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lawyers. In the eyes of the law,
Peter Nielsen is presumed
innocent till proven guilty after an
adversarial trial process.
“We, therefore, plead that no one
rushes to judgment and that we
allow the law take its course.”
The Police are investigating the
death of a Nigerian woman and
her four-year-old daughter.
Residents uncover shrine in Ikorodu
By Bose Adelaja
AFTER months of calm in
Ikorodu area of Lagos State,
residents of Agura, Ikorodu
North, yesterday, uncovered an
uncompleted building
suspected to be a ritualists’
shrine.
The building, located on the
outskirts of the community, was
said to be owned by an elderly
man (names withheld) who died
few days ago after which his
younger brother took possession
of the said building, as the
deceased’s immediate family
reside outside the community.
It was learned that the
immediate family visited the
place on Monday night towards
preparation for the burial only
to discover an existing shrine
erected by their uncle.
Items found at the shrine
include blood soaked clothings,
calabashes and clay pots filled
with blood.
The family reportedly raised
the alarm that attracted the
Community Development
Association CDA, but they said
their uncle claimed that his
conduct was in their favour.
However, the CDA trailed the
report until the early hours of
yesterday and alerted the Police
that went into action and
uncovered more items like
human parts and charms but the
suspect was said to have taken
to his heels before the arrival of
the Police.
Upon investigations, two other
suspects were said to have been
arrested in connection with the
Pandemonium in Benin as drivers
protest death of 4 in accident
By Simon Ebegbulem &
Gabriel Enogholase
BENIN—THERE
was
pandemonium yesterday
morning at Siluko road Benin
City when angry commercial
drivers took to the streets
protesting the death of four
persons in a ghastly motor
accident.
It was learnt that the accident
occurred Monday night when a
commercial bus, Toyota Vanette,
with number plates Delta AYB 549
XP, rammed into a white tipper
lorry with the inscription: Chief
Vincent Petroleum and with
number plates: Edo BEN 677 ZN.
It was also gathered that the
driver, whose name was given as
Victor, and three passengers
reportedly died at the spot.
Soldier killed, as herdsmen
invade Benue community
By Peter Duru
M AKURDI—GOVERNOR
Samuel Ortom of Benue
State, yesterday, disclosed that the
renewed herdsmen crisis in Guma
Local Government Area of the state
has led to the murder of a soldier
crime.
The scene attracted crowd and
caused panic in the Community
but a team from the Area
Command was said to have
assured residents of their safety.
When Vanguard visited the
scene, the exhibits found at the
scene have been taken away by
men of the Nigeria Police for
investigations.
When Vanguard contacted the
Police PRO Chike Oti, he said
he was yet to be briefed at the
time of filing this report.
“Somebody also called me
concerning this, but I’m yet to be
briefed.”
By Chinedu Adonu
ENUGU— A suspected robbery/
cult kingpin, Anike
Sopuruchukwu, arrested by
operatives of the Enugu Police
Command, has disclosed that he
bought the gun he used to rob
inhabitants of Ibagwa Nike in
Abakpa axis of Enugu East Local
Government Area of the state for
N20,000.
The Senior Secondary School
dropout, who claimed to be a
member of the Aye Confraternity,
said he bought the gun from one
of their cohorts called Ikenna now
in prison.
He disclosed that he joined the
cult in the year 2016 and
thereafter had to drop out from
school in SS1.
An eye witness disclosed that the
bus driver was coming from the
Ring Road end of the Siluko Road
before ramming into the faulty
tipper lorry at about 8 pm.
The eye witness noted that the
tipper lorry developed some
faults at the traffic light by Oliha
market around 6 pm, but
regretted that the commercial bus
which was on speed rammed into
the tipper lorry.
“It was about 6 pm when the
tipper stopped at the traffic light.
When it was supposed to move,
it developed a fault, and the
driver came out, placed caution
signs on the front and the back
of the lorry.
“But it was obvious that the
commercial bus driver was on
speed and rammed the lorry.”
However, the angry drivers, who
by suspected herdsmen in the
local government.
Governor Ortom made this
known when he paid a
condolence visit to the
paramount ruler of Gwer West
Local Government, Chief
Daniel Abomtse, over the recent
killings in the Agagbe area of
his domain by suspected
herdsmen.
According to the governor,
“the soldier was killed on
Monday in Guma Local
Government Area by herders
who engaged security men in
a gun battle as they tried to
repel them from attacking
villages in the area.
“These killings would not be
allowed to continue. The youths
must rise up to support security
agencies.
“David in the Bible used stone
to bring down Goliath; there are
stones all over the place for the
youths to defend themselves.
These killings are enough and
we will no longer take it.”
I bought my gun for N20,000,
says Enugu robbery kingpin
He said since he joined cult
and started robbery, he has not
gained anything until he was
finally caught by the security
operatives and pleaded for
forgiveness and a second
chance to turn a new leaf and
quit cultism and nefarious
activities.
On why he dropped out
from school, the suspect
disclosed that his parents did
not want to train him due to
his involvement in secondary
school cultism.
He advised youths to quit
anti-social behaviour.
Vanguard learned that he
was nabbed by operatives of the
Anti-Cultism Unit of Enugu
State Police Command based on
intelligence information.
were protesting, destroyed the
windscreen of the lorry and set
the tipper ablaze.
One of the drivers,
Osamudiame Ehigiator, who
spoke to journalists, blamed the
government and the lorry
drivers for the death of their
colleague and his passengers.
Another driver, Ikpomwosa
Omosefe, said: “This tipper
developed fault here since
yesterday afternoon.
“When it rains, we driver
hardly see far. I believe the boy
thought that the lorry was on
motion that was what led to the
accident.”
The state's Police
Commissioner, Mr. Johnson
Kokumo, confirmed the
accident, but said it was only
the driver that lost his life.
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