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  • Amotekun operative allegedly shoots man dead in Ibadan

    Amotekun operative allegedly shoots man dead in Ibadan

    A suspected operative of the Oyo State Amotekun Corps has been fingered in the death of 21- year-old Oluwatosin Thomas.

    Accordng to a report by The Nation, the incident occurred at Inalende area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital city on Wednesday night.

    Speaking on the incident, which threw residents of Inalende into mourning, sources said the deceased had left his house to buy bread in Mokola, when operative of the corps stormed the community, shooting sporadically.

    Thomas was said to have been hit by stray bullet.

    He was said to have been seen on the ground in the pool of his blood after the shooting stopped.

    It could not be ascertained what prompted the shooting or if the operatives were invited for security measures as at the time of filling this report.

    The mother of the victim, Mrs. Thomas, when contacted said she ran to the spot as soon as she received the news, challenging the officers on why her son was shot.

    She also alleged the operatives assaulted and threatened to kill her alongside a brother of the deceased.

    She added in her struggle to ensure she gets hold of one of the operatives who allegedly shot his son, she tore the uniform of one of the officers before the vehicle with number 012 drove off, leaving the boy in the pool of his blood.

    Another source, who resides in the area, who simply identified himself as Mr Laide, said Oluwatosin was rejected at the University College Hospital where he was rushed to.

    He said the boy died along the way as doctors told them he had lost so much blood.

    Meanwhile, Amotekun Commandant Col. Olayinka Olayanju (rtd.), when contacted, said he has started investigating as soon as he got wind of the development.

    He said he had invited leaders of the Corps in the area for proper briefing and would ascertain the claims.

    He promised to get back as soon as he finds out the true situation of what transpired.

    He however assured any member of the Corps found guilty would be made to face the full wrath of the law.

  • One dead, others injured as elevator crashes in Ibadan’s tallest building, Cocoa House

    One dead, others injured as elevator crashes in Ibadan’s tallest building, Cocoa House

    One person died and three others were injured at Cocoa House, Ibadan on Wednesday following the crash of an elevator in the building.

    According to a statement signed by the Head of Corporate Affairs, Oodua Investment Company, Ltd (OICL), Mr Victor Ayetoro, “At around 11am this morning, the lift installation team from our contractor handling the lift and who were working on dismantling the old lift in readiness for a new lift instalment, while working on the lift suffered a mechanical failure. The said failure resulted in the lift car dropping and crashing into the basement pit.

    “Unfortunately, one of the technicians in the team did not survive the incident.

    “Three other technicians suffered minor injuries and have been taken to the hospital for check up/ treatment.

    “The head office of the company has been informed and their representatives have arrived to take charge of the situation while the Police have also been informed.

    Cocoa House, which is the tallest building in Ibadan is the first skyscraper in Nigeria and West Africa with 26 storeys and it was completed in 1965 at a height of 105 metres.

  • JUST IN: Fuel tanker explodes in Ibadan

    JUST IN: Fuel tanker explodes in Ibadan

    A fully loaded petrol tanker has exploded at Total Filling Station, Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State.

    The tanker while trying to maneuver in the axis fell off the ditch, while fuel licked out.

    Firefighters on rescue mission are at the location trying to put out the fire.

    Meanwhile, the level of casualties cannot be ascertained as at press time.

    The entire axis is currently locked down in heavy traffic congestion

    More details later….

  • Police rescue abducted Lebanese in Ibadan

    Police rescue abducted Lebanese in Ibadan

    The police authorities in Oyo State have confirmed the rescue of a Lebanese kidnapped at the Panarama Farm Mekun, Oke Alaro area in Ibadan.

    In a statement on Monday, the Police Public Relatioqns Officer in Oyo State, Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi, said the rescued victim, Hassan Mill, was taken to hospital for treatment after he was rescued.

    The police spokesman explained that the victim had since been reunited with his family, dismissing the rumour that the hoodlums also seized a policeman involved in the rescue operation.

    “Information received from DPO Oke Alaro revealed that Hassan Mill ‘m’ has been rescued from his captors and reunited with his family while he was taken to the hospital for medical attention,” he said.

    “In a related development, no police officers involved in the rescue operation were kidnapped and the trending statement from mischievous writer online should be disregarded, please.”

    The rescue comes a day after gunmen stormed Panarama Farm and whisked the expatriate away.

  • [Video] Two feared dead as Okada riders, prison officials clash in Ibadan

    Two persons have reportedly died in a clash between officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) and commercial motorcyclists operating in Agodi-Gate area of Ibadan, the state capital city.

    Trouble was said to have started when the officials of the correctional service insisted that the commercial motorcyclists who plies Iwo-Road-Bashorun-Akobo axis would not be allowed to park wrongly at the frontage of the prison yard.

    It was gathered that what started as a mere warning later erupted in a fracas when the motocylists defied the instruction.

    Sources said the warders had to use teargas canisters’ to scare the motorcyclists.

    Unconfirmed sources said two persons were feared dead during the crisis, but the Correctional authority has not confirmed the casualties as at the time of filing this report.

    While the crisis lasted, many shop owners, traders and business operators in the vicinity quickly lock their shops for the fear of been attacked while commuters and other road users ran helter-skelter.

    A source said, “We have to hurriedly close our shops, some of us ran away while some closed their shop while they were still inside the shops.”

    NCS, Oyo State Command’s Public Relations Officer, Olanrewaju Anjorin confirmed the clash to journalists but said normalcy has returned to the area.

    Anjorin in a telephone conversation with Journalists said that men of Operation Burst, a joint security outfit set up by Oyo State government has been stationed at the scene of the incident.

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    He said, “There was a little misunderstanding between the officers and some Okada riders. They normally pack at entrance to the prison. We usually told them to move downward.

    “We did it the same way today and there was a little misunderstanding. But, I can tell you that normalcy has returned. Nobody shot and Operation Burst has been stationed there”.

    Also speaking on the clash, the Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO), Oyo state Command, Olugbenga Fadeyi in a statement denied some media report alleging the police to be behind the crisis.

    He said “Contrary to the currently trending news online, that police men fired shots leading to injury at Agodi gate area this morning.

    “The truth is that there was a clash between officers of the Correctional Service and bike men stationed at Agodi Gate.

    “Upon receipt of this information, police men as well as other security agencies moved to the scene to ensure there’s no breakdown of law and order that could lead to coordinated attack on the prison facility.

    “Police men fired no shot. Further development will unfold and be communicated latter.”

  • Court to hear Ibadan twins’ capture case Nov. 18

    Court to hear Ibadan twins’ capture case Nov. 18

    An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has fixed November 18 for the hearing of bail applications by suspected kidnappers of the twins of a reputable Islamic cleric, Alhaji Taofeek Akewugbagold.

    The baby twins kidnapped on April 25 in Sasa area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, were later released after allegedly N4 million ransom was paid.

    Six suspects were detained by the police over the kidnap.

    The suspects, Muhammed Bashir, 33, Oyeleye Opeyemi,25,Olamide Ajala, 36, Taiwo Ridwan, 30, Rafiu Mutiu, 36, and Fatai Akanji are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, kidnapping and unlawful possession of firearms.

    They were initially charged at the Iyaganku Magistrate Court on September 7 and remanded at the correctional centre before transferring the case to the High Court in Ibadan for fresh arraignment.

    Hearing of the case had been scheduled for Monday but the arraignment could not go on as the prosecuting counsel Miss Margaret Ojo informed the court that the suspects were not brought from the correctional centre.

    All the counsels to the suspects informed the court that they have filed bail applications for their clients.

    Defence counsels Uwawah Oritshuwa, Taiwo Hassan and O. Erinoso told the court that their bail applications were filed on October 14 and November 9.

    Justice Mashud Abass adjourned the case till November 18 for arraignment and hearing of bail applications.

     

  • Fire guts Ajimobi wife’s Grandex Supermarket in Ibadan (Video)

    Fire guts Ajimobi wife’s Grandex Supermarket in Ibadan (Video)

    A grocery and household supermarket, believed to be owned by the wife of the late former Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi, at Oshuntokun Junction, Bodija, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Grandex Stores, was on Sunday partially razed by fire.

    The fire reportedly started from the back office and gradually spread to the main stores, before the arrival of fire brigades that eventually extinguished the inferno.

    Men of Oyo State Fire Service and Federal Fire Service were said to have jointly put out the fire. The efforts to put out the fire from the front was said to have been unfruitful, until a way was found to the back of the supermarket to quench the raging fire.

    It was gathered that some people that went to read newspapers at the popular Osuntokun Junction were also said to have rallied round to fetch water and bring fire extinguishers to quench the fire before the arrival of fire fighters.

    The team leader of the Federal Fire Service, who preferred anonymity attributed the cause of the inferno to electrical sparks and over-loading of electrical sockets in the supermarket.

    But Mrs. Florence Ajimobi later arrived at the scene and she was joined by some of her aides to evacuate some goods from the stores, while some stern-looking officers of Operation Burst, a joint security outfit of the state, were on ground to prevent looting.

  • Pandemonium as hoodlums loot, wreck shops in Ibadan

    Pandemonium as hoodlums loot, wreck shops in Ibadan

    No fewer than 15 shops were on Saturday vandalized, looted and razed at Agbeni Ologede market, Ibadan on Saturday by suspected hoodlums.

    Goods worth tens of millions were both stolen and destroyed while the incident lasted.

    According to unconfirmed sources, the shops were razed to cover up the lootings perpetrated by the yet-to-be-identified hoodlums.

    The sources noted that the thugs suspected to be from the area arrived around 5am while the operation lasted for one hour.

    He noted that the act was perpetrated by the hoodlums under the pretense of reprisal attack on a rival cult group, in the area.

    Some of the residents who noticed the flame from the affected shops alerted officers of the Oyo State fire service around 6am .

    TheNewsGuru gathered that the fire fighters who ran to the scene were repelled by the hoodlums, who attacked them with cutlass and other dangerous weapon.

    Some of the victims and other traders at the market decried the extent of the damage done by the inferno.

    The residents also explained that the day started with pandemonium as a series of gun shots were heard in what seem an exchange of fire between the suspected hoodlums and security operatives.

    The Director of Fire Service in Oyo State, Mr Moshood Adewuyi confirmed that the damaged was done by the hoodlums adding that his men were also attacked.

    Condemning the action of the thugs, the fire fighter boss appealed to residents of the state and other Nigerians to see security as collective responsibility.

    He said the timely intervention of the officers and men of the operation burst brought normalcy to the area, noting that only 10 shops were identified to have been razed while others were burnt beyond recognition.

    He said five other other lock up stalls made of wood were also torched.

     

  • Foremost Ibadan chief, Akinyele dies at 88

    Foremost Ibadan chief, Akinyele dies at 88

    Chief Theophilus Akinyele, an Ibadan elder and chief, has been reported dead.

    The chief, aged 88, was said to have died in Lagos on Monday.

    Akinyele, who was born in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on February 29, 1932, was Permanent Secretary, Ministries of Agriculture and Finance in the old Western State of Nigeria.

    He was Registrar and Secretary of Council, the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife, and Secretary to the Military Government in Oyo State.

    The chief rose to the position of Head of the Civil Service of Oyo State and also served as Director of Budget and Special Adviser on Budget Affairs to President Shehu Shagari between 1979 and 1983.

    Having retired from the public service, Akinyele worked as a consultant for several years.

    He was the Bobajiro of Ibadanland and an Officer of the Order of the Niger.

  • Panic as thugs storm Ibadan senator’s residence, cart away 300 motorcycles[VIDEO]

    Panic as thugs storm Ibadan senator’s residence, cart away 300 motorcycles[VIDEO]

    A myriad of hoodlums in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, hiding under the #EndSARS demonstration, broke into the Oluyole Ibadan residence of the representative of the Oyo Central senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Teslim Folarin, located at Oluyole Estate, Ibadan, on Saturday.

    TheNewsGuru gathered that the hoodlums crushed the entrance doors and windows of the politician carting away some of his personal effects worth millions of naira.

    The serving Senator confirmed the occurrence on Fresh 105.9FM on Saturday during a phone interview.

    Folarin revealed that no fewer than 300 motorcycles, deep freezers, and food items, which were meant for the empowerment of his constituents, were looted.

    He said, “I am relieved because no life was lost.” He, however, did not confirm if the matter had been reported to the police or not.

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