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Accidental police shooting claims 2 lives in Ekiti
Accidental police shooting claims 2 lives in Ekiti
Confusion and sorrow enveloped Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, after two individuals were killed by stray bullets accidentally discharged by a police officer.
The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday night in the Omisanjana area of Ado-Ekiti.
The officer responsible for the shooting has been arrested and is currently in police custody. The incident unfolded when police were attempting to apprehend a suspected internet fraudster.
According to reports, the suspect had caused an accident by hitting a motorcyclist and a passenger, leading to a confrontation with local youths.
An anonymous source told LEADERSHIP, “The fraudster had hit a bikeman and the passenger while being pursued by the policemen, causing the accident. The irate youths stopped them from arresting him. It was in that process that the gun was fired, and two people were killed.”
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Another witness added, “Trouble started when some youths accosted a ‘hit and run’ driver who knocked down a commercial motorcyclist and a passenger, breaking their legs and arms. The driver called the Rapid Response Squad. One of the officers opened fire and hit two people, who were later confirmed dead at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital.”
The Ekiti State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Sunday Abutu, issued a statement regarding the incident. “On 28/05/2024 at about 22:30hrs, a serious motor vehicle/motorcycle accident occurred involving a Lexus car and a Jincheng motorcycle along Omisanjana Area of Ado-Ekiti. The Command deployed the State Traffic Section to the scene to ensure law and order and the safety of the victims.”
“Upon arrival, the operatives met resistance as irate youths prevented them from performing their lawful duty and insisted on jungle justice. This necessitated a call for reinforcement. However, in the process, one of the officers accidentally fired a shot that fatally injured two persons.”
The officer responsible for the accidental discharge has been disarmed, arrested, and detained pending disciplinary action. DSP Abutu also conveyed that the Command is in contact with the families of the deceased.
Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Akinwale Kunle Adeniran, extended condolences to the families and assured them that a thorough investigation is underway to ensure justice is served.
Accidental police shooting claims 2 lives in Ekiti
(Leadership)
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Student jailed 21 years for attempting to sexually assault minor
Student jailed 21 years for attempting to sexually assault minor
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced a 32-year-old student, Essien Aniedi-Bassey to 21 years imprisonment for attempting to sexually assault a 10-year-old girl.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Abiola Soladoye sentenced Aniedi-Bassey to 21 years jail term after he pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault by penetration and indecent treatment of a child.
“The combined term of the 21 years imprisonment shall begin from March 23, 2018,” the judge held.
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NAN reports that the State Counsel, Ms Abimbola Abolade, had presented two witnesses, the survivor and an Investigative Police Officer (IPO) before the convict opted for a plea bargain agreement.
Abolade had told the court that the convict committed the offence sometimes in August 2017 on Araromi Valley Estate in Ojodu, Lagos.
She submitted that the convict attempted to defile a minor.
The prosecution also told the court that the convict indecently treated the survivor by touching her breasts.
According to the prosecution, the offence contravened Sections 135 and 262 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, (2015).
Student jailed 21 years for attempting to sexually assault minor
(NAN)
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BREAKING: Pilot survives as NAF helicopter crashes in Kaduna
BREAKING: Pilot survives as NAF helicopter crashes in Kaduna
A Nigeria Air Force (NAF) helicopter has crashed at Tami village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The incident occurred in the early morning on Monday, causing significant alarm among the villagers.
The helicopter, said to be on a routine operational flight, experienced a technical hitch that led to the crash.
The pilot managed to execute emergency protocols effectively that ensured his own survival.
Eyewitnesses said the pilot emerged from the wreckage unscathed.
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Residents of Tami village quickly gathered at the crash site, offering assistance and expressing relief that no life was lost.
It was gathered that a team of military officers from the Nigerian Air Force swiftly arrived at the scene to secure the area and conduct an initial investigation.
They cordoned off the crash site to prevent unauthorised access and to ensure the safety of the villagers.
The officers also began preliminary assessments to determine the cause of the crash, which remained unknown at this time.
BREAKING: Pilot survives as NAF helicopter crashes in Kaduna
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UK cab driver confesses still getting paid in Nigeria as civil servant
UK cab driver confesses still getting paid in Nigeria as civil servant
Despite leaving Nigeria for the UK two years ago, Sabitu Adams gets paid each month as a junior official at a government agency back home.
Adams, who now works as a taxi driver in the UK, had his name changed by a BBC report to protect his identity.
The taxi driver has yet to resign from his job in Nigeria.
Adams is one of the thousands of ghost workers, a rampant issue in the Nigerian civil service.
Each year, the government carries out biometric verifications and reels out numbers representing discovered ghost workers, and money saved.
But no one is ever announced to have been arrested or prosecuted.
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Last week, President Bola Tinubu directed that all civil servants drawing salaries from the government after relocating abroad should be made to refund the money.
Tinubu also ordered that the culprits’ supervisors and department heads be punished for aiding and abetting the fraud while they were in charge.
Adams told the BBC that he was not worried about the president’s directives because he earned better as a taxi driver in the UK.
“When I heard about the president’s directive, I smiled because I know I am doing better here – and not worried,” the 36-year-old said.
The cab driver said he did not resign “in case I choose to go back to my job after a few years”.
Adams was quoted as saying he had an arrangement with his boss in Nigeria who is a “relative”.
UK cab driver confesses still getting paid in Nigeria as civil servant
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