Gunmen have kidnapped the Chairman of Iganna Local Council Development Area, Oyo State, Mr Jacob Adeleke. Our correspondents gathered that the council boss was kidnapped alongside his driver on Sunday night on Okeho-Ado Awaye Road. Adeleke was reported to be on his way to Ibadan, the state capital, preparatory to a meeting with Governor Seyi Makinde when he was intercepted by the hoodlums and whisked away along with his driver. PUNCH Metro learnt that the assailants later contacted the family and demanded N200m ransom. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the incident. He said, “Information reaching…
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Flights were grounded in Akure Airport, Ondo State, on Monday as a crater was discovered dug on the runway on the airport. The crater was allegedly dug on the runway by some unknown persons suspected to be hoodlums. The development was said to have forced the management of the airport to close the runway, preventing flight from taking off or landing in the airport. To this end, many passengers who wanted to travel by air through the Akure Airports were unable to do so. An airport source said officials of the airport authority discovered the crater in the night and…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has promised that the Closed Circuit television footage obtained from the Lekki toll plaza will be handed over to the panel of inquiry looking into the shootings. Sanwo-Olu made the promise while featuring on the ‘Connect the World with Becky Anderson programme’ on CNN on Monday, while responding to questions on the shootings at the Lekki toll plaza on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. The governor said no blood stains were seen at the Lekki toll plaza when it was inspected, but added that two persons had been reported dead. He said, “Two dead bodies,…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Burutai has absolved the personnel of Nigerian Army of wrong doing during the ‘EndSARS’ protests in Lagos, contrary to a widespread public opinion. This position was taken on Monday, October 26, 2020 during an important meeting between Burutai and his Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), General Officers Commanding(GOCs) and Field Commanders at the Army Headquarters Conference Room. In a statement released by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa on Monday, he said that the agitators were falsely accusing Nigerian Army of being responsible for the activities of…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday, inspected damaged public and private property in Surulere 1 Federal Constituency in Lagos State where he is representing and absolved his constituents of being part of those who vandalised shops and looted them. Gbajabiamila, whose visit came after the looting spree that took place in Surulere, following reactions to the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate addressed the residents at Shitta Roundabout, Surulere, and visited the affected shops and the Bode Thomas Police Station. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Speaker on Media and…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday, inspected damaged public and private property in Surulere 1 Federal Constituency in Lagos State where he is representing and absolved his constituents of being part of those who vandalised shops and looted them. Gbajabiamila, whose visit came after the looting spree that took place in Surulere, following reactions to the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate addressed the residents at Shitta Roundabout, Surulere, and visited the affected shops and the Bode Thomas Police Station. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Speaker on Media and…
Human Rights Activist, Femi Falana (SAN), says the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 And Beyond, has commenced an investigation into last Tuesday shootings of protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State. Falana, who is the Chairman of the group, said ASCAB has so far identified the barracks where the soldiers who opened fire on protesters were deployed from. He made this known on Monday in an interview with Arise TV monitored by The PUNCH. Falana, who insisted that soldiers were deployed to the demonstration ground last Tuesday, said, “We have already identified the barracks where the soldiers left for…
Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has written a letter to the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, demanding the CCTV footage of the shootings at the Lekki toll plaza on October 20, 2020. In the letter, titled, ‘Urgent Request Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 2011’, the lawyer promised to undertake and pay the cost of certification and any applicable administrative fees. It read in part, “I am a Nigerian citizen, resident of Lagos State, human rights activist, private legal practitioner and lawful participant in the #EndSARS movement cum peaceful protest. “As an interested party and pursuant to the…
Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church has said that the hoodlums who took advantage of the EndSARS protest to loot and damage properties won’t go unpunished. Oyedepo made the declaration during a sermon he delivered at his church on Sunday, 25, October 2020. The clergyman also spoke against forces behind every unrest in the country. He said: “The sources of agitation will be wisely dealt with and favourably dealt with; the land shall rest again in the name of Jesus Christ. “All the hoodlums who are taking advantage of this season, let hand be…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has asked those who looted warehouses in the territory to return their loot, directing security agencies in the territory to go after them and ensure their arrest and prosecution. Warehouses including those privately owned had come under raid in various parts of Abuja since Saturday. On Monday, another warehouse in Gwagwalada where COVID-19 palliatives were stored was looted, with the looters saying it would take them about two days to empty the expansive storage facility. However, speaking at an emergency security meeting on Monday, Bello who asked those who…