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  • Ex-Lagos Commissioner, Ajiboso slumps, dies while settling dispute at Oba’s palace

    Ex-Lagos Commissioner, Ajiboso slumps, dies while settling dispute at Oba’s palace

    A Former Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Enoch Ajiboso has reportedly died while resolving dispute at the Oba’s palace in Osun State.

    Ajiboso, who was also a former Local Government Chairman of Agege Local Government Area of Lagos was 70 years when he died.

    His son, Femi Ajiboso confirmed the death of his father on Sunday after he slumped at the palace of the traditional ruler in Inisa, Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun.

    He was said to be counseling two parties in dispute on the need to resolve their differences when he slumped.

    The former commissioner was rushed to the hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival by medical staff.

    Ajiboso did his National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, at the Staff Training Centre, Potiskum, 1977-78.

    He was a Management Trainee staff at First Bank of Nigeria Pic, 1980; Senior Asst. Manager, Staff Training &Development, 1990-92 and Dep. Manpower Planning Manager, 1992-97.

    He was elected Chairman, Agee Local Government, Lagos State between 1997 and 1998 and was re-elected between 1999 and 2002.

    Ajiboso was elected Chairman, Association of Local Government of Nigeria, Lagos State Branch, between 1999 and 2002 as well as elected National Treasurer, ALGON, 1999-02.

    He was Commissioner, Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives in 2007 during the administration of former Governor Babatunde Fashola. He could not complete his tenure as he was sacked for alleged anti-party activities.

    Ajiboso attended Saint Peter’s Primary School, Inisa, 1956-63; Inisa Grammar School, Inisa, 1967-71; Kiriji Memorial College, Igbaja, 1972-73; University of lbadan, 1974-77 and University of Lagos, Akoka, 1979-80.
  • Decomposing body of kidnapped Edo ex-commissioner found in forest

    Decomposing body of kidnapped Edo ex-commissioner found in forest

    The decomposing body of kidnapped Edo State’s former Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Egbe Ediagbonya, has been found in a forest.

    According to reports, some farmers discovered the remains around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29 at Edo forest, which shared boundary with Ondo state, near the victim’s Utese village in Ovia Northeast Local Government Area of Edo state.

    The former commissioner was seized from his residence at Utese on Saturday, May 16 this year by unknown gunmen and suspected kidnappers.

    Edo Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Chidi Nwabuzor, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), said yesterday in Benin: “The farmers who were uneasy and apprehensive about the horrible sight, rushed to the village (Utese) to break the news, and they thereater moved to the Divisional Police Headquarters in Okada, and reported the sad development to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the station.

    “Immediately, the DPO mobilised his men, contacted the medical team of Igbinedion University, Okada and they moved to the forest, in company with the deceased’s family members and the community’s people.

    “At the scene, the remains of Hon. Ediagbonya were identified to be him by his family members and immediately, the remains were professionally evacuated and taken to Igbinedion University Hospital Mortuary, Okada for autopsy.”

    Nwabuzor also stated that the Edo police command deeply condoled with the immediate family of the victim, while praying that Almighty God would give them the fortitude to bear the loss.

    Edo police spokesman also assured that the command would fish out the killers of the illustrious son of Utese village.

  • Gunmen go berserk on Kaduna-Abuja Expressway; kill ex-commissioner, three others

    The Kaduna State Police Command on Monday confirmed the killing of four commuters, including an ex-commissioner by unknown gunmen along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway.

    It also said five others were injured in the incident which occurred around 6.30 p.m. on Sunday close to Gidan Busa village.

    In a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, Muktar Aliyu, the police said the gunmen opened fire indiscriminately at vehicles.

    He explained that the command received a distress call on Monday that a group of unidentified armed men had blocked the highway and were shooting at vehicles.

    “In a swift response, policemen stormed the scene and the bandits were dislodged but sadly they had already killed four commuters and injured five others in their dastardly act

    “Normalcy has been restored on the road with commuters moving safely without molestation,” he said.

    Findings, however, revealed that one of the persons killed was the immediate past Commissioner for Education, Katsina State, Halima Idris.

    The professor was reportedly shot with the bullet penetrated into her chest.

    The husband, Abdullahi Mu’azu confirmed the incident explained how his wife died Sunday night at a clinic close to Kaduna.

    According to him, he was driving the vehicle when the incident occurred.

    “I was driving the car with my wife, late Professor Halima sitting beside me on the passenger seat when the gunmen opened fire on the car.

    “We saw them at the centre of the road about 80- 90 kilomiters to Kaduna with guns and there was no roadblock or ‎any object on the main road to indicate they wanted us to stop. Besides, they didn’t flag us down, they only opened fire on vehicles on sight.

    “Unfortunately a bullet came through the door she was sitting and hit her on the shoulder. The bullet penetrated into her chest. When we got to a nearby clinic, the nurses said she lost a lot of blood. She (my wife) asked for pain reliever but the nurses said they can’t give her anything because she lost lot of blood. That was how she died,” he said.

    The Deputy Governor of the state, Mannir Yakubu, has since visited the family at their residence in Unguwar Sarki to sympathise.

    ”We are saddened with the news of her death. We pray for Allah to grant her jannatul Firdausi ( Paradise),” the Deputy Governor said.

    The deceased has been buried according to Islamic rites.

  • Kidnapped ex-Commissioner regains freedom in Calabar

    Kidnapped ex-Commissioner regains freedom in Calabar

    Former Commissioner for Information in Cross River, Mr Patrick Ugbe, who was kidnapped in Calabar on June 1, has regained freedom.

    Ugbe, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of Hit Fm 95.9, was kidnapped by gunmen at Ekpo Iso Street in Ikot Ansa, Calabar.

    ASP Irene Ugbo, Police Public Relations Officer in the State, confirmed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Calabar on Saturday.

    “As we speak, the CEO of Hit Fm has been released and he is right now with his family.

    “No ransom was paid, the combined efforts of security agencies in the state and the office of the State Security Adviser were on top of the matter to secure his release.

    “We thank God that he was released alive without any harm.

    “The police, in collaboration with other sister agencies in the state, would continue to work together to safe guard the lives and property of the citizens’’, she said.

    Ugbe also served as Chief Press Secretary and Commissioner for Youth and Sports in the eight-year tenure of Sen. Liyel Imoke as Governor of the state.

     

     

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