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Footballer drowns rescuing boat accident victims in Bayelsa
A 31-year-old footballer from Bayelsa State, Ernest Peremobowei, has lost his life while trying to rescue victims of a boat mishap in a flood that ravaged Bebelebiri community, in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
The body of the deceased, parts of which had been eaten up by fish, was recovered two days after he got drowned.
Peremobowei was said to be returning home in a canoe shortly after taking his wife and three children to a higher ground to escape the raging flood.
The canoe which was conveying him and six other persons from the Federal Medical Centre waterfront capsized because it could not withstand the current of the flood.
Confirming the incident, the coach of Bebelebiri FC which he played for, Kenneth Dreams, said that the footballer died in the process rescuing other occupants of the canoe.
He said, “He took his family to an IDP camp because the flood had taken over his house. So, while returning home, he boarded a canoe with six others when the current of the raging flood capsized the boat.
“We heard that he was able to save four persons who were involved in the boat mishap before drowning at the end.”
The younger brother to the deceased, Earnest Komboye, who also confirmed the incident.
He said, “Due to the high current of the flood, they lost control of the boat when they smashed into the Government Jetty Barge. He was the only one that knew how to swim well and he rescued the five persons with him. I think he was exhausted and was washed away by the current.”
He also said the last person rescued by his late brother was at the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, for treatment.
Komboye said the loss of his brother to flood was painful and a huge loss to his wife and two children, who were just between 10 months (girl) and three years (boy).
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Oromoni’s death natural but avoidable, coroner rules
Oromoni’s death natural but avoidable, coroner rules
Sylvester Oromoni died of a natural cause and not due to any action by his school, Down College, or accused five students of the college.
This is the verdict of a coroner, Mikhail Kadiri, who presided over the matter on Monday during a seven-hour magistrate court sitting in Ogba, Lagos.
The judgement coming after a two-year inquiry, affirmed that the 12-year-old died of sepsis emanating from an infection of the lungs and kidney due to an ankle injury.
The coroner however said his death was an avoidable case of parents and medical team’s negligence.
Sylvester Oromoni Junior who was a student of Dowen College in Lekki, Lagos, died on November 30, 2021.
The coroner cleared the five students of the college accused in the case, ruling that they played no part in the death of Sylvester and should not have been involved in the matter.
He also advised parents not to take their children’s health with levity.
The magistrate also called for better cooperation between the police and medical team and that the police must exercise caution before making arrests in the future.
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Ekpa offers to strengthen Israeli army with 15,000 IPOB ‘troops’
Ekpa offers to strengthen Israeli army with 15,000 IPOB ‘troops’
A factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Simon Ekpa, has offered military support to the Israeli government in its fight against Hamas militants and Iran.
Ekpa, in a statement on his verified X page on Sunday, noted that no fewer than 15000 well-trained Biafran Liberation troops are ready to support Israel “if need be.”
Ekpa’s statement comes after Iran fired missiles at Israel in retaliation for the attack on its embassy without an adequate response from the United Nations Security Council.
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Reacting to Iran’s attack on Israel, Ekpa stated that “the Biafran government is ready to help Israel with ground forces if needed, up to 15,000 well-trained Biafran Liberation troops. The Biafran government will also offer maximum protection to @IsrealinNigeria within 4 hours of notice.”
It will be recalled that the factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra has been declared wanted by the Defense Headquarters over terrorism.
Newstrends reports that he was declared wanted by the DHQ along with no fewer than 96 people. They include terrorists and rebels, wanted for their involvement in terrorism in the country.
Ekpa offers to strengthen Israeli army with 15,000 IPOB ‘troops’
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Drunk driver crushes 3 sisters to death in Nasarawa
Drunk driver crushes 3 sisters to death in Nasarawa
Suleiman Ozakwo’s family in Anguwar Baiyi, Toto LGA, Nasarawa State, was devastated when a drunk man, Ya Zakari, drove a Toyota Corolla and crushed three of their daughters.
A family member, Saidu Alhassan, told City & Crime that the event occurred on Friday at 4 p.m.
He added that the three teenage sisters, Nusaiba, Maryam, and Rumaisa, were crushed after they left their home as usual to pay Sallah visit to their uncle’s wife, a few meters from the ohinoyi’s palace.
He said, “They were walking on the shoulder of the road while coming back from their uncle’s place when a drunk man on speed ran into them with his car, killing them on the spot.”
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He further said that the suspect was apprehended and taken to the police station, but that later a mob asked the police for the vehicle he drove which they set ablaze.
The father of the deceased children, Suleiman Ozakwo, who also spoke with our reporter, described their death as untimely, even as he said he could not challenge God for the tragedy and asked people to join in praying for the souls of his daughters to continue to rest in peace.
When City & Crime visited the police station, a police officer who preferred anonymity, said, “The man was arrested as he was drunk when he crashed his car into the three teenage girls and killed them on the spot. He will be arraigned in court on Monday.”
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