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Gunmen set ablaze truckload of cows in Anambra

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2 years ago

May 9, 2022

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Some gunmen have attacked and set ablaze a truckload of cows along Ezinifite-Uga expressway in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State.

According to reports, the incident happened on Sunday, at about 8 a.m. Nobody was killed in the attack.

The police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the attack in a statement.

He said the police have arrested one suspect in connection with the attack.

Ikenga said one Mohammed Lawan, who was one conveying the cattle, has been rescued by the police alongside other occupants noting that only the front of the truck was affected.

He said some residents assisted security agencies in quenching the fire and rescuing some occupants of the vehicle.

“The command has rescued one Mohammed Lawan of Taraba State livestock within Ezinifite and Uga expressway. The rescue was following a distress call today, May 8, at about 8 a.m. of suspected arson and cruelty to animals by gunmen,” he said.

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The police spokesperson said Lawan was conveying the livestock to Awarasi, Uga in the council area.

Ikenga, a deputy superintendent of police, said police operatives have been deployed to the area and that normalcy has been restored in the troubled community.

He said the arrested suspect was assisting the police with information about the arsonists that carried out the attack.

A video clip of the incident shared on various WhatsApp groups showed the truck in flames while some cows were jumping down from the vehicle.

Attacks by gunmen have increased recently in the South-east. The attacks often target security agencies and government facilities.

The latest attack on the vehicle conveying cows was a novelty.

In January, the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) announced ban on the consumption of “Fulani” cows in the South-east.

A statement by the IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful, said the ban would take effect from April, 2022, and that the native cows would be used instead in the region for various events.

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But it is not clear if the attack on the cows was carried out by the outlawed group.

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Police arrest woman for trafficking 16-year-old secondary school girl to Libya

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10 hours ago

May 12, 2024

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Operatives of the Ogun state police command have arrested a middle-aged woman, Abike Olonade, for trafficking a 16-year-old student to Libya.

It was reliably gathered that the victim, whose name is yet to be disclosed, is a student of Adeoye Lambo Secondary School in Obada Oko, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Confirming the arrest, the command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, in a statement in Abeokuta, on Saturday, said the suspect confessed to trafficking the victim to Libya.

She said, “One Abike Olonade has been arrested for trafficking 16 year old student of Ademoye Lambo Secondary School in Obada Oko, Ogun State.

“She confessed that the victim has been trafficked to Libya.”

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Ajayi Crowther varsity guards arrested for raping female student

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1 day ago

May 11, 2024

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The management of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State, on Saturday, announced the arrest of two members of its vigilante group for allegedly raping a female student of the institution.

The management, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Olufemi Atoyebi, said the university had set up its own internal panel of inquiry to investigate the allegation.

Atoyebi said the suspects have been handed over to the police with a vow to ensure heavy penalty on anyone found culpable after a thorough investigation.

He, therefore, assured all stakeholders that the institution would not tolerate any act of misconduct capable of tarnishing its enviable image.

The statement read in part, “Management of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo received with shock a report of alleged rape of one of our female students on Thursday, May 9, 2024, by two members of our vigilance group.

“The management promptly handed over to the police, the two people alleged to have committed the crime while the university has set up its own internal panel of inquiry to investigate the allegation.

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“The management wishes to assure all stakeholders that ACU will not tolerate any act of misconduct capable of tarnishing its enviable image.

“Raising Godly intellectuals is our primary goal in ACU and we will not allow any act of misconduct capable of diverting our attention from our goal. Heavy penalty awaits anyone who is found culpable after our thorough investigation.”

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JUST IN: XeJet Airlines plane skids off Lagos airport runway

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1 day ago

May 11, 2024

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A XeJet Airlines plane, On Saturday, veered off the runway at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2) in Lagos.

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday.

The bureau said the aircraft, which departed Abuja, skidded off runway 18L on landing in Lagos — making a halt on “the grass verge.”

According to the agency, about 52 passengers were on board the ill-fated aircraft, with the call sign 5NBZZ.

“NSIB confirms that an aircraft belonging to Xejet airlines skidded off the runway at the domestic wing of Murtala Muhammed Airport this morning. A go team has been deployed to the site of the incident,” the statement reads.

“Fire and Rescue on ground to help in evacuation of the passengers.”

The bureau said the runway has been closed to traffic at the moment.