The names of two convicts, Anu Olaniyi and Abidemi Alobaloye, serving life terms for gang r3ping a 13-year-old girl have been entered into the register of s3x offenders in Ekiti State.

The Ekiti State Ministry of Justice disclosed this on Friday, August 8, 2025.

A State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti Division the duo sentenced two men in March 2025.

The convicts, who committed the offences on December 28, 2020, were arraigned in court on the charges of conspiracy and gang r3pe.

During the hearing, the victim told the court, “I was sent on an errand on 28th December 2020 when one of the convicts intercepted me and purposely directed me to his friend’s place where they both forcibly had carnal knowledge of me one after the other”.

“I was able to recognise both convicts and they were later arrested and charged to court.”

The Director of Public Prosecution, Julius Ajibare, said that the offences committed were “contrary to Section 421 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021 and Section 2(2)(c) of the Ekiti State Gender-Based Violence (Prohibition) (First Amendment) Law, 2020”.

Ajibare called four witnesses and tendered seven exhibits in support of his case.

But the defendants, who spoke through their counsel, Oluwafemi Alonge, gave evidence in their defence and called no witnesses.

In the judgement, Justice Adekunle Adeleye held that “the prosecution proved the offence of gangrape and conspiracy against the defendants beyond reasonable doubt”.

The judge consequently convicted the defendants and sentenced each of them to life imprisonment for gang rape and two years imprisonment for conspiracy.

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Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested fifty-five (55) suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation.

According to the commission, the suspects were arrested at K Hotel in Itori, Ewekoro area of Ogun State on Wednesday, July 6, 2025 following credible and actionable intelligence available to the Commission regarding their suspected fraudulent internet activities.

The commission named the suspects arrested as Ogunniyi Oluwaseun, Babalola Ibrahim, Dada Qowiyu, Kunle Ajayi, Rufai Suleman, Babajide Shedrack, Oloyede Toheeb, Monday Joseph, Akinbode Babatunde, Oyedipe Micheal, Adekunle Jeremiah, Mustapha Muyideen, Mike Opeyemi, Bale Abayomi, Odukoya Samuel, Joseph Oyegunle, Bakole Abayomi, Babalola Micheal, Tajudeen Adeyemi, Ogunsola Habeeb, Amao Samson, Amuleya Matthew, Aroleyun Ifeoluwa, Babalola Ayomide, Popoola Oluwaloseyin, Mayowa Fasola, Muhammed Bahil, Asiru Qoyim and Babatunde Qudus.

Others are: Akande Ibrahim, Ojerinola Tumininu, Adedokun Hassan, Ogundele David, Opakunle Ayomide, Adeniyi Isreal, Yusuf Sikiru, Jimoh Olamilekan, Tosin Abiodun, Bamiduro Afeez, Lamina Usman, Bakare Farouq, Ilori Michael, Segun Titiloye, Anifowose Musa, Idowu Peter, Laisi Ibrahim, Olaofe Emmanuel, Akeem Obabunmi, Afolabi Micheal, Afolabi Idris, Bamidele Ibrahim, Godwin Joshua, Adeeko Ayoola, Owoeye Kolawole and Mutiu Olude.

Items recovered from the suspects include six exotic cars, two locally- made pistols, one motorcycle, several mobile phones and laptops, incriminating documents, eighty-nine unclaimed phones among others.

They have given useful information to the Commission and will be charged to court soon.

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Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a chieftaincy title holder identified as Chief Ajibade Gbenga, the Ejimo of Ipetu-Ijesa, for allegedly forcing a young man to drink a poisonous substance over alleged theft.

LIB reported that the incident occurred in the Ireti Ayo area of Ilesa a week ago after the 25-year-old man identified as Ebenezer, allegedly stole two ears of corn from Ajibade’s farm. Read here

The spokesperson of the command, Abiodun Ojelabi, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday, August 7, said investigation had commenced into the matter.

Ojelabi also disclosed that the victim’s father d!ed of shock after some people informed him that his son had d!ed of poisoning after being caught stealing.

In a short video posted by Osun journalist Isaac Haastrup, the chief was seen holding a cutlass and later forcing the young man to drink from a cup containing the poisonous substance.

“After he was forced to drink the substance, Chief Ajibade left him to go. We quickly rushed the boy to Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa where doctors eventually neutralise the effect of the poison,” a source told the punch.

“But when all that was going on, someone went to the house of the father of the victim and told him that his son had been poisoned for stealing corn and died. The man was seized by shock.

“He eventually d!ed. But the boy that drank poison is alive and stable. Police have arrested the suspect in his hometown in Ipetu Ijesa and moved him to Osogbo for further investigations.”

Giving more clarification about the incident, the PPRO, during a chat with the publication, identified the suspect as Chief Ajibade, aged 62 years.

“The boy allegedly stole two pieces of corn from the man’s farm. The man caught the suspect, beat him up and mixed a substance and forced the boy to drink it,” he said.

“The boy drank it, but with the help of the good people around, they rushed the boy to a hospital. He was rushed to Wesley Guild Hospital.

“Doctors at the hospital sustained him and he did not d!e. The doctors stabilised him. But the news of the incident reached the father of the boy that was caught stealing.

“Some people went to the father and told him that his son had d!ed of poisoning after being caught stealing corn. The father immediately gave up the ghost.

“The boy is alive. But his father d!ed of shock. The matter has been reported and we have the suspect here with us. Investigation will continue into the matter,” Ojelabi said.

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