08/30/18

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Senate President Bukola Saraki has declared his intention to run for the presidency in the 2019 general elections.

He made the declaration on Thursday while delivering a keynote address at a dialogue for youths and young aspirants in Abuja.

The Senate President listed several challenges which he believes have clogged the wheels of progress in the nation.

He highlighted extreme poverty, hunger, lack of education and mass unemployment as some of the things that have paved way for more crime and insecurity in the nation, adding that it is now time for Nigerians to rebuild the nation with new leadership.

Also, he stated that the economy is broken while the nation has now, more than ever, witnessed division along regional, religious and ethnic lines, a situation he believes should be addressed urgently in order for the nation to grow.

He said, “ It is with all these in mind and taking account of the challenges that I have outlined, that I have decided to answer the call of teeming youth who have asked me to run for President.

“Accordingly, I hereby announce my intention to run for the office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the coming General Elections in 2019 on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). I do so with the firm conviction that I have what it takes to secure inclusive growth for Nigeria and Nigerians.”

According to the Senate President, inclusion in all aspects of the country’s affairs is a central pillar for his plans for the nation.

He said, “Every citizen has the inalienable right to feel a sense of belonging, no matter their background or creed, or what part of the country they come from. No matter who you voted for or what your convictions are, government must work for you.”

Saraki’s declaration comes nearly a month after he defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The defection sparked various reactions from both the ruling party and the opposition and subsequently, calls for his resignation as the Senate President, heightened.

Resign Or Be Impeached

According to the National Chairman of the APC, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, he (Saraki) is now a member of the minority in the Senate and should no longer lead.

He, therefore, asked Saraki to resign or stand the risk of being impeached “legally and democratically.”

Saraki on the other hand, responded, saying he would not lose sleep over any impeachment plot.

He also stated that those calling for his impeachment were only engaging in cheap blackmail.

Meanwhile, in the weeks following his defection, the Senate President has visited past leaders such as former military leader, Ibrahim Babangida, in Minna, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and most recently, Goodluck Jonathan.
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Some youths in Akure, Ondo State, on Wednesday took to the street to protest against the death of two persons, a man and lady who were allegedly killed by the men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.

It was gathered that the deceased were siblings, but their identities had not been revealed as of the time of filing this report.

According to an eyewitness, trouble started when an officer of the NSCDC allegedly hit a man, who was riding a motorcycle on Tuesday, with his car in the Ondo Road area of the town and the man reportedly died at a hospital.

It was learnt that the death of the okada rider sparked off a protest by the deceased’s friends and family.

He said, “During the protest, a sister of the deceased saw a team of the NSCDC operatives and verbally assaulted them. One of the operatives fired a shot at the woman and she died on the spot.”

Another source said the death of the okada rider was an accident.

“After the NSCDC officer hit the okada rider on Tuesday, the man was taken to a hospital but the man died. It was when the family members went to take the corpse at the hospital that the protest started.

“As the protesters saw the men of the NSCDC on the road, they decided to vent their anger on them. Probably out of self defence, one of officer shot the sister of the late okada rider, making it two people that died in the hands of NSCDC men.”

For several hours on Wednesday, the popular Oba Adesida Road was barricaded by protesters, while the corpses of the deceased were later taken away in a van.

The Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Command of the NSCDC, Mr Oladapo Samuel, said the men of the command did not kill anybody.

He explained that an officer of the Corps from Abuja, who was in Akure for an examination, was involved in an accident with two persons on a commercial motorcycle on Tuesday.

According to him, the officer, whose name he did not mention, took the victims to a hospital for treatment.

He said, “The officer involved in the accident was our man serving at the national headquarters in Abuja. After the accident, he took the victims to a hospital and paid the bills, but unfortunately one of the victims died this morning (Wednesday). Because of that, the people started a protest.


“However, the protest was hijacked by hoodlums and they moved to our office. Immediately, we mobilised our men to the place to forestall a breakdown of law and order.

“The issue of shooting somebody dead; I don’t know anything about that. It was a violent protest, because some of the protesters have guns.”

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr Femi Joseph, confirmed that two people died, saying the one that was involved in the accident on Tuesday died at the hospital, while another person died during the protest.

“We have yet to identify the victims. But since it is an inter-security agencies matter, we shall definitely investigate and bring whoever is found culpable to book.”

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A 42-year-old prophet, Olusola Akindele, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing his lover, identified as Iya Anu, for ritual.

Akindele’s alleged accomplice, Pastor Ayodele Bamiduro, was equally arrested by the police.

The prophet was said to have invited Iya Anu to his rented apartment in Itoki, Agbado, in the Ifo Local Government Area of the state, where he allegedly killed her after they had had sex.

Akindele was said to have used a pestle-like wood to smash her head.

He was said to have cut off her head, hands, and removed her intestines which he took to the pastor, Bamiduro, the founder of Lion of Judah Church of Christ on Robiyan Street, Abule Ijoko.

The two suspects were later driven to the church, where the head, hands and intestines were buried on the premises.

Akindele, who is also a bricklayer, allegedly dumped the decapitated body of the deceased in an uncompleted building next to a bungalow where he lived.

 The decomposing body was recovered by the police and men of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria in the area.

The state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, described the act as conspiracy, murder and ritualism.

He said on August 10, 2018, the Baale of Igbore, Femi Kujore, reported the discovery of a decomposing headless body in an uncompleted building in the community to the police at the Agbado Police Division.


He said Akindele confessed that the deceased was his lover and they had dated for two years before he killed her.

Iliyasu said, “On that day, the woman went to visit him as usual and after they made love, the woman dozed off. The suspect surreptitiously brought out a pestle-like wood with which he smashed her head.

“He later cut off her head and two hands before he threw the remains into the uncompleted building next to his residence.

“The severed head and the two hands of the victim were buried at the back of the Lion of Judah Church of Christ at Robiyan Avenue belonging to Ayodele Bamiduro.”

Akindele, however, told PUNCH Metro that he did not know why he killed his lover.

He said, “We had been lovers for two years; she sold alcoholic drinks and she had been pestering me to help her with N10,000.

“That day, she came as usual and I never knew what came upon me as I killed her by smashing her head.”

Bamiduro said although he knew Akindele,  he never sent him to kill anyone; a claim that was corroborated by the latter.

Also arrested alongside the suspects was the landlord who gave out the apartment to Akindele, Akinola Oyedele.

Iliyasu said the suspects would face the full wrath of the law as they would be arraigned in a court after the completion of investigation. LR News
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Tension enveloped Emmanuel Olorunfemi and Oshunkeye streets in the Ifako-Ijaiye, Ogba area of Lagos State on Wednesday after a police sergeant was killed by some youths suspected to be cult members.

Our correspondent gathered that the irate youths were protesting against the death of one Shina, aka Ishan, who was reportedly injured during a police raid on Oshunkeye Street in Idiagbon community.

The hoodlums were alleged to have taken the corpse to the Area G Police Command headquarters, Ogba.

The men were reported to have chartered a bus to Haruna bus stop on College Road, where they attacked a police team stationed at the junction.

Our correspondent learnt that one of the policemen was chased to Emmanuel Olorunfemi Street, where he was clubbed and shot dead.

A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the incident happened around 11am.

He said, “I gathered that last Wednesday, the policemen went to raid Idiagbon and many fled to evade arrest. In the melee, the victim fell into a gutter and hit his head on the concrete slab. He was rushed to a hospital and put on oxygen. He, however, died this morning (Wednesday).

“His friends and some residents took his corpse to the Area G Police Command in an ambulance. They left the body there and took a bus back to the community. They sighted some policemen at Haruna bus stop and attacked them with cutlasses and sticks. They vandalised their patrol van as the cops ran for dear life. However, the youths got one of them on Emmanuel Olorunfemi Street and beat him to death.”

Emmanuel Olorunfemi Street and its environs were deserted when our correspondent visited on Wednesday, as some motorcycle riders discussed the incident.

One of them said colleagues of the deceased policeman did nothing to save him.
He said, “There were four of them at the junction. Those boys broke their van’s windscreen and chased them. They met one of them eating and stabbed him. I learnt that that the policeman was taken to a hospital.

“Two of the policemen, who were in flight, asked me to take them to their station. Those boys caught up with the last policeman and used sticks to hit him on the head. They were not with any gun.  They used the policeman’s gun to shoot him dead and later dropped it on his corpse.”

The atmosphere in Idiagbon community was charged when PUNCH Metro visited the area, as many shops and houses were locked.

The Balogun of Idiagbon, James Shomuyiwa, confirmed that policemen raided the street, adding that during the operation, a youth was injured.

He said after the victim died on Wednesday, his friends vowed to avenge him.

He said, “There are some Aiye and Eye cult members in this community and there has been a supremacy fight between them for some time. They have constituted themselves into a nuisance and they even have a base called Aso Rock. That place has been turned to a den. We cannot sleep with our two eyes closed. Anytime they clash, we lose our peace.

“Recently, an Alfa, who claimed to be a landlord, came to my place to complain that his son was attacked by some Eye cult members because the boy refused to join them.

“However, when the Eye cult members heard that they came to my place, they besieged my house in large numbers and said the boy was a member of the Aiye cult. The two parties later converged on my house and I confronted the Alfa and his son with the claim of the Eye cult.

“At that meeting, I told the two groups to stop their illegal activities in my domain and I threatened to bring in the police if they did not heed the warning. I was later told that most of the cult members were not indigenes of Idiagbon; they came from another community called Obawole.

“For about two weeks now, the police had been conducting raids on the area.

“This morning (Wednesday), they came to my house, saying one of them had just died and they would retaliate. They said they were going to take the corpse to Area G and that the police should eat the corpse.”

The state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Chike Oti, confirmed the incident

He identified the deceased as Sergeant Esiabor Collins.

He said, “Today, Wednesday, August 29, 2018, around 11am, on College Road, Ifako Ijaiye, Ogba, Lagos, a police patrol team stationed at a black spot was attacked.

“In the process, Sergeant Esiabor Collins, with service number 260326, was attacked and killed. Also, the patrol vehicle was vandalised.

“Preliminary investigation into the incident revealed that the mob, mainly youths, had earlier that morning gone to Area G Command, Ogba.

“The Area Commander spoke to them, promising to investigate their grievances, which bordered on the death of a youth who allegedly died today (Wednesday), two weeks after an alleged encounter with some policemen.

“At this juncture, it must be clearly stated that the police authorities in the state are unaware of any encounter with the deceased as no formal complaint was received to that effect.”

Oti said the state Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, was saddened by the incident, adding that the command would bring the culprits to book.

He said five suspects, who were arrested, had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, to face prosecution for murder.

“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Edgal Imohimi, warns that policemen may be forced to use their firearms to defend themselves to avoid being killed by a mob in the protection of government assets,” he added.  LR News
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Eight people were killed and 95 houses burnt when attackers invaded Abonong and Zayit communities in Foron District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau.
According to Mr Terna Tyopev, spokesman of the Police Command in the State, the attackers hit the community in the early hours of Wednesday.
He said that 310 cows were also rustled, while three other persons were severely injured.
“When we received information that Abonong and Zayit communities were being attacked, we quickly mobilised and rushed to the affected areas.
“But, when we approached the areas, the attackers sighted us and took to their heels.
“When we eventually entered the attacked settlements, we found that eight persons were killed, 95 houses burnt, while 310 cows were stolen,” he said.
Tyopev said that the bandits also stole food stuff and destroyed properties worth millions of naira.
“As we speak, security has been beefed up in the areas to forestall further attacks,” he said.
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