“The Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth Igweh, psc, mni, urges those circulating the video to desist from such actions as it may cause apprehension and unwarranted panic among the populace”, the statement added.
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LASPOTECH Staff School Student’s death: three workers of the institution remanded
Following the death of Abdulrahman Dauda, the student of Lagos State Polytechnic, now Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Staff Secondary School recently killed by a speeding vehicle, three workers of the institution have been remanded in Kirikiri Maximum Prison pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), Lagos State.
Mr. Kuye Lanre, the public relations officer of the institution, revealed this to FIJ on Thursday.
When further asked to provide more details on the case, Lanre declined on the premise that the matter was being handled by a court of law.
“As I speak with you, three of our colleagues are in Kirikiri prison awaiting the DPP’s advice. So, I cannot comment on that,” Lanre told FIJ on the phone.
During FIJ’s visit to the school on Wednesday, Fagbenro Ibrahim, the acting principal of the school, simply told our reporter that the matter was in court, adding that “the Lagos State Government has taken over the case”.
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MORE DETAILS ON THE INCIDENT
A security guard who refused to mention his name explained to FIJ that on the day Dauda’s mother came to organise a solo protest in front of the staff school’s gate, the management drafted him and others to the scene to ensure orderliness.
He said, “The day his mother came, the university management deployed us to the scene. As a father, I pitied the woman. As a result of the incident, the management had directed us to join the secondary school security team,” he told FIJ.
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“Let me also tell you that the school was immediately closed down when the event happened. They just resumed last week to allow the students continue their examinations.
“I do not know at what point he died. But he was rushed to a hospital,” he said, believing this reporter was a student of the institution.
He was unable to provide a response to our reporter’s question on how Dauda could run pass both the staff school’s gate and the university’s main gate without being stopped by either of the teams of armed and unarmed security personnel stationed at both gates.
A female security guard at the institution said until the incident, the security guards manning the university were never posted to the staff school.
“As you can see, our uniforms are different; ours is orange while the staff school’s is black with white stripes. However, the incident prompted the management to ask us to join them (staff school) in manning their gate,” she explained to FIJ.
A campus driver also explained to FIJ that Dauda was said to have given his fellow student a chemical substance when they were in the school’s laboratory.
His words, “They were in the laboratory on that day and they said he gave his friend a chemical solution. His friend consumed it and went unconscious. He’s now fine.”
“With fear, and in an attempt escape a reprimand, he ran out of the school. As his his teacher was chasing him, he was crushed to death on the expressway in front of the university.
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“He was not a small boy. He was in Senior Secondary School 2 and was about 18 years old. Unfortunately, the driver who killed him sped off.”
Our reporter observed a heavy presence of a joint team of security agents, such as policemen and soldiers, on the campus during his visit.
BEGINNING FROM TWITTER
A video clip of Dauda’s mother, which was posted by a tweep who identifies as Nifemi with the handle @slaywithadmiral, went viral after she staged a one-man protest to demand justice for her son.
Nifemi had tweeted the video with a hashtag, #Justiceforabdulrahmon, on November 30.
#Justiceforabdulrahmon
The young boy was killed by a moving vehicle when his teacher was chasing him
Laspotech Secondary school ikorodu pic.twitter.com/a2oc8SD2Hp— nifemi (@slaywithadmiral) November 29, 2022
Efforts to contact Dauda’s mother for comments had not been successful at press time.
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119 inmates escape Suleja prison after stormy rain
119 inmates escape Suleja prison after stormy rain
No fewer than 119 inmates yesterday escaped from the the Medium Security Custodial Centres, Suleja, Niger state, following the heavy downpour that destroyed the facility.
According to a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Command, Adamu Duza, at least 10 of the escapees have been recaptured and taken into custody following the the immediate activation of recapturing mechanism in collaboration with sister security agencies.
“A heavy downpour that lasted for several hours on yesterday night has wreaked havoc on the Medium Security Custodial Centres, Suleja, Niger state, as well as surrounding buildings, destroying part of the custodial facility, including its perimeter fence, giving way to the escape of a total of one hundred and eighteen (119) inmates of the facility.
“The Service has immediately activated its recapturing mechanisms, and in conjunction with sister security agencies have so far recaptured 10 fleeing inmates and taken them into custody, while we are in hot chase to recapture the rest.”
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Dazu said that the heavy rainfall that wreaked havoc on the custodial facility which was constructed during the colonial era, lasted over several hours, forcing it to give way for the inmates to escape.
“The Service is not unmindful of the fact that many of its facilities were built during the colonial era, and that they are old and weak.
“The Service is making frantic efforts to see that all ageing facilities give way for modern ones. This is evidenced in the ongoing construction of six (6) number of 3000-capacity ultra-modern custodial centres in all the geo-political zones in Nigeria as well as the ongoing reconstruction and renovation of existing ones.
“The Service wishes to assure the public that it is on top of the situation and that they should go about their businesses without fear or hindrance. The public is further enjoined to look out for the fleeing inmates and report any suspicious movement to the nearest security agency.” The statement reads in parts
119 inmates escape Suleja prison after stormy rain
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No robbery incident in Abuja, police reacting to viral video
No robbery incident in Abuja, police reacting to viral video
The FCT police command has said the video clip circulating online depicting a robbery incident, which purportedly occurred in Abuja, involving a “Right Hand Drive” vehicle, “did not take place within the territory”.
In a statement issued on Wednesday night by the command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, said that upon analysis of the viral video, it was evidently clear that the robbery incident did not even occur in Nigeria.
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According to her, the conclusion was drawn from the vehicle registration number plate design and the steering position of the vehicle, which is Right Hand Drive, RHD.
“It is important to note that Nigeria does not allow RHD vehicles on its roads, neither are the roads fashioned to accommodate such cars as seen in the video.
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Sokoto governor axes 15 district heads over insecurity, others
Sokoto governor axes 15 district heads over insecurity, others
Sokoto State Government has sacked nine district heads for allegedly aiding insecurity and encouraging land racketeering.
The state government also sacked another six district heads said to have been irregularly appointed by the immediate past government of the state.
Abubakar Bawa, the Press Secretary to Governor Ahmed Aliyu, announced this while briefing newsmen on the development on Tuesday.
Those axed over alleged insecurity are the district heads of Unguwar Lalle, Yabo, Wamakko, Tulluwa, llela, Dogon Daji, Kebbe, Alkammu and Giyawa.
Bawa said the six district heads were dropped because of the way they were haphazardly appointed and their rejection by their people.
The affected six district heads are Marafan Tangaza, Sarkin Gabas Kalambaina, Bunun Gongono, Sarkin Kudun Yar Tsakkuwa, Sarkin Tambuwal and Sarkin Yamman Torankavwa.
“The cases involving District Heads of Isa, Kuchi, Kilgori and Gagi have been re commended for further investigations,” Bawa added.
However, Sarkin Yakin Binji, senior counselor in the Suktanate Council, was transferred to Nabunkari while the District Head of Sabon Birni was deployed to Gatawa.
Bawa said this followed the recommendations of the Committee on the Review of the appointments of Traditional rulers, Renaming of Tertiary Institutions and the Dissolution of Governing Boards of State Parastatals.
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