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Lagos uncovers 86 rooms under Ikoyi bridge where tenants pay N250,000 rent (VIDEOS)

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Lagos uncovers 86 rooms under Ikoyi bridge where tenants pay N250,000 rent

A bridge in Lagos beneath which 86 rooms were located have been discovered, authorities in the State have disclosed.

The 86 partitioned rooms, sized 10×10 and 12×10, were found under the Dolphin Estate Bridge, Ikoyi, on Lagos Island.

The tenants sheltering in the makeshift wooden accommodation are said to be paying N250,000 a year.

Lagos State’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made the disclosure on Wednesday.

Sharing the development in a post on X on Wednesday, along with videos, Wahab disclosed that all structures, including a container used for various illegal activities, have been removed from beneath the Dolphin Estate bridge.

He stated that the clearance exercise was carried out by the enforcement team of the Lagos State’s Ministry of Environment and Water Resources had successfully removed.

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Sharing videos he wrote, “A total number of 86 rooms, partitioned into 10×10 and 12×10, and a container used for different illegal activities were discovered under the Dolphin Estate Bridge.

“They have all been removed by the enforcement team of the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources”

A Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Kunle Rotimi-Akodu, further confirmed the eviction of squatters from beneath the bridge towards Dolphin Estate in Ikoyi over illegal settlement and environmental violations.

Rotimi-Akodu disclosed that 23 individuals were arrested during the eviction, which was carried out by officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, popularly known as KAI on Tuesday.

He wrote, “Squatters dwelling under the bridge leading from inward Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi were evicted today Tuesday, 30th of April, 2024 by officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps LAGESC (aka KAI).

“These people created their illegal settlement under the bridge, thereby exposing the critical infrastructure to impending destruction. 23 persons have so far been arrested and MoE/KAI will continue to monitor the place. The law will take its course.”

He also confirmed that the bridge has hitherto housed 86 rooms, partitioned into 10×10 and 12×10 with squatters paying an average rent of N250,000 per annum.

“Continuation of the removal of abode under Dolphin bridge. 11 more persons were arrested. It is important to note that wood materials were used to construct the shelters, some occupants used gas cylinders, and some had stored fuel for their generators, these are recipes for disaster,” he added

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Bandits block road, abduct 13 travellers in Katsina

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Bandits block road, abduct 13 travellers in Katsina

Armed bandits unleashed terror along the Ni’asu-Dantankari road in Katsina State on Thursday night, abducting 13 travellers after ambushing vehicles and opening fire indiscriminately.

The incident, confirmed by banditry crisis analyst Bakatsine via his verified X handle on Friday, has heightened concerns over the escalating security crisis in the region.

“Alert: Last night, bandits blocked the Ni’asu-Dantankari road, opened fire on vehicles, and abducted 13 people,” Bakatsine posted. “However, a joint team of the Nigerian Army, Civilian Joint Task Force (CWC), and local vigilante groups pursued the attackers, engaging them in a fierce gun battle and successfully rescuing 10 of the victims.”

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The remaining three abductees are still unaccounted for, as efforts continue to locate and secure their release.

Bakatsine also raised concerns that the recent peace deal brokered between bandits and the Kaduna State government might be fueling increased attacks in neighbouring Katsina State.

“Sincerely speaking, the peace deal in Kaduna State has led to an increase in attacks in Katsina South Senatorial District, which shares a border with Kaduna State,” he noted.

As of the time of filing this report, security agencies have yet to issue an official statement regarding the attack.

Katsina State has seen a worrying surge in bandit-related violence in recent weeks. On the same day as the highway attack, the former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Maharazu Tsiga (retd.), was abducted in an attack in his hometown of Tsiga village, Bakori Local Government Area.

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Polytechnic student arrested for reportedly kiling friend with axe

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Polytechnic student arrested for reportedly kiling friend with axe

A National Diploma (ND2) student of the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, has been arrested for the gruesome murder of his friend during a violent altercation.

The suspect, identified as John Gambo, a student of the Banking and Finance Department, allegedly hacked his friend, Ibrahim Matthew, a part-time ND2 Computer Science student, to death with an axe and a knife.

According to a statement released on Friday by the Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Rahman Nansel, the incident occurred in the early hours of February 6, 2025, at Shagari Road, Nasarawa town.

It reads : “On the 6th of February, 2025, at about 0200hrs, a report was lodged at Nasarawa Division by one Mercy Bassey, a female resident at the address behind ECWA Peace College, Shagari Road, Nasarawa, regarding a violent altercation between two individuals. The incident occurred between one of her tenants and his friend at their lodge.

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Upon receiving the report, the commissioner of police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed immediately sent a team of detectives who promptly responded to the scene. The detectives found one Ibrahim Matthew, a part-time ND2 Computer Science student of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa (FPN), lying in a pool of his own blood. Ibrahim had suffered fatal injuries. He was immediately rushed to General Hospital Nasarawa, where he was confirmed dead. The body was subsequently deposited in the morgue for post mortem examination.

Following a swift investigation, the suspect, one John Gambo, a male ND2 student in the Banking and Finance Department of the same institution, was apprehended.
The suspect confessed to violently attacking/hacking the deceased with both an axe and a knife, leading to Ibrahim Matthew’s tragic death. Both the axe and the knife were recovered from the suspect.

The Commissioner of Police has ordered the case to be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for comprehensive investigation and subsequent prosecution.”

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Blackout hits Oyo, Kwara as IBEDC workers begin indefinite strike

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Blackout hits Oyo, Kwara as IBEDC workers begin indefinite strike

Some parts of Oyo and Kwara states including Ibadan and Ilorin metropolis have been thrown into total darkness as workers of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) on Thursday commenced an indefinite strike.

The gates leading to the two business offices of the IBEDC at Challenge area, along Murtala Mohammed Way, and Ojatuntun- Baboko area, Ilorin, were locked by the protesting workers who said they were embarking on the indefinite strike over poor welfare service.

The development came after epileptic power supply to Ilorin had forced the President of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU),Alh AbdulMumini AbdulMalik, to write a protest letter to the management of IBEDC.

AbdulMalik, in a letter dated February 5, 2025 and addressed to the managing director of IBEDC, expressed the dissatisfaction of the people of Ilorin Emirate to the persistent poor power supply to Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, since last year.

Some placards placed on the gates of the company have inscriptions such as ‘IBEDC should prioritise staff welfarism, ‘IBEDC, no more half salary’, ‘IBEDC, pay our PFA, union and cooperative deductions now’, ‘Do you expect 100% performance without materials and tools?’

The secretary of the state branch of National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), Comrade Ayodele Peters, who confirmed the IBEDC workers’ strike, said that they were being treated as slaves as they were being paid half salary by the management.

“All deductions made by the company such as pension funds, union fees and cooperative contributions were not remitted by the company to the appropriate bodies.

“So, that made it difficult for our pensioners to access their money from the pension managers while our members could not get loans from the cooperative society because the management of IBEDC did not credit the account of these bodies after deduction from the workers salaries,” he said.

Peters added, “The management laid off some workers of the company on Monday while rumour was rife that more workers would get their letters of sack today (Thursday or tomorrow (Friday).

“All these laid off workers would not have access to what the management had deducted from their salaries when they were in service because they have not credited the pension managers.”

Manager, Corporate Affairs of the company, Busolami Tunwase, could not be reached on the phone for reaction.

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