Terrorism: 400 Military Personnel Depart For Russia

Latest reports inform that no fewer than 400 Nigerian security personnel have left Abuja for Russia where they are to undergo training as Special Forces to beef up the country’s fight against terrorism.

According to Vanguard report, the security personnel, made up of members of the Armed Forces, Police and Department of State Services, departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in a chattered aircraft at about 5pm on Sunday in company of Nigerian Security officers.

Also accompanying the military personnel are Russian instructors who had been in the country to be part of the initial selection process of the men and officers that would take part in the training.

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It was gathered that Federal Government’s decision to send the security personnel to the European country was necessitated by the slow response of Britain and the United States of America to train Nigerian security personnel to confront the Boko Haram terrorist group.

A source informed that the latest group of Nigerian security personnel are joining three batches of their colleagues who had earlier left for Russia for the training earlier this year.

It was gathered that the group would be in Russia for four months before they would return to Nigeria early next year to form a nucleus of Special Forces brigade that is to be set up by Nigerian armed forces and other security forces.

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Nigeria has been battling terrorism since the Islamist militants group, Boko Haram, started plotting terror attacks across Nigeria since 2009.

The insurgents are believed to have killed more than 5,000 people and made more than half a million to be displaced in northern Nigeria.

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60-Year-Old Man Defiles Minor In Edo

Officials of Edo State Police Command on Tuesday paraded a 60-year-old man, identified as Friday Akpan, for allegedly raping a 9-year-old daughter of his employer.

[caption id="attachment_3464" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Some of the rape suspects paraded[/caption]

The state’s Police Commissioner, Foluso Adebanjo, who made this known to TheNation, said the suspect, who was employed as a gateman at the residence of the victim, lured the minor into his room and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her.

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He said during interrogation that the suspect lamented his actions and revealed that the act would have been averted if the victim had shouted.

Similarly, the CP also paraded another rape suspect, Joseph Okoye, who was arrested at Igarra community in Akoko-Edo local government area of the state for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl. He said Okoye’s act was exposed after the victim complained of vaginal pains to her mother.

Adebanjo, while parading several other rapists, gave their names as Isreal Osarobo, Sunday Irhiakpolor, Monday Airuoje, Frank Ekhator, John Oyeke, Akhimien Ehijie, Sunday Paul, Abraham Ikhakon and Edekin Ojaogbe.

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The CP said the suspects would soon be charged to court.

Meanwhile, the police also arrested a 30-year old man, Olaniyan Oluwakayode, who reportedly raped a 20-year-old girl in his apartment at Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area Lagos, and uploaded pictures of her taken during the act on the Internet.

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Wife Slashes Husband’s Genitals In Delta

Delta State Police Command has arrested of a 42-year-old jealous housewife, Esther (surname withheld), for allegedly cutting off her husband’s genitals.

DSP Celestina Kalu, the state’s police public relations officer, who made this known to Leadership, said the incident happened in Ugbolu community close to Asaba, the state capital.

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The force spokesperson said the suspect committed the act during a fight that accompanied her husband’s alleged interest in other women.

She said the suspect, who is a mother of two, ambushed her husband close to an undisclosed hotel in a suburb area of the state, and patiently waited for him and his lover to come out of the hotel room before attacking him.

Kalu said the suspect appeared from the bush and engaged the man in a physical fight, during which she allegedly used razor to slash his ‘male organ.’

It was gathered that the couple had always fought over the husband’s lifestyle and infidelity, with the suspect threatening to spill his blood if he refuses to change.

READ ALSO: Woman, 25, Sentenced To Death For Murder, Mutilation

The force spokesman, who revealed that the suspect had already confessed to the crime, said she would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigation.

It would be recalled that on May 9, 2014, a 35 year-old woman, Fausat Yakub, was remanded in prison custody by an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court for allegedly pouring a dangerous liquid substance on her ex-husband’s genitals.

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Photo: Police hunt man who killed siblings, hacked two in Edo state

The Edo State police command has launched a manhunt for 50 year old Mike Okeze, for allegedly hacking two children to death and viciously attacking two others.

According to a report by Punch, Okeze stormed the home of his neighbour, Oliver Udeh, last Wednesday September 17th in Okha II community, off Old Sapele Road in the Ikpoba-Okha LGA of Edo State, and attacked his children with a machete. He killed Udeh's two children, Destiny (3years) and Samson (6years). He then attacked two other children, Goodness (4years - pictured left) and Gift (8years - pictured right). He severed Goodness' arm and tore the nose of Gift. Continue...



According to the Edo state Police spokesman, Noble Uwoh, Okeze, who is currently on the run, attacked the children inside their home after he had a disagreement with their mother, Chinyere Udeh. He said Okeze immediately fled the scene but a manhunt has been launched by the state Police command

“The suspect murdered the two children in his neighbour’s apartment, following a misunderstanding between him and the Udehs. The man actually had a misunderstanding with the wife and the man went to her house and murdered a six-year-old boy and another three-year-old boy. The same suspect went ahead to inflict injuries on two other children of that woman who are currently undergoing treatment, while two corpses have been deposited in the mortuary. The injured ones are Gift Oliver, eight years, and Goodness Oliver, four years. The suspected killer fled the scene, but investigation is ongoing and efforts are being made to locate and arrest the man. We have launched a manhunt for him.” he said

Speaking about the sad incident, Oliver Udeh, who hails from Enugu state, said Okeze was initially going to attack his wife, Chinyere, but when she ran to get help from Neighbors, he descended on their young children

“The man attacked four of my children with a cutlass. Two died, while the remaining two are at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. I have six children. My other two boys and my wife escaped from the man. The corpses of the two who died are at the Stella Obasanjo Hospital, Benin. It was my wife that he wanted to kill. But she ran away to call our neighbors. When they arrived at my house, he ran away into the bush and we have yet to find him. I didn’t have any problem with him. But my wife told me that he hated my children. So, when I traveled, he attacked my family with a cutlass and killed two of my children.

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26-Year-Old Kills Self On Skype

A 26-year-old Russian man, Sergey Kirilov, has reportedly hanged himself live on Skype, while spectators cheered him on.

According to Dailymail report, Kirilov had announced his intentions to kill himself on social media, and invited people to watch him while he carried out the act live on Skype.

It was gathered that instead of attempting to stop Kirilov from taking his own life, many people watching Kirilov online encouraged him to kill himself.

[caption id="attachment_2645" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The late Sergey Kirilov[/caption]

Police authorities investigating the case stated that only one person tried to stop the deseased.

“If a man says he’s going to do something, he needs to do it,” one of the spectators allegedly said, while another said: “Come on, are you ready yet? Go on – do it.”

Speaking on the incident, a police spokesperson said: “It is beyond belief that people could watch this as a form of entertainment. We will be investigating everyone who watched this incident, especially those who urged him to carry it out who may be guilty of negligent homicide.”

Meanwhile, Moscow police say they are now trying to trace all the people who watched Kirilov’s suicide through their internet service providers.

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Don't Threaten Amaechi, APC Tells Jonathan

The All Progressives Congress, APC, South-south chapter, has announced that the party will do everything possible to stop the alleged threat to the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, by the President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.

This is according to Hilliard Etagbo Eta, the National Vice-Chairman of APC in South south zone, who spoke to journalists in Abuja on Thursday, 18 September, 2014.

Eta alleged that at the beginning of the altercation between Governor Amaechi and President Jonathan’s wife, Patience Jonathan, agents of the federal government had used the then state Police Commissioner, Joseph Mbu, to harass Amaechi and his political associates.

 

He added that Mbu few days ago bragged about how he was able to tame Amaechi when he was the police commissioner in state, claiming that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was fighting a lost battle against Amaechi.

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Eta alleged further that the recent killing of Amechi’s uncle pointed to the fact that the sole aim of the killers was to get at the governor himself, adding that his opponents have been targeting people close to the governor for harassment and elimination.

The politician also condemned the handling of the gruesome murder of Chief Harry Marshall many years ago, adding that Marshall was before his sudden death, the National Vice Chairman of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP).

According to him, the murder should be addressed as the Australian negotiator, Stephen Davis, has given a clue about his death.

“This is an illustrious son of our country and I want the government to reopen the investigations into his death,” Eta said.

He questioned why the former Minister of Transport, Abiye Sekibo, has not been invited to defend himself to the claim made by Davis that he knows about Marshall’s death.

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According to the APC zonal chieftain, the recent allegation made by Davis that Boko Haram’s sponsors are close to the government and the fact that President Jonathan has not done anything about the claim is a confirmation of the unwillingness of the PDP-led administration to put a stop to the growing insecurity in the country.

It would be recalled that former security Adviser to one time Rivers State governor, Peter Odili, Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe few days ago said that Nyesom Wike is the main reason why President Goodluck Jonathan and governor Amaechi is engaged in a feud.

Sara-Igbe alleged that Wike pitted the President against Amaechi  in a bid to realise his own personal political growth.

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Gunfight, Bomb Blast Kill 17 At Federal College In Kano

At least 17 people were reportedly killed in a gun battle and a bomb blast at the Federal College of Education (FCE), Kano State.

The police said 13 of the dead people were students, an infant and a lecturer were also among the victims. Two others were armed attackers. The terrorist attack left about 47 people injured.

[caption id="attachment_2550" align="aligncenter" width="500"] FCE Kano, one of the campuses. Photo: Facebook[/caption]

Police Commissioner Adenerele Shinaba said the attackers were shot dead by officers during a gun fight.

According to Vanguard, residents of the Kabuga area had reported hearing heavy gun fire between police and suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers at the premise of the Federal College of Education in the Kofar Kabuga area of the city.

The neighbourhood quickly became deserted, residents locked up their houses.  Lecturers and visitors to the school scampered for safety. The terrorist attack affected business as well, as shop owners in hurriedly closed businesses.

Kano State police commissioner Adelere Shinaba said the gunmen, whom he described as “insurgents”, ran into the Federal College of Education after exchanging fire with police outside the grounds.

[caption id="attachment_2552" align="aligncenter" width="412"] Aftermath of the attack on the Federal College of Education, Kano. Photo: AFP[/caption]

“They were obviously suicide bombers. One of our officers shot at one of the gunmen and the explosives on him went off, killing him on the spot,” Shinaba told AFP. The explosion allegedly ripped through the campus at about 2.00pm.

Commissioner Shinaba further added: “Police recovered explosives and two Kalashnikov assault weapons.”

Reportedly, most of the victims at the northern teacher training college were in a lecture hall, where the two gunmen ran and opened fire on students.

One of the students who was having lunch nearby and asked not to be identified, said he saw the gunmen dressed in black and heard them shouting for all female students to lie face down.

“They were saying (in pidgin English), ‘No be you say Boko Haram no they exist’ (Is it not you who say Boko Haram doesn’t exist?),” the witness added.

BBC Africa also confirmed that at least 17 people died during the carnage.

Eyewitness tells BBC at least 17 dead in attack on Federal College of Education in Kano,#Nigeria.

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Man Hacks Two Siblings To Death In Edo

A middle-aged man identified simply as Mike reportedly attacked four of his neighbour’s children, hacking two to death in Okha II village, off Old Sapele Road in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.

According to PM News reports, before the incident, the man who lives in the same building with the Olivers, had a long-standing quarrel with his neighbours.

On Wednesday evening, 17 September, Mike unleashed terror on the family. He hacked two of the children, Favour Oliver, 3, and Destiny Oliver, nine months to death with a machete.

The assailant was said to have attacked two other children of the family, Gift, 7, and Goodness, 5, severing their nose and wrist, respectively before fleeing the scene of crime.

READ ALSO: Amaechi’s Cousin Was Cut To Death With Machete

The two children who sustained injuries were reportedly rushed to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Ugbowo, and are said to be in a critical condition.

Medical doctors at the Accident and Emergency Ward of the UBTH described their condition as “stable but critical.”

The father of the children identified as Mr. Oliver, from Enugu State, was said to be away from home when the incident occurred, while the mother had fled for her life.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police, DSP Noble Uwoh, told Punch correspondent on telephone that the suspect murdered the two children in his neighbour’s apartment, following a quarrel between him and the Olivers.

 

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How Nigerian Police, Military Torture And Kill Civilians

Torture has become a part of the police system in Nigeria and it is alarming how the authorities who are supposed to protect its citizens subject them to all kinds of torture.

A report published today, September 18, titled, “Welcome to hell fire: Torture and other ill-treatment in Nigeria” has detailed the how the police and the military in Nigeria routinely torture women, men, and children some as young as 12, using a wide range of methods such as beatings, shootings and rape, SaharaReporters reports.

The report which was compiled from hundreds of testimonies and evidence gathered over a period of 10 years by renowned international human rights organisation, Amnesty International also details how civilians are detained and tortured as a means to extort money or force a confession to solve cases which are under investigation.

[caption id="attachment_2542" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Footage showing graphic evidence of multiple war crimes being carried out in Nigeria
Photo credit: Amnesty International[/caption]

Some of the torture techniques include nail or tooth extractions, choking, electric shocks and sexual violence.”

It was revealed how most people who are detained are denied access to the outside world, including lawyers, families and courts.

READ ALSO: Nigeria’s Military Accused Of War Crimes

“Torture has become such an integral part of policing in Nigeria that many police stations have an informal ‘Officer in Charge of Torture’ or O/C Torture,” the report said.

Recounting her ordeal, a 24-year-old woman named Abosede said police abuse left her with a permanent injury.

She said: “A policewoman took me to a small room, told me to remove everything I was wearing. She spread my legs wide and fired tear gas into my vagina.

“I was asked to confess that I was an armed robber…I was bleeding…up till now I still feel pain in my womb.”

Amnesty International also reports that the Nigerian military is committing similar human rights violations, detaining thousands in their search for members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect.

Speaking about his experience, a 15-year-old boy from Yobe state identified as Mahmood, , who was arrested by soldiers with around 50 other people, mainly boys between 13 and 19 years old, said, he was detained for 3 weeks. In that 3-week period, the soldiers beat him repeatedly with their gun butts, batons and machetes, pouring melting plastic on his back, making him walk and roll over broken bottles, and forcing him to watch the extra-judicial execution of other detainees. He was eventually released in April 2013.

According to Amnesty International’s Research and Advocacy Director, Netsanet Belay, torture is not a criminal offence in Nigeria, though it is prohibited in the constitution but the country has yet to pass legislation outlawing the violation.

Baley spoke of 12-year-old boy who was arrested, beaten, forced to clean vomit with his bare hands and alcohol was even poured on him.

“Torture happens on this scale partly because no one, including in the chain of command, is being held accountable. Nigeria needs a radical change of approach, to suspend all officers against whom there are credible allegations of torture, to thoroughly investigate those allegations and to ensure that suspected torturers are brought to justice.

“When internal investigations within the police or the military do take place, the findings are not made public and the recommendations rarely implemented. Of the hundreds of cases researched by Amnesty International, not one victim of torture or other ill-treatment was compensated or received other reparation from the Nigerian government,” he said.

He therefore called on the Nigerian government to act fast by passing a law which makes torture a criminal offence.

Baley said: “Our message to the Nigerian authorities today is clear, criminalize torture, end incommunicado detention and fully investigate allegations of abuse. That would mark an important first step towards ending this abhorrent practice. It’s high time the Nigerian authorities showed they can be taken seriously on this issue.”

About a month ago, Amnesty International had made public a gruesome footage that allegedly shows Nigerian soldiers slitting the throats of insurgents and dumping their bodies in a mass grave.

However, Nigerian Defence spokesman Major-General Chris Olukolade, said the scenes depicted in the video were alien to their operations and doctrines.

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Police Denies Soldiers Ambush In Kogi

Officials of the Kogi State Police Command on Tuesday reacted to the reported ambush of about 850 military troops on Sunday night in Kogi State by suspected Boko Haram members between Okene and Lokoja road.

The command spokesman, Aguebor Elvis, in an interview with the Nigerian Tribune, refuted the alleged attack which was reported by a national daily.

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It would be recalled that some military troops roportedly going to Kotangora in Niger State, for training before going to Borno and Adamawa states for reinforcement against the dreaded terrorists group, Boko Haram were ambushed by suspected sect members.

Elvis, who categorically stated that nothing of such happened in the state, said: “the command never heard of Boko Haram attacking military men, we are surprised that such a report came out without confirming from us. It was just a distraction”

The command’s spokesman further revealed that the state Commissioner of Police, Paul Nwafor, has directed that a letter should be sent to the Inspector General of Police, in Abuja, to let him know that the purported attack was bore out of the “imagination of the writer, aimed at creating distraction in order to cause confusion in the state.”

READ ALSO: Boko Haram Attack Maiduguri Market, Kill Traders

Elvis said a statement would soon be released to inform members of the public on the true nature of the matter.

It would be recalled that on Monday, Punch reported that at least 850 soldiers attached to the 322 Artillery Battalion, and the Fourth Brigade Garrison, Ekeunwa, Benin City, the Edo State capital were ambushed by suspected Boko Haram terrorist group between Okene and Lokoja, Kogi State.

Meanwhile, in a recent development following a fierce battle with soldiers of 7 Division, over 200 members of the Boko Haram sect who were on a revenge mission to Konduga local government area of Borno State were reportedly killed. The Nigerian military had  also on September 12, 2014, reportedly killed over 150 insurgents, who attempted to invade Kondugatown.

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Police to deploy sniffer dogs to help locate trapped victims at Synagogue building collapse site

 



 

 

 



 

The Nigeria police say they will be sending sniffer dogs to the collapsed Synagogue building site to help search for victims who are believed to still be trapped under the rubble. As of today, the death toll has risen to 45 with 130 survivors.

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Amaechi’s Cousin Was Cut To Death With Machete

A cousin of governor Chibuike Amaechi, Sabinus Ordu, has been murdered in his home town, Ubima, in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State, according to the Rivers Police Command.

The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Ibim Semenitari, who confirmed the incident to Premium Times in Port Harcourt on Friday, said Mr. Ordu was Amaechi’s uncle. However, he is a senior cousin because they share same grandfather.

According to Mrs. Semenitari, the mutilated body of Mr. Ordu, the vice principal of the Community Secondary School, ALUU, also in the local government, was found on Monday night.

On September 8, the deceased had gone to inspect his trap in the bush during which his assailant cut him with machete to death. It could not be ascertained immediately if the killing was politically motivated.

“Late Mr. Sabinus Ordu, who is an uncle (senior cousin) to Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, returned home in the afternoon from CSS, ALUU, where he is the vice principal and told the boy staying with him that he was going into the bush to check his traps.”

“He then mounted his motorcycle and left for the bush but did not return until it was night. At about 8.00p.m, the boy raised an alarm which attracted the villagers. A search party was sent to look for him,” Mrs. Semenitari said.

Mrs. Semenitari added that on the way into the bush the search party saw the victim’s motorcycle by the bush path, and went into the bush where they found his lifeless body, mutilated with several machete cuts.

The commissioner said the matter has been reported to the Elele Police Division and that Mr. Ordu remains have been deposited in a private mortuary.“The matter has been reported to the Police at Elele while the body has been deposited at the morgue.”

“It is worrisome because Ordu was a peace loving man, a school principal and the entire Amaechi’s family has been thrown into deep mourning,’’ she said.

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Police Nab 4 Accused Of Duping Couple Of N14.5m In Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command yesterday, paraded four members of a fraud syndicate which allegedly duped a couple of N14.5 million.



The couple were told by the fraudsters to give them N20,000 to ward off the looming evil before them, but they ended up paying N14.5 million in three tranches before the fraudsters were arrested, according to report from Vanguard The suspects are Shehu Salam, 40; Risikat Oriyomi,47; Sola Babalola 38 and Wasiu Ajani, 35, who is physically challenged, were arrested on Monday in their den located at Omusorin village in Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area of the state.

The fifth suspect, who is said to be the ring leader, one Baba Awotola, fled when men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad stormed their operational base.

It was gathered that Ajani, a native of Ilorin, Kwara State, who claimed to be an Islamic cleric, got the couple into the net of the syndicate through the couple’s family friend.

The state Police Commissioner, Mr Ikemefuna Okoye, who conducted newsmen round the fraudster’s shrine in a dilapidated house which doubled as their operational base, yesterday, said the syndicate used Ajani to lure the couple, who are rice merchants in Lagos State.

Ikemefuna said Ajani used the name of a late popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Bulala, to hoodwink the victims.

The commissioner explained that Ajani on the fateful day dressed in Islamic cassock and hung about nine different praying rosaries on his neck, accosted the couple around Owode Onirin, Lagos, and gave them a revelation of a looming trouble before them which must be warded off through one of special prayers.

He said: “The suspect also told them to buy a measure of salt and give it as alms to three beggars.

He later told the husband to buy a local egg and use it to pray, circling it around his head three times.”

According to him, Ajani later used the egg as a bait to lure the couple to their den, where they began to swindle them.

“He got the wife’s telephone number, and through it, he called the couple to bring the egg to their den for a special prayer,” Okoye said.

The couple, who pleaded anonymity because of their position in the society, said the syndicate under the pretence of warding off the evil before them collected N14.5 million in three instalments from them.

According to the couple, the syndicate used the two women, Risiqat and Sola as “white witches” who claimed to offer prayers to ward off evils.

The ‘witches’ who claimed to have descended from ‘heaven’ reportedly said they needed money to fly back.

Speaking with newsmen, Ajani said he got the information about the couple from the fleeing Baba Awotola.

He said: “It was Baba Awotola who introduced me to this shady business.

He asked me whether I want to die a wretched man. He was the one who gave the information that the couple had a problem and that they were a bit comfortable.

He promised me a car and N300,000, but he only gave me and Shehu N100,000 each.”

Ikemefuna warned residents to be wary of fraudsters who parade themselves as clerics.

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Explosion Rocks Estate In Bayelsa

A bomb explosion has been reported to have rocked Road 6 of the Okaka Estate, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital at about 11.am on Tuesday.

The Nation reports that the explosion which caused panic among the residents of the area occurred immediately after the early morning rain. It was reported that the explosion occurred from an old blue Nissan Sunny car parked along the road by yet to be identified persons.

A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a device exploded from the boot of the car. He said the boot of the car and back screen were completely shattered. He confirmed that one person was injured among the people that were around the vehicle when the device went off, adding that others quickly scampered for safety.

He said the state police command quickly dispatched operatives of the anti-bomb squad to immediately cordon off the area.

It was further gathered that the exploded vehicle was later towed to the Ekeki Police Station in Yenagoa.

Another resident who gave his name as John revealed that the neighbourhood was initially thrown into panic before they realised that the situation was not that serious.

 “We were afraid initially. But when we got to the scene, we discovered it was a minor incident. Whatever exploded was not a bomb. Only the back screen of the car was affected,”John said.

Reacting to the incident, Mr. Alex Akhigbe, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) confirmed the development saying; “nobody was injured.”

Akhigbe, however, refuted the speculation that the device that exploded from the car was a bomb, insisting that police preliminary investigations showed that teargas canister caused the explosion.

It would be recalled that on August 28, 2014, some protesting youths from Patani Local Government Area of Delta State also threatened to destroy the vital bridge at Patani linking Delta State and Bayelsa State.

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See What Commercial Sex Worker Did To Police Officer In Lagos

A 25-year-old commercial sex worker, Anita Mbewu was on Tuesday, September 2 charged before an Apapa Magistrates’ court in Lagos for allegedly assaulting and tearing a police officer’s uniform.

The accused is facing a two-count charge of assault and unlawful damage to properties.

Mbewu, who resides at Ojo area of Lagos committed the offence on Aug. 24 at Katifa Hotel on Old Ojo Road, Kuje Amuwo, Lagos, the Prosecutor, John Iberedem, told the court.

Iberedem said that the accused unlawfully assaulted and tore the uniform of Michael Udoh, while he was carrying out his lawful duty.

He said: “The complainant said he learnt that the commercial sex workers in the hotel usually hid hoodlums and criminals so he decided to lead a team to raid the hotel.

“While they were searching for the hoodlums, Udoh saw the accused smoking a cigarette in public and ordered her to put it out.

“She refused and the policeman attempted to remove it from her lips, but as he drew close to her,  Mbewu just grabbed him and tore his uniform,” Iberedem stated.

The prosecutor said the offences committed contravened provisions of Section 172 and 348 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

However, the accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Meanwhile the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 172 prescribes three years imprisonment for serious assault, while Section 348 stipulates two-year jail term for unlawful damage.

The Senior Magistrate, Patrick Adekomaiya, granted the accused bail in the sum of N10, 000 with one surety in like sum.

He adjourned the case till Sept. 15 for trial.

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