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Key witness, Cheryl Zondi breaks down as court acquits Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso on all charges of r3pe and human trafficking

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Cheryl Zondi, a key witness in the case against Nigerian pastor, Timothy Omotoso, was overcome with emotion in court after he was found not guilty of r3pe and human trafficking.

LIB reported that the High Court in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa acquitted the 66-year-old pastor and his co-accused, Lusanda Sulani and Zikiswa Sitho, on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

The trio faced 32 counts of charges which included racketeering, trafficking in persons, r3pe and s3xual assault.

The ruling, which has shocked many, left Zondi visibly distressed as she reacted to the verdict.

LIB further reported in 2018 that Zondi, who claimed she was sexually assaulted by pastor Omotoso, waived her right to anonymity in the trial because she wanted the world to know the type of person he is.

“We took it upon ourselves to go through a humiliating process to have our dignity stripped from us in public, to be called names and have lies and all sorts of fabrications spread about us online, walking in the streets. Our lives have never been the same since we came out about this and one has to wonder if this is what the last years have come down to,” she said.

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Police arrest singer Portable over alleged criminal defamation

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Men of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested singer, Habeeb Okikilola Badmus aka Portable following a petition filed against him by his senior colleague, Okunola Saheed, popularly known as “Osupa,”

According to a statement from the spokesperson of the command, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the petition borders on serious allegations which includes criminal defamation, threat to life, incitement, character assassination, conduct likely to cause a breach of peace and the use of abusive and insulting words.

‘’In view of the weight of these allegations and the supporting evidence presented, the Command secured a valid arrest warrant from a Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin. Acting on this warrant, operatives from the Command proceeded to Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Saturday, 13th April 2025, where the suspect was apprehended at about 19:25hrs. He was immediately brought to Ilorin for further investigations.

Upon his arrival, the suspect’s statement was taken in the presence of legal representatives from both parties. ‘’

The police imagemaker added that Portable is currently in custody and arrangements are being made to charge him to court without delay.

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FACT CHECK: No Office of the NSA Vehicle Was Stolen

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Contrary to widespread reports last week, no vehicle belonging to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) was stolen in Abuja.

Here’s the real story: the Hilux in question—a visibly aged model—was no longer an official vehicle of the ONSA. It had been sold through an internal government auction over two years ago to a staff member, in line with standard asset disposal procedures common across MDAs.

The confusion arose when the said staff, now the legal owner of the vehicle, parked it along a street in the Central Area of Abuja to attend Friday congregational prayers. Unfortunately, it was at this point the vehicle was stolen—an incident that has now been grossly misreported as a security breach involving the NSA’s office.

Government agencies routinely auction aging or unserviceable assets as part of their internal asset management processes. In this case, the vehicle had long ceased to be part of the NSA’s fleet.

So, let’s set the record straight: No breach. No security scare. No stolen government vehicle. Just a private incident—mislabeled and misreported.

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ANAMBRA POLICE ARRESTS A SUSPECT OVER THE MURDER OF HIS SIXTY-EIGHT-YEAR OLD MOTHER AND ATTEMPTED TAKING HIS OWN LIFE IN EKWULOBIA

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_Hands over twelve suspects of illicit drugs and recovered exhibits from a Police raid in Orumba North to NDLEA_

Police Operatives attached to the Ekwulobia Divisional Police Station on 11th April 2025 by 1.40pm arrested one Nnamdi Anyaji ‘M’ aged 49 years of Amudo Village, Ekwulobia who attempted to take his own life after killing his mother Mrs Dorathy Anyaji of the same address aged 68 years. The Operatives also recovered one Axe at the scene.

Preliminary information reveals that the squabble started when the suspect accused the deceased of being dishonest about the money realised from a cassava business.

Meanwhile, the suspect is in custody and under close monitoring so as not to commit suicide and would be charged to court after the investigation.

Also, Police Operatives attached to the Special Anti-Cultism Squad Enugu-Ukwu in the early hours of the same date acting on credible information raided a criminal drugs camp at Umuokpala Village in Orumba North LGA, arrested 12 suspects selling and taking hard drugs, recovered some sizeable quantity of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, illicit drugs and other implicating items.

The suspects are: Ifeanyi Bernard, Emmanuel Ugwu, Thankgod Kelechi, Umeh Chidera, Aguiyi Onyeka, Onyeka Martin, Festus Ihezie, Chibundu Nicholas, Solomon Obiefule, Chibundu Daniel, Neke Shedrack and Nwazufu Kingsley all males and within the age bracket of 20 – 29 years. They have been handed over to Operatives of Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for necessary action.

*SP Tochukwu Ikenga*
Police Public Relations Officer
Anambra State Police Command, Awka

13th April 2025
-Admin Nkwelle

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