2 undergraduates murder US-based lady
By Ngozi Uwujare
TWO undergraduates of the Ebonyi State University, 26-year-old James Okoh and Victor Uchenna Okefie, 27, are now cooling their heels in the cold embrace of the of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad, AKS, where they are being interrogated, following their arrest by the Enugu State Police Command.
Okoh and Okefie, who had been at large, allegedly conspired to murder, Mrs. Stella Uhuo, a US-based lady who was visiting home on vacation.
Prior to the dastardly act Ohuo had been a benefactor to Okoh, a final year Sociology student of the university, who hails from Amata in Afikpo North Local Government Area, Ebonyi State. She asked members of her family to come to the airport to receive her.
She was said to have intimated Okoh about her planned visit and requested him to come to the airport so that he could take her to Abakaliki to deliver some luggage given to her by some friends in the United States for onward delivery to their families.
On the fateful day, November 14, 2015, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Nwodibo Ekechukwu, told Sunday Sun reporter that the family of the deceased joyfully turned out at the airport to receive her. Okoh also came with his friend in a Volvo car.
Her personal luggage were put in the car brought by family, while the ones she wanted to take to Abakaliki were loaded into the boot of the Volvo car with registration number Lagos EKY 855 CY. After the exchange of pleasantries, the family left while Ohuo, Okoh and Okefie headed to Abakaliki. The time was about 10.00am.
Okefie sat at the back of the car while Okoh drove with Ohuo sitting in front, completely at peace, unknown to her that they had a heinous plan. Along the way, Okoh diverted off the busy Enugu-Abakaliki road, to a side road away from passing cars. From the back, Okefie lunged forward, grabbed Ohuo by the neck with a choking hold while Okoh viciously hit her on the head. Then Okefie strangled her. When her legs ceased kicking as life ebbed out and her heart stopped beating, the duo, still acting out their carefully scripted evil plan, calmly searched her and took all the money she had in dollars and her iPad.
When Sunday Sun reporter spoke with suspects in custody, Okoh recounted what transpired after the woman died. He said: “We dumped her corpse along Enugu/Abakaliki express road, on the Enugu State side. We took her dollars and luggage including ipad and broke the SIM cards of her phones. We ran to my hostel at Ebonyi State University and later went to Sabongari in Abakaliki to change the dollars to Naira and got over N850,000. We burnt the clothes of the deceased, and shared all the male clothes we saw in the luggage.”
The following day, after waiting for long and not receiving any call from Ohuo, her brother became troubled and went to the police to file a missing person report. At the time of the incident, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, was the police commissioner. Soon after he handed over to Ekechukwu, who assumed duty at the Command.
Soon after he received the case file, Ekechukwu directed detectives attached to Anti-Kidnapping Squad to commence investigation. They promptly arrested Okoh on January 29, 2016 at his hostel at the Ebonyi State University while Okefie was traced to his parent’s house at Ajaokuta in Kogi State on January 31, 2016. In the course of interrogation they confessed to the crime, and gave graphic details of how they did it.
Upon receiving news that the duo had been arrested, Ohuo’s family members stormed the headquarters of AKS, to identify them as the two people who were last seen with their sister before her death. They were shocked that Okoh who their sister had helped immensely could have been the person to tragically end her life. They wailed and were unable to control their emotions.
Meanwhile the corpse of Ohuo has been in the mortuary since November 14, when it was picked up from the roadside. Ekechukwu assured that the suspects would be charged to court soon after the conclusion of investigation.
The sun
By Kingsley Omonobi,
Abuja
One of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) chiefs implicated in the $2.1
billion arms deal and put under house arrest at Niger Barracks, Abuja
has returned N66 million of the N90 million, allegedly traced to him, to
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Consequently, the officer, a Principal Staff Officer at NAF
Headquarters, was released from detention and asked to go and look for
the balance of the money.
An EFCC source, however, said this did not mean he is completely
exonerated.
Sunday Vanguard gathered that the other officers being detained by the
NAF High Command, on behalf of the EFCC, were not allowed the
privileged because they had refused to cooperate fully with the EFCC
interrogation team even though some had returned exotic cars and other
valuables.
It was also gathered that an Air Commodore, said to have benefitted from
the arms deal and has properties in Dubai, Kaduna and Abuja, has been
arrested and is in detention.
One of the detained Air Vice Marshals (AVMs) is said to be the leader of
the team that went to buy aircraft with incomplete parts and also
inflated the price from $6million to over $30million.
NAF High Command had, on Thursday, stepped up its anti-corruption war
with the removal of some officers including Air Officers Commanding and
Principal Staff officers fingered in the arms deal and appointed new
Air Officers Commanding.
Meanwhile, the wife of a former Chief of the Air Staff, Mrs. Lara Amosu,
detained overnight by the EFCC, has been freed.
Sunday Vanguard gathered that the wife was detained following certain
accounts related to her husband, being investigated in connection with
the $2.1 billion arms cash, allegedly traced to her.
Although the exact figure and details of the accounts were not made
public, EFCC was said to have interrogated her for hours last week in
Lagos.
But a source close to the investigation confirmed the woman had been
released on bail.
“She is not in our custody having been granted administrative bail. She
will be asked to report back whenever we need her for further
investigation,” the source said.
The source said the money allegedly recovered from the former air
chief’s house in Lagos had been kept as exhibit to be used when the
trial of suspects in the arms deal begins.
The source further alleged that some properties belonging to the former
CAS were also held in trust for him by Lara and her children.
There were earlier reports that the anti-graft agency had uncovererd
N17.5 billion in the accounts of wives of three airforce chiefs.
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By Kingsley Omonobi,
Abuja
One of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) chiefs implicated in the $2.1
billion arms deal and put under house arrest at Niger Barracks, Abuja
has returned N66 million of the N90 million, allegedly traced to him, to
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Consequently, the officer, a Principal Staff Officer at NAF
Headquarters, was released from detention and asked to go and look for
the balance of the money.
An EFCC source, however, said this did not mean he is completely
exonerated.
Sunday Vanguard gathered that the other officers being detained by the
NAF High Command, on behalf of the EFCC, were not allowed the
privileged because they had refused to cooperate fully with the EFCC
interrogation team even though some had returned exotic cars and other
valuables.
It was also gathered that an Air Commodore, said to have benefitted from
the arms deal and has properties in Dubai, Kaduna and Abuja, has been
arrested and is in detention.
One of the detained Air Vice Marshals (AVMs) is said to be the leader of
the team that went to buy aircraft with incomplete parts and also
inflated the price from $6million to over $30million.
NAF High Command had, on Thursday, stepped up its anti-corruption war
with the removal of some officers including Air Officers Commanding and
Principal Staff officers fingered in the arms deal and appointed new
Air Officers Commanding.
Meanwhile, the wife of a former Chief of the Air Staff, Mrs. Lara Amosu,
detained overnight by the EFCC, has been freed.
Sunday Vanguard gathered that the wife was detained following certain
accounts related to her husband, being investigated in connection with
the $2.1 billion arms cash, allegedly traced to her.
Although the exact figure and details of the accounts were not made
public, EFCC was said to have interrogated her for hours last week in
Lagos.
But a source close to the investigation confirmed the woman had been
released on bail.
“She is not in our custody having been granted administrative bail. She
will be asked to report back whenever we need her for further
investigation,” the source said.
The source said the money allegedly recovered from the former air
chief’s house in Lagos had been kept as exhibit to be used when the
trial of suspects in the arms deal begins.
The source further alleged that some properties belonging to the former
CAS were also held in trust for him by Lara and her children.
There were earlier reports that the anti-graft agency had uncovererd
N17.5 billion in the accounts of wives of three airforce chiefs.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/2-1bn-arms-deal-ex-airforce-chief-returns-n66-million/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/2-1bn-arms-deal-ex-airforce-chief-returns-n66-million/
By Kingsley Omonobi,
Abuja
One of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) chiefs implicated in the $2.1
billion arms deal and put under house arrest at Niger Barracks, Abuja
has returned N66 million of the N90 million, allegedly traced to him, to
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Consequently, the officer, a Principal Staff Officer at NAF
Headquarters, was released from detention and asked to go and look for
the balance of the money.
An EFCC source, however, said this did not mean he is completely
exonerated.
Sunday Vanguard gathered that the other officers being detained by the
NAF High Command, on behalf of the EFCC, were not allowed the
privileged because they had refused to cooperate fully with the EFCC
interrogation team even though some had returned exotic cars and other
valuables.
It was also gathered that an Air Commodore, said to have benefitted from
the arms deal and has properties in Dubai, Kaduna and Abuja, has been
arrested and is in detention.
One of the detained Air Vice Marshals (AVMs) is said to be the leader of
the team that went to buy aircraft with incomplete parts and also
inflated the price from $6million to over $30million.
NAF High Command had, on Thursday, stepped up its anti-corruption war
with the removal of some officers including Air Officers Commanding and
Principal Staff officers fingered in the arms deal and appointed new
Air Officers Commanding.
Meanwhile, the wife of a former Chief of the Air Staff, Mrs. Lara Amosu,
detained overnight by the EFCC, has been freed.
Sunday Vanguard gathered that the wife was detained following certain
accounts related to her husband, being investigated in connection with
the $2.1 billion arms cash, allegedly traced to her.
Although the exact figure and details of the accounts were not made
public, EFCC was said to have interrogated her for hours last week in
Lagos.
But a source close to the investigation confirmed the woman had been
released on bail.
“She is not in our custody having been granted administrative bail. She
will be asked to report back whenever we need her for further
investigation,” the source said.
The source said the money allegedly recovered from the former air
chief’s house in Lagos had been kept as exhibit to be used when the
trial of suspects in the arms deal begins.
The source further alleged that some properties belonging to the former
CAS were also held in trust for him by Lara and her children.
There were earlier reports that the anti-graft agency had uncovererd
N17.5 billion in the accounts of wives of three airforce chiefs.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/2-1bn-arms-deal-ex-airforce-chief-returns-n66-million/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/2-1bn-arms-deal-ex-airforce-chief-returns-n66-million/
One of the Nigerian
Air Force (NAF) chiefs implicated in the $2.1 billion arms deal and put
under house arrest at Niger Barracks, Abuja has returned N66 million of
the N90 million, allegedly traced to him, to the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Consequently, the officer, a Principal Staff Officer at NAF
Headquarters, was released from detention and asked to go and look for
the balance of the money.
An EFCC source, however, said this did not mean he is completely
exonerated.
Sunday Vanguard gathered that the other officers being detained by the
NAF High Command, on behalf of the EFCC, were not allowed the
privileged because they had refused to cooperate fully with the EFCC
interrogation team even though some had returned exotic cars and other
valuables.
It was also gathered that an Air Commodore, said to have benefitted from
the arms deal and has properties in Dubai, Kaduna and Abuja, has been
arrested and is in detention.
One of the detained Air Vice Marshals (AVMs) is said to be the leader of
the team that went to buy aircraft with incomplete parts and also
inflated the price from $6million to over $30million.
NAF High Command had, on Thursday, stepped up its anti-corruption war
with the removal of some officers including Air Officers Commanding and
Principal Staff officers fingered in the arms deal and appointed new
Air Officers Commanding.
Meanwhile, the wife of a former Chief of the Air Staff, Mrs. Lara Amosu,
detained overnight by the EFCC, has been freed.
Sunday Vanguard gathered that the wife was detained following certain
accounts related to her husband, being investigated in connection with
the $2.1 billion arms cash, allegedly traced to her.
Although the exact figure and details of the accounts were not made
public, EFCC was said to have interrogated her for hours last week in
Lagos.
But a source close to the investigation confirmed the woman had been
released on bail.
“She is not in our custody having been granted administrative bail. She
will be asked to report back whenever we need her for further
investigation,” the source said.
The source said the money allegedly recovered from the former air
chief’s house in Lagos had been kept as exhibit to be used when the
trial of suspects in the arms deal begins.
The source further alleged that some properties belonging to the former
CAS were also held in trust for him by Lara and her children.
There were earlier reports that the anti-graft agency had uncovererd
N17.5 billion in the accounts of wives of three airforce chiefs.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/2-1bn-arms-deal-ex-airforce-chief-returns-n66-million/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/2-1bn-arms-deal-ex-airforce-chief-returns-n66-million/
One of the Nigerian
Air Force (NAF) chiefs implicated in the $2.1 billion arms deal and put
under house arrest at Niger Barracks, Abuja has returned N66 million of
the N90 million, allegedly traced to him, to the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Consequently, the officer, a Principal Staff Officer at NAF
Headquarters, was released from detention and asked to go and look for
the balance of the money.
An EFCC source, however, said this did not mean he is completely
exonerated.
Sunday Vanguard gathered that the other officers being detained by the
NAF High Command, on behalf of the EFCC, were not allowed the
privileged because they had refused to cooperate fully with the EFCC
interrogation team even though some had returned exotic cars and other
valuables.
It was also gathered that an Air Commodore, said to have benefitted from
the arms deal and has properties in Dubai, Kaduna and Abuja, has been
arrested and is in detention.
One of the detained Air Vice Marshals (AVMs) is said to be the leader of
the team that went to buy aircraft with incomplete parts and also
inflated the price from $6million to over $30million.
NAF High Command had, on Thursday, stepped up its anti-corruption war
with the removal of some officers including Air Officers Commanding and
Principal Staff officers fingered in the arms deal and appointed new
Air Officers Commanding.
Meanwhile, the wife of a former Chief of the Air Staff, Mrs. Lara Amosu,
detained overnight by the EFCC, has been freed.
Sunday Vanguard gathered that the wife was detained following certain
accounts related to her husband, being investigated in connection with
the $2.1 billion arms cash, allegedly traced to her.
Although the exact figure and details of the accounts were not made
public, EFCC was said to have interrogated her for hours last week in
Lagos.
But a source close to the investigation confirmed the woman had been
released on bail.
“She is not in our custody having been granted administrative bail. She
will be asked to report back whenever we need her for further
investigation,” the source said.
The source said the money allegedly recovered from the former air
chief’s house in Lagos had been kept as exhibit to be used when the
trial of suspects in the arms deal begins.
The source further alleged that some properties belonging to the former
CAS were also held in trust for him by Lara and her children.
There were earlier reports that the anti-graft agency had uncovererd
N17.5 billion in the accounts of wives of three airforce chiefs.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/2-1bn-arms-deal-ex-airforce-chief-returns-n66-million/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/2-1bn-arms-deal-ex-airforce-chief-returns-n66-million/
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