An EndSARS memorial has been planned at the Lekki area of Lagos tomorrow (Thursday).
This is to commemorate the killing of citizens at the Lekki Tollgate on Tuesday, October 20, 2020.
According to a flier shared by entertainer, Folarin Falana aka Falz the Bahd guy, on his Instagram page, the procession will mirror the first anniversary, where citizens drove, walked through the tollgate to remember the victims.
Part of the banner read, “#EndSARS Memorial 2.0 procession. In memory of those who were killed on October 20, 2022 and those we have lost to police brutality, we will walk and drive through the tollgate, blast horns, sing and chat in unison through the tollgate, wave our flags.”
There has been report of many injured and at least one feared dead as hoodlums and traders clash at Alaba International Markek, Lagos State.
The main reason for the brouhaha is yet to be confirmed but there have been claims that traders are against the unnecessary demand of money by the area boys also known as Agberos in the area.
However, the spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, says the police is working to restore order in the area.
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Lagos Chairman, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, on Tuesday, said he was quoted out of context by a section of the media in his purported endorsement of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Adegbite had stirred the ire of many church leaders within and outside the apex Christian body who had taken a firm position against any political party that floats same-faith presidential ticket after he reportedly said, “God will punish us, if we don’t support Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
According to him, mischief makers misrepresented his remarks during the presentation of the stewardship report of 12 years sojourn in the Senate presented by the Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District in the Upper Legislative Chamber, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, OON.
Adegbite, in a statement by his Speci al Adviser on Media and Public Relations, Very Rev. Oladapo Daramola, explained further that he quite mindful of his position of trust as the leader of Christians in the Lagos state and would never speak loosely or anything close to invoking God’s curse on those who do not vote for Tinubu.
He said, “Dearly beloved, it’s quite possible that you have read a story published by a national daily where the Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Lagos State, Rt. Rev. Dr. S.T.V Adegbite was quoted as saying ‘God will punish us, if we don’t support Tinubu – Lagos CAN.’
“I can reliably inform you that this headline is not only misleading but totally out of context. This is not a damage control but setting the records straight.
“Clearly, the aforementioned was said in his personal capacity and premised on his wonderful relationship with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“He was not speaking on behalf of Christians or as the Chairman of CAN in Lagos.
“The Bishop is quite mindful of his position of trust as the leader of Christians in the State and would never speak loosely or anything close to that.
“The writer of the original story has promised to tell the story as it was gathered and this will be shared as soon as it is done.
“But please accept this as the fact and kindly ignore whatever was published in the media or what has been shared so far.”
ODUDUWA NEWS has gathered that a Professor from Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Prof. Bamidele A. Faleye has been reportedly dead.
According to ODUDUWA NEWS, the news of his death was reported and confirmed yesterday by his colleague from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife who spoke to our correspondent under the condition of annonymity.
It was learnt that the late academia died in his house at Ipapo area of Oke-Ogun after attending a wedding ceremony on Saturday.
It was gathered that the late Professor had told his people that he would sleep his house at his hometown before heading to Ile-Ife the following day only to be found dead in his sitting room.
According to a phone conversations with his colleague who is also a professor from OAU, Ile-Ife, he said, “the death of the professor was painful as he was a very bright, dogged and supportive ally before his death.
He was shocked to have heard the news of the death of a Professor of Tests and Measurements because according to him he looked very healthy and agile.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has hailed the House of Representatives for its intervention in the protracted crisis between university lecturers and the Federal Government.
The President of ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, said, “For the first time, we have seen light at the end of the tunnel and the trike to end in few days.”
This is just as the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, who briefs the leadership of ASUU about his meetings with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over the crisis, said he expected that the strike would be called off “in matter of days.”
Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine, says Peter Obi, presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), will not get “appreciable results” in the south-west.
On October 7, the PDP presidential campaign council appointed Momodu as its director of strategic communications.
Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Monday, Momodu said the race for the presidency in 2023 is solely between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He said although Obi is popular among the youth, the support won’t lead to victory because “noise” and “rallies” don’t win elections.
“By the time you come to Lagos which is the traditional base of Asiwaju and of APC, you’re going to split into three because of the preponderance of the Igbo community,” he said.
“There would be Asiwaju, followed by Atiku and followed by Obi because there is a large number of Igbo people there and youth who believe in Obi. And that’s the most cosmopolitan state in Nigeria.
“But the moment you start moving into Ogun state, Oyo state, where PDP is king today, then you go to Osun state.
“In Ogun state, we will compete favourably. It’s going to be between Asiwaju and Atiku, there is no way Obi is going to get 25 percent in Ogun state, he is not going to get it in Oyo state, he’s not going to get it in Osun state.
“We can make all the noise. You saw what happened in the last gubernatorial election in Osun state. There was no party outside those two that could make an appreciable impact.
Speaking on the recent solidarity rally for Obi in Delta state, Momodu said there’s a likelihood that the participants are all from the south-east
“Rallies alone will not win the 2023 election. I have no doubt that Peter Obi is a popular candidate but don’t forget the proximity of south-east to Delta state. They are almost one and the same,” he said.
“If you have a rally in the Delta, all you have to do is cross over from Awka, Onitsha and everywhere, these things can be arranged.”
The recent happening in some of our towns and major Cities in worrisome, it’s becoming a great threat to our social and economic survival as a people and region of Oyo state and Nigeria nation. The spate of kidnapping, ritual activities and abuse of fundamental human rights by a section of security operative attached to Oke-Ogun region is worrisome.
Recently, Iseyin alone have witnessed two cases of kidnapping in less than a month. It’s not a gainsaying that our developing economy might get back to her absymal level if current challenges are not permanently addressed by all stakeholders. Iseyin as the most viable economy in all town and cities of Oke-Ogun is being confronted with kidnapping by armed bandits, situation that might forced investors (Indigenous and non-indigenous ) to take to their heels.
Ritual killing and exhumations of human body for ritual is another moral issue confronting our land, this immortality is begging for correction from both traditional leaders and rules as well religious leaders in our communities, this should be identified and confronted before it reach nextdoor or my immediate neighbors.
Security agencies are hereby implored to maintain their core standards of engagement and procedures, most importantly events that has to do with civilians such as farmers, illiterates and our drivers and motorcyclists and other downtrodden. The idea of using their conditions and level of exposure to extort them must be stop forthwith.
Politicians in government and those outside the current government should show more concerns and commitments to the plights and welfares of those people they are planing to govern. As we move closer to election years and days talks, programmes and promises should centred on security and some other issues affecting our people and region. They must have it in mind that government is only for the people and the so called people interest must be paramount than individual interest of politicians and political parties.
While we commend the government of the day in Oyo state for measure put in place to steam the tide of insecurity in the last 2 years, it’s glaring the current reality has go beyond those measures, we hereby appeal by this medium for more improvement and follow up by necessary agencies of government, this will ensure that the government investment on security is yelding desire results. Additional security post and officers, intelligent information and gardening is needed to combat these armed kidnappers who are bent on destroying the government and people of oke-Ogun region.
Officers of the Department of State Security service should do more to ensure proper intelligence information with collaborative efforts from other security agencies. Iseyin and Oke-Ogun must not surrendered to kidnappers the way some regions in Ekiti and Ondo did.
This is a wake up call on government, indigens, non- Indigens, well to do, politicians, religious organizations, traditional leaders and rules and every others to sphere no efforts and resources to ensure a secure Oke-Ogun region before it late.
Ismail Alani For Alliance for Oke-Ogun Development.
The National President of Oke-Ogun Development Consultative Forum, Alhaji Ahmed Raji SAN has described the rising kidnap cases in the Oke-Ogun area as condemnable, calling on the federal and State governments to find a lasting solution to the problem.
In a statement signed by the ODCF President, Barrister Ahmed Raji SAN and made available to ODUDUWA NEWS on Monday, he said the incident of kidnap of farmers in their farm is an indication that apart from seeking to collect ransom, the perpetrators aimed at crippling the source of food items for the common people.
Recall that four farmhands that includes the manager of a poultry farm and his girlfriend were abducted on Saturday afternoon at the Oyo State Farm settlement along Iseyin-Ipapo-Saki road in Iseyin local government.
Barrister Raji while commending the prompt response of the security agencies to the incident, called on the leadership of the Nigerian police and the military to increase the presence of their men in the Oke-Ogun zone, to discourage criminalities.
“We appreciate the efforts of the various security agencies on this particular issue as we have seen reinforcement from the Nigerian Army and Amotekun into the forest to search for the victims and the kidnappers, this is commendable.
“Now is time for our people to be cognizant of those things that happen around them and give prompt information to the security agencies to work on before crime is committed, we shall overcome this.
“We also want to call on the military and police leadership to please make possible an increase in the presence of their men in this areas within the Oke-Ogun region, their presence with good standard of operation will dissuade criminalities and give our people confidence to go about their businesses.”
Alhaji Raji also used the occasion to call on religion leaders to intensify prayers towards ridding Nigeria, Oyo State and Oke-Ogun region of unpalatable occurrences, saying only prayers and concerted efforts by all will make peace sustainable.
The search for the four kidnapped farmers has continued since Saturday, as the local security men, police and military personnel have been on the trail of the kidnappers till the moment.
Operatives of Ogun state Police Command have arrested two suspected internet fraudsters popularly call yahoo Boys for killing a 40-year-old man, Abdullahi Azeez, cut him to pieces and used him for money making ritual.
The suspects; Friday Abinya Odeh 21 years old and Poso Idowu 20 years were arrested following a report lodged at Owode Egba divisional headquarters on the 9th of June 2022 by the relations of the victim, who reported that the victim left his home at Kobape area on the 8th of June 2022 and did not return since then.
Upon the report, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, directed the anti kidnapping unit of the state Criminal Investigation Departments to take over the investigation and unravel the mystery behind the sudden disappearance of the man.
In compliance with the CP’s directive, the SP Taiwo Opadiran led team subsequently embarked on technical and intelligence-based investigation which led them to the hideout of Friday Abinya Odeh on the 22nd of September 2022, where the Airtel Sim card of the victim was recovered.
His arrest led to the apprehension of his accomplice Poso Idowu. On interrogation, the suspects confessed that they kidnapped the victim on the 8th of June 2022 at kobape area, at about 7:30 pm, from where they forcefully took him to the bush, killed him and pieces his body.
They confessed further that it was one herbalist simply identified as Arab money who they claimed to have contacted on Facebook that prescribed the ritual for them. All efforts to recover the remains of the victim proved abortive as the suspects claimed to have disposed it.
Meanwhile, CP Lanre Bankole, has directed that the suspects be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.
MC Oluomo is currently leading the Tinubu/Shettima, Sanwo-Olu 5 million man solidarity walk in Lagos.
The Chairman of Lagos State Parks and Garages Management Committee, Mr Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo (Sunday), defied heavy downpour to pull up a ‘Five-million-man rally” today in Lagos.
