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Oyo monarch Soun queries Chief Imam for embarking on Hajj without his consent
Oyo monarch Soun queries Chief Imam for embarking on Hajj without his consent
The Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye has issued a query to the Chief Imam of Ogbomoso, Shiek Taliat Yunus Olusina Ayilara, for going to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj exercise without informing him (Soun).
Recalls that the traditional has been at loggerheads with the chief Iman for the past few months.
The Chief Imam was among the pilgrims from Nigeria who performed the 1445 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia.
Soun, in the query, claimed that the Chief Imam did not inform him before he embarked on the journey.
The traditional ruler in the letter dated 10th June 2024, said that what the Chief Imam did was in contrast with the undertaking he signed before he became the Chief Imam.
In the query, made available to newsmen yesterday, was signed by the palace Secretary, Toyin Ajamu, on behalf of the traditional ruler.
The letter reads: “I refer to the earlier query issued to you with regards to your unbecoming and reprehensible conducts as Chief Imam Agba of Ogbomosoland and the need to desist from such conducts.”
“You will recall that on your appointment as Chief Imam Agba of Ogbomosoland you signed an undertaking and agreement which you agreed will be binding on you.”
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“In the said undertaking, you unequivocally undertook to inform the Soun of Ogbomoso before traveling outside Ogbomoso.”
“However, we have been informed that you are currently in Mecca on a Holy pilgrimage without notifying the Soun. This is a clear violation of your undertaking.”
“Secondly, you agreed not to appoint any surrogate during your tenure without the approval of His Royal Majesty, Soun of Ogbomoso.”
“Nevertheless, we have received information that you have appointed a surrogate namely Sheik Abdulrahman Alim Areo as the acting Chief Imam Agba of Ogbomosoland, who led the Jumat Prayer of Friday, 7th June, 2024 of the Central Mosques.”
“This action is a direct breach of your undertakings. As the Soun of Ogbomosoland, I hereby demand that you immediately return to Ogbomoso and rectify these violations and desist from any further actions that violate the the undertakings you signed on the approval of your appointment as Chief Imam Agba of Ogbomosoland.”
Reacting in an interview with journalists, the Chief Imam confirmed the development to newsmen.
He noted that this was not the first time that the monarch will issue him a query.
Oyo monarch Soun queries Chief Imam for embarking on Hajj without his consent
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25-year-old man dies of substance abuse in Oyo
25-year-old man dies of substance abuse in Oyo
Yekini Yusuf, a 25-year-old man and a resident of Olowe Street, Odo-Ona, off Ibadan-Abeokuta expressway, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital in the early hours of Saturday died of complications from persistent substance abuse.
His death certificate, issued at a private hospital, where he died in Ibadan and spotted by Tribune Online revealed that Yusuf died as a result of prolonged consumption of hard drugs.
Yusuf was said to have left home around 4 am to meet with his friends at an undisclosed location in Ibadan, where they were said to be consuming hard drugs, the process caused Yusuf to collapse and was immediately rushed to a private hospital where they were referred to the University College Hospital (UCH), but eventually ended up at another private hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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According to information gathered from reliable sources in the area where Yusuf resided with his mother revealed that he was renowned for constant consumption of hard drugs which his mother, friends and other relatives warned him against.
Tribune Online gathered that sometime in the year 2023, Yusuf suffered a seizure as a result of the excessive consumption of hard drugs which nearly took his life, but was revived by neighbours who quickly came to his rescue.
He was said to have left the area after the incident and returned a few months ago before his eventual death.
He has since been buried according to Islamic rites.
25-year-old man dies of substance abuse in Oyo
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People watch as woman jumps from Delta flyover to death
People watch as woman jumps from Delta flyover to death
A yet-to-be-identified woman, on Saturday morning, mounted the Ekpan-Refinery flyover at Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State and took a plunge backwards to her death.
Details of why the woman decided to end it all are still unknown as of the time of filing the report, but it is believed that it’s not unconnected to the current economic hardships in the country.
In a one-minute, 14-second video sighted by our correspondent, passersby were seen armed with their smartphones, waiting for her to take the backward plunge to death.
On the flyover were also motorcycles and other vehicles passing, and occupants watched as she inched towards the edge of the flyover, whose rails had been plundered by hoodlums, and took the plunge.
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In a terse post accompanying the video, someone wrote:
“She killed herself by jumping off the flyover that leads to the refinery at Ekpan, a spot that has been quite familiar to me for decades now.
“Depression is real, and we would do well to regularly check on our loved ones, neighbours, friends, and colleagues, especially in these trying times.
“No matter what is happening, it is only temporary. Where there’s life, there is also hope, and that is one of the great mysteries of life.
May her soul rest with Our Lord Jesus Christ.”
After landing on the tarred road, those standing by were heard in the video lamenting her tragic action.
No official statement has been released to ascertain the identity of the deceased and her family.
People watch as woman jumps from Delta flyover to death
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51-year-old man arrested in Anambra for defiling teenage househelp
51-year-old man arrested in Anambra for defiling teenage househelp
A 51-year-old indigene of Isuofia in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, Unegbu Chika, has been arrested for defiling his 14-year-old domestic help.
The suspect was apprehended by security operatives on Saturday, after a whistleblower drew the attention of the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, to his observations about his acts.
During cross-examination before the security operatives, the suspect, a transporter, who plies the Ekwulobia-Oko route, confessed to defiling the girl and pleaded for pardon, saying that he was “tempted by the devil”.
The suspect, resident at Isiaku in Isuofia but hails from Owerri, Imo State, also said, “The act was due to the death of my wife and it’s a mistake which I regret deeply.”
Meanwhile, the victim said she started living with the man in 2018 when she was eight years old and shortly after, in 2019, he started defiling her.
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She said, “He usually have his way during weekends and holiday periods, but he became more at ease with the act after the death of his wife.
“I did not raise the alarm because he always told me to keep it a secret, and ever since then, I have been keeping it that way till help came.”
Speaking immediately after interviewing the suspect, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, thanked the Isuofia People’s Assembly leadership for their prompt response in apprehending the suspect before the arrival of security operatives.
Obinabo said defilement and rape crimes were not tolerated in the state, urging the citizens of the state to be on the lookout for any suspicious act, movement or otherwise and report to the appropriate authority.
She assured the people that the state government would not hesitate to take action on the matter.
As of the time of this report, the suspect has been handed over to the police for further investigation and consequently to be arraigned before the Children, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Magistrate Court in Awka while the victim will undergo medical examination.
When contacted, the state police spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the arrest of the suspect, saying investigation had commenced adding that the suspect would be charged to court at the end of the investigation.
51-year-old man arrested in Anambra for defiling teenage househelp
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