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N’East: Troops in aerial, land bombardments kill 37 terrorists, destroy gunboats
Troops of the Nigerian Army under the Joint Air and Land Components of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised more than 37 Boko Haram terrorists while the insurgents were converging for a meeting near Sambisa forest in Borno State.
Director of Army Public Relations, Brig General Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement on Sunday.
He said the successful operation began when the vigilant troops observed the movement of six gun trucks within the Sambisa Forest general area, which was subsequently located at a settlement near Yuwe.
He added that the trucks later moved to a remote location, where they were joined by other terrorist elements, in what seemed like a convergence for a meeting.
“Over 50 Boko Haram/ ISWAP fighters were observed to have gathered at the meeting. Having clearly identified the terrorists’ hideout, the Air Component of OPHK immediately dispatched two aircrafts to conduct air interdiction on the location”, he said.
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According to the Army Director Public Relations, the strikes, which were carried out under the cover of darkness, were successful and devastating, noting that battle damage assessment corroborated by local sources revealed that over 37 Boko Haram terrorists were neutralized, while several of them reportedly suffered varying degrees of injury.
In another development, Brig. Gen. Nwachukwu said as the aircraft retreated to base after the air interdiction, the combat air crew located another set of four gun trucks about six Kilometres South-West of Bama.
“The air crew immediately relayed the coordinates of the location of the Gun Trucks to troops of the Land Component at Bama, who promptly engaged the location with Artillery fire bombardment, neutralizing the insurgents’ gun trucks”.
He said the feat in the joint operations was in continuation of onslaught on terrorists’ enclaves by troops under Operation Hadin Kai in the North East. “Troops of OPHK remain resolute and unshaken in their effort to bring the insurgents to their knees”.
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Doctor, nurses arrested over missing placenta in Kwara hospital
Doctor, nurses arrested over missing placenta in Kwara hospital
The police in Kwara State have commenced an investigation into the disappearance of the umbilical cord and placenta of a newborn baby at Government Cottage Hospital, Iloffa in the Oke-Ero Local Government Area of the state.
The mother, identified as Mrs C. Williams, a class teacher at Orota Secondary School, Odo-Owa, was reported to have had the child on Sunday night but was not given the umbilical cord and the placenta by the hospital’s workers.
City Round learnt that five of the workers were later arrested in connection with the missing parts and were being detained by the general Investigation unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department of the command in Ilorin.
The suspects detained by the police include a resident doctor, three nurses and a ward attendant at the hospital.
It was gathered that the police were invited when efforts to settle the controversy at various levels failed,
It was further gathered that it took the efforts of elders of Odo-Owa community to calm some angry youths who suspected foul play and were about to burn down the hospital on Tuesday over the incident.
Mrs Williams, while narrating her ordeal, said that she was rushed to the hospital while experiencing labour pains on Sunday afternoon and gave birth to a baby at about 7 pm the same day.
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“I was feeling some labour pains on Sunday and I got to the cottage hospital, some minutes past 1 pm on Sunday, and told the nurse I met on duty that I was having contractions; she was the one that attended to me after confirming that I was truly in labour.
“She took me into the labour room and asked me to wait because I still had more time. Not quite long after I came, the doctor also came in and instructed the nurse to usher me into the labour room,” she said.
She said that after having the baby, the following morning, she was discharged and allowed to go home.
She, however, said that the hospital workers gave her a bag containing her items but did not give her the placenta and the umbilical cord of the baby when they asked her to go home.
“Although they handed a black nylon bag to me, I discovered that there were two missing items inside the nylon; they are the umbilical cord and the placenta,” she said.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ejire-Adeyemi Toun, confirmed the incident, adding that the investigation was ongoing.
“The police are investigating the incident and five suspects have been arrested in connection with it,” the PPRO said.
Doctor, nurses arrested over missing placenta in Kwara hospital
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Fire guts new NNPCL tank farm in Lagos
Fire guts new NNPCL tank farm in Lagos
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL Tank Farm at Kayode Street, Marine Beach, in the Apapa area of Lagos was on Friday was gutted by fire.
According to an eyewitness, Mr Tunde Are, the raging fire starter at about 11:00 am.
He said people ran helter-skelter to contain the fire before a rescue team arrived.
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The rescue team, led by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, LASEMA, were still battling to put off the raging fire as of the time of filing this report.
The inferno, it was gathered, resulted from a spillage of petroleum products within the perimeter of the terminal
Confirming the incident, the Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Mrs Margaret Adeseye, said concerted effort with various emergency responders within the oil and gas industry was on to contain the situation.
Fire guts new NNPCL tank farm in Lagos
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BREAKING: Cosmetic surgeon convicted over failed plastic surgery
BREAKING: Cosmetic surgeon convicted over failed plastic surgery
The Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju, founder of MedContour Services Ltd., for her role in a botched plastic surgery resulting in the death of Nneka Onwuzuligbo in 2020, FIJ has reported.
Former Director-General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Babatunde Irukera, announced the conviction via Twitter, expressing pride in prosecuting the case.
He emphasized the importance of accountability and the justice system’s role in societal growth.
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In his tweet, Irukera, tweeting as #TundeIrukera, wrote, “Today is a day of pride for me that I personally prosecuted Anu Adepoju and her medical practice. Though I’ve left, the case has ended in a conviction strengthening the accountability framework for all in society, professionals or otherwise. This is how society should work and grow.
“Dr. Anu Adepoju and her medical practice convicted in all 5 counts charged by FCCPC. The wheel of justice may grind slowly, but we must see it through. What we need are enforced with audacity and the will to prosecute competently and diligently. Good day for consumers of professional services.”
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