Thursday, November 8, 2012

Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed
A top Boko Haram commander, Sani Mohammed has reportedly escaped from police custody in Abuja on Thursday.
The suspect who was arrested with another Boko Haram operative, Kabir Sokoto in January, 2012, allegedly escaped from the cell where he was kept with other terror suspects.
Though, the Force Headquarters claimed that no terror suspect escaped, security sources confirmed that Mohammed absconded from custody.
The details of his escape was however sketchy as at the time of filing this report.
A similar incident happened early this year when Sokoto, the alleged mastermind of the Christmas Day bombing of Saint Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State, escaped from police custody at Abaji, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory.
Arrested at the Borno State Governor’s Lodge, Abuja, Sokoto was said to have escaped while being taken for a search of his apartment 24 hours later.
But Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, said no terror suspect escaped from its custody, adding that a check of its records showed no such name as Mohammed on its list of detainees.
He said, “The police authority hereby informs the public that the information being circulated by TV Station is totally untrue and should be disregarded in its entirety.”
 
Slain Bridegroom, Ugochukwu Ozuah: Five Lagos Policemen Arrested!




Five policemen have been arrested in connection with the murder of 36-year-old Ugochukwu Ozuah, who was allegedly killed by policemen five days after his wedding.

Following Ozuah’s murder on September 20, 2012, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, constituted a team of 12 policemen attached to the Federal Criminal Investigation Department to investigate the case.

It was learnt that the team of policemen, headed by a deputy commissioner of police, Chris Ezike, arrived Lagos on September 30 and immediately began investigation from the crime scene at UPS Bus Stop, Oworonshoki Expressway.

According to police source who craved anonymity, the policemen arrested are attached to the Anthony Division under whose jurisdiction the crime occurred.

The source revealed that the policemen were arrested four weeks ago by the IG’s team and were later taken to the NPF Headquarters, Abuja for interrogation.

The source said, “The policemen were arrested because they could not offer satisfactory explanation as regards their whereabouts as at the time of the incident.

“The police authorities have promised that the investigations would be transparent and it was for the sake of objectivity that the IG said the matter must not be handled by policemen of the Lagos State Command.”

Meanwhile, sister of the deceased, Mrs. Nkechi Nonyelu, told our correspondent on the telephone that the family had yet to receive an update as regards the case despite Ezike’s promise to keep them informed on every development.

Ozuah was killed in the presence of his friend, Irikefe Omene, while trying to get him a taxi.

However, the spokesman of the police force, Mr. Frank Mba, said on the telephone on Wednesday that he was in a training programme and would get details about the arrest as soon as he was free.

If you missed the SAD story, see below

How The Nigeria Police Force Murdered My Brother, Newly Married Ugochukwu ‘Ugo’ Ozuah In Cold Blood!



September 20th, 2012 started like any other for many of us. It was a regular day, albeit a special one, as our Alma Mater, King’s College Lagos (KC) was celebrating its 103rd anniversary. Consequently, many Old Boys spent the day exchanging felicitations face to face, via phone calls and the internet.

Unknown to many of us, this was the last time we would only associate that date with the anniversary of the founding of our dear school, for on the day in 2012, King’s College Lagos lost Ugochukwu ‘Ugo’ Ozuah, to the cold hands of death. It wasn’t a normal death due to sickness or negligence on his part, but death in the form of an execution carried out by men of the Nigeria Police Force who randomly decided to shoot him in the chest at point blank range.

Ozuah and the rest of our set graduated from KC in 1993. Upon graduation he went on to the University of Ibadan for his undergraduate degree. Having completed his education in the 90s, he returned to Lagos to join the work force and begin his professional life. He also had a lot to look forward to in his personal life as he got married to the love of his life exactly a week ago, Saturday the 15th of September 2012, and had just returned from his honeymoon on Wednesday, the day before his tragic death.

It was with immense shock that those of us on our set’s mailing list received a message on the morning of September 21st stating that he had been shot and killed the day before by the police. With disbelief many of us asked follow up questions to the person who originally sent out the message, trying to ascertain if he was sure it was indeed ‘Ozuah’ (as many of us called him) who had been murdered, within an hour we had another member of our set confirm that Ozuah was indeed the one.


As details emerged, it turned out that one of our former classmates who is now based in the UK had come into Nigeria for Ozuah’s wedding. This classmate had gone to visit the new family after they returned from their honeymoon, and at 10pm had been driven to the Gbagada Expressway (in front of the UPS office) by Ozuah to catch a cab home.

As they were waiting for a taxi to pass by, a Police pickup truck with intoxicated but uniformed policemen in it pulled up about 10-15 feet from them, and a policeman fired a shot directly into Ozuah’s chest, with the bullet going right through.

The classmate who was with him immediately ran for cover, as he did not want to be shot too. By the time he returned a few minutes later, Ozuah’s bleeding body was on the ground, with a plethora of policemen, including the DPO from the Anthony Police Station gathered around it. He was late transported to a private hospital in Ikeja where he was confirmed dead, even though the Gbagada General Hospital was nearby.

Thus a young man’s life was snuffed out by a police force that was created to serve and protect him and his fellow citizens.

I’m still in shock, angry, bitter, disappointed and dejected, but I’m determined to play my part to ensure his death would not be in vain. The Nigeria Police Force must arrest and prosecute the policemen responsible for his cold blooded murder. I’m also putting this narrative out now, so that tomorrow we won’t hear how Ugochukwu Ozuah was resisting arrest, or got shot during an armed robbery operation gone wrong, or some other ridiculous story that the NPF is notorious for concocting when they shoot innocent people down in cold blood.

I pray the Lord grants his family the fortitude to go through this terrible time, and his new bride strength as she mourns a man she had barely been married to for one week.

To Ugochukwu Ozuah, the self styled ‘Wizard of Oz’ from our KC days, I say Floreat and adieu my brother, one day we shall meet again in a much better place.
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Funny Nigerian Media Headlines Today After Elections If USA Was Nigeria (Please Don't Laugh)



If USA was Nigeria, today's headlines will read:

•Don't celebrate yet, Romney tells Obama (TELL magazine)

•Concede defeat, Obama urges Romney (Punch newspaper)

• 20 opposition cadres riot (The Sun newspaper)

• Romney Demands Vote Recount (Vanguard newspaper)

• Elections rigged (Guardian newspaper)

• No evidence of manipulation (NTA news)

• The Church declares elections free and fair (News Line)

• There will be violence if we lose; Romney declares (LTV 8 news)

• Election results for Arizona awaited (Channels news)

• Trucks with suspected ballot papers crosses into USA from Mexico (Tribune newspaper)

• Romney is an opportunist - Go back to your farm (AIT news)

• I will not accept results, Romney tells Obama (STV news)

• McCain heads to Election Petition Tribunal (MITV)

• White Majority rejects results (PM News)

• EXPOSED: How Romney Lost US Election Due To Alleged Sex Scandal With Mistress
(Nigeriafilms.com)

• Kenyan Big Boy Senator Obama Throws Lavish Party to celebrate Election Victory (City People)

• Free for all fight at Obama rally in Grant Park (Channels TV)

• Northern elders, Arewa and Sultan rejects results (ThisDay)

• Republicans and Democrats supporters clash in Ketu and Ajangbadi, 14 dead, Romney threatens more heads will roll. (Sahara Reports)

• The people behind Obama's victory: True story uncovered (Newswatch)

• Ope baje fun Romney, ijoba te siwaju lowo arakunrin dudu Obama, gidi gidi ba oyinbo....(Alaroye Newspaper)

Funny. But Let's Be Objective This Would Have Been The Report If USA Was Nigeria.

Food For Thought.
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