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Timothy Adegoke, the MBA student at Obafemii Awololowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, who was declared missing on November 7, is dead, ODUDUWA NEWS can report.

According to a statement signed and made available to FIJ by Opalola Yemisi Olawoyin, the spokesperson for the Osun State Police Command, the police said it was working to unravel the circumstances surrounding Adegoke’s death.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Olawale Olokode, psc, wishes to assure the general public, especially the family of the deceased, students and management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, that the police command is working assiduously to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr Timothy Adegoke, a master’s degree student of OAU who came from Abuja to sit for his examination at the OAU distance learning centre, Moro, Osun State,” the statement reads.

“It would be recalled that, a case of missing person was reported on 7th November, 2021 at about 1630hrs, at Edun Abon police station and later transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation on 9th November, 2021. Immediately the case was received, detectives from SCID of the command swung into action and have arrested six (6) suspects in connection with the case while investigation is ongoing.

“Consequently, the Commissioner of Police is using this medium to appeal to the family, the sympathizers, students and management of the university to remain calm and be rest assured that, the police will do all within its constitutional responsibility to unravel the mystery behind his death.”

The police however did not state how he died or where his body was found.

Adegoke, was an Abuja-based student who travelled to Ife on November 5 to sit for an examination at the school’s distance learning centre in Moro, Osun State.

He was declared missing two days later when friends and family members could neither reach his phone line nor find him at the exam venue.

Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 convicted seven internet fraudsters for fraudulent impersonation, an offence which contravenes section 22(2)(b)(i) and punishable under section 22(2)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.)Act, 2015.

The convicts are: Jimoh Fatai Abiodun, Atewojaye Oluwadamilare Anogehna, Segun Jolaoso Mayowa a.k.a Prince Maxloun, Babatunde Segun Adeyinka, Aroyehun Mohammed, Onipede Toheed Adekunle and Opeloyeru Kehinde Abdulwaheed a.k.a Agent Collins DHHS. They were all convicted after pleading guilty to one count separate charges of fraudulently impersonation.

Details later.

Osun Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has commiserated with the Founder and Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote over the demise of his younger brother, Sani Dangote.

Untill his death, Sani was the Vice President of the Dangote Group.

Oyetola in a condolence message he personally signed, said he shared in the pain and grief of the entire Dangote family and prayed Allah to grant the deceased Aljanah Firdaus.

The Governor wrote: “I write on behalf of my family, the Government and the People of Osun, to commiserate with you on the unfortunate passing of your brother, Sani.

“We share in your pain and grief. We stand by you and our prayers and thoughts are with you in this critical period of huge loss of a brother whose life typified Godliness, love and service to humanity.

“Sani was a chapter in the Service-oriented Culture of the Dangote Family, an indication that he lives on not only in the memories of the people he touched but also in the family he left behind to carry on his good works.

“We urge you to be comforted by his good works and the admonition in our Holy Book- Al-Qur’an that we submit to the will of Almighty Allah, the Giver of life.

“We pray Almighty Allah to grant him Aljanah Firdaus, and his beloved family and you, peace and the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.”

A gas explosion occurred on Tuesday morning on Ojekunle Street in the Ladipo area of Mushin in Lagos State.

The press learnt that the explosion happened around 8am.

An official of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency confirmed the incident to Newsmen.

According to the official, first responders have been deployed to the site of the explosion.

The official also said at least three lives have been lost to the explosion as of the time of filing this report.

Details later…

The Oyo State Government under the leadership of His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde has reopened the Mokola Flyover Bridge to traffic following a temporary closure experienced in the early hours of yesterday as a result of the partial collapse of the barricade atop the bridge.

This follows an expedited action and coordinated synergy between the Ministry of Public Works and Transport and the Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA) in ensuring that normalcy returns to the area within the shortest possible time to ease the hardship faced by motorists whilst the repair work lasted.

Disclosing this at the scene yesterday night around 2200hours, few hours after the partial collapse, the Executive Chairman OYRTMA, Mogaji Akin Fagbemi PhD narrated that it took a coordinated action between the Ministry of Public Works and Transport and OYRTMA to fix the barricade within the shortest possible time.

In his words, “The Executive Governor, His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde has directed that MDAs synergise in real time to tackle issues that affects the good people of Oyo State. It is on that note that the Authority, having been informed of the collapse whose cause we are still investigating, swiftly called the attention of the Works and Transport department and of course, we were able to fix the barricade in a matter of hours and the bridge is now reopened for the unfettered use of the good people of the State.

As a government, our primary responsibility is to ensure the safety of lives and properties of our people. That explains why the temporary closure became imperative to forestall vehicles ramming into the collapsed barricade, destroying people’s properties and taking lives of innocent citizens.

As evidenced, the issue was resolved in far less than 24hours and the bridge is now reopened to traffic”, Dr. Fagbemi said.

He further expressed the regret of the Oyo State Government for the inconveniences caused during the period of closure and assured the good people of the State that OYRTMA is working round the clock to ensure road safety, free flow of traffic and sanity on the roads. “we must equally thank the good people of the State for their patience and understanding during the period of repairs even though the State regrets inconveniences caused during the period of repair works on the barricade”, Dr. Fagbemi concluded.