Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has stated that the current economic hardship being witnessed in the nation cannot be attributed to the Tinubu-led administration.

Akpabio expressed this thought at the 2024 reunion of the UNICAL '87 Law Class over the weekend.

According to him, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in power, there is light at the end of the tunnel because his administration will leave behind lasting legacies that will guarantee the future of Nigerians.

“The difficulties we are witnessing in our nation today were not caused by the present administration. These are as a result of years of maladministration. Any country that does not have backbone infrastructure, you don’t have something to develop, you don’t save for the raining day, when there is economic malaise such as we are witnessing in the world today, such country is bound to be affected.

The good news is that under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, we have hope today, that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

The things that we are trying to do now, we are doing  for posterity. Not for ourselves. Be assured that this administration will leave behind lasting legacies that will guarantee a better future.”

The Lagos State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a 48-year-old man, Kadiri Yusuf alias Alado, over the alleged physical assault of two of his children in the Orile Agege area of Lagos.

The suspect is alleged to have inflicted grievous bodily injuries on his two children, aged 11 and 13 years.

NAN's City and Crime gathered that the incident was reported at the station by the teacher of one of the children.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident said around 5pm on Friday, October 18, the head teacher of a primary school in Orile Agege, reported that at about 7am of the same date, she found out that one of her pupils had wounds all over her body.

Hundeyin said the teacher further claimed that upon inquiry, the little girl of about 11 years, confided in her how her father, one Kadiri Yusuf alias Alado, used to beat her.

“The little girl also confided in her teacher that her father also beat up her elder brother whose age was also put at 13.

“The victims have been retrieved and treated. They have also been handed over to their sister for safe custody.

The suspect fled from home before the arrival of the police. Efforts are on to apprehend him,” he said.

Twenty-nine suspects have been paraded by the Imo State Police Command over their alleged involvement in kidnapping within the state.

The police also recovered AK-47 rifles and other dangerous items from them.

Among those paraded were four female suspects.

A press statement issued by the command’s public relations officer, ASP Henry Okoye, informed that the operation that led to the arrest of the suspects was carried out by the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit on October 19, 2024, dislodging the camp said to belong to the suspects in Nempi, Oru West Local Government Area of the state, leading to the arrest of 29 suspects—25 males and four females.

He stated that the operation was initiated following the apprehension of a 25-year-old male suspect, Anukuru Nnana Emmanuel, at Mgbidi in Oru East Local Government Area of the state.

The police spokesperson hinted that information obtained from the suspect during cross-examination enabled police operatives to locate and dismantle the camp.

ASP Okoye further hinted that during the operation several dangerous items were recovered from the suspects, including 4 pump-action guns, two locally-made revolvers, five locally-made pistols, three AK-47 magazines, a Point of Sale (POS) machine, and 20 rounds of live cartridges. Also recovered were one white SUV and local bulletproof charms said to have been used by the suspects.

He added that over N200,000, allegedly extorted from kidnapping victims, was also recovered from them.

“Investigation is ongoing; efforts are in progress to apprehend the manufacturers of the locally made guns. The destruction of this camp is part of the command’s ongoing efforts to combat violent crimes and restore peace within the state,” he stated.

In a shocking incident in Masvingo, an 18-year-old student has been arrested for kidnapping his 10-year-old neighbour with the intention of using him for a money ritual. 

The young boy, named Tawana, disappeared for three days, only to be found after a police investigation led to the arrest of the suspect, a Form 4 student at Vision Academy, identified as Peter.

Peter admitted during a police interrogation that he had planned to take Tawana to clients in Chipinge, who had requested the child’s head for ritual purposes. 

In a disturbing confession, Peter said; “When I took this child, they had told me to find a head and bring it.”

The confession, recorded on video, shows Tawana’s grandmother wailing in the background as the child’s mother, filled with shock and rage, confronts the suspect. She demands answers from Peter, questioning his motives.

""So, you wanted to sacrifice my child? Peter, did you really plan to do this? What did Tawana do to you? What did we do to deserve this? You have no shame!"

In the same video, Tawana’s mother also reprimands her son for ignoring warnings about befriending older individuals like Peter,"Tawana, you hear what your friend was up to? We always warned you not to play with this older guy. Look what he wanted to do—he wanted to get you killed." she said 

The video ends abruptly, but the incident has left the local community in shock, raising concerns about the safety of children and the people parents trust with their well-being.

Watch the video below…