Police arrest 2 robbers, recover stolen bus in Ekiti

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1 year ago

April 7, 2023

DSP Sunday Abutu

Police arrest 2 robbers, recover stolen bus in Ekiti

The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers, Asimiyu Temitope Thank-God and Oyewunmi Biodun, in the Agric Olope area of Ado-Ekiti.

The command’s spokesman, DSP Sunday Abutu, said the suspects were sighted driving a stolen Suzuki bus, popularly known as akoto, on March 31.

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He said the Anti-Vehicle Theft Section (AVTS) of the command mobilised to the area and arrested them.

Abutu noted that during investigation, it was discovered that the two suspects came from Delta State.

He said, “It was also discovered that the vehicle found with them was reported stolen at the Delta State Police Command.

“Further investigation revealed that one of the suspects, Thank-God, had in his possession some police kits and accouterments and had been impersonating as a police officer in Delta State.”

Police arrest 2 robbers, recover stolen bus in Ekiti

Two Lagos university students shot, hospitalised

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2 mins ago

May 21, 2024

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Lagos State University

Two Lagos university students shot, hospitalised

Two students of the Lagos State University were hit by stray bullets outside the school campus at a popular students’ residential area called PPL late Monday.

While the names of the students are yet to be known, likewise the identity of the shooter(s), it was reported that the victims were hit when they went to purchase food around 8 pm.

One tweep, Baddy of Lasu, tweeting as #belikebaddy, wrote, “Two students have been shot at PPL, Ojo, Lagos. Please, students of LASU, stay indoors and don’t go out.”

Commenting on the tweet, Kappo Olawale, the Senior Special Adviser on Students’ Union Affairs to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, affirmed the incident.

Tweeting on X.com as #kappozino, Olawale said he had been in touch with the university’s Student Union President, who said the victims are in stable condition.

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“I have kept in touch with the President of the Student Union. Information passed just now is that the students have been stabilised. The Dean of Students was also on the ground to ensure they were properly attended to. Thanks to God!” he tweeted.

A student of the university who spoke on condition of anonymity because she wasn’t authorised to speak on the matter, told our correspondent late Monday that the students went to get food before they were hit by the stray bullets.

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Anambra school where pupil was beaten to coma shut, teacher arrested

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22 mins ago

May 21, 2024

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Anambra school where pupil was beaten to coma shut, teacher arrested

A 30-year-old teacher at the Landmark School Mgbakwu in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Faith Nwonye, has been arrested for allegedly beating an eight-year-old pupil into a coma.

The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, who disclosed this to journalists in her office, on Monday, also announced the permanent closure of the school.

Chuma-Udeh said she had invited the school’s proprietor and the concerned teacher, to explain what led to the brutalisation of the primary two pupil.

Speaking shortly after the meeting, the commissioner explained that the school’s closure was not only based on the ugly incident but also as a result of its illegality.

She expressed sadness over the development, lamenting that the chances of the victim’s survival currently in admission in a hospital are 20 per cent, according to the medical doctor.

Describing as a crime running an illegal school in the state as well as beating a child, the commissioner warned that perpetrators were doing so at their peril.

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She said, “We received this unfortunate incident from an illegal school in Mgbakwu that a child was beaten to a coma over the weekend.

“On behalf of the state government, we invited the proprietress of the illegal school as well as the teacher who purportedly beat the child.

“We have handed the matter to the police for further investigations, as we await Mr Governor’s directives.

“Meanwhile, the school is closed down indefinitely because it’s not supposed to exist in the first instance.

“Any parent who is enrolling their child in an illegal school is doing so at their peril.

“To the proprietors of private schools, anyone running an unapproved school in Anambra is a criminal. It’s a criminal offence to run an illegal school in the state.

“Whether the school is legal or not, it’s criminal to beat a child. According to the doctor, the chances of survival of the child are 20%.

“As soon as the police are done, the teacher will face other institutions against child rights. She’s going to have the full wrath of the law brought upon her over her actions.”

She added that Anambra State abhorred violence to children, women and any other person, insisting it was not part of this administration and the governor was against such.

Anambra school where pupil was beaten to coma shut, teacher arrested

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Student killed in Anambra seminary school fire

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15 hours ago

May 20, 2024

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Student killed in Anambra seminary school fire

The Bishop Crowther Memorial Seminary School, Awka, Anambra State capital, was over the engulfed by fire.

Fire broke out of the school around 11.30 pm on Saturday. The cause of the fire has yet to be ascertained.

At least one student was killed and several properties were destroyed during the fire incident.

It was also gathered that the fire damaged the school’s hostel, including mattresses and other students’ belongings.

The victim, a student who died in the incident, was said to have been taken to a mortuary.

The Media Unit of Anambra State Fire Service confirmed the incident in statement on Sunday.

The state Fire Service Chief, Chukwudi Chiketa, disclosed that firefighters and a fire truck were deployed immediately to the scene of the incident and the fire was contained.

According to the statement, the fire chief had visited the school on Sunday for inspection, where the principal narrated how the fire affected a part of the school’s hostel.

The statement was titled, ‘Update on the incident that occurred in Bishop Crowther Seminary, Awka’.

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It read in part, “The Anambra State Fire Service Chief arrived at Bishop Crowther Memorial Seminary School, Awka at 10:55 a.m. on Sunday, for a firsthand inspection and assessment of the level of damages caused by the fire outbreak that occurred on Saturday night in the school.

“Recall that Anambra State Fire Service received a distress call at 11:30 pm, on Saturday, May 18, 2024, which reported a fire outbreak in one of the school’s hostels. Our firefighters and one of the fire trucks were deployed immediately to the scene of the incident, and the fire was contained.

“The cause of this fire is still unknown, but it’s confirmed that one of the students died at the scene and has been taken to a mortuary.

“The school Principal, Ven. Dr Emendu, who received the fire chief, narrated how the fire affected a part of the school’s hostel, damaged everything, including mattresses and other students’ belongings therein, and left one dead. According to the principal, there was no other casualty, and no injury was recorded.”

Emendu commended the state fire service, stating that they arrived promptly and prevented the fire from further escalation to other parts of the building.

“The Fire Chief sympathised with the school management and the entire students of Bishop Crowther Memorial Seminary School, urging them to take heart as God will console them in his own way.

“He also commiserated with the family of the deceased, who at the time of the visit were still on their way to the school, stating that it’s always painful and heartbreaking to lose a child, not to talk of in such a situation of fire outbreak. He prayed to God to give them the fortitude to bear the loss,” the statement read.