She added that Anambra State abhorred violence to children, women and any other person, insisting it was not part of this administration and the governor was against such.
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Updated: Bandits attack two Plateau communities, kill 14
Bandits have killed 14 persons in two separate attacks on two communities in Plateau State
The first attack took place at Zogu village in the Bassa Local Council Area at 8pm when some suspected herdsmen stormed the area and started shooting, leading to the death of two persons.
The second attack in which 12 people were killed occurred about two a half hours later at Kuru in the Jos South Local Council Area, Five others were said to be seriously injured during the attack.
Chairman of Jos South Local Government, Hon Gideon Dandereng, confirmed the attacks to journalists in Jos on Monday, describing the incident as callous, adding that the people of the area were peace-loving and hardworking citizens.
He also called for calm and appealed to security operatives to go after the perpetrators.
Secretary of Irigwe Development Association (IDA), Danjuma Auta, who spoke on the second attack on Zogu village, said, “The people were sleeping and the attackers stormed the village and started shooting leaving two killed and two injured.
“One of the women was critically injured and was first taken to Bingham University Teaching Hospital but was later transferred to JUTH.”
Spokesman for the Plateau State Police Command, Gabriel Ubah, said, “We received a report that 10 persons were shot dead in a drinking joint at Sabon Layi, Kuru, in the Jos South LGA by yet to be identified gunmen who drove in with a Hilux, shot sporadically and zoomed off.
“Personnel of the command and the military have been deployed in the affected area.
“The Commissioner of Police, Edward Egbuka, has ordered an immediate investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the killing and to bring the perpetrators of that dastardly act to book.”
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, expressed sadness over the killings.
He appealed to citizens to increase surveillance and intelligence gathering as well as collaborate with security agencies to foil attacks carried out in a hit and run fashion.
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Anambra school where pupil was beaten to coma shut, teacher arrested
Anambra school where pupil was beaten to coma shut, teacher arrested
A 30-year-old teacher at the Landmark School Mgbakwu in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Faith Nwonye, has been arrested for allegedly beating an eight-year-old pupil into a coma.
The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, who disclosed this to journalists in her office, on Monday, also announced the permanent closure of the school.
Chuma-Udeh said she had invited the school’s proprietor and the concerned teacher, to explain what led to the brutalisation of the primary two pupil.
Speaking shortly after the meeting, the commissioner explained that the school’s closure was not only based on the ugly incident but also as a result of its illegality.
She expressed sadness over the development, lamenting that the chances of the victim’s survival currently in admission in a hospital are 20 per cent, according to the medical doctor.
Describing as a crime running an illegal school in the state as well as beating a child, the commissioner warned that perpetrators were doing so at their peril.
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She said, “We received this unfortunate incident from an illegal school in Mgbakwu that a child was beaten to a coma over the weekend.
“On behalf of the state government, we invited the proprietress of the illegal school as well as the teacher who purportedly beat the child.
“We have handed the matter to the police for further investigations, as we await Mr Governor’s directives.
“Meanwhile, the school is closed down indefinitely because it’s not supposed to exist in the first instance.
“Any parent who is enrolling their child in an illegal school is doing so at their peril.
“To the proprietors of private schools, anyone running an unapproved school in Anambra is a criminal. It’s a criminal offence to run an illegal school in the state.
“Whether the school is legal or not, it’s criminal to beat a child. According to the doctor, the chances of survival of the child are 20%.
“As soon as the police are done, the teacher will face other institutions against child rights. She’s going to have the full wrath of the law brought upon her over her actions.”
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Student killed in Anambra seminary school fire
Student killed in Anambra seminary school fire
The Bishop Crowther Memorial Seminary School, Awka, Anambra State capital, was over the engulfed by fire.
Fire broke out of the school around 11.30 pm on Saturday. The cause of the fire has yet to be ascertained.
At least one student was killed and several properties were destroyed during the fire incident.
It was also gathered that the fire damaged the school’s hostel, including mattresses and other students’ belongings.
The victim, a student who died in the incident, was said to have been taken to a mortuary.
The Media Unit of Anambra State Fire Service confirmed the incident in statement on Sunday.
The state Fire Service Chief, Chukwudi Chiketa, disclosed that firefighters and a fire truck were deployed immediately to the scene of the incident and the fire was contained.
According to the statement, the fire chief had visited the school on Sunday for inspection, where the principal narrated how the fire affected a part of the school’s hostel.
The statement was titled, ‘Update on the incident that occurred in Bishop Crowther Seminary, Awka’.
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It read in part, “The Anambra State Fire Service Chief arrived at Bishop Crowther Memorial Seminary School, Awka at 10:55 a.m. on Sunday, for a firsthand inspection and assessment of the level of damages caused by the fire outbreak that occurred on Saturday night in the school.
“Recall that Anambra State Fire Service received a distress call at 11:30 pm, on Saturday, May 18, 2024, which reported a fire outbreak in one of the school’s hostels. Our firefighters and one of the fire trucks were deployed immediately to the scene of the incident, and the fire was contained.
“The cause of this fire is still unknown, but it’s confirmed that one of the students died at the scene and has been taken to a mortuary.
“The school Principal, Ven. Dr Emendu, who received the fire chief, narrated how the fire affected a part of the school’s hostel, damaged everything, including mattresses and other students’ belongings therein, and left one dead. According to the principal, there was no other casualty, and no injury was recorded.”
Emendu commended the state fire service, stating that they arrived promptly and prevented the fire from further escalation to other parts of the building.
“The Fire Chief sympathised with the school management and the entire students of Bishop Crowther Memorial Seminary School, urging them to take heart as God will console them in his own way.
“He also commiserated with the family of the deceased, who at the time of the visit were still on their way to the school, stating that it’s always painful and heartbreaking to lose a child, not to talk of in such a situation of fire outbreak. He prayed to God to give them the fortitude to bear the loss,” the statement read.
Student killed in Anambra seminary school fire
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NSCDC uncovers fresh illegal refining sites in Rivers
NSCDC uncovers fresh illegal refining sites in Rivers
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested nine suspected oil thieves at an illegal refinery in a forest boundary between Rivers and Abia.
The NSCDC Public Relations Officer (PRO), Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
Afolabi said: “We apprehended nine suspects caught in the act of illegally refining stolen crude extracted from a vandalised oil wellhead.
“We also discovered an ongoing construction of a local refinery with the capacity to produce 60,000 litres of crude at once.
“Visibly at the massive illegal bunkering we noticed large hoses and galvanised metal pipes laid to transfer stolen crude across the processing channels.”
According to him, the suspects arrested are; Oghene Wede (M) 32years, Moses James (M) 25years, Chidi Nwosu (M) 53years, Samuel John (M) 24years.
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Others are; Emmanuel Paul (M) 20years, Oghenevo Nwebi (M) 43years, Martina Whinnypeter (F) 38Years, Nwabuchi Nwogu (M) 41 years and David Okere (M) 20years.
He said that interrogation of the suspects and further investigation had commenced, adding that the suspects would thereafter be charged in court.
He said the massive site contained over 15 Modular ovens with 4 fabricated reservoirs and 30 pits dug out to store processed AGO.
“Exhibits recovered are RWD 5.0 GFE-6500 power generating set, two yellow colour pumping machines, metal and plastic buckets, cutlasses, saw, mats, welding Machine, galvanized metal pipes, different heavy-duty hoses, automotive gas oil (AGO) illegally processed in cooking ovens,” Afolabi said.
The NSCDC had said on Saturday that its operatives uncovered and dismantled an illegally constructed refining site with over 100,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Adobi settlement in Etche Local Government, Rivers State.
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