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Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / Three secret cult members die during initiation |
on: 26-08-2013 12:42 PM
| No fewer than three members of a secret cult known as Eiye Confraternity died yesterday morning when the police and men of a vigilance group raided the cult’s hideout in Ilorin. Four members of the secret cult were injured and 18 others were arrested. The security personnel stormed the hideout while new members were being initiated. Confirming the incident yesterday evening, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Olufemi Fabode, said the initial information the police gathered was that armed robbers were, on Saturday night, hiding in a bush behind NASFAT village along Airport Road in Ilorin. Fabode said “This prompted various vigilance groups in the communities around the place to mount surveillance on the area particularly on all roads leading to the bush and waited until the early hours of Sunday when the Eiye Confraternity began the initiation. “On noticing that security personnel had laid ambush for them, they ran into the waiting hands of the people who mistook them for armed robbers and opened fire on them”. The PPRO said in the ensued exchange of gun fires, three of the cult members fell and they were about to be set ablaze before intervention by the police. He said four others also got critically injured while 18 of them were arrested. Fabode said some of the cult members came from Lagos, Osun and Oyo states, promising that more of them would be arrested soon. He said the cult members ran into various directions when they heard that some of their colleagues had been arrested by the police. The bodies of those killed were, however, deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) mortuary, while those injured were taken to another hospital for treatment. Fabode called for useful information to the police with a view to make the state crime-free. He urged parents to monitor the movement of their wards. The police spokesman said: “Some of those arrested have disclosed that they were yet to gain admission to higher institutions neither did their parents know their whereabouts. If this could happen, then they would graduate to become kingpin of the group.” | | |
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Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / Three secret cult members die during initiation |
on: 26-08-2013 12:40 PM
| No fewer than three members of a secret cult known as Eiye Confraternity died yesterday morning when the police and men of a vigilance group raided the cult’s hideout in Ilorin. Four members of the secret cult were injured and 18 others were arrested. The security personnel stormed the hideout while new members were being initiated. Confirming the incident yesterday evening, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Olufemi Fabode, said the initial information the police gathered was that armed robbers were, on Saturday night, hiding in a bush behind NASFAT village along Airport Road in Ilorin. Fabode said “This prompted various vigilance groups in the communities around the place to mount surveillance on the area particularly on all roads leading to the bush and waited until the early hours of Sunday when the Eiye Confraternity began the initiation. “On noticing that security personnel had laid ambush for them, they ran into the waiting hands of the people who mistook them for armed robbers and opened fire on them”. The PPRO said in the ensued exchange of gun fires, three of the cult members fell and they were about to be set ablaze before intervention by the police. He said four others also got critically injured while 18 of them were arrested. Fabode said some of the cult members came from Lagos, Osun and Oyo states, promising that more of them would be arrested soon. He said the cult members ran into various directions when they heard that some of their colleagues had been arrested by the police. The bodies of those killed were, however, deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) mortuary, while those injured were taken to another hospital for treatment. Fabode called for useful information to the police with a view to make the state crime-free. He urged parents to monitor the movement of their wards. The police spokesman said: “Some of those arrested have disclosed that they were yet to gain admission to higher institutions neither did their parents know their whereabouts. If this could happen, then they would graduate to become kingpin of the group.” | | |
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Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / SHOCKING: 21-Year-Old Teenager Commits Suicide Over Mother’sComment |
on: 26-08-2013 12:37 PM
| A fashion designer in Isale Asa Ilorin, Kwara State, identified simply as Kemi, has committed suicide after an alleged uncomplimentary comment from her mother, also identified simply as Mummy Kemi. Our correspondent gathered on Sunday that Kemi, 21, who lived with her parents poisoned herself with a locally-made rat poison otherwise known as sole lasan. A source said that Kemi and her mother had a misunderstanding on Friday night. It was said that in the course of the altercation, Mummy Kemi told her daughter that she was “a complete failure and a disgrace to this family.” The lady, who was said to have been angered over her mother’s uncomplimentary comment, went into her room. It was said that her mother, after the quarrel, went to her grinding machine shop which was nearby. The source said, “When Mummy Kemi came in about 30 minutes later, she saw that kemi was writhing in pains. She was said to have raised the alarm.” PUNCH Metro learnt that suspecting that the lady had taken some poison, sympathisers rushed her to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. The hospital officials were said to have advised them to go to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. She, however, died before she could be taken to the hospital. The state command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Olufemi Fabode, could not be reached as his telephone number indicated that his number was not available. | | |
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Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / SHOCKING: 21-Year-Old Teenager Commits Suicide Over Mother’sComment |
on: 26-08-2013 12:35 PM
| A fashion designer in Isale Asa Ilorin, Kwara State, identified simply as Kemi, has committed suicide after an alleged uncomplimentary comment from her mother, also identified simply as Mummy Kemi. Our correspondent gathered on Sunday that Kemi, 21, who lived with her parents poisoned herself with a locally-made rat poison otherwise known as sole lasan. A source said that Kemi and her mother had a misunderstanding on Friday night. It was said that in the course of the altercation, Mummy Kemi told her daughter that she was “a complete failure and a disgrace to this family.” The lady, who was said to have been angered over her mother’s uncomplimentary comment, went into her room. It was said that her mother, after the quarrel, went to her grinding machine shop which was nearby. The source said, “When Mummy Kemi came in about 30 minutes later, she saw that kemi was writhing in pains. She was said to have raised the alarm.” PUNCH Metro learnt that suspecting that the lady had taken some poison, sympathisers rushed her to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. The hospital officials were said to have advised them to go to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. She, however, died before she could be taken to the hospital. The state command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Olufemi Fabode, could not be reached as his telephone number indicated that his number was not available. | | |
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Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / PDP CRISIS: Amaechi, Six Other Governors Create New Party |
on: 26-08-2013 12:14 PM
| The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, took a turn for the worse, weekend, with the decision of seven of the party’s 23 governors to float a new party, the Voice of the People, VOP. The application for registration by the new party, it was learnt at the weekend, has been filed with the Independent National Electoral Commission, which is processing it. A source in INEC contacted on the development, yesterday, said he was unable to confirm the veracity or the stage of the application. The party, it was learnt, is receiving the patronage of several chieftains of the PDP. The seven governors alleged to be behind the new party include all five Northern governors that have engaged in a series of consultation with eminent statesmen, including former heads of state. The five governors are Murtala Nyako of Adamawa ; Rabiu Kwankwanso of Kano; Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto; Sule Lamido of Jigawa and Babangida Aliyu of Niger State. The five governors are being joined in the rebellion against the PDP by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara and Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State. Another governor is also sympathetic to the proposed VOP, but his identity could not be confirmed as at weekend. The inclinations of Speaker Aminu Waziri Tambuwal towards the new party have also not been confirmed though it was learnt that he has been approached. The decision of the governors to move out of the PDP came ahead of the special national convention of the PDP this weekend. Governor Amaechi who has been suspended has not been invited to the convention but the decision of the other six to pull out of the PDP could come as a blow to the PDP given the electoral weight of the states involved. With Sokoto, Kano and Jigawa states out of control of the PDP and the Southwest totally out of control of the ruling party, the PDP would be reduced to playing second fiddle in the Northwest and Southwest regions whose total voters’ population is more than 40% of the national voting population. | | |
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Forum / The Buzz Central / PDP CRISIS: Amaechi, Six Other Governors Create New Party |
on: 26-08-2013 12:12 PM
| The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, took a turn for the worse, weekend, with the decision of seven of the party’s 23 governors to float a new party, the Voice of the People, VOP. The application for registration by the new party, it was learnt at the weekend, has been filed with the Independent National Electoral Commission, which is processing it. A source in INEC contacted on the development, yesterday, said he was unable to confirm the veracity or the stage of the application. The party, it was learnt, is receiving the patronage of several chieftains of the PDP. The seven governors alleged to be behind the new party include all five Northern governors that have engaged in a series of consultation with eminent statesmen, including former heads of state. The five governors are Murtala Nyako of Adamawa ; Rabiu Kwankwanso of Kano; Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto; Sule Lamido of Jigawa and Babangida Aliyu of Niger State. The five governors are being joined in the rebellion against the PDP by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara and Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State. Another governor is also sympathetic to the proposed VOP, but his identity could not be confirmed as at weekend. The inclinations of Speaker Aminu Waziri Tambuwal towards the new party have also not been confirmed though it was learnt that he has been approached. The decision of the governors to move out of the PDP came ahead of the special national convention of the PDP this weekend. Governor Amaechi who has been suspended has not been invited to the convention but the decision of the other six to pull out of the PDP could come as a blow to the PDP given the electoral weight of the states involved. With Sokoto, Kano and Jigawa states out of control of the PDP and the Southwest totally out of control of the ruling party, the PDP would be reduced to playing second fiddle in the Northwest and Southwest regions whose total voters’ population is more than 40% of the national voting population. | | |
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Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / Exclusive: The last days of Shekau, Boko Haram Leader |
on: 25-08-2013 10:45 AM
| The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, may have died a traumatic death.That was the picture security forces painted at the weekend. From the vast forests of Sambisa, Borno State, where he was reportedly shot and sustained injuries in June during a raid on his hideout by military forces, he was said to have been taken to Mali for treatment by the Boko Haram top hierarchy. In Mali, Sunday Vanguard learnt that Shekau’s situation soon grew worse. After consultations, the leadership of the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, which in Arabic means, “People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet’s Teachings and Jihad”, decided to move their boss to Cameroun. “It was in Cameroun that the situation got out of hand. “There, all known medical support that could be provided within acceptable underground limits was mustered. But that was where he gave up the ghost”, one of the security sources said. The source added that a recent video recording allegedly released by the sect showing Shekau calling the bluff of the US, Britain and France and claiming that nobody could stop the group was a smokescreen to paint the picture that he was still alive and in control. Indeed, the spectre of hopelessness was initially discarded as news which first filtered out of the sect’s camp suggested that Shekau could actually survive. To buttress that air of invincibility, the publicized recording had to be released to members of the public. Sunday Vanguard was told that “if the sect members had had access to modern medical facilities, Shekau may have survived. But the leadership of Boko Haram was also sure that the military was all out to get Shekau and, therefore, could not risk even a disguised Shekau being taken to an hospital”, a source disclosed. “In fact as I am talking to you now, we have it on good authority that a close confidant of his (Shekau) who was mandated to follow him and ensure he received proper treatment has been killed by members of the group for allowing the information of his death to get out”, the source said. Aside killing the confidant (aide), Sunday Vanguard was made to understand that there was an intelligence report indicating that his followers hurriedly buried his remains, in an attempt to hide the death and paint a picture of invincibility around him so that they would continue to use it to hoodwink sect members. Sources said the death of Shekau and the likely response of Boko Haram who may be mobilizing to hit back (revenge) through bombings, kidnapping and killing of innocent citizens played a role in the decision of the Federal Government to approve the establishment of a new army division for the North-East, 7 Division, with headquarters in Maiduguri. Meanwhile, sustained attacks in some parts of the North-East, the latest of which was the massacre of 44 persons in a village in Borno State, on Friday, believed to have been carried out by Boko Haram, lent credence to the claim that a new leader may be in command of the sect. Shekau’s deputy in the Boko Haram hierachy, Momodu Bama, was reportedly killed by the Joint Task Force, during an encounter with troops around the Bama corridor on August 4. Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Chris Olukolade, in a statement announcing the killing, penultimate week, said Bama had been leading attacks against troops and civilians in the communities of Yobe and Adamawa states. According to him, Momodu, said to be a specialist in manning anti- aircraft guns, was known to be vicious and heartless with a penchant for personally executing his victims. Bama was among the most wanted terrorists with a N25million bounty placed on his head. | | |
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Forum / The Buzz Central / Exclusive: The last days of Shekau, Boko Haram Leader |
on: 25-08-2013 10:42 AM
| The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, may have died a traumatic death.That was the picture security forces painted at the weekend. From the vast forests of Sambisa, Borno State, where he was reportedly shot and sustained injuries in June during a raid on his hideout by military forces, he was said to have been taken to Mali for treatment by the Boko Haram top hierarchy. In Mali, Sunday Vanguard learnt that Shekau’s situation soon grew worse. After consultations, the leadership of the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, which in Arabic means, “People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet’s Teachings and Jihad”, decided to move their boss to Cameroun. “It was in Cameroun that the situation got out of hand. “There, all known medical support that could be provided within acceptable underground limits was mustered. But that was where he gave up the ghost”, one of the security sources said. The source added that a recent video recording allegedly released by the sect showing Shekau calling the bluff of the US, Britain and France and claiming that nobody could stop the group was a smokescreen to paint the picture that he was still alive and in control. Indeed, the spectre of hopelessness was initially discarded as news which first filtered out of the sect’s camp suggested that Shekau could actually survive. To buttress that air of invincibility, the publicized recording had to be released to members of the public. Sunday Vanguard was told that “if the sect members had had access to modern medical facilities, Shekau may have survived. But the leadership of Boko Haram was also sure that the military was all out to get Shekau and, therefore, could not risk even a disguised Shekau being taken to an hospital”, a source disclosed. “In fact as I am talking to you now, we have it on good authority that a close confidant of his (Shekau) who was mandated to follow him and ensure he received proper treatment has been killed by members of the group for allowing the information of his death to get out”, the source said. Aside killing the confidant (aide), Sunday Vanguard was made to understand that there was an intelligence report indicating that his followers hurriedly buried his remains, in an attempt to hide the death and paint a picture of invincibility around him so that they would continue to use it to hoodwink sect members. Sources said the death of Shekau and the likely response of Boko Haram who may be mobilizing to hit back (revenge) through bombings, kidnapping and killing of innocent citizens played a role in the decision of the Federal Government to approve the establishment of a new army division for the North-East, 7 Division, with headquarters in Maiduguri. Meanwhile, sustained attacks in some parts of the North-East, the latest of which was the massacre of 44 persons in a village in Borno State, on Friday, believed to have been carried out by Boko Haram, lent credence to the claim that a new leader may be in command of the sect. Shekau’s deputy in the Boko Haram hierachy, Momodu Bama, was reportedly killed by the Joint Task Force, during an encounter with troops around the Bama corridor on August 4. Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Chris Olukolade, in a statement announcing the killing, penultimate week, said Bama had been leading attacks against troops and civilians in the communities of Yobe and Adamawa states. According to him, Momodu, said to be a specialist in manning anti- aircraft guns, was known to be vicious and heartless with a penchant for personally executing his victims. Bama was among the most wanted terrorists with a N25million bounty placed on his head. | | | |