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Bandits Abduct 10 Passengers In Ondo: Police

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Bandits Abduct 10 Passengers In Ondo: Police

Bandits abduct 10 passengers in Ondo. The Ondo police spokesperson said that information at the disposal of the police indicated that seven persons were abducted by the hoodlums.

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly kidnapped 10 travellers in a passenger vehicle en route the Ipele road on the Owo/Benin expressway in Ondo State.

It was gathered that the victims were abducted on Sunday while transporting from the southern part of the country and heading to Lagos in a commercial vehicle.

Sources said on Tuesday that the vehicle driver was forced to stop by the bandits before the victims were marched into a thick forest.

“The passenger vehicle was stopped by the bandits, and the occupants numbering 10 were marched into a bush,” one of the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity said.

Another source who spoke on condition of anonymity stated that some motorists who saw the bus parked by the roadside observed the belongings of the travellers left by the road.

He added that the incident was quickly reported to the security agencies in the area, stressing that the vehicle had been moved to the nearest police station.

The spokesperson for the Ondo Police Command, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, confirmed the incident to Peoples Gazette during an interview on Tuesday.

A Chief Superintendent of Police, Mrs Odunlami-Omisanya, said that information at the disposal of the police indicated that seven persons were abducted by the hoodlums.

She, however, revealed that officers from the command had joined other security agencies in the state to comb forest to rescue the kidnapped victims and arrest the abductors.

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Ondo

The Gazette report that about four kidnap cases had occurred in the state within one this year.

The fresh kidnapping incident is coming amid concerns among motorists plying the Owo/Benin road, calling for concerted efforts on major routes in the axis.
Last week, a group of residents raised the alarm over activities of louts in the Upenmen community; one of the major towns in Owo LGA of the state.

They also wrote to the state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, seeking urgent government and security assistance to tackle the incessant cases of attack and kidnapping by herdsmen.

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Customs Seizes 34,470L Of Smuggled Petrol At Taraba-Cameroon Border

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Customs Seizes 34,470L Of Smuggled Petrol At Taraba-Cameroon Border

Customs seizes 34,470L of Smuggled petrol at Taraba-Cameroon border. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified its crackdown on fuel smuggling, seizing 34,470 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and a heavy-duty transportation truck in a three-hour operation along the Taraba-Cameroon border.

The enforcement, led by the Customs’ Operation Whirlwind unit, targeted smugglers operating through Gembu and Kan-Iyaka in Sardauna LGA, a known smuggling corridor.

Speaking at a public auction in Jalingo, Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed that the operation was carried out with support from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Office of the National Security Adviser.

Adeniyi explained that intelligence from the inter-agency intelligence fusion center detected unusual fuel movement patterns in the Sorofi and Kan-Iyaka areas between March 8 and 9, 2025.

Acting on this, field teams executed a series of coordinated interceptions, disrupting what appeared to be an emerging smuggling route.

The seizure included 1,149 Jerry cans of PMS, each containing 30 liters, totaling 34,470 liters. A specialized transportation truck valued at ₦4 million was also confiscated, bringing the total duty-paid value to ₦37.78 million.

Adeniyi noted that a significant portion of the smuggled fuel was intercepted in Gembu, while 180 Jerry cans and the truck were seized en route to the Kan-Iyaka border crossing.

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Describing fuel smuggling as a threat to national security and economic stability, Adeniyi urged security agencies to remain vigilant. He stressed that petrol is vital to economic activities and warned that shortages could slow down the economy.

He reaffirmed the NCS’s commitment to tackling smuggling networks and safeguarding Nigeria’s energy sector and economic interests.

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Magistrate Court Issues Arrest Warrant For VeryDarkMan Over Defamation Case

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Magistrate Court Issues Arrest Warrant For VeryDarkMan Over Defamation Case

Magistrate court issues arrest warrant for VeryDarkMan over defamation case. An Abuja Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Wuse Zone 6 has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of social media activist Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM).

The arrest order, issued on Thursday, follows a criminal defamation case filed by renowned gospel singer Mercy Chinwo.

In his ruling, Magistrate Emmanuel Iyana directed the Nigeria Police Force and other law enforcement agencies to apprehend and present VDM before the court to face the allegations leveled against him.

The court noted that VDM failed to honor a summons issued on March 5, instructing him to appear for the hearing.

Despite pleas from his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, who requested permission to personally produce his client at the next hearing, the magistrate refused to revoke the arrest warrant.

VDM is accused of making defamatory claims against Chinwo on his social media platform, alleging her involvement in a contractual dispute over the alleged diversion of $345,000 linked to her former record label boss, Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu (Eezee Tee).

Chinwo, refuting the allegations, presented documentary evidence to the court, including emails and payment receipts, to establish her innocence.

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Her legal team, led by Pelumi Olajengbesi, argued that VDM’s actions violate Section 391 of the Penal Code and Section 24(1)(B) of the Cybercrime Act (2015).

In addition to the criminal case, Chinwo’s lawyers have also filed a N1.1 billion lawsuit against VDM at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

They are seeking a retraction, deletion, and public apology for the alleged defamatory statements.

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Fuel Station Supervisor Arraigned Over Alleged N1.25m Theft

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Fuel Station Supervisor Arraigned Over Alleged N1.25m Theft

Fuel station supervisor arraigned over alleged N1.25m theft. A 22-year-old petrol station supervisor, Prosper Ese, was arraigned on Wednesday before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly embezzling N1,256,400 from his employer.

Ese, whose residential address was not disclosed, is facing two charges of theft and fraud but pleaded not guilty to both.

According to ASP Edet Ekpo, the prosecutor, the incident took place on March 2 at Arigbabuwo Petrol Filling Station, Oko-Afo, Badagry. Ese allegedly misappropriated N1,056,400 from sales proceeds and also fraudulently obtained N200,000 from one Aisat Folorunsho under false pretenses.

He was reportedly apprehended while attempting to escape from the station.

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The prosecution noted that the alleged crimes violate Sections 287 and 311 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

Presiding over the case, Chief Magistrate N.A. Layeni granted Ese bail of N1 million with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the hearing to April 16.

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