Crime
18-Year-Old Detained For Allegedly Molesting Two-Year-Old In Delta State
The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the detention of an 18-year-old, Oghenetejiri Kosini, for allegedly molesting his landlady’s two-year-old daughter in Okpe Local Government Area.
The incident, which occurred on December 12, 2024, reportedly took place while the child’s mother, who owns the compound, was outside.
The suspect allegedly sneaked into the house to perpetrate the act.
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Kosini was arrested and detained, but his release on Christmas Eve without charges has sparked outrage.
Delta-based human rights activist, Comrade Israel Joe, raised concerns over the alleged mishandling of the case by the police.
In a Facebook post on Monday, January 6, 2024, Joe accused the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Orerokpe and the Investigating Police Officer (IPO) of attempting to cover up the case.
According to him, the IPO pressured the child’s mother to settle out of court and failed to provide a medical form for evidence collection.
Joe wrote, “Dear DPO Orerokpe, this two-year-old child was allegedly brutally defiled by one eighteen-year-old, Oghenetejiri Kosini, on the 12th of December, 2024. The mother of the child, who is the landlady, was busy outside when the boy allegedly entered the house to carry out this heinous act.
“However, he was arrested and brought to your division, but the IPO ended up begging the woman for settlement, despite her quest for justice for her daughter.
“In a quest to frustrate the investigations, the IPO also allegedly refused to give them a form to go for a medical check-up at the general hospital. The excuse was that the boy admitted to the act in his statement.”
Joe further criticized the reliance on the suspect’s confessional statement without conducting thorough investigations.
“Where on earth would the police condescend to a level of not carrying out proper investigation, holding to the confessional statement alone of a suspect that could be denied in court tomorrow?” he asked.
Joe alleged that Kosini was released on December 24, 2024, without due legal process, despite the victim’s mother obtaining all necessary medical and legal documentation for prosecution.
He called on the police to re-arrest the suspect and transfer the case to the Delta State Command’s Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (CIID) for proper handling.
“I wish to urge the police to, in the interest of justice, re-arrest the said suspect and transfer same to the Delta State Command CIID for investigations and prosecution.
“Na beg I dey, because we all go soon dance naked for market square if justice is not done,” Joe warned, adding that he would release further details soon.
Responding to the allegations, the Delta State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, confirmed on Wednesday that Kosini is currently in custody. “The suspect is in custody, please,” Edafe stated.
The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned Stella Nwadigbo, female, aged 45, on charges of indecent treatment and assault of a child.
This was revealed in a statement on its verified handle of micro-blogging site, X, on Thursday afternoon.
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The statement reads, “The suspect, who was arraigned in Magistrate Court 1, Ogba today, January 9, 2025, had been captured in a viral video indecently treating and assaulting a three-year-old pupil of a primary school in Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
“Following receipt of the video, the Family Support Unit (FSU) of Ikorodu Police Division promptly arrested the suspect on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 and transferred her to the Gender Unit of the Command Headquarters same day after preliminary investigations. The victim was taken to a medical facility for adequate medical attention.
“The suspect has since been remanded to Kirikiri Correctional facility till February 18, 2025 when the case comes up for continuation of hearing.
“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olanrewaju Ishola, psc(+), mnips, while commending Nigerians for promptly alerting the police to the situation, assures them of the ever-readiness of the Command to respond quickly and appropriately to situations towards ensuring the safety and security of resident and visitors to Lagos State.”
The continuing efforts to sweep the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), clean of corrupt tendencies, have seen officers of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Commission, being detained for investigation of some missing items.
This was disclosed in a statement on its verified handle on micro-blogging site, X, on Wednesday.
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Biztellers reports that the officers, who were arrested last week on the directives of the Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede are answering questions related to the theft of some operational items that they could not account for.
It was gathered that investigators are making good progress and those found culpable will be subjected to internal disciplinary processes.
The U.S. court has sentenced two Nigerian nationals, Olutayo Sunday Ogunlaja, 39, and Abel Adeyi Daramola, 37, to up to 20 years in prison for masterminding a $560,000 romance scam that defrauded a victim in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez and FBI Albuquerque Field Office Special Agent in Charge Raul Bujanda announced the convictions after a federal jury found both men guilty following a four-day trial.
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The federal jury took less than three hours to deliberate before finding the pair guilty of wire fraud and conspiracy.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office revealed that Ogunlaja and Daramola, along with other accomplices, initiated the scheme in January 2016 by creating a fake identity, “Glenn Brown,” on the dating website eHarmony.com.
Using this fabricated persona, they developed a romantic relationship with the victim and manipulated them into transferring large sums of money.
“Throughout the fraud, the victim was led to believe that their financial assistance was necessary for ‘Glenn Brown’ to complete a purported construction project in Malaysia and return safely to the United States,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office stated.
Between January 2016 and April 2017, the victim sent approximately $560,000 to accounts in the United States, Canada, and Malaysia. On September 27, 2016, the victim wired $28,000 to an account in the name of “Daramola Cars” at Woodforest Bank.
Court documents showed that Daramola transferred $18,000 of these funds to a seafood importer in Denmark and issued a $14,000 check.
Daramola denied involvement in the scam, but evidence obtained from text and WhatsApp messages on his phone revealed his role in supplying bank accounts used to launder fraudulent funds.
Ogunlaja’s involvement was similarly uncovered, with prosecutors presenting evidence that his Bank of America account was used to receive funds from the victim.
According to the FBI, “Glenn Brown” instructed the victim to deposit $20,000 in cash into Ogunlaja’s account on two occasions in March 2016. Ogunlaja then withdrew the funds and transferred them to Daramola’s account.
“This case demonstrates the lengths fraudsters will go to exploit the vulnerable,” said Special Agent Raul Bujanda. “We will continue to pursue justice for victims of financial crimes.”
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