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Vanguard, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019—7
Man kills brother-in-law
over N30,000 debt in Ondo
By Dayo Johnson
AKURE—A man identified as
Segun Oni, has reportedly
killed his brother-in-law, Sunday
Oluwadare, with a log in a
disagreement over N30,000 debt
he(Oni) owed his in-law.
The incident happened in
Akure, the Ondo State capital, and
Oni has been apprehended by the
By Gbenga Olarinoye
OSOGBO—ECONOMIC and
social activities were,
yesterday, paralysed in Ilesa,
Osun State, following a violent
protest by the youths of the
community over the disconnection
of six local government areas in
the community from the national
grid by Ibadan Electricity
Distribution Company, IBEDC,
over alleged attack by the youths
of the area on the staff of the
company.
No fewer than four journalists
were attacked by the youths
during the protest which began
on Sunday and spread into all
nooks and crannies of the ancient
community. By yesterday
morning, the aggrieved youths
barricaded the roads and
prevented vehicular movement.
Journalists hospitalised
On sighting the journalists, who
were covering their protest
yesterday, the youths went berserk
and descended on the pressmen
with cudgels, cutlass and other
weapons, damaging their cameras
and other equipment beyond
repair.
Among the attacked journalists
are Rafiu Muhammad of TVC and
his cameraman, Taiwo Adu;
Channels TV reporter, Shittu
Abdulfatai, and his cameraman.
It was further gathered that the
protesting youths also damaged
the vehicle and cameras of Uniq
FM/Freedom Television, Ilesa.
As a result, the authorities of
Uniq FM/Freedom TV, Ilesa,
directed the station to shut down
for three hours for the protest to
subside.
At press time, the attacked
journalists were receiving
treatment at the Ladoke Akintola
Teaching Hospital, LAUTECH,
Osogbo.
Meanwhile, the state
government has has promised to
settle the journalists’ hospital bills.
Chief Press Secretary to the
governor, Mr. Adeniyi Adesina,
who visited the hospital to
sympathise with the victims,
decried the attack promising that
the state government would offset
their medical bills.
Some youths in Olomilagbala
and Bolorunduro communities of
Obokun Local Government Area
of the state were said to have
attacked Ilesa business hub of
Police.
Vanguard gathered that the
incident occurred at Adebowale
area of Akure metropolis.
The disagreement was said to
have degenerated into fisticuffs,
during which the suspect received
a thorough beating from the
deceased.
Oni went for a log and hit his
brother-in-law on the head.
IBEDC last Thursday and beat the
company’s workers.
Court, House intervene
This came as the state High
Court sitting in Ilesa, Osun State,
has directed IBEDC to restore
power supply to Ilesa and its
environs with immediate effect.
Justice A. L. Adegoke, yesterday,
ruled that the decision of the
Storm wreaks havoc on Edo communities
THE people of Ofunama and
Binidodogha communities in
Ovia South-West Local
Government Area of Edo State have
cried out to the Federal, state and
local governments, following the
havoc wreaked on the communities
by a rainstorm.
Speaking with journalists at the
end of a tour around the devastated
communities, Chairman of
Ofunama, Ajemiri Abel, urged
government to ameliorate the effect
of the disaster that befell them on
the evening of Saturday, March 16.
According to him, “majority of us
where engaged in pursuit of our
means of livelihood faraway from
our homes when a heavy storm
heralded rain and in no time there
Oluwadare died before he
could be rushed to Ondo State
Specialist Hospital, Akure.
The state Police image-maker,
Femi Joseph, said the suspect
is in Police custody while
investigation had commenced.
According to him, the suspect
allegedly hit the deceased with
a big stick on the head following
an argument.
IBEDC cuts power to Ijeshaland over attack on staff:
Protesting youths attack journalists in Ilesa
electricity distribution company
to throw the entire Ijeshaland
into darkness was an illegality.
Meanwhile, Osun State
House of Assembly has directed
the House Committee on Public
Petition to meet with
management of IBEDC and
representatives of affected areas
in Ijeshaland to fashion a way
out of the dispute.
EFCC re-arraigns Babachir, 3 others
THE Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC,
has re-arraigned a former Secretary
to the Government of the
Federation, Babachir Lawal, and
three others before Justice Jude
Okeke of a Federal Capital Territory
High Court, Maitama.
Lawal, along with his younger
brother, Hamidu Lawal, Suleiman
Abubakar, Apeh Monday and two
companies, Rholavision
Engineering Ltd and Josmon
Technologies Ltd, were rearraigned
on an amended 10-
count charge bordering on fraud,
diversion of funds and criminal
conspiracy to the tune of over
N500 million.
They were earlier arraigned
before Justice Okeke on February
13 and the prosecution was
meant to open its case yesterday.
At the resumed hearing,
counsel to EFCC, Offem Uket,
told the court that the charges
against them had been amended
and that they had to take a fresh
plea.
However, citing Section 218 (2)
of the Administration of Criminal
Justice Act, ACJA 2015, Akin
Olujimi, counsel for Lawal,
argued that “before the charge
is taken, the prosecution
ought to have filed the
amended charge to ensure
that it was properly
endorsed.”
Other defence counsel
aligned themselves with the
submission of Olujimi.
Justice Okeke, while
ordering the prosecution to
comply with the section cited
by Mr Olujimi, however ruled
that in the interim, the
amended charges be read to
the defendants.
After the amended charge
was read they pleaded “not
guilty.”
The defence team,
thereafter, prayed the court to
allow the defendants to
continue with the bail earlier
granted them.
The request of the defence
was granted by Justice Okeke,
who adjourned to April 11 for
“commencement of trial,” noting
that “the court is minded to grant
an adjournment due to the
amendment of the charges.”
was bedlam as rooftops were
blown off, while walls and
fences were brought down.
“You can see that only a few
houses were not affected. Even
electric poles were brought
down. When the whole thing
died down we discovered that
we have lost millions of naira
in destroyed buildings and
other properties.”
Endurance Eferusuogha, a
youth, stated: “Most of us had
to make do with sleeping in
any enclosure we could find
until Sunday morning.
“We are appealing for urgent
support in cash and kind: we
need medical supplies, as most
of us especially kids, are sick.”
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