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Number of people I killed uncountable – Osun suspect
A bricklayer, Adamo Aliyu, recently arrested alongside four others for robbery and murder said he has lost count of the number of people he killed.
Aliyu, who lives in Ikire, Osun State, his friend, Yusuf Idris and three others paraded by the state police command in Osogbo allegedly conspired with others and killed a petrol station manager, Fatai Adigun at Aku Area of Ikire.
The 24-year-old, who confessed to killing the petrol station manager, said he was contracted by Idris’ father to kill the man, adding that the person who hired them paid N250, 000.
The artisan, who said he lost both parents at a young age, during an interview further said, “I have lost count of the number of people I have killed. We have also snatched several motorcycles around Ikire. We usually sell to other communities. I must have killed more than 10 people.
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“I work with Yusuf Idris. His father contracted us to kill the man. I was told a woman gave him the job. We went to the petrol station early in the morning and met the man there. My friend, Idris, hit him with a weapon on the head and he died.
“We stole N100, 000 there and fled. After selling motorcycles that we snatched, I made over N1.5m but I squandered it on food, dresses and Indian hemp.”
Addressing journalists, the state police spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, said acting on intelligence on September 3, after a robbery operation at Koteyemu/Aku area of Ikire, police from Ikire Area Command in joint operation with the civilian volunteers moved to the area and arrested a suspect, Adamo Aliyu.
Opalola said, “The police, not resting, extended investigation to some areas of Ikire where three cohorts of the principal suspect were arrested from their various hideouts within the town. Subsequently, the case was transferred to the Anti-Cultism Unit for discreet investigation.
“The unit immediately swung into action and arrested the 5th suspect. In the course of further investigation, the first suspect, Adamo Aliyu, made a confessional statement that on 28/08/2022 himself, Damilola Kayode, Yusuf Idris and Odewumi Sodiq, respectively conspired and killed a fuel station manager, one Fatai Atanda Adigun, ‘M’ Aged 55 years along Ikire expressway in the Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State and carted away sum of N100,000.”
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JUST IN : Borrow pit collapses, kills seven Qur’anic school pupils
JUST IN : Borrow pit collapses, kills seven Qur’anic school pupils
Seven Qur’anic School pupils, popularly called Almajiris, studying at Malam Dan-umma Qurnic School at Bayan Science, Badariya area, in Birnin Kebbi, have lost their lives following the collapse of borrow pit.
Confirming the incident to newsmen shortly after the ugly incident at his residence inside the school premises at Badariya Bayan Science, proprietor of the school, Malam Dan-umma, said seven pupils died on the spot while one was hospitalized as a result of the collapse of the borrow pit that collapsed and buried them while collecting laterite sands.
“Today is one of the saddest days of my life. What happened was, I assigned them to go to the top of the hill near the school to excavate clay and gravel to mend holes inside their rooms against the upcoming rainy season. But before they came back, I was told a heavy chunk of the laterite hill had fallen over them, ” Dan-umma sadly said.
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He added by saying, “I immediately rushed to the scene of the incident, where I confirmed seven of them were dead, and one other who survived was rushed to the hospital in Birnin Kebbi “
Malam Dan-umma further said that the corpses of the seven deceased pupils were deposited at the mortuary of Sir Yahaya Memorial Hospital in Birnin Kebbi before being taken to their parents for funeral.
A resident of the area and a Special Adver to Governor Nasir Idris on Pilgrims Welfare Agency, Zayyanu Sanka, expressed his deep sorrow over the tragedy and said the government would look into the possibility of banning excavation of clay, soil, or gravel on top of such hills as a deliberate measure to tackle future reoccurrences of such incidents.
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Tragedy as man slumps, dies while trying to bail 2 sons at police station
Tragedy as man slumps, dies while trying to bail 2 sons at police station
An elderly man, Muftau Mohammed of Gbeganu Area of Minna, Niger State capital, slumped and died at Morris Police Division, where he had gone to bail two of his sons, Mubarak Ahmed and Yusuf Mohammed who were reportedly arrested by the police.
Mubarak and Yusuf told Daily Trust that they were picked by the police around 11pm on Wednesday where they were sleeping in a burglary in front of their house due to heat.
According to Yusuf, “We were lying down in a burglary in front of our house around 11:23pm when three police patrol vans passed us and went into Gbeganu Area. Few hours later, we saw them coming back and we stood up. Suddenly, the vehicle in the middle packed in front of us and they asked what we were doing outside. We told them that it was where we normally sleep because of heat. One of the officers forced the burglary opened and ordered his colleagues to put us in the vehicle and take us to the station.
“When we got to the station at Morris, they collected our phones and put us in the cell. At about 20 minutes later, I was in cell when I heard my father’s voice outside. Later I heard him screaming, asking for water and few seconds later, I didn’t hear anything again. It was at that point that I asked one of officers what was happening outside. But one of the officers told his colleague not to tell us anything. Later I didn’t hear our father’s voice again until when we were told that he was dead.”
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Also speaking, Mr Dauda Jimo, the deceased neighbour who took him on his bike to police station that fateful night, said Muftau Mohammed had high blood pressure and that each time he was woken up horribly, he usually develops severe headache.
“It was in my presence that his sons were picked by the police and Alhaji had already retired to bed. It was the noise from his daughters and neighborhood that woke him up horribly. So, when they told him that Mubarak and Yusuf were taken away by the police, he called me to bring my bike to take him to the police station. We got to police station at about 12:33am.
“”So, where we were seated, he told me he was having a severe headache and I should get him water to drink. We looked for water around the vicinity but we couldn’t get because all the shops around had closed for the day. It was in the process that he collapsed and one of the tricycles that was arrested was released to take us to the hospital and one policeman was asked to follow us.
“We went to Imani Clinic, we were told that doctor was not around. So, we headed for General Hospital. On our way, the fuel in Tricycle got finished. It was at that point that we saw one of the police vans with which Yusuf and Mubarak were arrested . So, they stopped and we told them what happened and they took us to Minna General Hospital. Getting to the hospital, we dropped Alhaji’s dead body and police left.”
Another neighbor, Ahmad Abdullahi, who claimed to have witnessed all that transpired said that the deceased’s wife who also followed them to police station fainted when the news of her husband’s death was broken to her.
“The wife wanted to trek kilometers to Morris Police Division that night but I obliged her to enter my car. Immediately we got to Morris Police Division, one of our neighbors who took Alhaji there rushed to me. Not knowing that his wife was sitting in the back seat, he broke the news to us and the wife jumped out of the car. As she was about running to enter the station, she fell down and fainted. It took some minutes before she was revived,” he narrated.
When contacted, the Niger Stat Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident.
He said police had commenced investigation into the matter to ascertain the fact, and to also look into the scenario if there was any act of negligence for necessary disciplinary action.
Tragedy as man slumps, dies while trying to bail 2 sons at police station
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Excessive speed, substandard tyres caused Kaduna, Kano fatal crashes – FRSC
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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