Gov. Mimiko Appoints Lasisi Oluboyo As The New Deputy Governor Of Ondo State

Ondo state Commissioner for Agriculture, Lasisi Oluboyo has emerged as the newly appointed Deputy Governor in Ondo state following the early Monday morning impeachment of Ali Olanusi by the state House of Assembly.

At a resumed hearing this morning in Akure, the state House of Assembly announced that the state governor, Olusegun Mimiko has sent Mr. Oluboyo’s name to them for ratification.

Nigerian Navy Kills One, Arrests Two For Disrupting Elections In Ondo

Officers attached to the Ondo State Naval Command on Saturday shot dead a hoodlum who disrupted the House of Assembly election in Ilaje area of the State, while two others were also apprehended and handed over to the police.

It was gathered that the alleged suspects on sighting a naval patrol team opened fire and in their defence, the patrol team fired back, leading to the arrest of one of the men.

APC Accuses Oba Of Hijacking Election Materials In Ondo

A first class monarch in Ondo State, Oba Fredercik Obateru Akinruntan, has been accused of hijacking the materials for the governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. The allegation was levelled by the All Progressives Congress in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. Akinruntan, who is the Okoro Ajiga 1 of Ugbo Kingdom, was alleged to have hijacked the materials in Ilaje Local Government Area. He allegedly did it in collusion with the Peoples Democratic Party. His son is a candidate of the PDP for the House of Assembly.

Photo: Police Parade Suspect Who Partook In Ondo Bank Robbery

The Edo State Police Command on Wednesday paraded one Mr. Etopa Sadiq, suspected to have taken part in last Thursday’s bank robbery in Owo, Ondo State.

correspondents had on March 26 reported that the robbers attacked four commercial banks, killing some persons.

The robbers were also said to have carted away cash, arms and ammunition.

Bloody day as robbers kill bank manager, seven others in Owo

It was a bloody day in ancient town of Owo kingdom, the headquarters of Owo local government area of Ondo State as robbers attacked four banks for hours this evening.

Numbering about seven, it was learnt that the bandits allegedly killed the manager of one of the banks, including seven others, while several were injured.

Sources alleged that when the robbers began their operation in the community, all the police at the various check points in the community disappeared.

Ondo State Deputy Governor Dumps PDP for APC

Ondo state deputy governor Alhaji Alli Olanusi has decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.

It would be recalled that Olanusi, 71, and the governor, Olusegun Mimiko defected to the PDP from Labour Party only last year but since their defection there’s been rancour between the existing PDP leaders in the state and Mimiko.

Ritualists beheaded a lady in Ondo

Some suspected ritualists yesterday morning beheaded a yet to be identified middle aged lady around Arigidi-Akoko road , Akoko North West in Ondo State.

The lifeless body was discovered by a passers-by, who raised his voice, thereby attracting residents of the community and later became the talk of the town.

The people, particularly the women were wondering who might have done the evil act to the unknown lady.

It was yet to be known if the deceased was an indigene of the community or the lifeless body was only dropped by the ritualists in the community.

Already, remains of deceased have been removed by the Homicide Section of the Nigeria Police for possible identification and investigation.

The Police Public Relations Officer [PPRO], Wole Ogodo confirmed the incident, saying investigation has begun to unravel those behind the killings.

An indigene of Arigidi-Akoko, who spoke with DailyPost but preferred anonymity, said such always occur whenever election period is approaching.

According to him, “My spirit told me this evil work was done by politicians because I have discovered that anytime election is approaching, we always witness things like killing and kidnapping. I am urging the youth, particular the ladies to know the kind of friends they keep.

“Just of recent, a female student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, a nearby community to our own town was lured by her friend to a house built in a bush. Thank God for the Okada man who took them to the house, but became suspicious when it was only one of them who came out of the house. He quickly put a call across to the Police, but before the Police’s arrival, the other girl had been beheaded by the ritualists. It was later discovered by the Police that the other girl sold her friend to the ritutalists.

“I want to advise our youth, particularly the ladies that they should know the kind of friends they keep. They should not trust anyone, even their best friends and they should stop running after material things. Though, we are yet to know what led to the death of the young lady found by the road side in Aridigi-Akoko, we hope that very soon, the Police will bring the criminals behind this ugly incident to book”.

Psychiatric patient stabs herbalist to death

A 24-year-old psychiatric patient, Iijisakin Ayoola, has reportedly stabbed to death his 60-year-old traditional doctor, Alfa Iliasu Waheed, in Idanre, Ondo State.
Consequently, the Police in Akure has detained the suspect.
The suspect reportedly stabbed the traditional doctor in the neck with a broken bottle which caused his death.

Gov. Amaechi Arrested And Detained By Soldiers In Ondo

The Rivers State Government has issued a statement saying its governor, Rotimi Amaechi has been arrested and being held hostage by security operatives in Odudu, Ondo state.

The governor, the statement said, was arrested as he made his way to Ado-Ekiti for a political rally by his Ekiti State counterpart, Kayode Fayemi.

Prophetess arrested for killing newlywed in Ondo

FOR her complicity in the controversial death of 34-year-old Victor Oguntibeju, police have arraigned Prophetess Victoria Abiodun before an Oke Eda Magistrate’s Court, Akure, Ondo State.

Police prosecutor, Isaac Atenegbe, told the court that Prophetess Abiodun committed the offence at Saka Ibrahim Street, Ijoka, Akure, on April 10, 2014 about midnight when she allegedly gave Victor a herbal mixture leading to his death.

Suspected Kidnapper Burnt To Death in Ondo

 

Finally, nemesis caught up with a popular woman as she was anxious to do her kidnapping business even before it was night time.

The residents of the area said that the “fake mad woman” was usually found at a dump site along Oluseyi Street in Ondo town at a particular day of the week.