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Justice Mary Itsueli of Benin High Court on Thursday ordered the remand of Frank Irabor, Secretary to Benin Traditional Council and six others in prison custody for allegedly engaging in the illegal demolition of houses. The accused persons appeared in court on six counts bordering on the forceful takeover of land and illegal demolition of buildings at Ulegun village in the Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo. The accused persons are Chief Oko-Oboh, Aghavbere Osawemwrnguan, Abel Oko Oboh, Tuesday Atagamene, Okechukwu Okeke and Ode Ikoko.

Justice Mary Itsueli of  Benin High Court on Thursday ordered the remand of Frank Irabor, Secretary to Benin Traditional Council and six others in prison custody for allegedly engaging in illegal demolitions. The accused persons appeared in court on a six-count-charge offence bordering on forceful taking over of land and illegal demolitions of buildings at […]

ADVERTISEMENT A Benin-based tailor in his mid-30s, Johnson Eze, on Monday told the Edo State judicial panel of inquiry for victims of SARS and related abuses, how the police arrested him over an allegation that he was gay, tortured and extorted him of N100,000. Mr Eze said he was detained for three days at the Iyekogba Police Station in Benin on the orders of the area commander, Johnson Acha, who he further alleged abused and coerced him to sign a statement prepared by the police. Two other persons, Hyacinth Inhanrebhor and Pascal Omozee, also alleged that they were forced to pay N50,000 and ...

A Benin-based tailor, Johnson Eze, on Monday told the Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for victims of SARS and related abuses, how the police arrested him over an allegation that he was gay, tortured and extorted N100,000 from him. Also, he said he was unlawfully detained for three days at the Iyekogba Police Station in Benin on the orders of the Area Commander. He said that he was abused and coerced to sign a statement already prepared by the police. Similarly, two other victims, Hyacinth Inhanrebhor and Pascal Omozee, told the Edo Judicial Panel that they were forced to pay N50,000 and N...

Punch Newspapers Sections Adeyinka Adedipe, Benin A Benin-based tailor in his mid-30s, Johnson Eze, on Monday told the Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for victims of SARS and related abuses of how the police arrested him over an allegation that he was gay, tortured and forcefully extorted N100, 000 from him. Eze, who said he was detained at the Iyekogba Police Station in Benin on the orders of the Area Commander for three days, alleged that he was abused and coerced to sign a statement already prepared by the police. Similarly, two other victims, Hyacinth Inhanrebhor and Pascal Omozee, al...