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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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Ramadan ends in Nigeria, Sultan announces March 30 as Eid-el-Fitr
Ramadan ends in Nigeria, Sultan announces March 30 as Eid-el-Fitr
Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Abubakar Sa’ad, says the crescent moon marking the end of Ramadan fasting has been sighted.
The Sultan, who is president of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSIA), said in a broadcast on Saturday night, “Today marks the end of the Ramadan fasting and Sunday, March 30, is the Eid-el-Fitr celebration.”
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Embrace environmental sanitation during Eid-Fitr, LAGESC boss tells Lagosians
Embrace environmental sanitation during Eid-Fitr, LAGESC boss tells Lagosians
By Dada Jackson
The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has urged Lagosians to embrace proper environmental practices and obey the state’s environmental laws ahead of the Eid-l-Fitr festivities to mark the end of the Ramadan fast by Muslim faithful around the world.
Corps Marshal of the agency, Major Olaniyi Olatunbosun Cole (retd), sounded the call at the agency’s command headquarters at Bolade-Oshodi.
He said, ‘‘The Ramadan fast is a testament to the willingness of Muslim faithful to adhere to the pillars of their faith and it is enjoined that cleanliness is an important religious practice in all faiths, which is why we admonish Lagosians to imbibe proper waste disposal and keep their environment clean during the celebration.”
Cole also advised Lagosians to make proper use of pedestrian bridges for their safety instead of crossing highways to prevent ‘hit and run’ cases by speeding motorists.
He equally read a riot act to miscreants in the habit of converting pedestrian bridges to sleeping areas which deters Lagosians in transit, pedestrians vowing that anyone caught w be made to face the state Environmental laws as amended
The KAI boss also revealed that the agency had recorded giant strides and would not relent in ridding pedestrian bridges across Lagos of criminal obstructions, traders and hawkers with daily arrests made alongside secured prosecutions by the Courts.
The Corps Marshal also warned Lagosians to desist from street trading, use of Styrofoam pack, hawking in traffic, patronage of cart pushers for refuse disposal, and erection of illegal structures on laybys, setbacks, medians, road verges, kerbs or around public schools in the state.
The KAI head said offenders would be made to face the consequences via prosecution in a competent court of appropriate jurisdiction.
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Mother, daughter who stole ponmo, stock fish in Ogun jailed six months
Mother, daughter who stole ponmo, stock fish in Ogun jailed six months
A Magistrates’ Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State yesterday sentenced a mother, Falilatu Amidu, and her daughter, Ayisatu, to six months imprisonment each for stealing dry ponmo, stock fish and dried meat valued N1 million
The defendants, who reside at No 21 Ago-Oko area of Abeokuta, were convicted on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.
The Magistrate, Mrs O.O. Odumosu, held that the evidence presented by the prosecution had proven beyond reasonable doubt that the convicts were guilty of the offence as charged.
Odumosu sentenced both mother and daughter to six months in prison each with an option of N5,000 fine.
She ordered that the convicts should refund N100,000 each to the complainant as restitution before accessing the N5,000 fine option.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Kehinde Fawunmi, had told the court that the defendants committed the offence at Lafenwa market sometime in August 2024.
Fawunmi explained that Falilatu conspired with her daughter, Ayisatu, to steal a big sack containing stock fish, dried ponmo and dried cow meat valued N1million, belonging to one Mrs kafayat Alao.
According to him, one of the defendants, Falilatu, used to help the complainant to carry load from her store in Lafenwa to where the complainant sells her items.
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“The complainant asked her to help her pick some goods from the store. She waited for over an hour and did not see the defendant, which made her to go to the store to check on her.
“On getting to the store, she did not find Falilatu, and she noticed a big bag containing dried meat, ponmo and stock fish was missing while the defendant was nowhere to be found,” he said.
Fawunmi further explained that Falilatu stole the goods and gave it to her daughter (Ayisatu) to sell. He said Ayisatu received the goods from her mother, knowing that they were stolen.
The prosecutor noted that the offence committed contravened sections 516, 390(9) and 127 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun 2006.
Mother, daughter who stole ponmo, stock fish in Ogun jailed six months
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