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Don’t receive or buy stolen items, FPRO warns

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Force Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi
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The Force Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has warned Nigerians against collecting, keeping or buying stolen items.

He referred Nigerians to section 427 of the criminal code act, which states: “Any person who receives anything which has been obtained by means of any act constituting a felony or misdemeanor, or by means of any act done at a place not in Nigeria, which if it had been done in Nigeria would have constituted a felony or misdemeanor, and which is an offence under the laws in force in the place where it was done, knowing the same to have been so obtained, is guilty of a felony.

“If the offence by means of which the thing was obtained is a felony, the offender is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years, except in the case in which the thing so obtained was postal matter, or any chattel, money or valuable security contained therein, in which case the offender is liable to imprisonment for life.

“In any other case the offender is liable to imprisonment for seven years.

“For the purpose of proving the receiving of anything, it is sufficient to show that the accused person has, either alone or jointly with some other person, had the thing in his possession, or has aided in concealing it or disposing of it.”

He gave this warning in a post via his X handle on Friday, July 19.

He wrote: “Receiving stolen property is a criminal offence. Dont receive for keep or buy items you are not sure of their sources. Such could be dangerous and land someone in prison. See sec 427 of the criminal code.”

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Alleged missing N180 million: It’s a prank. VeryDarkMan is renovating a school in Jos- singer Dammy Krane says Swipe to see what Human Rights activist, Omotayo Williams wrote about the man VDM showed off as his Investigation officer

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Alleged missing N180 million: It’s a prank. VeryDarkMan is renovating a school in Jos- singer Dammy Krane says

Swipe to see what Human Rights activist, Omotayo Williams wrote about the man VDM showed off as his Investigation officer

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Nigerians drank more alcohol on Xmas Day despite economic hardship: Bar Owner

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In spite of the widespread outcry over economic hardship, some business owners in Bwari Area Council, Abuja, said they made huge profits during the Christmas celebrations.

In separate interviews on Friday, the business owners attributed the success to high patronage.

Bosede Bamidele, owner of a restaurant and bar, said the Christmas celebrations brought in one of her highest customer turnouts in recent times.

Ms Bamidele revealed that her usual stock of 50 crates of alcoholic drinks and 15 crates of soft drinks, which would normally last for two days, was exhausted within 24 hours during the festive period.

Ms Bamidele added, “I had to keep ordering more drinks because customers kept coming in and out of my restaurant, eating and drinking all the assorted recipes made available.

“Interestingly, in spite of the widespread complaints of economic hardship, people still found ways to unwind and have fun. I sincerely appreciate God for that because it benefitted my business.”

Similarly, Buhari Alhamdu, a tailor, also said he had worked so hard before the festivity to meet customers’ demands and had to hire more hands.

Mr Alhamdu said he sewed a “standard outfit” for at least N5,000 but increased it to N7,000 before the yuletide. He said the hike did not deter patronage.

He said although the reason for the increment was due to the cost of materials, his take-home after deductions of expenses left a smile on his face.

Praise Moses, a hairdresser, said she made more than N100,000 two days before Christmas.

Ms Moses, who said she hardly made N30,000 in a week due to low patronage, acknowledged that the festive season brought a surge in customers during the Christmas celebration.

“I always look forward to the Christmas period. No matter how the year has been, we make money during this season; there’s always patronage, no matter how people cry that there’s no money,” she stressed.

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Nigerian woman, Josephine Ify Obi, has called out her ex-husband, Emmanuel Edegware, for allegedly abandoning their four children because she refused to go back “to being beaten every day”

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A Nigerian woman, Josephine Ify Obi, has called out her ex-husband, Emmanuel Edegware, for allegedly abandoning their four children because she refused to go back “to being beaten every day”

She disclosed this on Friday, December 27, under a Facebook post criticizing absentee and neglectful fathers as well as some single mothers who divert money meant for their children.

According to Ify, she’s the only one paying the children’s school fees, and taking care of their feeding and clothing.

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