BY PATIENCE OGBO
Police arrest Dapo and the armed robbery gang he recruited to rob his grandfather after a sale of land
Article | December 17, 2011 - 3:05am | By Patience Ogbo
19-year-old Dapo Olukoya who allegedly led armed men to rob his grandfather at Epe is blaming greed and the devil for his crime.
Dapo and eight other suspected armed robbers were arrested by officers attached to the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja in November after they robbed a septuagenarian of the proceeds from his land.
Unknown to the septuagenarian Adekoya Olukoya, his grandson, Dapo masterminded the robbery by informing robbers about his vast land at Epe.
In a bid to get his share of the cash, Dapo allegedly informed one Abiodun Salau, the son of a traditional ruler at Epe to organise armed robbers to attack his grand father.
Salau subsequently recruited one Jamiu Ayinde, 22, and other members of his gang identified as Lukeman Rasaz, Saheed Soluola, and Akin Adedapo (commercial motorcycle riders) for the robbery.
Dapo, who had been monitoring his grandfather, eventually called Salau and told him that his grandfather had sold the land for N12million.
“My grandfather has a lot of land at Epe and I got wind of his plan to sell some of the land. I was in need of money so that was how I went to meet Abiodun Salau to discuss with him," Dapo confessed.
"I told him about the sale of the land and that he should help me get men to rob my grandfather. When I learnt that my grandfather had sold the land for N12million, I called Abiodun that night and they came and rob my grandfather and other members of my family.”
According to Salau, the gang succeeded in collecting N300,000, and other valuables from the old man.
“It was Dapo who informed me about the money and I called Jamiu and the others to strike that night," he said.
"On November 18, Jamiu and the others went to the house and robbed the old man. After they finished the operation, Jamiu came back to me and gave me the guns to hide and N300,000, jewellery, wrist watches and other valuables. I gave Dapo N7,500 from the money and we shared the rest.”
Luck ran out on the gang when the next day, Jamiu was arrested by officers attached to the Agbowa Police station carrying out “stop and search” and they found cash and jewellery on him.
“It was during interrogation at SARS that I confessed and gave the names of other
members of the gang including two other erstwhile members of the gang Dare Shokunbi, and Bakare Olalekan were also arrested,” Jamiu said.
The officers then arrested Salau and others about 2.00am at Epe while they were sleeping. Four locally made guns, charms, jewellery and other valuables were recovered from the gang.
“I feel bad about my involvement in this crime, and I want God to forgive me. I want my family and my grandfather to forgive me, I was just greedy for money that is why I went into the crime, this will never happen again,” Dapo said.
A police source who requested anonymity said the case is under investigation.
“This gang has been involved in various Car snatching and armed robbery in Epe and Ikorodu," the source said.
"They hide under the cover of OPC (Odua People’s Congress) to carry guns and steal from people. We suspect other members of their gang still exist and we will track them down,” the officer said.
Friday, 16 December 2011
Analysts criticise FG’s N922bn security vote
Written by Bosede Olusola-Obasa
Frontline business professionals have said the failure to implement previous budgets on human development allowed security to take much of the 2012 budget proposals.
In the budget presented to the National Assembly by President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday, the highest vote went to security, an area perceived to be challenging for the administration.
Security got N922bn, education got N400.15bn, health – N282.8bn, works–N180.8bn, power –N161.4bn, agriculture–N78.98bn, Niger Delta –N59.7bn, petroleum resources–N59.7bn, transportation–N54.8bn, aviation – N49.2bn, among others.
Although the budget is tagged a stepping stone to economic transformation, analysts said its breakdown did not suggest that things would go that way except if the votes for education, health, works, agriculture, power were religiously implemented.
They urged the Federal Government to ensure accountability in the use of the security vote.
The President and Chairman of Governing Council, National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria, Chief Lugard Aimiuwu, said Jonathan and his team must ensure that the security vote was disbursed in a way that would bring a recovery to the economy.
He said all security agencies must be co-opted and be adequately trained to get the job done; while international allies must also be strategically courted.
He said, “I really appreciated what the National Security Adviser did recently when he held a meeting with past security advisers and service chiefs on the state of the nation. That was an intelligent thing to do; it showed that the man is a true professional. That is a crucial aspect of gathering intelligence.
“The Federal Government must prove its sincerity in putting so much on security.”
A director of the Lagos Business School, Prof. Pat Utomi, said it was unfortunate that a budget tagged ‘economic transformation’ had its highest vote on security.
He said that budgets in Nigeria had become mere documents, which the government did what it pleased with.
He called for a strategy that would prove that the FG understood what it wanted to achieve from the budget and not just pay lip service to security and economic transformation.
He said, “For a long time, I have not been paying close attention to the national budget because of the frustrations and disappointments that have arisen from non-implementation of same.
“This is a country where the budget is not fully implemented and they talk of returning money to government coffers. If we are serious about it this time, let emphasis be placed on funding all the security agencies, because it has become a huge challenge.”
Utomi, a management expert and entrepreneur, tasked civil society groups to monitor the government to ensure that results were achieved.
He said it was unfortunate that Nigeria currently ranked very low in Millennium Development Goals compared to smaller African countries it gave aids to.
Commission dismisses two senior policemen for misconduct Featured
Written by Adelani Adepegba, Abuja
The Police Service Commission has dismissed from service two senior policemen for acts of professional misconduct.
The commission, at the end of its meeting in Abuja on Thursday, approved the dismissal of Babatunde Jonathan and Sheikh Usman Umar, both Chief Superintendent of Police.
The PSC also approved the promotion of a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Hassan Biu, to the rank of Commissioner of Police with effect from December 15, 2011 based on the Inspector-General of Police’s recommendation.
Similarly, nine other officers were reprimanded, while a Deputy Superintendent of Police had his rank reduced to Assistant Superintendent of Police for conduct unexpected of a senior police officer.
The chairman of the commission, Parry Osayande, said the PSC would always reward hard work and diligence with elevation, while all acts against police conduct would not go unpunished.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Police Affairs, Caleb Olubolade, has inaugurated the Police Biometric Central Motor Registry with a call on the force to take an advantage of the advancement in technological innovations to protect lives and property.
He called for the integration of the BCMR with the new driving licence database and the National Communication Commission database for effective security system, adding that a proper utilisation of these databases would help to detect stolen vehicles and reduce car theft in the country.
The IG, Hafiz Ringim, said the upgraded BCMR would provide first-hand information and authentic database for police operational guide on crime prevention and detection in place of reliance on secondary data hitherto provided the force by other agencies.
Frontline business professionals have said the failure to implement previous budgets on human development allowed security to take much of the 2012 budget proposals.
In the budget presented to the National Assembly by President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday, the highest vote went to security, an area perceived to be challenging for the administration.
Security got N922bn, education got N400.15bn, health – N282.8bn, works–N180.8bn, power –N161.4bn, agriculture–N78.98bn, Niger Delta –N59.7bn, petroleum resources–N59.7bn, transportation–N54.8bn, aviation – N49.2bn, among others.
Although the budget is tagged a stepping stone to economic transformation, analysts said its breakdown did not suggest that things would go that way except if the votes for education, health, works, agriculture, power were religiously implemented.
They urged the Federal Government to ensure accountability in the use of the security vote.
The President and Chairman of Governing Council, National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria, Chief Lugard Aimiuwu, said Jonathan and his team must ensure that the security vote was disbursed in a way that would bring a recovery to the economy.
He said all security agencies must be co-opted and be adequately trained to get the job done; while international allies must also be strategically courted.
He said, “I really appreciated what the National Security Adviser did recently when he held a meeting with past security advisers and service chiefs on the state of the nation. That was an intelligent thing to do; it showed that the man is a true professional. That is a crucial aspect of gathering intelligence.
“The Federal Government must prove its sincerity in putting so much on security.”
A director of the Lagos Business School, Prof. Pat Utomi, said it was unfortunate that a budget tagged ‘economic transformation’ had its highest vote on security.
He said that budgets in Nigeria had become mere documents, which the government did what it pleased with.
He called for a strategy that would prove that the FG understood what it wanted to achieve from the budget and not just pay lip service to security and economic transformation.
He said, “For a long time, I have not been paying close attention to the national budget because of the frustrations and disappointments that have arisen from non-implementation of same.
“This is a country where the budget is not fully implemented and they talk of returning money to government coffers. If we are serious about it this time, let emphasis be placed on funding all the security agencies, because it has become a huge challenge.”
Utomi, a management expert and entrepreneur, tasked civil society groups to monitor the government to ensure that results were achieved.
He said it was unfortunate that Nigeria currently ranked very low in Millennium Development Goals compared to smaller African countries it gave aids to.
Commission dismisses two senior policemen for misconduct Featured
Written by Adelani Adepegba, Abuja
The Police Service Commission has dismissed from service two senior policemen for acts of professional misconduct.
The commission, at the end of its meeting in Abuja on Thursday, approved the dismissal of Babatunde Jonathan and Sheikh Usman Umar, both Chief Superintendent of Police.
The PSC also approved the promotion of a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Hassan Biu, to the rank of Commissioner of Police with effect from December 15, 2011 based on the Inspector-General of Police’s recommendation.
Similarly, nine other officers were reprimanded, while a Deputy Superintendent of Police had his rank reduced to Assistant Superintendent of Police for conduct unexpected of a senior police officer.
The chairman of the commission, Parry Osayande, said the PSC would always reward hard work and diligence with elevation, while all acts against police conduct would not go unpunished.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Police Affairs, Caleb Olubolade, has inaugurated the Police Biometric Central Motor Registry with a call on the force to take an advantage of the advancement in technological innovations to protect lives and property.
He called for the integration of the BCMR with the new driving licence database and the National Communication Commission database for effective security system, adding that a proper utilisation of these databases would help to detect stolen vehicles and reduce car theft in the country.
The IG, Hafiz Ringim, said the upgraded BCMR would provide first-hand information and authentic database for police operational guide on crime prevention and detection in place of reliance on secondary data hitherto provided the force by other agencies.
Lagos police chief abets thugs, says a residentNovember 25, 2011 5 Comments and 0 Reactions
A Lagos resident alleges that Tunde Sobolu, a deputy commissioner of police harbor thugdA Lagos resident has accused the deputy commissioner of police operations, Tunde Sobulo, of promoting brigandage in the state. In a narration sent to the Nigeria Police Watch, the resident explained how Mr. Sobulo commune and encourage thugs in his office.
“The deputy commissioner of police, Mr. Sobulo is not fit to occupy his present position as he is one of those fuelling and giving impetus to the hoodlums in Lagos for his personal gains,” the resident said.
The public relation officer of the Lagos police command, Samuel Jinadu, however, denied the allegations saying Mr. Sobolu has contributed immensely to the reduction of crime in Lagos and “cannot do that.”
“He is a man of integrity and I believe he cannot liaise with criminals,” Mr. Jinadu said.
The story, as narrated by the resident is presented below.
“Last Tuesday, some boys from Fadeyi led by Femi Akinboyeku, Muyiwa Sangowawa aka Big 90, Yinka Sobodu and others attacked a corporate transport office at No 44 Ikorodu road, Fadeyi and destroyed all its fittings.
The boys had demanded for N1.5 million from the business owner as prerequisite to start the enterprise in the area but the man refused to yield.
Before the, the boys – especially Big 90 – had for a week continually sent the business owner death threats threatening to “spill blood” at the premises if he fails to pay the money.
The man petitioned Lagos state police command asking the police prosecute the boys. The police approved the petition and dispatched a team of the state anti robbery team to arrest the culprits who are always armed.
Before the police got to the scene on Tuesday the boys had disappeared and the police left.
Do you know that when the anti robbery team and the petitioner got back to the state command with their report they were summoned to the office of the deputy commissioner of police operations, Tunde Sobulo.
Surprisingly, the petitioner saw his persecutors sitting confidently in the Deputy Commissioner’s office.
The Deputy Commissioner lambasted the petitioner and told them to go and pay the money. According to the commissioner, the boys are entitled to the money since the petitioner too will profit from the enterprise. He told the business owner categorically that he cannot operate except he pays the boys the money.
The petitioner was astounded by what he heard.
Later, the deputy commissioner asked the boys to reduce the ransom and asked the petitioner to dialogue with the gang; the same boys the police had declared wanted.
This happened on Tuesday the 22nd of November 2011 at about 5p.m in the office of the dc at Ikeja.
Now we truly know who is giving liver to these boys to commit more atrocities. The deputy commissioner of police, Mr. Sobulo is not fit to occupy his present position as he is one of those fuelling and giving impetus to the hoodlums in Lagos for his personal gains.
The IGP should investigate the deputy commissioner who had allowed Femi Akinboyeku and other thugs to operate without hindrance.
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A Lagos resident alleges that Tunde Sobolu, a deputy commissioner of police harbor thugdA Lagos resident has accused the deputy commissioner of police operations, Tunde Sobulo, of promoting brigandage in the state. In a narration sent to the Nigeria Police Watch, the resident explained how Mr. Sobulo commune and encourage thugs in his office.
“The deputy commissioner of police, Mr. Sobulo is not fit to occupy his present position as he is one of those fuelling and giving impetus to the hoodlums in Lagos for his personal gains,” the resident said.
The public relation officer of the Lagos police command, Samuel Jinadu, however, denied the allegations saying Mr. Sobolu has contributed immensely to the reduction of crime in Lagos and “cannot do that.”
“He is a man of integrity and I believe he cannot liaise with criminals,” Mr. Jinadu said.
The story, as narrated by the resident is presented below.
“Last Tuesday, some boys from Fadeyi led by Femi Akinboyeku, Muyiwa Sangowawa aka Big 90, Yinka Sobodu and others attacked a corporate transport office at No 44 Ikorodu road, Fadeyi and destroyed all its fittings.
The boys had demanded for N1.5 million from the business owner as prerequisite to start the enterprise in the area but the man refused to yield.
Before the, the boys – especially Big 90 – had for a week continually sent the business owner death threats threatening to “spill blood” at the premises if he fails to pay the money.
The man petitioned Lagos state police command asking the police prosecute the boys. The police approved the petition and dispatched a team of the state anti robbery team to arrest the culprits who are always armed.
Before the police got to the scene on Tuesday the boys had disappeared and the police left.
Do you know that when the anti robbery team and the petitioner got back to the state command with their report they were summoned to the office of the deputy commissioner of police operations, Tunde Sobulo.
Surprisingly, the petitioner saw his persecutors sitting confidently in the Deputy Commissioner’s office.
The Deputy Commissioner lambasted the petitioner and told them to go and pay the money. According to the commissioner, the boys are entitled to the money since the petitioner too will profit from the enterprise. He told the business owner categorically that he cannot operate except he pays the boys the money.
The petitioner was astounded by what he heard.
Later, the deputy commissioner asked the boys to reduce the ransom and asked the petitioner to dialogue with the gang; the same boys the police had declared wanted.
This happened on Tuesday the 22nd of November 2011 at about 5p.m in the office of the dc at Ikeja.
Now we truly know who is giving liver to these boys to commit more atrocities. The deputy commissioner of police, Mr. Sobulo is not fit to occupy his present position as he is one of those fuelling and giving impetus to the hoodlums in Lagos for his personal gains.
The IGP should investigate the deputy commissioner who had allowed Femi Akinboyeku and other thugs to operate without hindrance.
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FOLLOWING DEADLY CLASH AT MILE 12
STORY BY PATIENCE OGBO
Ten members of the Bukanner cult are in the police custody for allegedly disturbing public peace at Mile 12 area of Lagos state.
The cultists are being interrogated by officers of the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) Ikeja following their arrest on December 2nd.
It was gathered that the suspects were engaged in a melee with another cult group called Eiye confraternity at the Mile 12 area, where the two groups fought each other with dangerous weapons .
In order to nip the crisis,the police officers from the Ketu Police station were informed of the deadly clash and they swooped on the cultists arresting ten of them. The suspects were transferred to SARS for though investigations on December 3rd
A police source said the police recovered seven cutlasses and a locally made gun from the suspects.
The suspects include, Adewale Adeboye, Agunbiade Lateeef, Ekun Ganiu, Ayebusiwa Tosin, Joseph Olumuyiwa, Seun Balogun, Ibrahim Ahmed, Badejo Niyi, Korede Kazeem, and Yusuf Olatunji.
The suspects however denied the allegation that they were causing mayheem and using guns to terrorise the public;they blame the Eiye cult for thier ordeal.
Tosin Ayebusiwa, said " on that Friday , I was relaxing in my shop and all of a sudden I saw some boys fully armed and they came to me asking me about somebody , I told them that I do not know anything about the person, so that was how I asked them who thy are and they said they are Eiye guys and they started cursing and threatening me to produce that guy,
before I could say anything, they swooped on me and started attacking me they scattered my house and my shop so that was how the trouble started it was Eiye that started it and i called my elder brother to call the police and inform them of the eiye boys ,other members of my Bukanners cult heard that I was being attacked that was how they came to rescue me, it was in the process that they were arrested by the police the Eiye boys brought so this is a set up plan; "Tosin said.
Another member of the group, Ekun Ganiyu 27, a graduate of Accountancy from the Igbenedion University Okada said they are Innocent " I am a Bukanner and all of us are , when we heard that Tosin was being attacked by the Eiye boys, we came to his aid , but he has been surrounded by the Eiye boys, the police came and rounded us up saying that we are causing trouble whereas it is a set up by the Eiye and the police"Ekun said.
Another member of the Bukanner, Ibrahim Ahmed call on the commissioner of police in the state , Yakubu Alkali to investigate the case thoroughly,
" we are being alleged to have clashed with Eiye boys but non of them is in the police custody, we were set up and the commissioner of police should temper judgment with mercy as such a thing will never happen again, we are not armed robbers and the gun the police found is not ours, it was the Eiye boys that brought the guns, we are not thieves , or armed robbers as being alleged so we call on the Commissioner of police to investigate this case thoroughly:"
Tosin denied that he started the clash,
" I am not the one that cause this fight, in short I am a victim here because it was the Eiye boys that came to my house to attack me, they scattered my house and beat me up, as a law abiding citizen, I called the police , if we knew that the police were coming, there is no how we would have carried gun and wait for them to arrest us with guns,so we are not thieves or armed robbers as being alleged , we are innocent in this matter"
BY PATIENCE OGBO
Ten members of the Bukanner cult are in the police custody for allegedly disturbing public peace at Mile 12 area of Lagos state.
The cultists are being interrogated by officers of the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) Ikeja following their arrest on December 2nd.
It was gathered that the suspects were engaged in a melee with another cult group called Eiye confraternity at the Mile 12 area, where the two groups fought each other with dangerous weapons .
In order to nip the crisis,the police officers from the Ketu Police station were informed of the deadly clash and they swooped on the cultists arresting ten of them. The suspects were transferred to SARS for though investigations on December 3rd
A police source said the police recovered seven cutlasses and a locally made gun from the suspects.
The suspects include, Adewale Adeboye, Agunbiade Lateeef, Ekun Ganiu, Ayebusiwa Tosin, Joseph Olumuyiwa, Seun Balogun, Ibrahim Ahmed, Badejo Niyi, Korede Kazeem, and Yusuf Olatunji.
The suspects however denied the allegation that they were causing mayheem and using guns to terrorise the public;they blame the Eiye cult for thier ordeal.
Tosin Ayebusiwa, said " on that Friday , I was relaxing in my shop and all of a sudden I saw some boys fully armed and they came to me asking me about somebody , I told them that I do not know anything about the person, so that was how I asked them who thy are and they said they are Eiye guys and they started cursing and threatening me to produce that guy,
before I could say anything, they swooped on me and started attacking me they scattered my house and my shop so that was how the trouble started it was Eiye that started it and i called my elder brother to call the police and inform them of the eiye boys ,other members of my Bukanners cult heard that I was being attacked that was how they came to rescue me, it was in the process that they were arrested by the police the Eiye boys brought so this is a set up plan; "Tosin said.
Another member of the group, Ekun Ganiyu 27, a graduate of Accountancy from the Igbenedion University Okada said they are Innocent " I am a Bukanner and all of us are , when we heard that Tosin was being attacked by the Eiye boys, we came to his aid , but he has been surrounded by the Eiye boys, the police came and rounded us up saying that we are causing trouble whereas it is a set up by the Eiye and the police"Ekun said.
Another member of the Bukanner, Ibrahim Ahmed call on the commissioner of police in the state , Yakubu Alkali to investigate the case thoroughly,
" we are being alleged to have clashed with Eiye boys but non of them is in the police custody, we were set up and the commissioner of police should temper judgment with mercy as such a thing will never happen again, we are not armed robbers and the gun the police found is not ours, it was the Eiye boys that brought the guns, we are not thieves , or armed robbers as being alleged so we call on the Commissioner of police to investigate this case thoroughly:"
Tosin denied that he started the clash,
" I am not the one that cause this fight, in short I am a victim here because it was the Eiye boys that came to my house to attack me, they scattered my house and beat me up, as a law abiding citizen, I called the police , if we knew that the police were coming, there is no how we would have carried gun and wait for them to arrest us with guns,so we are not thieves or armed robbers as being alleged , we are innocent in this matter"
FOLLOWING DEADLY CLASH AT MILE 12
STORY BY PATIENCE OGBO
Ten members of the Bukanner cult are in the police custody for allegedly disturbing public peace at Mile 12 area of Lagos state.
The cultists are being interrogated by officers of the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) Ikeja following their arrest on December 2nd.
It was gathered that the suspects were engaged in a melee with another cult group called Eiye confraternity at the Mile 12 area, where the two groups fought each other with dangerous weapons .
In order to nip the crisis,the police officers from the Ketu Police station were informed of the deadly clash and they swooped on the cultists arresting ten of them. The suspects were transferred to SARS for though investigations on December 3rd
A police source said the police recovered seven cutlasses and a locally made gun from the suspects.
The suspects include, Adewale Adeboye, Agunbiade Lateeef, Ekun Ganiu, Ayebusiwa Tosin, Joseph Olumuyiwa, Seun Balogun, Ibrahim Ahmed, Badejo Niyi, Korede Kazeem, and Yusuf Olatunji.
The suspects however denied the allegation that they were causing mayheem and using guns to terrorise the public;they blame the Eiye cult for thier ordeal.
Tosin Ayebusiwa, said " on that Friday , I was relaxing in my shop and all of a sudden I saw some boys fully armed and they came to me asking me about somebody , I told them that I do not know anything about the person, so that was how I asked them who thy are and they said they are Eiye guys and they started cursing and threatening me to produce that guy,
before I could say anything, they swooped on me and started attacking me they scattered my house and my shop so that was how the trouble started it was Eiye that started it and i called my elder brother to call the police and inform them of the eiye boys ,other members of my Bukanners cult heard that I was being attacked that was how they came to rescue me, it was in the process that they were arrested by the police the Eiye boys brought so this is a set up plan; "Tosin said.
Another member of the group, Ekun Ganiyu 27, a graduate of Accountancy from the Igbenedion University Okada said they are Innocent " I am a Bukanner and all of us are , when we heard that Tosin was being attacked by the Eiye boys, we came to his aid , but he has been surrounded by the Eiye boys, the police came and rounded us up saying that we are causing trouble whereas it is a set up by the Eiye and the police"Ekun said.
Another member of the Bukanner, Ibrahim Ahmed call on the commissioner of police in the state , Yakubu Alkali to investigate the case thoroughly,
" we are being alleged to have clashed with Eiye boys but non of them is in the police custody, we were set up and the commissioner of police should temper judgment with mercy as such a thing will never happen again, we are not armed robbers and the gun the police found is not ours, it was the Eiye boys that brought the guns, we are not thieves , or armed robbers as being alleged so we call on the Commissioner of police to investigate this case thoroughly:"
Tosin denied that he started the clash,
" I am not the one that cause this fight, in short I am a victim here because it was the Eiye boys that came to my house to attack me, they scattered my house and beat me up, as a law abiding citizen, I called the police , if we knew that the police were coming, there is no how we would have carried gun and wait for them to arrest us with guns,so we are not thieves or armed robbers as being alleged , we are innocent in this matter"
BY PATIENCE OGBO
Ten members of the Bukanner cult are in the police custody for allegedly disturbing public peace at Mile 12 area of Lagos state.
The cultists are being interrogated by officers of the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) Ikeja following their arrest on December 2nd.
It was gathered that the suspects were engaged in a melee with another cult group called Eiye confraternity at the Mile 12 area, where the two groups fought each other with dangerous weapons .
In order to nip the crisis,the police officers from the Ketu Police station were informed of the deadly clash and they swooped on the cultists arresting ten of them. The suspects were transferred to SARS for though investigations on December 3rd
A police source said the police recovered seven cutlasses and a locally made gun from the suspects.
The suspects include, Adewale Adeboye, Agunbiade Lateeef, Ekun Ganiu, Ayebusiwa Tosin, Joseph Olumuyiwa, Seun Balogun, Ibrahim Ahmed, Badejo Niyi, Korede Kazeem, and Yusuf Olatunji.
The suspects however denied the allegation that they were causing mayheem and using guns to terrorise the public;they blame the Eiye cult for thier ordeal.
Tosin Ayebusiwa, said " on that Friday , I was relaxing in my shop and all of a sudden I saw some boys fully armed and they came to me asking me about somebody , I told them that I do not know anything about the person, so that was how I asked them who thy are and they said they are Eiye guys and they started cursing and threatening me to produce that guy,
before I could say anything, they swooped on me and started attacking me they scattered my house and my shop so that was how the trouble started it was Eiye that started it and i called my elder brother to call the police and inform them of the eiye boys ,other members of my Bukanners cult heard that I was being attacked that was how they came to rescue me, it was in the process that they were arrested by the police the Eiye boys brought so this is a set up plan; "Tosin said.
Another member of the group, Ekun Ganiyu 27, a graduate of Accountancy from the Igbenedion University Okada said they are Innocent " I am a Bukanner and all of us are , when we heard that Tosin was being attacked by the Eiye boys, we came to his aid , but he has been surrounded by the Eiye boys, the police came and rounded us up saying that we are causing trouble whereas it is a set up by the Eiye and the police"Ekun said.
Another member of the Bukanner, Ibrahim Ahmed call on the commissioner of police in the state , Yakubu Alkali to investigate the case thoroughly,
" we are being alleged to have clashed with Eiye boys but non of them is in the police custody, we were set up and the commissioner of police should temper judgment with mercy as such a thing will never happen again, we are not armed robbers and the gun the police found is not ours, it was the Eiye boys that brought the guns, we are not thieves , or armed robbers as being alleged so we call on the Commissioner of police to investigate this case thoroughly:"
Tosin denied that he started the clash,
" I am not the one that cause this fight, in short I am a victim here because it was the Eiye boys that came to my house to attack me, they scattered my house and beat me up, as a law abiding citizen, I called the police , if we knew that the police were coming, there is no how we would have carried gun and wait for them to arrest us with guns,so we are not thieves or armed robbers as being alleged , we are innocent in this matter"
Abandon Babies on the increase in Lagos
Abandon Babies on the increase in Lagos
By Patience Ogbo
A day old baby boy dumped in a bush in Ikorodu last month has brought to the fore the increasing cases of child abandonment in Ikorodu and Lagos state in general.
While individuals , and NGO's are taking up the challenge of rescuing these babies, the residents call on the government to take practical steps to stop the ugly trend so as to prevent population explosion in the country.
According to an eye witness who identified himself as Leke, said " I was passing by when I heard the cry of a baby and on getting nearer to the bush I found a black poly-bag open with the baby inside.
I was shock to see the baby so I raised alarm and sympathizers throng in their hundreds to the scene to have a glimpse of the baby"Leke said
The news of the abandoned baby spread like a wild fire within Ikorodu but it took the intervention of one Rev. (Mrs.) kaleefat Lydia Aroyewu, the Founder and President of Great Faith Orphanage Home Igbogbo who picked the baby up and took him to her orphanage where the baby boy is receiving medical treatment and care .
Rev. Mrs. Aroyewu, express concern over the incessant cases of abandon babies in Ikorodu and call on the government to cater for pregnant teenagers so as to halt the ugly trend of child abandonment in the country.
‘The vision to cater for abandon babies came as a result of heart yearning concern with deep pity for the masses, down trodden and less privilege in the society’
‘The present rate of divorces, broken homes, abandoned babies, widows plights, orphans and drop-out in the society is alarming. Lots of teenage girls have been abducted, put in the family way and abandoned, some are rejected and many are on the verge of developing psychological problems. The love of God needs to be extended to all this class of people and this is what Great Faith Orphanage Home (a non governmental organization)is committed to do and have been doing.’
Rev. Mrs. Aroyewu further stated that her objective is to give a permanent home to these children until such a time that they will become independent to live an independent comfortable and peaceful life.
the Great Faith Orphanage Home house over forty-five abandon babies picked up from various parts of the country.
"Seventy-five percent of children in this home are attending private schools at a huge financial cost but according to Rev. Mrs. Aroyewu ‘to God is the glory’.
investigation revealed that child abandonment in Ikorodu is rampant with over t6wenty cases reported between January and November
it can be recalled that a baby girl was abandoned at piggery site in Egbin town in Ijede LCDA after but Oba Abdukareem Oyebo, the Obateru of Egbin Royal Kingdom took custody of the child.
also the story of a baby child girl that was dumped in a refuse site inside a polythene bag with the placenta wrapped round her. The Oba Agibade Bakare –Agoro, the Ranodu of Imota town took custody of the baby girl and today the baby girl is a princess in the palace of the Ranodu.
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A day old baby boy dumped in a bush in Ikorodu last month has brought to the fore the increasing cases of child abandonment in Ikorodu and Lagos state in general.
While individuals , and NGO's are taking up the challenge of rescuing these babies, the residents call on the government to take practical steps to stop the ugly trend so as to prevent population explosion in the country.
According to an eye witness who identified himself as Leke, said " I was passing by when I heard the cry of a baby and on getting nearer to the bush I found a black poly-bag open with the baby inside.
I was shock to see the baby so I raised alarm and sympathizers throng in their hundreds to the scene to have a glimpse of the baby"Leke said
The news of the abandoned baby spread like a wild fire within Ikorodu but it took the intervention of one Rev. (Mrs.) kaleefat Lydia Aroyewu, the Founder and President of Great Faith Orphanage Home Igbogbo who picked the baby up and took him to her orphanage where the baby boy is receiving medical treatment and care .
Rev. Mrs. Aroyewu, express concern over the incessant cases of abandon babies in Ikorodu and call on the government to cater for pregnant teenagers so as to halt the ugly trend of child abandonment in the country.
‘The vision to cater for abandon babies came as a result of heart yearning concern with deep pity for the masses, down trodden and less privilege in the society’
‘The present rate of divorces, broken homes, abandoned babies, widows plights, orphans and drop-out in the society is alarming. Lots of teenage girls have been abducted, put in the family way and abandoned, some are rejected and many are on the verge of developing psychological problems. The love of God needs to be extended to all this class of people and this is what Great Faith Orphanage Home (a non governmental organization)is committed to do and have been doing.’
Rev. Mrs. Aroyewu further stated that her objective is to give a permanent home to these children until such a time that they will become independent to live an independent comfortable and peaceful life.
the Great Faith Orphanage Home house over forty-five abandon babies picked up from various parts of the country.
"Seventy-five percent of children in this home are attending private schools at a huge financial cost but according to Rev. Mrs. Aroyewu ‘to God is the glory’.
investigation revealed that child abandonment in Ikorodu is rampant with over twenty cases reported between January and November at the Orphange
It can be recalled that a baby girl was abandoned at piggery site in Egbin town in Ijede LCDA after but Oba Abdukareem Oyebo, the Obateru of Egbin Royal Kingdom took custody of the child.
Also a baby child girl that was dumped in a refuse site inside a polythene bag with the placenta wrapped round her was rescued by Oba Agibade Bakare –Agoro, the Ranodu of Imota town who took custody of the baby girl and today the baby girl is an adopted princess in the palace of oba .
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A day old baby boy dumped in a bush in Ikorodu last month has brought to the fore the increasing cases of child abandonment in Ikorodu and Lagos state in general.
While individuals , and NGO's are taking up the challenge of rescuing these babies, the residents call on the government to take practical steps to stop the ugly trend so as to prevent population explosion in the country.
According to an eye witness who identified himself as Leke, said " I was passing by when I heard the cry of a baby and on getting nearer to the bush I found a black poly-bag open with the baby inside.
I was shock to see the baby so I raised alarm and sympathizers throng in their hundreds to the scene to have a glimpse of the baby"Leke said
The news of the abandoned baby spread like a wild fire within Ikorodu but it took the intervention of one Rev. (Mrs.) kaleefat Lydia Aroyewu, the Founder and President of Great Faith Orphanage Home Igbogbo who picked the baby up and took him to her orphanage where the baby boy is receiving medical treatment and care .
Rev. Mrs. Aroyewu, express concern over the incessant cases of abandon babies in Ikorodu and call on the government to cater for pregnant teenagers so as to halt the ugly trend of child abandonment in the country.
‘The vision to cater for abandon babies came as a result of heart yearning concern with deep pity for the masses, down trodden and less privilege in the society’
‘The present rate of divorces, broken homes, abandoned babies, widows plights, orphans and drop-out in the society is alarming. Lots of teenage girls have been abducted, put in the family way and abandoned, some are rejected and many are on the verge of developing psychological problems. The love of God needs to be extended to all this class of people and this is what Great Faith Orphanage Home (a non governmental organization)is committed to do and have been doing.’
Rev. Mrs. Aroyewu further stated that her objective is to give a permanent home to these children until such a time that they will become independent to live an independent comfortable and peaceful life.
the Great Faith Orphanage Home house over forty-five abandon babies picked up from various parts of the country.
"Seventy-five percent of children in this home are attending private schools at a huge financial cost but according to Rev. Mrs. Aroyewu ‘to God is the glory’.
investigation revealed that child abandonment in Ikorodu is rampant with over t6wenty cases reported between January and November
it can be recalled that a baby girl was abandoned at piggery site in Egbin town in Ijede LCDA after but Oba Abdukareem Oyebo, the Obateru of Egbin Royal Kingdom took custody of the child.
also the story of a baby child girl that was dumped in a refuse site inside a polythene bag with the placenta wrapped round her. The Oba Agibade Bakare –Agoro, the Ranodu of Imota town took custody of the baby girl and today the baby girl is a princess in the palace of the Ranodu.
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A day old baby boy dumped in a bush in Ikorodu last month has brought to the fore the increasing cases of child abandonment in Ikorodu and Lagos state in general.
While individuals , and NGO's are taking up the challenge of rescuing these babies, the residents call on the government to take practical steps to stop the ugly trend so as to prevent population explosion in the country.
According to an eye witness who identified himself as Leke, said " I was passing by when I heard the cry of a baby and on getting nearer to the bush I found a black poly-bag open with the baby inside.
I was shock to see the baby so I raised alarm and sympathizers throng in their hundreds to the scene to have a glimpse of the baby"Leke said
The news of the abandoned baby spread like a wild fire within Ikorodu but it took the intervention of one Rev. (Mrs.) kaleefat Lydia Aroyewu, the Founder and President of Great Faith Orphanage Home Igbogbo who picked the baby up and took him to her orphanage where the baby boy is receiving medical treatment and care .
Rev. Mrs. Aroyewu, express concern over the incessant cases of abandon babies in Ikorodu and call on the government to cater for pregnant teenagers so as to halt the ugly trend of child abandonment in the country.
‘The vision to cater for abandon babies came as a result of heart yearning concern with deep pity for the masses, down trodden and less privilege in the society’
‘The present rate of divorces, broken homes, abandoned babies, widows plights, orphans and drop-out in the society is alarming. Lots of teenage girls have been abducted, put in the family way and abandoned, some are rejected and many are on the verge of developing psychological problems. The love of God needs to be extended to all this class of people and this is what Great Faith Orphanage Home (a non governmental organization)is committed to do and have been doing.’
Rev. Mrs. Aroyewu further stated that her objective is to give a permanent home to these children until such a time that they will become independent to live an independent comfortable and peaceful life.
the Great Faith Orphanage Home house over forty-five abandon babies picked up from various parts of the country.
"Seventy-five percent of children in this home are attending private schools at a huge financial cost but according to Rev. Mrs. Aroyewu ‘to God is the glory’.
investigation revealed that child abandonment in Ikorodu is rampant with over twenty cases reported between January and November at the Orphange
It can be recalled that a baby girl was abandoned at piggery site in Egbin town in Ijede LCDA after but Oba Abdukareem Oyebo, the Obateru of Egbin Royal Kingdom took custody of the child.
Also a baby child girl that was dumped in a refuse site inside a polythene bag with the placenta wrapped round her was rescued by Oba Agibade Bakare –Agoro, the Ranodu of Imota town who took custody of the baby girl and today the baby girl is an adopted princess in the palace of oba .
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SANITISED OKADA OPERATION WILL CURB CRIME IN LAGOS STATE --- SAID SSS.
The State Security Service (SSS) has urged the Lagos state government to sanitize the operations of the commercial motorcycle riders as a way to curb crime in the state.
Mohammed Ibrahim, the officer in charge of Labour of the SSS in Lagos state said this at a press conference organized by the Motorcycle Owners Association of Lagos State (MOALS) in Lagos on December 14th.
Mr. Ibrahim who represented the State Director of SSS stated that stricter enforcement of the rules and regulations in commercial motorcycle operations will ensure the safety of lives and property in the state.
“Okada riding is an inevitable transport in the state. We cannot do without okada riders as they are viable and important to the economic development in the state – the risk in security is high as okada riders are used by men of the underworld to commit crime- in this vein, there is the need to sprung the riders
okada riders should have stickers, and uniforms for proper identifications, also there is the need to have an okada riders’ task force to assist the security agencies to know the members and with this development, we can sanitize the okada operations; the riders should also cooperate with security agencies by providing them with information about criminals in their midst” Mr. Ibrahim said.
Mr. Tijani Perkis, the chairman of the Motorcycle Owners Association of Lagos State (MOALS) also call on the government to also sanitize commercial motorcycle operations in the state instead of the purported ban.
Mr. Perkis revealed that more than five million Nigerians will be jobless if the Lagos state government carries out its purported plan to ban commercial motorcycle riders popularly known as okada in the state.
The press conference which was attended by members of the motorcycle riders, State Security Service (SSS), National Union of Road Transport workers (NURTW) and officers of the transport ministry in Lagos state was a forum for all the stake holders to proffer solutions to the mirage of problems involved in commercial motorcycle operations in Lagos state.
Mr. Perkis stated that commercial motorcycle is a means of transportation that should be properly recognized and sanitized by the government.
“Commercial motorcycle operations evolved as a child of necessity due to the unbearable level of unemployment in the country. From the mid 80s, okada business provided answers by becoming the source of income of over five million Nigerians, also okada came to the rescue of artisan graduates WHO have NO INCOME TO ESTABLISH A WORKSHOP,
Also during the economic recession and it attendant retrenchment, okada also came to the rescue of the teeming unemployed” Mr. Perkis said.
Mr. Perkis blames the poor state of the roads in the country, and the perennial traffic gridlock in Lagos state for the upsurge in residents’ need to patronize commercial motorcycle as a means of transportation
“Before it is “heavy hold –up”, now it is complete stand still on our roads; many man hours are lost in such traffic ,lives are lost and people resorted to using okada to ease their plight on the road”Mr. Perkis said .
In proffering solutions to the challenges in commercial motorcycle operation in the state, the stakeholders call on the government to enforce stricter penalties on traffic defaulters.
“There should be a total ban on all unrecognized okada associations in Lagos as too many mushroom associations are springing up and they are the ones causing problems. Also there should be the introduction of uniform reflectors in the name of the unions, stricter enforcement of riders’ card and the inculcation of training,
the compulsory registration of every riders into parks or unit for easy identification; we submit that it is no solution to throw away the baby with the bath water as this will result to unemployment and upsurge in crime in the state. As a result, we are ready to work with the government to ensure that okada operations become safe for all but if the government insist on banning okada, then they should be ready to provide alternatives for the riders ” Mr. Perkis said.
The stake holders also call on the government to introduce compulsory accident insurance for passengers and riders, as a means of reducing the heavy medical cost from okada accidents and cooperation in setting up a joint task force with the Ministry of transportation to flush out non members.
Reacting to the purported ban in commercial motorcycle operation in the state, Remi Thomas, the Director of Transport and Operations in the Lagos state ministry of Transportation who represented the commisoner for transportation, said the government is ready to work with commercial motorcycle riders through a joint task force.
“The government has held series of meetings with the okada riders and our aim is to make okada operations safe for all, we will support you if you obey the law.”Mr. Thomas said.
In order to curb the menace of commercial motorcycle riders in the state, the Lagos state government last week began a clamp down on motorcycle riders plying the high way, with over 1000 defaulters arrested.
Also, Governor Babtubde Raji Fashola recently arrested five commercial motorcycle riders for riding against traffic on the one way route.
The governor blames commercial motorcycle riders for the upsurge in crime in the state and the frequent accidents on the highway and as a way to check okada menace, the governor also reconstituted a security committee to curb the recklessness of the okada riders in the state.
The two recognized commercial motorcycle associations in Lagos state are the Motorcycle Owners Association of Lagos State (MOALS) and the Motorcycle Riders and OwnersAssociation (ANACOWA)
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Mohammed Ibrahim, the officer in charge of Labour of the SSS in Lagos state said this at a press conference organized by the Motorcycle Owners Association of Lagos State (MOALS) in Lagos on December 14th.
Mr. Ibrahim who represented the State Director of SSS stated that stricter enforcement of the rules and regulations in commercial motorcycle operations will ensure the safety of lives and property in the state.
“Okada riding is an inevitable transport in the state. We cannot do without okada riders as they are viable and important to the economic development in the state – the risk in security is high as okada riders are used by men of the underworld to commit crime- in this vein, there is the need to sprung the riders
okada riders should have stickers, and uniforms for proper identifications, also there is the need to have an okada riders’ task force to assist the security agencies to know the members and with this development, we can sanitize the okada operations; the riders should also cooperate with security agencies by providing them with information about criminals in their midst” Mr. Ibrahim said.
Mr. Tijani Perkis, the chairman of the Motorcycle Owners Association of Lagos State (MOALS) also call on the government to also sanitize commercial motorcycle operations in the state instead of the purported ban.
Mr. Perkis revealed that more than five million Nigerians will be jobless if the Lagos state government carries out its purported plan to ban commercial motorcycle riders popularly known as okada in the state.
The press conference which was attended by members of the motorcycle riders, State Security Service (SSS), National Union of Road Transport workers (NURTW) and officers of the transport ministry in Lagos state was a forum for all the stake holders to proffer solutions to the mirage of problems involved in commercial motorcycle operations in Lagos state.
Mr. Perkis stated that commercial motorcycle is a means of transportation that should be properly recognized and sanitized by the government.
“Commercial motorcycle operations evolved as a child of necessity due to the unbearable level of unemployment in the country. From the mid 80s, okada business provided answers by becoming the source of income of over five million Nigerians, also okada came to the rescue of artisan graduates WHO have NO INCOME TO ESTABLISH A WORKSHOP,
Also during the economic recession and it attendant retrenchment, okada also came to the rescue of the teeming unemployed” Mr. Perkis said.
Mr. Perkis blames the poor state of the roads in the country, and the perennial traffic gridlock in Lagos state for the upsurge in residents’ need to patronize commercial motorcycle as a means of transportation
“Before it is “heavy hold –up”, now it is complete stand still on our roads; many man hours are lost in such traffic ,lives are lost and people resorted to using okada to ease their plight on the road”Mr. Perkis said .
In proffering solutions to the challenges in commercial motorcycle operation in the state, the stakeholders call on the government to enforce stricter penalties on traffic defaulters.
“There should be a total ban on all unrecognized okada associations in Lagos as too many mushroom associations are springing up and they are the ones causing problems. Also there should be the introduction of uniform reflectors in the name of the unions, stricter enforcement of riders’ card and the inculcation of training,
the compulsory registration of every riders into parks or unit for easy identification; we submit that it is no solution to throw away the baby with the bath water as this will result to unemployment and upsurge in crime in the state. As a result, we are ready to work with the government to ensure that okada operations become safe for all but if the government insist on banning okada, then they should be ready to provide alternatives for the riders ” Mr. Perkis said.
The stake holders also call on the government to introduce compulsory accident insurance for passengers and riders, as a means of reducing the heavy medical cost from okada accidents and cooperation in setting up a joint task force with the Ministry of transportation to flush out non members.
Reacting to the purported ban in commercial motorcycle operation in the state, Remi Thomas, the Director of Transport and Operations in the Lagos state ministry of Transportation who represented the commisoner for transportation, said the government is ready to work with commercial motorcycle riders through a joint task force.
“The government has held series of meetings with the okada riders and our aim is to make okada operations safe for all, we will support you if you obey the law.”Mr. Thomas said.
In order to curb the menace of commercial motorcycle riders in the state, the Lagos state government last week began a clamp down on motorcycle riders plying the high way, with over 1000 defaulters arrested.
Also, Governor Babtubde Raji Fashola recently arrested five commercial motorcycle riders for riding against traffic on the one way route.
The governor blames commercial motorcycle riders for the upsurge in crime in the state and the frequent accidents on the highway and as a way to check okada menace, the governor also reconstituted a security committee to curb the recklessness of the okada riders in the state.
The two recognized commercial motorcycle associations in Lagos state are the Motorcycle Owners Association of Lagos State (MOALS) and the Motorcycle Riders and OwnersAssociation (ANACOWA)
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The growing insecurity in the country will continue if the government does not take urgent measures to provide jobs for its teeming youth.
This follows a finding by the CLEEN Foundation in Lagos
the finding tagged "National Criminal Victimization and Safety Survey 2011" contains findings of crime victimization statistics in 2010 shows that there is a sharp increase in armed robbery and other violent crime in the country as a result of unemployment , hopelessness and corruption.
The findings by CLEEN Foundation with support from the MacArthur foundation shows that based on the survey in 2010, there is an incessant case of theft of mobile phones which is on the increase and other violent crime like domestic violence and armed robbery are also on the increase in the country.
Innocent Chukwuma, the Executive Director of the CLEEN Foundation said the survey which has been on since 2004 is aimed at providing reliable data that will assist policy makers to enact effective laws that will combat crime as well as providing law enforcement agencies with the statistics to effectively control crime in the country.
"this investment in producing reliable statistics on crime in Nigeria and promotion of their use in police planning and deployment strategies as well as in the evaluation of policing policies and practices, it is therefore not surprising that in spite of the various crime control measures that have been implemented in the country over the past eleven years of elected civilian government, criminals continue to operate in greater number over increasing wider spheres.”
According to Mr. Chukwuma, the increasing crime rate in the country can be attributed to socio-economic factors like poverty, youth unemployment, lack of basic education and amenities, materialism and corruption which implies that government has failed in its responsibility to create the enabling environment for citizens to live a fulfilled life
“These issues are not new to the government as our recommendations over the years show that it is not enough to increase police capacity by giving them guns , and equipment to work with, there are socio-economic factors like youth unemployment, poverty, poor education which makes even graduate to look for job instead of creating one for themselves all these factors must be checked in order to reduce crime and criminality in the country.
Professor Etannibi Alemika, of the department of criminology and Sociology at the University of Jos said the effective implementation of crime statistics will go a long way in enhancing national development
“Due to the significance of crime and victimization statistics, nations strive to develop adequate capacity and deploy enough human, financial and infrastructural resources for the collection and analysis of incidence,, prevalence trend and patterns of criminal activities and victimization in order to acquire necessary knowledge and ability for crime prevention and crime control.”Professor. Alemika said.
According to professor Alemika, crime victimization survey is used to obtain data on the extent of criminal victimization.
“Questionnaires were designed and administered to gather information on respondents’ experience of criminal victimization”
Prof Alemika added that for this study, a survey research methodology was employed “ the population for the study consist of all adult Nigerian males and females aged 18years and older and it was conducted in all the 36 states and the federal capital territory, also the basic methodology employed for the data collection was the in-home , face-to-face personal interview using stratified multi-stage random selection procedure in order to achieve a nationally representative sample (proportional representative sample)
According to Mr. Chukwuma, a total of 11518 respondents were interviews in 1011 and the field work was conducted by practical sampling International (PSI)
“The major findings on criminal victimization, fear of crime and corruption; respondents were asked if any member of their household (other than themselves have were victims of specific crimes in 2010.
The second question asked the respondents if they were victims of specific crimes during 2010 and from our finding the most common forms of victimization were theft of various kinds of property (GSM handset, money, and agricultural produce) domestic violence; armed robbery and physical assault were also on the increase. With about 24% of the respondents reported being victim of crime in 2010”
According to the personal victimization survey in 2010, released by the CLEEN Foundation, states with the highest level of cases of reported victimization in 2010 include , Jigawa with 73.7%, Rivers state with 52.0 %FCT 51.0% while Lagos has 11.25 with Osun state being the lest with 7.9%
One aspect of the survey revealed the level of corruption among security agencies in the country
“Our approach is to determine the extent of the corruption among officials by asking those who had contacts with officials of different agencies who ake3d them for bribe”
The finding revealed that the Nigeria police force tops the security agency in demanding for bribe with 78.8% likelihood to solicit for bribe prior to service; others include the Nigeria Customs service with 67.7%, Nigeria Immigration service with 66.8percent , The Federal Road Safety Commission 55.1 %, EFCC 51.0%, the State security Service 50.1%. The Nigeria Security and Civil defence corp were the only agency that will not solicit for bribe prior to service.
The survey also shows that majority of Nigerians who had contact with the Police, EFCC and the ICPC were not satisfied with the manner their cases were handled,
In the Aspect of fear of crime, the survey revealed that residents are fearful of rape, kidnapping and victim to armed robbery and being murderers.
The study also shows that 47.8% of the respondents stated that they feel very safe walking in their community during the day
While armed robbery and domestic violence were recurring crimes residents stated are on the increase in their community, assault and burglary were also mentioned as serious concern
“from the survey, domestic violence is becoming a worrisome trend with one out of five respondent stating that they are victim of domestic violence , also one out of two respondents said their handset was stolen, these are increasing trend in crime and the government needs to take these issues seriously ”Mr. Chukwuma said .
Professor Alemika added that the policy re3commendatiob for the priority spending to enhance security , safety and justice in the country must address the issue of job creation, “ create e better educational and vocational opportunities , reduce poverty, provide stable electricity ,increase the capacity of the police and other law enforcement agencies also there should be harsher punishment for offender which will serve as deterrent to others and in all there is need to have the political will to fight crime and criminality proactively through intelligence gathering and synergy among the security agencies
This follows a finding by the CLEEN Foundation in Lagos
the finding tagged "National Criminal Victimization and Safety Survey 2011" contains findings of crime victimization statistics in 2010 shows that there is a sharp increase in armed robbery and other violent crime in the country as a result of unemployment , hopelessness and corruption.
The findings by CLEEN Foundation with support from the MacArthur foundation shows that based on the survey in 2010, there is an incessant case of theft of mobile phones which is on the increase and other violent crime like domestic violence and armed robbery are also on the increase in the country.
Innocent Chukwuma, the Executive Director of the CLEEN Foundation said the survey which has been on since 2004 is aimed at providing reliable data that will assist policy makers to enact effective laws that will combat crime as well as providing law enforcement agencies with the statistics to effectively control crime in the country.
"this investment in producing reliable statistics on crime in Nigeria and promotion of their use in police planning and deployment strategies as well as in the evaluation of policing policies and practices, it is therefore not surprising that in spite of the various crime control measures that have been implemented in the country over the past eleven years of elected civilian government, criminals continue to operate in greater number over increasing wider spheres.”
According to Mr. Chukwuma, the increasing crime rate in the country can be attributed to socio-economic factors like poverty, youth unemployment, lack of basic education and amenities, materialism and corruption which implies that government has failed in its responsibility to create the enabling environment for citizens to live a fulfilled life
“These issues are not new to the government as our recommendations over the years show that it is not enough to increase police capacity by giving them guns , and equipment to work with, there are socio-economic factors like youth unemployment, poverty, poor education which makes even graduate to look for job instead of creating one for themselves all these factors must be checked in order to reduce crime and criminality in the country.
Professor Etannibi Alemika, of the department of criminology and Sociology at the University of Jos said the effective implementation of crime statistics will go a long way in enhancing national development
“Due to the significance of crime and victimization statistics, nations strive to develop adequate capacity and deploy enough human, financial and infrastructural resources for the collection and analysis of incidence,, prevalence trend and patterns of criminal activities and victimization in order to acquire necessary knowledge and ability for crime prevention and crime control.”Professor. Alemika said.
According to professor Alemika, crime victimization survey is used to obtain data on the extent of criminal victimization.
“Questionnaires were designed and administered to gather information on respondents’ experience of criminal victimization”
Prof Alemika added that for this study, a survey research methodology was employed “ the population for the study consist of all adult Nigerian males and females aged 18years and older and it was conducted in all the 36 states and the federal capital territory, also the basic methodology employed for the data collection was the in-home , face-to-face personal interview using stratified multi-stage random selection procedure in order to achieve a nationally representative sample (proportional representative sample)
According to Mr. Chukwuma, a total of 11518 respondents were interviews in 1011 and the field work was conducted by practical sampling International (PSI)
“The major findings on criminal victimization, fear of crime and corruption; respondents were asked if any member of their household (other than themselves have were victims of specific crimes in 2010.
The second question asked the respondents if they were victims of specific crimes during 2010 and from our finding the most common forms of victimization were theft of various kinds of property (GSM handset, money, and agricultural produce) domestic violence; armed robbery and physical assault were also on the increase. With about 24% of the respondents reported being victim of crime in 2010”
According to the personal victimization survey in 2010, released by the CLEEN Foundation, states with the highest level of cases of reported victimization in 2010 include , Jigawa with 73.7%, Rivers state with 52.0 %FCT 51.0% while Lagos has 11.25 with Osun state being the lest with 7.9%
One aspect of the survey revealed the level of corruption among security agencies in the country
“Our approach is to determine the extent of the corruption among officials by asking those who had contacts with officials of different agencies who ake3d them for bribe”
The finding revealed that the Nigeria police force tops the security agency in demanding for bribe with 78.8% likelihood to solicit for bribe prior to service; others include the Nigeria Customs service with 67.7%, Nigeria Immigration service with 66.8percent , The Federal Road Safety Commission 55.1 %, EFCC 51.0%, the State security Service 50.1%. The Nigeria Security and Civil defence corp were the only agency that will not solicit for bribe prior to service.
The survey also shows that majority of Nigerians who had contact with the Police, EFCC and the ICPC were not satisfied with the manner their cases were handled,
In the Aspect of fear of crime, the survey revealed that residents are fearful of rape, kidnapping and victim to armed robbery and being murderers.
The study also shows that 47.8% of the respondents stated that they feel very safe walking in their community during the day
While armed robbery and domestic violence were recurring crimes residents stated are on the increase in their community, assault and burglary were also mentioned as serious concern
“from the survey, domestic violence is becoming a worrisome trend with one out of five respondent stating that they are victim of domestic violence , also one out of two respondents said their handset was stolen, these are increasing trend in crime and the government needs to take these issues seriously ”Mr. Chukwuma said .
Professor Alemika added that the policy re3commendatiob for the priority spending to enhance security , safety and justice in the country must address the issue of job creation, “ create e better educational and vocational opportunities , reduce poverty, provide stable electricity ,increase the capacity of the police and other law enforcement agencies also there should be harsher punishment for offender which will serve as deterrent to others and in all there is need to have the political will to fight crime and criminality proactively through intelligence gathering and synergy among the security agencies
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