DSS Arrests NTA Reporter Over Bribery Allegation

A 28-year-old staff of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, Sampson Oghenedoro, has been arrested and paraded by the Department of State Services, DSS, Niger State command, for allegedly demanding N50 million from the state government to stop him from broadcasting a story on alleged fraudulent activities within the government.

According to P.M NEWS report, Oghenedoro, who works with the NTA in Asaba, Delta state, as a producer/cameraman, operates under the name Fajiro Oliver, was paraded on Monday, 22 September, 2014, in Minna, Niger State capital.

Speaking on the matter, DSS director in Niger State, Dr. Larry Obiagwu, said that the suspect was picked up by his men at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while on his way to Minna to collect the said amount.

[caption id="attachment_3451" align="aligncenter" width="273"] DSS spokesperson, Marilyn Ogar.[/caption]

Obiagwu informed that Sampson and two others, Stanley Gene and Francis Arinze, both now at large, co-founded the Secret Reporters Group (SRG) with the alleged sole objective of blackmailing government officials and heads of organisations for pecuniary benefits.

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He said that in July and August the suspect told top officials of the Niger state government on a threat to expose fraudulent activities taking place within the government or be paid N50 million to drop the story.

The DSS director further stated that Sampson and his accomplices did not carry out any investigation on the Niger state government

However, the suspect, while speaking with journalists, denied knowledge of the alleged demand of N50 million from the state government, saying he was only on his way to Minna to balance his story.

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Police Denies Soldiers Ambush In Kogi

Officials of the Kogi State Police Command on Tuesday reacted to the reported ambush of about 850 military troops on Sunday night in Kogi State by suspected Boko Haram members between Okene and Lokoja road.

The command spokesman, Aguebor Elvis, in an interview with the Nigerian Tribune, refuted the alleged attack which was reported by a national daily.

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It would be recalled that some military troops roportedly going to Kotangora in Niger State, for training before going to Borno and Adamawa states for reinforcement against the dreaded terrorists group, Boko Haram were ambushed by suspected sect members.

Elvis, who categorically stated that nothing of such happened in the state, said: “the command never heard of Boko Haram attacking military men, we are surprised that such a report came out without confirming from us. It was just a distraction”

The command’s spokesman further revealed that the state Commissioner of Police, Paul Nwafor, has directed that a letter should be sent to the Inspector General of Police, in Abuja, to let him know that the purported attack was bore out of the “imagination of the writer, aimed at creating distraction in order to cause confusion in the state.”

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Elvis said a statement would soon be released to inform members of the public on the true nature of the matter.

It would be recalled that on Monday, Punch reported that at least 850 soldiers attached to the 322 Artillery Battalion, and the Fourth Brigade Garrison, Ekeunwa, Benin City, the Edo State capital were ambushed by suspected Boko Haram terrorist group between Okene and Lokoja, Kogi State.

Meanwhile, in a recent development following a fierce battle with soldiers of 7 Division, over 200 members of the Boko Haram sect who were on a revenge mission to Konduga local government area of Borno State were reportedly killed. The Nigerian military had  also on September 12, 2014, reportedly killed over 150 insurgents, who attempted to invade Kondugatown.

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Cultists Kill And Roast 9-Yr-Old In Niger State, Say His Flesh Was Tasty

Niger State police have arrested suspected cultists who specialize in eating roasted human’s flesh.

The cult members were detained on August 21 in Kuso village, Lavun LGA, Nigerian Tribune reports. The group included an elderly woman identified as Fatima.

One Mohammed handed over his son Umar to his mother (Umar’s grandmother) Fatima to look after the boy pending father’s arrival from the journey within the state.

Meanwhile, the main suspect Fatima allegedly handed over the boy to another suspect named Tetengi with the prospective to kill the 9-year-old and eat his flesh in the group of 3. Tetengi slaughtered Umar and roasted his body then shared it with Fatima and the Aminatu, the third cultist.

The father came back from trip and did not find his child at his mother’s house. Fatima told him that his boy had disappeared shortly after Mohammed left adding that she had not seen him since.

Following the incident, Mohammed invited an Islamic scholar to shed the light on strange disappearance, a police source said, adding that the prayer allowed it to be revealed that Fatima was lying.

According to Crime & Security, the case was immediately reported to the police by the family, following which the operatives started investigation.

As soon as the suspected cultists were arrested, all 3 confessed to the crime, with one of them saying that human’s flesh was tastier than that of an animal.

All the suspects are soon to face charges.

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