Wednesday, July 11, 2012

EX-GENERAL’S MURDER: Joint police patrol for Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

LAGOS – Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG, in charge of Zone 2, Onikan Lagos, Mr. Mamman Tsafe, said, yesterday, that a joint police patrol of Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, by men from Lagos and Ogun state commands would  soon start.

The police boss said this following the brutal killing of Brigadier-General Sylvester Iruh (rtd), by persons suspected to be Fulani herdsman atop the long bridge near Berger Bus-stop, Lagos, last Friday.

The ex-army general was on his way from Ilorin where he attended a burial of  a church member before he met his untimely death.

Sources said when he got to the long bridge that leads to Lagos, his attention was drawn by other motorists that he had a flat tyre.

He promptly pulled over with a view to attending to his vehicle when some armed men emerged from the bush and attacked him.  He was stabbed several times by his assailants who were also said to have dispossessed him of valuables including cash.

The retired general, who hailed from Boji-Boji, Agbor, Delta State, was  rescued by Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, officials patrolling the road, to a nearby hospital  where he later died.
Others with him at the time of attack were also said to have sustained injuries.

The AIG, who assured that the incident would not recur,  stressed that arrangement had been concluded by the Commissioners of Police of Ogun and Lagos states to commence a 24-hour patrol of the expressway, especially the black spots.

Tsafe said: “Yes, we are aware of the attack, but I can assure you that we are making effort to commence a joint patrol of the entire area; that I can assure you.”

Sources hinted that the spot is noted for its notoriety as the accused Fulani herdsmen were reputed to have terrorised  motorists plying the way at one point or another.

Meanwhile, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the attack, said the attackers were hoodlums, adding that five suspects had been arrested.

He said the arrested suspects were helping the police in their investigations and were undergoing interrogation.

According to him, the arrest followed a mid-night raid on the scene where the attack took place

Usher Stepson's Jet Ski Accident: More Details Emerge






Details from the tragic Jet Ski accident that left Kyle Glover, stepson to R&B superstar Usher Raymond, brain dead continue to emerge. The incident report, obtained by MTV News from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, identified Jeffrey S. Hubbard as the vehicle's operator.
According to the report, Hubbard was operating the watercraft in Atlanta's Lake Lanier when he ran over two juveniles being towed on an inner tube by another boat at approximately 3:25 p.m. ET on Friday. Both of the injured children were flown to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. While the incident report didn't identify any of the injured by name, it has been reported that 11-year-old Kyle Glover sustained a head injury and had been declared brain dead by doctors, but officials have declined  to speak on his condition, citing privacy issues. The second victim, a 15-year-old girl, is said to have suffered a cut on the head and a broken arm.
A media representative at Georgia's DNR told MTV News that Hubbard was no stranger to Glover and that he was a friend of the family. Glover's mother, Tameka Foster, spoke  to RadarOnline, simply saying, "He's bad."
According to the site, the distraught mom also took to her Facebook page to send this message: "Kyle, You are strong.. You'll be saved I know it. I love you my baby. I need all #Prayers for my son! thanks you everybody!"
Foster and Usher were married in 2007, but divorced two years later in 2009 and are currently going through a custody battle. They are both reportedly at the hospital.
This tragedy comes a month after Usher released his latest #1 album, Looking 4 Myself.

Fresh Attacks In Plateau, As More Than 130 Corpses Litter Deserted Villages



3m360 has learnt that more than 130 corpses have been found in two deserted villages in Barkin Ladi local government area in of Plateau following fresh attacks by out-of-control killers.
The gruesome discovery came barely two days after two top politicians were killed by gunmen as they attended a burial ceremony for numerous victims of a mass slaughter.
A security source told SaharaReporters that displaced persons seeking refuge at different locations have disclosed that more than 130 corpses currently litter several villages affected by the worsening crisis. Our source added that emergency workers had yet to reach the areas most affected by the carnage owing to a lack of security.
An eyewitness source in Jos, the capital of Plateau, revealed that gunmen had sacked several villages. “These gunmen have stormed different areas, engaging in sporadic shooting and burning of houses,” he said.
The source added, “We became aware because the news reached us before we could go to pick the death bodies of our relations in other villages.”

Monday, July 9, 2012

Youth corps member abducted in Delta


Asaba— A National Youth Service Corps, NYSC member has been kidnapped in Delta State.

The state Police Command, gave his name as Uchenna Abueme. It was gathered that he was abducted, weekend along with a boy to his (corper’s) father.

State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Charles Muka, told Vanguard, yesterday, that “about  7:30am, three armed men kidnapped one Uchena Abueme, a male youth corps member and Chinonso Chris,  male, sales boy to the Corper’s  father while driving in a Camry car on Ekeobi Nwandu Street, Asaba.”

He added that as detectives from Police ‘A’ Division Asaba, closed-in on the gang’s hideout at Okpanam,  the gang  members abandoned their victims, who eventually escaped into the bush. The search for the corps member in the bush is continuing, but Chris (sales boy) had been found.”

22-Year-Old Woman Executed For 'Cheating On Her Husband' (PHOTOS)





These pictures, taken from an undated video, shows a man executing a 22-year-old woman with an AK47 rifle in front of a crowd of villagers in Afghanistan.

The woman, named as Najiba, was married to a member of a hardline Taliban militant group and was accused of adultery with a Taliban commander and was executed in some time in late June.
The pictures show a large crowd of bearded men gathered to watch the execution on the outskirts of Qol village in the country’s Parwan province.

A woman, named as 22-year-old Najiba is shown sitting at the edge of a ditch wearing a grey veil, in the right hand corner a man seem to be filming something out of frame

A man wearing white clothes and an orange beret appears pointing an AK47 rifle at her

The man opens fire at Najiba at point blank range as she is sitting with her back towards him
Najiba is sitting on the edge of a ditch when a man wearing an orange beret and holding a rifle walks up to her and points the AK47 to her head.
The man swiftly executes her but as she collapses he continues to shoot her dead body whilst walking towards it.
The video was handed over by a Qol villager to the Parwan provincial government, situated north of Kabul, their spokeswoman Roshna Khalid told AFP today.
There has been no indication as to whether there were any consequences for the Taliban commander she allegedly cheated on her husband with.

The man continues to fire the AK47 rifle at Najiba's dead body as she lies at the place of execution on the outskirts of a village in the Parwan province, north of Kabul

A large crowd of bearded men in traditional clothing had gathered in the Qol village to watch the execution of the 22-year-old woman
The video has been condemned by the Afghan government as un-Islamic and inhuman. 
Public executions of alleged adulterers were common when the Taliban regime was in power.
They were in control of the country from 1996 until 2001, when they were ousted by a US-led invasion for harbouring Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden after the 9/11 attacks. 

Possibly satisfied with his work the executor walks away from her dead body after she was killed as a punishment for alleged adultery

Rioting Student Mistakenly Shot By Adams Oshiomhole’s Security Agents Dies In Hospital



One of the student that was shot at the Institute of Technology and Management, Usen by Edo state's Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s security agents has died. 
Two student were hit by bullets from the security agents attached to the Governor's convoy, who shot into the air to disperse the rioting students that barricaded the expressway on the outskirts of Usen in order to compel the governor to visit their institution.
The young boy died yesterday (Friday) from gun shot wounds sustained at his abdominal region and has been receiving treatment at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. I heard he was a 400 level student. While the other injured student is currently receiving treatment.  
May his soul rest in peace, Amen

Plateau Tragedy: Gunmen Kill Senator, Plateau State Assembly Leader, Injure House Of Reps Member



3m360 Reporters has just learnt that Senator Dantong Gyang Dalyop and Gyang Fulani, the majority leader of the Plateau State Assembly, were among several people murdered today during a mass funeral in the Barakin-Ladi local government area of Plateau. A member of the House of Representatives, Simon Davou Mwadkwon, was also seriously injured in the attack.
Senator Dantong Gyang Dalyop was a PDP member and chaired the Senate committee on health.
Nigerian senate spokesperson Senator Ayinnaya Abaribe confirmed the tragic event to SaharaReporters. Our sources disclosed that the murdered officials were attacked as they attended a mass funeral for more than twenty men, women and children killed in the area in a gruesome attack launched by yet unidentified gunmen yesterday.
The funeral was just concluded when heavily armed men in military uniforms descended on the mourners, shooting at the senator and other officials at point blank range.
“It was a horrible sight,” said a source who witnessed the tragedy. “People ran helter-skelter as the gunmen continued to shoot,” he added.
For the past several years, Plateau State has been mired in sectarian bloodshed between armed groups of Muslims and Christians.

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