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  • Victims of Kubwa building collapse rescued alive – CP

    Victims of Kubwa building collapse rescued alive – CP

    The Commissioner of Police (CP), FCT Command, Benneth Igweh says all the victims of the two-storey building that collapsed n Kubwa, Bwari Area Council, FCT, in the early hour on Saturday were rescued alive.

    Igweh disclosed that the rescue team was able to go down the rubbles to ascertain that all the trapped persons were evacuated.

    He said four of the victims rushed to the hospital were stabilised, among whom, two had been discharged while one was rushed to the National Hospital for further medical care.

    “I was one of the first persons to arrive here early this morning when the incident happened. We ensured that all trapped victims were rescued alive. We thank God that there was no death.

    “I thank the rescue teams, they have been very wonderful. We called them and they answered us.

    “That is why we always tell the residents that, when you see something, you say something and when you say something, we will do something.

    “The prompt response was as a result of the people who called us that this building fell. We thank the Abuja residents for the promptness, because that was what has ensured the rescue of the people,’’ he said.

    Igweh disclosed that the last victim rescued from the rubble, a corps member, would have died, if not for the intervention of Zeberced, a private Engineering company.

    “We called them and they mobilised to the site, you can see their equipment. That was what helped in the rescue, because she was trapped under.’’

    The Controller, FCT Fire Service, Zacchaeus Adebayo, said he received distressed call on  the incidence at about 6:30 a.m and he mobilised his men for rescue operations, promptly.

    He however, advised FCT residents to always be proactive in detecting dangers and alerting relevant agencies to it.

    “That way, things will not get worse and we will begin to salvage the situation, because prevention is the best.

    “They should always raise alarm, whenever they notice anything wrong around them,’’he said

    Mr Wilson Agbonta, a representative of the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON), said he was on ground to carry out investigation into what happened, in line with the policy of the council.

    Agbonta said he observed that the building had failed, adding that when floras begin to grow on walls of a. building, it is  a sign that  the building has already failed and just awaiting  collapse.

    “This building has gone through three tenancy from hospital to hotel to residential. When this happened, we will not know how the dead and the life loads were managed.

    “These are the investigations we need to carry out, because when you increase the population of a house, it affects the building.

    “So, we are trying to establish what the original function of this building was and who designed it, because there are consequences for change of use.

    “Once an Architect handles a design, he will appoint other consultants approved, recognised registered by the regulatory bodies  in the course of the building.

    “When construction is being done, it is the Architect’s job to coordinate the process.

    “So, we need to find out, if an Architect was engaged and  allowed to do his job, and who authorised the change of use of the building,” he said.

    The two-storey building collapsed n Kubwa, Bwari Area Council, FCT, in the early hour on Saturday.

    The building, located beside Cupid Hotel, Sultan Dasuki Road, Phase 2, Site 2, Kubwa, reportedly contained 45 self-contained rooms,

    The building, previously used as a hotel, was converted to a hospira, before it was converted for residential purposes.

  • Popular Abuja filling station gutted by fire

    Popular Abuja filling station gutted by fire

    A fuel station along the Kubwa expressway near the Public Service Institute of Nigeria in Abuja was engulfed in flames on Thursday evening. The fire started around 4:30 pm when a tanker began discharging fuel.

     

    Commuters and passersby were thrown into confusion as the intense heat could be felt up to a kilometre away from the station.

     

    Emergency responders and firefighters quickly arrived at the scene, battling the blaze while security personnel cordoned off the area, restricting traffic to the speed lane of the 10-lane expressway.

     

    At approximately 5:45 pm, a firefighting truck from the Federal Fire Service, having exhausted its water supply, was seen leaving to refill.

     

    Fortunately, as of the time of this report, no lives were lost and no injuries were sustained.

  • Expectations high as residents in Kubwa throng polling units early

    Expectations high as residents in Kubwa throng polling units early

    Voters in Kubwa, a sattelite town in Abuja, trooped out early to their units on Saturday, in preparation for the Presidential and National Assembly elections.

    While officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were yet to report at the polling units, visited scores of voters were already gathered with few security personnel observing.

    At the polling unit in Queen Amina Street, Phase II, site II (2:2), PW and Police Estate, hundreds of voters were seen as at 7:30 a.m.

    Some of the voters expressed hope in the electoral system, while urging Nigerians to conduct themselves peacefully.

    According to one voter, Lateef Taiwo, it is advisable to come early because the poling units are usually crowded.

    He urged voters to maintain peace, while calling on the electoral officers to ensure that the process is fair and credible.

    Another voter, Kingsley Okoro, also called for a peaceful process while urging Nigerians to make the right choice in the interest of the country.

    According to Japhet Opara, another voter, it is a civic duty to participate in the elections and ensure that the process is credible.

    “I advise the electorates to be calm, though I believe that this election will not be violent in any way.

    “The process as initiated by INEC seems easy when compared to other elections, ” he said.

    Mrs Amaka Agbalize, another voter in Kubwa, said that the election is well organised.

    “I just picked number, which is 250. I am optimistic that my vote will count.

    “I advised the electorate to coordinate themselves and obey the security personnel, so that things can move on smoothly, ” she said.

    However, observed that there is a free vehicular movement within Kubwa in spite of the movement restriction that comes with elections.

    INEC has said there are a total of 93,469,008 eligible voters in its voters register after the final cleanup that includes the removal of double registration and underage voters.

    The Commission said there the FCT has 1,570,307 registered voters.

    This figure, the commission said, was arrived at after the review of 54,264 objections raised by Nigerians following the initial display of the voter register on its website in November 2022.

    INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu the total number of eligible voters rose by 9,464,924 or 11.3 per cent from the 84,004,084 recorded in the 2019 general elections to 93,469,008 eligible voters in 2023.

    Yakubu said 49,054,162 or 52.5 per cent of the total voters are male while the remaining 44,414,846 or 47.5 per cent are female voters.

    He added that 37,060,399 or 39.65 per cent of voters are between the ages of 18 and 34; while 33,413,591 or 35.75 per cent are middle-aged persons between the ages of 35 and 49.

    The INEC chairman also said 17,700,270 or 18.94 per cent of the total registered voters are elderly voters between the ages of 50 and 69, just as the remaining 5,294,748 or 5.66 per cent are senior citizens above the age of 70.

    He further revealed that students make up the largest category at 26,027,481 or 27.8 per cent of all registered voters, in terms of occupational distribution.

    NAN reports that INEC published list contains the names of candidates validly nominated for national elections at the close of the parties’ primaries and the period earmarked for the withdrawal and substitution of candidates.

    The names of the presidential candidates of the African Action Congress (AAC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC), Labour Party, and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Omoyele Sowore, Atiku Abubakar, Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi, and Rabiu Kwankwaso respectively are on the final list.

    Other presidential candidates on the list include Daberechukwu Nwanyanwu, presidential candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) and his running mate, Ramalan Abubakar; Dumebi Kachikwu, presidential candidate, African Democratic Congress (ADC) and his running mate, Ahmed Mani.

    Other names include Senator Godswill Akpabio from Akwa Ibom state, Senator Peter Nwaobishi of Delta State and Bashir Machina, who will replace the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan in the National Assembly.

    The publication of the final list of candidates for national elections (presidential, senatorial and federal constituencies) is in accordance with section 32(1) of the Electoral Act 2022 and item 8 of the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2023 General Elections.

    NAN

  • JUST IN: 5 days after Warri-Itakpe incident, NRC train derails again [Photos]

    JUST IN: 5 days after Warri-Itakpe incident, NRC train derails again [Photos]

    Barely five days after a Warri-Itakpe Train Service (WITS) locomotive derailed at Ajaokuta, Kogi State, another locomotive of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has derailed again.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS) locomotive derailed on Friday evening close to Kubwa Train Station in Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT).

    The cause of the derailment is yet to be ascertained at the time of filing this report. However, it has been confirmed that all passengers on board the locomotive are safe.

    The travel, it was gathered, was travelling from Kaduna State, headed for the Idu Train Station in the FCT when it derailed at Kubwa.

    This is coming barely five days ago when a similar derailment took place along the Warri-Itakpe route adjudged to be the most lucrative route.

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  • [Photo] Lady crushed to death by train in Abuja

    [Photo] Lady crushed to death by train in Abuja

    A lady was crushed to death by a train along the Chikakore axis in the Kubwa Area council of the FCT in the early hours of today December 15.

    The lady who was driving in her private vehicle attempted to cross the rail line as the train was coming at high speed.

    Confirming the incident, DSP Josephine Adeh, spokesperson of the FCT police command, said upon receiving information of the incident, investigators attached to the Byazin Divisional Police Headquarters were drafted swiftly to the scene and took charge of the situation. She said the victim was confirmed dead by a medical practitioner on the ground.

    ”Investigation has commenced by the Railway division having jurisdiction over the track. Findings and safety tips already existing will be reiterated to ensure a non-repeat of incident shortly.” she said

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  • FCT Police commence investigation into Kubwa shooting, abduction

    FCT Police commence investigation into Kubwa shooting, abduction

    The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has commenced investigations into a reported case of armed robbery, shooting and abduction of some persons in Kubwa area of Abuja.

    A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the FCT, DSP Josephine Adeh on Wednesday in Abuja said the incident occurred on Tuesday at Relocation Estate, off Arab Road in Kubwa.

    She said the prompt response by operatives of the command led to the rescue of three victims and recovery of firearms and ammunition, including one AK47 rifle and 25 rounds of ammunition.

    Adeh said preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects invaded the estate at about 7:30 p.m. and started shooting sporadically where two persons were affected.

    “While departing the scene, the suspects left with four victims, possibly, to enable them evade arrest by the police response team deployed to the area.

    “The two gunshot victims were immediately rushed to the hospital for medical attention, but unfortunately one of them was confirmed dead by a doctor in the hospital, while the other is responding to treatment,” she said.

    Adeh enjoined residents of the area to remain calm, adding that the command had deployed intelligence and other operational asset to fortify security in Kubwa and its environs.

    She said investigation was on to identify the suspects and bring them to book.

    Adeh also urged the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious situation through 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653 and 08028940883.

    She added that residents should also reach out to the command’s Public Complaint Bureau via telephone number 09022222352.

  • TRENDING: Watch scenes of collapsed Abuja building+photos

    TRENDING: Watch scenes of collapsed Abuja building+photos

    A shopping mall collapsed on Friday in Kubwa a suburb of the federal capital territory at 10.15am as three men were rescued while two are still trapped in the mall.

    TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) visited the scene of the collapsed building and the one storey mall as indicated in photos taken at the scene was flattened.

    A man who refused to identify himself as captured in the trending video vowed that he would get to the bottom of the matter.

    As at the time of filing this report, three survivors have been rescued while two other men are said to be trapped in the rubble.

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  • Missing pastor found dead in uncompleted building with wounds

    Missing pastor found dead in uncompleted building with wounds

    Pastor Segun Adebisi who was declared missing few days ago has been found dead in an uncompleted building in Kubwa area of Abuja.

    Some residents of the Kubwa community embarked on a thorough search before his remains were found in an uncompleted building on Saturday morning.

    TheNewsGuru.com gathered that the police was informed when the pastor’s whereabout became unknown.

     

    A source had said that the community residents had to embark on a thorough search of bush and hideouts in the area.

    “while the search was on, people were sent to the bush around the pipeline extension area during the hours of 8 a.m. to 12 noon, but all efforts proved abortive as he could not be found.”

    The source added that the people conducted another search on Saturday in the morning in the same place, saying that they were at a point of giving up when somebody advised that they should look at the uncompleted building nearby.

    He further revealed that the pastor’s lifeless body was discovered with multiple injuries on his head, giving an indication that he was attacked with a wood close to his body.

    The body has now been deposited at the mortuary in Kubwa,Abuja.

    The police have launched investigation over the matter to unravel the mystery surrounding his death.

     

  • Disregard news on bandit invasion in Abuja – CP urge residents

    Disregard news on bandit invasion in Abuja – CP urge residents

    The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Babaji Sunday, has called on residents to disregard the news of bandit invasion in Kubwa axis of Abuja.

    The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement in Abuja.

    She said the call followed misleading news making the rounds in some sections of the media that a number of miscreants stormed and raided Pipeline Extension area in Kubwa and dispossessed residents of their belongings.

    “The Command, therefore, wishes to categorically refute this erroneous and misleading news and state, emphatically that it is baseless and unfounded.

    “It is promulgated with the malicious intention to instil fear and apprehension in the minds of residents and the good people of FCT,” she said.

    She said the CP urged residents to discontinue the propagation of the news and go about their lawful businesses without fear of harassment or molestation

    Adeh called on the residents to remain vigilant and report any suspicious or abnormal occurrence to the Police through 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653 and 08028940883.

  • Ex-police officer denies killing neighbour’s 17-year-old son

    Ex-police officer denies killing neighbour’s 17-year-old son

    A former police officer, Insp Haruna Ocheni has told an FCT High Court in Kubwa that he did not shoot his neighbour’s 17-year-old son to death.

    The police charged Ocheni with culpable homicide.

    Led by his counsel, Mr Gabriel Salifu, the defendant said that he was attached to the Police Surveillance Squad Galadima, FCT Command when the incident happened in 2020.

    “My neighbour Gabriel Chimezie called me on March 24, 2020 at 5:23 a.m, and asked me to see him at home over a domestic issue.

    “He told me that his son stole his 555KVA generator and I asked the boy to take me to the person who bought the generator.

    ”On our way, the boy dipped his hands in the middle of a 6-inch building block and removed a sharp cutlass, slashed me on the head and I fell down.

    “The 17-year-old boy snatched my AK47 from me and fired it. I held on to the gun nuzzle and we struggled over the gun, ” Ocheni said.

    He added that the Investigating Police Officer, Felix Peter did not produce the cutlass the boy used on him as an exhibit in court because he said it was irrelevant.

    During cross-examination, the Prosecution Counsel, Adama Musa asked the defendant if his attempt to recover the generator was from a personal or official capacity.

    Musa asked if the defendant was conversant with the use of a firearm, having worked for 32 years in the police and if it must be loaded and ”cocked” before a shot is fired.

    Ocheni answered:” I know how to operate a firearm and I did not visit my neighbour on official duty but because he called him”.

    Musa further said the essence of a safety cartridge in a firearm is to regulate when a bullet is fired and if the safety catch was closed it cannot fire a shot.

    “On every AK47 rifle, the operator is at will to fire a shot at interval or rapidly at a single touch, what part of the deceased body was shot by a bullet? Adama asked.

    He also asked if the defendant had a medical report to show that he was injured on the day of the incident.

    The defendant in response said he did not know where the deceased was shot because he did not shoot him adding that the evidence of his injury was with the Kubwa Police Station.

    Justice Kezziah Ogbonnaya adjourned the case until March 10 for the continuation of defence.

    The police alleged that the defendant shot the 17-year-old boy to death in his father’s house, in March 2020.