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The Lagos State Government has sympathised with residents over heavy flash flooding experienced in several parts of the State, including Oko-Oba in Agege, urging everyone to remain vigilant and cautious.

A statement signed by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello, explained that the flash flooding experienced in some areas, especially old Oko-Oba Road, resulted from the over 10 hour-rainfall that overflowed the Oko-Oba Canal Channel presently undergoing expansion.

His words: “The Oko-Oba Canal in Agege is being expanded to allow for the containment of more stormwater to reduce flooding in the area”.

Bello advised motorists and residents to exercise caution and restraint while wading through floods during heavy rainfall because of the inherent danger.

Pointing out that the expansion project was stalled due to the intensity of rain within the past few weeks, the Commissioner gave an assurance that the Lagos State Government is committed to timely completion of the project.

He clarified that the coastal nature of Lagos makes it inevitable to experience flooding during a heavy downpour, especially in cases of the type of high-intensity rainfall experienced in the last 36 hours.

While assuring residents that the risen water level will recede into the drainage channels a few hours after the heavy downpour, Bello appealed to Lagosians to remain cautious as the heavy rains will persist until the end of August.

“All those in depressed and low-lying areas in the State at this period must be wary of the water level and ready to move to high areas during the rainfall to safeguard lives and property”, the Commissioner said.

He enjoined residents to support the efforts of Emergency Flood Abatement Gangs of the State by not dumping refuse into drains and canals.

A group of students from the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic are demanding justice for one of their colleagues who was allegedly murdered by Amotekun operatives in cold blood.

The students stormed the Ondo state government house with the corps of the deceased student identified as Ademola Alayori, in protest of his untimely death while demanding that the Amotekun agents that killed him be brought to book.

It was gathered that before he passed on, Ademola narrated the incident in a voice note that was shared amongst his schoolmates. He stated that on July 4, 2022, he was at home and had just finished eating and was about to drink water when his brother who is an apprentice at a barbing saloon walked into the house.

Suddenly, some men barged into their apartment and when he (Ademola) asked what they were looking for, he was ignored and instructed by the local police to move out alongside other occupants of the house. He further alleged that he was shot in the process and dragged by the operatives to their office where he was kept in a cell with a dog that was licking the blood from his wound.

He added that from the cell, he was taken to the Federal Medical Center in Owo after his condition worsened, and thereafter an operation was carried out on him. He later died in the hospital.

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, has congratulated Muslims in the State and the country at large on the occasion of this year’s Eid-El-Kabir.

Governor Akeredolu charged Muslim faithful to reflect on the essence of the Islamic festival by remembering the less privilege and rededicating themselves to the commands of the Almighty Allah.

“The Eid-El-Kabir is more than just a celebration. It reflects the gains in obedience and trust in the Almighty Allah. It preaches sacrifice that must be made for renewed hope.

“We urge our Muslim brothers and sisters to imbibe the lessons of this season. We must be deliberate in our commitment to promote peace and tolerance in our daily lives. Our commitment to the cause of humanity must be unwavering.

“This celebration is another opportunity to express and show the uniqueness of the Islamic faith. As Muslims, we must show to the world that our faith teaches peace, tolerance and charity. We must join our voices to fight the enemies of the people who are daily visiting untold terror on innocent citizens.

“We must stand against terror acts and resist these calculated attacks on the people and the country at large. Let us support government at all levels to defeat these cowards whose only aim is to kill and maim innocent people.

“On our part, we shall continue to prioritise the security of lives and property of our people. We have seen the need to redouble our efforts. We have put in place necessary security measures to further deepen our efforts to make the State safe. No human live will be cheapened under our watch.

“We call on all our mosques to install, use and maintain CCTV devices and other secret cameras in their premises as well as employ well trained security personnel to man the entry and exit points to their premises.” The Governor said.

Governor Akeredolu also called on the people to be vigilant and report suspicious faces and movement to the security agencies.

“Give our Security Agencies, in particular Amotekun corps all necessary support. Any attempt to undermine the good works of Amotekun corps will be counterproductive. We also call on our people particularly our students not to embark on mob actions that sell them out as supporting criminality in any guise. Students have a duty to expose known criminals around.” The Governor added.

The Governor assured of adequate security during and after the Eid-El-Kabir celebration, adding that officers of the Amotekun Corps and other security agencies have been deployed to strategic places across the state to maintain law and order.

Victor Omololu Olunloyo, the governor of Oyo State in 1983, has been moved to the intensive care unit at University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan.

ODUDUWA NEWS had earlier reported that Olunloyo, who is the father of social media journalist Kemi Olunloyo, died Friday afternoon in Ibadan.

However, the family confirmed that the 87-year-old man is not dead but in a critical condition that needs prayer.

The message from the family reads:

“We appreciate the public for the interest shown in the well-being of our father, Chief Dr. Victor Omololu Sowemimo OLUNLOYO (aka VOSO).

“In the tradition of the OLUNLOYO family of Ibadanland, and based on the principles of integrity, inclusion, and openness upon which our revered father VOSO has always stood, we would like to inform the Nigerian public that we would greatly appreciate your prayers for our father who is presently in the ICU at UCH Ibadan.

“As a public figure, we believe that his condition should not be hidden from the Nigerian public who have a right to know about their leaders.

“Please accept our most sincere thanks for your all concern and goodwill.

“May God Almighty bless you all and our dear country Nigeria.”

Three Governors of the All Progressives Congress paid a private visit to the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, at his private residence in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital today, July 8.

The Governors that visited Governor Wike include Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, and Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state.

The reason for the meeting is yet to be disclosed. Governor Wike who lost out in the race to become the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2023 general election has been receiving visits from politicians across political parties.

Some political analysts have taken to Twitter claiming that the visitation was in connection to the presidential ambition of the APC’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, has raised the alarm that terrorists are moving southward to take refuge in the forest.

He reiterated the need for the creation of state police to ensure security of lives and property.

Akeredolu pointed out that the Nigeria Police Force is overstretched, understaffed and lacks the capacity to adequately secure the people.

The governor spoke in his office on Thursday, while hosting the new Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 17, Yunnus Akeera.

He said, “We do not run away from the fact that the police force is overstretched. The same thing, we do not run away from the fact that a single police command in Abuja will not be adequate to police the large populace of the country. This has led to our demand for state police.

“We can complement each other. I have had senior police officers who agree on state police. Maybe they can’t say it in public. Go to Ekiti and even here in Ondo State, most of the police stations have no vehicle. Look at the unfortunate incident that happened in Owo, police said they had no vehicle to pursue the perpetrators.

“Let us all sit down and agree that we should have a system that will create division of labour. We can have the federal police and then, the state police. You can face a major task like intelligence gathering and pass it to the state police to work on.

“What is happening, if not for lack of intelligence people will not go to Kuje and attack the place in Abuja. We need your cooperation too in this our cry for a dual police system that we can work together. People are moving down south to take refuge in our forest. You don’t have the men and officers to secure the country. Police is understaffed. We appreciate your limitations in terms of men, ammunition and so on.

Earlier in his remarks, the new AIG, Yunnus Akeera, who was accompanied to the governor’s office by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Oyediran Oyeyemi, said he would carry on with the good work the governor has done on security and deepen it.

Lagos Police Crack Operatives’ attached to the Lagos State Police Command have recorded a major landmark achievement with the arrest of all the six member gang who participated in the robbery of Mambillah Hotel, Ikorodu where the guard was shot dead and all lodgers were disposed of their valuable including cash. Sources said the feat was achieve following painstaking intelligence and follow up after a matching order by the Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Sylvester Alabi to crack detectives attached to the command to ensure that perpetrators of the heinous crimes were brought to book .

A statement by the Lagos State Police Command PRO, SP Ben Hundeyin made available, said the six notorious armed robbers were intelligently trialled to their hideout, some in abattoir in Agege area of the state and arrested saying that Operatives were still on the trail of their armourer keeping their AK47 assault rifle used for the operation.

The suspects include Lekan Adeoye ‘m’ aged 19, Ojo Akeredolu ‘m’ aged 29, Quadri Balogun ‘m’ aged 23, Ahmed Oke ‘m’ aged 24, John Toluwalashe ‘m’ aged 23 and Azeez Akinpelu ‘m’ aged 20. The seventh suspect, Taye was neutralized during a gun duel with police officers. Items recovered from the suspects are two locally made pistols with 11 live cartridges.
The suspects would soon be charge court.

As the 2023 general election beckons, Accord has declared a member of the House of Representatives representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency, Honourable Shina Peller, as its candidate for the Oyo North Senatorial District.

The declaration was made today in Saki immediately after the initial candidate, Prince Michael Ademola Ojo, publicly announced his resolve to willingly withdraw from the race and wholeheartedly handed over the ticket to Honourable Peller.

The event tagged, “Official Affirmation of Accord party’s candidate for Oyo North Senatorial District” witnessed the presence of Oyo State party chairman, Prince Felix Kolade Ojo, State executive members of the party, party chairmen in all the 13 local governments of the district as well as representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

While publicly making his decision known at the event, Prince Ademola Ojo said, “In the overall interest of our people in Oke Ogun and Oyo North Senatorial District at large, I hereby willingly withdraw from the race and wholeheartedly transfer the mandate I have to contest for Oyo North Senatorial District seat on the platform of Accord to my dear brother, Honourable Shina Peller.”

Consequent upon this, the party’s returning officer for the district, Mr. Abdullahi Ayemojuba, declared Honourable Shina Peller as the Accord party’s candidate for the Oyo North Senatorial District in the 2023 general election.

In his remarks, the State Party Chairman, Prince Felix Kolade Ojo, expressed his gratitude to all members for their overwhelming support and cooperation, while he expressed confidence that Accord will produce the next Oyo State governor, all the three senators in the state, as well as House of Representatives and State Assembly members.

One of the suspected killers of Sofiat Okeowo, a lady murdered for money ritual purposes in Abeokuta, Ogun State, in January, has died, ODUDUWA NEWS has learnt.

It would be recalled that following the revelation of the brutal killing of Okeowo by her lover and former boyfriend, four teenagers – Balogun Mustakeem, Majekodunmi Soliudeen, Abdulgafar Lukman, and Waris Oladeinde – were arrested by the police.

They were apprehended for slaughtering and burning the head of the victim, identified as a girlfriend to one of them, for money rituals.

In March, Oladeinde was discharged by an Ogun State magistrate’s court.

The court freed Oladeinde, who had earlier been remanded with others at the Oba correctional centre in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area (LGA).

Chief Magistrate I.O Abudu, stated that Oladeinde was discharged on the legal advice of the state Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

According to Abudu, “no charge was recorded against Oladeinde in the legal advice.”

Our source said one of the three remaining suspects: Mustakeem, Soliudeen, and Lukman, has died at the Abeokuta Correctional Centre in Oba.

The actual cause of death of the teenage suspect cannot be verified as of the time of publishing this report.

SMS sent to Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), seeking comments on the death of one of the suspects went unreplied days after