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  • TRENDING VIDEO: See frustrated passengers aboard Air Peace plane fanning themselves profusely

    TRENDING VIDEO: See frustrated passengers aboard Air Peace plane fanning themselves profusely

    A viral video has emerged of some passengers aboard an Air Peace flight fanning themselves with papers as the heat became unbearable.

    While TheNewsGuru.com, TNG could not ascertain the particular flight and where it was routed, however, a particular Twitter user, Sir Mixalot (@joeycrazype0ple) who was aboard the flight shared a short video of the situation on the plane.

    The tweet received massive comments and likes with other twitter users confirming the situation:

  • Gunmen kill one, kidnap passengers in Osun

    Gunmen kill one, kidnap passengers in Osun

    Some unidentified gunmen on Tuesday evening, murdered a passenger and kidnapped some others along Osogbo/Ibokun road.

    According to sources in the area, the incident occurred between 7:30 and 8:00 pm near Ajebandele, a village in the Obokun Local Government area, about three kilometres to Osogbo, the state capital.

    The gunmen had allegedly attacked travellers and shot dead a man, whose name is not immediately available, while an indefinite number of passengers were also abducted.

    The Field Commander, Amotekun Corps in Osun, Amitolu Shittu, who was at the scene of the crime, confirmed the incident.

    Amitolu said the deceased was shot dead by the gunmen, whom he said carried AK-47 riffles, adding that search and rescue operation had begun for those abducted.

    Details later…

     

  • JUST IN: Passengers abducted in Niger regain freedom

    JUST IN: Passengers abducted in Niger regain freedom

    Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello, on Sunday, said all passengers abducted while traveling in the state-owned, Niger State Transport Agency, NSTA, have been released.

    Recall that 21 passengers of the state transport company, NSTA were abducted at Kundu via Yakila in Rafi Local Government of the state were released last week.

    The State Governor had also secured the release of 10 passengers.

    The Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Alhaji Mohammad Dani Idris, had said that the 10 persons were rescued through some ‘multiple strategies’ adopted by the state government.

    However, a tweet on the Governors Twitter page on a Sunday read, “Breaking News: The Niger State Government has succeeded in securing the release of all Abducted #RescueNSTAPassengers. Details shortly.”

    Meanwhile, students kidnapped at Government Science College, Kagara, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State are yet to be released.

    27 students and 15 members of staff were taken away by motorcycle riding bandits.

  • Osun Judicial Panel: ‘How three police officers robbed, killed eight passengers in Kogi’

    Osun Judicial Panel: ‘How three police officers robbed, killed eight passengers in Kogi’

    At the resumed sitting of the Osun Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality Human Rights Violations and Related Extra-Judicial Killings yesterday, three petitioners appealed to it to prevail on the government and the Nigeria Police to award them N125million compensation for the gruesome killing of one Mr. Rafiu Ajani.

    The petitioners were seeking compensation on account of different forms of brutality meted out to them by the overzealous police officers on February 17, 2001.

    According to them, the incident occurred at Obeira police checkpoint, Okene area of Kogi State, where three armed police officers gruesomely killed eight out of 10 occupants in the vehicle.

    Narrating the ordeal while being led in evidence by his counsel on how he narrowly escaped death, one of the petitioners, Mr. Sulaimon Badmus, said he escaped when the officers ran after one of the victims that wanted to run away.

    He said the three fully armed police officers killed eight out of 10 passengers in the vehicle that conveyed him on that fateful day.

    The petitioner said the erring police officers were met at the checkpoint along Okene road, and were allowed to check the vehicle after which they started grumbling because of the cash they saw in the vehicle.

    “On that fateful day, I chartered a bus from Osogbo to Benue State, but the driver took eight other passengers along the way who were going to Katsina State to buy rams because it was during Sallah festival.

    “But when we got to Obeira, Okene axis of Kogi State, we met three fully-armed police officers on our way.

    “The driver stopped and they accosted us, but when the officers saw a huge amount of money in our possession to purchase rams, they started misbehaving and asked us to follow them.

    “We were deceived by the erring officers because we were told that they were taking us to the station, not knowing they were taking us to the forest. They tied our hands and one of the passengers that attempted to escape was gunned down immediately.

    “They poured petrol on us with an intention to set us ablaze. But when they ran after one of us that attempted to run, it was in that instance that I struggled to escape with one other passenger. Unfortunately, the remaining passengers were burnt to death, including the driver,” Badmus said

  • Bandits leave out woman, baby; whisk away 18 other passengers in Niger State

    Bandits leave out woman, baby; whisk away 18 other passengers in Niger State

    Bandits have kidnapped 18 passengers of the Niger State Transport Authority (NSTA) in Niger State.

    According to reports, the attack occurred at Yakila village in Rafi local government area of the state on Sunday, with the bandits leaving a woman and her baby behind and whisking away the other 18 passengers.

    The passengers were said to be heading to Minna, the state capital from Kotangora when the incident happened.

    The Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Ahmed Inga confirmed the incident to Channels Television.

    Inga who was on his way from Kagara for the revalidation of his All Progressives Congress (APC) membership in the company of the Chief of Staff said they met the scene where the bandits operated.

    He explained that they met the woman and her child who were left behind by the bandits.

    “The only thing I can tell you now is we have rescued the woman and her baby and she is in the vehicle with us and we are on our way to Minna. She told us that the bandits blocked the way and went away with the other 18 passengers on the bus.

    “No government official was among those kidnapped. I can’t give more than that for now because the woman is traumatized and we cannot be asking her too many questions yet,” the SEMA DG said.

     

  • Military helicopter crashes, all passengers on board dead

    Military helicopter crashes, all passengers on board dead

    A Cuban military helicopter crashed in eastern Cuba on Friday, killing all five people on board, the Cuban military said.

    The helicopter crashed against a hill after leaving eastern Holguin province for the neighboring Guantanamo province, the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces said in a brief statement, cited by state media.

    The ministry has launched an investigation into the crash.

  • Diesel laden tanker rams into commercial bus in Imo, kills seven passengers

    Diesel laden tanker rams into commercial bus in Imo, kills seven passengers

    A tanker laden with diesel on Friday allegedly killed seven passengers of a commercial bus heading to Douglas Road, Owerri, Imo State.

    An eye witness said the accident which occurred at the edge of the Otamiri River at about 6 pm saw the tanker ram into the small commercial bus with the passengers on board.

    The source said the tanker driver was overwhelmed by the noise of a siren blaring van belonging to the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Owerri, and veered off the road before ramming into the mini bus.

    According the eye witness, four passengers and the driver died on the spot while two other passengers that sustained serious injuries later died at the Federal Medical Centre, (FMC)Owerri.

    The Imo, Abia Commander of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Evans Ugoh, on Friday blamed the men of the correctional centre for the accident.

    Ugoh who was there to assess the level of damage, alleged that the driver of the van conveying inmates back to the centre was driving recklessly, coupled with the blaring of siren and guns trotting by the men escorting the van.

    He said the reckless “driving and manoeuvring might have scared the tanker driver to lose control and ram into the commercial bus.”

  • 20 of 22 passengers burnt beyond recognition in Bauchi road crash

    20 of 22 passengers burnt beyond recognition in Bauchi road crash

    At least 20 of 22 passengers have been reported killed in a road accident along Bauchi – Maiduguri expressway near Tirwun village a suburb of Bauchi capital city.

    The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi Command Ahmed Wakili confirmed the accident adding that the corpses have been deposited in the ATBU Teaching Hospital Mortuary.

    According to Wakili the accident occurred on Sunday afternoon when two commercial vehicles; a Volkswagen Golf heading from Misau to Bauchi and a Hummer Bus heading to Maiduguri from Jos collided.

    One of the vehicles was reported to have gone up in flames and its occupants got burnt beyond recognition.

    Out of 22 passengers involved in the accident only two survived and are said to be receiving treatment at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Bauchi.

  • 17 passengers die in Kogi motor accident

    17 passengers die in Kogi motor accident

    Seventeen people have perished in a ghastly motor accident at at Irepeni on Okene-Lokoja-Abuja highway in Kogi State.

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Kogi, Mr Solomon Aghure, confirmed this to newsmen in Lokoja on Tuesday.

    He said that the accident, which occurred at about 5am, involved two vehicles in a collision.

    Aghure said that the two vehicles, a luxury bus and a Toyota Hiace were both conveying a total of 55 passengers to different destinations.

    He said that 15 passengers died on the spot while two others died in hospital, bringing the total number of casualties to 17.

    “The Toyota Hiace was going to Auchi , Edo State and the luxury bus was coming from Okene axis. The luxury bus overtook a car and in the process lost control.

    ”Of course it was night, so it came and hit the smaller Toyota bus, pushing it into the bush. The vehicle somersaulted, and 15 people died on the spot and two later died in the hospital,” Aghure explained.

    The sector commander said that 25 other passengers who sustained varying degrees of injuries were taken to a private hospital for treatment while the corpses of the 17 were deposited at the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja.

    He said that further investigation into the accident had commenced, urging motorists to avoid night travelling and speeding while driving.

    “It is very important for motorists to obey the speed limit which is 90kph for commercial vehicles and 100kph for private vehicles,” he stated.

    In order to reduce stress and road accident during the festive period, Agure said that 522 personnel had been deployed to different routes in the state .

    He said that additional personnel were also being expected from Ekiti and Kwara States to complement those on ground and advised motorists to always obey traffic rules.

  • Photo: Passengers trapped, burnt beyond recognition as vehicle somersaults, bursts into flames

    Photo: Passengers trapped, burnt beyond recognition as vehicle somersaults, bursts into flames

    Mr Andrew Kumapayi, the Anambra State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, said on Sunday that many passengers were burnt beyond recognition when their vehicle went into flames on the Ihiala/Onitsha road in Anambra State.

    Kumapayi said that they were yet to know the actual number of people that died in the accident because they were burnt beyond recognition.

    “This evening, a lone fatal road traffic crash was allegedly caused by tyre burst as a result of excessive speeding. The vehicle somersaulted and burst into flames.

    “Information reaching the Command states that all passengers on board were burnt beyond recognition, along with the bus.

    “The Anambra State fire service has been contacted and the FRSC rescue team from Ihiala Unit Command are on ground to ensure free flow of traffic, while all obstructions are being cleared,” he said.

    Kumapayi said that the corpse of the only male adult who jumped out of the vehicle in the process had been deposited at the Morgue at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Ihiala.

    He added that there would be more updates as events unfold.