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  • Govt impounds over 18, 000 vehicles, motor cycles in FCT

    The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said its ongoing onslaught against growing spate of traffic violations in the territory has yielded results with about 17,112 vehicles and 1,675  motor cycles  impounded for various traffic offences.

    Secretary of FCT Transportation Secretariat, Kayode Opeifa, who disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, said the Secretariat through its newly launched ” Operation Giraffe” has intensified surveillance on all the roads within the territory to restore sanity by enforcing compliance with all extant traffic rules.

    Opeifa said despite the efforts being made to sanitise the transportation system in the territory, recklessness and violations or regulation have remained the order of the day among motorists. He also stated that of all the vehicles operating in Abuja, only 220,000  were registered.

    He noted that office had given a directive to taxi drivers in the territory to upgrade their system and ensue compliance to the standards.  He explained that some of the innovation being introduced in the taxi system,  is to capture the biodata of the operators and the owners to ensure more security in the system.

    According to him, to manage the system more efficiently, a software has been developed to help traffic managers track all traffic offenders who damn the consequences and defiantly operate on the roads.

    ” We have developed a software that will help traffic managers within 30 seconds to know vehicles that are properly registered. Our new initiatives, operation giraffe is focusing more on vehicles that do not have Abuja registered number plate, because many of them were fake.

    ” We have also increased the number of traffic officers from 20 to 350, the FRSC has also deployed about 200 personnels to help in a daily traffic management,” he said.

  • Boy, 18, arraigned for ‘belonging to Badoo’

    An 18-year-old boy, Fred Minima, was yesterday arraigned at an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly belonging to a dreaded cult, Badoo.

    Minima, who lives at Akala in Mushin, is facing a three-count charge of attempted kidnap, belonging to an unlawful society and stealing.

    The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.

    But police prosecutor Maria Dauda insisted he committed the offences on July 26 at 11:10 a.m. at 25, Akinola Street, Mushin.

    Dauda said the accused, who had the logo of the cult on his left hand, allegedly entered the premises of a nursery and primary school in Mushin with the intention to kidnap pupils.

    He said the accused stole phones before he attracted the pupils.

    “He was caught by the security guard, who handed him over to the police.’’

    The offences contravened sections 21, 42 and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 (revised).

    The Magistrate, Mrs. O.O.A. Fowewe-Erusiafe, granted the accused bail at N50, 000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till August 29 for mention.

  • 18 undergraduates get Rotary scholarship

    18 undergraduates get Rotary scholarship

    Eighteen indigent undergraduates have benefitted from scholarships value at N100 000 each, courtesy of Rotary District 9110.
    The beneficiaries were presented with their cheques by District 9110 Educational &Welfare Endowment Fund (DEWEF), which cut across Lagos and Ogun states, at Rotary House, GRA Ikeja, last week.
    DEWEF Chairman, Adeniji Raji, thanked one of the club leaders, Adekunle Kukoyi, who initiated DEWEF in 1992 to encourage poor, but brilliant undergraduates whose cumulate grade points hover between 3.6 and 4.2.
    Adeniji recalled that the award eventually kicked off in 2009-2010 with three awardees, adding that the nimber of beneficiaries have continued to increase with each edition.
    “As you continue your journey through college and into the wider society, be reminded always that each of you therefore, has a role to play to make Nigeria better,” he urged.
    He added: “Bear in mind at all times that the purpose of human life is to serve and show compassion and the will to help others. I pray God to give that sense of humility to you so that you can know how to render help in your own way, according to your capacity for your own good and the benefit of others.”
    Past president and Chairman of the Scholarship Committee, Ebun Atinuke, recalled that the board received 68 applications. After screening, applicants were pruned to nine, Ebun said, adding that DEWES Board then decided in its wisdom to double the number.
    “We initially interviewed about 50 potential awardees, but I can categorically tell you that those you see here are the best,” Ebun said, referring to the 18 beneficiaries.
    He continued: “During the interview, they told us all we knew (about Rotary); some of which many of us have even forgotten. I will encourage you to imbibe this culture so that you can grow from Rotaractors to Rotarians.”
    One of the past presidents of Rotary Lagos, Adeoye Tugbogbo, whose tenure was between 1985 and 1986, in his goodwill message, said he was at the event to represent two of the beneficiaries from Ogun State. He has also been a member of DEWEF since inception,
    “I am here to support two awardees from Ogun State. Last year we had three out of nine awardees. I am happy for the progress we have made so far,” she said.
    Two of the beneficiaries, Ojo Owolabi and Bakenne Mariam, thanked DEWEF for the gesture.
    Ojo, a 200-Level Environmental Engineering undergraduate of University of Lagos, recounted his journey to being a beneficiary.
    “It was our departmental course representative who informed us about the scholarship with an instruction that we should write an essay justifying why we are from a poor background and why we needed this money. We submitted to Rotary District and we were all invited to a very strenuous screening. We were about 20, but it was only two that survived in the end.”
    “This scholarship will meet part of my fees and also propel me to be the best ,” he said.
    Bakenne, a 300-Level Marketing student of Lagos State University (LASU), and a two-time winner of the scholarship, expressed her happiness for qualifying, having met the 3.6 and 4.2 cumulate grade point benchmark by DEWEF.
    I want to buy a laptop. I shall soon be proceeding to my final year where I will begin my project, and I need to have a good laptop to do this,” Bakenne said on what she intended to do with the money.

  • Girl, 18, arraigned for ‘theft’

    An 18-year-old girl, Mary Ogah, has been arraigned at an Ikeja Chief Magistrate court for allegedly stealing gold jewelries valued at N5 million.

    Ogah was arraigned before Chief Magistrate A. O. Komolafe.

    Assistant Superintendent of Police Eranus Nnamonu said the defendant and another at large conspired to commit the alleged offence last March 9, at Alausa Secretariat, Lagos.

    The prosecutor said gold jewelry valued at N5 million belonged to  Mrs. Folashade Ogunnaike.

    The offence is contrary and punishable under Section 409 and 285 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2011.

    Mrs. Komolafe granted the defendant bail for N1 million, with a deposit of N100,000 with two sureties, who must be a relation and a tax payer.

    She adjourned till March 30.

     

  • 18,357 constables graduate from police colleges nationwide

    18,357 constables graduate from police colleges nationwide

    No fewer than 18,357 constables yesterday graduated simultaneously from the seven Nigeria Police Colleges nationwide, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

    In the history of police training, the constables were trained for a period of 13 months, against six months in the past.

    The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, who was represented by Deputy Inspector-General (Training), Mr. Marvel Akpoyibo, noted that the training was to enshrine effectiveness and efficient service delivery.

    “All of you came into these colleges and training schools as fresh recruits without basic knowledge of police duties.

    “You are leaving as trained police constables and you will be deployed to the field to serve.

    “I implore you as trained policemen and women to be diligent, mentally and professionally prepared to surmount these challenges.

    “In doing this, our primary and sacred function of protection of life and property must not be compromised.

    “You are to take cognisance of the fundamental human rights of every citizen which must not be infringed upon so as to gain the confidence of members of the public.

    “You must also eschew every form of corruption in the performance of your duties, “ Abubakar said.

    The Commandant, Police College, Ikeja, Commissioner of Police, Irimiya Yerima, said that two officers died during the training.

    “As training progressed, 69 recruits disengaged from the training, 61 were dismissed for gross disciplinary offences, six recruits left for Police Academy, Kano for Cadet Inspectorate training while two died.

    “A total number of 25 recruits caught cheating during examination; four others defaulted and tried for other offences.

    “Therefore, a total number of 2,566 recruits found worthy in character and learning are being passed out today,’’ Yerima said.

    Families, friends, including traditional rulers, witnessed the passing-out parade of the new officers.