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Drunk driver kills 32-year-old Nigerian in US
Drunk driver kills 32-year-old Nigerian in US
A 32-year-old Nigerian ophthalmologist based in the United States of America, identified as Uzochukwu Igboanugo has been reportedly killed by a drunk driver.
In a Facebook post made by his father, Ikb Igboanugo, who said his son died in a fatal car accident allegedly caused by a driver under the influence of intoxication in America, wrote: “I lost this, my son, three weeks ago, I have been crying like a baby. A medical doctor (Ophthalmologist) in America.
“An accident victim of a drunkard, who fell asleep while speeding on the highway, jumped his lane opposite direction and hit with speed force on the driver’s side door where my son was as he was driving home after work.
“We can’t question God as He has the final decision. Always pray as a parent not to lose any of your children irrespective of their behaviour because the loss of a child can kill any parent.
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“Uzochukwu my son was a very nice boy, always happy, intelligent, friendly, caring, loving, sociable etc. He was 32 years old, not yet married despite my nagging, he sacrificed all his time and achieved Ophthalmology which is a very difficult medical course in the history of reading medicine to become a medical doctor.
“Since his death, I have been going through mental and psychological trauma as my doctor has been warning me. My wife also has not been herself. Please, don’t wish your worst enemy this type of tragedy, now I pray for anybody, who has not lost his child never to experience it. It is hellish and a disaster.
“Uzochukwu my son, you are now in God’s bosom and working for Him that was why he took you this early, as your soul will rest in God’s bosom in Jesus name,” the mourning father prayed.
Drunk driver kills 32-year-old Nigerian in US
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61-year-old man electrocuted in Lagos flood
61-year-old man electrocuted in Lagos flood
A 61-year-old man tragically lost his life due to electrocution during heavy rainfall in Lagos, as reported by the Lagos State Police Command.
Police spokesperson SP Benjamin Hundeyin shared the news on his X account, @benHundeyin, confirming the incident occurred on Wednesday in the Orile-Iganmu area.
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“Yesterday, during the downpour in Orile-Iganmu, a 61-year-old man was electrocuted while wading through floodwaters and holding onto a street light pole,” Hundeyin stated.
He also urged the public to prioritize safety during such weather conditions.
61-year-old man electrocuted in Lagos flood
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Court orders remand of Lagos school owner, two children over 10-year-old flogging
Court orders remand of Lagos school owner, two children over 10-year-old flogging
Chief Magistrate Bolanle Osunsanmi of the Ogba Magistrate Court has remanded the Proprietress of Cradle of Wisdom School, Mrs Clifford Ikpinkpini and her two children to be remanded in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre over alleged torture and inhuman treatment of a 10-year-old pupil of the school.
The magistrate ordered the remand of the trio pending the perfection of their bail after their arraignment before the court.
The proprietress and her two children, Okeisoprugwe Ikpinkpini, 34, and Okorie Ikpinkpini, 37, were arraigned by the police on four counts bordering on subjecting a pupil to inhuman treatment, torturing and abstraction of justice.
The police prosecutor, Supol Raji Akeem, told the court that the defendants and others at large had between June 27 and 28, 2024, committed the alleged offence.
He said that the incident occurred at about 8 am at the Cradle of Wisdom School, Igando.
Akeem said the defendants flogged the 10-year-old boy with a cane and inflicted injuries on his back, left hand and waist.
They were also accused of allegedly infringing on the right to dignity of the minor by subjecting him to torture, inhuman or degrading treatment.
Akeem told the court that when the incident was reported at the station, the defendants conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause breach of peace, by refusing to accept police invitation to appear in the station.
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The prosecutor said the trio obstructed one Inspector Yemi Amao attached to the Igando Police Station from performing her lawful duty.
According to the prosecutor, the offences committed contravened Sections 173, 172, 117 and 168(d), 10 (1) (b) of the Child Rights Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.
However, the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them.
Following their not-guilty plea, Osunsanmi admitted them to bail of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum each.
It was gathered that the 10-year-old pupil allegedly got to school late. And that he had explained to the defendants that it was difficult for him to get a motorcycle to take him to school.
He added that he had to trek a long distance before he was able to get one.
It was also gathered that the defendants allegedly flogged the victim which resulted in a swollen waist, hand and back.
Meanwhile, drama ensued in the court when the defendants refused to give details of their address and declined to put down their statements.
The IPO, Yemi Amoo, had to show the video evidence of how they acted towards the police to the Chief Magistrate who condemned the proprietress and her children’s action in the open court.
Osunsanmi bluntly told the trio that since they were not ready to give their information, she would remand them until they were ready to inform her and she would give order to bring them back to court.
She said, “This should be a signal warning to the yet-to-be-identified child abusers across Lagos State and Nigeria because this is just the beginning of total cleansing of the toxic system.
“This should send a signal to yet-to-be-identified child abusers in both public and private schools that the Lagos State Government has zero tolerance for child abuse.”
She adjourned the matter to August 29, 2024, for mention.
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Kano: Bayero’s lawyers withdraw from emirate court case
Kano: Bayero’s lawyers withdraw from emirate court case
Legal representatives of Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, the 15th Emir of Kano, have withdrawn from the ongoing Kano emirate tussle case before the State High Court.
This decision was made in response to the court’s refusal to grant a stay of proceedings in the matter.
When the hearing began, Abdul Muhammed, SAN, counsel for the first respondent, informed the court of an affidavit of fact and a motion of appeal and notice of stay of proceedings filed in the registry. He argued that when a high court Judge is aware of an application in a higher court, proceedings in the lower court should be halted until the motion on notice is heard and determined.
Muhammed requested the court to stay the proceedings pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice, noting that they had only been served with the court processes that morning. The court, however, refused his request for an adjournment, prompting him to announce his withdrawal from the case. Barrister Sanusi Musa, SAN, also withdrew on behalf of the other counsels for the first respondent.
Hassan Tanko Kyaure, counsel for the third, fourth, and fifth respondents, told the court they had filed an application for an extension of time and a counter affidavit in response to the originating motion. He urged the court to set aside the Kano State emirates council repealed law, arguing that due process was not followed, and to dismiss the application with a cost of N1 billion.
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Sunday Ekwe, counsel for the sixth respondent, stated they had nothing to present and left the decision to the court’s discretion. Eyitayo Fatogun, counsel for the applicant, argued against the motion of affidavit of facts, stating that filing a notice of appeal does not guarantee a stay of proceedings and urged the court to dismiss the third, fourth, and fifth respondents’ application concerning the repealed law, as it was not relevant to the case.
Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu refused to grant the stay of proceedings, stating that the affidavit was not in accordance with court rules and did not disclose any special facts to warrant a stay. She adjourned the case to July 18 for rulings on various applications, including extension of time, notice of preliminary objection, setting aside an exparte order, joinder application, examining deponent, application for the judge to recuse herself, and the originating summons.
The applicants, represented by Ibrahim Isah Wangida Esq, include the Attorney General of Kano State, the Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, and the Kano State House of Assembly. They seek to restrain Ado Bayero and four other dethroned emirs—of Bichi, Rano, Gaya, and Karaye—from parading themselves as emirs. Respondents in the case include Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, Alhaji Nasiru Ado-Bayero (Emir of Bichi), Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar II (Emir of Karaye), Alhaji Kabiru Muhammad Inuwa (Emir of Rano), and Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim Gaya (Emir of Gaya), as well as the Inspector General of Police, Director of State Security Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the Nigeria Army.
Kano: Bayero’s lawyers withdraw from emirate court case
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