Jim Iyke tweets about his deliverance

A few hours after his deliverance at
Synagogue Church Of All Nations went
viral online, Jim Iyke took to twitter to
deliver his message.

Yero, Chime, Jang: We Won’t Join New PDP

Contrary to media reports that more Peoples’
Democratic Party, PDP, governors have agreed to
join the “New PDP” led by Abubakar Baraje, some
of the governors have distanced themselves from
the move.

The governors are the Plateau State Governor,
Jonah Jang; Kaduna State Governor, Ramalan Yero;
and the Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime.
Jang, who is the factional chairman of Nigeria
Governors’ Forum, denied being party to such plans.

He spoke through his Commissioner for Information
and Communication, Abraham Yiljap.
“I can only ask how can?” said Yiljap.
“How can he (Jang) abandon a house he built and
live in another person’s house. It is just unthinkable
and somebody’s wishful thinking,” he stressed.

Gov. Ramalan Yero of Kaduna State said reports
about him planning to join the New PDP were
untrue and the figment of the imagination of
mischief makers.
Speaking through Ahmed Maiyaki, his Director
General on Media and Publicity, Yero said, “This is
totally untrue. It is the figment of the imagination
of those behind such wild rumours.”

Enugu State Commissioner for Information, Mr.
Chuks Ugwoke, also dismissed insinuations that the
state Governor, Sullivan Chime, was planning to
ditch the Bamanga Tukur-led PDP for the New PDP.
According to him, “It is not true at all. That can
never happen. Never!
“It would never happen. Governor Chime is 100 per
cent with President Jonathan.The governor is even
the one making others to see reasons to be with
the President”, Ugwoke maintained.

-SUNDAY PUNCH

N466 Billion Revenue Deficit: More Governors set to oppose Jonathan

There are
indications that the raging revenue
allocation crises between the
presidency and the State governors
may spite more governors to go
against President Goodluck
Jonathan.

All the governors are said to be very
displeased with the Federal Government
over the non-payment of the three
months’ allocations by the Dr. Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala-led Ministry of Finance.
The 36 states governors of the federation
had lamented over the non-receipt of
their arrears of about N466 billion from
the federation action for about three
months.

It is pertinent to recall that the Chairman
of Finance Commissioners Forum, Timothy
Odaah had rejected the recent allocation
from the Office of Accountant General of
the federation allocations on the basis
that the states were being owed N336
billion, with the N75 billion being the
balance of the July 2013 arrears, N121
billion from June augmentation and over
N90 billion as July augmentation.

It has also become glaring that all the 36
state governors are not happy about the
piece rate system which the federal
government has resorted to in allocating
revenues due to them.
According to a northern governor, whose
state is said to be currently “been
grounded” due to insufficient allocation
from the federations account has
confirmed that most of the governors are
now “quite upset over the financial
distress imposed on us by the Federal
Government.”
The governor who is said to be one of the
strongest supporters of Jonathan is also
seriously fighting tooth and nail to meet
up with the financial obligations of his
administration.

He however spoke anonymously recently
revealing thus: “If urgent steps were not
taken by the Presidency to put an end to
the emerging financial crisis in the states,
more governors would be forced to
distance themselves from Aso Rock Villa
and the Finance Minister.
“We are afraid that if the current
situation, which we believe is artificially
created so as to punish some states and
their governors is not stopped, many
governors would be left with no option
than to seek redress.

“It is difficult for the Finance Minister to
convince us that after generating N1.05
trillion in July this year, a figure that was
well over the projection by government
for the month, states could not be paid
their full allocations for the month.
“As we speak, we have not been paid for
August and September while our people
are anxiously looking up to us as
governors to give them dividends of
democracy through provision of life-
changing projects.
“In almost all the states, the salaries and
emoluments of civil and public servants
have not been paid while contractors are
on edge waiting to do battle with the
governors.

“If we may ask, where has all the money
gone since Okonjo-Iweala keeps insisting
that the economy is robust and kicking?”,
he queried.
Although the G-7 comprising of the “rebel
governors of the Abubakar Baraje-led
New PDP” have already publicized their
displeasure that their governments are
experiencing financial stress while the
supporters of Jonathan due to loyalty, are
finding it hard to lay theirs bare in public
view.
Another governor from the South has also
lamented over the situation stating that
the financial position of his state is so bad
that he now avoids his office due to daily
throng of contractors who besiege his
office to ask for funds.
“I have no genuine excuse to give since
they won’t believe that for the past three
months we have not been given our full
remittances by the centre.

“This is what we have been exposed to by
the Federal Government even with
increased revenue confirmed by the
Central Bank of Nigeria accruing to the
purse of the government.
“Nigerians should be more vigilant by
asking the Finance Minister where our
money is being kept. Let them tell
Nigerians what happened to the balance
of the N1.05 trillion that accrued to
Nigeria after N792billion was shared to
states for July.
“We have made the point that it is either
they are hiding our money for 2015
elections or they are deliberately
manipulating the economy to give
Nigerians the impression that all is well
when the nation is broke.”
The Accountant-General of the Federation
(AGF), Jonah Otunla, called the Chairman
of Commissioners Forum to collect a
paltry sum of N75 billion released by the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC) out of the outstanding N466
billion of the state government
allocations.

The Federal Government, through the
AGF, was reported to have raised
N548.393 billion as the Statutory
Revenue for the three tiers of
government for August after it met tough
resistance from the state governments.
Most obviously, the President now risks
more opposition from some other
governors who are said to be on the
verge of an outburst after an internal
implosion when they can no longer
withstand the situation.

[Photo]: Beverly Osu Meets Angelo As He Arrives Lagos

There seem to be something keeping
former Big Brother Africa housemates in
contact. South Africa’s representative,
Angelo arrived Lagos today and his
sweetheart, Beverly was on board to
attend to him as he arrived at the
International Airport earlier today. Looks
like they are making progress with their
life… Bells soon?

Breaking: Nigeria Polytechnic lecturers, ASUP, vow to resume nationwide strike on Friday

The Academic Staff Union of
Polytechnics, ASUP, announced on
Saturday that it has resolved to
resume its suspended nationwide
strike from next week, following
failure of the federal government to
fulfil its agreement with the union.
The union had been on several weeks
of strike, but suspended it on July 17
following the intervention of federal
lawmakers in its negotiation with the
federal government.
The National Publicity Secretary of the
union, Chirman Clement, in a
statement on Saturday said the union
took the decision at her 75th National
Executive Council (NEC) meeting held
at the Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger
State and resolved to resume the
suspended strike on October 4.
“In view of the continued insincerity of
Government to honour the agreement
reached with ASUP, NEC resolves that
the union will resume the suspended
strike with effect from 4th October,
2013.
The lecturers also lamented the
decaying standard of polytechnic
education and solicited the assistance
of the National Assembly, parents, and
other notable groups to assist in
revamping polytechnic education in
Nigeria.
They passed a vote of no confidence on
the National Board for Technical
Education, NBTE, and called for the
immediate establishment of a National
Polytechnics Commission (NPC) to
proactively cater for the needs of the
sector.
Below is the full communiqué released
by the polytechnic lecturers.

COMMUNIQUE OF THE 75TH
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
(NEC) OF THE ACADEMIC STAFF
UNION OF POLYTECHNICS (ASUP)
HELD AT FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC,
BIDA NIGER STATE, FROM 24 – 28TH
SEPTEMBER, 2013 PREAMBLE:

The National Executive Council (NEC)
of the Academic Staff Union of
Polytechnics (ASUP) met for her 75th
NEC Meeting at the Federal
Polytechnic Bida, Niger State where
the following national issues were
observed, discussed, and resolutions
on them were reached:

OBSRVATIONS:

1. The frustrating inertia of the
Federal Government to convincingly
fulfill any of the promises and
agreements reached with the union
before the suspension of the strike on
17th July, 2013 on CONTISS 15
Migration for Lower cadres, Needs
Assessment of Polytechnics, release of
Whitepaper of visitation to Federal
polytechnics, discrimination between
polytechnics and university graduates
in job placement and career
progression and the constitution of
Governing Councils to Federal
polytechnics earlier omitted.
2. The anti-labour stance of the
National Assembly as exemplified by
the recently proposed removal of
minimum wage from the exclusive
legislative list of the constitution to the
concurrent list; as well as the proposed
legislation against declaration of
Industrial Strike by unions in the
tertiary sector;
3. The growing tension in the nation’s
polity as a result of the volatile
comments and activities of politicians
and interest groups;
4. Government’s abuse of the laws
establishing TETfund;
5. The culpable lack of commitment of
the National Board for Technical
Education (NBTE) to meeting the needs
and demands of polytechnic education
in Nigeria.
6. Appointment of rectors/provosts
from within polytechnic/monotechnics
sector

RESOLUTIONS:

In the light of the
above, NEC resolves:
1. That Government should without
delay address all the outstanding
standing issues including the NEEDS
Assessments of the polytechnics and
the corresponding funding,
constitution of the Governing Councils
of the remaining Federal polytechnics,
CONITSS 15 Migration of the Lower
Cadres, the removal of disparity
between HND and Degree certificates,
establishment of the National
Polytechnics Commission (NPC),
release of the Whitepaper of the
visitation panels to polytechnics;
2. That the National Assembly should
rescind from its current anti-labour
posture in the interest of industrial
peace and our desperate move to
rescue the endangered soul of the
tertiary institutions in the country;
3. That the National Assembly should
expedite action on the review of the
Polytechnic Act;
4. That a vote of no confidence be
passed the NBTE and further calls for
the immediate establishment of a
National Polytechnics Commission
(NPC) to proactively cater for the
needs of the sector;
5. That the Nigerian political class and
other interest groups should exercise
restraint on their utterances and
activities in the interest of peace, unity
and security of the nation;
6. That the Federal Government
should desist from abuse of TETfund
laws;
7. That stakeholders in the education
sector such as parents, students,
religious leaders, the press, members
of States and National assemblies to
rise to their responsibilities of
rescuing the (polytechnic) education
sector from imminent collapse;
8. That the position of ASUP on the
need to appoint the rectors from
within the polytechnic system remains
irreversible;
9. That in view of the continued
insincerity of Government to honour
the agreement reached with ASUP,
NEC resolves that the union will
resume the suspended strike with
effect from 4th October, 2013. NEC
sincerely appreciates the good people
of Nigeria and all other stakeholders in
the education sector for their
sustained support in its struggles to
save the polytechnic education from
total collapse in Nigeria.

Signed

Chirman Clement Selchum

2face Idibia Chilling With Pure Water After A Hard Day’s Work #Humility

While other celebrities are posting photos of
rolexes,
luxury cars, fancy clothes and expensive wine
bottles, 2baba is chilling with pure water and he
even
posted it! 2face RoCks!!! #HUMILITY
#BEINGYOURSELF #DOWN2EARTH #NATURAL

Ice Prince’s Producer Chopstix Reveals Details About Fire of Zamani

Ice Prince’s producer Chopstix who came
up with the hits ‘Aboki’, ‘V.I.P’ and
‘More’ has exclusively revealed to
HipHopWorld Online details surrounding
Fire of Zamani- Ice Prince’s sophomore
effort. In an interview with the producer
he said the album will contain 15-17
tracks and will be a fusion of Hip Hop,
Afro Pop, Highlife and other genres.
Chopstix who is also a member of the
group Grip Boyz said the album will
feature guest appearances from Wizkid,
Sound Sultanand others. In earlier
interviews Ice Prince has mentioned that
French Montana, Wale and Chipmunk will
be the foreign guests on his LP. Chopstix
won’t be the only man behind the boards
as Ice Prince enlisted the services of Don
Jazzy, Sarz and Sammy Gyang to produce
tracks on the album.

It would be recalled that on the 25th of
January, 2013, Iceprince, the 2013 BET
awards – Best International Act (Africa)
winner, released one of the most
anticipated songs of the Year- the
monstrous remix to his 2012 hit, Aboki.
Iceprincewho is now regarded as
Chocolate City’s main breadwinner
followed up this single with new singles in
May; Gimme Dat andVIP, continuing work
with Chopstix as producer. The track VIP
was criticized for bearing so much
resemblance to his previous singles, Aboki
and Aboki Remix. He later released
another single – I Swear featuring French
Montana. These songs are expected to
feature on his upcoming studio album
which is a follow up to his successsful
2011 – EverybodyLoves Iceprince (ELI)
debut album.

Rivers crisis: Sack CP Mbu now or face strike – Labour threatens Police IG

The crisis in Rivers State, caused by the
battle for supremacy between the state
governor, Rotimi Amaechi and the state
Commissioner of Police, Mbu Joseph Mbu,
took a dramatic turn yesterday as the
labour organizations in the state have laid
down a deadline for the removal or
redeployment of the Commissioner of
Police.
The Rivers State chapters of the Nigeria
Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade
Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have
issued an ultimatum to the Inspector-
General of Police (IGP), Mohammed
Abubakar, and the Police Service
Commission (PSC) to redeploy Mbu or
face an indefinite strike.
The organizations, while announcing the
21-day ultimatum, also reportedly
demanded that the IGP and the police
commissioner tender their unreserved
apologies for using teargas to chase away
13,000 newly-employed teachers who
were at the Liberation Stadium on
Wednesday to collect their posting
letters.
The organised labour also described the
actions and inactions of Mbu as invitation
to anarchy in Rivers State, insisting that
the police commissioner must be
redeployed forthwith to avert imminent
industrial disharmony in Rivers State.
The Rivers Chairman of the NLC, Chief
Chris Oruge, and his counterpart of the
TUC, Chika Onuegbu, at a joint news
conference yesterday at the NLC
Secretariat, D-Line, Port Harcourt,
declared that the issues raised by the
organised labour must be addressed
expeditiously, declaring that they were
not afraid of blackmail.
Amaechi and Mbu had been at
loggerheads since the police
commissioner’s redeployment from the
Oyo State Command in February, with
the NGF chairman declaring that the only
condition for peace in the state would be
the redeployment of Mbu who was
accused of taking sides and described as a
politician.
The Senate and the House of
Representatives, in separate resolutions,
before they proceeded on recess, also
called for the immediate redeployment of
the Rivers police commissioner, but the
IGP later stated that Mbu was a
professional police officer and would
remain in Rivers State.
On the allegation of being bribed by
Amaechi to discredit Mbu and embark on
strike, the NLC chairman stated that
people had the right to say whatever they
liked, but they must crosscheck the facts.

Ex-BBA housemate, Prezzo declared wanted for assaulting military officer

There are reports that ex-BBA Kenya
representative, Jackson Makini popularly
known as Prezzo might be in trouble over
an alleged gun drama with an army
official.
The incident was said to have occurred on
the morning of Saturday, September 21,
2013, Prezzo was reported to have had a
scuffle over a parking space outside Aqua
Blue Lounge, Nairobi, Kenya.
According to an official statement by
Gigiri Division Police boss, Vitalis Otieno,
Prezzo allegedly obstructed the military
colonel (names withheld).
According to reports, Prezzo had allegedly
hit the Swiss army colonel on the head
with a gun and tried shooting him but
was restrained by the bodyguards who
dragged him off into his car and drove off.
The Colonel was said to have been rushed
to the hospital for immediate treatment.
Prezzo who recently returned from the
U.S took to Twitter to defend himself, “I
got into an altercation with a foreigner
who racially abused me and attacked me
last night being human, I rightfully
defended myself.”

Award Winning Director Kunle Afolayan Talks About His Obsession For Filmmaking & Possible Early Death

Award winning director, Kunle Afolayan
has been working round the clock to make
the premiere of his new movie October 1
to align with Nigeria’s independence
celebration. He however took to his
facebook page to share his fears over his
obsession for filmmaking. See what he
wrote on his Facebook page below.

“I was only mocking Beverly,” says Afrocandy

Nigerian adult movie actress, Afrocandy,
has denied inviting Nigeria’s ex-Big
Brother Africa housemate, Beverly Osu to
star in her movie.
According to Afrocandy, she was not
serious about the offer and was merely
mocking Beverly.                      According
to her, “Fact is, I wasn’t even serious
about the so-called offer, I was just
mocking her, and if you read my post, it
was rather sarcastic. I didn’t expect it to
go viral and how could anybody even take
that serious?”
Afrocandy  had earlier said that she could
see that the sexy Nigerian model has got
what it takes to partake in her
production.
She had written, “You got all it takes to
partake in my kind of Productions: Guts,
the heart and the ability to get naked and
have sex in Pubic without giving a crap.”

30-Year-Old Man Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Indomie noodles

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence
Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa on Tuesday said
it arrested a 30-year-old man (name
withheld) for alleged theft of Indomie
noodles.
The corps Commandant, Mr Muhammad
Gidado, told the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) in Dutse that the suspect was
arrested in Shuwarin, Kiyawa Local
Government Area, for allegedly stealing 3
cartons of the noodles and 2 crates of
eggs.
He said the corps had been trailing the
suspect as one of the alleged criminals
terrorising shop owners in Dutse and its
environs for a long period.
“The suspect has been terrorising shop
owners in Dutse and its environs for a
long period of time.
“But we finally arrested him in Shuwarin
after he stole 3 cartons of Indomie and 2
crates of egg,” Gidado said.
He said the suspect was arrested around
5.29 p.m. on Monday by intelligence
officers stationed in the area.
The commandant said the suspect
claimed that he committed the offence
under the influence of alcohol.
He, however, said the suspect would soon
be charged to court.

Chevron de-worms 80,000 school children

No fewer than 80, 000 school children
from three local government areas of
Ondo state are to benefit from the mass
de-worming programme organised by oil
giant, Chevron.

The programme organised in conjunction
with the Women’s Right Advancement
and Protection Alternative (WRAPA) drew
beneficiaries from Akure South, Akure
North and Ilaje local government areas of
the state.

The programme was also designed for
children who are below the age of 12.
In his address, the General Manager,
Policy, Government and Public Affairs of
Chevron, Deji Haastrup, disclosed that the
target of the programme was to dei-
worm over 80, 000 children.
He said the organisation had early in the
year deployed its de-worming
programme in the state, targeted at over
10, 000 children in 10 primary schools in
Akure and communities in the Ilaje
Regional Development Committee (IRDC)
under its Global Memorandum of
Understanding (GMoU).

He said the organisation embarked on the
exercise because it had been established
that worm infestation was a leading cause
of ill health and mortality in school age
children, mostly in developing countries.
He added that available statistics from
the World Health Organisation (WHO)
indicates that hook worm was a leading
cause of anaemia and protein
malnutrition, afflicting an estimated 740
million people in the developing nations
of the tropics.

Haastrup said, “Chevron is
committed to supporting
improvement in health delivery in Nigeria
through investments in preventive health
programmes, health and social
infrastructure, sponsorship on manpower
development in the health sector and
provision of other health facilities.

“Chevron is delighted to engage in this
de-worming campaign programmes
because it is in the spirit of our
commitment to being a socially
responsible company, with a reputation
for protecting people and environment”.

Also speaking, the wife of the the state
governor, Mrs. Olukemi Mimiko,
commended the contributions of Chevron
to the health development of the state.
She stated that there was the need for
synergy between government and the
private sector towards a qualitative health
care delivery for the children.

Mimiko said, “Our children are our future,
we should take care of them, if we do this
our future will be secured, there is the
need for parents and teachers to ensure
good hygiene of these children in order
for them to live a disease free life”.

The Ondo state First Lady said the state
government was committed to child
health and infant mortality, saying that
such accounted for the huge investment
in the sector by the government.

Nigerian Music Is Wack- Jesse Jagz

That was what he told hiphop world
magazine
”This is not a Kendrick thing. You don’t
need Jesus to tell you that Nigerian music
is unintelligent. Even Goats can dance to
our music. Can Jesse Jagz make Nigeria a
better place for Wizkid? Can Wizkid do
same too? Let adults do better and let
kids party. We need to leave something
better for the coming generation”

Police Officers Stationed at UNILAG Gate to Prevent Students Protest over ASUU Strike

The students of the UNILAG might not be
able to protest over the current ASUU
strike that has been on for a while now.
The Federal Govt. has taken drastic steps
to prevent anything like a protest
happening within and outside the
premises of the University of Lagos.
If we can recall, the students of UNILAG
once took to the streets and blocked the
third mainland bridge at one point when
they protested sometime in May 2012
over the change of the name of the
Institution to Moshood Abiola University
which didn’t seem to go down well with
the students of the institution. Based on
this, the Federal Govt. has placed
preventive measures as the students
have been set to be preparing to protest
over the prolonged strike.

News:Femi Kuti arrives in Ghana for African Legends Night

Afro beat living legend, Femi
Kuti has arrived in Ghana.
The Nigerian music star is in
Ghana to take part in the 3rd
edition of the Alomo Bitters
African Legends Night,
sponsored by Kasapreko
Company Limited and Global
Media Alliance. He will
headline the concert slated
for Saturday, September 28,
2013 at the Banquet Hall of
the State House alongside
Ghana’s veteran highlife
artistes, Amakye Dede,
George Darko as well as Ofie
Kudjoe.
Femi Kuti has over the years
produced rich and authentic
music that has entertained
Ghanaians and other nationals
both home and abroad, thus,
his inclusion to satisfy the
Ghanaian public once again in
a live concert is a vision well
savored by the organizers. On
arriving at the airport, we got
first hand photos and video of
the man who has rocked
different world stages and
now is ready to give Ghana a
dose of his artistry with his
saxophone come Saturday.

I Don’t Have Any Ex That Is A Psychopath! Skuki Tweets After Alledged ‘Nude’ Picture Surfaced Online

a girl who was allegedly jilted by one
of the Skuki brothers sent out the
private chats they had and also sent a
picture of his joystick online and to
some bloggers , And this morning, one of
them tweeted this;

“I didn’t rape her, she stripped herself naked” – Okada rider caught having sex with housewife

A married father of two, who is also a
commercial motorcyclist aka “okada
rider”, was allegedly caught red handed
engaging in intercourse with a married
woman in a deserted wooded area of
Orlu, Imo State.

However, both parties to the act have
told different stories about what
transpired between them. The woman, a
45-year-old housewife, insists that she
was being raped by the 30-year-old man
while the motorcyclist insists that he and
the woman are lovers.

According to reports , the woman said she
engaged the motorcyclist at Orlu to take
her to her matrimonial home at Obibi-
Ochasi. She said when they got to a
solitary area along the route, the man
stopped ostensibly to ease himself.
She further told the police that while she
was waiting for him to finish easing
himself, the man emerged and started
asking that they sleep together, adding
that when she refused the amorous
advance, the man grabbed her and
forcefully lifted her into the bush.

The woman equally claimed that the
rapist tore her inner wears to shreds,
over-powered and raped her.
In his defence, the man claimed that the
woman had been his concubine for years,
adding that he had previously had fun
with her at different times and places,
including the spot where they were
caught in the act.

He also claimed that he called the woman
on her mobile line and asked her to meet
him at the agreed spot in Orlu.
The man also claimed that when they got
to the bush, the woman stripped herself
naked, spread her wrapper on the ground
and laid down before he started the act.
The randy motorcyclist, however, agreed
that along the line there was a minor
misunderstanding on the amount he
should pay after they had satisfied
themselves.

While the man claimed that the woman
was asking for N500 for the service, he
offered N200, which he said was the only
money on him at the time.

Now, who are we to believe, the randy
man or the married woman?

Catholic priest remanded in prison over assault, attempted murder charges in Enugu

A Catholic priest  in Enugu State who is
alleged to have led an assault on
policemen was yesterday remanded in
prison.

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According to reports, the priest, along
with three of his parishioners, is being
charged with assault upon a number of
policemen attached to the state
headquarters and unlawful attempt to kill
one Inspector Cosmos Nzeribe.
The Enugu Magistrate Court, which
remanded the priest was, however,
reportedly besieged by hundreds of his
supporters, who wore long faces as the
priest was being taken to the prison.

Presiding Magistrate, E.M. Egumgbe,
remanded the suspects in prison custody,
saying that they can apply for bail in a
high court.
Counsel to the priest, Ray Nnaji, who
spoke with newsmen after the court
session, said that his client was sent to
prison on trumped up charges.
Nnaji said the policemen beat up the
priest after stripping him naked and
detained him.

He said: “I have been following this
matter for some time.
“We know quite well that beating up the
police is condemnable, though the priest
has said he has no business with beating
the police and did not tell anyone to beat
the police.”

SCAM: Man dupes buyer in fake car deal while posing as customs officer

A man posing as a customs officer in a bid
to sell a car under false pretenses has
been apprehended by men of the Ogun
State Police Command.

The young man, identified simply as Peter
perpetuated fraud against an
unsuspecting customer as he informed
the buyer that he was disposing of the car
through a public auction by the Customs
Service.

Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa
Adejobi, in a statement in Abeokuta,
reportedly said that Peter resides at
Osomurika Road, Igarra in Edo State, but
committed the crime in Agbara, Ogun
State.
According to Adejobi, the suspect was,
however, arrested at Auchi Edo State on
September 16, following a manhunt for
his arrest by the police detectives from
the Agbara Division of the Command.

He said: “Mr. Amune had already
collected N200,000 from his victim, Mr.
Johnson Umeugoji, who claimed to have
seen the announcement of the auction
placed on internet by the suspect.
“The victim paid the money into the bank
account of the suspect in Auchi.
“The suspect had told his victim to meet
him and his colleagues at Agbara for the
public auction, purportedly carried out by
Customs.

“The victim, who eventually realised that
he had been duped, reported the matter
at the Agbara division and the DPO, Ayo
Sonubi, swung into action, leading to the
suspect’s arrest.
“The suspect has confessed that he
belongs to a syndicate that specializes in
duping people using such methods.
“The Command is intensifying efforts to
arrest the other members of the
syndicate. He will be charged to the
magistrate’s court, Agbara, as soon as
investigation is concluded.”