Tension brewed on Tuesday morning at Moniya Axis of Ibadan as suspected internet fraudsters “Yahoo Boy” clashed with Police officers stationed along Kings College Moniya.
It was learnt that the Police Officers who were stationed along Moniya axis were on “search and stop” mission. In the course of their work, a car belonging to a suspected ‘Yahoo Boy’ was stopped which led to heated argument between them.
An eyewitness who spoke under the condition of anonymity said, “one of the Police officers pulled the trigger and shot directly at the tyre of the suspected Yahoo Boy’s car and in return a bullet from nowhere suddenly hit the Police. This led to the other Police officers to reinforce and started shooting sporadically”.
A resident identified as Iya Ibeji who also spoke to ODUDUWA NEWS disclosed that the incident is true. She said people are currently advised to stay behind at their various homes because of the fear of unknown due to the recent incident.
As at the time of filing this report, it could not be ascertained whether the Police Officer is dead or alive.
The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination UTME 2023 organized by Joint Admissions Matriculation Board has begun today across the country.
According to the areas visited by our correspondent in Ibadan, students have gathered at the entrance of various designated Computer Based Test centres as early as 6am.
Some students were seen with their parents and guardians at the various centres visited while some in some centres only students were seen.
The exam which is slated to commence by 9am would be having students divided into various batches.
A student identified as Oluwafemi while speaking to ODUDUWA NEWS said, “I am happy the exam has commenced today. This is my first attempt and I pray I come out in flying colours. So far, one batch has entered for their exam while we await ours to commence in few minutes”.
A mother of one of the students, Mrs Ariyo Oluwakemu also spoke to ODUDUWA NEWS, she narrated her ordeal before she could locate the centre, she said her student registered from Iwajowa area of Oke-Ogun but was posted to a CBT centre in Ibadan. “I thank God that we are finally here despite the stress we went through, said the Mrs Ariyo”.
The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, also known as So-Safe Corps, has arrested an ex-convict for stealing.
The suspect is 21-year-old Timothy Sonyegbe, a vulcanizer by profession, who allegedly stole a motorcycle, also known as Okada, around Abule Teacher in Ipokia Local Government Area.
In a statement by So-Safe spokesperson Moruf Yusuf, Commander Soji Ganzallo noted that Sonyegbe resides in the Ijofin area.
The suspect, already placed on surveillance after he served a jail term twice, was seen riding a motorcycle during an odd hour of the night.
A team of officers on a routine patrol, led by CSC Abdulkareem Abdulrazaq, the Idiroko Divisional Officer, stopped Sonyegbe.
Though the rider made a U-turn in an attempt to escape, the suspect was chased, apprehended and taken into custody.
“The suspect is a two term ex-convict who served at Ilaro Correctional Centre for fuel and motorcycle theft,” Ganzallo noted.
During preliminary interrogation, he confessed that the motorbike – a Boxer Bajaj with engine number DXWLB46095 – was stolen.
So-Safe Corps also recovered two phones from Sonyegbe, who has been handed over to the Police Divisional Headquarters in Ipokia.
President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived Nigeria from France.
Tinubu was seen coming out from an aircraft with his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, Vice President-Elect, Kashim Shettima, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and other members of the entourage.
Tinubu had been away from his own country immediately after the 2023 general elections. His unavailability in his home country generated a lot of controversies from the opposing camps as some attributed his trip to medical tourism.
The National Association of Polytechnic Students has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu (retd.), to make efforts to end the dichotomy between the Higher National Diploma and Bachelor of Science holders before leaving office on May 29, 2023.
NAPS deputy Senate President, Adeniji Temitope, in a statement made on Monday, said it was no more news that Nigerian polytechnic students and polytechnic graduates “have been facing difficulties of dichotomy for the past years.”
Adeniji said stakeholders in the polytechnic education sector had urged the Ninth National Assembly to pass the “Bill for an Act to Abolish and Prohibit Dichotomy and Discrimination between First Degree and Higher National Diploma.”
It was a dramatic moment with Ibadan Road Safety at Iwo Road yesterday, 23rd of April, 2023 when a driver was stopped for a checkup.
According to the reports, the Road Safety Officer requested the car papers which were given to them, including the driver’s license, but surprisingly, they insisted on payment before they can release the driver’s documents, which the driver declined since his paper and driving license are valid.
It was reported that the moment they realized the driver was not ready to give them money, they started inspecting the interior and exterior of the car, which included the fire extinguisher and tire expiration date. Unfortunately, the tire expiration date is still far away, in 2023, while the fire extinguisher is intact.
At this point, they felt disappointed but insisted that the driver won’t escape without paying them, even though everything they checked is valid. They proceeded to ask why the driver failed to have a first aid box inside his car and a rope in case the motor stopped working on the highway.
The driver said, “I’m tired of this drama and time-wasting and need to leave Ibadan for an important assignment, so I’ve no choice since they insisted that I have to pay for the offense of not having a first aid box and rope, which they said was five thousand naira (N5,000) but later agreed to (N3,000).”
“But at the moment of the transaction, I noticed the account the road safety officer called was his personal account, so I transferred money to his account, even though they hoped it was the amount they requested, but it was only N30 naira I transferred to him.” he concluded
The attached picture is the proof of the transaction and the name of the officer.
Six persons have been confirmed dead following an auto crash around the popular Kara Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway yesterday.
The incident happened in quick succession from the bus somersaulting, to it bursting into flames leading to the fatalities.
Eyewitnesses told newsmen that the dead victims include the bus driver, two children, and three women.
Lagos Deputy Corps Commander (Operations), Lucas Oguntade who also confirmed the incident said rescue efforts had commenced.
Oguntade added that while some casualties were recorded, some victims were rescued and have been taken to the hospital for medical attention. He said;
Oguntade who further revealed that they’ve launched a probe into the accident, blamed it on over-speeding. He said;
“From the look of things, we know that the vehicle somersaulted and resulted in this high level of casualties. Meanwhile, the investigation must be concluded before we can now give a holistic appraisal of the incident.”
A five storey building under construction has collapsed at 45, Ladipo Oluwole, GRA Apapa area of Lagos State.
The incident happened at about 2:30pm on Sunday.
ODUDUWA NEWS gathered that officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency have sealed the collapsed building.
The latest building collapse in Lagos comes barely 72 hours after a seven story building collapsed in Bananna Island area of the state.
It was learnt that the collpase of the building was due to thunder strike orchestrtated by heavy rains early today.
A Volunteer with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp in Ajeromi Ifelodun LCDA, Asimiyu Tiamiyu who witnessed it, said no casualty was recorded in the incident.
According to him, all the workers at the site of the collapsed building had embarked on Sallah break, reason why no one was involved in the incident.
He noted that the state government must beam a search light on the recurring incident of collpase building which had claimed many lives and property worth billions of Naira destroyed.
A widower, Ariyibi Ahmed Olaseinde and a divorcee, Akanbi Silifat Tunrayo who were going for lesser hajj in Saudi Arabia have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos for attempting to export 14.4 kilograms of cocaine concealed in lace and ankara fabrics.
Ariyibi was intercepted on Thursday 20th April at the screening point of MMIA Terminal 2 during outward clearance of Qatar Airways passengers travelling from Lagos via Doha to Medina, Saudi Arabia. When his carry-on bag was checked, four sets of white lace material with linings of substance that tested positive to Cocaine weighing 11.50kg were discovered.
The suspect who claimed to be a widower and an advertising practitioner said his original plan was to ingest the drugs but had to change his mind after failed attempts to swallow bitter cola, which he was using to practice the process. He is expected to be paid One Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira (N1,800,000) upon successful delivery of the consignment in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
The previous day, Wednesday 19th April, NDLEA officers at the Terminal 2 of the airport also arrested Mrs. Silifat Tunrayo Akanbi with 2.90kg cocaine during outward clearance of Qatar Airways passengers from Lagos via Doha to Jedda, Saudi Arabia. A search of her hand luggage led to the discovery of six sheets of cocaine weighing 2.90kg concealed in ankara fabrics.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is a divorcee and a trader who used to hawk cloths around Awoyaya area of Ajah, Lagos. Based on information in her statement, a follow up operation that lasted through the night into the early hours of Thursday 20th April was carried out, during which the person who recruited her, Alhaji Adebayo Adeola Wasiu was arrested at No 28, Olateju Street, Mushin, Lagos. Adebayo is the managing director of B&T Travel Agency.
In the same vein, NDLEA officers attached to courier companies have intercepted two drug consignments consisting of ecstasy and skunk going to United Arab Emirate. While the pills of ecstasy were concealed in a gold colour wedding gown, the skunk was hidden in a micro controller.
This is even as a 400-level Marine Engineering student at the Niger Delta University, Amassoma, Bayelsa state, Kelvin Ogenedoro has been arrested for dealing in 600grams of skunk. He was nabbed at the universitys gate in a follow up operation following the interception of the consignment in a commercial bus along Tombia-Amassoma road.
In Adamawa state, a notorious drug dealer, Sunday Ishaku Emzor (aka Lalas) who was convicted and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in 2010 for drug offences, was on Thursday 20th April arrested for drug dealing. He was arrested at Hayin Gada, Imburu Numan LGA where he went to supply 1.650kg cannabis to an undercover operative. His Yellow Press Cub motorcycle used for supplying illicit drugs and a cash of N78,120 suspected to be proceed of the illegal business were recovered from him at the point of arrest.
On the same day in Kaduna, operatives acting on credible intelligence intercepted a truck conveying 110 bags and 200 compressed blocks of cannabis sativa weighing 1.223 tons (1,223kg) in Zaria while the truck driver, Adekunle Olanrewaju, 32, and his assistant, Tunde Jamiu, 20, were arrested.
In Edo State, a 42-year-old cripple, Lucky Aigberenmolen trading in illicit drugs on his wheelchair was arrested in a raid of drug joints in parts of the state. While Lucky was nabbed at Ekpoma, Esan West LGA with 1.3kg of Cannabis Sativa and 10 litres of Monkey Tail, another suspect, Mary David,46, was arrested at Ugbegun, Esan Central LGA with four litres of Monkey Tail and Osagiede Stephanie, 19, at Ekpoma, with various quantities of Colorado, Methamphetamine, and Molly. A 50kg cannabis stored in a bush ready for distribution was also recovered in Irrua area of the state.
While two suspects: Adeshina Olalekan and Christopher Joel, were arrested at Lektop hotel, Igbeba, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, with 39 litres of Skuchies, as well as various quantities of tramadol, and rophynol, operatives in Imo State intercepted a female suspect, Ijeoma Anyiam Loreza, 40, at Orogwe, Owerri North with 70 blocks of Cannabis Sativa weighing 30kg.
A notorious drug dealer in Okitipupa area of Ondo state, Mathew Obateru, 42, has also been taken into custody after different quantities of Cocaine, Heroin, Methamphetamine, Colorado and Loud were recovered from him. In Taraba, a suspect, Mohammed Usman was arrested on Monday 17th April in connection with the seizure of 10,009 pills of tramadol.
While commending the officers and men of the MMIA, Directorate of Operations and General Investigation, DOGI, Bayelsa, Adamawa, Kaduna, Edo, Ogun, Imo, Ondo and Taraba Commands of the Agency for the excellent job done in the past week, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) charged them and their compatriots across the country to continue to raise the bar of professionalism in the daily discharge of their responsibilities.
