Crime & Court
Alleged Drugs Lord ‘Bishop’, Few Worshippers Turn Up For Service Today
Unbelievable, though it seems, the man believed to be the cause of killing of innocent worshipers at a Catholic Church in Anambra State, a week ago, Aloysious Ebubechukwu Ikeguonu Alias Bishop, has reportedly worshiped in the same church today.
Few members of St. Phillips catholic Church Ozubulu, according to reports found courage to be at the worship center today notwithstanding the gory incident that occurred at the church the previous week.
The church began service at exactly 9am shortly after the Presiding cleric opened the church’s main gate, doors and widows
There were initial apprehensions that no one would turn up for the Sunday service for fear of another strike by a gang of drugs lords alleged to have killed close to 20 people during last Sunday service.
The Service, it was reported still held notwithstanding the initial fear exercised by worshipers said to have trickled into the Church shortly after the doors were thrown open.
An online news hound, Time News reported that most of those who worshiped at the church are members of Anambra State government.
The Catholic Bishop of Nnewi Diocese, Most Reverend Hilary Odidi Okeke had last Saturday dedicated the church, according to reports.
This is coming as another gang of gunmen on Sunday killed two men, a policeman and an okada rider, in another church in Anambra State.
According to reports, the church attacked today, was the Assemblies of God Church in Oguta area of Onitsha, the commercial nerve center of the state.
Available information had it that the policeman killed was one of those guarding the church.
He was said to be the only armed one among his colleagues.
His gun was taken away by the attackers.
An okay rider, who was close by when the attack took place, was also gunned down by the gang, who, some reported, were dressed as masquerades.
The spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, Nkiru Nwode, however, said the attack was on policemen who were on foot patrol along Oguta Road in Onitsha.
Nwode said the attackers were hoodlums who disguised themselves as masquerades to dispossess innocent citizens of their belongings and in the process killed a policeman and injured some others.
Justice Maryanne Anenih of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has issued a public summons for former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to appear in court to respond to a fresh 16-count indictment.
The summons requires Bello to attend court on October 24 for his arraignment, alongside co-defendants Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu.
The public summons was ordered following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
In her ruling, Justice Anenih directed the EFCC to publish the summons in a widely circulated newspaper to ensure proper notification.
Also, the court instructed the EFCC to post copies of the public summons at Bello’s last known address and in conspicuous locations within the court premises.
The EFCC has reported difficulties in serving the charges, which were filed on September 24, alleging that Bello and the two co-defendants committed a criminal breach of trust involving a staggering ₦110.4 billion.
A Police Inspector, Mohammed Bulama, attached to the Police Mobile Force (PMF) 41 in Yobe State, has been arrested for allegedly killing a 39-year-old civilian, Abdulmalik Dauda, during a confrontation in Damaturu, the state capital.
The incident, which occurred on September 29, 2024, was sparked by a heated argument between Bulama and Dauda over “uncleared transactions” in the Zango area of Damaturu. The argument escalated, leading Bulama to fatally stab Dauda in the chest.
In a statement, the Yobe State Police spokesperson, Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed Bulama’s arrest and announced that an investigation into the homicide case had been launched.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Garba Ahmed, has ordered an immediate and thorough investigation into the incident involving Inspector Mohammed Bulama,” Abdulkarim said.
He further disclosed that the officer has been placed in custody, pending internal disciplinary action and prosecution.
CP Ahmed condemned the actions of the officer, extending his condolences to the family of the victim.
He also assured the public that justice would be served swiftly in accordance with the law.
The Lagos State Police Command has summoned three officers accused of extorting N1 million from members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the Surulere area of Lagos.
Footage of the incident, which went viral on social media late Friday, shows the officers confronting the corps members, reportedly over the absence of a physical copy of a driver’s license. The video was shared by social media user Oluyemi Fasipe, who claimed that the officers threatened the corps members with firearms and forcibly took them to the Kafaru Oluwole Tinubu House, the Area C Command of the Lagos State Police, where they allegedly extorted the sum of N1 million.
“Dear @BenHundeyin, Your officers today in Surulere extorted 1 million naira from three corps members,” Fasipe wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “They were threatened with firearms, kidnapped, and taken to the KAFARU OLUWOLE TINUBU HOUSE AREA C POLICE COMMAND of the @LagosPoliceNG where they were robbed.”
Fasipe added that the entire incident stemmed from the corps members’ inability to present a physical copy of a driver’s license, a situation he described as “evil.”
In one of the videos, the officers are seen inspecting the vehicle’s documents, with the situation escalating as additional officers arrived. One officer can be seen entering the car and demanding that the corps members stop recording the incident, while also prohibiting them from contacting their families.
In response, the spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed that the officers involved have been summoned, and an investigation is underway.
“The men have been summoned, and their trial has commenced,” Hundeyin wrote on X. “We urge the complainants to visit the Complaint Response Unit at the State Headquarters to testify at the ongoing trial.”
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