MD in court for N31m fraud

The Managing Director SOSACO Nigeria Limited, Mr. Akinbola Akeem, has been arraigned at Oshodi Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing N31m goods belonging to the company.

Also arraigned was his assistant, Mr. Shobowale Yusuf, who was said to have conspired with Akeem and some men at large to perpetrate the crime.

The offence was committed between May 1 and August 2, and was reported to the police by the company’s new supervisor.

Prosecutor Olatunde Kehinde said the offence was punishable under Section 409 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State.

Specifically, Akeem and Yusuf were accused to have stolen 507 cartons of Gino TP 800gms, 300 cartons of Gino TP (400gms), 512 cartons of Gino TP (2.2kg), 1,500 cartons of Pomo TP (700gms), 300 cartons of Bama Mayonnaise (160z).

They were also alleged to have stolen 508 cartons of Pomo (TP 400gms), 2000 cartons of Gino sachet, 500 cartons of Bama Mayonnaise (160z), 500 cartons of Bama Mayonnaise (80z), and 3150 cartons of Gino sachet all valued at N31m.

The prosecutor said the offence was punishable under Section 285 (7) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos.

The accused pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge against them.

Magistrate Olagbegi Adelabu admitted them to bail in the sum of N100,000 with one surety each.

The case was adjourned till October 25 for further hearing.

Kim Kardashian on Kris Humphries: Manipulative! Vindictive! Petty! Fame-Hungry!

In case you don't know, they are both still legally married. They continued their battle in court on Wednesday, with all signs pointing to Humphries' legal team dragging out these proceedings for as long as possible in an attempt to prove Kim somehow defrauded him into marrying her. 

Kardashian, meanwhile, is allegedly telling friends she just wants her divorce finalized - NOT because she wants to marry Kanye West, but because Kris is a "cancer" she just wants to be rid of.

"Kris is the first person I ever had to break-up with and that f-cked with my emotions," Kim is supposedly telling friends, according to TMZ, going into detail about the pair's experience filming Keeping Up with the Kardashians together:

"He told our producers he would destroy my career and me if the show wasn't edited right."

But that strategy will "backfire" on Humphries, Kardashian says, if he keeps claiming she was to blame for their marriage falling apart. She cites unaired footage from the E! series that is still out there and which depicts Kris as a "manipulative, vindictive, petty, fame-hungry jerk."

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Douglas' longer locks were crafted by celebrity hair stylist Ted Gibson.

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ESUT VC’s abductors demand N200m ransom

There were indications on Thursday that the kidnappers of the Vice Chancellor of Enugu State University of Technology, Prof. Cyprian Onyeji, had demanded a ransom of N200m to free the don.

Although the police did not confirm the ransom demand, they confirmed that the vehicle in which Onyeji was taken away, was recovered intact.

Punch Sources said the kidnappers made telephone contacts with Onyeji’s family and made the ransom demand Thursday but the person who received the call could not be ascertained. However, the police have confirmed that Onyeji, who was kidnapped by gunmen on Wednesday, was alive.

The Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, made this known to our correspondent on Thursday, but said he wouldn’t divulge the measures put in place by the police to secure the release of Onyeji.

He said, “If I divulge the machinery we have put in place, these kidnappers may capitalise on it, after reading the newspapers, to make things difficult for us.

“All I can tell you is that the ESUT Vice Chancellor is alive and we are on the case. The machinery has been put in place with a view to registering success.” Amaraizu said the three police officers, who were wounded during the kidnap of Onyeji, were responding to treatment at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital.

The PPRO had earlier said an armed robbery suspect, who wanted to pull out a gun to shoot police officers on patrol in Enugu State but blew off his private part instead, was equally responding to treatment.

He said, “The suspect is with us in the Police Headquarters because if we leave him in the hospital, he might escape. While he is here, investigation into the matter is ongoing.”

Amaraizu said the injured robbery suspect was arrested alongside another suspect on Wednesday night at about 8pm, during a routine patrol of the New Haven Police Division of the Enugu State Police Command.

He said, “The hoodlums were overpowered by the security operatives that promptly acted on a tip off. Meanwhile, during the encounter, the suspect, in a bid to pull out a locally made pistol that he hid on his waist closer to his private part, mistakenly fired himself on his private part.”

Kogi gov’s aide arrested over Okene killings – Police

The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command, Mr. Muhammed Katsina, on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a Special Adviser to Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Karaku, in connection with the recent violence in Okene area of the state.

Karaku is a former Chairman of Okene Local Government Area. The CP, during a media briefing in Lokoja, also said the command arrested a former Chairman of Okehi Local Government Area, Abubakar Adagu, in connection with the crisis.

Our correspondent learnt that the two former chairmen had been taken to Abuja for further interrogation.

Katsina stated that the command had identified the perpetrators of the shootings of the worshipers at the Deeper Life Church, Otite in Okene LGA , where 20 persons were killed.

Many other worshippers were also injured and are currently receiving treatment in hospitals.

The CP reassured the residents and relevant authorities of the determination of the police to get to the root of the matter. He warned that anyone indicted in the ongoing investigation would be made to face the law no matter how highly placed.

He stated that only the security agents were empowered by the law to carry arms, warning that unauthorised persons found with arms and ammunition would be punished in accordance with the laws.

Katsina said a suspected armed robbery kingpin, Abdulrazaq Adama, aka Risky, who had been terrorising some parts of the state was arrested in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

He stated that 12 more suspects had been arrested for various crimes in the state, adding that they were already assisting the police in investigations.

It will be recalled that Katsina had, on Sunday, said 16 suspects had been arrested for the Okene shootings.

-Punch

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