6 Okada Riders Gang-rape Lady
It was a terrible ordeal for a 20-year old lady (names withheld) when six commercial motorcycle operators also known as okada riders gangraped her.
The incident took place in front of a shop along Ijegun-Ijagemo road, Oyedokun bus stop in Iba Council area of Lagos State.
The victim said one of the suspects Aderoju Johnson carried her on okada from Ijegun while Saheed Ila sat at her back, on Christmas day.
But when the okada failed to stop at Ile Meta bus stop, Ijagemo, her destination, she attempted to shout but Saheed Ila at her back covered her mouth with a cloth. They carried her to Oyedokun bus stop where four other accomplices joined them.
However, luck ran on them when they started to argue amongst themselves whose turn it was to rape her. Their noise attracted Wasiu, another okada rider who also hails from Ado-Awaye in Oyo State, the homestead of the victim and the suspects.
Wasiu and others were able to call the baale-elect of Ijagemo, High Chief Abdul Hakeem Tunde Balogun who mobilised some youths in his car.
The vigilance team was able to apprehend three of the suspects, Aderoju Johnson, Oladepo Adeyemi and Soji Ikoo.
They were handed over to the police at the Isheri-Oshun division who gave the victim a paper to Igando General Hospital. A drug was prescribed for her which she could not get around the area.
Narrating her ordeal , the single mother of one said All of them are natives of Ado-Awaye, in Oyo State.
Three were initially arrested and handed over to the police. Then the police arrested another while two of the suspects are still on the run.
The Divisional Police Office of Isheri Oshun Division, Supol Segun declined comment on the incident.
But a source at the station confirmed the incident and the arrest of the suspects who will soon be charged to court, while a manhunt had been organised for the two fleeing suspects.
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Woman Gives Birth To 6 Kids In 18 Months
Donations flowed freely from passersby into the coffers of a destitute with six children begging for alms at Ikeja area of Lagos State.
The woman, Aisha Ibrahim, 30, from Kano State, it was gathered, gave birth to quadruplets in 2008 and a set of twins in June 2010 in her village in Kano and came to Lagos to beg for alms when she and her husband could not cope with the feeding of the children.
The woman was seen on Awolowo Way, Ikeja where a crowd gathered around her and six children (three boys and three girls).
Many passersby pitied her and gave her money freely. They called on the Lagos State Government to come to her aid by providing for the children.
Aisha said she left Kano for Lagos when the suffering became unbearable and there was nobody to run to.
She gave the age of the quadruplets as two years old while the twins are six months old.
She described her husband, Ibrahim, as a peasant farmer who cannot cope with the upkeep of the children.
Aisha was accompanied by a woman and her sister, who help to carry some of the children while she begs for alms.
She received money ranging from N10 to N500 and even more from passersby.
Aisha who stays at the Lagos Central Mosque, Lagos Island, appealed to Governor Babatunde Fashola to come to her aid by providing her accommodation and job to take care of her children.
She also appealed to Nigerians to assist her take care of her malnourished children who are living on the benevolence of the public.
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Lawmakers urge Jonathan to decisively tackle Plateau crisis
Lagos lawmakers on Friday called on President Goodluck Jonathan to consider the sovereignty of the nation above all interests in resolving the incessant communal clashes in Plateau.
The lawmakers urged Jonathan to bring to book those culpable in the Plateau violence, to serve as a deterrent to others.
Sanai Agunbiade, (ACN/Ikorodu 1) said that it was unfortunate that such a development was coming at this time in the nation’s history.
The legislator said the law should not respect any individual or group, no matter how highly placed.
Hodewu Avoseh, (ACN/Badagry 2) said that the crisis no matter what name was given to it was wrong.
According to him, no single religious or ethnic group can live alone in a community.
Avoseh warned the Federal Government against bias which, according to him, may lead to another civil war.
Babatunde Adewale, (ACN/Apapa 2) on his part called on the Federal Government to address the political issue that gave rise to the crisis in Plateau.
Adewale described as despicable the disdain for human life and called on the warring factions to sheath their swords.
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Three injured in gas explosion
Three men are in critical condition at the emergency unit of the Lagos University teaching Hospital (LUTH) following a gas explosion at a workshop at Iyana-Ipaja.
The incident happened at the M.O Owolabi metal workshop on Wednesday about 2.30pm. Six of the workers were attempting to fill a metal cutting machine with industrial gas when the gas cylinder went up in flames and burnt three of them.
The others sustained minor injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital in the area.The incident caused panic among residents and passers-by at the Adealu bus stop where the shop is located .
Some of the residents said they assumed that the explosion was a bomb blast and they feared for the worst.
The manager of the company, Samuel Ayo dispelled the rumour of a bomb blast. He also denied the speculation that some of the workers died in the process.
They were burnt badly, their faces, hair, chest and hands were badly burnt. They were rushed to LUTH at Idi-Araba, where they are being attended to in the emergency unit of the hospital. The three others sustained minor injuries and they were treated at the hospital close by; so it is not true that our workers died. Nobody died and those taken to the hospital are responding to treatment.
The workers are covered with the insurance company policy and we will not abandon them, we are footing their bills. It is not as if anybody planned for this to happen it was an incident and the risk involved in the job, we sympathize with the workers and it is sad because this machine is what we used to cut all the metals we sell. And we need it, but we will be very careful so that next time an accident will not occur again.
Following the gas explosion, residents of the area urge the government to make factory work less hazardous.“I heard the gas explosion while I was standing at the bus stop, we all ran away, thinking it was a bomb.
We were not sure until later when we heard it was a gas explosion from the factory, some of the workers were badly wounded by the explosion, and they were just groaning in pains.” one of the eye witness said.
Government should make factory work less dangerous so that things like this will not be happening. It is sad that people who left their homes for work are now disabled.
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Cleric docked for alleged forgery, theft of title document
A cleric, Rev. Emmanuel Evhoesor, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates Court in Lagos charged with forging the title documents of a property.
Evhoesor, 57, who is standing trial on a three-count charge of conspiracy, forgery and stealing, however, pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, ASP N. Sule, told the court that the accused with others still at large allegedly stole and forged the title documents of a property belonging to one Chika Obi.
The prosecutor alleged that the accused and his accomplices subsequently sold the property located at No. 3 Baale Animashaun St., Alakuko, Lagos for N2.7 million and pocketed the money.
He said that the offence was committed on Jan. 11, 2002 at Alakuko in Lagos.
Sule said that the offence committed contravened Sections 516, 468 and 390 (10) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State.
The Magistrate, Mrs O. A. Ogunbowale, granted the accused bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She adjourned the case till Jan. 17, 2011 for further hearing.
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Responding quickly to accident, gunshot victims
Sometime in December last year, a car swerved off the Isolo-Egba road in Lagos and rammed into a motorbike with riders.
A lady on the bike was badly wounded in the accident. In fact, her stomach was virtually ripped open with the intestines coming out.
The hapless woman was rushed to a nearby clinic by sympathetic passersby but she was denied medical attention by the nurses on duty.
Miss Iyabo Ogunbamiwo, a 25-year-old undergraduate, who witnessed the scenario, recalls that the woman’s rejection by the nurses could not be justified under any guise.
Obviously, the lady’s rejection by the clinic could have stemmed from past experiences with security agents and other factors relating to issues such as bills’ settlement.
The Nigerian Medical Association, the umbrella body for Nigerian doctors, has repeatedly described such rejections of patients as very unfortunate.
The NMA, nonetheless, attributes the reluctance of doctors to promptly treat accident and gunshot victims to misunderstandings between doctors and security agencies.
A recent forum on ``Emergency Response to Victims of Gun Violence and Road Accidents in Nigeria”, jointly organised by CLEEN Foundation, the Lagos State branch of the NMA and the Lagos State Police Command, sought to address the problem.
Adedamola Dada, the Chairman of the Lagos State branch of the NMA, blames avoidable deaths from accidents and gunshots on ``buck passing between security agencies and medical practitioners’’.
He says that some doctors had complained about harassments by security agencies after they treated gunshot and accident victims without security clearance.
There are instances where doctors have been arrested for performing their duties in treating gunshot victims.
Dada, however, says that more lives can be saved if such misunderstandings are duly resolved by all stakeholders.
He adds It is, therefore, obvious that we need to forge a new relationship with the police on this issue - a relationship that will entail mutual respect and good cooperation with a good system of communication and witness protection policy.’’
Dada, nonetheless, stresses that doctors have a responsibility to render efficient services, just as patients are obliged to pay for their treatment to enable the clinics to remain in business.
Azubuko Udah, an Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), stresses the need to arrive at a consensus in solving the “misunderstanding” between security agencies and doctors since anybody can become a victim of road accident or gun attacks in robberies.
He says that part of the orientation given to policemen relates to how to handle matters relating to homicide, gunshot wounds, while rendering emergency services.
Udah, nonetheless, stresses the need to fully equip the country’s hospitals to motivate doctors, while the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) should be provided with requisite logistics to enable them to effectively manage accidents.
The police chief believes that if the police are properly equipped, they will not be found wanting in the performance of their duties.
The FRSC Sector Commander, Jonas Agwu, bemoans the difficulties which his men encounter when ferrying accident victims to hospitals.
He says that most hospitals often reject accident victims, insisting that a certain amount of money has to be paid before the commencement of any treatment.
Agwu, nonetheless, insists that the FRSC Act makes it unlawful for any hospital to reject accident victims, adding that such offence attracts a fine of N50,000.
He recommends stiffer penalties for offenders, saying that the current fine is too paltry and cannot serve as a deterrent.
Agwu pleads with members of the general public to always stop and render help whenever an accident occurs, adding that the victims could even be their relations or friends.
Ugbeye says that system deficiencies in the Nigerian environment are largely responsible for the high incidence of trauma in the country.
Ugbeye, who is also the Head of Training, Research and Education, National Orthopaedic Hospital, recommends the introduction of a trauma management programme for the citizens, while road users are mobilised to be more careful.
Besides, Ugbeye calls for a review of traffic laws in the country to enhance safety on the roads.
He calls for a total ban on the use of motorcycles for commercial transportation, saying that commercial motorcycles account for most of the accidents on the roads.
He recommends the re-introduction of rail services to help out with transportation of goods, while keeping heavy-duty trucks off the country’s major highways.
Moreover, Ugbeye proposes the production of radio programmes in local languages to educate the people on safety precautions.
He recommends the Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS) course for all officers and men of the uniformed services, including the police, the FRSC, the military, the Customs Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
The citizens certainly expect that all stakeholders will pool resources to ensure safety on the country’s roads, homes and workplaces, while the hapless victims of accidents should be promptly attended to, as part of efforts to save lives.
.........................................................................................
It was a terrible ordeal for a 20-year old lady (names withheld) when six commercial motorcycle operators also known as okada riders gangraped her.
The incident took place in front of a shop along Ijegun-Ijagemo road, Oyedokun bus stop in Iba Council area of Lagos State.
The victim said one of the suspects Aderoju Johnson carried her on okada from Ijegun while Saheed Ila sat at her back, on Christmas day.
But when the okada failed to stop at Ile Meta bus stop, Ijagemo, her destination, she attempted to shout but Saheed Ila at her back covered her mouth with a cloth. They carried her to Oyedokun bus stop where four other accomplices joined them.
However, luck ran on them when they started to argue amongst themselves whose turn it was to rape her. Their noise attracted Wasiu, another okada rider who also hails from Ado-Awaye in Oyo State, the homestead of the victim and the suspects.
Wasiu and others were able to call the baale-elect of Ijagemo, High Chief Abdul Hakeem Tunde Balogun who mobilised some youths in his car.
The vigilance team was able to apprehend three of the suspects, Aderoju Johnson, Oladepo Adeyemi and Soji Ikoo.
They were handed over to the police at the Isheri-Oshun division who gave the victim a paper to Igando General Hospital. A drug was prescribed for her which she could not get around the area.
Narrating her ordeal , the single mother of one said All of them are natives of Ado-Awaye, in Oyo State.
Three were initially arrested and handed over to the police. Then the police arrested another while two of the suspects are still on the run.
The Divisional Police Office of Isheri Oshun Division, Supol Segun declined comment on the incident.
But a source at the station confirmed the incident and the arrest of the suspects who will soon be charged to court, while a manhunt had been organised for the two fleeing suspects.
........................................................................................
Woman Gives Birth To 6 Kids In 18 Months
Donations flowed freely from passersby into the coffers of a destitute with six children begging for alms at Ikeja area of Lagos State.
The woman, Aisha Ibrahim, 30, from Kano State, it was gathered, gave birth to quadruplets in 2008 and a set of twins in June 2010 in her village in Kano and came to Lagos to beg for alms when she and her husband could not cope with the feeding of the children.
The woman was seen on Awolowo Way, Ikeja where a crowd gathered around her and six children (three boys and three girls).
Many passersby pitied her and gave her money freely. They called on the Lagos State Government to come to her aid by providing for the children.
Aisha said she left Kano for Lagos when the suffering became unbearable and there was nobody to run to.
She gave the age of the quadruplets as two years old while the twins are six months old.
She described her husband, Ibrahim, as a peasant farmer who cannot cope with the upkeep of the children.
Aisha was accompanied by a woman and her sister, who help to carry some of the children while she begs for alms.
She received money ranging from N10 to N500 and even more from passersby.
Aisha who stays at the Lagos Central Mosque, Lagos Island, appealed to Governor Babatunde Fashola to come to her aid by providing her accommodation and job to take care of her children.
She also appealed to Nigerians to assist her take care of her malnourished children who are living on the benevolence of the public.
...................................................................................
Lawmakers urge Jonathan to decisively tackle Plateau crisis
Lagos lawmakers on Friday called on President Goodluck Jonathan to consider the sovereignty of the nation above all interests in resolving the incessant communal clashes in Plateau.
The lawmakers urged Jonathan to bring to book those culpable in the Plateau violence, to serve as a deterrent to others.
Sanai Agunbiade, (ACN/Ikorodu 1) said that it was unfortunate that such a development was coming at this time in the nation’s history.
The legislator said the law should not respect any individual or group, no matter how highly placed.
Hodewu Avoseh, (ACN/Badagry 2) said that the crisis no matter what name was given to it was wrong.
According to him, no single religious or ethnic group can live alone in a community.
Avoseh warned the Federal Government against bias which, according to him, may lead to another civil war.
Babatunde Adewale, (ACN/Apapa 2) on his part called on the Federal Government to address the political issue that gave rise to the crisis in Plateau.
Adewale described as despicable the disdain for human life and called on the warring factions to sheath their swords.
........................................................................................
Three injured in gas explosion
Three men are in critical condition at the emergency unit of the Lagos University teaching Hospital (LUTH) following a gas explosion at a workshop at Iyana-Ipaja.
The incident happened at the M.O Owolabi metal workshop on Wednesday about 2.30pm. Six of the workers were attempting to fill a metal cutting machine with industrial gas when the gas cylinder went up in flames and burnt three of them.
The others sustained minor injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital in the area.The incident caused panic among residents and passers-by at the Adealu bus stop where the shop is located .
Some of the residents said they assumed that the explosion was a bomb blast and they feared for the worst.
The manager of the company, Samuel Ayo dispelled the rumour of a bomb blast. He also denied the speculation that some of the workers died in the process.
They were burnt badly, their faces, hair, chest and hands were badly burnt. They were rushed to LUTH at Idi-Araba, where they are being attended to in the emergency unit of the hospital. The three others sustained minor injuries and they were treated at the hospital close by; so it is not true that our workers died. Nobody died and those taken to the hospital are responding to treatment.
The workers are covered with the insurance company policy and we will not abandon them, we are footing their bills. It is not as if anybody planned for this to happen it was an incident and the risk involved in the job, we sympathize with the workers and it is sad because this machine is what we used to cut all the metals we sell. And we need it, but we will be very careful so that next time an accident will not occur again.
Following the gas explosion, residents of the area urge the government to make factory work less hazardous.“I heard the gas explosion while I was standing at the bus stop, we all ran away, thinking it was a bomb.
We were not sure until later when we heard it was a gas explosion from the factory, some of the workers were badly wounded by the explosion, and they were just groaning in pains.” one of the eye witness said.
Government should make factory work less dangerous so that things like this will not be happening. It is sad that people who left their homes for work are now disabled.
.....................................................................................
Cleric docked for alleged forgery, theft of title document
A cleric, Rev. Emmanuel Evhoesor, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates Court in Lagos charged with forging the title documents of a property.
Evhoesor, 57, who is standing trial on a three-count charge of conspiracy, forgery and stealing, however, pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, ASP N. Sule, told the court that the accused with others still at large allegedly stole and forged the title documents of a property belonging to one Chika Obi.
The prosecutor alleged that the accused and his accomplices subsequently sold the property located at No. 3 Baale Animashaun St., Alakuko, Lagos for N2.7 million and pocketed the money.
He said that the offence was committed on Jan. 11, 2002 at Alakuko in Lagos.
Sule said that the offence committed contravened Sections 516, 468 and 390 (10) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State.
The Magistrate, Mrs O. A. Ogunbowale, granted the accused bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She adjourned the case till Jan. 17, 2011 for further hearing.
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Responding quickly to accident, gunshot victims
Sometime in December last year, a car swerved off the Isolo-Egba road in Lagos and rammed into a motorbike with riders.
A lady on the bike was badly wounded in the accident. In fact, her stomach was virtually ripped open with the intestines coming out.
The hapless woman was rushed to a nearby clinic by sympathetic passersby but she was denied medical attention by the nurses on duty.
Miss Iyabo Ogunbamiwo, a 25-year-old undergraduate, who witnessed the scenario, recalls that the woman’s rejection by the nurses could not be justified under any guise.
Obviously, the lady’s rejection by the clinic could have stemmed from past experiences with security agents and other factors relating to issues such as bills’ settlement.
The Nigerian Medical Association, the umbrella body for Nigerian doctors, has repeatedly described such rejections of patients as very unfortunate.
The NMA, nonetheless, attributes the reluctance of doctors to promptly treat accident and gunshot victims to misunderstandings between doctors and security agencies.
A recent forum on ``Emergency Response to Victims of Gun Violence and Road Accidents in Nigeria”, jointly organised by CLEEN Foundation, the Lagos State branch of the NMA and the Lagos State Police Command, sought to address the problem.
Adedamola Dada, the Chairman of the Lagos State branch of the NMA, blames avoidable deaths from accidents and gunshots on ``buck passing between security agencies and medical practitioners’’.
He says that some doctors had complained about harassments by security agencies after they treated gunshot and accident victims without security clearance.
There are instances where doctors have been arrested for performing their duties in treating gunshot victims.
Dada, however, says that more lives can be saved if such misunderstandings are duly resolved by all stakeholders.
He adds It is, therefore, obvious that we need to forge a new relationship with the police on this issue - a relationship that will entail mutual respect and good cooperation with a good system of communication and witness protection policy.’’
Dada, nonetheless, stresses that doctors have a responsibility to render efficient services, just as patients are obliged to pay for their treatment to enable the clinics to remain in business.
Azubuko Udah, an Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), stresses the need to arrive at a consensus in solving the “misunderstanding” between security agencies and doctors since anybody can become a victim of road accident or gun attacks in robberies.
He says that part of the orientation given to policemen relates to how to handle matters relating to homicide, gunshot wounds, while rendering emergency services.
Udah, nonetheless, stresses the need to fully equip the country’s hospitals to motivate doctors, while the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) should be provided with requisite logistics to enable them to effectively manage accidents.
The police chief believes that if the police are properly equipped, they will not be found wanting in the performance of their duties.
The FRSC Sector Commander, Jonas Agwu, bemoans the difficulties which his men encounter when ferrying accident victims to hospitals.
He says that most hospitals often reject accident victims, insisting that a certain amount of money has to be paid before the commencement of any treatment.
Agwu, nonetheless, insists that the FRSC Act makes it unlawful for any hospital to reject accident victims, adding that such offence attracts a fine of N50,000.
He recommends stiffer penalties for offenders, saying that the current fine is too paltry and cannot serve as a deterrent.
Agwu pleads with members of the general public to always stop and render help whenever an accident occurs, adding that the victims could even be their relations or friends.
Ugbeye says that system deficiencies in the Nigerian environment are largely responsible for the high incidence of trauma in the country.
Ugbeye, who is also the Head of Training, Research and Education, National Orthopaedic Hospital, recommends the introduction of a trauma management programme for the citizens, while road users are mobilised to be more careful.
Besides, Ugbeye calls for a review of traffic laws in the country to enhance safety on the roads.
He calls for a total ban on the use of motorcycles for commercial transportation, saying that commercial motorcycles account for most of the accidents on the roads.
He recommends the re-introduction of rail services to help out with transportation of goods, while keeping heavy-duty trucks off the country’s major highways.
Moreover, Ugbeye proposes the production of radio programmes in local languages to educate the people on safety precautions.
He recommends the Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS) course for all officers and men of the uniformed services, including the police, the FRSC, the military, the Customs Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
The citizens certainly expect that all stakeholders will pool resources to ensure safety on the country’s roads, homes and workplaces, while the hapless victims of accidents should be promptly attended to, as part of efforts to save lives.
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