A 49-year old notorious car thief that specialized in drugging his victims before stealing their vehicles within Abuja, Benue and Kogi States, has been arrested by operatives of the Inspector- General of Police Special Intelligence Response team

A 49-year old notorious car thief that specialized in drugging his victims before stealing their vehicles within Abuja, Benue and Kogi States, has been arrested by operatives of the Inspector- General of Police Special Intelligence Response team.
Crime Alert gathered that eight vehicles suspected to have been stolen from his victims have been recovered from the suspect who is currently being detained at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The suspect confessed that he drugged his victims with tea and biscuit before robbing their cars.
Police sources disclosed that a victim, whose vehicle was robbed by the suspect in Abuja, gave him out and he was trailed to his home town in Otukpo, Benue State, where he was discovered to own a car stand.
According to the suspect; “I am Garuba Ibrahim, 49. I am from Otukpo area of Benue State. I am married with four children. I deal on fairly used shoes and I buy my shoes from Jos, Plateau State but in the year 2013, I went into selling cars. I used to go to Cotonou through Birini-Kebbi, but when my father died, I was asked to come home. When I got there, the elders told me that my father said I should stay at home before he died. Before that, there was an arraignment I had with my sister that if I should stay at home, they will pay me N100, 000 monthly.
I stayed until 2015, the money stopped coming. Then, I was into farming of kola nut, maize and I harvested it. I made over N330, 000. I gave my family N50, 000, and I took the rest to Birini Kebbi where I went into car business.
As soon as I went into the business, I started making huge profits from it. I was into buying and selling of vehicles. Then one day, I took a vehicle from Makurdi to Gboko and offered the driver food. I bought Semovita and soup and drugged it without the driver’s knowledge. We then drove to the secretariat and he started eating. As soon as he tasted the food, he started feeling dizzy. I brought his floor mat and he slept on it. Before then, I asked him to give me his car key to scratch my ear which he willingly obliged. I then drove the car, a Golf 3 station wagon, down to Otukpo and gave it to a man they call Chiama. I sold it to him for N500, 000.
Fourteen days later, I travelled to Abuja and took a cab to Sheraton hotel. When we got there, I paid him and asked that he should wait for me. I went to the swimming pool, sat down there and when I got out, I asked him to take me to another hotel. When we got there, I paid for a room and we went inside. Then we decided to get something to eat. After that, he bought bread and I bought some other items. When we went back to the hotel and we were about eating, I bought a packet of biscuit and cleverly drugged it. I also bought a bottle of beer and offered him one of the drugged slices of biscuit and he ate it. Thirty minutes later, he slept off. I took the key to the car, a Toyota Picnic and drove off.
I took the car to Kano and sold it to one Abdulraman for N600, 000. I found two phones in the car and gave one to my mother in-law and a sister to my wife. The man who taught me the trick of drugging my victim is Ibrahim Dogo from Sokoto state

2FACE REVEAL THE KEY TO HIS SUCCESS

Nigerian music legend Tuface Idibia has revealed the key factors to being a successful musician, the saddest and happiest moments of his career, Plantashun Boiz and future plans.

“My saddest moment was when they were writing things about me some years ago while I was celebrating the kids coming. Some people were using it against me, and saying some hurtful things to put me down. Another sad moment was when I lost my dad. All of a sudden I realised that this man who used to carry us on his shoulders and take us out for shopping and all that was going to die. Although, I tried all I could but I couldn’t help him, and he died. I cried like a baby,”

Just like he has had his sad moments, the ‘African Queen’ crooner and father of six has also had his happiest moments.

“There are so many first moments I could describe as my happiest. For me, it has been a string of firsts, and I am glad that I am a pioneer. Officially, I was the first artiste to be endorsed by a very big company and that was a very happy moment for me. I was the first to be declared by a big record label as the first artiste to sell above a million copies. I was the first to be on the popular Billboard charts.
I was also the first Nigerian artiste to have his music played on MTV Base Africa. In fact, the list is endless; and my kids are huge sources of inspiration for me, even though, when they were coming and I was rejoicing that I was going to be a dad, some people were complaining; thanks to their mums and my wife.”

He identified humility, respect for people, talent and belief in oneself as key factors to being a successful musician.

“The number one factor to success is that you have to be ready mentally, physically, spiritually and every other ‘ally’. You have to be ready to face challenges.
Number two is respect. You must respect people because people are the backbones of your success and failure. Respect your fans and the people that contributed in one way or the other to your career, because there is no artiste that can come out and say he or she is an island. You must have some level of humility as well. It’s not necessary that you greet everybody you see on the road; but you have to know that since you have put yourself out there, you must be humble. And finally, you need to have talent; talent is key because it is the foundation on which you will build your career as a musician.”

Speaking further, Tuface says his dream has always been to sing, and while growing up, he listened to the likes of Bob Marley and Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. However, in 1997, after he relocated to Lagos with Blackface and they founded the Plantashun Boiz, he made up his mind to make a career out of singing. Recalling how he has handled success over the years, Tuface said.

“You know, there is this thing about life. If you have been planning and aiming for something, you wouldn’t be so surprised when you eventually get to that place. Like when I started music as a career, there was an intention to go all the way but the speed, magnitude and stardom that came with success was overwhelming at one point. And that was because when we were planning this, we never knew it will get this big, so we just had to re-adjust to the new level on ground. So, for me, I will say that I worked towards it. So, when it started happening, I wasn’t so surprised.”

Tuface has sold millions of records, won numerous awards and is indeed a music icon not just in Nigeria but also across the continent. Asked if he misses the Plantashun Boiz 12 years after the group broke up? he said:

“You know that once in a while you feel that way and nostalgia just overwhelms you and you are like ‘wow!’ It was really fun those days hanging out with Faze and Blackface, singing together, cracking jokes and living together in the hotel, and all the funny things we did. We have some plans to still do stuff, but right now, we haven’t fixed a particular date or anything concrete.”

The Benue-born musician said he has no regrets.

“I am not somebody that likes to regret. I feel that whatever that happens has happened. The only thing I think of is how to blend and turn things positively. I don’t just sit down; fold my hands and start regretting. Instead, I re-adjust and move on.”

Despite his success, Tuface says he is not yet fulfilled:

“I am somewhere now but not exactly the place and position I want to be. I still want to go far. I am still hungry to achieve other things as a business man and not just a musician”

UNILAG GIRLS AND THAIR HEART BREAK

You Have No Brains, No Sense" - Amosun Tells Aggrieved Ogun Workers

You Have No Brains, No Sense" - Amosun Tells Aggrieved Ogun Workers

Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosu yesterday lashed out at aggrieved workers of the state civil service who have threatened to go on strike over unpaid allowances and wages.

At a town hall meeting organised by the Ministry of Budget and Planning at June 12 Cultural Centre, Abeokuta, insisted he would not succumb to the demands of the workers.

According to him, it is insensitive of the workers to be threatening to go on strike even when the economic recession is biting hard on all states.

"We all know this, yet some are not using their brains. They don’t have brains and they don’t know what they are doing. They don’t have sense. I cannot give what I don’t have. Teachers alone collect N2 billion monthly. If you want to join politics go and resign, you can then become card carrying member of political parties, you can start printing posters if you want to contest” He

PDP ACCUSES APC

» Rivers PDP accuses APC, Abe of plots to print fake INEC result sheets (Video)

Rivers PDP accuses APC, Abe of plots to print fake INEC result sheets (Video)

Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Mr Magnus Abe of printing fake Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC’s) result sheet to rig the coming rerun polls in the state.
This is coming after police in the state were said to have, on tip off by a concerned citizen, besieged a printing press, Help-Mate Consult, located at 12 Isiokpo Street D-Line Port Harcourt, printing fake result sheets for seven local government areas of the Rivers south-east, for the purpose of December 10 rerun election as announced by INEC.
During the raid, Mr Magnus Abe, the Rivers South-East APC candidate for the rerun elections was allegedly arrested along with Director of Help-Mate Consult, Atonye Peters, said to be a notable member of the APC from Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area and three of his staff, Richard Koko from Okrika, Nanee Godday from Khana and Tammy Garrick.
Atonye Peters had claimed in the video that the printing contract was awarded to him by Mr Emma Chinda, an APC leader and former Commissioner for Agriculture under Rotimi Amaechi. And the printing press were said to have already finished two sets for two local government areas before the police got wind of the illegal act.
Items recovered by the police at the printing press include State-of-the-art Printing Machine, computers, INEC Result Sheets Serial Number Booklets, which the printer used to authenticate the result sheets.
While Rivers State police are yet to make an official statement on the event, however, the Chairman Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Felix Obuah, in an interview with newsmen, said the arrest of the fake printers of rerun elections result sheets has vindicated the body on the plan by INEC and APC to rig the forthcoming rerun elections.
In its reaction, the state APC described the police action as a fake operation staged by PDP thugs to indict the party.
Rivers State APC Publicity Secretary, Mr. Chris Finebone, said in a statement, “A few days after the INEC announced that the Rivers re-run elections have been fixed for December 10, the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and the PDP have used thugs to stage what they call ‘busting of a fake result sheets printing syndicate in Port Harcourt’ said to be operated by a purported APC chieftain.
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“The Rivers State chapter of APC, wishes to state that no APC person, chieftain or ordinary member, was involved in any of the purported actions as alleged by Gov. Wike and the PDP assuming without conceding that any such development took place.”
Meanwhile, INEC has called for detailed investigation into the fake result sheet production in Port Harcourt, Rivers.
The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, made this call in an interview on Sunday in Abuja. He urged the security agencies handling the matter to make sure that those allegedly involved, both those already arrested in connection with the matter, and their paymasters are prosecuted.
He said, “The commission has heard the news about the arrest of nine people with fake result sheets in Port Harcourt. INEC wants to appeal to security agencies that the culprits should not just be arrested, they and their sponsors should be prosecuted.”



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Soyinka to ‘cut’ U.S. Green card if Trump wins

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Wole Soyinka

Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has said he will destroy his green card if Donald Trump emerges as winner of Tuesday’s United States (U.S.) presidential election.

The green card is a permanent residence permit for the U.S. – prized by many African immigrants to the U.S.

His comments emerged in the video of a conversation with students at Oxford University in the UK.

The famous author appears to be taking a swipe at Trump over his radical stance on immigration.

American voters go to the polls on Tuesday and latest polls show the two candidates are neck and neck.

Trump is famous for his promise to build a wall to keep Mexican immigrants out of the U.S. if he makes it to the White House.

Under his hardline proposals, every illegal immigrant currently in the U.S. would be subjected to deportation if he wins the election.

He said there will be no pathway to citizenship or even legal status for them unless they leave the country and get in line with everyone else who wants to enter the U.S., subject to the normal immigration procedures.

Soyinka said he feared the Republic candidate would ask all green-card holders to reapply to come back into the U.S.

“Well, I’m not waiting for that,” the Nigerian author told his student audience.

“The moment they announce his (Trump’s) victory, I will cut my green card myself and start packing up,” he added.

ANGELINA JOLIE MEET WITH FBI INVESTIGATOR

Angelina Jolie Meets with FBI Investigators

Posted Wednesday October 19, 2016 6:06 PM GMT

Angelina Jolie and her children met with FBI agents on Tuesday (October 18) to discuss allegations of child abuse against her estranged husband Brad Pitt.
The Wanted beauty filed for divorce on September 19, 2016, seeking to end her two-year marriage to Pitt for the "health of the family", according to her attorney, Robert Offer.

 

It subsequently emerged the actors had reportedly clashed over Pitt's style of parenting following an incident with 15-year-old son Maddox on a private plane trip from France to Los Angeles on September 14th. The claims prompted officials from both the FBI and the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to launch an investigation into allegations of child abuse.
On Tuesday, two FBI agents paid a visit to Jolie's home in Malibu, California, where they spent more than three hours interviewing the actress and her brood about the alleged plane dispute, according to TMZ.
The meeting, during which the Jolie-Pitt clan was asked to recall the incident step-by-step, was reportedly held to help officials determine whether the accusations warrant a full investigation.
Jolie currently has full physical custody of the kids, as agreed in a temporary deal last month, although Pitt has been granted visitation.
He has reportedly enjoyed two visits with their children to date.
As part of the custody deal, which will be reviewed by DCFS representatives later this month, both stars will undergo individual counseling, in addition to family sessions with their offspring, while the Inglourious Basterds actor will also submit to random drug and alcohol tests. He recently volunteered for a similar test, which reportedly came back negative.

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