Ecobank Staff Dies In Police Custody, Buried As Controversy Surrounds Autopsy

Ecobank Nigeria Plc worker, Babatunde Oke, who died in the police custody, has been buried.

He was laid to rest in his hometown in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State on Saturday afternoon as the family vowed to unravel the cause of his death.

 

PUNCH Metro had reported on February 24, 2014 that Babatunde died after being detained at the Falomo Police Division over allegation of N1.2m theft. His employers had alleged that while he was the head teller at the bank’s Ladipo branch, Babatunde had stolen the sum from the Automated Teller Machine.

 

He was consequently locked up, pending when he would pay back the money.

While his relatives were reportedly making arrangement for his bail, he was said to have ordered for a bottle of soft drink which led to his death. The deceased’s widow, Ebun, had petitioned the National Assembly to investigate the cause of her husband’s death, adding that Babatunde could not have taken soft drink because he did not like it.

 

The family lawyer, Segun Akinloye, of Adeyinka Adetosoye and Co, told our correspondent on Sunday that the corpse of the deceased was released to the family on Saturday for burial.

He said relatives and colleagues of the late banker trooped out to pay him their last respect when his remains were interred around 2pm on Saturday. He said, “The body of Babatunde Oke departed the mortuary through a convoy organised by his secondary school mates.

 

“It left Lagos Island Mortuary at about 9.30am and arrived at Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State around 2pm. The body was eventually laid to rest amidst wails, tears and lamentations of town folks, families and loved ones, who urged us to obtain justice for Babatunde Oke.”

 

Akinloye told our correspondent that samples had been taken from the deceased before his burial, adding that some of the samples had been sent abroad for a comprehensive autopsy test.

He said the family was worried about the delay in the release of the result.

 

A letter addressed to the Chief Pathologist, Department of Pathology, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, and dated March 13, 2014, a copy of which was obtained by our correspondent, expressed the anxiety of the family over the delay in the result of the autopsy.

 

“We hereby request a comprehensive detail on what has been going on so far. And also to know what is the cause in the delay of the result if the samples were actually taken,” the letter reads in part.

Liz Anjorin’s revelation: ‘I ceased to be a Christian 18 yrs ago’

Popular Yoruba actress, Liz Anjorin who converted to Islam last year after embarking on pilgrimage to Mecca has made a stunning revelation, saying that she ceased to be a Christian about eighteen years ago.

 She also said that she converted to Islam as a result of the love she has for late mother.
Liz disclosed this, ahead of preparation for the launch of her new movie, “Kofo:The First Lady” and the marking of the 2nd year anniversary of her foundation, Lizzy Anjorin Foundation, which is billed to hold on Sunday, May 11, at Anchor Event Centre, Ikeja, Lagos.

According to the actress, who now bears the name, Aisha, she converted to Islam because of her late mother. “No man can make me  convert to Islam. I converted to Islam because of my late mum. Something happened the day she passed on. I wouldn’t disclose that here. So, I went to Mecca to pray on her behalf,”she said. Describing life after her trip to Mecca as beautiful, Liz revealed that for the past eighteen years, she has never gone to any church to worship. “I have been a Muslim for  long time now. You can never spot me in any social function wearing suggestive clothes.”

On her forthcoming event, Liz disclosed that, it would be the first of its kind in the annals of film premiere in Nigeria. According to her, legendary musician, King Sunny Ade will be on hand to entertain the cream of society who will grace the occasion with his evergreen songs.

Other line up includes staging a 10-minute magic show by Nike and Zitto Pellar as well as a drama (comedy) by herself, Ijebu and Baba Ijesha among other side attraction

Culled from The Vanguard Newspaper

Nigerians are Corrupt - Robert Mugabe

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, has taken a swipe on Nigeria, labeling the country and her citizens as corrupt. He made the remark during his 90th birthday luncheon hosted by the service chiefs and the public commission.Mugabe said Zimbabweans are now almost behaving like Nigerians who have to be corruptly paid for every service.“Are we now like Nigeria where you have to reach your pocket to get anything done,” he said. “You see we used to go to Nigeria and every time we went there we had to carry extra cash in our pockets to corruptly pay for everything.

 

You get into a plane in Nigeria and you sit there and the crew keeps dilly dulling without taking off as they wait for you to pay them to fly the plane,” said the president followed by a huge laugh from the delegates attending his birthday bash.

 

The current corruption rankings in the world rank Zimbabwe’s corruption a lot worse than Nigeria. Nigeria is ranked 163 worst corrupt country in the world while Zimbabwe is an embarrassing 170 third from the bottom.

 

The report was carried by Bulawayo24 News, based in Zimbabwe.

Akon To Electrify Over One Million Houses In Nine African Countries

 US-based Senegalese musician and entrepreneur, Akon has entered a public-private partnership with various entities across the globe to help bring energy into one millions homes in West Africa this year.

 

The ‘Akon Lighting Africa’ project covers nine West African countries including Senegal, Mali, Guinea Conakry, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo and the Ivory Coast and includes installation of solar equipment in households as well as the promotion of their energy sufficiency which will allow millions of Africans access to electricity.

 

This month, the superstar visited 9 African countries in nine days to meet with global leaders about the project. Most African countries, especially in the rural areas, lack access to electricity.

“We wanted to focus the project on rural areas because we often forget that our parents in these remote areas need electricity,” Burkinabe President Blaise Campore was quoted as saying in a meeting with the ‘Akon Lighting Africa’project partners.

REVEALING: A LETTER FROM DR ERASTUS AKINGBOLA OFTHE DEFUNCT INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC TO PRESIDENT JONATHAN - A MUST READ!!!

SAN FRANCISCO, February 21, (THEWILL) – THEWILL has exclusively obtained a letter addressed to President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan detailing how Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Senator Bukola Saraki and Mahmoud Lai Alabi took over the now defunct Intercontinental Bank from its founder and deposed Group Managing Director, Mr. Erastus Akingbola.

The 7-page letter dated February 09, 2014, which was written by Mr. Akingbola revealed the intrigues and private conversations between himself, billionaire Aliko Dangote, Senator Saraki and Mallam Sanusi before Sanusi eased him out of the bank.

The letter is reproduced below: