LASG probes death of student flogged to death
LAGOS State Government has vowed to investigate into an alleged beating of a secondary school pupil to death by a mathematics teacher in Elihans College, Isawo, Ikorodu, with a view to bringing the offender to justice.
It, however, assured that it would leave no stone unturned to unearth the mystery behind the death.
The suspect, identified as Mr Emma, was alleged to have beaten Master Boluwatife Omelaja to death for failing to answer correctly a mathematics question he was asked on Thursday, November 26.
Giving an update when contacted, yesterday, Head of Public Affairs Unit of Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mr Kayode Abayomi said: “I can’t really comment on the issue but what I can confirm to you is that investigation into the incident has commenced by the Office of Education Quality Assurance that is handling the matter on behalf of the state government to determine the cause of the death, as well as, punish any offender who may be linked to it.”
It was gathered that the deceased’s sibling, Lateef Omelaja, who is also a student of the privately-owned school later opened up on the incident at home as the school authorities had reportedly lied to the family when they brought the body home that he slumped and died in class so as to cover up the atrocity.
According to the report, when Boluwatife’s body was taken home by the school proprietress and principal, the said teacher accompanied them without revealing his role in the death of the boy whose corpse was buried a few hours later according to Islamic rite.
Following the incident, the teacher has realized the gravity of the offense, reportedly, disappeared without any trace. Culled from Vanguard
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Police arrest seven for cultism in Ikorodu
*Recover machetes, charms, others
SEVEN suspected members of Eiye Confraternity at Agura, Ikorodu, Lagos State were arrested by police operatives attached to Imota Division, Ikorodu.
Giving the details of the arrests, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Muyiwa Adejobi, said the suspected cultists attacked an official of a local vigilante group, popularly called Agbekoya, in the area by using machetes and guns
He said the cultists reportedly attacked the vigilante members over the recent arrest of one of their group members by the vigilante group.
The suspected cultists included their armourer, a 20-year-old lady, Zainab Nurudeen and their driver, 48-year-old, Ahmed Shittu.
He said others, who had their dangerous weapons, fled the scene on sighting the Police.
Items recovered from them included machetes and some charms, a green Paragon bus with number plate LAGOS APP 600 XA that was used by the suspects for their operations.
While investigations are ongoing, the Commissioner of Police has directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigations Department, C.I.D Panti for proper investigations, as well as sending signals to other cultists and men of the underworld that Lagos State will be too hot for them to operate or hibernate.
Cops nab five for robbing church
Five members of a robbery syndicate who robbed members of Christ Apostolic Church, situated at Gudugbe Alagbon area of Wasimi in Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state during a vigil, have been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command.
A statement by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspects, Abubakar Ibrahim, 38, Sulaiman Yusuf 32, Ismail Yusuf 20, Umar Aliu 26 and Yinusa Musa, were arrested following a distress call made by one Obisesan Seye, the shepherd in charge of the church.
He said, while vigil was going on in the church at about 1.30 am, six men who were armed with dangerous weapons invaded the church and attacked the church members.
He said “The hoodlums beat some members of the church to stupor before dispossessing them of their valuables.
“As if that was not enough, the hoodlums abducted one Mrs Mojisola Atolagbe while leaving the church.''
“Upon the distress call, policemen attached to Ewekoro division swiftly moved to the scene, combed the forest where the hoodlums escaped to thoroughly and their efforts paid off as five amongst the gang were apprehended in the bush.
“The victims of the attack have identified all the arrested suspects while the sixth one is being hunted for.”
Items recovered from them included one cutlass, two sharp-pointed cudgels, and assorted dangerous charms.
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