Crime
Over 100,000 People Have Fled Lebanon To Syria Due To Ongoing Israeli Attacks — UN Report
Over 100,000 People Have Fled Lebanon To Syria Due To Ongoing Israeli Attacks — UN Report....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Some 100,000 people have fled to Syria from Lebanon due to Israeli air strikes, a figure that has doubled in two days, the United Nations’ refugee head said on Monday.
“The number of people who have crossed into Syria from Lebanon fleeing Israeli airstrikes — Lebanese and Syrian nationals — has reached 100,000,” Filippo Grandi said on X.
“The outflow continues,” he warned.
He said his UN refugee agency (UNHCR) was “present at four crossing points, alongside local authorities and (the Syrian Red Crescent) to support new arrivals”.
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The mass displacement into war-torn Syria began a week ago, on September 23, the UNHCR told AFP on Saturday.
Israel has widened its attacks in recent days to include Lebanon as well as the Gaza Strip, targeting Iran’s regional ally, Hezbollah.
Strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon killed it leader, Hassan Nasrallah, on Friday.
In the last week, Israeli bombardment has killed more than 700 people in Lebanon, including 14 paramedics over a two-day period, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.
By Friday, 30,000 people had crossed into Syria, according to the UNHCR.
Its representative in Syria, Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, said around 80 percent were Syrian nationals and 20 percent Lebanese.
“Most are women and children, although some males have crossed. About half are children and adolescents,” he told reporters.
He stressed the fleeing people were “arriving in a country that has been suffering from its own crisis and violence for more than 13 years, as well as from economic collapse”.
“People fleeing the bombing arrive in Syria exhausted, traumatised and in desperate need of help.”
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Police Raid and Rescue: Operatives from the Ogun State Police Command raided an alleged baby factory in Mowe, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area, successfully rescuing two heavily pregnant women and four children (two boys and two girls).....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
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Arrests and Missing Newborn: The operation resulted in six arrests, while authorities are actively searching for a newborn baby boy whose whereabouts remain unknown after his mother gave birth at a local hospital.
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Syndicate Investigation: Triggered by intelligence regarding a human trafficking and illegal adoption ring in Abaren Village, the case has now been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Eleweran, Abeokuta, for a deeper probe.
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Police Commitment: Ogun State Commissioner of Police Bode Ojajuni reaffirmed the command’s dedication to eradicating child trading and human trafficking, urging residents to stay vigilant and report suspicious activities.
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Amotekun Nabs Suspected Kidnappers: The Ondo State Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun Corps, has successfully apprehended two suspected kidnappers, including a 27-year-old man trapped during a ransom negotiation.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
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Ransom Trap in Akure: According to the state commander, Adetunji Adeleye, who briefed journalists on Monday, operatives leveraged intelligence from informants to monitor and arrest the suspect behind the Shasha area.
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Foiled Plot in Owo: Authorities also paraded a 19-year-old former employee caught with a weapon who allegedly attempted to kidnap his former boss’s wife in Molege, Owo, before family members raised an alarm.
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Quick Rescue Operation: Adeleye highlighted a rapid response in the Isinigbo/Osi axis where operatives rescued an abducted woman and her two children following a brief confrontation with kidnappers.
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Community Collaboration: The commander commended local community members, including the Fulani community, for providing crucial information that aided recent security breakthroughs.
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An Ogun State Magistrate Court presided over by Magistrate O.L. Oke has sentenced two men, Moruf Okusanya (40) and Babatunde Gafar (33), to seven years in prison each without an option of a fine, following their conviction on a four-count charge.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Case Background and Prosecution
The convicts were apprehended following a violent cult clash at the Ikenne Town Hall on October 23, 2023, which severely disrupted public peace and local activities.
Prosecuting officer ASP Olaide Rawlings established during the trial that Okusanya belonged to the Eiye Confraternity, while Gafar was affiliated with the Alora Confraternity, alongside other accomplices currently at large. Their actions violated several provisions of the Prohibition of Forcible Entry and Occupation of Landed Properties, Armed Robbery, Cultism, Kidnapping and Other Anti-Violent and Related Offences Law of Ogun State, 2016.
Finding the prosecution’s evidence credible and compelling beyond a reasonable doubt, Magistrate Oke delivered the sentence to serve as a strict deterrent against unlawful secret societies and violent disturbances in the state.
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