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  • One dead, nine injured cult fracas

    One dead, nine injured cult fracas

    Pandemonium broke out in Oke-Ado area of Ibadan, in Ibadan South West Local Government of Oyo State yesterday following a bloody clash between factional cult groups, resulting in the murder of a middle age man.

    The deceased, identified as Tunde who was shot dead, was said to be a relation of the popular Ladega family in Ibadan.

    The fight, which started on Sunday night lasted till Monday, leaving the entire area deserted and paralysing socio-economic activities at the popular Oke-Ado market.

    Shop owners at the market and environs could not open for business due to fear of possible attacks by the hoodlums who have taken over the streets.

    The victim’s lifeless body was laid on the ever busy Oke-Ado-Molete road, with scores of youths mourning their departed friend.

    Speaking on the incident, the Oyo state Police spokesman, Adekunle Ajisebutu, a Superintendent (SP), said no body was killed in the fight.

    He however promised to update this reporter with details of the crisis when he arrived from his journey to Lagos.

    According to eyewitness account, trouble started at a night party when argument between two friends led into group fight, and dangerous weapons including guns were employed.

    In the melee, stray bullet hits one of the boys on the neck and died due to loss excessive blood.

    About nine others were also said to have sustained serious injuries in the fight which spread to Oke Bola, Itamaya and Oredein areas of Ibadan.

    Many vehicles’ windscreens were smashed as well as commercial motorcycles, who ran into the crisis zone.

    A resident said: “Since Sunday we could not sleep because of these bad boys. What we learnt is that they fought one another other in a party and in the process one of them died of gunshot. And ever since then the entire residents could not have peace. They brought the body of the dead boy and place it at the family house and started causing trouble.”

  • One dead in attack on Kano town

    One person died and two injured as gunmen attacked Garo in Kabo Local Government Area of Kano State, yesterday.

    An eyewitness, Abdulmumuni Abubakar Tsanyawa, said the gunmen allegedly came for a businessman. They raided and burnt five shops, destroying property worth millions of naira.

    According to Tsanyawa, the attack, which started about 11 pm, forced residents to flee to safety.

    Police spokesman Musa Magaji Majiya said: “Some robbers invaded Garo town in Kabo council. Their motive was to attack a businessman in the area but unfortunately, he was not around.

    “They thus resorted to raiding shops and burning them. Five shops were burnt.

    “When we received the distress call, crack policemen were drafted to the scene and one of the robbers was killed. Two others were injured.”

    Majiya added that investigation has begun.

  • One dead as youths clash over chieftaincy stool 

    There were gunshots yesterday at Nembe kingdom in Nembe Local Government of Bayelsa State, following a clash between two youth groups over a chieftaincy stool.

    The Nation learnt troops attached to the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Delta Safe (ODS,) battled to stop the violence, which began on Monday after a ceremony to install chiefs and traditional rulers of satellite towns.

    The gunshots, which caused panic, were said to have been fired by soldiers, to stop escalation of the violence.

    It was gathered a youth was killed in the melee, which started when two leaders and their supporters claimed a traditional stool.

    The deceased, Nengi Isere, was said to have drowned when he jumped into the river, to escape from soldiers, who stormed his home to arrest him.

    A source said his body floated yesterday morning on the waterway, making youths angry.

    The source said they destroyed  buildings, torched vehicles and looted shops belonging to non-indigenes.

    A house belonging to the father of   Chief Nengi James was reportedly burnt.

    A source, who spoke in confidence, said trouble started on Monday when a member of Nembe Youth Congress (NYC) slapped the deceased.

    “Isere was assaulted for allegedly leading a group of youths opposed to the traditional ruler, who was recognised by the Amayanabo of Nembe, King Edmund Daukoru, to lead Eteba community.

    “The matter was settled that day. We were, however, surprised when NYC members went to Isere’s home to apprehend him. When they discovered he was not at home, they held his wife, but later released her.

    “They went back again with soldiers. When Isere saw them, he ran away and jumped into a river, trying to swim across. He drowned and his body was found floating on Wednesday morning,” he said.

    The Nembe City Clan Chairman of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Yenimi Dick-Agbe, who confirmed the incident, implored the government to intervene.

    King Daukoru was said to have convened an emergency meeting of members of his Council of Chiefs, to stop the crisis.

  • One dead as herdsmen, farmers clash in Anambra

    One dead as herdsmen, farmers clash in Anambra

    •Three injured  •Navy averts bloodbath

    One person was reportedly killed yesterday at Okoti village in Odoekpe, Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State during a clash between herdsmen and farmers.
    Three others were said to have been seriously injured.
    But the quick intervention of naval officers averted what might have degenerated into a bloody clash.
    An eyewitness said the clash emanated from a rumour that some herdsmen had killed a farmer in the bushes of Okoti.
    This reportedly led to an influx of indigenes, mainly youths, to the farm.
    The residents were said to have attacked three herdsmen before the arrival of naval officers at their Onitsha outpost.
    One of the eyewitnesses, who spoke in confidence with our reporter, said yesterday’s killing of the farmers at Okoti was responsible for the clash.
    He said three herdsmen were attacked with machetes before the naval officers took over the place.
    One of the senior naval officers from the Onitsha Naval Outpost, who did not want to be mentioned, confirmed the incident.
    He said: “We received a distress call from the residents and mobilised to the scene of the incident to ensure that the clash did not escalate.
    “Thirty naval officials were mobilised in three pick-up vans to the scene to restore peace and order. One of the vehicles will patrol from Odoekpe to Osamala to ensure there is no regrouping of people for further clashes and to discourage the situation from degenerating into chaos.
    “Our men are there for deterrence purposes and to ensure that the place is calm. Three people, who were injured, have been taken to Lumen Christi Specialist Hospital on Atani Road at Ogbaru.
    “Our men will continue to stay there and we will continue surveillance until we are sure that peace returns.”
    The naval officer said his men would continue to appeal to community leaders and the settlers to ensure peaceful coexistence.
    He said: “We are Nigerians and we must continue to live together in peace and harmony.”

  • One dead, nine injured in road crash

    One dead, nine injured in road crash

    A woman died on the spot yesterday after hitting her head against iron in a lone bus accident on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos

    Nine others were injured.

    The driver of the new paragon bus marked AKD 19 XG lost control after one of the tyres burst.

    The Nation learnt that seven of the injured were taken away by the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS). The others were said to have been taken away by their family members, who rushed to the accident scene.

    Eyewitnesses said the body was wrapped and taken away by Lagos State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU) officials.

    Men of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA) coordinated rescue efforts.

    A LASTMA official said officers from Adekunle Police Station came to record the accident.

    The officers, it was learnt, took away the injured driver.

    The bus has been towed to the LASTMA Yard in Oshodi.

    “What really happened is that it is a lone accident; 13 passengers with the driver, making 14. The tyre burst on speed, the vehicle somersaulted and then fell on its side.  A woman with cuts on her head died. Maybe when she was struggling to escape, the door might have cut her.

    “The accident was fatal and a lot of people were seriously injured. Some suffered upper part of the body injuries; we have those with head injury while others were injured on their legs. There were 10 casualties. Apart from the woman that died, seven of the injured were taken to the Emergency Centre at Toll Gate by LASAMBUS. Family members of two others came to take them away after they were contacted on phone. The driver, who I think sustained minor injury, was whisked away by the policemen from the Adekunle Police Station,” a LASTMA official said.

    The accident caused a traffic snarl, which took LASTMA and other security agencies time to clear.

    “Despite being a work-free day, the traffic was hectic. You can imagine if the accident had occurred on a work day, it (the traffic snarl) could have been worse,” he said.

    According to a LASTMA official, the traffic snarl lasted three hours.

    “The accident occurred in the morning. It led to a big traffic snarl on the bridge. It took us three hours to free the traffic,” he said.

  • One dead, two injured in road crash

    One dead, two injured in road crash

    A man (name withheld)  died yesterday following an accident that involved an Okada marked BDG831QB and a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) at Shogunle near Oshodi area of Lagos.

    The Okada rider and another passenger Sodik Bello sustained serious injuries.

    Eye witnesses blamed the Okada rider for the accident that occurred around 5pm.

    The Nation learnt that both the deceased and Bello were on the motorcycle which rode against traffic in a bid to avoid the traffic snarl along the Agege Motor Road.

    “He was on the pavement of the one-way trying to cross to the other side of the road when an SUV heading for Oshodi from Ikeja knocked them down. Three of them sustained serious injuries but the man was at the point of death. They were rushed to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). We learnt he later died and his remains were deposited at LASUTH mortuary,” an eyewitness said.

    He said the driver of the SUV did not leave the scene of the accident because it was not his fault. Before the bike crossed, The Nation learnt that two other bikes crossed and it was the third one that was hit.

    Bello, who had broken bones and head injury, is receiving treatment at LASUTH.

    The Okada rider, whose right leg was badly damaged, was transferred to the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos.

     

  • One dead, four injured in Jigawa clash

    One dead, four injured in Jigawa clash

    A middle-aged man was on Sunday killed and four persons injured in a clash between the residents of Harbo Sabuwa and Harbo Tsohuwa in Jahun Local Government Area of Jigawa State.

    Sources said the crisis was caused by rivalry between the two communities over where to site the official residence of the district head of Harbo District, which was recently established by the Dutse Emirate Council.

    Police spokesman Abdu Jinjiri confirmed the incident.

    He said: “There was a crisis between the people of Harbo Sabuwa and Harbo Tsohuwa over who will be the host of the newly- appointed district head. They fought over where the district head’s residence will be sited.

    “We are on top of the situation. Peace has been restored. Nobody has been arrested.”

     

     

  • One dead in Ebonyi road accident

    One dead in Ebonyi road accident

    One person died yesterday in a road accident involving a Toyota Camry and a Mercedes Benz tipper on the Abakaliki/Enugu Expressway at 135, Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area.

    The ash-colour Toyota Camry, with registration number, SSE 200 AX, was said to be heading to Enugu State.

    The Mercedes Benz tipper, with registration number GDD 814 XA, had a collision with the Toyota, killing its driver.

    An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ebonyi State Command, who spoke in confidence, told The Nation that the driver of the Camry died on the spot while the two occupants of the Mercedes Benz tipper were unhurt

    He said the accident, which occurred about 10am, was caused by excessive speeding and dangerous driving.

    The FRSC official added that they were unable to control the vehicles because of their speed.

    The source said: “From our investigation, the two vehicles, because of the condition of the road, were on a high speed. The driver of the tipper said he loaded stones at the Umuahara stone crushing site in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, and was heading to Enugu.

    “There were conflicting stories because an eyewitness told us that the driver of the Camry was also heading to Enugu. So, if the two were heading to Enugu, how did they have a head-on collision? We suspect that both drivers were on a very high speed and collided.

    “By the time our men got to the scene of the accident, we observed that the driver of the Camry had died on the spot while the driver and conductor of the tipper did not sustain any injury.”

    The FRSC official also said the body of the deceased was immediately deposited at the mortuary of the Federal Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki while the driver and his conductor were handed over to the police.

    He said: “Drivers should endeavour to check their tyres because expired tyres can cause accidents and endanger the lives of passengers. The command would soon begin to educate motorists as we enter ‘ember’ months’ rush.

    “The sensitisation would enable us to educate drivers on the dangers of using expired tires, but most of them would never adhere to instructions.”

    An eyewitness, Mr. Celestine Odoh, regretted the death of the passenger.

    He said several accidents had occurred in the area because of dangerous overtaking.

    Odoh urged the FRSC to begin a 24-hour patrol of the road and impound any vehicle that is not road-worthy.

    He said: “The road is very smooth because it was reconstruction by the Federal Government. The ‘ember-months’ rush has made many drivers, whose vehicles are too bad to be on the road, to force themselves on the road, thereby endangering the lives of innocent commuters.

    “It is also unfortunate that some FRSC officials have become so familiar and friendly with some drivers that they don’t even bother to check their vehicles. They stop and exchange pleasantries with drivers and allow most of them to go. That is not the aim of being on the road.”

  • One dead, three injured in road accident

    One person died while three others sustained injuries yesterday in an auto accident on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.

    The tragedy, according to the Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Ogun, Mr Omatu Sunday, occurred at about 5.45 a.m.

    He said it began when the tipper allegedly damaged the side mirror of the bus, following which bus’ driver and conductor insisted that tipper’s driver must replace the mirror.

    The tipper’s driver reportedly drove off, prompting the conductor of the bus to jump into the tipper in efforts to prevent the driver from escaping.

    The tipper lost control and ran into a stationary trailer. The conductor died, while its three other occupants sustained varying degrees of injuries,” he said.

    Sunday said the body of the conductor was deposited at the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, while the injured persons are receiving treatment at the hospital. NAN.