Cultists operating in Ahoada area of Rivers State have killed and beheaded a Divisional Police Officer, DPO, SP Bako Angbashim.
Bako, a respected police personnel is notable for his efforts in the fight against cultism, kidnapping and killing in the state.
The police DPO, who had served at Bori Police Divisional Headquarters in Khana LGA, and restored sanity in the area, was this year deployed to Ahoada communities being terrorized by devil-minded cultists in the move to exterminate the cultists in the area.
Ahoada communities including Odumude, Odumereni, Odemusoma and Ihugbogo, Odieke and others have been at the mercy of cultists, spurring the police to take one of its best, Bako, to the area.
A source in Odumude, where Bako was killed, had on condition of anonymity, revealed that the cultists operating in the area had warned residents not to report any criminal incident in the area to security agencies or the DPO.
It was learned that Bako upon resumption of duty as DPO had mounted pressure on the cultists, sacking them from their camps, while some of the cult leaders out of pressure willfully surrendered their arms.
But, on Friday, the cultists in the area re-mobilised back to the forest with the aid of a spiritualist and killed the leader of the special team, Bako.
The Rivers State Police Command has described the development as unfortunate, adding that the culprits must be brought to book.
The spokesperson of the command, Grace Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police, in a statement narrated that Bako was killed in the forest in an ambush during an onslaught against cultists in Ahoada.
Nigerian tenant catches his wife and daughter in bed with landlord (Update)
A Nigerian tenant burst into tears, crying over his impoverished state as he caught his landlord red-handed, sleeping with his wife and daughter.
This is depicted in a viral Update that has garnered attention on social media.
The Update, captioned: “Landlord caught in act with wife and daughter, poverty why,” shows the husband’s face contorted in pain as he blames his poverty for experiencing this tragic event.
The footage also shows the wife attempting to hide herself under a blanket, while the daughter cowers behind a pillow.
Meanwhile, the landlord is seen on his knees, begging not to be exposed and pleading for forgiveness.
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Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have won the chairmanship positions in all the 33 Local Government Areas in Saturday’s council election in Oyo State.
Lifestyle Nigeria reports that The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) announced the result on Sunday amidst controversy of irregularities during the voting process.
The results were announced at the Conference Hall of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, Agodi, Ibadan.
After the presentation of the results from all the 33 local government areas where elections took place, the OYSIEC Chairman, Mr Isiaka Olagunju, affirmed the results and declared PDP victorious.
There are, however, complaints from some local government areas about irregularities noticed during the electoral process ranging from lateness of materials and personnel to non availability of necessary material in some.
There are allegations that election did not take place in some wards from Ibadan North, Ibadan South West, some parts of Saki in the Oke Ogun axis of the state among others.
While thanking all electoral officers, party agents and security agents who participated in the process, Olagunju acknowledged the fact that there are areas of improvement to be worked on, noting that detailed report of the election would be presented to the state government as soon as it is ready.
Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alh Shehu Musa Gabam, has commended the efforts of the Federal Government in addressing the menace of national insecurity
Alhaji Gabam spoke in Abuja at the weekend while fielding questions from newsmen on the state of the Nation
He pointed out that the efforts of the government have yielded significant improvements and called for the support of Nigerians to achieve more for the betterment of their citizens.
He also called on the government to ensure it keeps improving, as the non-statements of the actors behind such nefarious activities are also improving themselves.
Alhaji Gabam also commended the government for the measures it was taking to ensure the stability of the naira and improve the economy, saying that the nation would rise again with the political will to mention the current efforts aimed at fixing the nation for the betterment of the Citizens
According to him, “I know as a matter of fact that the level of crime and criminality, kidnapping, maiming and barbarism have drastically reduced. Most of the gang leaders that have been responsible for kidnapping people have been eliminated, arrested or under prosecution.
