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  The Edo State Police Command said it rescued 17 kidnapped victims who were abducted along Benin/Lagos Expressway on Sunday. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, in a statement on Wednesday, said three of the victims were still in the kidnappers den, adding that efforts were on to rescue them and arrest the suspects. He said, “The Edo Police Command, in its efforts to nip in the bud kidnapping and other related violent crimes in the state, on Sunday, November 20, 2022, around 6.35pm, rescued 17 kidnap victims along the Benin-Lagos Expressway, between Ugbogwi and Ohosu communities in Edo State.  “Meanwhile, during the process of head count, it was revealed that three other persons were missing. The rescued victims were passengers of a mass transit bus who were travelling from Delta to Lagos State but were attacked and kidnapped by six herdsmen.” Nwabuzor said the herdsmen emerged from the bush with AK 47 rifles and pump-action guns, shot sporadically a...

  A 27-year-old housewife, Odunayo Olumale has stabbed her husband, Olamilekan Salahudeen to death for making sexual advances to her. The incident happened three months after the couple reconciled and reunited following their separation. Speaking in Ibadan while parading the suspect at the Oyo Police Command headquarter, Eleyele, Ibadan, yesterday, Police spokesman, Adewale Osifeso, said preliminary investigation showed that the deceased and his wife returned to their house at Oko-Oba area of Oyo town on the day of the incident after their three-month separation. Osifeso said: “On 17/11/2022 about 03:50hrs, one Ismaila Tijani reported at Dubar Divisional Police headqauters that about 02:23hrs of 16/11/2022, that his son named Olamilekan Salahudeen age 35 was stabbed to death with a knife by his wife Odunayo.” “The deceased made a move to have sexual intercourse with his wife but rejected, this further led to the struggle where the deceased collected and smashed his wife’s phone and...

  The Borno Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Corps Commander Utten Iki Boyi, has confirmed the death of 37 people in an accident along Maiduguri-Damaturu Road. Boyi said the accident involved a Yobe Line bus from Abuja, heading to Maiduguri, and a Yankari Line bus from Maiduguri, en route to Gaidam town. He said the bus from Abuja had a bust tire and collided with the one from Maiduguri.  The FRSC boss explained that both buses were on speed and caught fire after the collision.  Boyi said 37 corpses, most of them burnt beyond recognition, were recovered. According to him, the accident happened around Jakana village about 35 kilometres from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. ~kAYODE OLAWALE~

  No fewer than three persons on Monday sustained various degrees of injuries in a clash involving Kalare boys and supporters of Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who was in Gombe, for his presidential campaign. In the process, three persons were injured, three vehicles; a bus, a car and one Keke NAPEP windshield were smashed as they were ambushed along Pantami stadium road by thugs. Confirming the clash by Kalare boys with supporters after the campaign Usman Muritala, the Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said he was not aware since he was not included in the campaign planning. “I was not on the podium and was only there as an official of the party so I sat like every other person to watch the whole show. There is a division in the party, a very big one,” he said. Oluwakayode reports that trouble began after Abubakar, had left with his entourage through gate number two of Pantami stadium for Bauchi. The Kalare boys armed with cutlass, swords, clubs and other ...

  The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has confirmed the arrest of an armed robber, Isah Akuboh, during an operation at Berger, in the Quarry area of Mpape, Abuja. Kayode Olawale  gathered that Akuboh was among a gang that attempted stealing a Lexus car when a good Samaritan alerted the police. Narrating the incident in a post on Twitter, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, said a locally-made pistol was recovered from Akuboh, adding that efforts were on to arrest other fleeing members of the gang. The post read,  “A gang of armed robbers tried to remove an unregistered Lexus car at Berger, Quarry, Mpape, but a good Samaritan who reasonably suspected their demeanour alerted the police who swung into action. “Our operatives gave a hot chase to the fleeing miscreants, arrested one Isah Akuboh and recovered one locally crafted imitation of an English pistol and three rounds of 9 X 19mm parabellum ammunition. “Investigation is ongoing, and effort ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has insisted that no underage persons will be allowed to vote in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. The Director of Voter Education and Publicity, INEC, Victor Aluko, made this vow while speaking on Channels Television’s Rubbin’ Minds on Sunday. The commission also reiterated its assurance to the Nigerian electorate that citizens who have yet to attain the legal voting age will not be allowed to participate in the polls. He said, “I assure you that the register will be cleaned up completely and no underage voter will vote in 2023. After we finish with the claims and objections on Friday, we will be taking in again for further claims based on the complaints of the people,” he said. “That is why it is important that persons who noticed any issues at all with the register should complain through the right channels where they can be documented.” According to Aluko,  after collating the complaints, INEC’s revision officers at vari...

  Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola on Saturday disclosed that he has taken Osun economy from depressed state to the path of sustainability. Speaking at the 31st Iragbiji Day, held in Iragbiji, Boripe local government area of the state, he said the lessons he learnt as a young man growing up in the ancient towns helped in reshaping the state economy at the worst time in history. His words, “as the governor and son of Iragbiji, I have showcased the best of our dear town through provision of quality and equitable services in all sectors and especially health, education, security and economy. I have managed the resources of the State, using the lessons that I learned on your laps – the skills of probity, accountability, creativity and innovation, rendering the best of services in a depressed economy and bringing our economy out of the woods and putting it on the path of sustainability. “This is the signature which the Iragbiji put in my hands as a young boy growing up in a town ...