Woman and her partner arrested for allegedly battering her two children aged 5 and 2

The police in Lagos state have arrested a mother and her partner for allegedly battering her two children aged 5 and 2.

The woman identified as Busola Oyediran and her partner, Akebiara Emmanuel, were arrested on Friday, January 13, by the police following reports by neighbours.

The concerned neighbours had alerted the police of the consant physical abuse of the minors by their biological mother and her partner.

Following the report, the police stormed the Egbeda/Idimu home of the couple and arrested them.

The police later visited the hospital where the neighbours had taken the battered children for treatment.

When confronted, their mother claimed the children fell from a motorcycle and suffered serious injuries.

Confirming the arrest to LIB, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Benjamin, said the couple is currently in detention and will be arraigned in court by Monday, January I6.

He said the father of the children has been alerted.

OAP Daddy Freeze advises women in abusive relationships to seek help from professionals and not their pastors

OAP and leader of the Free the Sheep movement, DaddyFreeze has advised women who are in abusive relationships and marriages to seek help from professionals and not from their pastors.

In a post shared on his Instagram page, Freeze reminded such women that prayer and preaching could not save gospel artiste Osinachi Nwachukwu who died in April after years of alleged domestic violence from her husband, Peter Nwachukwu.

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Popular Lagos businessman, IVD’s wife, Bimbo is dead

Bimbo, the wife of popular car dealer, Ikechukwu Ogbonna, better known as IVD, has died. Her sister confirmed her passing on social media some hours ago.

Bimbo was rushed to the hospital sometime this week after suffering severe burns during a violent incident at their residence in Megamound estate, Lekki, Lagos.

Sources claimed Bimbo confronted her husband IVD on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, over the constant beatings she received, and a fight ensued.

The fight resulted in their house being set ablaze. IVD was said to have escaped with minor burns while Bimbo suffered severe burns and was rushed to the intensive care unit. Sadly. she lost the battle to live.

Announcing Bimbo’s passing on social media, her sister wrote;

”Bimbo is gone-Bimbo is gone-My sister is gone. The fire is burning me haaaaaaaaa IVD you killed my only sister Abimbola IVD KILLED MY SISTER IVD KILLED MY SISTER IVD KILLED MY SISTER IVD KILLED MY SISTER IVD KILLED MY’.

Her demise comes after many years of physical abuse she suffered from her husband and the father of her five children.

In May 2019, Bimbo regained consciousness after she was allegedly beaten to a coma by her husband during pregnancy. She was 8 months pregnant at the time.

Then, on October 4, 2020, IVD released a video of him reconciling with his wife days after she released an exposé explaining how she allegedly suffered domestic violence from him for 19 years.

Ogun monarch allegedly blinds trader for dancing with queen

A trader, Wasiu Oduwole, has demanded justice after a traditional ruler, Nureni Oduwaye, allegedly kicked his eye at the Moore Blessing Hotel, Ikenne, in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State.The victim claimed he could no longer see with the eye.

It was gathered that Oduwaye perpetrated the act after allegedly accusing Wasiu of dancing with his queen during a birthday celebration at the hotel.

The monarch, his queen, alongside other guests, were said to have been invited by the celebrant, identified simply as Iya Alaje.

Before the celebration commenced, Wasiu told our correspondent that the owner of the hotel, Yakub Omobolanle, contracted him to prepare 14 plates of catfish pepper soup for the guests.

The trader said he had visited the hotel to commence preparation when he realised that the ingredients for the pepper soup were not enough.

“So, I decided to manage the ingredients because the distance of the hotel to the market is far.

We were serving the guests when the owner of the hotel and the celebrant approached me and said the guests were complaining that the pepper soup was not well-nourished.

“I told him it wasn’t my fault and that the ingredients were not enough. After I was done with the cooking, I went into the bar, met the owner of the hotel, the celebrant, Iya Alaje, her husband, and a woman, who I never knew was a queen. I started apologising to them and I was told not to worry.

“The celebration was ongoing when the monarch, Nureni Oduwaye, entered. The deejay was playing and everyone was dancing. I was surprised as the celebrant and the queen were singing secular music.

I commended them because people of their age and status don’t usually like secular music, let alone knowing the lyrics,” Wasiu said.

The Ogun State indigene said suddenly, the monarch asked him to identify himself and he said he was the younger brother of the owner of the hotel.

He claimed that the Oduwaye angrily left for his car, adding that the hotel owner and the husband of the celebrant ran after him, but Iya Alaje’s husband returned and instructed him to apologise to the monarch.

Wasiu said,

“The queen was even asking what I did wrong but for the sake of peace, I went to apologise to him. When I got to where he was, I started begging him. I told him I was informed that he was annoyed because I was dancing with his queen and said I did not dance with her.

“As I was attempting to lie down to continue begging, he used his leg to kick my left eye. The injury in my eye was so severe that I was rushed to a nearby hospital from where I was transferred to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital.

“The monarch only checked on me once and as I am speaking to you, I can no longer see with my left eye. I am blind in my left eye.

The case was reported at the Area Command, Sagamu, but nothing was done because the police refused to carry out an investigation. The incident happened on September 21, 2022; I want justice.”

Wasiu’s mother, Shakirat, accused the Sagamu Area Commander of attempting to sweep the case under the carpet, adding that the monarch was using his influence to prevent justice.

She said, “When I saw my son in the hospital, I almost fainted. I was advised to report the case to the Area Commander, Sagamu, and when we got there, I was crying and explaining to him, but he said we would have to settle the case.

“He said he is the son of a king and the person responsible for my son’s condition is also a king and for that reason, we have to settle the case. I am speaking up because I want justice for my son; the police have refused to carry out any investigation.”

The owner of the hotel, who confirmed the attack on Wasiu, said the monarch had been acting unremorseful.Omobolanle said,

“When I was told that the monarch became angry because Wasiu was dancing with his queen, I had to tell him that I was the one who invited Wasiu to prepare the catfish and that he does not know his queen.

He was just acting annoyed. The husband of the celebrant told Wasiu to beg the monarch and it was in the process of begging that the monarch kicked his eye.

“I was the one that rushed him to a hospital and paid the hospital bill. I have been told that Wasiu no longer sees with the eye.”

Oduwaye, when contacted, said he had visitors and could not talk to our reporter. “You must come to Shagamu if you want to hear the facts from me,” he added.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident.

He said, “The area commander confirmed that the case was reported and that it had been investigated and concluded.

He said the case should have been charged to court on Monday but the monarch said he was sick and came in the evening.

“So, he told both parties to come on Wednesday so the matter could be charged to court but the complainant did not show up. If the complainant shows up, we will charge the case to court.”

10-year-old girl rescued after she ran away from her alleged abusive mistress in Ebonyi

A 10-year-old girl who identified herself as Ebube Ezaka, has been rescued after she was found roaming the streets of Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on Friday, August 4.

The chairman of Human Rights Defenders (HURIDE), Sampson Oko Nweke, who disclosed this on Facebook said the girl ran away from her mistress due to alleged constant abuse.

According to the minor, she was constantly abused, starved and forced to sleep outside the house by the woman identified simply as Mrs Chimuanya.

You can’t abuse everyone in Nigeria and demand presidency – El-Rufai tells Igbos

Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that the emergence of a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction will only become reality if the people of the South-East stop threatening the country with secession.

El-Rufai said the regions that have produced Presidents that ruled the country achieved the feats by negotiating with people and political parties, stressing that politics has to do with negotiations and convincing others on why they should vote for the candidates.

The governor said this during a webinar organised by the Africa Leadership Group and tagged: ‘Developing a Viable Nation 2’.

He said Igbo people will not get the presidency by abusing everyone in Nigeria, adding that the region needs to seek alliance with other regions if they want someone from the region to be the next President.

El-Rufai, while responding to a question about why someone of Igbo extraction has not become Nigeria’s president yet, said; “I don’t think anyone has stopped the South-East from going for the Presidency. But you see, you cannot get the Presidency of Nigeria by threats or by shouting victimhood. This is a political process and you have to engage other parts of Nigeria to convince them to support you.

“That is what everyone does. That is what Jonathan did in 2011; that is what Buhari did in 2015 and 2019. That is what every President does. You don’t stay in your corner, abuse everyone in Nigeria and say give me Presidency. It is not going to happen.

Presidency is not by allocation. It is the result of a political process. You join a political party, your party negotiates with other parts of the country and it happens. That is how it is done. And you cannot get it by sitting down or threatening secession. It won’t work.

“I think the South-East is going about it the wrong way because if you look at the APC (All Progressives Congress) for instance, we do not have many footprints in the South-East.”