KADUNA BUSINESSMAN DRAGS EX FIANCEE’S FATHER TO COURT, DEMANDS DOWRY REFUND. (PHOTO).

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Kaduna businessman drags ex fiancee’s father to court, demands dowry refund A businessman, Nasiru Dayyabu, on Wednesday, dragged the father of his ex-fiance, Mallam Sani Direba, to Shari’a Court II sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna over N260,000 dowry. The complainant had joined Direba in the suit against two brothers demanding a refund of N250, 000 dowry and N10,000 introduction money he paid to marry his daughter. Represented by his counsel, Mr Sani Sunusi, the complainant told the court that he sent his people from Karaye, Kano State to Kaduna in 2025, to seek for the defendant’s daughter’s hand in marriage. “We paid the dowry and the introduction money (kudin gausuwa) and were waiting for them to set a date for the wedding,” he said. “Unfortunately, the lady’s father called to inform us that they have cancelled the marriage.” The counsel said the complainant had asked for the refund of his money since Sept. 2025 but all the efforts he made proved abortive. He claimed that his client ...

BAYELSA JUDGE’S KIDNAPPERS CONFESS, SAY HE WASN'T TARGETED. (PHOTO).



 Suspects Confess to Abduction of Bayelsa Judge, Eight Arrested

Eight suspects linked to the June 21, 2025, abduction of Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, a Bayelsa State judge, have been paraded by security agencies in Yenagoa, detailing their roles in the crime. The suspects, comprising six males and two females, are in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), which coordinated the judge’s rescue and their arrests.

Justice Omukoro was kidnapped from an eatery in the Ekeki area of Yenagoa and taken to a neighboring state, where he was held captive. The Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, Francis Idu, and the State Director of the DSS, Adedapo Amao, presented the suspects to the public. Governor Douye Diri, during a state executive council meeting, announced that all suspects except the gang leader, who remains at large, have been apprehended.

One suspect, Brodrick, an indigene of Ozobo community in Delta State, confessed to journalists during the parade that he was recruited by a man he referred to as his “boss” for the operation. He claimed the group, equipped with uniforms and vehicles, had no specific target but “stumbled” upon the judge at an eatery named Kilimanjaro. “We moved from our camp, approached him, and kidnapped him to our camp in a neighboring state,” Brodrick said. He added that upon learning Omukoro was Ijaw from Ekeremor Local Government Area, they decided to “treat him well,” though the gang’s “General” insisted on keeping him in handcuffs.

Another suspect, John, admitted to being contacted for the operation but said he did not participate due to illness, though he was present at the camp when the victim was brought in.

Commissioner Idu praised Governor Diri’s security measures, crediting inter-agency collaboration and logistical support, including CCTV cameras installed across the state, for the successful rescue and arrests. He noted that a special DSS team from Abuja played a key role in apprehending the suspects, including the two female accomplices. Idu warned criminals that Bayelsa is no longer a safe haven, citing the suspects’ confessions as evidence of robust security efforts.

The investigation remains ongoing as authorities continue to pursue the gang leader.

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