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Police Confirm Death Of 90 Persons After Petrol Tanker Explosion In Jigawa, Set For Mass Burial

October 16, 2024 by admin

90 people were confirmed dead, following a petrol tanker explosion in Majiya Town, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa state. Mr Shi’isu Adam, the Police Spokesperson in Jigawa, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday. Speaking in an interview on Wednesday, Mr. Adam also said that 50 other persons had been hospitalized for varying degrees of injury due to the explosion “At about 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Majia Town, Taura local government area of Jigawa, the tanker driver lost control near Khadija University and exploded. “The driver left Kano and was heading to Nguru in Yobe when the accident happened,” Mr Adam said. The spokesperson said majority of the victims died because they surrounded the accident scene. “We are worried that despite police warning for people to steer clear from scenes of accidents involving fuel tankers, they still engage in such acts. ”People gathered around the accident scene, that is the reason for the mass casualty,” he said. The spokesperson said that a mass burial of the victims would be held by 9 a.m. on Wednesday. He added that the injured were receiving medical attention at the Ringim General Hospital.

JUST IN: Tragedy Strikes Oyo State—Oke-Eleshin As Mother, Three Children Among Multiple Fatalities In Ghastly Accident

October 14, 2024 by admin

A devastating accident has occurred in Oke-Eleshin, Ona Ara Local Government, Amuloko area, Ibadan, Oyo State in the early hours of Monday, resulting in multiple fatalities and involving students. The incident happened on the road leading to the local government secretariat, which was recently constructed by the Chairman of the local government Hon. Dr Kolapo Temitope with the support of Chief Dotun Sanusi, Chairman of Ilaji Hotel & Sports Resorts. A trailer and a motor vehicle carrying minerals collided, resulting in the tragic loss of life. Among the victims were a mother and her three children. Security agencies, including Akanran Police Division and Ogbere Police Division, responded slowly, with witnesses reporting a three-hour delay before police arrived at the scene. Residents lamented the Oyo State Government’s neglect under Governor Seyi Makinde’s leadership, citing poor road conditions and rampant extortion by police officers. “The state government has abandoned us,” said a local resident. “Police officers are more interested in collecting bribes than ensuring our safety. It was the Chairman of Ilaji Hotel & Sports Resorts, Chief Dotun Sanusi, who recently filled the potholes with sand to make the road manageable.” The community’s frustration stems from years of neglect, with residents demanding improved infrastructure and effective law enforcement. The Ona Ara Local Government community mourns this devastating incident, with thoughts and prayers going out to the families of the victims. An investigation will determine the circumstances surrounding this tragic event, informing measures to prevent similar incidents. Stay tuned for updates as more information becomes available.

32-Year-Old Man Commits Suicide Using Sniper Inside Hotel Room In Ogun

October 12, 2024 by admin

A 32-year-old man, Lanre Ogungbe, on Thursday, October 10, ended his own life in a hotel where he lodged on Soyoye Road, Abeokuta, Ogun State, by taking an insecticide popularly known as Sniper. Thenewsbearer learnt that the deceased had come to the hotel where he told those in charge that he was there for a short rest. However, the receptionist, after noticing that the deceased had yet to come out after the lapse of the time he was supposed to spend, went to check on him, only to discover his lifeless body on the bed. Shocked by the discovery, the receptionist was said to have gone to the hotel manager to notify him of the incident. On learning of it, Thenewsbearer further gathered that the manager raised an alarm and quickly put a call through to the owner of the hotel, while the scene was cordoned off, leaving the exhibits untouched. This made the owner, Odeyemi Adeboye, to promptly go to the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Lafenwa Division to lodge a report of suicide. The command’s image maker, SP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident, said that detectives swiftly went to the scene where they found Ogungbe’s body on the bed, alongside an empty bottle of alcoholic drink and another bottle of insecticide known as Sniper, which were suspected to have been consumed by him. Saying that no sign of violence was found on the deceased, the PPRO stated his remains were evacuated to General Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta, for medical examination. After he was certified dead by doctors, SP Odutola said that the deceased’s body was deposited in the morgue for autopsy. She added that a thorough investigation is ongoing.

Primate Ayodele Predicts Massive Hunger Revolt Against Tinubu Government In 2025

October 11, 2024 by admin

Primate Elijah Ayodele, the Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church has revealed that that there will be more hardship in 2025. He added that there would be an economic blackout, which would cause citizens to revolt against the Nigerian government. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele made it known that the Nigerian government had failed to perform its duties by working towards bringing an end to the current hardship faced by Nigerian citizens. Primate Ayodele noted that Nigerians are suffering but it will bite harder next year unless the government does what is expected of it. He said refineries will not solve Nigeria’s problems because it will be frustrated. ‘’As it is now, we will soon buy rice for N150,000 and beans for more than N200,000. The government hasn’t done what they are supposed to do to bring the price of food commodities down. People are suffering and haven’t enjoyed this government. Instead, it’s still more suffering and agony. ‘’The hardship is coming up and will bite Nigeria hard next year. The government has refused to solve the country’s problems and that’s why the Nigerian economy will fail. Refinery will not create anything and foreign exchange will not improve, it will still increase except something is done but I don’t see this government doing anything.’’ Primate Ayodele noted that economic hardship will be three times harder next year unless the government does the needful. He added: ‘’The price of every commodity, kerosene, gas, diesel, etc will continue to be expensive because there is so much rot in the country. The government ought to take out some people from this administration, but, surprisingly, the president is comfortable despite the gross irresponsibility in the country. ‘’Economic hardship will be times three of what we are experiencing now next year; the government must be careful so that the citizens will not revolt. There will be a kind of economic blackout.’’

Power-Drunk Soldiers kill Policeman For Stopping Colleague Driving Against Traffic In Lagos

October 10, 2024 by admin

Soldiers attached to the Ojo Cantonment Barracks led by a yet-to-be-identified colleague, who was accosted for driving against the traffic around Volks Bus Stop, along the Ojo Iyana Iba Road area of Lagos State have stabbed a policeman, Saka Ganiyu, to death. Punch online gathered that the soldier, who was not wearing his uniform, while driving an unregistered T4 Volkswagen commercial bus against the traffic, was stopped by policemen on enforcement duty at Volks Bus Stop. Angered by the action of the policemen, it was learnt that an altercation ensued and the soldier contacted some of his colleagues, who reportedly trooped out of the Ojo Cantonment Barracks and attacked the policemen. A document chronicling the circumstances surrounding the soldiers’ attack on the policemen indicated that Ganiyu sustained varying degrees of injury during the attack and was rushed to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital for urgent treatment. However, the injured Inspector (Saka Ganiyu) later died in the hospital while undergoing treatment. The corpse was deposited at the hospital’s morgue for preservation and autopsy. “Meanwhile, the Commander 9 Brigade, Ikeja Cantonment, has been contacted and the erring soldier was taken into custody at their base,” the document read. Our correspondent gathered that the identity of the soldier was yet to be revealed by the military authority as a thorough investigation by the homicide detectives had been initiated to ensure justice for the policeman. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundenyin, did not respond to calls and had yet to respond to a text message sent to his mobile phone as of the time of filing this report. The spokesperson for the 81 Division Nigerian Army, Olabisi Ayeni, when contacted for a reaction, said, “Let me do my findings and get back to you.” He had yet to get back to our correspondent as of the time of filing this report. Meanwhile, soldiers are usually in the news for allegedly attacking and killing policemen in the line of duty in Lagos State. In August 2022, an Inspector serving with the Lagos State Police Command, Orukpe Monday, died from the injuries he sustained during torture by soldiers who attacked him and his colleagues in the Trade Fair area of the state. The soldiers were said to be on their way to a training programme at the Ojo Military Cantonment when they realised that the movement of the vehicle conveying them to the destination had become slow. During an attempt to ascertain the cause, the soldiers, upon realising that policemen had stopped the vehicles ahead of them, got down and started challenging them, creating a fracas that escalated and led to Monday’s arrest and the torture that reportedly claimed his life. PUNCH

How Soldiers Killed My husband, Donated His Body To Varsity’s Lab For Experiment – 20-yr-Old Widow

October 5, 2024 by admin

September 7, 2024 was a black Saturday for the family of Mr David Achinya in Taraku, a community in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State. It was particularly so for Mrs Doosuur Achinya, a 20-year-old widow whose husband, Terhile Timothy Achinya, was cut down in his prime. On that day, some soldiers attached to the security outfit Operation Whirld Stroke, in Lafia, Nasarawa State capital, tortured to death the final year student of Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic (IMAP), Lafia, after he was picked up by the military around 2pm on September 6 on his way to the examination hall. A friend and course mate of the late student, Olagundoye Favor, had given him a ride on a motorcycle on their way to school when the military personnel picked them up for reasons that remain yet a mystery, took them to their detention facility and subjected them to serious torture in the process of which Achinya died. Achinya, a student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering was billed to graduate on September 9, but his dream of becoming an engineer was aborted two days before it materialised. The development has ruined the life of his widow, Doosuur, and their two kids aged one and three. Embarrassed at the death of the student in their custody, the military officers led by one Captain Kaakara allegedly tried to deposit the corpse of the late student at Dalhatu Arab Specialist Hospital Lafia, but the authorities of the hospital rejected the corpse when the military officers could not produce a police report. Olagundoye Favor was however admitted at the hospital and treated for the internal wounds he sustained from the soldiers’ beating. Following the rejection of Achinya’s corpse at Dalhatu Arab Specialist Hospital, our correspondent gathered, the soldiers decided to take it to the laboratory of the Anatomy Department of the Federal University of Lafia (FULAFIA) where corpses are used for practicals by medical students. Surprisingly, the lab attendants of the University accepted the corpse for their students’ experiments without demanding to know the circumstances surrounding it. Doosuur, who has yet to come to terms with becoming a widow when she spoke with our correspondent, said she could not believe that all the hope that she and her husband had nursed about being successful in life had been dashed by his sudden death. “He was left with just a paper to complete his engineering programme when the soldiers killed him,” she said. “He had called me in the early morning of September 6 as he was set to go for the exams. “He spoke to his two kids and assured them that in the next three days, he would sit his final and join them to celebrate his graduation. “Little did I know that I would never see him again in my life “Every day, his two kids ask after him, saying, ‘Mummy, when is Daddy coming back? Not knowing they will never see him again. “My life is ruined and there is no hope for me again. The military officers have finished me. “Killing my husband for no justification and leaving me behind with these little kids is too much for me to bear. “Life will never be the same again.” She said Achinya’s ambition was to complete his OND in Mechanical Engineering and proceed for his HND, but his dream of becoming an engineer was cut short by the errant soldiers. “We could not achieve our dreams together as death snatched him from me unannounced,” she said. “I wept bitterly because of the enormous things we planned to do after his graduation. “I am depressed. The military officers have deprived me of peace of mind at the young age of 20, and I won’t have peace of mind for the remaining period of my life. “The killing of my innocent husband was a devastating blow. “I have been waking up in the middle of the night to weep bitterly since my husband died. What is the future of his two kids? “Who is going to train them? Who will take care of them? I have no means of livelihood. “All along, our hope was that he would complete his OND and look for something doing before furthering his education.” The distraught widow says all she wants is justice for her late husband. “I want the soldiers who killed my husband arrested and made to face the law. He did not do any wrong thing to them,” she insisted. The murdered student also left behind aged parents who are also crying for justice in respect of the gruesome murder of their son. The father of the deceased student, David Achinya, who described the incident as unfortunate, called on the authorities to make sure that the military officers involved are made to face the law. FULAFIA faces public scrutiny Although the Federal University Lafia (FULAFIA) was not involved in the torture and death of the student, the institution faces an uphill task to exonerate itself from the entire episode for the simple reason that its Anatomy Lab accepted an unauthorised corpse without any written document. The Taraku community in Benue State strongly believes that the action of the lab attendant of the Anatomy Department was meant to prevent traces and create imaginary mystery. The late Achinya, until his gruesome murder at the hands of the soldiers was a graduating Mechanical Engineering student of Isa Agwai polytechnic, Lafia. The Nation investigation revealed that the deceased student was arrested on Friday September 6, tortured and killed on September 7. In a desperate move to cover up for the crime, his killers took his corps to the Dalhatu Arab Specialist Hospital Lafia where it was rejected because of their refusal to write a statement. Hence they donated the corps to the anatomy department at the Federal University of Lafia. Investigation revealed that the deceased was whisked away by the military personnel operating under the auspices of Operation Wild Stroke with a certain Captain Kaakara … Read more

See Alternative Route As Lagos Government Announces Closure Of Popular Bridge

October 4, 2024 by admin

Lagos State Government has announced a temporary traffic diversion on the Ojuelegba Flyover Bridge scheduled for Saturday, October 5, and Sunday, October 6, 2024. The closure will facilitate the installation of a truck barrier on the flyover by the Fire Station, according to a statement released by the state government on Thursday. The diversion will be in effect from 10:00 PM on Saturday to 5:00 AM on Sunday. During this time, motorists traveling from Eko Bridge, Costain, and Iponri towards Ojuelegba are advised to utilize the Service Lane from the National Stadium gate to the Barracks to reach their desired destinations. “Consequently, Motorists are advised to use the diversion route below during the nighttime installation of the barriers; Motorists from Eko Bridge, Costain, and Iponri inbound Ojuelegba are advised to use the Service Lane from the National Stadium gate to link Barracks to access their desired destinations,” the statement reads in part. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the transportation commissioner, emphasized that the brief closure is a strategic measure to improve traffic management and prevent future accidents. He urged motorists to exercise patience and cooperate during this temporary inconvenience.

Court Bars VIO From Halting, Seizing, Or Imposing Fines On Motorists

October 3, 2024 by admin

A Federal High Court in Abuja has barred VIO, from stopping vehicles on the road, seizing or taking possession of vehicles, and levying fines on drivers. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Nkeonye Maha, held that no law empowered the VIO to stop, impound, confiscate, seize, or impose fines on motorists for any form of violation. The judgement followed a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1695/2023, which was filed by a public interest lawyer, Mr. Abubakar Marshal. Justice Maha, while granting reliefs that were sought by the plaintiff, specifically restrained the Respondents, either through their agents, servants, and or assigns, from impounding and confiscating vehicles or imposing a fine on any motorist as doing so would be wrongful, oppressive and unlawful. The court also issued an order of perpetual injunction restraining the respondents, whether by themselves, agents, privies, allies or anybody acting on behalf of the 1st Respondent (Directorate of Road Traffic Services), from further violating the rights of Nigerians to freedom of movement, presumption of innocence and right to own property without lawful justification. Justice Maha held that only a court of competent jurisdiction could impose a fine or sanction any motorist who was found to have acted in breach of any extant law. It declared that the 1st to 4th Respondents in the matter, which are under the control of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (5th defendant), are not empowered by any law or statute to stop, impound, or confiscate vehicles and or impose fines on motorists.

Student’s ‘Reckless’ Celebration Of Final Year Exams Kills One,Multiple Injured At IMT Enugu

October 2, 2024 by admin

A female student was tragically killed and two others injured when a fellow student, celebrating the conclusion of final year exams, drove recklessly with friends in a motorcade at the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu. An eyewitness reported that the graduating student lost control of the vehicle, which then barreled into a crowd of students. A video circulating on WhatsApp captures the aftermath of the accident, showing students lifting the car in a desperate attempt to free the body of the victim trapped beneath. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Acting Rector of IMT, Emeka Ejim, clarified that the deceased was not an IMT student but a student from Peaceland College, who was on campus to sign out one of the injured students. He also confirmed that two other students from the Public Administration Department sustained injuries in the crash. They are currently receiving medical treatment at Posh Hospital in the New Haven area of Enugu. One of the injured, an HND II student, is set to be transferred to the Orthopaedic Hospital in Enugu for further care after X-rays revealed a leg fracture. Mr. Ejim announced that, in light of the incident, the institute has suspended all final year examinations indefinitely. He underscored that the institution had repeatedly warned students against engaging in unruly celebrations. An emergency meeting of the school’s Academic Board and management has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 2, 2024, to discuss the issue further. The institution’s spokesperson, Mark Eze, confirmed the suspension, emphasizing the need for a thorough investigation into this tragic event. “Despite our warnings, some students chose to celebrate dangerously, leading to this unfortunate incident,” Mr. Eze lamented.

ICYMI: See Full List Of Suspended Prison Officials After Bobrisky Audio Leak

September 27, 2024 by admin

Names of suspended senior officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) over allegations of bribery linked to controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky have emerged. In response to the widespread allegations, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board, in a statement signed by Ja’afaru Ahmed on Thursday, announced the suspension of the officers allegedly involved in the bribery. This is according to a statement by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on his official Facebook page on Thursday. See Their Names Below; Michael Anugwa: Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), in charge of the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) in Kirikiri, Lagos State Sikiru Adekunle: Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), in charge of the maximum Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) in Kirikiri, Lagos State. ASC II Ogbule Samuel Obinna: an officer stationed at the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) in Afikpo, Ebonyi State, for allegedly escorting a convicted inmate outside the facility to an unauthorised location. Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC) Iloafonsi Kevin Ikechukwu: the officer in charge of the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) in Kuje, Abuja, for allegedly accepting payments on behalf of an inmate. The statement partly read: “Following the viral video trending on social media on alleged infractions by Officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service relating to Mr. Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board has suspended forthwith the following Senior Officers of the Service: “Michael Anugwa, Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), charge of Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kiri-kiri, Lagos State; and Sikiru Adekunle, Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), charge of Maximum-Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kiri-kiri, Lagos State.” The board stressed that the suspensions were implemented to facilitate thorough investigations into the allegations against the officers. Also, the board assured the public that the findings of the investigations would be disclosed upon conclusion. As of press time, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, EFCC, NCoS, and the House of Representatives have ordered investigations into the allegations.