18 feared killed as truck crushes fully-loaded bus at Abia police checkpoint

No fewer than 18 travellers were feared dead in a crash on the Umuahia-Enugu axis of the Port Harcourt Enugu Highway on Thursday morning.

An 18-seater commercial bus was at the checkpoint awaiting police clearance when a truck driver lost control and rammed into them killing the driver and all the passengers.

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 Mr Bananas Okereke, an eyewitness, told our reporter on a telephone that the bodies of victims still littered the scene at 8:20 am.

He said: “The road is blocked by protesting bus drivers and other motorists who are asking that  the policemen who caused the accident be brought back to the scene.”

 “Colleagues of the bus driver and other road users have taken over the road, demanding Justice for the victims. They vowed to remain there until Governor Alex Otti visits the scene.”

18 feared killed as truck crushes fully-loaded bus at Abia police checkpoint

Five arrested for operating illegal refinery in Rivers

Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested 5 suspects for allegedly involved in illegal refining of crude oil stolen from pipelines in Odagwa community in Etche area of Rivers.

Maj.-Gen. Jamal Abdussalam, the General Officer Commanding, GOC, 6 Division, Nigeria Army, Port Harcourt, told journalists on Wednesday in Port Harcourt.

Mr Abdussalam was represented by Lt-Col. Ishaya Manga,Commanding Officer of 29 Battalion under the division.

He said that the suspects were arrested engaging in illegal bunkering of petroleum product at the refinery site.

“The arrest followed credible intelligence on the activities of illegal bunkerers in the area, who are bent on sabotaging the nation’s economy.

“In response, troops were deployed to identify, locate and destroy all illegal refineries within the division’s area of responsibility.

“Upon arriving at the site, our troops uncovered hand dug reservoirs used for storing of stolen crude oil.

“It is regrettable that this economic sabotage against the Federal Government is having negative impact on socio-economic activities and the health of citizens,” he said.

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Mr Abdussalam said that troops also seized about 225,000 litres of crude oil from the site.

Kano govt bans male DJs from female events

In Kano State, male Disc Jockeys (DJs) have been prohibited from officiating at female-dominated events, authorities in the northwest state have said.

The Commander General of Kano State Hisbah Board, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, announced the ban on Wednesday.

He made the announcement at a meeting with the representatives of DJs in the state.

According to him, the move became imperative in order to prohibit mixing of males and females during events and stop other indecent and immoral activities.

Sheikh Daurawa stated that only women would now be allowed to officiate at women’s gatherings, saying Kano is an Islamic State and can’t allow unfettered mixing of opposite genders.