred this morning June 27 along the</div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6730525149545834911" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; position: relative; width: 616px;"> Lagos-Ibadan expressway leaving at least six people dead and causing a</div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6730525149545834911" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; position: relative; width: 616px;">  traffic gridlock on the road. The accident happened around the Berger/Kara</div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6730525149545834911" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; position: relative; width: 616px;">  axis of the expressway and was caused by a truck trying to avoid another</div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6730525149545834911" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; position: relative; width: 616px;">  parked on the road since last month. 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Fatal accident along Lagos-Ibadan expressway, 6 confirmed dead

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Photos: President Jonathan visits Abuja bomb blast site

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border: 1px solid rgb(180, 30, 32); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">President Jonathan this morning visited the scene of the bomb blast that </span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">rocked Emab Plaza in Abuja on Wednesday June 25th, killing 21 people.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"> The President, who </span><span class="timelineCommentText" data-reactid=".0.0.1.0.0.0:$media751622156571411687:0.1.0.2.0.2" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><span data-reactid=".0.0.1.0.0.0:$media751622156571411687:0.1.0.2.0.2.0">arrived in Abuja yesterday from the aborted attendance at </span></span><br /> <span class="timelineCommentText" data-reactid=".0.0.1.0.0.0:$media751622156571411687:0.1.0.2.0.2" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><span data-reactid=".0.0.1.0.0.0:$media751622156571411687:0.1.0.2.0.2.0">the 23rd Ordinary Session of African Union Heads of States and Government in </span></span><br /> <span class="timelineCommentText" data-reactid=".0.0.1.0.0.0:$media751622156571411687:0.1.0.2.0.2" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><span data-reactid=".0.0.1.0.0.0:$media751622156571411687:0.1.0.2.0.2.0">Malabo, al</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">so visited some of the victims of the blast currently receiving treatment at</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"> the Maitama District Hospital in Abuja. </span><br style="background-color: white; 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Photos: President Jonathan visits Abuja bomb blast site

President Jonathan this morning visited the scene of the bomb blast that  rocked Emab Plaza in Abuja on Wednesday June 25th, killing 21 ...

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I Was Strangled, Tied Up ─ Kidnapped Six-Year-Old Boy Recounts His Ordeal

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #229570;">Following the discovery of a kidnappers den</span></span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> on Wednesday in Majidun area of Ikorodu, Lagos State after a six-year-old boy, Emmanuel Emeka was rescued from a kidnapper, the boy has recounted his experience.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="photo" height="255" itemprop="image" src="http://img.naij.com/n/10/8/the-victim-with-the-suspect.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" vspace="5" width="426" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-size: small; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The 7-year-old Emmanuel and the suspect, Mama Ifunaya</em></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Emmanuel Emeka, who said the suspect, identified as Mama Ifunaya was a neighbour, lured him into her room, strangled him, covered his mouth with clothes before tying him up with rope to prevent him from screaming.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> He said: <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“I wanted to draw water and take my bath before going to school when she told me to come. I went because I know her; she is Mama Ifunnaya. But when I got to her side, she threw me inside her room… she closed her net. She then tied me and put me inside a box.</em></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“I wanted to shout, but I could not shout properly. I heard my mummy’s voice when she was looking for me, but I could not shout. She (pointing to the suspect) is a wicked person.”</em></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> It was reported on June 25, that <span style="border: 0px; color: #229570; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">the kidnapper, a mother of four narrowly escaped being lynched</span><span style="color: #229570;"> </span>but for the intervention of the police. She was caught by residents of the area with the victim, tied with a rope in a bag which led her to confessing that she was sent by one pastor Ernest Nwankwo, the General Overseer of Holy Family Ministry a.k.a House of Mercy who turns out to be the owner of the kidnappers’ den.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; color: #229570; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">RELATED: Ritualist Den Uncovered In Lagos</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> After her confession she was said to have led the mob to the church, the mob forced their way into a house near the church, but discovered that the prophet had fled. They were said to have found in the house photographs of previously missing people, mats, calabashes containing unknown substances and eight other victims including a 52 year old man who said he was a commercial bus driver and was kidnapped two years ago.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The captives upon interrogation said they were kidnapped from various places like Ogun, Anambra, Bayelsa and Oyo states. One of the captives, a 50 year old woman said she was kidnapped while returning from a night vigil.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Residents in the area said the building owned by the pastor had always been under suspicion as no one ever saw anyone coming out or going in during the day. They said most of the activities carried out in the building is usually done at night.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Meanwhile the victim’s mother, Mrs. Gloria Emeka speaking to Punch explained that she never suspected her neighbour because while she was searching for her child, the suspect was in her room with her children praying and shouting “holy ghost fire” which was a ploy to prevent her from hearing her son’s screams.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Narrating she said:<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> “On Tuesday morning, I was preparing Emmanuel to go to school. He told me he wanted to fetch the water from the well.</em></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“I left him and went inside the kitchen where I was cooking. But what I heard next was the muffled voice of my child and I ran out.</em></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“I began shouting his name, but I didn’t see him. I, however, observed that my neighbour’s door was slightly opened and I entered. I met her children and asked them if they saw Emmanuel, but they said no.</em></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“I looked everywhere without a trace of my son. People joined me and we searched the surroundings, but we couldn’t find him.</em></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“My landlady’s son entered the well to see if he fell into the well, but he came out and said he couldn’t find anything.”</em></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Later, we saw her leaving the house with a box on her head. She said she was travelling. It was my landlady that challenged her why she could go out when everybody was busy searching for Emmanuel.</em></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“The landlady asked her to stop, but she suddenly increased her pace and started running. That was how the landlady shouted, ‘kidnapper, kidnapper’, and people ran after her.”</em></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The box was said to have fallen, and when it was opened, the missing boy was found in it.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> According to a police source some witnesses said more than 15 receipts were recovered from the victim. The receipts were said to have shown payment for some past unidentified jobs.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide said that the suspect would be charged to court as soon as investigations were concluded.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3b3b; font-family: tisa-regular; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> However, the accused pastor is reported to be currently on the run.</div> </div>

I Was Strangled, Tied Up ─ Kidnapped Six-Year-Old Boy Recounts His Ordeal

Following the discovery of a kidnappers den  on Wednesday in Majidun area of Ikorodu, Lagos State after a six-year-old boy, Emmanuel Emeka...

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Abuja bomb blast: GEJ withdraws from AU summit, heads home

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Abuja bomb blast: GEJ withdraws from AU summit, heads home

President Jonathan who was in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea attending the 23rd  Ordinary Session of the African Union Heads of Sta...

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Photos: VP Sambo visit Abuja bomb blast scene

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="background-color: white; color: #9e090b; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"> <br /></h3> <div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> <div class="post-header-line-1"> </div> </div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4464758921131367896" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; position: relative; width: 616px;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPla1mfFjHra4DNlrzUoeWpoCNVkP43Tc1SvcaaFv7UC2u0UJnarzwLz4v1t6UV0JgrySS03_CHivDt730goU95RdHW4iPPE17pfELs1UmRmOUhQcXbrnGA6WrBQ1lk42NLiW4yhIm0JJc/s1600/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPla1mfFjHra4DNlrzUoeWpoCNVkP43Tc1SvcaaFv7UC2u0UJnarzwLz4v1t6UV0JgrySS03_CHivDt730goU95RdHW4iPPE17pfELs1UmRmOUhQcXbrnGA6WrBQ1lk42NLiW4yhIm0JJc/s1600/1.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; background: transparent; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(180, 30, 32); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div> Vice President Namadi Sambo earlier today visited the scene of yesterday's bomb </div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4464758921131367896" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; position: relative; width: 616px;"> blast at Emab Plaza in Wuse 2, Abuja. VP Sambo is pictured above inspecting the</div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4464758921131367896" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; position: relative; width: 616px;">  site of the incident in company of some members of the Federal Executive Council.</div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4464758921131367896" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; position: relative; width: 616px;">  He also paid a visit to some of the injured victims at the Maitama District Hospital Abuja.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMMZSpBNdcoM2HjmLMp7rEfyA3JX5kNlhbDtBv7KXLPnBzgLh7nwZcQ7o_jcoKJN1geeAVzolSk2T0FM3ePwyTXuz-NoN6HhKUmus1b2hctON0yeztKrw2Zzl3Fwzwa02HsEzJqxfivhl/s1600/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="color: #b41e20; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMMZSpBNdcoM2HjmLMp7rEfyA3JX5kNlhbDtBv7KXLPnBzgLh7nwZcQ7o_jcoKJN1geeAVzolSk2T0FM3ePwyTXuz-NoN6HhKUmus1b2hctON0yeztKrw2Zzl3Fwzwa02HsEzJqxfivhl/s1600/2.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; background: transparent; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(180, 30, 32); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div> </div> </div>

Photos: VP Sambo visit Abuja bomb blast scene

Vice President Namadi Sambo earlier today visited the scene of yesterday's bomb  blast at Emab Plaza in Wuse 2, Abuja. VP Sa...

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First picture of Meriam Ibrahim as a free woman

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUPwx8nN7DXYhXsuVXZOQPov3zb99ccDpp_0GLLY41r5fMTKosYfBKbktO3NAe9onxDDxoGQxv3bX2JJYkwhB_1yJYdTO7EQCkI6yKPn4CaoetJOsKQNXR3i3M5jqY0RqhOj0cIn5iu9I/s1600/article-2671653-1F2B3D4800000578-754_634x547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #b41e20; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUPwx8nN7DXYhXsuVXZOQPov3zb99ccDpp_0GLLY41r5fMTKosYfBKbktO3NAe9onxDDxoGQxv3bX2JJYkwhB_1yJYdTO7EQCkI6yKPn4CaoetJOsKQNXR3i3M5jqY0RqhOj0cIn5iu9I/s1600/article-2671653-1F2B3D4800000578-754_634x547.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; background: transparent; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(180, 30, 32); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">Sudanese woman Meriam Ibrahim pictured in the back seat of a car last night moments after she was finally freed by Sudanese Police and allowed to leave the country. The Sudanese Authority had claimed on Tuesday that they had only detained Meriam at the airport over travel documents and had let her go but they actually held her until yesterday, claiming she forged the travel documents which she presented at the airport.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">Meriam and her family are expected to first fly to South Sudan before making their way to the U.S to begin a new life with American husband, Daniel Wani...</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;" /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"></a><br /> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLwlbZQJySnYkx-iNBnlA2dRsQGjdEJyRGIKOL97llVs0VDzDr1icba0f4Ha79uGnU5x10Dkog9xcj0wzS6BvBh31rKZlxxTyLcYdj2HXWiIKC3l9zd6kemKP8TZOyhLhoDqPY6mWo426/s1600/article-2667016-1F1453BE00000578-599_306x423.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; background: transparent; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(180, 30, 32); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 8px;" width="288" /><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqd9cIRhjr1A6qeHjSyPR_994PzLqlrgoGJF5dY8zBxznKeTU-cNcMh7owYtMSxvxv5aWriJ8sLkWde_C4NLz4JF490E4YUUyKQZOjCszFWkU3bdNM4uZgnM8YzJcsUppIFH1tb-Npira/s1600/article-2667016-1F1453C200000578-584_306x423.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; background: transparent; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(180, 30, 32); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 8px;" width="288" /></div> </div>

First picture of Meriam Ibrahim as a free woman

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15 Men Gang Rape 16-Year-Old Girl In Rivers State

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <strong><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Members of a 15-man gang accused of allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in Gbuga area of Ogbunabali, Port Harcourt, Rivers State have been arrested by the Police.</span></strong></div> <div id="stcpDiv" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px;"> <div style="margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The state Police Commissioner, Mr Tunde Ogunsakin, told newsmen, yesterday, at the Police headquarters in Port Harcourt that the girl allegedly attended a party organised in the area, adding that she took a glass of strong drink offered her by one of the rapists which made her pass out before she was allegedly raped by 15 men.</span></div> <div style="margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">He said: “<em>The victim reported that she attended a party at Ogbuga Street in Ogbunabali, Port Harcourt organised by one Tina.</em></span></div> <div style="margin-top: 12px;"> <em><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“While at the party, she was given a glass of strong drink by Tambari Dumlesi. That was the last memory she had before she was raped by 15 men. She woke up to find herself in torn boxers and with swollen privates.</span></em></div> <div style="margin-top: 12px;"> <em><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“The victim has since been taken to the Police clinic for check up and treatment while three suspects have been apprehended. Investigation is still on.”</span></em></div> <div style="margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The high rate of girls been gang-raped these days is very worrisome and disturbing. These are some of the similar cases in the past few weeks.</span></div> <div style="margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">On June 20, the <u style="color: #115eb7; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Police arrested three members out of a five-man gang accused of raping a 16-year-old girl</strong></u><span style="color: #115eb7;"> </span>in an uncompleted building in the Orile Iganmu area of Lagos State.</span></div> </div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">On June 7, it was reported that a <strong style="color: #115eb7; text-decoration: none;"><u>19-year-old girl (names withheld) was gang-raped by her ex-boyfriend, Kingsley and his friends</u></strong><span style="color: #115eb7;"> </span>and they went as far as recording it.<br /><br />On June 1, it was reported that another <strong style="color: #115eb7; text-decoration: none;"><u>19-year-old girl was gang-rape by five men</u></strong><span style="color: #115eb7;"> </span>in Bariga area of Lagos state.<br /><br />Its no wonder the<u style="color: #115eb7; text-decoration: none;"><strong> Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire called for life imprisonment, without an option of fine, for convicted rapist</strong></u><span style="color: #115eb7;">.</span></span></div> </div>

15 Men Gang Rape 16-Year-Old Girl In Rivers State

Members of a 15-man gang accused of allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in Gbuga area of Ogbunabali, Port Harcourt, Rivers State have been...

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Stephen Keshi Expresses Sadness Over Abuja Blast

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <strong><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Super Eagles head coach Stephen Keshi, who is currently in Brazil with the Nigerian team, expressed sadness at the news about <span style="color: #115eb7;">explosion in Abuja shopping mall</span>.</span></strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <strong><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="Stephen Keshi" border="0" data-x-src="http://img.naij.com/sports/10/a/stephen_keshi08983.jpg" data-zoom="1" height="303" hspace="5" src="http://img.naij.com/sports/10/a/stephen_keshi08983.jpg" style="border: none; cursor: pointer; display: block;" vspace="5" width="350 " /></span></strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <em><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Photo: Stephen Keshi</span></em></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The dire blast occurred in the country capital shortly before the start of <span style="color: #115eb7;">the Super Eagles last Group F game against Argentina in the course of 2014 FIFA World Cup</span>.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Eagles' Big Boss was quoted saying by Daily Independent:</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <em><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"How much of a victory is football going to give for those lives? What are these guys doing? They did it in the first game, and they now did it again. This is sad."</span></em></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It would be recalled that a deadly <span style="color: #115eb7;">explosion rocked the viewing center in Damaturu, Yobe State, just before the kick off of the first Mundial game between Brazil and Mexico</span>. According to police, 14 people were killed in that attack. </span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Despite the measures taken by the Nigerian authorities, including <span style="color: #115eb7;">enhancement of surveillance in the viewing spots</span> and even <span style="color: #115eb7;">a ban on such centers operation in some areas</span>, the tragedy was not prevented. </span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Meanwhile the Super Eagles, <a href="http://news.naij.com/68751.html" rel="prev" style="color: #115eb7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">who lost 2-3 to Argentina, still qualified for the last 16 of the World Cup</a>. Nigeria will play its next match against France on Monday. June 30.</span></div> </div>

Stephen Keshi Expresses Sadness Over Abuja Blast

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Man Sent To Kirikiri For Undressing Teenage Girl, Rape Attempt

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><strong>A man was detained by police on suspicion of an attempted rape in Okota home in Lagos State, western Nigeria.</strong><strong><img alt="Man Sent To Kirikiri For Undressing Teenage Girl" border="0" data-resized="1" data-x-src="http://img.naij.com/n/08/6/rape_534_355.jpg" data-zoom="1" hspace="5" src="http://img.naij.com/n/08/6/rape_534_355.jpg" style="border: none; display: block; max-width: 500px; width: 500px;" vspace="5" width="500" /></strong></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It was gathered that a 30-year old man, Ifeanyi Okafor, lured an unsuspecting girl to his residence, plucked her clothes and tried to sexually assault her. The naked and helpless girl was saved by the rapist's neighbours who heard some strange noise and entered the room in the very nick of time.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The matter was immediately reported to police, the malefactor was arrested and interrogated. While questioned about what had happened in his room he could not why he took off the girls clothes including her underwear. However, when he was arraigned for indecent and unlawful conduct, he claimed to be innocent.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The presiding magistrate, Mrs.A.O Gbajumo granted him bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum. He was remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri pending when he will perfect his bail condition. The matter was adjourned till 28 June, 2014.</span><span id="bufferBlock" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 1px; line-height: 0; margin: 5px 0px 0px -1px; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; width: 1px;"><br />READ MORE: <a href="http://news.naij.com/68822.html" style="color: #115eb7; text-decoration: none;">http://news.naij.com/68822.html</a></span></div> </div>

Man Sent To Kirikiri For Undressing Teenage Girl, Rape Attempt

A man was detained by police on suspicion of an attempted rape in Okota home in Lagos State, western Nigeria. It was gathered that a 30-...

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38-Yr-Old Teacher In Court For Defiling 7-Yr-Old Schoolgirl

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <strong><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">38-year-old teacher, Onuoha Kenneth, was arrested by police and charged to FCT Chief Magistrates’ Court on suspicion of defiling a minor, on Thursday, 26 June.</span></strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><strong><img align="left" alt="38-Yr-Old Teacher In Court For Defiling 7-Yr-Old Schoolgirl" border="0" data-zoom="1" height="240" hspace="5" src="http://img.naij.com/n/09/a/save_the_children_rape_victims.jpg" style="border: none; display: block;" vspace="5" width="360" /></strong>It was gathered that the incident occurred in school where Kenneth was working as a teacher. The man lured a seven-year-old girl in the school toilet and ordered her take off her clothes including her underwear. He inserted his finger into the victim's private parts, bruising and making her bleed in the process. </span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <strong style="color: #115eb7; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Related: Man Sent To Kirikiri For Undressing Teenage Girl</span></strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">When the girl came back home, she told her mother what had happened and the matter was immediately reported to the police and later to the school authorities. Whereupon the Kenneth, who is a resident of of Lugbe, Abuja, was arrested and interrogated.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">He appeared in court before Chief Magistrate Hadiza Shagari on a one-count charge of gross indecency. The offence that contravened Section 285 of the Penal Code. </span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <strong style="color: #115eb7; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Related: How I Was Raped By My Fine Arts Teacher – Victim Narrates</span></strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Chief Magistrate Shagari granted the accused bail in the sum of N100,000 and two sureties in like sum. One of the sureties must be a federal civil servant who must reside within the court’s jurisdiction. The case was adjourned till Aug. 20 for continuation of hearing.</span><span id="bufferBlock" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 1px; line-height: 0; margin: 5px 0px 0px -1px; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; width: 1px;"><br />READ MORE: <a href="http://news.naij.com/68826.html" style="color: #115eb7; text-decoration: none;">http://news.naij.com/68826.html</a></span></div> </div>

38-Yr-Old Teacher In Court For Defiling 7-Yr-Old Schoolgirl

38-year-old teacher, Onuoha Kenneth, was arrested by police and charged to FCT Chief Magistrates’ Court on suspicion of defiling a minor, ...

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15 Men Gang Rape 16-Year-Old Girl In Rivers State

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <strong><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Members of a 15-man gang accused of allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in Gbuga area of Ogbunabali, Port Harcourt, Rivers State have been arrested by the Police.</span></strong></div> <div id="stcpDiv" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px;"> <div style="margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The state Police Commissioner, Mr Tunde Ogunsakin, told newsmen, yesterday, at the Police headquarters in Port Harcourt that the girl allegedly attended a party organised in the area, adding that she took a glass of strong drink offered her by one of the rapists which made her pass out before she was allegedly raped by 15 men.</span></div> <div style="margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">He said: “<em>The victim reported that she attended a party at Ogbuga Street in Ogbunabali, Port Harcourt organised by one Tina.</em></span></div> <div style="margin-top: 12px;"> <em><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“While at the party, she was given a glass of strong drink by Tambari Dumlesi. That was the last memory she had before she was raped by 15 men. She woke up to find herself in torn boxers and with swollen privates.</span></em></div> <div style="margin-top: 12px;"> <em><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“The victim has since been taken to the Police clinic for check up and treatment while three suspects have been apprehended. Investigation is still on.”</span></em></div> <div style="margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The high rate of girls been gang-raped these days is very worrisome and disturbing. These are some of the similar cases in the past few weeks.</span></div> <div style="margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">On June 20, the <u style="color: #115eb7; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Police arrested three members out of a five-man gang accused of raping a 16-year-old girl</strong></u><span style="color: #115eb7;"> </span>in an uncompleted building in the Orile Iganmu area of Lagos State.</span></div> </div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">On June 7, it was reported that a <strong style="color: #115eb7; text-decoration: none;"><u>19-year-old girl (names withheld) was gang-raped by her ex-boyfriend, Kingsley and his friends</u></strong><span style="color: #115eb7;"> </span>and they went as far as recording it.<br /><br />On June 1, it was reported that another <strong style="color: #115eb7; text-decoration: none;"><u>19-year-old girl was gang-rape by five men</u></strong><span style="color: #115eb7;"> </span>in Bariga area of Lagos state.<br /><br />Its no wonder the<u style="color: #115eb7; text-decoration: none;"><strong> Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire called for life imprisonment, without an option of fine, for convicted rapist</strong></u><span style="color: #115eb7;">.</span></span></div> </div>

15 Men Gang Rape 16-Year-Old Girl In Rivers State

Members of a 15-man gang accused of allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in Gbuga area of Ogbunabali, Port Harcourt, Rivers State have been...

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Ekiti Election Causes Tension In Senate

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <strong><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Latest news coming out of the Senate in Abuja indicates that there was tension on the floor of the red chamber on Thursday, 26 June, 2014 over the just concluded governorship election in Ekiti State, western Nigeria.</span></strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Punch reports that a rowdy session occurred in the senate as a result of a disagreement between the Chairman, Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission, Senator Andy Uba and the Senator representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Babafemi Ojodu.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">According to the report, it was the timely intervention of the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over the plenary, that prevented an exchange of blows between the two senators.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <img alt="photo" border="0" data-zoom="1" height="251" itemprop="image" src="http://img.naij.com/n/02/f/fayose_fayemi.png" style="border: none; display: block;" vspace="5" width="400" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It was gathered that the trouble started when Uba, who spoke under Order 43 of the Senate Standing Rule, commended INEC, for conducting what he called “the most credible election in the country.”</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Uba, a Peoples Democratic Party member representing Anambra South Senatorial District in the upper chamber, had stated that there was a lot of improvement in the conduct of the Ekiti State governorship election by INEC and also commended the people and government of Ekiti State for the peaceful conduct of the election that led to the incumbent Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress, losing to a former governor of the state, Ayo Fayose of the PDP.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Reports stated that Uba's submission angered Ojudu,  who also decided to raise Order 43 of the Senate Standing Rule, to fault the argument of Uba.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <img alt="* Senator Andy Mba" border="0" data-zoom="0" itemprop="image" src="http://img.naij.com/n/00/0/andy_uba.jpg" style="border: none; display: block;" vspace="5" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <strong><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">* Senator Andy Uba</span></strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The All Progressives Congress senator, who lost his ward during the Ekiti poll, drew the attention of the senate to the fact that Uba’s younger brother, Chief Chris Uba, allegedly led the police to cause havoc during the exercise in the state.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Ojudu said, “My colleague (Andy Uba) had already read Order 43, I don’t need to repeat it. I will like to commend the governor-elect of Ekiti State and my governor for accepting the result of the election.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“But I want to say here Mr. President that my colleague who stood here to talk, his younger brother Chris Uba (allegedly) led police to the hotel and smashed all the doors of the hotel.”</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px;"> <img alt="* Senator Femi Ojudu" border="0" data-zoom="1" height="378" itemprop="image" src="http://img.naij.com/n/0b/8/femi-ojudu_2_0.jpg" style="border: none; display: block;" vspace="5" width="300" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px;"> <strong><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">* Senator Femi Ojudu</span></strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px;"> <div style="margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It was gathered that Ojodu's speech was interrupted by the PDP Senators in the chamber who shouted him down.</span></div> <div style="margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And a result, Senators Philip Aduda representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and Smart Adeyemi representing Kogi West, visibly moved against Ojudu.</span></div> <div style="margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Ekweremadu then ruled Ojudu out of order because the Order 43, prohibits discussing any controversial issue.</span></div> </div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <img alt="* Nigerian senate" border="0" data-zoom="0" itemprop="image" src="http://img.naij.com/business/politics/0a/8/floor-of-the-nigeria-senate-360999909.jpg" style="border: none; display: block;" vspace="5" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> <strong>* Nigerian senate</strong></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">But before ruling him out of order, Ekweremadu commended INEC for a “job well done” and implored the commission to do better in the forthcoming 2015 general elections. </span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It could be recalled that<span style="color: #115eb7;"> </span>PDP's candidate, Ayodele Fayose defeated the incumbent governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi in the election held on 21 June, 2014.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">After the election, <span style="color: #115eb7;">Fayose stated that his closeness to the grassroots people in the Ekiti made him to win the governorship election</span>.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The new governor does not assume office till October when the tenure of Governor Fayemi would expire.</span></div> </div>

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UN Sanctions Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau, Ansaru

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><strong>The Boko haram terrorists leader, </strong><strong>Abubakar Shekau, and a splinter group, Ansaru were on Wednesday </strong><br /><strong>sanctioned by the </strong><strong>United Nations Security Council.</strong></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <img alt="photo" itemprop="image" src="http://img.naij.com/n/misc/miscelleneous/0c/a/new-face-of-shekau.jpg" style="border: none; display: block;" vspace="5" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">According to Reuters, Shekau is the first individual while Ansaru is the first entity to be so sanctioned since the Islamist militant group was blacklisted.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Following the sanction, Boko haram leader, Shekau and Ansaru will be banned from international travel while their assets would be frozen under the UN al Qaeda sanctions list.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Russia had placed a “technical hold” on the designations two weeks ago because it needed more time to review the listings, but diplomats said they lifted the hold on Wednesday, allowing the sanctions to come into force.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It would be recalled that last month, the <u style="color: #115eb7; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Security Council al Qaeda Sanctions Committee blacklisted Boko Haram</strong></u><span style="color: #115eb7;"> </span>at the request of Nigeria, following the <u style="color: #115eb7; text-decoration: none;"><strong>kidnap of over 200 girls from the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, on April 14</strong></u><span style="color: #115eb7;"> </span>by the sects.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <strong style="color: #115eb7; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">RELATED: UN Security Council Blacklists Boko Haram</span></strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Islamist militant group was described in the UN listing as an affiliate of al Qaeda and the Organisation of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. It is subjected to a travel ban, an asset freeze and an arms embargo.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Boko Haram faction Ansaru, blamed for the killing of several Western hostages, is AQIM’s bona fide affiliate in Nigeria, and called itself “al Qaeda in the Land Beyond the Sahara” in a video with a British and Italian hostage in 2011.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Ansaru broke off from the Boko Haram sect in protest after it killed 186 mostly Muslim civilians in Kano in 2012.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Following Shekau's many attrocities and in a bid to arrest him, the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, authorised a reward of up to $7m for information leading to his location a year ago.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">MeanwhileBoko Haram’s five-year-old insurgency is aimed at reviving a medieval Islamic caliphate in modern Nigeria, whose 170 million people are split about evenly between Christians and Muslims.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <strong style="color: #115eb7; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">RELATED: UN Ambassador Knows How To End Boko Haram</span></strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The boko haram sects which is becoming the biggest security threat not just in Nigeria but Africa have been responsible for different attacks, massacres in the country. With President Jonathan saying the activities of the<u style="color: #115eb7; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Boko Haram is worse than Nigeria Civil War</strong></u><span style="color: #115eb7;">.</span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It was reported that the <strong style="color: #115eb7; text-decoration: none;"><u>insurgents have displaced about 650,000 in the North-eastern</u></strong><span style="color: #115eb7;"> </span>part of the country following repeated attacks on innocent civilians.</span></div> </div>

UN Sanctions Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau, Ansaru

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We Sell Human Parts To Pastors, Muslim Clerics ─ Suspects Shocking Confession

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <strong><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A gang of human parts sellers have been arrested by the operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad following a tip-off.</span></strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <img alt="photo" height="255" itemprop="image" src="http://img.naij.com/n/06/3/the-suspects20.jpg" style="border: none; display: block;" vspace="5" width="440" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <strong><em><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The suspects</span></em></strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, thereafter directed the SARS Commander, Abba Kyari to arrest the four-man gang identified as: Olakunle Ogunsola, Oyebamiji Olalekan, Rasheed Opeyemi and Akorede Wasiu.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The gang members each confessed to the crime, revealing how much they buy the body parts, what they use the body parts to do and some of their buyers.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">26-year-old Olakunle from Ilaro in Ogun State who is said to be the gang leader was arrested at the Ile Epo Market in the Oke Odo area of Lagos, Oyebamiji was caught at the Oja Oba Market in Abule Egba while the other two suspects, Opeyemi and Wasiu, were arrested in the Ajegunle and Ijaiye areas of Lagos respectively.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The gang leader, Olakunle who is married with a child made a shocking confession that he had sold human parts to both Christian and Muslim clerics in the past saying:<em> “I usually sell herbs at the Ile Epo Market. It was one Waheed Ajigbotoloun that introduced selling human parts to me. That was just last year October. He was my supplier too, and he told me he used to get them from Joju Cemetery in Sango Ota, Ogun State.</em></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <em><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“I didn’t always buy the human parts except when there was a request for them from my customers. Upon request, I have bought human skulls and meat from him for my customers. Some of them are pastors, imams, and native doctors too. I have sold human parts to two pastors this year, but I cannot remember the names of their churches.”</span></em></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Olakunle, however added that the meat  which he buys between N6,000 to N10,000 could be any part of the human body saying:<em> “The first pastor I sold to is based in Sango Otta, Ogun State. He paid me N24,500 for the parts. The clerics use these to make their congregations move forward. I also use some of the parts to make charm powder.</em></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <em><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“I am not the only seller in the market. There is also one Lukman, who we popularly call Oosa. But since I started, I have bought only six human skulls.”</span></em></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Olakunle claimed to have finished from the Lagos State University in February 2013 where he studied Accounting. He added that he financed his university education with proceeds from the sale of herbs and human parts.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Oyebamiji , a 40-year-old man who hails from Ibadan, Oyo State also confessed to selling human parts to many people saying:  <em>“I have been a trader at the Oja Oba Market for the past three years. It is not that I sell only human parts. However, each of the part I sold went for between N6,000 and N7,000. The supplier told me he was getting them from the cemetery. I have sold five to six pieces. I know it was wrong to do this, but I was looking for money.”</em></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">51-year-old Opeyemi, a native doctor from Ikirun, Osun State who said he bought the human parts to cure one of his patients in the past said: <em>“I am an Alhaji and also a star reader. I had called prayers several times at a mosque in the Ajegunle. I used the human parts only once for the treatment of one of my patients. The boy was cured and I never bought human parts from anyone again.”</em></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Meanwhile Wasiu, a 31-year-old married man with four kids native doctor from Sango Ota, Ogun State, said he bought two human skulls to prepare concoctions for women looking for children and confessed to have bought each skull for N4,000.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The police source said SARS men were still investigationing while adding that the suspects had confessed, naming more human parts buyers who had yet to be arrested.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Lagos State Police spokesperson, Ngozi Braide is yet to comment on the development.</span></div> </div>

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World Cup: Prophet Stephen Adom Kyei-Duah Gave Crucial Prophecy For Ghana

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <strong><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A renowned Ghanaian prophet, Stephen Adom Kyei-Duah, has foretold that this year, an African country would reach the semi-finals of FIFA World Cups for the first time ever. </span></strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The video with this prediction has leaked the web a couple of days ago.</span></div> <table align="middle" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="TitledImage" data-resized="1" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; max-width: 605px; width: 608px;"><tbody> <tr><td><img alt="Stephen Adom Kyei-Duah prophesized Ghana to reach semi-final stage of 2014 World Cup" border="0" data-resized="1" data-x-src="http://img.naij.com/n/08/2/ghana-world-cup-prophecy.jpg" data-zoom="1" hspace="5" src="http://img.naij.com/n/08/2/ghana-world-cup-prophecy.jpg" style="border: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; max-width: 598px; width: 598px;" title="Man of God prophesized Ghana to reach semi-final stage of 2014 World Cup. Snapshot from a video" vspace="5" width="598" /></td></tr> <tr><td><div class="caption1" style="line-height: 1;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Man of God prophesized Ghana to reach semi-final stage of 2014 World Cup. Snapshot from a video</span></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Prophet Kyei-Duah is appeared at his Believers Worship Centre Kenyasi, Kumasi, Ghana, on December 31, 2013. He delivered God’s message to his congregation, which said that the Black Stars would make history by reaching the semi-finals, despite being in difficult Group G.</span></div> <blockquote style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px;"> <div style="margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“One loss, one draw, one win. Ghana will go to the next stage of the tournament with four points. Ghanaians have to relax; we’ll get to the semi-finals,” the prophet with 26 years of experience said in the video.</span></div> </blockquote> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">See the full message below:</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="510" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/46hlwy9Hz2Y" width="854"></iframe></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A local media source, Daily Graphic contacted the prophet on June 24, 2014, Tuesday.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Man of God has reiterated the prophecies, adding that God had never failed him or lied to him. He refused to announce the exact outcome of Ghana vs Portugal match, because people might have used his words for betting and lottery. Kyei-Duah tagged these activities as “unholy”.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It the same time, he noted that everything has been already decided by God and nothing would change the situation .</span></div> <blockquote style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px;"> <div style="margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“He changeth not, nor faileth not,” he said, and insisted the prophecies that had been revealed to him were for those who believed in God.</span></div> </blockquote> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It would be added that Prophet Kyei-Duah has shared a number of video messages in which he prophesised on the outcomes of the USA vs Ghana and the Ghana vs Germany matches. The videos have allegedly been recorded ahead of the encounters, but uploaded after them. Therefore, it was not possible to independently verify the time of their recording.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Ghana occupies third place in the group with 1 point after two matches. It would take on Portugal on June 26, 2014, Thursday at 17:00 (Nigeria time).</span><span id="bufferBlock" style="height: 1px; line-height: 0; margin: 5px 0px 0px -1px; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; width: 1px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br />READ MORE: http://news.naij.com/68790.html</span></span></div> </div>

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