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JUST IN: Benue Residents Gunned Down In Fresh Attack

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Three people have been killed in an attack on Naka town of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State.

The attack happened barely 24 hours after a Deeper Life Pastor and three others were killed in Guma LGA of the state.

Our correspondent reports that Naka, a rural commercial town and headquarters of Gwer West LGA had being a host to displaced people from villages in the locality.

Witnesses said the latest attack on the town happened about 8pm on Tuesday.

A resident said people began to run in different directions following sound of heavy gunshots around the Comprehensive College in Naka.

The residents alleged that the attackers who were dressed in military uniform killed three people on the spot before they were repelled.

Chairman of Gwer West, Mrs Grace Igbabon, told journalists that the attackers rode on motorbikes.

“Some armed men came and attacked a suburb area of Naka town, they came in the evening on Tuesday. They came in military camouflage and were on motorcycles and the whole thing is confusing.”

“The attack on Naka which is close to the state capital goes a long way to show that Makurdi itself is not safe; because they at a point in time, invaded Adaka which is a suburb of the state capital.

“Three people were killed in the process including, two elderly men and one young man. There were heavy gunshots and people were just running helter skelter.

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“I have reported the matter to the police and to the security adviser to the Governor, I also sent pictures of the deceased persons to him,” Igbabon said.

Contacted, the State Chairman of Myetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN), Mohammed Risku, said he wasn’t aware of the incident, stressing that he even just concluded a meeting with the security adviser.

Meanwhile, the traditional head of the affected local government, Ter Nagi, Chief Daniel Abomtse, also told newsmen in Makurdi that three of his subjects were brutally killed by the invaders.

“Yesterday, they (attackers) came from Nasarawa axis knowing too well that there are Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) in Agagbe, they intruded Agagbe in their movement on the south western direction and another portion of Nagi settlement area and burst out at a surburb of Naka called Goh, then they maintained a bush path known as Anyim road and parked their motorcycles within 200 metres from the town because I went and searched everything myself and they started opening fire on the part of Naka known as Gbankeke where the local government Secretariat is located.

“Immediately, they blocked the Adawa road which is linked to Mbabwaande district to Naka and immediately stopped a young man conveying a lady on a motorcycle. They shot him from the umbilical cord and the bullets pierced at the back and he died. The young girl, Martha Ukange and Tersoo Yasough, were killed.

“Thereafter, they moved towards the road linking Naka to Agagbe where they stopped and slaughtered an Octogenarian, Ahemba Apeale, and removed his tongue and other sensitive parts of the body. After that, they fled the area back to Nasarawa State where they came from. So they killed three people, others are still missing and we are still searching,” the royal father said.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Catherine Anene, told our correspondent that she was on transit and would comment on the incident later but she had not done so as of the time this report was filed.

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Defamation: Court orders arrest of prophet, two others

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Defamation: Court orders arrest of prophet, two others

Justice Olaolu Olanipekun of Oyo State Magistrates’ Court 7 sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has issued a warrant for the arrest of a prophet of a Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) church, Ojo Amos (aka Elewuogbo).

Justice Olanipekun ordered that Elewuogbo and his two sureties be arrested and detained for jumping bail.

Elewuogbo is on trial for alleged defamation of character of the Founder of One Love Family, Sat Guru Maharaj Ji.

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Elewuogbo and a Lagos-based blogger, Gbenga Asabe, had, through publications, accused Maharaj Ji of selling human body parts for money rituals.

The court also granted request for consolidation of the cases against Elewuogbo and Asabe brought by Maharaj Ji’s counsel, Dapo Akinosi.

Akinosi prayed the court that since the facts were related, they should be merged. The court granted the application and adjourned the case till April 30.

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Students drag university to court over payment of registration fees

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Three students of one of the universities in northern part of the country, Al-qalam University, Katsina, have dragged the institution to a High Court in Katsina over payment of registration fees.

The applicants, Hauwa’u Sani-Barda, Rabi’atu Sani-Barda and Hafsat Sani-Barda, all students of the respondent, got admission in 2018 and 2019, and graduated in 2022 and 2023.

They, however, claimed that the respondents had refused to mobilise them for the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), because they had not settled all fees due to the institution.

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During the proceedings on Thursday, the applicants’ counsel, Muhammad Mukhtar-Lawal, told the court that his clients had filed an exparte motion in pursuance to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).

Mukhtar-Lawal said that the application sought the leave of the court to apply for judicial review.

After the counsel’s submission, the judge, Justice Abbas Bawale, said that the applicants should have filed a motion on notice.

Bawale, however, granted a leave order to the applicants to apply for judicial review by way of mandamus.
He said after that, processes would be served on the university and enable the court to hear the case.

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NAFDAC busts fake Eva water factory, arrests suspect

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NAFDAC busts fake Eva water factory, arrests suspect

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has exposed a counterfeit bottled water operation in Port Harcourt, specifically targeting the renowned brand Eva water.

Following a tipoff, NAFDAC officials conducted a raid on a derelict shop situated on Pipeline Road, Eneka.

The establishment disguised as a pool house and served as the hub for producing the fraudulent water.

During the operation, authorities discovered that used Eva plastic bottles were being refilled with contaminated water sourced from a paint bucket.

The water was then filtered through unhygienic rubber funnels covered with cloth.

Counterfeit Eva labels were affixed to the bottles, which were subsequently sealed with fake Eva corks.

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One suspect, identified as Chibunna James, was apprehended while in the process of loading the adulterated water for distribution. However, the mastermind behind the operation remains at large.

The confiscated products were promptly evacuated to the NAFDAC office for further investigation and analysis.

Cyril Monye, NAFDAC’s Public Relations Officer for Rivers State, disclosed that the scheme of the perpetrators involved repackaging contaminated water in used Eva bottles, employing makeshift filters made from unsanitary materials, and applying fake labels and corks to deceive consumers.

While efforts are underway to locate and apprehend the ringleader of the syndicate, NAFDAC urges the public to provide any relevant information that could aid in their apprehension.

Furthermore, Monye revealed that thirty packs of the counterfeit products were confiscated and transported to the NAFDAC office in Port Harcourt for thorough investigation. To prevent the circulation of the counterfeit water, the uncorked bottles were emptied and disposed of.

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