Violent Protest In Southern Kaduna As Soldiers Open Fire On Locals Posted

abdulrawphyu@gmail.com:Posted by siteadmin By Saharareporters, New York Violence had broken out in Southern Kaduna this morning as hundreds of youths and women took to the streets protesting shooting of locals by some armed soldiers stationed in the area. A traveler to Abuja from Jos told SaharaReporters via a telephone call. The protests followed a shooting incident that occurred in Manchok, a small town on the border of Plateau state. The protesters were said to have cycled the soldiers after they shot indiscriminately locals injuring two students and other locals, many of whom have been rushed to the hospital for treatment. The source said; the women and youths barricaded the road connecting travelers around Vom-Manchok road to Kafanchan and Abuja while others converged at the palace of the chief demanding justice. “What we heard was four vigilantes in the area were arrested last night by the soldiers and beaten. Soldiers arrested them during stop-and- search staged to stave off attacks by unknown gunmen in the area. And when they were released, they were in bad shape because of the torture, and when the community protested the soldiers opened fire on them.” Another source said the soldiers felt threatened when the angry protesters advanced towards them and therefore shot them in self-defense The spokesman of Police in Kaduna could not be reached for information about the incident

Boko Haram Burns 11 Villagers To Death In Attack On Jakana

By Ayuba  Abdulrafiu

Senator Ahmed Khalifa Zannah, who represents Borno Central Senatorial District in the Nigeria National Assembly, has confirmed that 11 villagers in Jakana were burnt to death by Boko Haram sect fighters on Monday, as previously reported by SaharaReporters.
The Senator told some journalists in Abuja that the militants earlier warned the villagers of the attack before they stormed the community and burnt down one third of it.
Senator Zannah said youths and other strong adults fled the area, leaving only the aged and those who had no means of escaping.
SaharaReporters gathered that it was a reinforcement of soldiers finally forced the sect to retreat.

Popular Fuji Musician, Obesere, Arrested For Alleged Rape 

Abass Akande Obesere

By Premium Times

The police in Lagos have arrested a popular Fuji musician,  Abass Akande, popularly known as Obesere, for allegedly raping a 29-year-old businesswoman, Olanike Olaiya, the Vanguard newspaper  is reporting this morning.
Ms. Olanike said the musician raped her in his Okota residence, Lagos. But Obesere, according to the report, is insisting that Ms. Olanike was his lover and that they had sex as consenting adults.
According to the report, Ms. Olaiya, a  National Diploma graduate of business administration from Ibadan Polytechnic, told the police that she knew Obesere through one of her friends, a certain Bola Okoro.
She said Ms. Okoro told her Obesere would assist in her  business.
Vanguard quoted her as follows: “I deal in office equipment and when I contacted Obesere, he asked me to meet him in his family house at Okota.
“When I  met him, I  introduced my business to him and he promised to connect me to some of his friends in Dubai who would sell  goods to me on credit.
“After the discussion, he started demanding for sex and I refused and when I wanted to leave, he insisted I should sleep over in his house because it was late and he claimed that it was dangerous to go out late in the night in his area.
“I thought he was a responsible man and I decided to sleep over, but at the dead of the night, he came into the room where I slept and pounced on me.
“He raped me and afterwards inserted a ring he wore into my  private part  and I started bleeding. He hurriedly  left me in the room saying he had an appointment to fulfil.
“I could not bear the trauma and the bleeding and I reported the matter  to the police.”
The report indicated Obesere was first arrested last Wednesday by operatives from the Isolo Police Division where Ms. Olaiya reported the matter.
He was subsequently released on administrative bail but later re-arrested on Monday, when medical examination conducted on Ms. Olaiya revealed that she was actually raped, the report says.
It added that the Divisional Police Officer, Isolo,  Adamu Ibrahim, has now ordered the transfer of the matter to State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba, for further investigation.
Vanguard quoted unnamed sources as telling it that Obesere was arrested after the police obtained a warrant of arrest from Isolo Magistrate Court following the musician’s reluctance to honour several police invitations sent to his  house at Johnson Famiye Street, Canal Estate, Ago, Okota.
Obesere however denied ever raping Ms. Olaiya, the report quoted the musician as telling investigators. He insisted the woman was his lover and that they made love when she visited him.
The musician, the report added, claimed he asked her to go to a private hospital for treatment when she complained of bleeding, and that he was surprised that she instead went to the police to report that she was raped.