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Policeman killed, vehicles razed as gunmen attack Ebonyi Police station
A police sergeant was on Sunday night killed following an attack by gunmen on Ohaukwu divisional police headquarters in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
A section of the station’s building, cars and other valuables were also razed by the hoodlums.
The hoodlums, Daily Trust gathered, attacked the station with petrol bombs and dynamites.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the State, DSP Loveth Odah, and the Ohaukwu Local Government Council Chairman, Barrister Clement Odah, confirmed the incident.
The police spokesman, who explained that the hoodlums were repelled, confirmed that a police sergeant who sustained gunshots injuries during the attack died Monday morning.
The deceased cop died at the Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, where he was receiving treatment.
Early Monday, the Police Commissioner, CP Aliyu Garba, and the council’s chairman had visited the station for an on-the-spot assessment.
The Police, on Monday, launched a manhunt for the fleeing gunmen.
The police spokesman said, “At about 23.50hours yet to be identified gunmen came into Ohaukwu Police Divisional headquarters, to attack the station and men on duty, but they were immediately repelled and in the process, one policeman, a sergeant, sustained gunshot injuries and was rushed to Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital where he was confirmed dead this morning.
“They threw a petrol bomb into the station and unfortunately it got one of the patrol vehicles and an exhibit vehicle parked in the station.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Aliyu Garba, has visited the area for an on-the-spot assessment. He also met with the community leaders.
“As you know, this is the first time we are experiencing this and the non-state actors such as the vigilante groups and hunters have been of great assistance to the police in the council area.
On his part, the Council Chairman told our correspondent in a telephone interview that normalcy had returned in the area.
“I called the DPO and he confirmed it. I went there this morning for on-the-spot assessment.
“He said the hoodlums came with dynamites to attack the place. From the report of the police, they lost one of their men during the attack.
“The mobile policemen attached to my local government area command, the Ebubeagu Security operatives joined forces and repelled them.
“I think DCO’s office and the area around the counter, were badly affected.
“I think this has never happened in my local government right from the beginning of the EndSARS protests.
“We never recorded this type of attack. But the place is calm now,” the council boss said.
Daily Trust
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Truck falls from Lagos bridge on two buses
Truck falls from Lagos bridge on two buses
A fully loaded truck, with registration number GGE 624 YJ, fell off the Pen Cinema Bridge in Lagos on Saturday, landing on two commercial buses.
Officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority rescued the severely-injured driver of the truck and rushed him to the hospital.
General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday.
The statement was signed by Taofiq Adebayo, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, LASTMA.
According to Bakare-Oki, the accident occurred on Old Abeokuta Road, Agege, and involved the truck and two painted commercial Volkswagen buses.
He said that LASTMA officers responded swiftly and successfully extricated the severely-injured driver and immediately entrusted him to officers of the Elere Police Division.
He added that the driver was subsequently conveyed to the General Hospital at Ile-Epo for urgent medical attention.
He said, “Preliminary inquiries suggest that the truck driver, who suffered grievous fractures to both hands, lost control of the vehicle while navigating the Pen Cinema Bridge.
“Consequently, the truck plunged from the bridge, landing on the two commercial buses stationed beneath.”
The LASTMA boss said that in a bid to safeguard other road users and forestall secondary incidents, the authority’s personnel swiftly secured the accident site by cordoning off the area and diverting vehicular traffic.
Bakare-Oki added, “Thereafter, operatives of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority Response Unit expeditiously cleared the wreckage, thereby restoring unimpeded traffic flow along the axis.”
He advised motorists, particularly truck operators, to exhibit high level of vigilance and circumspection, especially as the rainy season sets in.
He also urged strict compliance with road safety protocols, and that drivers should use the newly-installed speed-limiting devices, a measure deployed to curb accidents and promote collective road safety.
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Police recover bodies of father, son after mysterious death
Police recover bodies of father, son after mysterious death
Authorities in Ebonyi State have recovered the remains of a man and his son who were found dead under unclear circumstances in the Ebebe Junction area of Abakaliki.
State Police Command spokesperson, SP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the evacuation to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday.
Ukandu said the deceased, identified as Mr. Light Nwodor and his son Miracle, were found lifeless, prompting swift action by officers in the area.
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“When I was called by an individual about the incident, I quickly called the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in the area,” he said.”They swung into action and the dead bodies have been evacuated.“The police have launched investigation into the matter.”The command will definitely inform the general public on completion of investigation.“Right now, nobody knows what caused their deaths,” he added.
He also noted that no updates had been received from the DPO regarding any arrests linked to the case.
Initial unconfirmed reports circulating online suggested that the deaths may have resulted from eating food prepared by a woman who is allegedly now at large.
Police recover bodies of father, son after mysterious death
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Many missing, one killed in Ebonyi community clash
Many missing, one killed in Ebonyi community clash
One person has been shot dead, two injured and many people missing in Ndiagu Amagu, Ikwo in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State following a leadership tussle. The deceased, Nwoyika Ugbaloke and Thomas Ngaragu were reportedly attacked by some gunmen, but Ugbaloke couldn’t survive the attack.
Many people are said to be missing in the attack.
It was gathered that trouble started when a faction in the community imposed N40, 000 level on all the adults in Nduche Umuomara in the community, which did not go down well with another faction in the area.
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It was also gathered that the faction that imposed the N40,000 levy on the adults was also selling lands belonging to the faction that opposed the levy.
A son of the deceased, Nwoyika Kingsley Emeka, lamented the killing of his father and called for arrest of his killers. He said the killers were moving freely in the community, sealing people’s farmlands with palm fronds and warning them never to set their feet on the farms until the fines were paid.
He alleged that the perpetrators were being protected by some highly placed persons in the community.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Joshua Ukandu said he had not received any report on the incident.
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