Trying to control sex urge, man wounds himself

Man covering groin with hands, outdoors, close-up

A man has strained his penis as he attempted to wear his wedding ring on it.

According to reports in The South African Medical Journal, wife to the 28-year-old unnamed man has just had a baby, and his friends had advised him that in order to put his sexual urge under control, he should wear his wedding ring on his manhood.

The situation soon assumed a gory dimension, as he was taken to the hospital in an emergency.

“His penis was erect and blue and he was in severe pain,” the journal noted.

It was a herculean task before doctors could remove the ring, though; as the ring’s width was rather too small for the circumference of his penis; coupled with the fact that his penis had become excessively swollen in the aftermath of the misadventure.

“The wedding ring got stuck and caused the patient’s penis to swell.

“Doctors even tried using a small surgical saw to remove it, but it got too close to his manhood!

“Deciding otherwise, they, instead, used an injection to drain blood from the penis, by making several punctures with a needle to decrease the swelling.

“This worked quite well, as the swelling went down, allowing them to pull off the wedding ring,” the journal reports.

The man stayed in the hospital for a few days to recuperate, after which he was discharged and given pain killers and antibiotics.

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Train crushes man to death

 

An unidentified elderly man was on Tuesday crushed to death by a train in Enugu.

Our correspondent gathered that several persons were also injured in the incident, which occurred on a rail track located around the popular Ogbete main market in Enugu metropolis.

Eye witnesses said the train, which was said to be returning from Port Harcourt, appeared suddenly on the track at high speed.

It was alleged that the train did not blow its horn to alert people who were on the rail track at the time of the incident.

Our correspondent learnt that traders use the rail track for commercial activities.

An eye witness who did not wish to be named said the train nearly crushed a tricycle, otherwise known as ‘Keke NAPEP’, before killing the elderly man.

He claimed that the driver of the train would have killed several people, but for ‘divine intervention’.

“If not God who moved the vehicles out miraculously, we all would have perished,” the man, who claimed he was among the survivors, said.

Spokesman, Enugu State Police Command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, confirmed the development.

Amaraizu described the accident as “horrible”, and wondered why the driver of the train did not blow the horn to alert pedestrians who were on the rail track.

Photo: Man reportedly collapsed after his salary was slashed from N18,000 to N5,000 in Kebbi State

According to a Facebook user, Na-Allah Mohammed Zagga, who posted the photo today, October 21, the man pictured from Warra, Kebbi, reportedly collapsed in reaction to the slashing of his salary from N18, 000 to five thousand Naira by the Ngaski Local Government Council of Kebbi State. He wrote:

Look at what our so-called democracy has done to him! The man in this picture was trying to pull himself together after he collapsed in reaction to the slashing of his salary from N18,000 to five thousand naira by the Ngaski Local Government Council of Kebbi State. The poor Nigerians are the guinea pigs of economic sacrifices brought on by the recession. Why are the so-called elected leaders not making substantial and significant sacrifices to reflect our economic realities?

Why must the burden of sacrifices be disproportionately borne by poor Nigerians? Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nassarawa State is locked in labour crisis after proposing severe salary cut from the current N18, 000. The NLC dismissed it as ridiculous, wondering how you can slash eighteen thousand minimum wage when a bag of rice sells for more than twenty thousand naira! This is a country where our so-called representatives are carting away millions monthly as salaries and allowances while millions of poor Nigerians are buffeted daily by hunger, poverty and starvation. The former President of Lagos Business School Professor Pat Utomi described Nigerian democracy as "the government of politicians, by politicians and for politicians." I can't agree more.

Man brutalises wife’s niece for using air conditioner

A 27-year-old beautician, Latifat Adeyemi, has been battered by her aunt’s husband, Rasak Alabi, aka Alfa, for allegedly turning on an air conditioner in their house in Solebo, Ikorodu area of Lagos State.

Alabi reportedly claimed that the gadget consumed excessive power, and allegedly hit the victim with a spanner in the face and flogged her with a piece of cable, which led to her admission in a private hospital.

It was reported that for the past 10 years, Latifat and her grandma had been living in a bungalow at the back of the house on Ile Eye Street, which was reportedly built by Alabi’s wife.

It was learnt that Alabi, who had separated from his wife for the past 20 years, moved into the building in 2015 after reconciling with his wife, a nurse, who is based in the United States of America.

Our correspondent was told that since Alabi moved into the house, there had been misunderstandings, which had led to the eviction of some relatives in the house.

Latifat said she was staying in the house because she had to cater for her grandma.

She said, “My aunt is a nurse and she is based in the US. She put her mother in the house and asked me to cater to her. Grandma and I had been living in that house for over 10 years.

“Alfa (Alabi) and my aunt separated over 20 years ago. They never had a child together. But last year, they reconciled and the family said we needed a man in the house; so he moved into the house. He evicted our last born, but I stayed behind because of grandma.

“Last week Friday, when I returned from Surulere around 7pm, I saw that he had broken into my apartment and removed the AC there. He said the AC consumed too much power.

“I made a call to my uncle and I told him that I would be packing out of the house because I was fed up. As I turned around, he hit me in the eye severally with a spanner and as I ran off, he picked a cable piece and flogged me.”

She said she went to the Ipakodo Police Station to report the incident, adding that operatives who followed her to the house met the gate locked.

Latifat said the police turned back when they could not gain entrance.

Her half-sister, Rasheedat, said there had been disagreement between Alabi and Rashidat in the past, adding that the AC was only an excuse for the suspect to chase her out of the house.

“This is the only girl left in that house because of grandma. He had been finding excuses to send her away,” she explained.

Raheedat said shortly after the incident, Alabi reported to a vigilance group, Onyabo, that his car had been vandalised by Latifat’s siblings.

He was also alleged to have later gone to the Igbogbo Police Station to make other accusations.

Raheedat said the police called for a peace meeting between the parties, but the suspect rejected the move and ejected the grandma from the house.

“The old woman, who had left her husband’s house for the past 30 years, had returned to the same place again,” she added.

 Alabi’s phone rang out many times when our correspondent called him.

He had yet to respond to a text message sent to his phone on Saturday.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident, adding that the suspect had been declared wanted by the police.

“The suspect is evading arrest, but we will get him,” she added.

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‘I prepared fake charm to test my wife’s fidelity’ - Man Tells Court

A father of three, Olanrewaju Aluko, on Thursday said he prepared a fake charm for his wife, Tolu, to swear with that she was not flirting around.

Aluko made the disclosure when he testified in a divorce petition instituted by his wife in an Ikole Customary Court in Ekiti

“I am not fetish and occultic. I only asked Tolu to swear with a fake fetish substance which I prepared to confirm her innocence when I suspected her to be flirting around,” he said.

He urged the court to grant him custody of their third child, saying the child, a girl, was the only that needed care.

Tolu had asked the court to dissolve the 16-year-old marriage because Aluko was irresponsible and did not care for the three kids since they were born.

She further accused the husband of being occultic and was always threatening her with charms and other fetish substances.

“I left his house with my kids in 2012 when I could no more cope with his care-free attitude toward me and the children but he kept on threatening to kill me with charm.“

“I pleaded with this court to separate us but allow the three children aged 15, 13 and eight to remain in my custody so that I would continue caring and monitor the children.

“The court should also order him never to threaten nor disturb me, but should pay N20,000 as monthly allowance for the upkeep of the children,’’ she said.

The President of the court, Mrs. Yemisi Ojo, dissolved the marriage.

Ojo awarded custody of the children to Tolu and ordered the defendant to pay N10,000 monthly upkeep allowance to the petitioner.

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Man remanded in prison for having sex with daughter

A 56-year-old man, Abdullahi Zakari, who allegedly had sexual intercourse with his 18-year-old daughter, is to remain behind bars pending the perfection of his bail condition, a Lagos court has ruled.

A Surulere Magistrates’ Court, which gave the order, said the man should be remanded in Ikoyi Prisons until the bail conditions were met.

The Magistrate, Mrs. M.I. Dan-Oni, had admitted the accused to a bail of N500,000 with two responsible sureties in like sum.

One of the sureties, she said, must be a blood relation of the accused and the other must be living in his own house.

In addition, the magistrate said the sureties must show evidence of tax payment to Lagos State Government.

Zakari, who lives at No.42, Gaskiya St., Ijora-Badia in Apapa area, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

But the prosecutor, Sgt. Anthonia Osayande told the court that the accused committed the offence at his apartment between February and August.

She said, “It is a shameful act that should not be condoned.

“This is a serious offence and an abomination. The complainant said the father used to fondle her breast anytime she was in the room.

“The accused had sex with the daughter against her wish.”

The offence contravened Section 258 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

The case was adjourned to Sept.19 for mention.

Man remanded for assaulting 10-year-old daughter

An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Wednesday remanded a 37-year-old father in prison custody for putting pepper on his 10-year-old daughter’s private part.

Okoro Odia is standing trial on a three-count of indecent treatment, attempt to commit murder and assault.

Prosecutor Ihiehie Lucky told the court that the accused committed the alleged offences sometime in June and August.

Ihiehie said that Okoro, a furniture maker, unlawfully and indecently dealt with his daughter.

He said the step-mother, Abayomi Maria, reported that the accused always beat up the girl.

The prosecutor said the complainant told the police that Okoro had sometime in June used a dog chain to tie the girl to a ceiling fan and left her there.

Ihiehie told the court that the accused tied the daughter to the ceiling because she failed to submit his lotto number to the agent.

He told the court that the indecent assault on the girl was reported by the step-mother to the Ketu Police Station.

Maria, the prosecutor, told the police that on Aug. 8 at about 8:00 p.m. Okoro called his daughter to bring her report sheet.

“When he saw that she failed, he indecently punished her. He told her to lie down and he put the dry pepper inside her private part, in her eyes and all over her body.

“Her screams alerted the step-mother who tried to stop him but he beat her up,’’ Ihiehie said.

Ihiehie said the offences contravened sections 135, 228(1) and 171 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

The accused, however, denied the charges.

The Magistrate, Mrs Temitope Oladele, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.

Oladele said that the sureties must deposit N100,000 each into the Chief Registrars account and show evidence of gainful employment in a reputable organisation.

She also said that the sureties must show evidence of tax payment and their addresses verified by the court, and adjourned the case till Oct. 13 for mention.

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There is no herbalist my wife does not know, man tells court

A 52-year-old businessman, Lateef Oteshile, approached an Igando Customary Court on Wednesday in Lagos to dissolve his 24-year-old marriage over his wife’s alleged fetish acts.

Lateef told the court that his wife, Ayoka, with whom he had four children, had been visiting different herbalists.

“There is no herbalist my wife does not know; she travels regularly and comes back with different charms.

“I used to see salt, red oil, blood and other substances sprinkled in my compound.

“I fear for my life because I don’t know what she wanted to achieve with her charms,’’ he said.

The petitioner also alleged that his wife invited armed robbers to rob his junior wife.

“Ayoka invited robbers to attack my junior wife when she just returned with goods from Dubai; about N15million worth of jewellery and other goods were stolen.

“One of the jewellery that was stolen was later found on Ayoka’s neck few months after the robbery,” he said.

Lateef said that his wife was even threatening his life.

“Ayoka hired assassins to kill me, but they failed; when she was confronted she said she only wanted them to beat me in order to teach me a lesson,” he said.

Lateef begged the court to dissolve the 24-year-old marriage because his life was at risk and that he was no longer in love.

However, Ayoka, 47, a food vendor, denied the allegations.

She said that the actions of her husband’s wife attracted the armed robbers to their house.
“I don’t know anything about the robbery, my husband’s second wife is fond of talking loud on the phone about large sums of money. This must have attracted the robbers,” Ayoka said.

The mother of four said she did not know anything about the alleged assassination plot as her hands were clean.

“My husband is a contractor involved in all sorts of deals; there was never a time that I confessed to anything.

“They (robbers) entered my room first, I tried to call my husband to inform him, but he did not pick my calls, because since 10 years he married another wife, we have not been on talking terms,” she said.

The respondent said that she was not fetish and was a dedicated Muslim.
“I am a practicing Muslim, I don’t know any herbalist as he claims.

“I used to see salt and other fetish materials in our compound but I am not responsible, I believe in God.

“Besides, I am not the only one living in the house, my husband’s second wife is also staying in the compound, why is he accusing only me,” Ayoka said.

She said that she and her husband had a peaceful home until 10 years ago when he married another wife.

Ayoka begged the court not to grant her husband’s wish as she was still in love.
The court president, Mr Adegboyega Omilola adjourned the case to Sept. 6 for judgment. 

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