Sunday, July 14, 2024

Kenya Replaces All Police Officers In Mukuru After Dozens Of Killed, Dismembered Female Bodies Found


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Kenya Police authority has redeployed all police personnel in Mukuru area within the country capital, Nairobi, following the discovery of dozens of bodies mostly female wrapped in a rubbish bags and dumped into a sea of Mukuru slum which is very close to one of the country’s police stations.

Police chiefs said they were pursuing possible links to cults, serial killers or rogue medical practitioners in their investigation but the discovery has since endangered tension and caused anger among the citizens in the country.

Kenya last month experienced wide spread unrest following bloody protest over tax hike in which scores of the demonstrators were killed by security operatives after some of the protesters broke into the Kenya Parliamentary building.

Videos posted online showed onlookers gathered at the dumpsite where numbers of bodies were found in the landfill in Mukuru slum in Nairobi on July 12, 2024.

Details of the happening is presented verbatim as reported by AFP international news agency.

“Kenya’s under-fire police on Sunday pledged a “transparent” investigation into the shocking discovery of eight mutilated female bodies dumped in a Nairobi garbage site.

But tensions were running high at the crime scene in the Mukuru slum area in the south of the Kenyan capital, as police briefly fired tear gas to disperse a crowd of angry residents, an AFP journalist said.

Police chiefs said they were pursuing possible links to cults, serial killers or rogue medical practitioners in their investigation into the macabre saga, which has horrified and angered the nation.

The mutilated and dismembered bodies, trussed up in plastic bags, were hauled out of a sea of floating rubbish in an abandoned quarry in Mukuru.


The discoveries have thrown another spotlight on Kenyan police and added more pressure on President William Ruto, who is struggling to contain a crisis over widespread anti-government protests that saw dozens of demonstrators killed.

Acting national police chief, Douglas Kanja said six corpses were found in Mukuru on Friday and more body parts were retrieved on Saturday, with preliminary investigations revealing that all were female.

“They were severely dismembered in different states of decomposition and left in sacks,” Kanja told a press conference, describing it as a “heinous act”.

He said police were committed to conducting “transparent, thorough and swift investigations” adding that they aimed to wrap up their inquiries in 21 days.


Kanja, who was appointed only on Friday amid the fallout over last month’s protest bloodshed, also said that all officers at the police station located near the quarry had been transferred.

Kenya’s police watchdog, the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA), on Friday had said it was investigating whether there was any police involvement in the dumped bodies, noting that the dumpsite was just 100 metres (yards) from the police post.

The IPOA also said it was looking into claims of abductions of demonstrators who went missing after last month’s protests.

But it did not make any link to those missing and the dumped bodies.


Trouble briefly erupted when locals tried to take a bag they had hauled out of quarry to the police station, but were met with volleys of tear gas, the journalist said.

MohamedAmin, the head of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, said the ages of the victims ranged from 18 to 30 and that all had been killed and butchered in the same manner.

“Are we dealing with a cult that is associated with criminal activities, are we dealing with serial killers?” he said at the press briefing alongside Kanja.

“We even could be dealing with rogue medical practitioners.”

Kenya was left reeling last year by the discovery of mass graves in a forest near the Indian Ocean coast containing the bodies of more than 400 members of a doomsday sect, one of the world’s worst cult-related massacres.

On Monday, self-proclaimed pastor Nthenge Mackenzie went on trial on terrorism charges, along with 94 co-defendants, over the deaths, accused of inciting his followers to starve themselves to death in order to meet Jesus.

He and the other accused also face charges of murder, manslaughter and child cruelty in separate cases over what has been dubbed the “Shakahola forest massacre”.

The country’s law enforcement services are already under scrutiny over the protest deaths, with rights groups accusing police of using excessive force.

Kanja took up his post only this week after national police chief, Japhet Koome resigned in the face of public fury over the alleged police brutality.

A total of 39 people were killed and more than 630 injured during the unrest, Kenya’s national rights commission said earlier this month.

Kenyan police are often accused by rights groups of using excessive force and carrying out unlawful killings or running hit squads, but few have faced justice”, AFP report ends in quote.

NDLEA Intercepts Cocaine, Opioids Hidden In Shoes’ Soles Onboard To EU, UK, US, Cyprus


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Men of the Nigeria National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have intercepted some kilograms of cocaine and opioids concealed in soles of shoes and clothes at International Airport in Lagos State while being shipped to Europe, Cyprus, United States of America, USA and  United Kingdom, UK.

According to news statement made available by the NDLEA Spokesperson Femi Babafemi on Sunday, the anti drugs operatives also burst tramadol pills hidden inside custard containers, laughing gas warehouse in VGC area in Lekki and recovered 11,096 kilograms of illicit drugs in Edo, Borno, Ogun and Katsina states during raids.

NDLEA statement reads verbatim below thus: “Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted various quantities of cocaine and opioids such as tramadol, pentazocine injection, morphine sulphate, ketamine injection, among others concealed in soles of shoes, clothes and other items being shipped to the United States, United Kingdom and Cyprus.

While no less than 250 grams of cocaine going to Cyprus was hidden in soles of custom-made shoes, over five kilograms of opioids heading to the US and UK were discovered by NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations, DOGI, in clothes and other household items meant to be shipped through some courier firms in Lagos.

In the same vein, a consignment of 440 grams of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis coming from Canada to Lagos was equally intercepted by operatives in one of the logistic companies.

Meanwhile, NDLEA operatives in Edo state on Wednesday 10th July 2024 intercepted a vehicle marked Abuja GWA 273 DD at Ewu junction, Esan Central Local Government Area following credible intelligence.

The luggage of one of the occupants, Aminu Abdullahi, 32, was searched and found to contain custard containers, where 3,000 pills of tramadol 225mg were buried in the custard powder.

In his statement, the suspect claimed the drugs were bought in Onitsha, Anambra state and he was taking them to Mararaba area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to sell.

In another operation, operatives on Thursday 11th July raided the Ohen forest, Abudu area of Edo and destroyed 5,429.751kg of cannabis on 2.918 hectares of farmlands where four suspects: Godday Ariye, 37; Friday Okafor, 59; Obinna Nwosu, 48; and Yusuf Adamu, 27, were arrested.

Similarly, 300 kilograms of the same substance were recovered from Uzzeba Obi camp in Owan West Local Government Area when NDLEA officers raided the location on Saturday 13th July.

In Ogun state, operatives on Tuesday 9th July, recovered a total of 2,865 kilograms of cannabis at Afami Ibese while the suspected owner, Umar Ibese is currently at large.

At least, 2,455 kilograms of materials for the production of Akuskura, a new psychoactive substance (NPS), were recovered from a warehouse in town, Konduga Local Government Area, Borno state on Tuesday 9th July when NDLEA operatives in a joint operation with men of the Nigerian Army raided the area.

The following day, Wednesday 10th July, operatives in Katsina state arrested a 54-year-old Sabo Sule with 47kg cannabis in Katsina town.

In Lagos, operatives on Monday 8th July raided a warehouse in VGC, Lekki where they recovered 148 cartons of non-medical nitrous oxide popularly called laughing gas; 108 cartons of fast gas cylinder; 134 pieces of balloon and 109 cartons of infusion charger, among others. A female suspect, Suliyat Abdulsalam was arrested in connection with the seizure.

With the same zeal, Commands and formations of the Agency across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, sensitization activities in schools, worship centres, work places and communities among others in the past week.

These include: WADA enlightenment lecture for students of Saint Louis Grammar School Senior, Mokola, Ibadan, Oyo state; students and staff of Infant Jesus Model Secondary School, Oron, Akwa Ibom state; students and teachers of Ede High School, Ede, Osun state; students of Government Day Secondary School, Kalga Gari, Daura, Katsina state; and students of Rehoboth Secondary School, Okpuno Awka, Anambra state, among others.

While commending the officers and men of Edo, Borno, Ogun, Katsina, Lagos, and FCT Commands as well as those of DOGI for the arrests and seizures, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retired) noted their drug supply reduction efforts balanced with WADA sensitization activities while he charged them and their compatriots across the country to maintain the current tempo”.

Donald Trump Narrowly Escape Death With Gunshots Injuries


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Former United States of America President and Republican Presidential candidate in the forthcoming USA general elections, Donald Trump narrowly escaped death on Saturday when a gunman shots severally into his campaign rally at Butler in Pennsylvania causing the face of the politician to be filled with bloodstains.

Donald Trump was seen being helped off the stage with thin streaks of blood on his face by US Secret Service members after shots were fired while he was onstage at the campaign rally.

The 20-year-old male who took position at the rooftop outside the campaign ground that shot at former US president Donald Trump during a Pennsylvania rally is alleged to be Thomas Matthew Crooks, according to The New York Post.

Videos posted online and residents testimones indicated that the shooter was positioned on a building rooftop just outside the venue where former President Donald Trump was holding his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

We gathered that the shooter positioned 50 metres away on a rooftop, according to passersby who drew the attention of security operatives to the direction of the shooter.

Donald Trump was shot in the right ear during the campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, sparking panic and streaking the Republican presidential candidate’s blood across his face

Earlier, Security Officials say they were doing DNA testing of the person who fired shots at former President Donald Trump, because the suspected shooter did not have ID.

According to ABC News’ Aaron Katersky: “The authorities are saying tonight that they are confident that there are no additional threats.”

While former President Donald Trump was speaking at his Pennsylvania rally, someone can be heard screaming “he’s got a gun.” We then hear someone scream “he’s on the roof, he’s got a gun.” Immediately after, the sound of gunshots begins.

As the gunshots continue, a person continues to warn people “he’s on the roof, don’t go over there”, according to videos posted online by residents who witnessed the moment the gunshooting started with the videos showing the actions in real time.

Both the gunman and a rally attendee were saaid to be dead following the incident, according to the Butler County district attorney.

The Trump campaign said in a statement on Saturday evening that Trump was “fine” and that he is “being checked out at a local medical facility.” Donald Trump Jr. also told ABC News that his father is “in good spirits” as he remains under medical observation.

A suspected gunman and one audience member are dead, the AP reported, citing Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger. Another spectator is in a serious condition.

President Joe Biden denounced the violence during remarks on Saturday night and said in a statement earlier that he’s “grateful” Trump is safe.

Trump and Biden are locked in a close election rematch, with most opinion polls showing the two evenly matched.

Trump is due to officially receive the Republican nomination at the Republican National Convention that kicks off in Milwaukee on Monday.