Davido and crew accused of killing Tagbo Umeike (rip)

 

 Caroline Danjuma accused Davido of dumping the body of a boy identified as Tagbo at the General Hospital after he allegedly died in his car last night.

Tagbo  in company of Davido and his crew last night died mysteriously and he was taken to General Hospital in Davido's car and was abandoned there by his boys.when we reached out to Davido's people and they told us there's shock in Davido's camp over Caroline's allegations.

They said Davido was at the Shisha lounge last night for a birthday party where he saw the late Tagbo and others and greeted everyone. He stayed for about an hour and left the party to another location. The source said hours after Davido left, someone informed him of Tagbo's unfortunate death. He wasn't around Tagbo or the club when he died and it wasn't his car that conveyed him to the hospital.

According to her, Davido and his crew covered their faces with face caps, dumped the boy at the hospital and went back to continue clubbing. She wrote; 

78 Year Old Woman Declared Missing Found Dead In Son’s Ritual Cupboard

The police in Imo have arrested one Chimezie Osuigwe, a retired vice-principal, for the alleged murder of his 78-year-old mother in 2003.
Osuigwe, a 64-year old was arrested after the embalmed body of the septuagenarian was discovered in a cupboard at his house by a family member.
According to Mr Musa Katsina, the Commissioner of Police in Imo, the woman, Mrs Lucy Osuigwe, was declared missing since 2003.
Katsina told newsmen at the house in Ejemekuru in Oguta Local Government Area on Monday that the embalmed body had been kept in that condition since 2003.

“The corpse of Mrs Lucy Osuigwe, who was declared missing in 2003 was found in a large cupboard inside a shrine in a private room in a circumstance depicting ritual practice.
“The embalmed body, which was kept in that condition for about 10 years is believed to have been placed in the wardrobe by her son, Dr Chimezie Osuigwe, a devotee of the Guru Maharaji Sect.
“Preliminary assessment of the scene of crime revealed that the woman must have been murdered by the son for ritual purposes,” he said.
The commissioner said that plans were on to arrest other members of the sect who visit Osuigwe’s shrine.
He said the body would be handed over to the forensic team of the command to determine the cause of death.
He also said the suspect would be held for first degree murder until the cause of death was established.

Tragedy: 12 Shot In New Orleans Mothers Day Parade

New Orleans police say that a dozen people have been shot during a Mother's Day second-line parade.
Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas told reporters at least 12 people were shot during the parade in the city's 7th Ward.
Police say the incident happened about 2 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Frenchmen and Villere streets.
The Times-Picayune reports there were about 200 people at the event when gunfire erupted.
Serpas told reporters the victims include a 10-year-old who sustained a minor wound. WDSU-TV reports at least four people were in surgery and others had been taken to four area hospitals.
Nobody has been arrested. It's unclear what sparked the gunfire.
Police are said to be looking for three people in connection with the attack.
This is a developing story...

Youths Protest Ekiti Varsity Student Murder

Scores of youths, mainly students, yesterday, staged a protest at Ilupeju Ekiti over the killing of 400 level student of Ekiti State University, Mr. Seyi Fasere.

Fasere was killed in controversial circumstances in February 28, in Oye Ekiti by the police after some armed bandits struck at a first generation bank in the town.

During the protest, commercial and social activities were paralysed, as the youths sealed off all the public and private schools in the town, and commercial centres for the over eight hours that the protest lasted.

The aggrieved youths, who had trooped out as early 7am, were said to have engaged the police in serious battle, while being tear-gassed, which culminated in a stampede that led to the hospitalisation of one Deji Omoniyi.

During the protest, the youths blocked the Ifaki-Lokoja Highway, thereby disrupting human and vehicular movements along the axis.

4 Policemen, 11 Others Killed In Rivers

Four policemen were among 15 persons killed during attacks in Rivers, Cross River and Kano states on Tuesday night.

Suspected cultists reportedly gunned down six occupants, including two policemen, in a Toyota car in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, while two policemen were shot dead at Kwana Hudu, Nasarawa Local Government, Kano State

This came hours after gunmen killed two policemen and injured one in Kano.

The Port Harcourt killings, which took place at about 11pm, created panic in the area as residents fled for fear of reprisals.

Victims were trailed by their assailants from a drinking joint.

An eyewitness, Mr. James Ibe, said about five gunmen trailed the car up to Harbour Road and opened fire on its occupants.

He stated that the hoodlums did not take any thing from their victims, adding that the bullet-riddled car was abandoned by the gunmen.

Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Ben Ugwuegbulam, confirmed the incident.

An eyewitness told the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano that gunmen attacked a police roadblock in Kwana Hudu in the evening, killing their victims.

Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Magaji Majiya, said the police were on the trail of the gunmen.

Meanwhile, a communal clash between Adadama and Igbo Amabana in Abi Local Government, Cross River State claimed no fewer seven lives.

Both neighbouring communities, located in the Central Senatorial District of the state, have been engaged in a running battle over land.

The bodies of three men were seen at Adadama, along the Ugep-Abomege road, which leads to Ebonyi State.

Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. John Umoh, confirmed the development, saying policemen had been deployed in the area.

Man kills son, injures his ex-wife, mother-in-law and commits suicide

A 30-year-old farmer in the Eastern region, Ben Nartey has committed suicide after going on a shooting spree killing one of his three children, injuring his ex-wife, and his ex mother-in-law.

His other two children were not spared as they also sustained gun-shot wounds and are on admission at the Koforidua Government Hospital.

According to the Deputy Eastern regional Police Commander ACP James Abass-Abaa, Ben Nartey, a divorcee, on Thursday, January 3, took his three children to the family of his ex-wife with the excuse that he was traveling and would return on the following day.

Ben Nartey, according to ACP Abass-Abaa, returned shortly after with a fully loaded single-barrel gun firing at his children, his ex-wife, and the mother-in-law, leaving them for dead before bolting to a near-by bush to seek refuge.

The Deputy Eastern regional Police Commander stated that as police closed in on the suspect in the bush, he gunned himself with the same gun he had committed the atrocity with.

The incident according to ACP Abass-Abaa has left the entire town of Akora-Darko near Begoro in shock and disbelief.

Source Joy News Ghana

Former PDP Chairman Arrested For Political Assassination

Addressing a news conference in Kano, the state’s Police Commissioner, Ibrahim Idris said the alleged killer identified as Ibrahim Lawal led the police to the suspected sponsor who allegedly sponsored the killing of two legislatures at the cost of N100, 000.

Inspector General of Police

Alhaji Kura who is currently the chairman of the amalgamated traders association of Sabon Gari market in Kano was also an influential member of the PDP in the state. He was the party’s chairman in Tarauni local government area some three years ago.

He was allegedly arrested for sponsoring the killings of Alhaji Abba Garko of the PDP and Alhaji Isah Kademi of the All Nigerian People’s Party (ANPP).

According to the commissioner, the arrested politician has confessed to have physically participated in the attack and shooting of the late honourable members.

Meanwhile, one Abdullahi Mabo who was reported to have been the gang leader of the hired assassins; a gang Ibrahim Lawal confessed to have joined in January 2012 has now been declared wanted by the police.

The police command also confirmed that the suspected mastermind Alhaji Sale Kura was together with the late Honourable Abba Garko at the time of his assassination and prayed together at Yan’Awaki before he was killed by Ibrahim Lawal.

In an interview with Channels Television, Ibrahim lawal said he confessed the alleged offence under duress, while Alhaji Kura refuted any knowledge of sponsoring the assassination of two legislators.

Prior to his assassination, Alhaji Abba Garko was said to have concluded arrangement to leave PDP while Alhaji Danladi Isah Kademi was described as the strongest member of ANPP in the State House of Assembly.

74-Year-Old Landlord Shoots And Kills Two Tenants During Argument Over Parking Space

A young couple was shot dead by their landlord after arguing with him over parking their cars in his driveway, police say.

Derrick Thompson, 19, and Alivia Welch, 18, were killed in their apartment on Saturday just three minutes after police left the property in Biddeford, Maine.

Officers believed they had quelled an argument between the tenants and James Pak, who owned the duxplex, authorities say.

Pak, a 74-year-old Korean War orphan and local business owner, lived in one half of the duplex and rented out the other half. Neighbors described him as a 'horrible landlord,' with an short temper who spied on the people who rented from him.

Pak also shot and wounded Mr Thompson's mother, Susan Johnson, 44, who was also living in the apartment with her six-year-old son, police say.

The young boy was found hiding in a back bedroom. He and Ms Johnson, as well as Pak's wife, were rescued by officers shortly after the shooting, the Portland Press Herald reports.

How LASTMA Cut Short Lagos Family’s Christmas Celebration; Kill Breadwinner

At Isaac Popoola’s home in Lagos, the guests arrived one week early. Every New Year Day, relatives, as well as friends, fill his expansive compound in Egbeda to celebrate with the family.

But the steady stream of human traffic – grim-faced sympathizers and tearful relatives – that arrived on Christmas Day had nothing to celebrate.

On Christmas Eve, Mr. Popoola, 54, died after a fierce struggle with an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA.

The traffic officer, who accused him of committing a traffic offence, allegedly banged his head, repeatedly, on a metallic part of the bus as they struggled for control of the steering wheel.

“He told his mechanic that he’d do just two trips yesterday (Christmas Eve) and he’d rest today,” said Ibukun, 26, Mr. Popoola’s eldest son.

“If he was here, he’d probably be taking a bottle of beer or Five Alive,” he added.

Born in 1958, Mr. Popoola tried his hands in various meagre jobs, including working at a petrol station at Mushin, before delving into the transport business in 1984.

Baba American, as he was popularly known at the motor parks where he worked largely due to his funny character; the Modakeke-born commercial bus driver rose through the ranks, completing his two bedroom apartment in 1991 and moving in with his family.

“Everyday, he leaves the house by 5 a.m. He comes back anytime. Sometimes he does one trip and comes back. Sometimes he returns by 6 p.m. or 9 p.m.,” said Ibukun.

Aremu Salau, his bus conductor, said that the bus left their garage at Egbeda, early Thursday, with 17 passengers and headed towards Oshodi.

Mr. Popoola never made it to Oshodi.

Ibukun said that when he got wind of his father’s death, “it was a total shock.”

“The vulcanizer at the bus stop came to the house and was asking for the mechanic’s – my dad’s friend – number. I was sleeping then, so I woke up,” said Ibukun, a graduate of Accounting from the Federal Polytechnic, Offa.

“He (the vulcanizer) didn’t want to tell me. He said I should stay cool. I called Mr. Sunday, the mechanic; he was the one that told me.

“I was shocked. I never had any premonition,” Ibukun added.

Inside Mr. Popoola’s compound, worn out vehicle engines and used tyres litter the premises.

A medium sized goat teetered to a Guava tree struggle to shield itself from the hot, afternoon sun.

“My father bought the goat for this year’s celebration. We’d never celebrated Christmas since I was born. We do the celebration every January 1,” said Ibukun.

“But for this year, my father said we’d do it on January 2nd because he’d planned to go to work on New Year Day.”

Distanced by the state

After Monday’s fatal incident, authorities of the state’s traffic agency quickly stepped out to disown the officers allegedly involved.

In a statement issued after the incident and signed by Bola Ajao, the Public Relations Officer, LASTMA stated that the officers, identified as Adesanya Olatunde and Ogunride Oludele, “acted on their own contrary to the operational guidelines of the agency.”

Ibukun said that neither LASTMA nor officials of Lagos State government had reached out to his family as they mourn their breadwinner.

Before his remains was deposited at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital mortuary, on Monday night, the family was forced to make an initial deposit of N21, 000.

“They said we’ll be the one to bear every cost until government intervenes,” said Ibukun. “His friends from the motor park contributed money and we paid the bill,”

At the Area F Police headquarters, where Mr. Popoola’s lifeless body was first taken to, on Monday; his wife’s periodic cry of anguish punctured the relative quietness at the station.

“He is very gentle, humble. I don’t know why the LASTMA man killed my husband. Now I’m a widow,” Dupe Popoola, the deceased’s wife, said.

“From where will I start? My children do not have father again. Who’s going to render the help? Very terrible; I can’t bear it. Who’s going to help me?”

‘We want justice’

Ibukun said that their traditional New Year Day celebration had been cancelled and the family would focus on burial preparations.

His mother’s petty trading business would be insufficient to cater for the needs of the family of five children – three of them seeking admission into the university.

“He is not a pillar. He is pillars. He handles the crazy NEPA (electricity) bills, feeding, the land charge bills and every other thing.

“Nigerians must know. Lagosians must know how my father was killed. Justice must be done.

“On the 24th of every blessed year till the rest of my life, I’ll always remember that my father left us,” Ibukun said.