Crime
Internet fraudsters contact Facebook herbalist, dismember man for ritual
Internet fraudsters contact Facebook herbalist, dismember man for ritual
Two suspected Internet fraudsters, aka Yahoo boys, Friday Odeh, 21, and Poso Idowu, 20, have allegedly killed a 40-year-old man, Abdullahi Azeez, in the Owode-Egba area of Ogun State.
The victim was reportedly cut into pieces by the suspects.
The men were arrested at their hideout at Owode-Egba, three months after they allegedly committed the crime.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
Oyeyemi said a relative of the victim lodged a complaint at the Owode-Egba divisional police headquarters on June 9, 2022.
The PPRO added that the family member reported that the victim left his house at the Kobape area on June 8, 2022, and did not return home.
He said, “Upon the report, the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, directed the anti-kidnapping unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department to take over the investigation and unravel the mystery behind the sudden disappearance of the man.
“In compliance with the CP’s directive, the SP Taiwo Opadiran-led team subsequently embarked on a technical and intelligence-based investigation, which led them to the hideout of Friday Abinya Odeh on September 22, 2022, where the SIM card of the victim was recovered.
“His arrest led to the apprehension of his accomplice, Poso Idowu. On interrogation, the suspects confessed that they kidnapped the victim on June 8, 2022, at the Kobape area around 7.30pm, from where they forcefully took him to the bush, killed him and dismembered him.
“They confessed further that it was one herbalist, identified simply as Arab Money, who they claimed to have contacted on Facebook that prescribed the ritual for them.
“All efforts to recover the remains of the victim proved abortive, as the suspects claimed to have disposed of it.”
Oyeyemi said the Commissioner of Police had directed that the suspects be charged to court at the conclusion of investigation.
Internet fraudsters contact Facebook herbalist, dismember man for ritual
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By: Zagazola Makama
In a daring rescue operation, the security forces successfully foiled a kidnapping attempt and rescued nine victims from armed bandits on April 9, 2025, at approximately 1:25 a.m.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspected armed bandits, riding motorcycles, stormed Farin Dutse in Dangani, Musawa Local Government Area, and abducted several individuals.
However, the timely response from the Division Police Officer (DPO), who mobilized a Joint APC Patrol to the scene, led to a fierce gun battle with the bandits.
In the aftermath of the engagement, six females and three males were rescued and swiftly transported to the General Hospital Musawa for medical attention.
The victims are reported to be in stable condition.
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By Zagazola Makama
Armed bandits launched an attack on Mahuta Village in Dandume Local Government Area in Katsina on April 8, 2025, at approximately 11:55 p.m., kidnapping six individuals, including a prominent local judge.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the attack was responded by joint security forces which led to a confrontation with the bandits, resulting in the successful rescue of one of the victims, Mr. Rabiu Tukur, a 49-year-old judge of the Lower Sharia Court Dandume.
Tukur was unharmed during the rescue operation, and efforts to locate and rescue the remaining five victims are ongoing.
The troops continue to pursue the bandits, with search and rescue operations intensifying in the area.
Bandit Attack on Mahuta Village, Judge Rescued in Dandume LGA
Pastor Kidnapped in Sanga LGA Kaduna as Military, police Launch Search Efforts
By: Zagazola Makama
Pastor Samson Ndah Ali, a 30-year-old pastor with the ECWA Church in Mararaba Abro, Sanga Local Government Area, in Kaduna State was abducted from his home during the early hours of April 8, 2025.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the kidnappers, believed to be armed, stormed the pastor’s residence at approximately 12:45 a.m. on the same day and forcibly took him to an undisclosed location.
A joint team of the Nigerian Army, police and the Department of State Services (DSS), have launched a coordinated effort to locate and rescue Pastor Ali, with a focus on ensuring his safe return.
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