DSP SAMUEL JINADU PPRO LAGOS

Lagos Police Command tasks vehicle owners on tracking system.

The Lagos Police Command has advised vehicle owners to use tracking systems to help recover the vehicles when stolen.
Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Samuel Jinadu, gave the advice at the Police Headquarters, Ikeja, while parading one Bolaji Owolabi, 43, from Ijebu-Ode.
He said that SP. Abba Kyari and another officer arrested Owolabi on June 8 in Ijebu-Ode while “hibernating” in a hotel room with his friend.
The PPRO said the command recorded another success in crime reduction by the arrest of a gang member who worked with Israel Ubatuegwu arrested few days ago.
According to him, the police after arresting Ubatuegwu took him to his residence in Lape, Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area where a search resulted in the recovery of eight stolen cars.
He said combing for other gang members who went into hiding after the arrest of Ubatuegwu resulted in Bolaji’s arrest.
He said Kyari and others went with Bolaji to 25 Odumola St., Epe, Lagos, where 12 vehicles, including eight Toyota Corolla, four Toyota Camry and one Honda Accord cars were recovered.
Jinadu called on the public to warn their children and wards to desist from stealing, as they would be arrested and prosecuted.
Owolabi told newsmen that he had a master’s degree in aviation maintenance from the Islamic International University, Pakistan.
He said he was a dealer in cars and phones but met one Festus from Benin at a shopping complex in Lagos who introduced him to Bolaji as a custom officer and he began to buy cars from them.
He claimed he was a car dealer and not a car snatcher.
Bolaji, on his part, said that he bought some cars from Festus at between N800,000 and N900,000 which he resold for N1 million and above.
The police had early last week arrested and paraded Ubatuegwu and recovered eight cars from him.
Ubatuegwu claimed he was the caretaker of Festus’s cars parked in his (Ubatuegwu) compound and was not aware that they were stolen.

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Court dissolves teachers’ 18 yrs marriage over incompatibility.

A Grade “A” Customary Court in Lagos on Tuesday dissolved an 18-year-old marriage of teachers on grounds of incompatibility.
The Court President, Abayomi Ipaye said efforts of the court to reconcile Umar Abdul-Salam and his wife, Kudirat, failed as both insisted on divorce.
Ipaye said the court was convinced that the two people were not compatible.
The court directed Umar to be paying N20, 000 monthly to Kudirat for the upkeep of their last three children aged 16, 12 and eight years.
The marriage produced four children. The eldest is 18 years old.
Ipaye referred Umar and Kudirat to the family court for adjudication on the custody of the last three children.
Kudirat filed the divorce suit on April 19, saying that she was no longer interested in the marriage.
She pleaded with the court to grant her the custody of all the children who she said still needed her care.
Umar had consented to the dissolution of the marriage, but prayed the court to grant him the custody of the four children.
He submitted that Kudirat left her matrimonial home since December, 2009 along with the four children.

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Arraigned over alleged N746,500 theft.

A cashier, who allegedly ran away with his employer’s N746,500 was on Tuesday charged before an Apapa Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.
The accused, Anthony Oluwole, 27, who was an employee of Mega Assets Managers Nig. Ltd., Lagos, is facing a charge of stealing.
He has, however, pleaded not guilty.
But the Prosecutor, Insp. Benedict Unawunwa told the court that the accused committed the offence in January when he stole the money from the company’s office at ASPMDA market at the Trade Fair Complex, Lagos.
He said the offence contravened Section 390 (6) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State.
Chief Magistrate Oluyemisi Adelaja granted the accused bail in the sum of N100, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
She said the sureties should show evidence of tax payment in Lagos State as part of the bail conditions.
The case has been adjourned till July 11 for further hearing. ...................................................................................................

Woman, 28, wants court to dissolve her two-year-old marriage.

A 28-year-old food vendor, Mrs Esther Anichukwu, on Tuesday asked the court to dissolve her two-year-old marriage, alleging abnormal behaviour by her husband.
Anichukwu also pleaded with the court to order her husband to grant her the custody of the only child of the marriage.
She told the Mushin Customary Court in Lagos that her husband took their eight-month-old baby to Imo to stay with his sister after a fight between them.
Responding, Osita Anichukwu, 32, a trader, consented to the dissolution of the marriage and said he did not love his wife any more.
He pleaded with the court to grant his wife’s prayers to dissolve the marriage but said he still wants to be in custody of the child.
The Court President, Abayomi Ipaye, after listening to the couple adjourned the case till July 27 for further hearing.

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Court reconciles estranged couple.

A Mushin Customary Court in Lagos on Tuesday reconciled an estranged couple who had earlier settled for divorce.
The Court President, Abayomi Ipaye, said although the respondent insisted on the dissolution, the petitioner, on the other hand, was ready for reconciliation if the court could assist.
He also ordered that the petitioner, who was present in court, be granted the custody of the three children of the marriage because `` they still needed motherly care ’’.
Mariam Olaitan, a 36-year-old trader had filed for divorce and prayed the court to grant her the custody of their three children, aged six years, four years and two years.
She, however, told the court that she was ready for reconciliation if her husband Hakeem Olaitan would return home.
Olaitan, the respondent, had consented to the dissolution of the six-year-old Marriage.

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Land agent docked over fraud, stealing.

A 54-year-old land agent, Emmanuel Adebola, was on Tuesday docked for allegedly collecting N310, 000 under pretence.
Adebola is standing trial at the Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court on a two count-charge of fraud and stealing.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Olakunle Shonibare, told the court that the accused committed the alleged offence on June 3 at the Igando suburb of Lagos.
Shonibare said the defendant did not sell the land as promised but rather absconded after collecting the money.
He submitted that the offence contravened Sections 419 and 390 Cap17, Vol. II of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted bail in the sum of N300,000, with two sureties in the like sum.
Chief Magistrate Sherifat Solebo adjourned the case till June 27 for further hearing.