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Police Kill Three Gunmen, Recover Guns, Ammunition In Enugu

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Police Kill Three Gunmen, Recover Guns, Ammunition In Enugu

Nigeria police, Enugu State Police Command have neutralised three gunmen in Imufu community within Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State.
The Enugu state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, shared on their X handle (formerly Twitter) on Friday.
Ndukwe said that the feat was achieved by a combined team of police special forces and police operatives serving in Igbo-Eze North Police Division of Enugu State Command, in the morning hours of Aug. 10.
He said that items recovered from the hoodlums included, four pump action guns, one locally fabricated revolver gun and pistol, each with 67 live cartridges, military camouflage uniforms, suspected fabrics of IPOB insignia, objects suspected to be amulets and others.
The statement said, “The combined team in the morning hours of Aug. 10 raided a suspected IPOB/ESN camp, at Imufu in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area and the team engaged in a gun duel with the criminals.
“However, three of the hoodlums were neutralised in the ensuing gunfight, while many others escaped with varying degrees of gunshot wounds.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that the criminals were responsible for the shooting and killing of two Neighbourhood Watch Group security personnel on July 21 at about 1a.m., at Umuagama in Enugu-Ezike community.
“The hoodlums also made several attempts to enforce the illegal sit-at-home order in some parts of the council area recently.”

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Landlord Loses Five Children In Ibadan Building Collapse

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…Five others die, eight injured

 

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Tragedy struct in Ibaday, Oyo state Capital as a landlord, Pa Bibire Lamidi yesterday lost five of his children and grandchildren in a building collapse.

Five others were confirmed dead, while eight people were injured.

The one-storey building located at Jegede, Olunloyo, Ona Ara Local Government Area was said to have collapsed at about 2am yesterday

One of Pa Lamidi’s wives, Alhaji Yidiatu Lamidi, in an interview with reporters, said: “I was not there when the incident occurred. My husband told me that he just finished toileting when he suddenly saw the house collapsing. His children and grandchildren were among the victims.  My husband treats mentally ill and other patients. Five of his children and grandchildren have died in the incident. Some of his mentally ill patients also lost their lives.”
When asked if the building had shown any sign, she said: “The house showed no sign of weakness.  This looks like a spiritual attack.”
Pa Lamidi was still receiving medical treatment as at press time.

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32-Year-Old Man Found Dead In Hotel In Ogun

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A 32 years old man, Lanre Ogungbe, dead body  was discovered in a hotel room at Soyoye in Abeokuta, the state capital.

The Command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola,  confirmed in a statement on Friday that  the incident occurred at 2 p.m. on Thursday.

Odutola explained that a bottle of one alcoholic drink called “Lakoko” and another bottle of pesticide known as “sniper” was found beside the deceased in the hotel room.

She stated that on Thursday at 3 p.m. the owner of Authentic Hotel on Soyoye road reported the incident to the Divisional Police Officer of Lafenwa Police Station.

“He (the hotel owner) explained that around 2 p.m. of that same day, his hotel’s manager raised an alarm at the hotel and informed him about a customer later identified as Lanre Ogungbe, who had come to the hotel for a short rest.

“The receptionist, after noticing that the customer had not  been seen, went to check on him and discovered his lifeless body on the bed.

“She immediately notified the manager, who then alerted the hotel owner.

“They condoned off the scene, leaving the exhibits untouched before the complainant made a formal report of  the incident to the police,” Odutola said.

She said police detectives reacted swiftly, and found the deceased on the bed, alongside an empty bottle of “Lakoko” and a bottle of “sniper”, suspected to have been consumed by him.

“There were no signs of violence found on his body.

“His remains were evacuated to General Hospital in Ijaiye for medical examination, where he was pronounced dead and his body deposited in the morgue for a post-mortem examination,” the spokesperson said.

Odutola said a thorough investigation was ongoing on the matter.

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Court Bars VIO From Impounding, Confiscating Vehicles Or Impose Fines On Motorists

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Justice Evelyn Maha of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order barring the Directorate of Road Traffic Services, also called the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), from further stopping vehicles on the road, impounding or confiscating vehicles, and imposing fines on motorists.

In a judgement on Thursday, Justice Maha issued the order on a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by a human rights activist and public interest attorney, Abubakar Marshal.

Also affected by the order are the Director of Road Transport; the Area Commander, Jabi, and the team leader, Jabi, and the Minister of the FCT, also listed as respondents.

Justice Maha upheld Marshal’s argument that no law empowers the respondents to stop, impound, confiscate, seize, or impose fines on motorists.

The judge declared that they are not empowered by any law or statute to stop, impound, or confiscate the vehicles of motorists and impose fines on motorists.

She proceeded to issue an order restraining them from confiscating the vehicle of motorists, or imposing a fine, as doing so is wrongful, oppressive, and unlawful by themselves.

Justice Maha ordered a perpetual injunction restraining the respondents from further violating the rights of Nigerians to freedom of movement, presumption of innocence and right to own property without lawful justification.

 

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