TROOPS ARREST SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER, RECOVER AK-47 RIFLE ALONG BENIN–SAPELE ROAD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE
TROOPS ARREST SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER, RECOVER AK-47 RIFLE ALONG BENIN–SAPELE ROAD Troops of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, Operation WABAIZIGAN, have arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered an AK-47 rifle and ammunition during a targeted operation along the Benin–Sapele Road in Ikpoba-Okha LGA of Edo State. The suspect, identified as Olamide Oyeniyi, was arrested on 12 September 2026 at Obaretin Community by troops conducting operations to disrupt criminal activities and safeguard major transportation routes within the area. Items recovered from the suspect include one AK-47 rifle, one magazine and eight rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition. Other items recovered are one Tecno mobile phone, two bags, one torchlight, one music box and assorted charms. The suspect and recovered items are currently in troops’ custody for further investigation, while efforts are ongoing to establish his links to other criminal elements and determine his possible involvement in kidnapping and related activi...
24 year old Funke Balogun according to The Nation newspaper,who was a National Diploma II student of Yaba College of Technology {YABATECH},was allegedly electrocuted on a hotel bathroom on sunday.The incident happened at 30 Balogun street,Oshodi in Lagos where she and Abolade Adetunji her boyfriend,lodged in his mother's hotel that was commissioned last thursday.Her.Her family is alleging that she was killed but her boyfriend and his family are claiming that she was electrocuted.Her younger sister Funmi said Abolade came to pick her sister at their residence on saturday around 11pm,adding that was the last she saw of her sister.She said ''Abolade was in a hurry that night and i told my sister not to go but she picked some of her things and left with him.On sunday morning around 7,she called and said plans had changed that they were not going to the beach again but to a hotel and since then,we have been trying her mobile line.When she didn't pick her call,i became worried.That day was her birthday and our mother still called her in the midnight to pray for her.Even when my mum called Abolade's mobile line,someone picked and said he forgot his phone and since then his line has been switched off.When i and some of our family members went to the hotel to check her,they didn't see her,adding that the receptionist said Adetunji just stepped out and wasn't with a girl.Even when we got to Abolade's house,we were told he had gone to the beach.Around 8 pm on sunday,my cousin and i went to the hotel again,i sighted blood on the wall and when i asked Abolade's brother,Bayo where my sister was he said at the moment,Funke is dead;he said it without remorse and was stlll icing drinks in the freezer.Even when we went to the police station,they said they were not aware of the incident.Is that how my sister will die?.She has been dating him for almost a year.He just returned from National Youth Service Corps {NYSC} orientation camp in Anambra state.The boy is very proud to the extent that whenever he visited her,he didn't greet anyone''.Her boyfriend Abolade Adetunji said on his hospital bed yesterday monday that the late Fuunke wanted to have her bath that morning when they realised there was no toothpaste in the toilet.''She was already in the bathroom and i went to meet my brother who was on the same floor with us to get the toothpaste.As i returned to the room,i tried to open the toilet door but it was stiff.As i gained access to the toilet,i met her on the floor with a shower handled on her right hand.When i tried to carry her,i didn' know what happened until i saw myself on hospital bed''.Some family members claimed that the late Funke's skin was still fresh when they visited the mortuary,adding that there was no sign of electrocution except for her swollen right arm.Na wha ohhh who are we going to believe only if the dead can speak.
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