Four arrested over death of 18-year-old lady in Yobe Govt House

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3 years ago

January 10, 2021

The police have commenced investigation into the death of an 18-year old lady at a government house guest lodge in Damaturu, Yobe State.

Already, four persons have been arrested in connection with the death of the lady that occurred on Thursday.

It was gathered the deceased just finished her secondary school in 2020.

Police sources named the prime suspect as Al-Bash Yahaya Ibrahim and that he is being detained with the other three suspects at Police B Division in Damaturu.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the incident.

He said, “Yes, we have four suspects in our custody over suspected homicide (killing) of one girl who died at a government lodge in Damaturu. The case is now with the state CID under investigation.”

He said Yahaya reported to the police that he lodged at the guest house with the lady girl and that she died in his room after they had sex.

The suspect reportedly said that he was a guest at the Government House and had requested some ‘boys’ to arrange a lady for him for the night and they brought the lady.

“He said he slept with her only to discover in the morning that the lady was under the influence of drugs.

“Dr Al-Bash said the girl was shivering and doing some funny things. Our preliminary investigation also revealed that the girl was a drug addict,” Dungus said.

The PPRO said, “Dr Al-Bash called the boys that brought the girl and informed them of the development and they started administering milk to the girl and she died in the process.

“What I can tell you now is that we are investigating a case of homicide against Dr. Al-Bash Yahaya Ibrahim, a principal suspect and three others.”

The corpse has been deposited at the Yobe State Specialist Hospital, Damaturu awaiting autopsy.

Excessive speed, substandard tyres caused Kaduna, Kano fatal crashes – FRSC

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April 20, 2024

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Excessive speed, substandard tyres caused Kaduna, Kano fatal crashes – FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned motorists against the use of substandard tyres and excessive speeding while driving to avert road accidents.

The warning came after two crashes that claimed the lives of 18 people at Gaya Junction, Kano State, and Tashar Yari, Kaduna State.

The Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu, in a statement posted on the FRSC X handle attributed the main causes of the two road accidents to use of bad tyres and speed limit violation.

Biu urged motorists to comply with maximum safety requirements, according to the statement signed by Jonas Agwu, an Assistant Corps Marshal and spokesman for the corps.

It stated that investigation reports submitted to the Corps Marshal showed the Kano crash involved two vehicles, a Toyota Hiace Bus and a Hijet Bus, occurred on Friday 19 April, 2024.

The report added that it involved 28 people, comprising 17 male adults, five female adults, two male children and four female children.

“From the number, 16 victims comprising five male adults, five female adults, two male children and four female children were injured while 12 persons including the driver, all male adults got killed.

“The FRSC rescue team that conducted the rescue operations has taken the injured victims to Gaya General hospital for emergency medical attention, while the dead bodies have been deposited at the morgue of the same hospital,” it stated.

The statement also disclosed that the Kaduna (Tashan Yari) crash occurred on Thursday involved a total of 57 people comprising 30 male adults, 22 female adults, and five female children.

It stated, “From this number, 30 victims were injured comprising 12 male adults, 15 female adults and three female children as six of the victims all male adults were reported killed.

“The crash which involved a trailer was caused by speed limit violation, use of worn-out tyre that eventually led to loss of control.

“The injured victims and the corpses were conveyed to General Hospital Makarfi, Kaduna State.”

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BREAKING: Court acquits Ex-AGF Adoke

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1 day ago

April 19, 2024

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Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke

BREAKING: Court acquits Ex-AGF Adoke

A former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has been acquitted of money laundering charges by an Abuja Federal High Court.

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, upheld Adoke’s “no case” submission against the money laundering charges.

In 2017, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Adoke and Abubakar Aliyu, a property developer, with laundering about N300 million.

While the EFCC acknowledged before Ekwo that it was a mortgage taken by Adoke from Unity Bank, it alleged before Justice Kutigi that the money constituted a bribe from the sale of an oil block by Malabu Oil & Gas Ltd in 2011.