A yet-to-be-identified driver has crushed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Jamiu Issa, to death in the Lekki-Ajah areaof the state.
A statement by the spokesperson for the agency, Olumide Filade, confirmed the development to our correspondent on Wednesday.
Filade said the driver was driving against traffic when he rammed into Issa, who wanted to apprehend him for the traffic offense.
He added that Isa was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.
The statement read, “The driver of a green Toyota Sienna vehicle, with number plate, FST 901 AR, knocked down and run over a LASTMA official, Jamiu Issa, who was later confirmed dead, on April 19, 2022.
“The late Issa was said to have approached and accosted the Sienna vehicle driver who was driving against the direction of flow of traffic, facing oncoming vehicles from Chevron towards the Conservation Toll Plaza.
“It was reported that Issa was knocked down and run over by the traffic law offender. Issa’s colleague at the scene of the event quickly put a call through to the zonal head while some good Samaritans/eyewitnesses pursued the escaping Sienna driver to the Chevron Waterfront area where he was eventually apprehended and taken first to Ilasan police station, and eventually to Ajiwe police station, under which jurisdiction the event happened for proper investigation.
“Also, according to other eyewitnesses’ accounts, the Sienna driver also knocked down another person while trying to escape from the scene before the driver was apprehended.
“At the same time that the above scenario was going on, the fatally injured Issa was rushed to the Lagos Island General Hospital where it was confirmed that he was brought in dead. His remains have been deposited at the morgue of same hospital.”
Filade said the General Manager, LASTMA, Bolaji Oreagba, commiserated with the family of the deceased officer, adding that those who refused all entreaties to desist from assaulting and injuring government officials, would be made to face the full wrath of the law.
The Kuda Microfinance Bank has blamed one of its customers for the way he was manhandled by security officers on the bank’s premises in the Yaba area of Lagos, Nigeria.
A video had surfaced online showing law enforcement officers rough handling the yet-to-be-identified customer of Kuda Bank.
The video was shared by the brother of the customer who lamented the inhumane treatment meted out to his brother, saying that the officers went as far as releasing tear gas on his brother’s face.
Reacting in a statement released on its Twitter page, the bank defended the harsh treatment, saying that as a financial institution licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, they are obligated to comply with the mandate of all applicable government and law enforcement agencies.
While failing to mention the customer’s exact offence, the bank added that it was the customer’s failure to cooperate with the officers that led to them manhandling him.
“It has come to our attention that a couple of videos are being circulated online regarding the experience of one of our customers yesterday. The videos show the customer being forcefully escorted off our premises by members of the Nigerian Police Force.
“As a financial institution licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, we have an obligation to comply with the mandates of all applicable government and law enforcement agencies, supported by the appropriate documentation. While complying with such mandates, we liaise with the affected customers so that any pending matters between the customers and the agencies are resolved.”
“It is also expected that such affected customers will cooperate fully with the law enforcement agencies involved in order to reach a resolution on each matter. It is truly unfortunate that the customer’s failure to cooperate with the law enforcement officers unfolded in the manner that it did, particularly as the customer was being apprehended by the members of the Nigerian Police Force further in their investigation into alleged criminal activity on the customer’s account,” the bank said.
Kuda bank also attempted to absolve itself of any blame, saying that no staff of the bank was involved in the incident which played out in the video.
“We wish to reiterate that no staff of the Kuda MFB was involved in the unfortunate incident that was captured in the video,” the statement said.
The bank concluded by saying that it had, “commenced internal investigations into this matter would liaise with the customer as well as the relevant law enforcement agencies to ensure that the matter is addressed.”
The brother of the customer first spoke out against the bank on Sunday, 17th April 2022, narrating how the bank locked his brother’s account after he transferred the sum of N577,491 from his Moneypoint POS into the account on the 13th of April.
“For someone that has sent a huge amount of over N10 million at once without you guys locking it, so why did you suddenly lock the account for an amount less than that? You locked his total amount of 1.2 million naira without even feeling remorseful or thinking about how this person would feel after locking his account,” he tweeted.
The customer’s brother, who tweeted via his handle (@I_Am_Jamotech), asked that the bank opened the account because his brother needed the money for his business activities.
“Please kindly open back his account (because) the money is for his business and he needs it to continue his daily activities. You can do whatever investigations but I’m telling you that it is not fraud money and we need you guys to open his account so he can continue with his business, thank you,” he said.
He further tweeted on Tuesday that his brother eventually had to visit Kuda Bank’s customer support office in Yaba, Lagos to rectify the issue when he was accosted by law enforcement officers.
“So my brother went to @kudabankhelp office today at Yaba to know the reason why his account was locked and still not opened after dropping his proof to them that it’s legit money and not fraud money at all.
“So funny how when he got there this morning, they sent their MOPOL to arrest him and started harassing him for no reason. So, every young guy’s money has to be fraudulent? Do they who our father is? He called me on the phone and I was listening in the background while they were harassing him, trying to detain him. Please twitter help us do your thing,” he said.
After this, he posted the video showing the security operatives manhandling his brother who could be seen lying on the floor and pleading for water while an officer held him by the belt.
A police sergeant got injured and several vehicles were burnt during an attack on Wednesday morning on Ayamelum Divisional Police Station, Anaku, in Anambra by some unknown gunmen.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the police said they repelled the attack.
Anambra State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident, said the attackers after being successfully repelled threw a locally made explosive into the compound, but no casualties were recorded.
“The operatives stood firm and engaged the hoodlums which made them flee the scene,” Ikenga said.
Wednesday morning’s attack in Anambra State is the latest violence in the southeast region where separatist violence is on the rise.
Authorities have blamed attacks on either the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) movement, which is campaigning for a separate state for the ethnic Igbo people, or its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN).
The group has denied responsibility for the violence.
An account with 276 videos of a female pupil at the centre of the Chrisland School sex scandal has vanished from the video-sharing app, Likee, after garnering over 10,000 followers within hours.
The account which had about 4,000 followers as of Tuesday morning, grew to over 10,000 followers and more than 24,000 likes after the minor’s sex videos trended on Twitter.
The female minor and some male pupils were reported to have engaged in the act when a delegation of Chrisland School took its pupils to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to partake in the World School Games in March.
About 76 of the pupils were said to have been lodged in a hotel during the four-day competition.
The female pupil’s mother had claimed in a video posted on Instagram by talent manager Ubi Franklin that her daughter was drugged and abused sexually by her male colleagues and accused the Chrisland School management of a cover-up.
The school management, however, denied the allegation and stated that “no rape of anyone or the administration of a pregnancy test on any child took place on our watch.”
The Lagos State Government, on Monday, shut down the school and all its branches across the state and ordered investigation into the matter.
A former Governor of Ogun State and Senator representing Ogun Central in the National Assembly, Ibikunle Amosun, is set to join the 2023 presidential race on May 5, 2022.
Naija News learned that the former governor will formally declare his presidential bid on May 5 at an event in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.
It is understood that Amosun will run for the Office of the President of Nigeria on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The governor is reported to have consulted with stakeholders in the ruling APC regarding his 2023 presidential ambition.
“Everything is set. He will formally declare his bid on May 5,” a source told TheCable.
Senator Amosun will battle the party’s presidential ticket with the likes of VicePresident Yemi Osinbajo, APC national leader, Bola Tinubu, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Senator Rochas Okorocha, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, among others.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has formally made public his intention to contest the presidency in the 2023 general election.
Ngige declared his Presidential ambition today before a mammoth crowd at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Alor, Idemili South local government area of Anambra State.
The Minister described himself as an aspirant well equipped with years of administrative experience due to his 40 years of experience in the public service.
Ngige said he has a huge wealth of experience, capacity and energy as well as a large heart to accommodate the differences among Nigerians.
An aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has reportedly crashed in Kaduna State on Tuesday.
The trainer aircraft was said to have two pilots on board on a training session when the incident occurred.
Although authorities of the NAF are yet to react to the incident, reports identified Flight Lieutenants Alkali and Karatu as the pilots on board.
The recent development takes the total number of reported aircraft’s crashes to no fewer than five in the last 14 months where at least, 20 officers have reportedly died during these tragic incidents, including senior army personnel.
Notable among the crashes was the one involving the Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 others on May 21, 2021.
In February 2021, seven personnel died in a Beechcraft King B350i crash on their way to Minna, Niger State. The aircraft crashed after reporting engine failure, according to the aviation authorities.
In April 2021, a fighter Alpha Jet had disappeared in Borno State where it was used in the war against insurgency in the North East.
The authorities said the fighter jet lost contact with the radar while on an interdiction mission in support of ground troops in the state.
On July 2021, another Alpha Jet was shot down after it came under terrorist attack operating between Kaduna and Zamfara states.
However, the pilot, Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo, had survived but the aircraft was reduced to a wreckage after the incident.
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the review of police personnel and operational assets deployments to schools and colleges around the country.
Naija News reports that this is to ensure the protection of schools and colleges, particularly boarding schools, tertiary institutions, and its campuses in areas prone to security breaches around the country.
This was made known in a statement on Tuesday by Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi.
According to the police spokesperson, the directive was issued at the management meeting of the Force Management Team at the IGP Conference Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja, on 19th April, 2022, while reviewing the general security in the country including the security of schools and colleges as a result of some isolated incidences reported in some schools.
IGP Alkali Baba equally directed all State Commissioners of Police, Tactical Commanders, as well as their supervising Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs), to explore all available options and think outside the box to boost security in and around schools, colleges, and student-based communities.
He ordered detectives/operatives of the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID) and the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) to ensure sustained surveillance and intelligence gathering activities within various school environments.
The IGP asked the Police Airwing to extend its aerial patrols to the six geo-political zones of the country.
Baba assured that all hands will be on deck to ensure a safe environment for all pupils and students in the various schools and colleges of learning within the country.
He further reiterated the commitment of his administration to diversifying resources towards sustainable security and safety of all and sundry in Nigeria.
Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has taken his aspirations for the 2023 presidency to the next level as he, on Tuesday, picked the nomination and expression of interest forms of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
Kwankwaso paid the required N30m for the forms at the party’s National headquarters in Abuja in the presence of the party’s National Chairman, Prof. Rufai Alkali, the National Organising Secretary, Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi and other members of the National Working Committee.
The former Kano governor accused the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of failing Nigerians.
Kwankwaso dumped the PDP for NNPP on the 29th of March, 2022 over what he described as ‘serious and irreconcilable difference.’
Barely 24 hours after his defection, Kwankwaso was named National Leader of the party and his loyalists clinched top positions of the new National Executive Committee effectively putting the party’s organs in his control.
Manchester United, Juventus, Real Madrid, and other clubs have commiserated with Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez over the death of their newborn son.
Naija News had reported that the Ballon d’Or winner announced the death of one of his twins via his social media pages on Monday evening.
In a jointly signed statement, Ronaldo and Rodriguez confirmed the birth of a baby girl.
He wrote: “It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that our baby boy has passed away. It is the greatest pain that any parent can feel.
“Only the birth of our baby girl gives us the strength to live this moment with some hope and happiness.
“We would like to thank the doctors and nurses for all their expert care and support. We are all devastated at this loss and we kindly ask for privacy at this very difficult time.
“Our baby boy, you are our angel. We will always love you.”
Following the sad development, football clubs and players took to their social media accounts to console the 37-year-old forward over the death of his son.
Reacting, Manchester United wrote: “Your pain is our pain, Cristiano. Sending love and strength to you and the family at this time.”
In their reaction, Real Madrid wrote: “We deeply regret the death of one of the children that our beloved Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner, Georgina Rodriguez, were expecting.
“Real Madrid joins the grief of the whole family and wants to show them all our love and affection.”
Juventus wrote: “Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Georgina and the whole family during this time.❤️”
Rival clubs, Liverpool and Manchester City also condoled Ronaldo and his partner over the death of their newborn baby.
Man City wrote: “Everyone at Manchester City sends our deepest condolences to you and Georgina.” 💙
“All of us here at Liverpool FC send our deepest condolences to you, Georgina and the family,” Liverpool tweeted.
“Everyone at Tottenham Hotspur sends our thoughts and condolences to you and your family 💙”
Businesses within the vicinity of the Synagogue Church of All Nations are facing untold hard times since the death of its founder, Prophet T.B Joshua Naija News reports.
A visit to the ground revealed that many outlets, including hotels, eateries, convenience stores, and business centers, which used to be a bubbling ground with activities and sales are closing shop.
According to the reports, this is due to the fact that many of their customers who were mostly foreigners who flock the church, while T.B Joshua was alive for spiritual tourism no longer come around.
Hotels owners due to the low patronage experienced took loans from the banks after things went from bad to worse after the delay that occurred in reopening of the church following the controversies over succession which pitched late T.B Joshua wife Helen, with some of the junior pastors of SCOAN, celebrityplusonline reports.
Unfortunately, the hotel owners who smiled to the banks when the church was bubbling with throngs of people were unable to service the loans, which brought about heavy pressure from the bank to repay the loans. Others, who were not under heavy pressure to repay loans, and could not fund their business due to low patronage have put up their property for lease instead of an outright sale.
Despite the reopening of the Church to normal worship a few months ago, the situation has failed to improve and the plight of the business owners remain what it is.
This is because traffic has waned drastically at the once boisterous church.
