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LP can repeat Abia victory in Edo – Otti

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LP can repeat Abia victory in Edo – Otti

The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, was in Edo State on Thursday to rally support for the Labour Party’s candidate, Olumide Akpata, ahead of the September 21 governorship election.

Otti, speaking in Igbo, called on the people to vote the Labour Party into power as was done in Abia State in the last general elections.

He emphasised the importance of the forthcoming governorship election in the state and urged voters to protect their votes.

He stated, “Though the party may not have the guns and ammunition to win the election, we have the voters to deliver our chosen candidate for the people of the state. “I have come to appeal to you. You are all our people. I told Akpata that there is no need to preach to the converted. We have already converted you, and now it’s time for us to convert others.

“This election will make a difference in Edo State. It is an election for the people. So, the charge I want to give you is that when you vote on that day, remain at your polling booth and do not leave. That is how we did it in Abia State. For 48 to 72 hours, nobody sleeps.”

He added, “I used to tell our people that we have a saying, ‘The rat does not eat something when the owner is awake.’ So, you should not sleep. If it is about the votes, we will have the votes; if it is about winning, we will win. We will not allow any rat to steal our victory.”

Akpata, while welcoming Otti to the state, remarked that the Abia State governor was in Benin to speak to the people of the state, not just the party faithful.

He added, “Jesus Christ said He did not come for the saved but for the lost.”

Kogi undergrad arrested for kidnapping, killing female colleague

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Kogi undergrad arrested for kidnapping, killing female colleague

The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 100-level Biology student of the Federal University Lokoja, Jeremiah Paul, over the death of a female colleague, Abigail Damilola.

The suspect, from Kaduna State, confessed to abducting Damilola, demanding N400,000 ransom from her family, and subsequently killing her.

According to reports, Jeremiah took Damilola to an uncompleted building, where he ended her life after receiving the ransom.

He then contacted her family again, demanding an additional N10m. However, police tracked him down and arrested him.

During interrogation, Jeremiah claimed he acted alone and denied cutting off any parts of Damilola’s body, despite police findings suggesting otherwise.

He stated that he killed her because she had seen his face and he didn’t want her to escape and expose him.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, William Aya, confirmed the incident during a telephone chat with our correspondent on Thursday.

Aya said the deceased was reported missing, prompting the police to action, leading to the arrest of the suspect.

He said, “The case of a missing person was reported to the police and our officers swung into action, leading to the arrest of the suspect, Jeremiah Paul, a 21-year-old 100-level student of Federal University, Lokoja. He was arrested on Wednesday and when interrogated, he said he kidnapped the girl on September 4.

“The suspect said he kidnapped her and demanded a ransom of N400,000 from the parent. According to him, after collecting the money, he strangled the girl and mutilated her body. He then buried her body in the Lokoja area. Yesterday, Wednesday, he led the police to the scene where he buried the girl.”

A video shared on social media shows Jeremiah confessing to the crime, claiming it was his “first time.”

Aya however disclosed that the remains of the deceased had been deposited at the mortuary.

“Investigation is still on to be sure if there are still other persons involved in the killing,” he added.

Man gets bail for alleged theft of pumping machine

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Man gets bail for alleged theft of pumping machine

An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court, Ado Ekiti District has granted bail to a 22-year-old man, Salaudeen Hassan, in the case of alleged stealing and breach of peace that he is standing trial over.

The Ekiti State Police Command had on Wednesday arraigned Hassan before the court for allegedly stealing a N90,000 water pumping machine.

The police prosecutor, Inspector Bamikole Olasunkanmi, alleged in court that the defendant, on September 5, at about 1 pm at the Misanjana area, in Ado Ekiti, conspired with another to commit the offence.

Olasunkanmi noted that “the defendant and two others at large on the same date, time and place, did steal a water pumping machine valued N90m, property of one Adeosun Yemisi.

“The defendant did conduct himself in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace.

“The offence committed is punishable under Section 421, 302, 181(d) Laws of Ekiti State of Nigeria 2021,” the prosecutor said.

Counsel for the defendant, Timothy Omotoso, urged the court to grant his client bail, saying he would not jump bail.

The Chief Magistrate, Mr Saka Afunso, granted the defendant bail of N25,000 with one surety in like sum.

The Chief Magistrate adjourned the matter to October 22 for a hearing.

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Teenager nabbed for using nude photos to blackmail female friend

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Teenager nabbed for using nude photos to blackmail female friend

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 18-year-old Michael Ogbugu for blackmailing and extorting a former secondary school classmate at the Orchid Estate in the Lekki area of Lagos State.

The victim, whose name has been withheld, was said to be having a video conversation with Michael when he took a screenshot of her nude picture.

Ogbugu then used the image to threaten and coerce her into sending more explicit photos and videos.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident to our correspondent in a statement on Thursday said the suspect also demanded sex and money from her parents.

He added that the victim’s sister reported the incident to the police, leading to the suspect’s swift arrest.

The statement read, “On September 11, at about 12 pm, a female resident of Orchid Estate, Lagos, came to the station and reported one 18-year-old Michael Ogbogu, who was a secondary school mate to their sister at college at Igbo Efon in Lekki ( name withheld).

“She said that some time ago while the said Michael was having a video conversation with their younger sister, he used the opportunity to screenshot her nude picture. Ever since then, he had been using it to blackmail her to get more nude pictures and video and also to demand sex from her and to ask her to get money from her parents.”

Hundeyin further stated that the suspect has since made confessional statements after his arrest.

“The case is currently under investigation. Further development will be communicated,” he added.

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21 passengers feared killed in Kaduna auto crash

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21 passengers feared killed in Kaduna auto crash

No fewer than 21 travellers are feared to have lost their lives in a devastating road accident that occurred on the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway on Thursday, According to Metro learnt.

Our correspondent gathered that the tragic incident involved a truck and a passenger Hummer bus heading to Kano and Batsari town in Katsina State.

An eyewitness who spoke on the condition of anonymity told According to Metro that the accident happened near a route diversion, where all motorists were forced to drive on a single lane.

He said the driver of the articulated vehicle fled the scene, leaving it behind and another container truck, which blocked the busy highway.

“The accident occurred close to a route diversion which forced all motorists from the two opposite directions to drive on a single lane,” he said.

An official of the Federal Road Safety Commission, who wished to remain anonymous, said, “Three passengers survived the accident and were rushed to the Umaru Musa Memorial Hospital in Sabon-Wuse town for medical attention. The remains of the victims were deposited at the hospital’s morgue.”

“The accident is a wake-up call for all of us to be more careful on the road,” said a motorist who witnessed the accident. “We need to exercise caution and patience while plying the route.”

The FRSC and police authorities have yet to confirm the incident.

The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Tafa Division, Kagarko LG of Kaduna State, Idris Ibrahim, was said to be compiling a report on the incident.

Our correspondent gathered that the tragic accident caused a significant build-up of traffic on the expressway, with motorists stranded for hours.

The incident highlights the need for improved road safety measures and enforcement to prevent such tragedies.

The authorities urged motorists to exercise caution and patience while plying the route, as efforts are being made to clear the wreckage and restore normal traffic flow.

Blind mother’s missing kids found in Lagos after 10-month search

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Blind mother’s missing kids found in Lagos after 10-month search

Two-year-old Excel Forte, the daughter of a visually impaired woman, Agnes who was reported to have gone missing on November 28, 2023, while in the company of her step-sister, Joy, has been found.

According to Metro reported that Agnes raised the alarm over the disappearance of Excel from their residence in the Akowonjo area of Lagos State.

Agnes said she was in the room when the 13-year-old Joy and Excel were both playing along the corridor of their apartment.

She said he could no longer hear their voices after a while, and attempts to locate their whereabouts since then had been unsuccessful.

Speaking to our correspondent on Monday, the mother of the twins confirmed that they were eventually seen at an orphanage home in the Bariga area of the state.

She said efforts to locate them since the incident proved abortive until her mother-in-law got a call from the orphanage home indicating their presence in the facility.

She said, “We have kept searching for them since they left home and all our efforts were not successful. This was until my mother-in-law reached out to us and told me that she received a call from someone who informed her of the whereabouts of the children. She said they promised to get back to her and they later called again and said the kids were in their orphanage around Lady Lak in Bariga.”

The husband, John, said the two kids were found wandering about when a police officer rescued them and took them to a welfare centre.

He further stated that, upon getting to the location, Joy decided to conceal details about herself.

He said, “I went to the orphanage and saw them there. I was told they were seen wandering about at Ago Palace Way the second day they left home and were approached by a policewoman who interrogated them and took them to the Alakara Police Station. It was from there that they were brought to the orphanage home.

“But when they got there, Joy did not disclose anything to them about her background and where she came from until about three months ago when she decided to reveal details about herself to them and that was how she gave them the contact of my mum.”

John disclosed that it took him weeks before the orphanage could release them to him as he had to perfect some documents, including a court order granting their custody to him.

When asked if Joy disclosed reasons for her actions, the father said she had yet to.

I have asked her repeatedly but she did not disclose any reason for her action. When we thought she was speaking to a strange person before she left home with her sister that day, she said it was her grandma that she was talking to.”

Nigerian military leads rescue efforts in flood-hit Maiduguri

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Nigerian military leads rescue efforts in flood-hit Maiduguri

The Nigerian military is conducting rescue missions to save those trapped by the devastating floods in Maiduguri.

Women and children are among those being rescued from the affected areas.

According to Zagazola Makama, a publication focused on counter-insurgency in the Lake Chad region on X.com on Thursday, the Nigerian Red Cross, Borno branch, is providing emergency aid and first aid to flood victims and managing the recovery of deceased individuals.

The flooding, which occurred on Tuesday, forced thousands of residents to flee their homes in Fori, Galtimari, Gwange, and Bulabulin areas of Maiduguri. The disaster was triggered by the collapse of the Alau Dam, which had been at full capacity for a week. Notably, the dam last collapsed on September 13, 1994, displacing approximately 400,000 residents.

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Wood merchants en route Benin Republic missing after Ogun boat accident

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Wood merchants en route Benin Republic missing after Ogun boat accident

Two wood merchants, identified as Ahohe Seido and Dogbon, are missing after a torrential storm capsised the boat they were travelling on in the Gbòde Jedo River, located in Odofin, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State.

According to Online learnt that the accident, which happened around 7:00 am on Thursday, prompted local divers from the community to assist in the search for the missing merchants.

The spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed this to According to Online on Thursday.

According to reports, the merchants, along with other travellers, were transporting firewood from their village to Benin Republic when a storm hit, causing their boat to capsize.

Reports indicate that while the other passengers were successfully rescued, Seido and Dogbon remained missing.

Odutola said, “A report of a tragic incident was filed at the Ipokia Division on September 12, 2024, around 7:00 a.m. Two individuals, Awhanse Jimoh (male) and Ahohe Jimoh (male), both wood merchants from Ilepa Village in Ipokia, reported the incident to the Divisional Police Officer.

“As per their account, two other individuals, Ahohe Seido and another known only by the alias Dogbon, were transporting firewood along the Gbodo Jego River in Ijofin, Ipokia, Ogun State, en route to Benin Republic to sell the goods.

“While crossing the river, a sudden strong current caused their boat to capsize, throwing everyone onboard into the water. Despite rescue efforts, only two individuals were saved and brought to shore.

“Tragically, Ahohe Seido and Dogbon did not survive the incident, and despite extensive search efforts by divers, their bodies have yet to be recovered.”

Odutola noted that community divers are actively involved in the ongoing search and rescue operations to locate the missing individuals.

“An investigation has been initiated to confirm the details of the boat accident and verify the statements given by the two survivors.

“The Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, is aware of the incident and hopes for the safe recovery of the missing persons. He has noted that with the return of the rains, it is advisable to wear life jackets to mitigate the risks associated with such hazards,” she added.

Scores trapped in Osun auto crash

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Scores trapped in Osun auto crash

Scores of commuters were on Thursday feared trapped in an accident involving a truck and an intercity bus in Ile-Ife, Osun State, along the Ife/Ibadan Expressway.

The spokesperson for Osun Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kehinde Adeleke, whose agency was among the first security agencies to arrive at the scene, said about 17 people were in the bus when the accident occurred.

Adeleke said security agencies that deployed operatives to the scene, were working to evacuate those trapped, adding that some of those that had been evacuated sustained serious injury and had been taken to hospitals in Ife for treatment.

She also said the vehicle wreckage would be recovered from the scene for further investigation.

“A gas-laden truck rammed into an intra-city bus popularly called Sabo-Lagere today Thursday, September 12, 2024 at the Old Toll Gate Area, along Ife-Ibadan Expressway very close to Ife Grand Resorts and Industrial Hub around 12:45hours.

“According to eyewitness accounts of the fatal accident, the gas-laden truck lost control and rammed into the bus conveying about 17 commuters.

“First responders such as operatives of Federal Road Safety Corps, the police and NSCDC are making frantic efforts to evacuate those trapped. Others who were seriously injured were being conveyed to hospital.

“Efforts are being made as well to tow the wreckage of the vehicle from the scene of the accident,” Adeleke said in a statement sent to our correspondent.

Abducted Babcock varsity teaching hospital nurse regains freedom

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Abducted Babcock varsity teaching hospital nurse regains freedom

An Assistant Chief Nursing Officer with Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan Remo, Ogun State, Mrs Elizabeth Uruakpa, abducted by some gunmen last week Thursday has regained her freedom

The 66-year-old widow was said to have been dropped at the gate of the university on Thursday (today).

Her abductors were said to have demanded N50m ransom but it was not clear how much ransom was paid before her release.

The university’s Director of Communication and Marketing, Dr Joshua Suleiman, confirmed the news to our correspondent.

Suleiman said, “I have heard about the news. I heard that she was dropped at the university gate, though, I have not seen her.”

The spokesperson for Ogun State Police Command, SP Omolola Odutola, also confirmed the release of Uruakpa on her X handle.

Odutola wrote, “One Elizabeth Uruakpa, a nurse at Babcock UTH, Ilishan, who was abducted, has now been released and presently in the hospital on treatment. Investigation ongoing.”

Uruakpa was said to be coming back from church service on Thursday when some masked gunmen who had laid ambush swooped on her at the entrance of her house behind the new Ilisan Market.

The kidnappers reportedly dragged the woman out of her car into their red Toyota car and sped away.

The incident threw the neighbourhood into panic as many residents and shop owners quickly shut their doors to avoid being caught unaware.

Recall that Prof Yinka Olomojobi, a lecturer with the university was shot dead by a group of armed kidnappers on Friday, April 19 at Ajadeh Event Centre, Iperu/Sagamu Road, Iperu Remo.

Olomojobi, a Professor of Human Rights and Gender Law, was reportedly killed by the kidnappers for resisting his abduction.

The kidnappers, according to a statement from Odutola, reportedly abducted one Dare and another unidentified person during the invasion of the event centre.

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