Inspector-General of Police orders immediate transfer of Uwaila Omozuwa's rape case from the Edo state command to the Force Headquarters, Abuja

 

  Inspector-General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, has ordered the immediate transfer of the rape and murder case involving UNIBEN undergraduate, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, from the Edo state police command to the Force Headquarters, Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement released by the force spokesperson, Frank Mba, today June 2nd. The statement reads

The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has ordered the immediate transfer of the ongoing investigations into the inhuman sexual assault and death of Miss Vera Uwaila Omosuwa which occurred recently in Benin, Edo State from the Police State Headquarters, Benin to the Force headquarters, Abuja.

The IGP’s directive is sequel to the preliminary report from the team of investigators and forensic experts earlier deployed to assist the Edo State Police Command in the investigations into the unfortunate incident. The DIG in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), DIG Anthony Ogbizi Michael, fdc will henceforth provide direct supervision and ensure speedy and thorough investigation of the case.''

 

Mba added that the IGP has also ordered the immediate deployment of specialized investigators and additional investigation assets to all gender desk offices and juvenile welfare centers nationwide.

In a similar vein, the IGP has ordered the immediate deployment of specialized investigators and additional investigation assets to all the Gender Desks Offices and the Juvenile Welfare Centres (JWC) across the country. This is to strengthen and enhance the capacity of the Units to respond to increasing challenges of sexual assaults and domestic/gender-based violence linked with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and other social ills within the country.

Meanwhile, the IGP has called on members of the public to provide the police useful information that could aid investigations into ongoing cases of sexual assaults and domestic/gender-based violence across the country. He also enjoins parents and guardians to pay closer attention to their children and wards in these trying times.

Court Orders Immediate Release Of Jailed Former Gov Orji Uzor Kalu

 

   A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Nigerian Correctional Services to immediately release a former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu.

  Kalu was remanded in the Kuje Correctional Service centre following his conviction last December for looting N7.65 billion belonging to Abia state while he was governor. Justice Mohammad Liman granted the lawmaker’s application for release moved by his counsel Lateef Fagbemi.

 The judge made the order after he received no opposition to Kalu’s application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

President Buhari reacts to the rape and murder of UNIBEN student, Uwaila Omozuwa

 

   President Buhari has reacted to the rape and gruesome murder of the first-year student of the University of Benin UNIBEN, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, by yet to be identified persons on Wednesday, May 27.

   In a tweet posted this evening, the President expressed his deepest condolences to the family and friends of late Uwaila. He also stated that he expects the Police to apprehend and bring those behind the barbaric act to justice. His tweet reads

    ''I would like to offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Uwaila Omozuwa. I expect the Nigeria Police Force to speedily and diligently investigate this case and ensure that all the culprits responsible for this barbaric act are brought to justice.''

Late NDDC Director tested positive for COVID-19

 

 The late acting Director, Finance and Administration of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Ibanga Etang, tested positive for coronavirus, the commission has revealed.

NDDC, in a statement by its Director, Coroporate Affairs, Charles Odili, said the commission was compelled to make the declaration after getting clearance from the deceased family.

“The family has authorised the Commission to announce the late Executive Director tested positive to COVID-19,” Odili said. He said the Rivers State Ministry of Health wrote to the commission to also confirm that the late director died of complications arising from COVID-19.

He said: “The ministry has, therefore, directed the Commission to order all management staff to go into self-isolation for a period of 14 days with effects from today, While seeking the cooperation of the organisation in tracing staff and contractors who have had close contact with the deceased.

“During the meeting with the family, they expressed fervent desire, that the death of the Executive Director should not be politicised, wishing to be left alone to mourn with dignity. This also is the position of the Commission.

“We pray for the peaceful repose of the soul of our Executive Director Finance and Administration, Elder lbanga Bassey Etang”.

NDDC recently shut down the commission’s corporate headquarters following COVID-19 scare triggered by the death of Etang, who was a member of the Interim Management Committee (IMC).

Etang reportedly died at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH), Port Harcourt after a brief illness.

Etang, a former Chairman of Esit Eket Local Government, resigned his appointment as Special Assistant to Governor Emmanuel Udom on Projects on April 9, 2018 and formally registered with the All Progressives Congress (APC) at his Etebi Ward 7.

He was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on February 19 as part of a five-member IMC led by Prof. Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei.

COVID-19: Nigerian govt specify churches, mosques that will not be allowed to reopen

 

  The Federal Government has said churches and mosques that do not comply with “required measures”, will not be allowed to reopen. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, stated this during the daily briefing on Tuesday.

  Aliyu also suggested that it was safer for congregants to worship at home, despite the lifting of ban on religious gatherings. He however warned that “Places of worship that do not comply with required measures should not be allowed to operate.

  “State authorities should not allow such churches or mosques to operate.” Aliyu explained that strict compliance to provided guidelines was important, as that nature of religious gatherings could see Coronavirus spread easily.

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Man who brought bombs to US protest to throw at police and light up buildings is arrested

Matthew Lee Rupert, 28, travelled from Galesburg, Illinois, about 300 miles (500 kilometres) south of Minneapolis with the intent of causing damage and looting, according to charges filed in Minnesota federal court Monday.

In a May 29 self-taken video he posted online, Rupert “can be seen passing out explosive devices he possessed, encouraging others to throw his explosives at law enforcement officers, actively damaging property, appearing to light a building on fire and looting businesses in Minneapolis,” the Justice Department said.

“They got SWAT trucks up there … I’ve got some bombs if some of you all want to throw them back … Here I got some more…light it and throw it,” he says in the video.

In another video posted on May 31, he says, “let’s start a riot” and “I’m going to start doing some damage,” the charges allege.

Rupert was charged with one count each of civil disorder, rioting and possession of an explosive device. There was no indication in the indictment of Rupert’s political leanings.

On Saturday, President Donald Trump and Attorney General Bill Barr said they were going to target the leftist “Antifa” group for allegedly driving the rioting and looting around the country during protests sparked by the police killing of a Minneapolis African American man, George Floyd.

Rupert appears to have been in legal trouble in the past.

According to news reports, a Matthew L. Rupert of Galesburg was arrested in 2018 on charges related to trading in stolen guns.

The Galesburg police department also issued a warrant for his arrest on February 7 this year for possession of methamphetamine.