Sunday, 24 May 2015

Man hacked to death for confronting herbalist

Itoro, the first son and the breadwinner of the family, was allegedly hacked to death by a herbalist, Ette Okon on Friday, following a misunderstanding.

Rita Emmanuel, a cousin of the deceased, a commercial motor cyclist, told the story of the murder. According to her, Itoro lived with his parents in their grass house in Ikot Abasi Effiom, in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State until he rented a room in a house close to his parents’.

“About a month ago, he decided to rent a room in the next street so that his wife who was about to deliver a baby could have more space and we all agreed that it was okay. He got a room in Ette Friday’s house and moved there”.

Rita explained that everything was fine until Ndarake, Itoro’s wife, gave birth and the baby died within days. After the death of the baby, the wife, according to the cousin, became sick and suffered epileptic seizures.

Friday, described as a herbalist, was said to have claimed he could heal the woman and asked for N5.000 to get materials to heal her.

Rita stated that after Friday took the money, he assured Itoro that his wife would soon recover and commenced treatment but that didn’t happen.

Rita said:“Last year, Itoro lost his first wife after she gave birth to their second daughter; so he was worried that his second wife taking care of the two children was going to die too. He asked the herbalist why the state of his wife was getting worse when it ought to be improving since the man had been given the money he demanded and he assured that he would treat the woman . The man did not say anything; he simply went inside his shrine and brought out a machete and cut Itoro’s throat”.

A resident, who gave his name as Monday, said when people heard Itoro’s cries that night, they rushed to the herbalist’s house and met Itoro in a pool of blood.

According to him, when the herbalist saw them, he threatened them with a machete. This, he said, angered the residents who took matters into their hands, overpowered him, cut his own throat, dumped the body inside the shrine and set the place ablaze.

“The remains of the herbalist were eaten by dogs which he deserves because we could not understand why he should kill a young man for asking why the state of his wife whom he was treating was worsening rather than improving”.

Mr Hogan Bassey, the spokesman for the Command, said the matter was being investigated.

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We Have No Money To Import Fuel – Marketers

There are indications that the current fuel scarcity may not abate unless the Federal Government pays the outstanding N200m reportedly being owed the oil marketers as subsidy claims.

The oil marketers, who confirmed to our correspondent that they had stopped importation, said they could not continue with fuel importation as result of inadequate funds.

They spoke through the Executive Secretary, Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, Mr. Obafemi Olawore.

Olawore, along with the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, also denied the report that they were on strike.

He said they were still waiting for the Federal Government to call them to another roundtable on how to pay the N200bn fuel subsidy owed them.

Olawore said, “We are not on strike. People are just painting us the way they want. We are not importing because we don’t have the money to buy the products. The government has not invited us. The only thing we have heard is the resolution of the Senate on Thursday and I think that they are going to invite us soon.”

Out of N356.2bn subsidy the government reportedly owed oil marketers, the Ministry of Finance paid the sum of N156bn about two weeks ago.

With about five days to the handover of power to a new administration at the federal level, tanker drivers in the country have also stopped lifting fuel from the depots, leaving many filling stations without the product and others selling at exorbitant prices.

The General Secretary, NUPENG, Mr. Isaac Aberare, said tankers drivers would start lifting the product as soon as they received the directive to do so, insisting that they were not strike.

He said, “If there are products in the depots, we will go there and load. Remember that the Lagos State Government gave tankers drivers 48 hours to leave the road instead of clogging the whole road and making navigation difficult; we have complied with that instruction. Any time there are products, we will go and load.”

In its response to the lingering fuel scarcity in the country, the Senate on Thursday directed its Committee on Petroleum Resources (upstream and downstream) to commence a full investigation into the causes of the persistent fuel crisis.

The directive was made following a motion by the Deputy Senate Majority Leader, Senator Abdul Ningi.

Ningi said, “We need to know whether fuel scarcity has come to stay. We need to know whether it has become part of our lives. We need to plan.

“By planning and talking about it, we are now sensitising Nigerians to brace for the impending issue of fuel scarcity whether it is going to be here permanently or it is temporary.”

Source: PunchNg

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Saturday, 23 May 2015

11 kidnapped victims regain freedom in Ekiti State

11 people, including an 11-year-old boy, kidnapped across Ekiti State in the last three weeks were at the early hours of Saturday released by their captors.

Those released were a lecturer at Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Dr. Folasade Alade; a lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Dr. Femi Omisore; wife of a former Chief Medical Director of EKSUTH, Dr. Kikelomo Adegun, and a nurse with the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, Margret Aladeneka, Biliaminu Abiola, Mrs. Lydia Agnes and her daughter, Mrs. Foluke Abiola, Mrs. Yemi Abiola, Mrs. Funmi Ogunlola, Mrs. Folake Adeniyi and Jimi Johnson.

After they were released Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose didn’t say if ransoms were paid to secure the release of the victims.

However, a family member of one of the victims said they were released after their families had paid some undisclosed amount of money to the kidnappers. She said the freed abductees were let go at a bush in the Esure-Ekiti area of the state.

Some of the victims have been taken to hospitals for treatment by their families after the Police arrived in the town.

However, another version of events said the victims were rescued by vigilantes at Esure-Ekiti, who then took the abductees to the palace of the Elesure of Esure-Ekiti, Oba Adebanji Ajibola.

The traditional ruler of the town, Oba Adebanji Ajibola, said local hunters had located the kidnappers’ den through a tip off from a woman, who complained that she saw a suspected armed man in the bush.

Oba Ajibola said,

“Vigilance group located the hideouts of the kidnappers and they ran away. But we were able to rescue 11 of the victims and I asked the group to bring them to my palace. Once they got to my palace we took their names and they were all rescued alive.

“We found the kidnap victims in the thick bush of Esure and Ika, Irasa and Ado roads. We started the rescue assignment since last week. The chiefs and I decided to use the local vigilance group to arrest the kidnappers.

“The government said they were sending heavily armed security operatives to invade the bush but I advised against that, saying that they should allow us to use my men first, who would first of all comb the bush and once they have a clue of anything, we would then ask the police to swing into action.”

The traditional ruler said the community and the police were on the trail of a man identified as Olumide, an indigene of Esure Ekiti and another man who was an accomplice to the kidnappers.

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Nigerians In Trouble! Beat FM, MTN & Naija FM Shut Down Due To Diesel Scarcity

MTN has issued a statement saying it’s been drastically affected by the scarcity of diesel and most of it’s base stations that run on fuel can’t keep up with the current scarcity.

Radio stations Beat 99.9 FM as well as Naija FM have shut down services very early tonight due to the ongoing fuel/diesel scarcity.

Making the announcement on social media, the radio stations stated that they will be closing at 8:00PM.

Beat FM mentioned on air that services will resume on Sunday morning but that Monday could not be guaranteed.

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Help:-Lautech Female Student Killed With Breast, V*gina And Eye Removed(See pics)

This is a Very Sad and disturbing News, a
female student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
was found Dead yesterday 20th of June 2013,, her
mutilated body was discovered behind a Popular Hotel
known Jastok Guest House around the student populated
area of Ogbomosho known as Under-G Area of the
schooling town.

The deceased, a female student of Ladoke Akintola
University of Technology, LAUTECH was yesterday found
dead around 10pm. Her brain, eyes and breasts were
removed. The hair on her private part was shaved too.
The lady now identified as Seun was before her untimely
death a 100 level student of Transport Management
Department at Lautech.She was declared missing by her
friends and room mates after she was last seen four days
ago.

Following the discovery of the body, some of her close
friends were forced to disclose that she left the hostel
days ago for a party and hadn’t returned since then, leaving
many to suggest that perhaps she was raped to death and
eventually used for some form of rituals.
As at press time, the deceased’s boyfriend had already
been arrested and handed over to the police as the prime
suspect.

As at press time, the deceased’s boyfriend had already
been arrested and handed over to the police as the prime
suspect.

Please Read And Broadcast

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NDLEA Officials Surround Senator-Elect, Buruji Kashamu’s Home

Channels TV is reporting that officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have surrounded the home of Ogun State Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu, who has an on-going drug case with the US.

Something he has denied and even filed a case to prevent his extradition to the US.

The drug law enforcement agency is said to be set to extradite the politician to the US to answer drug related accusations proffered against him.

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Photos From The Fight At Conoil Filling Station In Ketu, Lagos This Morning

One of the staff of Conoil filling station opposite Apostolic church in Ketu, Lagos and a customer fought each other this morning.

According to eyewitnesses, the fuel attendant, while trying to chase people away from the filling station, attacked this particular customer with a big gallon, and left him with a gash on his face.

Others around had to take him to a corner to attend to his wounds as he was said to be bleeding from his nose and mouth.

What fuel scarcity is causing in Nigeria.

See More Photos Below:-

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