Police Inspector Dupes US-Based Nigerian Lady

PM News is reporting that: A  Nigerian lady based in the United States of America, Miss Veronica Okwara, has accused an inspector in the Nigeria Police Force, Anthony Chukwu, of defrauding her of N9 million under the false pretence of marrying her.

Veronica, a medical director (administration) in North Carolina USA, alleged that Chukwu, attached to X Squad Section Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Lagos, southwest Nigeria converted the proceeds  from the sale of vehicles and other imported items she asked him to sell on her behalf, for his personal use, after he had a fake wedding with her.

Following the alleged scam, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, ordered the Interpol to investigate the matter. Thus, Chukwu was arrested and flown to the Police  Headquarters  in Abuja for interrogation.

LaBeouf Wears Paper Bag To Berlin Premiere

Shia LaBeouf wore a paper bag over his head with "I am not famous anymore" written across it for the premiere of his latest film at the Berlin Film Festival.

The actor had earlier stormed out of a news conference where he was asked about Nymphomaniac's explicit content.

Asked how it felt to perform such sexual scenes, LaBeouf took a swipe at journalists, suggesting they were like "seagulls following the trawler to get sardines".

He then walked out, leaving his co-stars Uma Thurman, Christian Slater and Charlotte Gainsbourg shocked.

The seagull quote can be attributed to ex-footballer Eric Cantona, who said virtually the same thing at a news conference in 1995 while being questioned about his conviction for assault.

22 year Old Femi Junaid Stabbed to Death in Stockwell, London

22year old Babafemi Junaid was found with stab wounds in a car which had collided with a bus around 6pm on Friday February 7th.
The police believe Femi had been stabbed in Clapham Road, near Stockwell underground station, south London and had then got into his car which then collided with the bus as he tried to drive away.
Femi, who is from Peckham, was rushed to the hospital where he later died. A Metropolitan Police statement said a murder investigation is now under way. No arrests have so fare been made.

Unlike Nigeria, Gays Get Refuge in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

No kissing, no petting. As gay bars go, this one is pretty well-behaved. But the crowd packing the Abidjan venue is relaxed and happy to be part of this haven of tolerance on a hostile continent.

“In a gay club, we are much freer than in straight places,” 22-year-old student Jacques tells AFP, looking on as three men sway their hips to Ivorian music on the dance floor.

“We get no strange looks. Here we can unwind, feel at ease and let ourselves go.”

One man gently strokes his companion’s neck but displays of affection stop there. The strict social codes prevailing in Ivory Coast apply here too.
The patrons include several transvestites, one a 20-year-old teacher who goes by the name Malika, and who has been living as a woman by night and a man by day for the past three years.

Two Die As NDLEA, Soldiers Raid Akala

No fewer than two youths were allegedly killed, while seven others sustained gunshot wounds on Saturday after operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Nigerian Army raided Akala Street, Odi-Olowo, Mushin Local Government Area, Lagos.

It was learnt that the security agents, acting on a tip-off, had stormed the area which is notorious for drug peddling.

A resident, Rahman Ogunsanya, told our correspondent that most of the youths were watching a football match when the incident occurred.

He said, “Around 6pm on Saturday, we were watching the match between Chelsea Football Club and Newcastle FC at a viewing centre on Akala Street when some NDLEA officials and army men attached to OP MESA, stormed the area.

Police Nab Woman For Abducting Neighbour’s Daughter

When Mrs. Funke Olowokere of Sobi Road, Ilorin, Kwara State, left her one-month-old daughter with her neighbour and friend,  Funke Odelabi, last Sunday, little did she know that she would abduct the baby.

After Olowokere, who had been washing the baby’s clothes, discovered that Odelabi had disappeared with her baby, she was said to have raised the alarm which attracted  neighbours who organised a search party for the missing girl and the suspect but all to no avail.

Parading the suspect on Saturday, the outgoing Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, Mr. Agboola  Oshodi-Glover, explained that after the residents failed to locate the suspect, the matter was reported at the police station.