The body of Duruocha Osita Joel, an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who was abducted on Wednesday, has been discovered in Anambra State. The development was confirmed by the electoral body’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in a statement released on Friday. Okoye in the statement disclosed that the Administrative Secretary of INEC in the state, Okwuonu Jude had stated that Joel was missing. Joel before the saddening incident was a Principal Executive Officer II on Grade Level 10. Okoye said, “On Thursday, 29th September, the Administrative Secretary further informed the…
Author: OsunDaily
A Federal high court sitting in Abeokuta on Friday sentenced a man, Lanso Ogundele, to life imprisonment for sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl. During the trial, the state Prosecution Counsel, T.O Adeyemi, a Senior Counsel told the court that the convict committed the offence in Sept. 2018 at Olugbo area in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun. The counsel said the convict who is a neighbour to the victim’s parents, sent the girl on an errand while her parents were away. “When the victim came back to deliver the message, the convict lured her into his room and forcefully had…