THE STATES

Ekiti
A father of three, Olanrewaju Aluko, has admitted
preparing a fake charm for his wife Tolu to swear with that she was not flirting around
Aluko made the disclosure when he testified in a divorce petition instituted by his wife in an Ikole Customary Court in Ekiti
“I am not fetish and occultic. I only asked Tolu to swear with a fake fetish substance which I prepared to confirm her innocence when I suspected her to be flirting around,’’ he said.
He urged the court to grant him custody of their third child, saying the child was the only girl that needed care.

FCT
A teacher, Mrs Precious Anthony, who resides at
Karu Village, FCT, has asked a Jikoyi Customary Court to dissolve her marriage, alleging that her husband planned to kill her by stabbing her to death.
“My husband almost stabbed me to death after he has consumed excess alcohol.
“This has been his usual behaviour, anytime he comes back drunk, he never lets me be.
“He sometimes beats me up for doing nothing,” she said.
She said her husband recently threw her out of the house with their only daughter.

Gombe
The General Manager of the Gombe State Water Cor
poration, Malam Isah Mohammad, has blamed paucity of funds for the water scarcity in  Gombe and its environs.
Mohammad said that the maintenance of  the multi-billion naira  Gombe Regional Water Supply Scheme at  the Dadin-Kowa Dam was posing a huge challenge owing to lack of funds.
Addressing a news conference in Gombe following the prolonged maintenance work at the treatment plant, the general manager said the current economic recession had made it mandatory for the board to sit up and look inward.
“If not, a time will come when people will be forced to get water through more expensive sources,” he said.
He said that plans were underway to embark on debt recovery with the help of a task force.

Kano
The Kano State Police command said it had arrested
two suspected armed robbers who terrorised some residents during the ongoing Eid-el-Kabir celebrations in Kano metropolis.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Magaji Majiya, confirmed the arrest in an interview with newsmen in Kano.
Majiya said the suspects, Abdulraham Mohammed and Aminu Abdullahi, were apprehended along Abdullahi Bayero Road in Kano metropolis after an attack on some victims.
“The two suspected armed robbers were arrested after they attacked their victims and items recovered from them include two knives and cell phones,’’ he said.

Katsina
The Katsina State Government has approved the re
cruitment of 1,900 teachers for its secondary schools, as part of efforts to address shortage of manpower in the schools.
Prof. Halimatu Idris, Commissioner for Education, made the disclosure in Katsina while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting.
The commissioner explained that the teachers to be recruited were those already doing part-time or voluntary work in public schools across the state.
Idris said that ministry, the state Science and Technical Education Board, and that of Basic Education would be involved in the exercise.

Kogi
A Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court has remanded an 18-
year-old Disc Jockey (DJ), Ugbede Iyeh, in prison custody for allegedly killing his friend, a barber, Ikani Amodu, 30, with a pestle.
The Chief Magistrat, Mr Levi Animoku, described the offence as culpable homicide.
Animoku said the offence carried the highest penalty and remanded the accused at the Federal Prisons, Dekina.
He also transferred the case to the Chief Magistrate Court in Dekina, and adjourned it till Sept. 27 for mention.

Kwara
An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr Gbenga
Abodunrin, has condemned the  practice of mounting loud speakers outside worship places.
Abodunrin told newsmen in Ilorin that the practice constituted noise pollution to the public.
He said that most religious houses were fond of placing loud speakers outside to the discomfort of the public.
“The way religious houses cause noise pollution with their speakers hung outside the building is a nuisance to the public.
“It is disrupting public peace and aside from that, it causes noise pollution and like I read that it could be dangerous to the hearing of babies,” he said.

Lagos
For allegedly stabbing his tenant to death, Gbade
Metibemu is to be remanded at the Ikoyi Prisons, pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
Metibemu, 34, was presented to face trial on a charge of murder before Magistrate Mrs K.A. Ariyo of an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, but his plea was not taken.
The prosecutor, Insp. Cpl. Hafsat Ajibodu said that the accused committed the offence on July 21 at No. 10, Apollo St., Makoko, Lagos. She said that the accused and the deceased, Bright Chineme, had an argument over where the deceased’s wife should dispose off her used water in the compound.
In the course of the argument, Metibemu allegedly picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed the deceased to death, the prosecutor told the court. The offence contravenes Section 221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.

Osun
A 29-year-old woman, Christiana Waheed, has been or
dered by an Oshogbo Magistrates’ Court to sweep the court premises for seven working days as punishment for contempt of court.
The Magistrate, Mrs Olubukola Olowolagba who gave the order, said the woman should embark on the sweeping exercise due to the magnitude of the offence committed.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Taiwo Adegoke, told the court that the accused refused to show up in  a case on Sept. 5 when the case was mentioned by the court clerk.
Adegoke said the accused took the court for granted knowing fully the date and time her case was to be mentioned.

Oyo
The Oyo State sector command of the Federal Road
safety commission (FRSC), says six persons lost their lives from road crashes during the eld-el-kabir celebration in the state.
The sector commander, Mr Yusuf Salami, made the disclosure in Ibadan in an interview with newsmen. He said that 24 persons were injured in seven crashes that occurred during the celebration.
Salami attributed the cause of the crashes to excessive speed. He said that 148 traffic offenders were arrested
“The state recorded low traffic gridlock during the celebration compared to previous years; this was as a result of sensitisation of motorists undertaken by the corps.
“We are going to build on this achievement and we expect the situation to be better especially during this ember months,’’ he said.

Plateau
The Commander of the Plateau State Special Task
Force (STF), Maj.- Gen. Nicholas Rajer, says the team has arrested more than 300 suspects within three months of his assumption of office.
Rajer disclosed this in Jos during a consultative Dialogue Conference on Youths, Security and Governance, organised by Centre for Youths Participation and Advocacy (CYPA).
According to him, most of the offences the suspects committed bordered on illegal possession of weapons, selling and consumption of hard drugs.
“It is these drugs that embolden youths to indulge in all manner of crime,’’ he said.

Yobe
The Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe
State has reconstructed shoulders on the Potiskum-Kano Federal Highway to curb accidents on the road.
The chairman of the council, Alhaji Musa Mohammed, who conducted newsmen round the road, said the repairs became imperative because of the increasing accidents on the very busy road.
“Although this is a federal highway, we have to work it to save the lives of our people and other road users. Mohammed also said that the council was exploring available sources of revenue, which were hitherto neglected, to generate funds.
“Township roads, drainages and healthcare constitute the basic challenge to the communities in the local government area. “The council has constructed drainages within the central market and the livestock market to enhance trading in the markets.