Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
Yahya Saifullahi
A man named Yahya Saifullahi, was arrested by immigration officers at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport after being found in possession of 870 ATM cards and two bank internet tokens.
Saifullahi, 29, was arrested while in the process of boarding Ethiopia Airways’ Flight No ET 940 with Passport No. A06694052. He was on his way to Dubai, Vanguardreports.
A member of the presidential task force on money laundering and illegal
movement of foreign currency, Tukur Ibrahim, told newsmen that Saifullahi was arrested after he was singled out for additional security screening.
“The suspect lost his composure and psychological make up at that moment and on frisking a total of 870 ATM cards were found on him,” Ibrahim said.
The suspect concealed the ATM cards under his groin. Cards from banks including Ecobank, GT Bank, Access Bank, Sterling, Keystone, UBA, Skye, First Bank, Standard Chartered, Heritage, STANBIC IBTC, Unity, and more were found in his possession.
The suspect has been handed over to the EFCC for further investigation and prosecution.
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