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Youths burn hotel over alleged murder in Imo community
Youths burn hotel over alleged murder in Imo community
Youths of Umulogho community in Obowo Local Government Area have burnt part of a hotel building over the alleged killing of a staff, Ebuka Nwaneri, for reportedly stealing a phone at the weekend belonging to a military personnel.
The owner of the hotel, Ibe Obasi and phone owner, a military personnel, who came to the hotel to relax allegedly accused the staff of stealing the missing phone.
A source from the community, who narrated the incident to The Nation, said the deceased was locked up in a generator house to make him confess to the crime.
But the victim, according to the source, later died from the alleged torture.
His corpse was reportedly thrown over the fence of the hotel to the adjoining bush by the suspects.
But youths in the community later found the corpse on Saturday morning.
A source in the community said: “The deceased was working for the suspect and a phone got lost,the phone belonged to a military man on duty at the community.
“He went to the hotel for relaxation and his phone got lost. The hotelier and the security officer in a bid to recover the phone started beating him, before locking him up in his generator house inside the premises of the hotel.
“When he found out that he had died, they threw him over the fence of the hotel to avoid being suspected.”.
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Angry youths of the community stormed the hotel and set part of it ablaze.
They also threatened reprisal attack on family members of the hotelier if nothing was done to bring him to book over the incident.
Another source from the community, Chimezie Mbakwe, who confirmed the incident appealed to the police to transfer the case from the Otoko Divisional Police Station where the suspect is being held to the headquarters to avoid mob action.
Youth President of the community, Chinagorom Cyriacus, urged youths of the area to remain calm assuring all those responsible would be brought before the law.
He said: “We also want to assure the good people of Umulogho that the perpetrators of this inhuman act must be brought to book at all means.
“We also want to urge all more importantly the youths to stay calm and not to take further action or take laws into their hands.
“We want to assure the people that the leadership of Umulogho Autonomous Community at all levels are working so hard to arrest the situation more especially the ongoing massive arrest by the military.”
A reliable police source said that the Imo Police Command has taken over charge of the looming crisis in the troubled community.
Contacted, the Army PRO Joseph Akubo, said: “We are conducting investigation to find out if any of our soldiers are involved in the incident. If anybody shows sign of indiscipline, we will not shield any of our soldiers involved.
“The Army has no place in any of this and our commander has directed that if any soldier is found guilty, he will face the music.”
Youths burn hotel over alleged murder in Imo community
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Six terrorists surrender to troops in Lake Chad
Six terrorists surrender to troops in Lake Chad
At least six Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered to troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, in the Lake Chad region.
A statement by the Chief Military Public Information Officer, Lt-Col. Abdullahi Abubakar, said the terrorists laid down arms between 17 -27 April 2024 following offensives launched by troops of Operation Lake Sanity 2, in the Lake Chad Region panning Cameroon and Nigeria.
Abubakar said a 19-year-old Boko Haram terrorist, Alhaji Ali, surrendered to troops of 403 Amphibious Brigade (Baga) of Sector 3 in Monguno, Nigeria on 17 April 2024.
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According to him, military investigation revealed that the surrendered Boko Haram fighter had three years affiliation with the Buduma faction of the dreaded sect.
He stated that Ali hails from Masarram on Lake Chad Island and resides at Duguri and had operated with the group before growing discontent within the group.
The MNJTF urged other Boko Haram terrorists hiding in the Lake Chad islands and adjoining communities to cease hostilities and embrace peace.
“We reiterate our commitment to restoring lasting peace and stability to the Lake Chad Basin, encouraging terrorists to follow the path of those who have already surrendered.”
Six terrorists surrender to troops in Lake Chad
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BREAKING: Suspected herders kill 3 mourners, farmers in Enugu
BREAKING: Suspected herders kill 3 mourners, farmers in Enugu
Suspected herders killed three Ugwuijoro villagers in Nimbo hamlet, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area, Enugu State.
It was discovered that the attack, which occurred on Sunday evening, left many others gravely injured.
According to village sources, the herdsmen attacked mourners and farmers in the Ugwuijoro Nimbo community, leaving them in tears and grief.
Some of those killed were Okeh Simon Ugwu Oruku, Okeh Chukwuebuka, Julius Ogbonna Odiegwu, and Gabriel Ugwor Ezea.
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A viral video sighted seen by our correspondent on Monday morning showed a deserted community.
The voice in the video cried the invaders took the villagers by surprise and shot sporadically at the mourners.
Tables and chairs could be seen scattered in the compound where the mourners gathered with lifeless villagers also seen in the pool of their blood.
Recall that Nimbo was also attacked in 2016, leading to the death of scores of people.
The incident attracted a nationwide outrage then.
Enugu Police Command was yet to respond enquiries on the ncident as of the time of filing this report.
More details to follow…
BREAKING: Suspected herders kill 3 mourners, farmers in Enugu
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Floods sweep Kenyan cities, 42 dead in dam collapse, 130,000 displaced
Floods sweep Kenyan cities, 42 dead in dam collapse, 130,000 displaced
About 42 people have died in Kenya and hundreds displaced after a dam burst its banks near a town in the Rift Valley as heavy rains and floods battered the country.
The authorities confirmed this to AFP on Monday,
The dam burst near Mai Mahiu in Nakuru county, washing away houses and cutting off a road, with rescuers digging through debris to find survivors.
“Forty-two dead, it’s a conservative estimate. There are still more in the mud, we are working on recovery,” said Nakuru governor Susan Kihika.
Monday’s dam collapse raises the total death toll over the March-May wet season to 120 as heavier than usual rainfall pounds East Africa, compounded by the El Nino weather pattern.
The Kenya Red Cross said Monday it had retrieved two bodies after a boat carrying “a large number of people” capsized at the weekend in flooded Tana River county in eastern Kenya, adding that 23 others had been rescued.
Video footage shared online and broadcast on television showed the crowded boat sinking, with people screaming as onlookers watched in horror.
On Saturday, officials said 76 people had lost their lives in Kenya since March.
Flash floods have submerged roads and neighbourhoods, leading to the displacement of more than 130,000 people across 24,000 households, many of them in the capital Nairobi, according to government figures released Saturday.
Schools have been forced to remain shut following mid-term holidays, after the education ministry announced Monday that it would postpone their reopening by one week due to “ongoing heavy rains”.
“The devastating effects of the rains in some of the schools is so severe that it will be imprudent to risk the lives of learners and staff before water-tight measures are put in place to ensure adequate safety,” Education Minister Ezekiel Machogu said.
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