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Ogun Police Face Allegations of Brutalising Polytechnic Students.
Mob Burns US-Based Doctor’s SUV Over False Kidnapping Allegation in Oyo.
Fire Outbreak Destroys 24 Shops in Kwara .
Court Sentences Former Minister Mamman to 75 Years in Prison Over N33.8bn Fraud.
UN Demands Independent Probe into Fatal Airstrikes in Nigeria and Chad.
Paris Saint-Germain Receive Major Injury Boost Ahead of Arsenal F.C. UCL Clash.
NOW THE DETAILS
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have allegedly assaulted and brutalized students of the Gateway Institute of Technology, Igbesa, on Tuesday.the incident began when one of the student was stopped, searched and found with a ‘black soap’.The student was allegedly arrested and locked up leading to the intervention of the SUG president, Ilo Temitope, alongside other students.
the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Adeyemi Ajasa, described the incident as disturbing and unacceptable, adding that the action of the officers is not only a direct violation of the fundamental rights of Nigerian students but also an attack on democratic student unionism and peaceful coexistence within tertiary institutions.
“The Command assures the public that the matter is receiving prompt attention and that due
process will be strictly followed.
The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a United States-based medical doctor from mob action following a false kidnapping alarm in Ibadan, the state capital.The command disclosed this in a statement released on Wednesday by the state police public relations officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka.
According to the police, the incident occurred on Monday at about 2:30 p.m. around the 2nd Powerline Area, Ologuneru, along the Eleyele-Ido Road in Ibadan.The statement said officers responded to a distress call alleging that a suspected kidnapper was about to be lynched and set ablaze by an angry mob.
Detective Officers led by the Divisional Crime Officer Eleyele Police Station (DCO) immediately mobilized to the scene where the suspect was successfully rescued from the enraged crowd.However, before the arrival of the Police, his Lexus RX 330 SUV had already been set ablaze by the mob,
The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Abimbola Olugbenga, condemned the mob action and the spread of false information capable of creating tension and undermining security in the state.He warned against jungle justice, self-help, and the circulation of unverified reports on social media, saying such actions threaten public peace and order.
24 shops were destroyed after a fire outbreak swept through Mandate Market in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Tuesday.spokesperson of the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Hakeem Adekunle confirmed this.According to the statement, the fire started around 4:44 a.m., with preliminary investigations indicating that an electrical fault triggered the blaze.
The fire was said to have originated from a shop where mobile phone accessories were sold and phones charged, before spreading to nearby shops used for storing food items and other goods.
Firefighters were later deployed to the scene to contain the inferno and prevent it from spreading further within the market.the Director of the Kwara State Fire Service, CFS Alabi Muhammed, visited the market to sympathise with affected traders over their losses.
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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years in prison for stealing public funds totalling about ₦33.8 billion.
The court, in the judgment that was delivered by Justice James Omotosho, convicted and sentenced him on all 12-count fraud and money laundering charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Omotosho held that the sentence should run consecutively without option of fine except on count four which he allowed the payment of N10m fine.
the court ordered the forfeiture of various foreign currencies that were recovered from the convict, as well as four choice property in Abuja that were traced to him.
Mamman, who served in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, was found complicit in the illegal diversion of public funds .
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ON FOREIGN NEWS
The UN rights chief on Wednesday demanded independent investigations into reports that separate airstrikes by the Nigerian and Chadian armies in northern Nigeria killed dozens of civilians.
The Nigerian military and the “bandit” gangs it is fighting killed around 100 civilians on Sunday in one of the bloodiest single days of the country’s conflict against armed group.
Amnesty International’s Nigeria chapter said that Nigerian military airstrikes on a crowded market in the northwestern Zamfara state, reportedly controlled by criminal gangs, had killed “at least 100 civilians.
The bombardment has reportedly killed dozens of Nigerian fishermen working on islands under Boko Haram control, where civilians are forced to pay taxes to the jihadist group.The UN rights chief said he “urgently (called) on both militaries to take all feasible precautions to avoid harm to civilians.
ON SPORTS
PSG have received a significant injury boost ahead of their UEFA Champions League final clash with Arsenal later this month.The French Ligue 1 champions secured their place in the final after defeating Bayern Munich in the semi-final.
The club confirmed that defender Achraf Hakimi has returned to training.The Morocco international has been sidelined with a thigh injury sustained during the first leg of the semi-final against Bayern Munich a few weeks ago.
PSG also confirmed that Lucas Chevalier and Quentin Ndjantou have resumed individual training.“Achraf Hakimi, and Lucas Chevalier are training individually outdoors,” according to PSG’s statement .
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Ogun Police Face Allegations of Brutalising Polytechnic Students.
Mob Burns US-Based Doctor’s SUV Over False Kidnapping Allegation in Oyo.
Fire Outbreak Destroys 24 Shops in Kwara .
Court Sentences Former Minister Mamman to 75 Years in Prison Over N33.8bn Fraud.
UN Demands Independent Probe into Fatal Airstrikes in Nigeria and Chad.
Paris Saint-Germain Receive Major Injury Boost Ahead of Arsenal F.C. UCL Clash.
NOW THE DETAILS
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have allegedly assaulted and brutalized students of the Gateway Institute of Technology, Igbesa, on Tuesday.the incident began when one of the student was stopped, searched and found with a ‘black soap’.The student was allegedly arrested and locked up leading to the intervention of the SUG president, Ilo Temitope, alongside other students.
the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Adeyemi Ajasa, described the incident as disturbing and unacceptable, adding that the action of the officers is not only a direct violation of the fundamental rights of Nigerian students but also an attack on democratic student unionism and peaceful coexistence within tertiary institutions.
“The Command assures the public that the matter is receiving prompt attention and that due
process will be strictly followed.
The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a United States-based medical doctor from mob action following a false kidnapping alarm in Ibadan, the state capital.The command disclosed this in a statement released on Wednesday by the state police public relations officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka.
According to the police, the incident occurred on Monday at about 2:30 p.m. around the 2nd Powerline Area, Ologuneru, along the Eleyele-Ido Road in Ibadan.The statement said officers responded to a distress call alleging that a suspected kidnapper was about to be lynched and set ablaze by an angry mob.
Detective Officers led by the Divisional Crime Officer Eleyele Police Station (DCO) immediately mobilized to the scene where the suspect was successfully rescued from the enraged crowd.However, before the arrival of the Police, his Lexus RX 330 SUV had already been set ablaze by the mob,
The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Abimbola Olugbenga, condemned the mob action and the spread of false information capable of creating tension and undermining security in the state.He warned against jungle justice, self-help, and the circulation of unverified reports on social media, saying such actions threaten public peace and order.
24 shops were destroyed after a fire outbreak swept through Mandate Market in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Tuesday.spokesperson of the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Hakeem Adekunle confirmed this.According to the statement, the fire started around 4:44 a.m., with preliminary investigations indicating that an electrical fault triggered the blaze.
The fire was said to have originated from a shop where mobile phone accessories were sold and phones charged, before spreading to nearby shops used for storing food items and other goods.
Firefighters were later deployed to the scene to contain the inferno and prevent it from spreading further within the market.the Director of the Kwara State Fire Service, CFS Alabi Muhammed, visited the market to sympathise with affected traders over their losses.
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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years in prison for stealing public funds totalling about ₦33.8 billion.
The court, in the judgment that was delivered by Justice James Omotosho, convicted and sentenced him on all 12-count fraud and money laundering charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Omotosho held that the sentence should run consecutively without option of fine except on count four which he allowed the payment of N10m fine.
the court ordered the forfeiture of various foreign currencies that were recovered from the convict, as well as four choice property in Abuja that were traced to him.
Mamman, who served in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, was found complicit in the illegal diversion of public funds .
br>
ON FOREIGN NEWS
The UN rights chief on Wednesday demanded independent investigations into reports that separate airstrikes by the Nigerian and Chadian armies in northern Nigeria killed dozens of civilians.
The Nigerian military and the “bandit” gangs it is fighting killed around 100 civilians on Sunday in one of the bloodiest single days of the country’s conflict against armed group.
Amnesty International’s Nigeria chapter said that Nigerian military airstrikes on a crowded market in the northwestern Zamfara state, reportedly controlled by criminal gangs, had killed “at least 100 civilians.
The bombardment has reportedly killed dozens of Nigerian fishermen working on islands under Boko Haram control, where civilians are forced to pay taxes to the jihadist group.The UN rights chief said he “urgently (called) on both militaries to take all feasible precautions to avoid harm to civilians.
ON SPORTS
PSG have received a significant injury boost ahead of their UEFA Champions League final clash with Arsenal later this month.The French Ligue 1 champions secured their place in the final after defeating Bayern Munich in the semi-final.
The club confirmed that defender Achraf Hakimi has returned to training.The Morocco international has been sidelined with a thigh injury sustained during the first leg of the semi-final against Bayern Munich a few weeks ago.
PSG also confirmed that Lucas Chevalier and Quentin Ndjantou have resumed individual training.“Achraf Hakimi, and Lucas Chevalier are training individually outdoors,” according to PSG’s statement .
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