How we Planned Kidnap of Three Lagos Schoolgirls - Prime Suspect Confesses

 The prime suspect in the kidnap of the three girls of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary, Ikorodu, Lagos State, Emmanuel Arigidi(pictured) has narrated how they plotted the kidnap of the girls.

Arigidi, 37, from Ondo State, said they were 12 in number who planned the operation, but noted that one of them, Lamiameni, was the one who brought the deal, which was planned at Majidun area of Lagos.

“We are 12 in number that carried out the operation. We planned the operation in Majidun and after that, we went to Maya bridge to enter Canoe and went to the school around 8pm. After we gained entrance into the school, we took away three girls and we took them to our hideout,” he said.

He added that along the line, he had misunderstanding with other members of the gang, as he insisted that the girls should be returned to where they were kidnapped due to the tight security system in Lagos State.

“But along the line, we had disagreement between ourselves and I was actually the one that started it. I told other members of the gang that what we have done is not good and that I don’t like it. I know that security in Lagos State is now tight and I was telling others that there was no way we would get away with this kind of job considering the level of security in the state.

”When I told them that we should end the assignment, other members of the gang threatened to kill me and then I took Canoe to run away. Three days after I ran away, operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) then arrested me somewhere in Majidun and that was how I told them how we planned the attack,” he narrated.

Arigidi added that:

 “One thing I will like to say is that if not for the fact that I was arrested, they would not have seen the girls because I was the one who revealed everything to the police.”

The prime suspect, who said he is a traditional bone setter, said the leader of the gang is called Felix who hails from Edo State, saying that he had not been arrested as he had escaped into the forest with other members of the gang.

He stated that three local guns and four rifles were used in the operation, which he said were brought in by Felix.

Police Arrests Woman as She Delivers Over 5kg of Heroin to a Nigerian Man in Dubia

 A Pakistani woman was arrested as she delivered over 5 kilogrammes of heroin to a Nigerian man who was under surveillance by anti-narcotics offices, Dubai Criminal Court heard on Sunday, March 6th.

According to prosecutors, the officers got a tip-off that the 33-year-old Nigerian (name withheld), who was in the country on a visit visa, was dealing in drug. He was under surveillance on November 3 when he was seen meeting with the Pakistani woman, 40, who was also on a visit visa.

"We were tipped off about him then a few days later while we kept him under our eyes we received new information that he was awaiting a new drug shipment from a woman," said Emirati police captain A R, 42.

The officer said the Nigerian man met the Pakistani woman at a park in Naif. The two talked for a short time after which the woman handed a large bag to him.

"He was walking and looking around for her and she was doing the same until they met. They spoke and she handed him the bag. At that point we arrested them," said the police.

More than 5,544kg of heroin hidden in a set of accessories were found inside the bag. Both were charged with possessing heroin to sell. They denied the charge in court. The next hearing is set on March 17.

Very Sad! : Wife of The Minister of State For Labor, James Ocholi, Dies in Hospital, See Son's Last IG Post

 The wife of the Minister of state for Labor and Employment, James Ocholi, Blessing Fatima Ocholi, has died. She was involved in the fatal accident that killed her husband and her son along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway today Sunday March 6th. She was in a coma for a few hours after which she lost the battle to live. May their souls rest in peace, Amen.

 Below is the son's last IG post. RIP to the Ocholis.

Ini Edo Fires Back at Nigerians Mocked Her AMVCA Dress, Calling it a 'Wedding Gown'(See)

 Actress Ini Edo got a lot of negative comments over her AMVCA dress(pictured). Many say it was a wedding gown. The pissed off actress has now taken to IG to clap back... See below...

Photos From The Car Crash That Killed Minister of State For Labour, James Ocholi

 The Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Hon James Ocholi (SAN) died this afternoon in a fatal motor accident along Abuja – Kaduna road while travelling with his son and wife.

 Here are photos from the car crash. His wife is at the hospital, in a critical condition, but his son didn't survive the crash. See photos below...

Four Catholic Nuns, 13 Others Killed by Gunmen at a Retirement Home, Pope Francis Condemns Massacre(Photos)

 At least seventeen people, including four Catholic nuns, were killed on Friday, March 4th, when armed men attacked a care home for the elderly run by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity in Yemen..

The group of gunmen raided the home for the elderly located in the Sheik Osman district of Aden. According to eyewitness reports, two gunmen encircled the facility while at least four raided the building housing over 80 patients. 

The gunmen then proceeded to separate four nuns at gunpoint before opening fire on them. Two of the four slaughtered nuns were Rwanda, one from India and another from Kenya. One nun managed to survive the attack by hiding inside a refrigerator.

After killing the nuns, the gunmen then moved from room to room handcuffing the patients and shooting them in the heads. Six Ethiopians, a Yemeni cook and Yemeni guards were also killed.

The dead and injured were taken to the city’s state-run Republican hospital and a health centre run by Medecins Sans Frontieres. A doctor at the Republican hospital told the media that some of the dead had arrived with their hands tied behind their backs. Most had been shot in the head. 

Paramedics said they expected the death toll to rise as some of the wounded had serious injuries. Officials and medics were unable to provide a figure for the number of people injured in the attack.

There were about 80 elderly residents at the home, which was established in 2000 by Missionaries of Charity, a religious order set up by Mother Teresa. Sunita Kumar, a spokeswoman for the order in the Indian city of Kolkata, said its members were “absolutely stunned” at the killing.

"The sisters were to come back but they opted to stay on to serve people in Yemen."  she said.

Missionaries of Charity, which also runs homes for the elderly in Taez, Hodeidah and Sanaa, is the only organisation to provide such a service in Yemen. Local religious leader Sheikh Mohammed Mahboob blamed the Aden attack on ISIL, which considers Christians to be heretics.

"The Islamic fighters have a wrong understanding of Islam" he said.

So far no group has claimed responsibility for Friday's attack, but reports on the ground indicate that the slaughter was carried out by Islamic State terrorists or their affiliates.

Yesterday, March 5, the Vatican condemned the killings. In a statement relased on behalf of Pope Francis , the Vatican's Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, said the pontiff was "shocked and profoundly saddened by the massacre.

"His Holiness Pope Francis was shocked and profoundly saddened to learn of the killing of four Missionaries of Charity and twelve others at a home for the elderly in Aden. He sends the assurance of his prayers for the dead and his spiritual closeness to their families and to all affected from this act of senseless and diabolical violence. He prays that this pointless slaughter will awaken consciences, lead to a change of heart, and inspire all parties to lay down their arms and take up the path of dialogue. In the name of God, he calls upon all parties in the present conflict to renounce violence, and to renew their commitment to the people of Yemen, particularly those most in need, whom the Sisters and their helpers sought to serve. Upon everyone suffering from this violence, the Holy Father invokes God’s blessing, and in a special ways he extends to the Missionaries of Charity his prayerful sympathy and solidarity".

One of The World's Richest Men, Billionaire Babak Zanjani Sentenced to Death Over $2.8 Billion Fraud

 After a long trial in which he was accused of fraudulently pocketing $2.8 billion, Iran's billionaire tycoon Babak Zanjani has been sentenced to death, a judicial official said today March 6.

 The 41-year-old who is worth $13.5 billion and holds a Danish citizenship was convicted of fraud and economic crimes. 

Judiciary spokesman Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejeie said at the press conference that apart from the death sentence, Zanjani must repay money to the state.

Zanjani became notorious during the era of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, finding ways to channel hard currency from oil sales to Tehran despite financial sanctions imposed on the Islamic republic's banks as punishment for its nuclear programme.

The trial was held in public, a rarity for such a major case in Iran, and two other accused were also convicted of "corruption on earth", the most serious offence under the country's criminal code, meaning they too will face the death penalty.

"The preliminary court has sentenced these three defendants to be executed, as well as paying restitution to the plaintiff," Mohseni-Ejeie said, adding that that was the oil ministry.

They must also pay a "fine equal to one fourth of the money that was laundered", the spokesman said, without specifying the sum.

Zanjani, who can appeal, had denied any wrongdoing, insisting that the only reason the money had not been paid to the oil ministry was that sanctions had prevented a planned transfer from taking place.

However, the case follows repeated declarations from the current government of President Hassan Rouhani that corruption and the payment of illegal commissions thrived under Ahmadinejad's rule.

Zanjani had repeatedly said in media interviews that in return for commissions paid by Ahmadinejad's government he was tasked with circumventing sanctions to get money back to Iran.