Friday 17 May 2013
3 Borno State: Troops capture Boko Haram’s camp
Culled from Punch
Early reports of military operations in the three North-East states under emergency rule, on Thursday, indicated that Nigerian soldiers had recaptured three of the local government areas where insurgents had been in control in northern Borno.
The names of the recaptured councils could not be confirmed out of the lot in possession of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram. The areas where the insurgents were said to have been in total control before the military operation launched on Thursday were Marte, Magumeri, Mobbar, Gubio, Guzamala, Abadamin, Kukawa, Kaga, Nganzai and Monguno.
Also, the troops reportedly invaded and took over a training camp of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, known as Sambisa on the outskirts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, in the early hours of Thursday.
Borno as well as Adamawa and Yobe states fell under emergency rule by presidential proclamation on Tuesday.
President Goodluck Jonathan said all
efforts to bring the violence in the area under control had failed hence
the need to use force to force insurgents out of the states, especially
Borno where the President said insurgents had taken control of the
northern part.
A soldier who spoke to one of our
correspondents from Maiduguri, on the condition of anonymity, said, “We
have succeeded in taking over Sambisa Games Reserve, which the sect had
been using as its camp. Scores of people found in the camp were
arrested.
“We will interrogate them and those who
are not members of the sect will be set free. The operation is being
carried out in such a way that there is no harassment. The innocent
should not be afraid.”
The source however declined to comment on the number of casualties already recorded and the number of persons arrested.
The PUNCH learnt that troops on Thursday shut down almost half of the state as they attacked suspected Boko Haram enclaves.
A man who spoke to one of our
correspondents on the telephone from Maiduguri narrated that the
military operation in the city had disrupted normal life.
He said the number of roadblocks had
increased and that “farmers are no longer going to the farm, only a few
traders are venturing out to the market.
“Shop owners who sell provisions are finding it difficult to replenish their stock.”
The source further explained that even residents of Maiduguri, considered safe were living in fear.
This, he explained, was because they
feared that the insurgents could sneak into town. The Boko Haram
insurgency began in Maiduguri in 2009 and Borno State is seen as the
operational base of the sect that has killed at least 2,500 persons in
attacks on military and police facilities, drinking joints, worship
houses and markets.
Director of Defence Information, Brig.-
Gen. Chris Olukolade, said in a telephone interview with one of our
correspondents that more troops had been deployed in Borno, Adamawa and
Yobe.
He declined to comment on the number of
troops that were billed to participate in the major military operations
planned to flush out the insurgents from the area.
Olukolade said that it was not strategic
to disclose the number of soldiers or security personnel that would be
used for the operation.
“All I can say is that more soldiers
have been deployed today; that I can confirm to you. On the issue of the
numbers that are being quoted, they are not from the DHQ. We are not
quoting any number.
“The operation is continuing satisfactorily. Details will be made available to the public at the appropriate time.”
Another source in the besieged area
said, “We now have more soldiers and weapons than I have ever seen in my
life. Although some of them are moving towards the north, some are
remaining here in Maiduguri.
“I have no idea what is going on in
places like Bama, Marte, Magumeri, and Monguno where the Boko Haram
people have taken control of some towns and villages. But movement
in-and-out of these areas has been restricted.”
PHOTOS: 11 Women Arrested For Shooting P*rn Movie With Dog In Kenya
Eleven women and one foreign man have been arrested after they were caught shooting an adult movie with a dog in Nyali Mombasa.
The 12 are said to have been engaging in s*x with a dog while the camera was on.
According to Mombassa boss, the area has been infested with
foreigners who come with different motives. Others are said to have come
for tour while others come to engage in prostitution.
The 12 were caught performing one of the most embarrassing s*xual crime ever. The man was capturing the Kenyan ladies on tape as they had s*x with his Dog, a German Shepard.
The police boss noted that many ladies have turned into such acts for money. He confirmed that the camera was confiscated and will be used as evidence. The 12 will be arraigned in court to answer to the charges.
The 12 are said to have been engaging in s*x with a dog while the camera was on.
The 12 were caught performing one of the most embarrassing s*xual crime ever. The man was capturing the Kenyan ladies on tape as they had s*x with his Dog, a German Shepard.
The police boss noted that many ladies have turned into such acts for money. He confirmed that the camera was confiscated and will be used as evidence. The 12 will be arraigned in court to answer to the charges.
5 Movies Have Broken The $100m Gross In 2013.
One tends to check the summer movies time table and ask if 2013 will sweep the former records behind. Iron Man3 has set the tone with almost $300 million in 2 weeks, coming fast on the heels of 2012′s Avengers. Avengers finished with a Total Gross of around $623 Million. The question: will Iron Man, on his own, prove to be greater than his team?
2012 finished with 31 movies breaking the $100 Million gross margin. It’s almost June 2013 now and only five movies have passed the barrier. We know we have some grand movies to watch out for in 2013 like Man of Steel, Star Trek, Stories We Tell, Hangover III, Hungry Games, Hobbits 2. We also hope 2013 will be better for the Movie market.
The highest-grossing movies of 2013 at over $100 Million so far are:
| 1 | Iron Man 3 | $294,723,579 |
| 2 | Oz The Great and Powerful | $230,381,718 |
| 3 | The Croods | $173,636,798 |
| 4 | Identity Thief | $133,744,155 |
| 5 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | $119,868,780 |
Why I Acted In The Soft-P0*n Movie ‘Dirty Secrets’ – Tonto Dikeh
When few years ago controversial actress, Tonto Dikeh
featured in a soft-smut movie called ‘Dirty Secret’, many tongues
wagged. The actress was lambasted by many movie critics, who condemned
the film and also Tonto for her role in the film.
In the said movie, Tonto Dikeh interpreted her role like someone, who is well grounded in the act she was acting in the film. She acted the role of a spoilt child, who sleeps with her father and her boyfriend.
Her father, played by Jibola Dabo, was a gynandrous, who also sleeps with his daughter’s boyfriend played by Muna Obikwe. At a point in time, they all had a trio. Apart from the storyline, the three major acts played their roles like a smut movie.
But in a recent interview, Tonto revealed why she agreed to act in
the film and interpreted it well. The Ikwere, Rivers State-born
celebrated actress disclosed that she agreed to play the role because it
was a true life story of a girl.
Tonto said she met with the person the storyline talked about. “Actually, that’s a true life story,” she revealed. “I met the girl it happened to and that’s why I agreed to do the movie,” she added.
Source: Nigeriafilms.com
In the said movie, Tonto Dikeh interpreted her role like someone, who is well grounded in the act she was acting in the film. She acted the role of a spoilt child, who sleeps with her father and her boyfriend.
Her father, played by Jibola Dabo, was a gynandrous, who also sleeps with his daughter’s boyfriend played by Muna Obikwe. At a point in time, they all had a trio. Apart from the storyline, the three major acts played their roles like a smut movie.
Tonto said she met with the person the storyline talked about. “Actually, that’s a true life story,” she revealed. “I met the girl it happened to and that’s why I agreed to do the movie,” she added.
Source: Nigeriafilms.com
14-Year-Old Girl Killed By Her Boyfriend And Set On Fire Because He Thought She Was Pregnant
The family of the 14-year-old Brooklyn
girl who was allegedly killed by her boyfriend and dumped on a beach
blasted him this morning for cowardly slaying her after he thought she
was pregnant.
Police
had arrested Christian Ferdinand, 20, in Maine on Tuesday, where he had
fled after he allegedly suffocated Shaniesha Forbes, 14, and burnt her
body before dumping the remains at Gerritsen Beach.
“On the record, she wasn’t pregnant at all. As a 20-year-old man, that is something you could easily find out,” said her devastated cousin Kerry-Anne Thomas. “You had the courage and the balls to kill her and bring her body, and lay her on the beach. But you couldn’t go to the pharmacy to buy a pregnancy test to find out if it was actually true.”
Detectives yesterday drove Ferdinand back to the 63rd Precinct station house in Brooklyn, where he allegedly admitted to killing Forbes in January after coming to believe she was pregnant.
He was charged with second-degree murder, and has not been arraigned yet.
The victim’s weeping mother Sandra Price thanked the police for catching the killer, as did her grandmother Daisy Smith.
“I’m very grateful for the job that the two main detectives have done,” she said. “They did a wonderful job catching the killer and getting him for the street, and hopefully putting him away for life. That’s what I think he deserves.”
Smith said the family hadn’t been eating or sleeping since the girl’s death.
“I’m so happy they caught this guy who killed my granddaughter,” she said. “There was nothing we could do, only wait…Bring him justice.”
Sources said Ferdinand suffocated the aspiring nurse — who was, in fact, not pregnant — in his apartment.
He then kept her body in his home for a couple of days, sources said.
Finally, he allegedly put the corpse into a suitcase and brought it onto the beach, where he tried to get rid of it by setting it on fire.
Cops recovered the suitcase the killer used to transport Forbes’ body from his Maine hideout and also took floorboards from his former Brooklyn apartment, the sources said.
Relatives said never met Ferdinand, and was not sure how he met Forbes. Thomas speculated that they may have met through social media.
“Honestly there shouldn’t have been a relationship. He was a 20-year-old man and she was a 14-year-old child,” she said. “As an adult, which he is, he should have known it was inappropriate to have any type of a relationship with a 14-year-old.”
Forbes was a student at the Academy of Young Writers in East New York.
Police
had arrested Christian Ferdinand, 20, in Maine on Tuesday, where he had
fled after he allegedly suffocated Shaniesha Forbes, 14, and burnt her
body before dumping the remains at Gerritsen Beach.“On the record, she wasn’t pregnant at all. As a 20-year-old man, that is something you could easily find out,” said her devastated cousin Kerry-Anne Thomas. “You had the courage and the balls to kill her and bring her body, and lay her on the beach. But you couldn’t go to the pharmacy to buy a pregnancy test to find out if it was actually true.”
Detectives yesterday drove Ferdinand back to the 63rd Precinct station house in Brooklyn, where he allegedly admitted to killing Forbes in January after coming to believe she was pregnant.
He was charged with second-degree murder, and has not been arraigned yet.
The victim’s weeping mother Sandra Price thanked the police for catching the killer, as did her grandmother Daisy Smith.
“I’m very grateful for the job that the two main detectives have done,” she said. “They did a wonderful job catching the killer and getting him for the street, and hopefully putting him away for life. That’s what I think he deserves.”
Smith said the family hadn’t been eating or sleeping since the girl’s death.
“I’m so happy they caught this guy who killed my granddaughter,” she said. “There was nothing we could do, only wait…Bring him justice.”
Sources said Ferdinand suffocated the aspiring nurse — who was, in fact, not pregnant — in his apartment.
He then kept her body in his home for a couple of days, sources said.
Finally, he allegedly put the corpse into a suitcase and brought it onto the beach, where he tried to get rid of it by setting it on fire.
Cops recovered the suitcase the killer used to transport Forbes’ body from his Maine hideout and also took floorboards from his former Brooklyn apartment, the sources said.
Relatives said never met Ferdinand, and was not sure how he met Forbes. Thomas speculated that they may have met through social media.
“Honestly there shouldn’t have been a relationship. He was a 20-year-old man and she was a 14-year-old child,” she said. “As an adult, which he is, he should have known it was inappropriate to have any type of a relationship with a 14-year-old.”
Forbes was a student at the Academy of Young Writers in East New York.
The family of the 14-year-old Brooklyn girl who was allegedly killed by her boyfriend and dumped on a beach blasted him this morning for cowardly slaying her after he thought she was pregnant.
Police had arrested Christian Ferdinand, 20, in Maine on Tuesday, where he had fled after he allegedly suffocated Shaniesha Forbes, 14, and burnt her body before dumping the remains at Gerritsen Beach.
“On the record, she wasn’t pregnant at all. As a 20-year-old man, that is something you could easily find out,” said her devastated cousin Kerry-Anne Thomas. “You had the courage and the balls to kill her and bring her body, and lay her on the beach. But you couldn’t go to the pharmacy to buy a pregnancy test to find out if it was actually true.”
Detectives yesterday drove Ferdinand back to the 63rd Precinct station house in Brooklyn, where he allegedly admitted to killing Forbes in January after coming to believe she was pregnant.
He was charged with second-degree murder, and has not been arraigned yet.
The victim’s weeping mother Sandra Price thanked the police for catching the killer, as did her grandmother Daisy Smith.
“I’m very grateful for the job that the two main detectives have done,” she said. “They did a wonderful job catching the killer and getting him for the street, and hopefully putting him away for life. That’s what I think he deserves.”
Smith said the family hadn’t been eating or sleeping since the girl’s death.
“I’m so happy they caught this guy who killed my granddaughter,” she said. “There was nothing we could do, only wait…Bring him justice.”
Sources said Ferdinand suffocated the aspiring nurse — who was, in fact, not pregnant — in his apartment.
He then kept her body in his home for a couple of days, sources said.
Finally, he allegedly put the corpse into a suitcase and brought it onto the beach, where he tried to get rid of it by setting it on fire.
Cops recovered the suitcase the killer used to transport Forbes’ body from his Maine hideout and also took floorboards from his former Brooklyn apartment, the sources said.
Relatives said never met Ferdinand, and was not sure how he met Forbes. Thomas speculated that they may have met through social media.
“Honestly there shouldn’t have been a relationship. He was a 20-year-old man and she was a 14-year-old child,” she said. “As an adult, which he is, he should have known it was inappropriate to have any type of a relationship with a 14-year-old.”
Forbes was a student at the Academy of Young Writers in East New York.
Teenager Dies From Testicular Cancer After Being Silent For Months About a Lump in His Testicle
UK -- A teenager waited an agonising
eight months before finding the courage to mention he had found a lump -
and died of testicular cancer just two weeks later.
Now the heartbroken family of Michael Rushby has urged young men to check themselves after the death of the much-loved 16-year-old. His mother Patricia, 52, says: 'He was my baby. I loved him to pieces. I want other young people to know what we have gone through. I wouldn't want any family to go through what we have.'
Michael, the youngest of six brothers and sisters, was having a drink with older brother John, 22, at the family home on April 17 when he finally spoke up. 'He said he had a problem and showed me one of his testicles,' said John. 'The lump was obvious so I took him straight to Accident and emergency service. The doctor said just by looking at it there was an 80 per cent chance it was cancer.'
The next day, Michael went back to Middlesbrough's James Cook University Hospital for tests. Testicular cancer was diagnosed, and it was also found the cancer had spread to his abdomen and chest. Despite the eight-month delay in diagnosis, Mikey was still given a 75 per cent chance of beating the disease.
He had a week of chemotherapy and was allowed to go home on Friday, April 26 at his own request. He was due back at the hospital on Monday April 29, but lost his strength and collapsed at home.
He was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he died later that day, it is believed from an infection.
His mother said: 'I think he knew himself he was dying. He was adamant about coming home and he never complained. 'I want to say to anyone who ever thinks they might have a problem, go to your mom, go to your dad, go to someone. Mikey could have come to his mom - I wouldn't have been embarrassed.'
Now the heartbroken family of Michael Rushby has urged young men to check themselves after the death of the much-loved 16-year-old. His mother Patricia, 52, says: 'He was my baby. I loved him to pieces. I want other young people to know what we have gone through. I wouldn't want any family to go through what we have.'
Michael, the youngest of six brothers and sisters, was having a drink with older brother John, 22, at the family home on April 17 when he finally spoke up. 'He said he had a problem and showed me one of his testicles,' said John. 'The lump was obvious so I took him straight to Accident and emergency service. The doctor said just by looking at it there was an 80 per cent chance it was cancer.'
The next day, Michael went back to Middlesbrough's James Cook University Hospital for tests. Testicular cancer was diagnosed, and it was also found the cancer had spread to his abdomen and chest. Despite the eight-month delay in diagnosis, Mikey was still given a 75 per cent chance of beating the disease.
He had a week of chemotherapy and was allowed to go home on Friday, April 26 at his own request. He was due back at the hospital on Monday April 29, but lost his strength and collapsed at home.
He was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he died later that day, it is believed from an infection.
His mother said: 'I think he knew himself he was dying. He was adamant about coming home and he never complained. 'I want to say to anyone who ever thinks they might have a problem, go to your mom, go to your dad, go to someone. Mikey could have come to his mom - I wouldn't have been embarrassed.'
24 Year Old Teacher Arrested For Fondling And Harrasing 14 Year Old Student
A 24-year-old teacher, Phillip Ebong, was arrested on Wednesday by the
Gowon Estate Police Division, Akowonjo, Lagos, for allegedly victimising
a 14-year-old pupil (name withheld) and banning her from attending his
classes.
Ebong, who teaches Physics and Chemistry at the Dee Jewels International
College, Gowon Estate, Egbeda, was arrested during school hours after a
complaint was lodged at the police station by Spaces for Change, a
non-governmental organisation on youth development, on behalf of the
pupil and her guardian, Mrs. Theresa Amaechi.
A copy of the petition made available to PUNCH Metro revealed that Ebong
began harassing the victim from the first day of her enrolment in the
school in January 2013.
The petition read, “On repeated occasions, Ebong invited the victim to
the staff room informing her of his desire to have an intimate
relationship with her. Consequently, the victim became a regular visitor
to the staff room during break periods.
“On such visits, he made sexual advances to her which often involved
kissing and hugging. Several times, Ebong followed her home, waiting at
the gate to avoid being seen by her guardian.”
The petition alleged that under much pressure from Ebong, the victim
eventually invited the teacher to her guardians’ home while they were
away.
Ebong was alleged to have cajoled her to expose her private part, after fondling her breasts and kissing her.
It was said the harassment became too persistent, that the victim
allegedly earned the title, “Uncle Phillip’s wife,” among her classmates
and friends.
Amaechi told PUNCH Metro, “The victim is a timid girl. I did not know
the extent of the harassment she was facing until she opened up to me
last Friday. Earlier, she had told me Ebong was asking her for a
relationship and I told her to reject his advances. I thought it would
stop at that.
“I was shocked when she told me last week that she was no longer
interested in staying in the science class; she wanted to switch to the
arts and when I asked why, she said it was because Ebong had banned her
from his classes.
“Apparently, she had told him that I was aware that he had asked her for
a sexual relationship. The revelation angered him. He even went as far
as threatening that she would fail her examinations,”
As of the time of Ebong’s arrest, the school principal was said to be
busy as the SSS III students were taken the WAEC examination.
However the school proprietor, identified as Mrs. Azubuike, who was
alerted to the development, rushed down to the school. She said the
victim never made a formal report to the school.
She said, “We don’t condone such acts here. Had we been informed on time, we would have taken appropriate action.”
When confronted, Ebong allegedly denied the accusation. He blamed the entire situation on his interest in his students’ success.
He said, “I am close to all my students; that is what I was taught in
the College of Education that a teacher had to be friendly. I just took
an interest in the victim because I noticed she was not taking her
homework seriously. All this talk of my touching and kissing her, they
are all lies. I admit going to her house but it was because I wanted to
see her guardian.”
Executive Director of Spaces for Change, Mrs. Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri,
said Amaechi came to her with the case on the same day her ward confided
in her.
She said, “We are prepared to seek legal redress in the court should the
school and police fail to investigate this matter and exercise full
disciplinary action against Ebong.
“Our investigation has also shown that there are other students currently being abused by this same Ebong.
“These acts of misconduct are not only indicative of poor supervision
and negligence on the part of the school authorities, but also amount to
continuing breeches of the victim’s fundamental human rights.”
As of press time, PUNCH Metro gathered that the police had obtained statements from the victim’s classmates and friends.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ngozi Braide, when
contacted, said, “I will let you know when I have the full details.”
Culled From Punch
