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  • Driver in tears narrates how policeman shot, killed his 17-year-old son

    Driver in tears narrates how policeman shot, killed his 17-year-old son

    Mr Gabriel Chikezie, a commercial driver, on Wednesday told an FCT High Court, Kubwa that former Insp Haruna Ocheni shot his 17-year-old son to death.
    The police charged Ocheni with a one count charge of culpable homicide.

    Chikezie made the allegation while being cross-examined by the defence counsel, Gabriel Salifu.
    He had earlier told the court that his deceased son, stole a generator from his house in Kubwa, Abuja, on March 15, 2020.

    ”I decided to call my neighbour, Pastor Ocheni to help me with a policeman in order to recover the generator from my son.

    ” My neighbour gave me the phone number of the defendant and I called him but he asked me to call back on March 24 because he was busy.

    ” I sent him a text telling him that my son was around and the defendant arrived my house. He brought out a rope from his pocket and tied my son’s two hands and dragged him out.

    ” My son later agreed to give the number of the person he sold the generator to, but he was dragged by the defendant while he resisted.

    ” The defendant used a gun to hit my son on the head and later shot him”, he said.

    He said that he took the boy to the Kubwa General Hospital, where he was confirmed dead.

    The defence counsel, asked Chikezie if the deceased had other criminal cases in court and if he made a formal report of the missing generator to a police station.

    Chikezie in response, said his late son had stolen cell phones in the past .

    ”I did not make a formal report to the police because I had already called my neighbour. I collected the policeman’s number from him because he is a very close family friend and a pastor, ” he said.

    Justice Kezziah Ogbonnaya, adjourned the matter until July 15 for continuation of hearing.

  • Drivers license: Reps task FRSC, VIO to apply stringent measures against tanker drivers

    Drivers license: Reps task FRSC, VIO to apply stringent measures against tanker drivers

    The House of Representatives has tasked the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and States Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) to apply stringent measures against unlicensed tanker and trailer drivers in the country.

    The call followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Ben Igbakpa (PDP-Delta) at Tuesday’s plenary in Abuja.

    Speaking on the motion, Igbakpa said that there was need to assess the vehicle licensing process in the country.

    He said that FRSC, State VIOs and the States Boards of Internal Revenue (BIR) were agencies responsible for vehicle licensing.

    He said that driving articulated vehicles required special skills and knowledge of traffic laws and regulations, adding that many drivers of articulated vehicles were not qualified to operate them.

    Igbakpa said that many of them were not licensed and lacked the requisite skills to drive thus resulting in fatal accidents.

    He said that minimum safety requirements demanded that operators of the articulated vehicles conformed to road transport safety standardisation scheme and registration of companies.

    He said that all tankers, tractors and trailers and any other form of an articulated vehicle including those conveying dangerous goods were required to comply with the guidelines on safe operations.

    According to him, Lagos State University (LASU) and the Nigeria Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) have accredited curriculum that will be used for the training.

    “And also certification of driving training team to train drivers of articulated vehicles is important,” he said.

    According to him, most tanker drivers are young adults who can neither speak nor write in English, adding that when issued licenses, they endanger other road users, contrary to the FRSC registration.

    He said that the registration process mandated tanker, tractor and trailer transport services and operators to register their transport companies with the FRSC.

    Igbakpa said that the proliferation of uncertified driving schools issuing driving certificates to untrained drivers often resulted in producing inexperience drivers thereby causing accidents.

    The House therefore urged FRSC to compel tanker/tractor–trailer transport services/operators to disclose the type of heavy–duty vehicles business operation they were engaged in and register with the FRSC.

    It also urged FRSC to stipulate stringent administrative procedures for tankers/trailers operations in the country for first time articulated vehicles operators and applicants for FRSC registration.

  • Gunmen Kill driver, kidnap 13 passengers in Nasarawa

    Gunmen Kill driver, kidnap 13 passengers in Nasarawa

    Kidnappers have killed a driver identified as Adamu Usman and abducted 13 passengers along Shafa-Abakpa -Umaisha road in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

    According to reports, the deceased, who was shot thrice on the abdomen, died while being treated at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, on Tuesday night.

    Ibrahim Saidu, a driver, who narrowly escaped the attack, said the incident happened around 5pm.

    He said the kidnappers in their larger numbers emerged from the bush and attacked four vehicles coming from Ugya village.

    He said the vehicles were conveying passengers from Ugya to Abaji and Toto town when they were attacked.

    Saidu said the kidnappers surrounded the vehicles after the driver lost control and whisked away 13 passengers, including a middle-aged woman, into the bush.

    “In fact, I was driving behind the four vehicles in front of me, but it was God that saved when I stopped at one of the village to pick a passenger. As I was coming, I heard gunshot and immediately made a U-turn,” he said.

    While commenting on the incident, the Ohimegye of Opanda-Umaisha, His Royal Majesty (HRM) Usman Abdullahi, said bandits hiding in forest along the axis have been terrorising travellers.

    “There are some remnants of bandits that are terrorising our people along this axis, which I am appealing to the state government to collaborate with federal government to see how these bandits are flushed out completely,” he said.

    Two weeks ago, nine travellers who were returning from Ugya market along the axis, were abducted.

    A total of N9 million was said to have paid before they regained freedom.

  • BREAKING: Serving federal lawmaker, son, driver die in fatal accident

    BREAKING: Serving federal lawmaker, son, driver die in fatal accident

    Information reaching TheNewsGuru.com, TNG now has it that a serving House of Representatives member Hon. Haruna Maitala Jingir, his son and driver have died from a fatal accident.

    TNG report that Hon. Maitala was a member representing Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency.

    Eldest son of the deceased Ibrahim Saleh Maitala who confirmed the demise of his father said he died in a fatal road crash.

    According to Ibrahim, the accident claimed the lives of Jingir, his son Jafar Haruna, and his driver on Friday night, after the crash in a hospital in Keffi.

    They were on their way to Jos from Abuja.

    They will be buried in Jos on Saturday.

    TNG recalls that in February, another serving member of the House of Representatives from Abia state, Ossy Prestige, died after a protracted sickness.

  • BREAKING: Driver dies in Gombe governor’s convoy crash

    BREAKING: Driver dies in Gombe governor’s convoy crash

    A driver in the convoy of Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, died on Thursday after a ghastly accident..

    According to reports the governor’s motorcade was on its way to Gombe from Bauchi when the horrific incident happened.

    The bus was said to have conveyed a number of journalists, some sustained injuries.

    Yahaya was in Bauchi on Wednesday for the 4th North-East Governors Forum Meeting.

    The governor stayed till today to be part of the foundation laying for the renovation of the Bauchi State Government House.

    On Monday, about 10 policemen of the Rapid Response Squad in the convoy of Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed, were involved in a crash.

    The accident happened while Mohammed was inspecting a 60 kilometers Burga-Yelwan Duguri road project in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area.

    A Toyota Hilux conveying the police officers veered off the road. No life was lost.

    The vehicle and somersaulted twice after losing control as a result of the huge dust that made visibility almost impossible.

    All police personnel were rushed to the Bununu general hospital in Tafawa Balewa LGA for treatment.

  • Photo: NDLEA arrests driver with two human heads in Ondo

    Photo: NDLEA arrests driver with two human heads in Ondo

    A middle-aged man, Hassan Saka has been arrested for being in possession of two human heads in Ondo State.

    Saka was arrested on Monday by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the state.

    The exhibits were discovered in a vehicle along Owo/Akure road, concealed in a brown carton.

    The State Commander of NDLEA, Haruna Gagara said the suspect will be handed over to the police.

    The Spokesperson of the Ondo State Police Command, DSP Tee-Leo Ikoro confirmed that the suspect has been handed over to the police.

    He noted that investigation is ongoing on the incident, adding that the suspect will soon be prosecuted.

  • One-way driver who knocked policeman off Lagos Bridge remanded in prison

    One-way driver who knocked policeman off Lagos Bridge remanded in prison

    The Lagos State police command on Friday arraigned a driver who knocked a police officer off the bridge along International Airport Road on February 24.

    The accused, 38-year-old Sunday Okodo, was arraigned before an Oshodi Mobile Court on six counts of driving against traffic (wrong-way driving), resisting arrest, assaulting a police officer, reckless and dangerous driving, driving with an invalid driver’s license, and attempted murder.

    According to the police, he will be arraigned in another court for the attempted murder charge.

    At the ruling, no bail or fine was given to the accused.

    The court ruled that he should be remanded in Badagry prison until March 26 for the next hearing.

    The driver is seen in a viral video driving against traffic and trying to evade arrest from security agents. He knocked a policeman identified as David Zapania off the bridge and into a canal in the process.

    A statement by Muyiwa Adejobi, the police spokesperson, had said the reckless driver caused injuries to the officer.

    He said Okodo was residing at Alose Close, Apapa, while the police inspector.

    “The incident occurred on Wednesday 24/2/21 at about 17 30hrs, when some LASTMA personnel (who) were backed up by the police on enforcement duty within the state contravened (intercepted) a Toyota SUV, driving against the traffic along International Airport road.

    “The driver resisted arrest and while trying to escape, a police inspector David Zapania was knocked down from the bridge and fell into a carnal.

    “The police inspector was rescued and rushed to the Lagos State Emergency and Trauma Center where he was attended to and discharged, but sustained fracture on his left hand,” the police said.

  • Driver burnt to death as diesel tanker explodes in Ogun

    Driver burnt to death as diesel tanker explodes in Ogun

    One person has been burnt to death in a diesel laden tanker explosion at Atoyo, outbound Ijebu Ode along Ijebu Ode Ogbere expressway in Ogun State.

    The spokesperson of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident on Friday in Abeokuta.

    Akinbiyi explained that the accident occurred at 10:45 am and was caused by reckless driving by the driver of the tanker who was alone in the truck.

    “The driver of the Diesel laden tanker was driving recklessly when it suddenly lost control and fell on its side with its content spilling on the road before it exploded,” he said.

    “The driver, according to eyewitness account was the only occupant in the vehicle when the unfortunate incident happened and was burnt to ashes before rescue effort could reach him.”

    According to him the make and registration number of the tanker could not be ascertained due to the level of explosion.

    While appealing to vehicle drivers, especially tanker drivers to avoid reckless driving, excessive speed, and drunk driving, he advised them to have adequate rest before embarking on any journey in order to avoid accidents.

  • [Graphic Photo] Man slumps, dies while driving in Lagos

    [Graphic Photo] Man slumps, dies while driving in Lagos

    A middle-age man on Friday slumped and died while driving in Lagos.

    The incident occurred around 6pm on CMD Road, Magodo, Lagos.

    He was found unconscious inside his Honda Accord with number plate EKY 55 CM by some motorists and passers-by.

    The unidentified victim wore a black T-shirt and a light colour shorts.

    Eyewitnesses said no phone was found on him to reach his relatives or identity card to identify him.

    On arrival at the scene, officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA checked his pulse to confirm whether he was still breathing.

    LASEMA Director-General Femi Oke-Osanyintolu said the man was later confirmed dead.

    Oke-Osanyintolu said officials of the agency’s paramedic team responded to a distress call and upon arrival met a lone driver slumped behind the wheel.

    “The patient’s vital signs were checked, pulse was absent, after dilation, the patient was confirmed dead already,” he said.

    The LASEMA boss explained that the relatives of the man later arrived on the scene to convey the body to the nearest morgue.

  • Driver absconds after petrol tanker falls, spills content on Lagos road

    Driver absconds after petrol tanker falls, spills content on Lagos road

    A petrol tanker has fallen around the Sunrise area of Tincan, in Lagos State, spilling its content on the ground with the driver of the vehicle at large.

    Confirming the incident on Friday via Twitter, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said agency response team and other responders are firmly on the ground to curtail any secondary incident.

    “Efforts are ongoing by the owners of the tanker to transload the remaining contents; however the driver Of the tanker has fled the scene, therefore, making it difficult to locate the owners,” LASEMA said.

    “Officials of NUPENG are doing everything within their purview to facilitate the transloading. The agency response team and other responders are firmly on the ground to curtail any secondary incident.”

    The truck was said to have upturned after the driver rammed into a pothole around 7.30 am, and the content being conveyed to a destination in the state, spilt on the road.