When Mr Ibu buried his mother

The sleepy town of Amurri suddenly rejuvenated last weekend as Nollywood stars stormed there to rally round one of their own, comic-actor, John Okafor aka Mr Ibu who was burying his late mum, Mrs. Victoria Okafor on that day.

Among the stars that were at Amurri were Nkem Owoh{Osuofia}, Patience Ozokwor{Mama G},Emeka Ike, Ken Erics,Victor Osuagwu, Prince Emeka Ani, Brownny Igboegwu, Dede One Day, Stan. K, Emeka Rollas, Dauda and Zolu Adigwe.

Others were Diewaite Ikpechukwu, Offialagu Mbaka, Actress Uche Ogbodo as well as Movie directors,Andy Chukwu. Also, musicians J. Martins, Nigga Raw, Comedians Klint De Drunk, Fred Bright, Queen Benedicta Akpana, Miss Heritage Nigeria 2014/2015 and a host of other top celebrities were present at the funeral rites.

The two -day superlative burial rites temporarily brought the community to a stand still as most of the natives thronged the burial venue to catch a glimpse of their favourite movie stars. Osuofia and Mr. Ibu took the shine off the ceremony when they greeted each other in a hilarious way, leaving the sympathizers reeling in laughter. They were later joined by Mama G whom many were delighted to meet at the ceremony.

The burial rites was coordinated by Mr. Ibu’s manager, Don Singles Nwazor who ensured that all the stars at the ceremony were entertained with choice wines and assorted delicacies for the two days the carnival-like-burial ceremony lasted.

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FG Bans Use of Camouflage By Police, Other Para-miltary Outfits, Restricts Use To the Armed Forces

The use of camouflage/fatigue is therefore restricted to the military and for occasional use by the police henceforth. The directive also stipulates that the military is to adopt only 2 types of camouflage for the 3 arms of the Armed Forces. All para-military agencies using various camouflage/fatigues uniforms have up to January 2016 to withdraw such materials currently in their inventory.

Read the Press statement from Defence Headquarters below…

The use of camouflage uniforms by various security agencies other than the Armed Forces namely; Army, Navy and the Air Force has been banned. The Nigerian Police will however use the uniform when in Joint Operation with the military or on special operation such as specific anti-riot missions. This followed the directive of the National Security Council, as it approved the recommendations of a committee on measures to streamline the use of camouflage uniforms, in view of the security implications and concerns raised on the clamour, duplicity and proliferation of camouflage uniforms in the country.

With this development, the Ministry of Justice along with law enforcement agencies have been tasked to ensure that extant laws guiding the use of uniforms in Nigeria are strictly enforced. In the same vein, the Office of the National Security Adviser has been vested with the authority to vet and clear any production and supply of camouflage uniforms in Nigeria.

The proliferation and imitation by criminals and impostors using uniforms especially the camouflage have been generating some concern in national security circles. The development has been communicated to all the agencies by the Office of the National Security Adviser.

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38-yr-old woman to die by hanging over step-son’s murder

A Makurdi High Court, presided over by Justice Jennifer Ijohor, yesterday, sentenced a 38-year-old house wife, Mrs. Ternenge Tersoo, to death by hanging for the murder of her one-year-old step-son.

Vanguard learned that the convict’s husband had reported her to the Police at Vandeikya in 2012, alleging that his wife killed his one-year-old baby.

According to the First Information Report, FIR, filed before the court by the police prosecutor, she was accused of snatching her year old step-son from a nanny and strangled him to death.

In the course of the trial, the accused testified for herself and denied the allegation, but called no witness to support her claims.

No remorse

She was also alleged to have failed to show remorse over the incident and held her ground that she had no hand in the death of the baby.

The prosecution counsel called two witnesses, including the Investigating Police Officer, IPO, who tendered a medical report of the autopsy carried out on the dead baby at the General Hospital, Vandeikya.

In her judgment, Justice Ijohor held that the weight of evidence against the accused was overwhelming.

She further held that the evidence before her showed that the prosecuting counsel proved his case beyond all reasonable doubts to cause the conviction of the accused.

Justice Ijohor, who decried the manner the life of the innocent baby was taken, advised married women without children to seek God’s intervention in their situation rather than resort to vicious and repulsive acts.

She ordered that the convict be taken to the Federal Minimum Prison, Makurdi, where she would await execution of the judgement.

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Police arrest masquerade; 2 others with human parts

TWO suspects, identified as Adebayo Saheed and Bello Mustapha, have been arrested by Oyo State Police Command for alleged possession of parts of human skull and hair.

Two suspected fraudsters, Adebayo Saheed, 28, and Bello Mustafa, 30, caught with fake dollars and pieces of human skulls. Photo: Dare Fasube.

egungun: Sikiru Ojewale (right), custodian of Ogunmola masquerade of Adenimodo compound accused of destroying property during Egungun festival in Ibadan, paraded by police yesterday. Photo: Dare Fasube.

The suspects were paraded along with a custodian of an Ibadan masquerade, known as Ogunmola Adenimodo, for allegedly destroying some vehicles at Ayeye area of Ibadan metropolis.

They were rounded up at Moniya in Akinyele Local Government Area of the state.

Ibadan masquerade festival had always left on its trail tears, losses, violence, bloodshed and even death in some cases.

However, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Muhammed Katsina, insisted that the reign of terror and impunity would not continue.

While parading the suspects at the state Police headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan yesterday, the commissioner explained that the ambush squad of the command arrested the two members of a dangerous syndicate who specialized in duping unsuspecting members of the public.

According to him, the suspects, who were allegedly caught with human parts, always pretended to offer their victims spiritual assistance.

He said small pieces of human skull, hair, fake 900 dollars and some charms were found on the suspects.

While stating that the masquerade custodian had violated an earlier undertaking they made with the police, he said the police would not allow any individual or group to constitute a threat to public peace and order, especially during the on-going masquerade festival.

He vowed that other fleeing suspects would be arrested wherever they might be hiding.

However, Sikiru denied the allegation that his supporters destroyed the vehicles, saying his masquerade was yet to go to town.

He added that since the police had not granted him permit to go out with his Masquerade, he marked the festival indoor.

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Gunmen kill Nigerian businessman in South Africa

A Nigerian businessman based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Mr Emmanuel Onyekaozuru, 50, was killed on Sunday by gunmen. The President of Nigeria Union in South Africa, Mr Ikechukwu Anyene, on Monday told newsmen in Pretoria, South Africa, that Onyekaozuru was shot by two gunmen.

‘’ The union has received a report that a Nigerian businessman, Emmanuel Onyekaozuru, was shot in his business premises at 9.00 p.m. yesterday (June 7). ‘’ The report said that the gunmen shot the deceased and escaped in a car.

‘’ The incident has been reported to the police and the Nigerian Consul General in South Africa,’’ he said. Anyene said that the union would work with the consul general and the police to ensure that justice was done in the case.

‘’ Mr Onyekaozuru is the only son of his parents. He is married with three children. ‘’ He is an indigene of Abatete in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State,’’ he said.

Anyene also said that the gunmen did not remove anything from the business premises of the deceased. ‘’This is one death too many and we are not happy that a Nigerian has been killed,’’ he said.

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Wife kills hubby for allegedly keeping late night in Kaduna

The po lice in Kaduna have arrested a 40-year- old housewife, Mary Luca, who allegedly clubbed her husband to death at their Gonin Gora area of Kaduna metropolis.

Family sources said the incident occurred last Friday when the deceased returned home in the early hours of the morning and an argument ensued after the wife’s complaint that her husband always returned home late.

“Mary had on several occasions accused her husband of keeping late hours outside the matrimonial home and had advised him to put a stop to such habit,” the source said.

One of the deceased’s sons, Kefa, said he heard his father shouting around 3am that day and called on his mother to inquire what was happening to his father.

The sources said: “He said the mother shouted back at him from her room to keep off and remain quiet that armed armed robbers were operating.

“Kefa said the more he tried to get closer to his father, the more the mother was shouting, thieves! thieves! thieves!

“Kefa said when he finally summoned courage to enter his father’s room, he found him vomiting blood and he could no longer talk, while his mother was still pretending that it was armed robbers who attacked him.

“There was a heavy object by his side and it was the forehead that was bleeding profusely. So, at day-break, neighbours came around to help and the police outpost at Gonin Gora arrested the woman and took her to Sabon Tasha Police station.”

The Police Public Relations Officer at the Kaduna State police command, Abubakar Zubairu, confirmed the incident and the detention of the accused.

“Yes, we have detained the woman in connection with the death of her husband,” Zubairu said.

Source:Vanguard