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  • Police warn hospitals against rejection of gunshot victims

    The Lagos State Police Command, on Wednesday, warned hospital authorities against the rejection of gunshot victims or the attitude of asking for police report before treatment.

    A press statement signed by the command’s spokesman, SP Chike Oti, said the command had to repeat the warning, following a report that one hospital in Ikeja rejected a gunshot victim.

    “A senior engineer, Mr Adebayo Akinwunmi, with one information and communications technology company, was shot and wounded by armed robbers in his house at Ofada-Mokoloki, Ogun.

    “He was brought to Reddington Hospital, Ikeja for treatment only to be refused admission on the grounds that there was no police report.

    “The command considers the action of the hospital as cruel; perhaps, an indication that the hospital management may be ignorant of the “Compulsory Treatment and Care of Victims of Gunshot Act, 2017.

    “In the light of this development, the Command wishes to inform all medical practitioners in Lagos state, that the Act demands that every hospital in Nigeria, whether public or private;

    “Shall accept or receive for immediate and adequate treatment with or without police clearance any person with a gunshot wounds.

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    According to him, the Act, however, requires the hospital treating such a patient to report the fact to the nearest police station within two hours of the commencement of treatment.

    “The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr Imohimi Edgal, has directed all Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers in the state to henceforth prosecute any medical practitioners, who reject gunshot victims for reasons of no police report.

    “Medical doctors should note that the Act recommends a five-year-jail term for any person, hospital or authority, who stands by or omits to do his bit, which results in the unnecessary death of any person with bullet wounds,” the statement read.

  • ‘Over 24 teachers have died in Ogun since January’

    The Ogun State chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) yesterday said 24 of its members have died in the last three months.

    ASUSS State Chairman Lasisi Akeem told The Nation that Ogun State teachers needed prayers to overcome their challenges.

    Akeem said the health of many teachers in the state had deteriorated, resulting in deaths because many of them lacked requisite resources to get prompt and regular medical care.

    According to him, the teachers’ plight was worsened by their inability to access cooperative funds or bank loans since cooperative deductions from their salaries were no longer being remitted to fund managers in the last one year.

    He confirmed the following deaths: Mrs Raji Agnes Amope (St. Peter’s College (Jnr.), Abeokuta), Mrs Abdul Salam (Unity High School (Snr.), Abeokuta), Mrs Sodipo Feyisara), Mr Shittu Kamaldeen, (Imala Comprehensive High School, Imala), Mrs Alli Adeola Oluwatoyin (St. Leo’s College,  Abeokuta), Mr Soetan Ayodeji (Saje High School (Jnr.), Abeokuta), Mr Akindipe Timothy Ajadi (Saje High School, Abeokuta) and Bayewu Bamidele Abiodun (Baptist Girls College, Abeokuta).

    The union chairman also confirmed the death of Mrs Onibiyo Sonubi (Imagbon/Imaka CCHS), Akinbola Samson (Olumo High School, Abeokuta), Mr Okubajo Olakunle Oluwafemi (Alagbagba CHS), Mrs Jaji Muslimat Oluwakemi (Ososa CCHS) and a dozen others.

     

  • Agency warns Lagos, Ogun, Osun, 31 others to prepare for flood

    THE Nigeria Hydrological Agency (NIHSA) has warned 34 states in flood prone areas to prepare.

    NIHSA, in its 2018 Annual Flood Outlook, said the states are at risk of river and coastal flooding this year.

    It projected flooding in 318 local government areas and about 78 are at high risk.

    The states with high risk of river flooding include Sokoto, Niger, Benue, Anambra, Niger Delta, Anambra, Ogun-Osun, Cross-River and Yobe.

    The agency said Lagos, Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, Ondo may likely experience coastal flooding due to rise in sea level and tidal surge, which will impact fishing and coastal transportation.

    Major cities like Port Harcourt, Sokoto, Lagos, Ibadan, Kaduna, Yola, Abuja, Maiduguri, Makurdi, Calabar, Jos, Owerri, Oshogbo, Ilorin, Awka, Abakaliki and Birnin-Kebbi are expected to experience flash and urban flooding due to poor drainage system.

    Other cities include Kano, Yenegoa, Abeokuta, Ado-Ekiti, Lokoja, Lafia, Nsuka, Gombe, Suleja, Karu, Nyanya, Abaji, Onitsha, Sapele and Hadejia.

    Minister of Water Resource Suleiman Adamu said going by the prediction, water levels on the River Niger and Benue among other major rivers would rise and remain high during the rainy season.

    “We can manage these extreme events in such a manner that their deleterious effects are mitigated and become less devastating,” he said.

    He expressed concerns that some dams were getting silted up and the storage capacity was reducing, causing water to be spilled through the waterways.

    The minister urged the River Basins, which are the custodians of the dams to provide necessary warning, adding that dams are usually regulated, except if there was serious threat based on the volume of water the dam can hold.

    He lamented that communities and government agencies had not been taking the flood outlook seriously, leading to loss of lives yearly.

    Adamu maintained that the government could only do the prediction by providing necessary information, adding that it was left for the states, local governments and communities to take necessary actions.

    He stressed the need for people to stop building in flood prone areas and stop giving illegal building permit.

    The minister called for building of drainages, cleaning up of storm water drains on an annual basis to allow water to flow, creation of artificial flood plains and ensure maintenance of natural flood plains.

    Acting Director General, NIHSA Olayinka Ogunwale projected that the severity of flood in 2018 would not be as bad as what was experienced in 2017 and would not be up to that of 2012.

     

     

  • Agency warns Lagos, Ogun, 32 others to prepare for flood

    The Nigeria Hydrological Agency (NIHSA) on Thursday warned 34 states in flood prone areas to prepare for flood.

    The agency said these states are at risk of river and coastal flooding this year.

    NIHSA stated these in its 2018 Annual Flood Outlook.

    It projected flooding in 78 local councils across the country.

    The states with high risk of river flooding are – Sokoto, Niger, Benue, Anambra, Niger Delta, Anambra, Ogun-Osun, Cross-River and Yobe.

    Lagos, Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta and Ondo States may likely experience coastal flooding due to rise in sea level and tidal surge which would impact fishing and coastal transportation.

    Major cities like Port Harcourt, Sokoto, Lagos, Ibadan, Kaduna, Yola, Abuja, Maiduguri, Makurdi, Calabar, Jos, Owerri, Oshogho, Ilorin, Awka, Abakaliki and Birnin-Kebbi, are expected to experience flash and urban flooding due to poor drainage system.

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    Other cities that will experience urban flooding are – Kano, Yonogoa, Abeokuta, Ado-Ekiti, Lokoja, Lafia, Nsuka, Gombe, Suleja, Karu, Nyanya, Abaji, Onitsha, Sapele, and Hadejia.

    The Minister of Water Resource, Suleiman Adamu, said going by the prediction, water levels on the River Niger and Benue among other major rivers, would rise and remain high during the rainy season.

    “We can however, manage these extreme events in such a manner that their deleterious effects are mitigated and become less devastating,” he said.

    Adamu expressed concerns that some dams in the country were getting silted up and the storage capacity was reducing thus causing water to be spilled through the waterways.

     

  • FRSC warns motorists against use of unauthorised number plates

    The Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC ), Ogun Command, has warned leadership of political parties to prevail on their supporters to get their campaign vehicles properly licensed and registered.

    Mr Clement Oladele, Ogun Sector Commander, FRSC, gave this warning in a statement made available to the News men on Wednesday in Ota.

    The sector commander warned motorists against indiscriminate use of unauthorised vehicle number plates.

    Oladele said FRSC had noticed a new trend in the state where motorists engage in indiscriminate use of unauthorised vehicle number plates, in addition to violating traffic rules and regulations.

    According to him, the practice poses serious threat to national security. “We enjoin the leadership of political parties to prevail on their supporters to get campaign their vehicles properly licensed and registered.

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    “The vehicles must also be driven in line with extant traffic regulations.

    “We also appeal to them to desist from overloading as well as engage in dangerous driving,’’ the sector commander said.

    Oladele, however, implored motorists to process original copies of their driving licenses from the appropriate channels as the commission would not treat cases of invalid licenses lightly.

    He said the FRSC patrol team would start to arrest any vehicle with photocopied driving license and vehicles without appropriate vehicle number plates.

    “Those traffic offenders will be prosecuted in pursuant to Sections 10( 2 )( d ) and 10( 4 )( F ) of the FRSC Establishment Act 2007,” he said.

    Oladele, therefore, admonished motorists to adhere strictly to the directive in order not to face full wrath of the laws.

    NAN

  • Enlist in military, NYSC boss urges corps members

    Brig.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps ( NYSC ), has urged corps members to consider enlisting in the armed forces.

    Kazaure gave the advice in an interview with the News men on Tuesday at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Sagamu, Ogun.

    The director-general, who inspected various physical and combat activities of the 2018 Batch ‘A’ corps members deployed to Ogun, said he was impressed by their level of discipline.

    Kazaure, who also watched the quarter-guard,  Man-O-War regiment, martial arts combats as well as the  band display of the corps members, said   he was certain that they would excel in the military.

    He described the Ogun Orientation camp as one of the best in the country, noting that it had been persistent over the years in maintaining excellence in the training of corps members.

    “With what I have witnessed here today, I can confidently state that this has been by far the best set of corps members ever received in Ogun State camp.

    “Their level of discipline and adherence to the teachings of their instructors has been excellent and I urge them to maintain the status quo.

    “The orientation programme was designed to help prepare corps members for the challenges ahead during their service year and these ones will do very well to cope.

    “To join the army, there are guidelines. You must be physically, medically and mentally fit.

    “The army will subject you to a lot of exams both written and oral before the final selection. If you meet all the required indices, you will be enlisted,” he said.

    Kazaure also said he was inspired by the display of the band to pioneer the NYSC inter-state band competition for corps members with added rewards for outstanding groups.

    He urged the corps members to be good ambassadors of the NYSC during their service year by promoting the ideals of the scheme.

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    Kazaure added that the NYSC would be considering posting more corps members to farms under the scheme in Oyo, Abuja, Bauchi and Kebbi.

    The Ogun NYSC State Coordinator, Mr John Okpo, thanked the director general for the visit while reiterating the commitment of the NYSC in Ogun in complementing the scheme in nation building.

    He said the 2018 Batch ‘A’ corps members comprising 2,513 individuals including 1,161 males and 1,352 females distinguished themselves by arriving very early in camp.

    Okpo urged the corps members to equip themselves with the necessary skills for self-reliance through the NYSC Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development ( SAED ) programme.

    The NYSC official said the orientation, which commenced on April 19, would close on Wednesday.

    NAN

  • Police arraign agent for absconding with client’s N850,000

    The police, on Monday, arraigned a 40-year-old traveling agent, Babatunde Owoede, who allegedly absconded with a client’s N850,000 in  an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

    The accused, who resides at Ijoko, Ogun, is standing trial before Magistrate F.F George, on a two-count charge of obtaining money under false pretences and stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty.

    The magistrate, however, admitted the accused to a bail of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.

    George said that the sureties should be gainfully employed and show evidence of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

    Earlier, the Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Godwin Awase, told the court that the accused committed the offences sometime in 2010 at Agege in Lagos.

    He said that the accused obtained N850, 000 from one Mr Ibrahim Yusuf, under the pretext of assisting him to obtain a US travel document, knowing same to be false.

    “The accused, claimed to be an agent and collected the money from the complainant to get him visa and ticket.

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    “After the complainant paid him the money, the accused absconded to an unknown destination”. Awase said efforts made by the complainant to get his money or the visa and ticket proved unsuccessful, as the accused refused to pick his calls and he could no longer be traced.

    He said that eight years after committing the fraud, the accused was found and handed over to the police. The offences contravened Sections 287 and 312 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 ( Revised ).

    The newsmen reports that Section 312 stipulates 15 years imprisonment for obtaining money under false pretences while Section 287 prescribes three years for stealing.

    The case was adjourned to May 15 for mention.

    NAN

  • Court remands man, 44, in prison custody for murder

    An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun, on Monday, remanded a 44-year- old man, Abiodun Ilesanmi, in prison custody for allegedly shooting a man to death.

    Ilesanmi, who is of no fixed address, is facing a two -count charge of conspiracy and murder.

    The prosecutor, Sgt. Chudu Gbesi, told the court that the accused and others now at large, committed the offences on Aug. 15, 2015 at Ogba-Ayo, Ijoko, Ota.

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    Gbesi alleged that the accused and his accomplices conspired and killed one Sunday Adefuoye, 25, with a gun.

    He said that the offences contravened Sections 316 and 324 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun, 2006.

    However, the plea of the accused was not taken by the court.

    The Senior Magistrate, Mr G. E. Akan, ordered the remand of the accused in prison custody, pending the receipt of legal advice from the state Director of Public Prosecutions ( DPPs ) on the matter.

    NAN

  • Ogun: Amosun’s men re-elected ward chairmen

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday conducted its ward congresses in the 236 wards across Ogun State with majority of the wards chairmen, who were elected in 2014, unanimously returned unopposed.

    The Ward Congress Committee Chairman, Alhaji Bashir Sheriff, who coordinated the exercise, expressed satisfaction with the outcome.

    In Ado – Odo – Ota Local Government Area of the state, which has 16 wards, the congress which began by 10am, finished in record time without hitches and 85 percent of the existing chairmen were re – elected.

    Same scenarios were obtained at the Abeokuta North, Abeokuta South Local Government, Ijebu – Ode Local Government, Ijebu – North Local Government and Obafemi – Owode Local Government Areas respectively, where the subsisting wards chairmen were unanimously returned unopposed.

    It was learnt that Governor Ibikunle Amosun directed that where there is consensus among party leaders about candidates seeking election into party executive offices, the affected candidates should be returned in a unanimous decision instead of resorting to time -consuming voting process.

    It was also gathered that there would be harmonization process too at the end of the day to accommodate people loyal to former governor, Aremo Segun Osoba.

    In about 48 hours to the congress, the Osoba group and that of Governor Ibikunle Amosun met in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, at least three times to deliberate and strategize on how to work in unity and peace to ensure successful wards congress.

  • Coca-Cola, Ogun upgrade facilities

    Coca-Cola Nigeria in partnership with the Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) is set to embark on construction and rehabilitation at the First Baptist Primary School, Ijaye-Oja Ale, Ilogbo, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

    The project is part of the Coca-Cola Foundation/UNDP New World Programme in collaboration with Ogun State Government aimed at providing critical infrastructural development in the school, which was established in 1910 as a missionary school adopted by the First Baptist Church before becoming a publicly owned primary school in the 1970s.

    Speaking at the foundation-laying of the project held at the school premises in Abeokuta penultimate Friday, the Managing Director, Coca-Cola Nigeria, Mr. Bhupendra Suri, who was represented by the Sustainability Manager, Coca-Cola West Africa Business Unit, Mr. Osita Abana, disclosed that the project funded by The Coca-Cola Foundation and implemented by the Youth Empowerment Foundation would be completed within six months.

    Abana explained that the scope of the project would cover the construction of a block of five classrooms, six units of functional gender segregated toilet with water and sanitation facilities, construction of a functional playground, rehabilitation of two units of toilets, and rehabilitation of two units of classrooms.

    He also noted that the projects when completed, would provide improved water supply not only to the school, but also to the entire Ijaye Oja-Ale Ilogbo Community.

    “Beyond this infrastructural development, Coca-Cola Foundation will also facilitate a capacity building training for the teachers of the school to deploy literacy enhancement programmes targeted at the upper primary section of the school,” he said.

    Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology for Ogun State, Mrs Modupe Mujota, said  the project would go a long way in improving the quality of education offered to the pupils of the school while also impacting the community positively.

    Mujota praised Coca-Cola Foundation for supporting the state government in providing a conducive learning environment in schools through the school rehabilitation project.

    She urged the teachers, pupils, parents and the old students to take ownership and make good use of the facilities upon completion and ensure adequate security to prevent vandalism and theft.

    “Without mincing words, this project is an unprecedented endeavour and a representation of the sincerity of the state government as regards education. This foundation-laying marks the culmination of an intricate process of planning, organisation and the beginning of another demanding journey-the process of executing and instituting our plans,” she noted.

    The state Universal Basic Education Board Chairman, Alhaji Olatunji Okewole, described the partnership between the board and Coca-Cola Nigeria as a welcome development in terms of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in bridging infrastructure gap in schools.

    He thanked Coca-Cola Nigeria for the gesture and urged other corporate bodies to emulate the company. He applauded the School Base Management Committee (SBMC) of the school under the Chairmanship of Alhaji Juwon Labode, the teachers and staff members of the school for their unrelenting and unflinching effort towards the actualisation of the project.