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  • Youth Corper narrates ordeal with one chance robbers

    Youth Corper narrates ordeal with one chance robbers

    A member of the National Youth Service Corps serving in Edo State, Miss Jennifer Joseph, has narrated how she was robbed by one chance robbers when she boarded a taxi from Ikpoba-hill axis to Ring Road.

    Jennifer said the attack happened on December 2 when she was returning from Uromi in Esan North East local government area.

    She stated that she was beaten severally inside the taxi and was dumped near the Ikpoba river.

    According to her, “I met them inside the car and thought they were passengers. Suddenly they started hitting my head and beating me.

    “I have them my ATM card, phones and everything I had. They parked and asked for my pin code. The beating continued when one of them came back and told them he couldn’t collect money from my bank account.

    “My head is still aching. It was someone that saw me on the ground and rescued me.”

    The three suspects identified as Destiny Kelly, Endurance Aburime and Christopher Abomugo, who were arrested in connection to the robbery, said they only used plier to beat Jennifer.

    Destiny who claimed he was just deported from Libya said it was his first attempt at engaging in robbery.

    He said they collected N4000 and mobile phone from their victim.

    State Commissioner of Police, Babatunde Kokumo, said the suspects were arrested after thorough investigation.

    He said the suspect would soon be charged to court.

  • Edo plans alternative sources to power street lights

    Edo plans alternative sources to power street lights

    Edo state Government says it plans to use many sources of energy to power street lights in the state.

    Mr Cruse Osagie, the Special Adviser to the state Governor on Communication and Strategy, disclosed this in an interview with a reporter.

    He said that this would ensure that the streets were well lit all the night.

    Osagie said the current sources of keeping the streets illuminated at night were no longer sustainable, stressing that the epileptic public power supply was not helping the matter.

    Edo State depends on the public power supply and electricity generating sets to power the street lights.

    Osagie said the government would maximize the use of resources at Azure power plant, Siemens and Osiomon power plants to boost power supply in the state.

    Osage said these plants would power critical public assets in the state, including street lights, and help to keep the streets lit for longer hours at night.

    A top government official, who pleaded anonymity, said that the state had entered into a partnership with the Benin Electricity Distribution Company ( BEDC ) to help power the street lights.

    The source also said that there was another plan to outsource the street lights to private firms for efficiency.

    “Yes, this has been concluded.

    “The firm will be responsible for the maintenance of the street lights such as changing the dead bulbs and ensuring the they are all in perfect working condition all the time.”

    The source said most of the street lights were provided by the state government with council areas and Niger Delta Development Company ( NDDC ) providing some.

    He said Benin metropolis, Ekpoma, Uromi and Auchi were the major towns where the state government was providing street lights.

    An official of the BEDC confirmed the company’s partnership with the state government on the street light project.

    Mr Fidelis Obishai, an official of BEDC, said the partnership was effective in places like Airport Road, Akpakpava and Sapele Road in Benin City.

    “We have connected these areas to the double circuit lines to ensure that they remain lit for 24 hours.

    “We did all this at no cost to the government.

    “We are hoping this partnership will help improve life for the commoners as well as for better governance,” he said.

    NAN

  • Uromi leaders move to save monarch from deposition

    Leaders of Uromi community in Esan North Local Government Area of Edo State have begun moves to stop the state government from deposing their monarch, His Royal Highness Anselm Aidenojie II, the Ojuromi of Uromi.

    Last week, HRH Aidenojie was suspended for seven days for allegedly assaulting a woman, Betty Okoebor, in public.

    Other reasons adduced for suspending the traditional ruler included travelling without permission and his alleged refusal to respond to a query issued by the appropriate authority within the stipulated 72 hours.

    The government said the monarch demonstrated what it called total disregard and disrespect for constituted authority.

    In a letter by Secretary to the Edo State Government (SSG), Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, the government ordered the monarch to tender unreserved apologies to his victim and the government or risk deposition as the Onojie of Uromi.

    It was gathered that the victim petitioned the state government after she was allegedly assaulted by the Onojie at a polling unit during the conduct of the September 28 governorship election.

  • Fire razes Uromi main market

    A section of the main market at Uromi in Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State has been razed.

    The fire was said to have started at 10:30pm on Saturday.

    Many traders rushed to the market but could not salvage anything from their stores.

    The cause of the fire could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report.

    A trader, who gave his name simply as Samuel, said: “I was called at 11pm that the market was on fire. I came here and saw that the fire had consumed everything.”

    The local government chairman, Sam Oboh, promised that the matter would be investigated to uncover the cause of the fire.