Drama As Woman Holds, Her Abductor, Rapist In The Bank!

A suspected r*pist and kidnapper has been spotted by one of his victims in the premises of a new generation bank on Douglas Road, Owerri, Imo State.
Eyewitness account revealed that as soon as the woman identified her alleged abductor, she made straight for him as astonished customers in the bank looked on in utter surprise.
With the help of the security operatives in the bank, the man was held until some military men on patrol in Owerri got to the bank.
The presence of the soldiers made the woman, who is said to be in her mid-thirties, open up revealing how she was kidnapped and raped by a gang led by the suspect.
The woman was said to have identified the man as the particular person who raped her twice a day for the period of one week that she was held captive.
When the woman was asked how she knew the man was among the gang she claimed abused her, she was said to have told the crowd at the bank of a tattoo on the neck and lower waist of the man.
Subsequent upon her identification, which proved positive about the suspect, the man was said to have been bundled away from the bank along with the woman, who claimed that besides her being sexually abused by the man, her family equally paid a N10 million ransom.
Before the man was taken away from the bank, it was further gathered that the man’s bank account had about N75 million

Benue Flood: Home of Displaced Victims Taken Over By Dangerous Animals!

The pathetic story of flood victims in Benue State is far from being over as the invasion of dangerous reptiles into their submerged homes has added a new dimension to their agony.

The victims who only started to jubilate a few days ago when water astarted   receding are now wondering if at all they could ever return to their houses.

Although, some houses had collapsed into the flood, others that were not seriously affected are likely not fit for immediate inhabitation by its former occupants who fled their abodes for their lives.

Weekly Trust gathered that dangerous animals have taken refuge in the deserted homes occasioned by the devastating flood.

The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NCRS) said on its website that “A lot of people have been displaced. Snakes, crocodiles and hippos have been displaced and are ending up in people’s homes. Everyone has been displaced,” it said.

Helen Ogar who is being sheltered at the government designated displaced peoples camp in Wadata area of Makurdi  alongside her four children said she was scared out of her apartment in the Wadata suburb by snakes that have infested the house.

“I went to my house a few days ago to tidy up the environment but I couldn’t enter because I saw snakes everywhere through the windows.

“Some of the snakes were even hanging on the ceilings. The room itself emits a very strong smell which could have been caused by the dirty flood water. I had to run for my dear life as I paddled the canoe that I came with as  fast as my strength could carry me,” Ogar said.

Another displaced victim, James Ameh, 20, son of a police man who along with his siblings and mother found  a space at the Wurukum camp, noted that he had in the company of  neighbours affected by flood returned home to clear their houses after observing that the water has receded drastically but was shocked to be confronted by big snakes.

“I had followed some colleagues here to see whether we can tidy up the place when we discovered that the water has started going down, on entering the house what we saw was amazing, it was a big snake in one of the rooms,” he narrated.

Since then Ameh has remained at the camp with his other siblings until last Monday, when he and other neigbours attempted the sanitation adventure to reclaim their homes, but were forced to retreat by the daring poisonous creatures.

“Snakes hung on the ceiling, so we ran back, that was two days ago. When I told my father, he said, we should remain here (camp) until government asks us to go.”

The story is the same in all the affected parts of  Makurdi town, Agatu, Guma,  Logo and Gwer West local government areas respectively.

In Agatu local government area where many of the communities are said to have been submerged, there is little hope for the victims to reclaim any of their residential houses.

The caretaker chairman of the local council, Victor Momoh  had told journalists the whereabouts of some families who lost their lives while trying to flee flood disaster area was still unknown. While the bodies from a capsized boat in the area were yet to be recovered as the water is yet to recede significantly.

Weekly Trust learnt from other residents in Makurdi that the fear of reptiles is now major sources of worry unless the government rises to the challenge to salvage the situation, “this might just be another death trap,”  a resident Terhumba Hir opined.

“We were so happy two days ago when we discovered that the water is going down, but when we entered our houses, crocodiles and snakes are there. I even heard some people saying they have seen hippopotamus in their own apartments,” he said.

However, the Director-General of  National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration Control (NAFDAC), Dr. Paul Orhii had early the week warned residents not to return to their houses without relevant authorities certifying their safety.

Orhii who gave the warning when he donated food items, drugs worth N5 million to victims of flood disaster in Makurdi, urged them to accept their fate as the will of God.

According to him, NAFDAC had visited the camp to access the quality of  water, food and drugs made available to the people by government, individuals and donor agencies.

He added that appropriate arrangements are underway to rehabilitate the victims.

Also, the Executive Secretary of  State Emergency Management Agency, Adikpo Agbtase, urged the victims to remain where they are until government permits them to do otherwise.

“We can’t identify how many of such houses were affected until the water recedes. We are already planning for a team to go out on assessment when the water finally recedes. By that time, residents would stand by their houses to provide needed information to the team which will enable us to quantify the loses.

“We have pleaded with the victims to move away, because the flood had come in with dangerous reptiles that could cause them harm. For the sake of airborne diseases, it is better to quit such contaminated environment. After the flood, we will fumigate the places. We are already planning ahead to disinfect the affected areas,” Agbtase concluded.

"MY HUSBAND IS A THIEF." WOMAN TELLS COURT

An eight-year-marriage between Mr  Adeloba Ogunrinde and his wife, Taiwo, has hit the rocks as the court separated the couple over the allegation that the husband stole the proceeds from the wife’s  kerosene and recharge cards business.
Taiwo, 32,  begged an  Agege Grade A Customary  Court to separate them, maintaining that the continuation of the marriage will ruin her life and business.
The wife said her business was going into comatose by the perpetual habit of her husband to  steal the little money she made from it.
She added that her mother transferred the business to her in order for her to make ends meet.  ” But instead of contributing to the growth of the business,  my husband doesn’t want me to progress, he stole the whole money and make me a debtor”.
Taiwo said that her parents rescued her again by giving her N80,000 which she invested in  the trade, but she could not afford to rent a shop.  She claimed that her husband hardly gave her feeding allowance, adding that he gave his children N200 once in a week.
According to her,  she had to pack out of Adeloba’s house when she  realised that the burden was so much on her as her husband hardly paid  N10,000 out of  their children’s N40,000 school fees.
Adeloba denied the allegations and claimed that he had  been paying N25,000  school fees, and N10,000 monthly feeding allowance.  The court said since it could not  force  two unwilling adults  together, it  had no choice than to dissolve the marriage.
It therefore ordered that custody of the children should remain with Taiwo while Adeloba would pay N55,000 for education and N5,000 for medicals.

OGUN ACCIDENT: AGAIN, TRUCK CRUSHES A CHURCH BUS; 18 CHURCH MEMBERS DIES

Eighteen persons were confirmed dead while many others were severely injured today when an 18 seater Toyota Hiace bus collided with

another vehicle at Ototo village in Obafemi Owode local government area of Ogun State southwest, Nigeria.
When our correspondent visited the scene of the accident, officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), state Fire Service,Ogun State
Ambulance Services, Police and Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency(TRACE) were seen evacuating the victims.
There was wailing and shedding of tears by bystanders and sympathisers as the rescue teams were busy packing the remains of the
deceased.
The injured were taken to the hospital in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.
The accident which involved an 18 seater Toyota Hiace branded in Luk Dos Transport Company had an head on collision with an articulated
vehicle marked LAGOS JJJ 489 XB occurred at Ototo village few meters away from the state capital.
The passengers of the ill fated Lagos bound bus were said to be members of African Church Solution Camp situated along Ewang Estate
within Abeokuta metropolis.
Our correspondent gathered that the church members were travelling to attend a wedding ceremony of one of their members
According to a mechanic working very close to the accident spot,”the accident occurred around 7.30am this morning when a truck which was coming from an opposite direction lost control due to over speeding and rammed into the bus.Immediately the accident occurred,16 of the passengers died on the spot while another two died when they were being taken to the hospital”.
It was further gathered that a two year old girl who was also in the church bus sustained an head injury and she has since being taken to
the State Hospital in Ijaye where the Doctors were seen battling to rescue her life when P.M. News visited there.
Speaking with our correspondent at the scene of the accident, the TRACE Coordinator, Mr. Sola Bamidele blamed the truck driver for causing
the accident due to his reckless driving.
According to him, “the bus took off from Abeokuta not less than 30minutes before the accident occurred, we are still trying to get in
touch with the management of the transport company so as to get the manifest of the passengers and see how we can reach their families”.
The Coordinating Officer of the Ogun State Ambulances Services, Dr. Hassan Adelakun, who confirmed the death of some of the passengers
and those who died on their way to the hospital, added that motorists needs to be cautious whenever they are behind the wheel, warning that
life has no duplicate.
Adelakun further confirmed that the remains of the victims have been deposited at the morgues of the State Hospital, Ijaiye and Federal
Medical Centre (FMC),Idi-Aba, Abeokuta.
However, the Federal Road Safety Corps has given a different account of the accident.
According to the Ogun state commander, Ayobami Omiyale, nine persons, including an infant, died in the accident on the Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun.
Omiyale, told newsmen that the accident occurred a few kilometres to the Police College in Kobape area of the road.
Omiyale said that two vehicles, a Volvo tipper, marked LAGOS JJJ 489 XB and a Toyoa Hiace bus with registration number, XF 795 AAA, were involved in the accident.
He said that although 20 people were involved in the accident, only nine could be confirmed dead by the FRSC.
“We have yet to ascertain the exact number of the dead as it is speculated that some sympathisers have taken away some victims,’’ he said.
Omiyale added that “nine persons, which include an infant less than a year old, were confirmed dead by my men.’’
He said that the remains of the victims had been deposited at the morgue at Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta.
The sector commander, who attributed the accident to dangerous driving, appealed to motorists to drive with care and obey traffic rules and regulations while on the highway.
On 18 September, another fatal accident in Ijebu-Ode, also in Ogun state claimed over 50 lives. The accident, caused by over speeding, occurred at the Ijebu-Ode roundabout on the Sagamu-Ore expressway.

20 Ghanaians Stealing Oil In Nigeria Arrested!

Port Harcourt – The Joint Military Task Force in the Niger Delta said on Friday that it arrested 20 Ghanaians and six Nigerians over alleged illegal bunkering.
Brig.-Gen.Tukur  Buratai, the Commander, Sector II of the task force, disclosed this in an interview in Port Harcourt.
Sector II of the task force comprises Rivers and Bayelsa States.
Buratai said the task force had also destroyed seven barges loaded with crude oil, adding that the barges were impounded in September at Abonnema, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The task force commander, however, did not disclose the quantity of the crude oil impounded by the task force.
Buratai,  who is also the Commander, 2 Brigade of the Army in Port Harcourt, said the arrested Ghanaians and Nigerians  had been handed over to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), for prosecution.
‘’ There were some arrests and they have all been handed over to the civil defence for prosecution.
‘’ And, as you are aware, these barges have been operating within this area. They take advantage of the creeks, the difficult terrain, to sneak into the area and then steal the crude oil.
‘’But, luck ran out for them, we were able to intercept them.’’
He said the difficult terrain had made it difficult for its gunboats to penetrate the creeks because some areas had shallow water.
‘’ But, by and large, we have taken full control and we are able to take on the oil thieves squarely.’’ (NAN)