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Two injured as 40-foot container falls off Ojuelegba Lagos Bridge

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Two injured as 40-foot container falls off Ojuelegba Lagos Bridge

A 40ft container fell off a Lagos bridge on a Toyota Corolla Sunday evening causing serious injuries to two people.

The incident happened on the popular Ojuelegba Bridge, Funsho Williams Avenue, inward Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.

This prompted the Lagos State Government to temporarily shut the bridge to vehicular traffic.

This came months after a container-laden truck fell off the bridge, killing nine bus passengers.

In a statement on Sunday night, the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, said the container dropped on a Toyota car.

He added that the police and other emergency responders arrived at the scene promptly to rescue the occupants of the car.

According to him, out of the three occupants of the trapped car, only one person came out unhurt and was allowed to go home immediately.

He said, “Traffic Officer Olajide Olukoga ‘Bravo’ who led the LASTMA rescue operations at the scene of the accident confirmed that a 40ft container fell on a Toyota Corolla car (JJJ 811 FB) at the top Ojuelegba Bridge inwards Stadium.

“The remaining two rescued casualties (an adult male and a female) were rushed to hospital by an ambulance belonging to Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).

“Policemen from Surulere Police Division were on the scene to provide adequate security while the entire Ojuelegba Bridge inwards Stadium  was temporarily closed and traffic diverted to the service lane by LASTMA as rescue and recovery operations are ongoing.”

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Bandits storm Taraba community, kill 10

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Ten people have died as a result of violent attacks that have rocked Ganfeto town in Daka ward, Bali Local Government Council, Taraba State.

The neighborhood was still in sorrow and recovering from shock when this report was published.

The unfortunate news was confirmed by Usman Abdullahi, the spokesperson for the Taraba State Police Command, in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Wednesday in Jalingo, the state capital. He stated that the identities of the deceased were yet unknown.

He also stated that the assailants had not been proven to be bandits. According to Abdullahi, the assailants, masked in vigilante garb, intentionally targeted Fulanis in the village’s market, resulting in brutal executions on the outskirts.

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Abdullahi told reporters that:

“investigations indicate that those killed were from the Juldel group, a vigilante organisation.”

There are suspicions that the culprits are members of another vigilante group, and their identities are unknown.

According to Abdullahi, “one complication is that nobody has claimed the corpses of those who were killed.” The police spokeswoman emphasized the importance of determining the names of both assailants and victims.

The police leadership, on the other hand, has assured inhabitants of Bali Local Government Council of their safety and urged them to go about their everyday lives. Abdullahi concluded by stating:

“We are working tirelessly to identify and apprehend those behind these heinous acts. Our commitment is to ensure the safety of lives and property in the village and the council at large.”

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Kaduna bombing: Protest rocks Zaria over killing 120 civilians

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Kaduna bombing: Protest rocks Zaria over killing 120 civilians

Some residents of Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State have protested against the bombing of Muslim worshippers in Tudun Biri community in the Igabi local government area of Kaduna State.

Recall that the Nigerian Military had confirmed “mistakenly” bombing about 120 civilians in Tudun Biri community during its night raid against bandits.

Reacting to incident, residents of Zaria City took to streets holding placards with inscriptions such as: “Justice for Arewa” “Justice for Igabi” and “Secure North”.

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One of the protesters, Abdul Aziz Abubakar, shared some of the pictures of the protest on his Facebook page.

Mr Abubakar wrote: “Today 06/12/2023 We conducted a peaceful protest in #Zaria over the brutality and killings of innocents citizens in Arewa and Nigeria as a whole…..

“The Nigerian government should take note, we are also Nigerian citizens. #Stopkillingus #wearenigeriancitizens.”

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BREAKING: Police confirm attack on Kogi election panel official, warn against inflammatory statements

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BREAKING: Police confirm attack on Kogi election panel official, warn against inflammatory statements

The Kogi Police Command on Wednesday confirmed an attack on the Secretary of the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Mr. David Mike, on Monday by gunmen.

A statement issued in Lokoja by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, said the secretary was attacked along two other persons on the day.

Ovye-Aya warned the public from making inflammatory statements on the incident, which he said was under investigation.

“On Monday, Dec. 4, at about 1820hrs, one Mr David Mike (M) Secretary to Kogi governorship election petition tribunal, along with Labode Apreala (F) Confidential Secretary and Hassimu Adamu Assistant Secretary, came to State Criminal Investigation Department, Kogi State Police Headquarters and reported that they were attacked by gunmen.”

“On the date (Dec. 4) three of them left their hotel rooms in Lokoja about 1300hrs, heading to their office at the High Court Complex, driving in his (David’s) Peugeot 406 car, but that just before the CBN at about 1320hrs, one SUV vehicle which had earlier overtaken him, blocked his car with two other SUVS following behind.

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“All of them (attackers) surrounded and blocked him as he attempted to reverse.

“That he (Mike) saw about seven hooded men all heavily armed and dressed in black attire, who shot severally into the air and dragged him and his two other colleagues out of their car, ransacked the car and made away with all the documents, including petitions filed by four parties.

“The names of the parties are Action Alliance (AA), Action People’s Party (APP), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP).”

The items also included two  record books and a bag containing his personal items.

He claimed to have also reported to the DSS Office, ” Ovye-Aya said.

He  said the Police Commissioner, Bethrand Onuoha, had ordered for a thorough and diligent investigation into the incident.

He explained that the statement on the attack became imperative following series of distorted information on the incident, hence the need to set the records straight.

“The command hereby advises the general public to avoid making statements that might prejudice ongoing investigation into the matter.

“The command also appeal to anyone with useful information on the alleged incident to provide same to the Command, ” Ovye-Aya said.

He, however, pledged to update the public as investigation progressed.

Nevertheless, APC had earlier said that the Social Democratic Party (SDP) should be investigated over the alleged attack, to save the nation’s democracy.

Mr Kingsley Fanwo, Director of Media and Publicity, APC Governorship Campaign Council, had made the call in Lokoja on Tuesday.

But the Kogi SDP, through its Counsel, J.S. Okutepa (SAN), had also raised the alarm over the attack and accused the APC of using hired thugs in Lokoja.

BREAKING: Police confirm attack on Kogi election panel official, warn against inflammatory statements

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