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Road closed: Lagos shuts major expressway for exigency situation

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1 month ago

May 25, 2024

Road closed: Lagos shuts major expressway for exigency situation

The Lagos State Government has announced that traffic will be diverted along Gbagada-Oworonshoki Expressway, from Alapere-Ogudu-Car Wash and Iyana Oworo inward Anthony/Oshodi.

The diversion will be from 6:00am today, Saturday, 25th May, till Sunday evening, 26th May, 2024 due to exigent situation.

This is contained in a statement issued late Friday by Bolanle Ogunlola, Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Transportation.

The government said motorists are therefore informed of the alternative routes from point of blockage.

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According to the statement, motorists would be denied access from Ram Seller area beside Gbagada General Hospital and would be diverted into Diya Street through New Garage by Jolad Hospital to access Gbagada Phase 2 via Pedro Road, to link Ikorodu Road for their desired destinations.

It added that motorists from old Toll Gate/Ketu were advised to make use of Ikorodu Road to connect Anthony, while others coming from Lagos Island via Third Mainland Bridge would be diverted to Adekunle and Herbert Macaulay to access Anthony/Oshodi through Jibowu on Ikorodu road.

“Motorists are implored to be patient and cooperate with the Traffic Management Personnel to ease their movements,” the government said.

Road closed: Lagos shuts major expressway for exigency situation

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Again, gunmen attack Benue communities, kill 6, raze houses

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7 hours ago

July 5, 2024

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Benue State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Catherine Anene

Again, gunmen attack Benue communities, kill 6, raze houses

Gunmen suspected to be bandits wreaking havoc in Nigeria’s middle belt State of Benue have struck again.

At least six people have been reportedly killed in attacks on Ayati and Borikyo in the beleaguered Ukum Local Government Area of the State.

Many other locals were wounded and houses were set ablaze in the attacks which happened on Wednesday afternoon.

Locals revealed that the the armed militia during the community invasion shot and killed residents indiscriminately and also burned public properties, including the Ukum Local Government Secretariat.

Many residents fled for their lives, but the unfortunate ones were hit by bullets, and several others were injured.

Properties belonging to influential and prominent people in the area, including the residence of the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Paul Biam, in Zaki Biam, were also torched during the onslaught.

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After the attacks, residents, in their numbers, took to the street and blocked the Sankera-Ayati-Sai Road in protest against the perennial invasions of their homes by bandits.

The Ukum Local Government Area office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was razed during the protest against attacks by gunmen.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Sewuese Anene, confirmed that six people were killed and many others wounded.

She said, “Upon receipt of this information, police teams, in collaboration with other security agencies, rushed to the area and engaged these bandits who were eventually repelled.”

Meanwhile, the senator representing Benue North-East, Emmanuel Udende, has condemned the attack. He called on security agencies to identify and prosecute the perpetrators of the killings

Again, gunmen attack Benue communities, kill 6, raze houses

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EFCC nabs 3 fraudsters impersonating popular cleric on social media

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7 hours ago

July 5, 2024

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The three suspects

EFCC nabs 3 fraudsters impersonating popular cleric on social media

Three young men identified as Odion Victor, Amos Godwin and Ayomide Michael have been arrested for impersonating Evangelist Chukwuebuka Obi of Zion Prayer Movement Outreach on the social media.

The three men had allegedly created social media platforms in the name of Evangelist Obi to defraud members of the public.

The three fraudsters were arrested by operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

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Man, 67, offers two siblings N500 to defile them in Bauchi

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8 hours ago

July 5, 2024

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Bauchi State Police spokesman SP Ahmed Wakil

Man, 67, offers two siblings N500 to defile them in Bauchi

A 67-year-old man in Bauchi has been accused of defiling two teenagers and offering them N500.

The fathers of the teenagers was said to have reported the rape incident at the A’ Divisional Police Headquarters on June 22, 2024.

They reported that Mohammed lured their daughters, 17-year Safiya (not real name) and 16-year old ( not real name) of the same address into his room and had carnal knowledge of them.

Spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil revealed in a statement on Friday that , during interrogation , the suspect voluntarily confessed to the crime and corroborated the victims’ statement.

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He added the victims further revealed that the suspect had carnal knowledge of them each, up to five times and gave them N500 each, adding that investigation was ongoing.