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6 — Vanguard, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 Hit and run driver kills police officer in Imo By Chinonso Alozie OWERRI—A hit and run driver of a heavy-duty truck, yesterday, crushed a police officer along Owerri - Okigwe express road in Imo State. It was gathered, yesterday, that the deceased police officer, Paul Nwachukwu, was attached to Silver Highway patrol team, operating within the Atta area of Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State. An eyewitness revealed that the police officer was seen, Tuesday, at his duty post stopping and searching motorists among other things. However, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Orlando Ikeokwu, who confirmed the incident said he was at the South-East Security Summit in Enugu, adding that he would give details of the event later. He further said efforts have been put in place by the police to apprehend the runaway truck driver. Anxiety in Edo community over kidnap of monarch’s wife By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY - THERE is anxiety in the palace of Onojie of Ewatto in Esan South East Local Government Area on Edo State, HRH Ikhumen II, as the traditional ruler’s wife, Queen Florence Ikhumen, is spending her fourth night in the den of her kidnappers. She was reportedly kidnapped on Sunday around Jemila area of Benin City. The incident was reported at the Ikpoba Hill police station immediately It was also learnt that the kidnappers have been making contact with the palace and their close family members but the amount they are demanding was yet unknown. Contacted, Edo State Police Command spokesman, DSP Chidi Nwabuzor, said he had been informed of the incident by the DPO, Ikpoba Hill Division. Family of 11, 10 others burnt alive as bandits attack Kaduna village By Ibrahim Hassan NO fewer than 21 people, including a family of 11, were reportedly killed by suspected bandits in an attack on Bakali village, Fika district of Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that local guards and hunters in the village mobilised to launch an attack on the gunmen in their hideout but they were attacked on the way. The gunmen were said to have killed some of the vigilante members and pursued others to the village. A source said the suspected bandits started shooting at people and burning houses immediately they entered the village. The bandits reportedly locked 11 members of a family in a room and set the house on fire. A community leader in the village, Alhaji Sani Bakali, told journalist on phone, yesterday, that the over 100 bandits raided the village, throwing the entire village into pandemonium. Sani Bakali added that 11 members of his family were killed in the attack. He said on phone: “They came to our village on Tuesday around 4pm on several motorbikes brandishing AK-47 rifles. “Immediately they came, they started moving round the village, shooting sporadically. In the process, they came to our house, set the house ablaze with 11 people inside. “All the 11 people are members of my family. They include three women and eight children, who were wives and children of my three younger brothers. “They also killed two of my uncles. While on the bush path, we discovered four other corpses burnt to death. They equally killed two imams, one of my neighbours and a close friend of mine. “We just performed the funeral prayer for the 21 this afternoon (yesterday). Initially, it was 20 corpses we buried , before we later discovered one more corpse inside the bush, we buried him too. “Right now, people have fled the village. I am the only one left in the village now, because I have come to pick something. I just took my brother and his two wives to Zaria. I am about leaving now myself. “Apart from the people killed, there are nine people we are yet to see since the incident. As it is now, we don’t know whether they have been killed or not.” Bakali village is now a ghost town as the remaining villagers have fled to other locations. Contacted, Muhammad Jalige, spokesman of the state police command, confirmed the attack, saying: “Yes, there was an attack in Giwa, Bakali village, to be precise, and we have sent a team of Police officers and men there to ascertain the situation of things. We are going to get across to you as soon as we have the details.” ILLEGALITY: Illegal mining site raided by Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, FCT Command, at Sawni in Gwagwalada, Abuja on Tuesday. Photo: NAN. Fisherman beats wife to death over N5,000 By Peter Duru MAKURDI—A 42-yearold fisherman, Patrick Ejiro, yesterday, reportedly beat his wife to death over missing N5,000 in Tyomu community on Makurdi- Gboko Road, Tarka Local Government Area of Benue State Vanguard gathered that the fisherman, an indigene of Delta State, had been living with his Benue wife in the community where he ekes out a living from fishing. According to the source, the couple had early in morning engaged each other in a heated argument over an alleged N5,000 realised from the sale of fish but was unaccounted for by the late wife. The source said: “The argument led to a fight, the husband beat her to a pulp and she passed out bleeding from her mouth and nostrils. “Neighbours, who intervened, made efforts to revive her but it was unsuccessful. She was eventually rushed to Benue State University Teaching Hospital, BSUTH, for further treatment where she was confirmed dead.” Confirming the development, Benue State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Deputy Superintendent Catherine Anene, said the brawl between the couple started “when the wife allegedly sold some items for the family and failed to remit the N5,000. “He beat her up to a state of coma and she was bleeding from the nostrils. She was rushed to BSUTH where she was confirmed dead. The suspect is in police custody and investigation into the matter is already in progress,” she added. Police kill kidnapper, arrest 2 others for robbery in Plateau A notorious kidnapper at Shimakarr village of Shandam Local Government Area, Plateau State, has been killed by Police operatives in the state while three other suspects were arrested over criminal conspiracy and armed robbery in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Isaac Akinmoyede, disclosed this, yesterday, while presenting the corpse and other suspects to newsmen in Jos. Akinmoyede said the kidnapper was shot and killed on Tuesday during a gun duel with the police, but that his colleagues had escaped He vowed to decisively deal with criminals in the state, attributing the feat achieved to the commitment and resilience of the command’s officers and men. He said: “Yesterday (Tuesday) , at about 7 a.m., one Rev. Ganko Istifanus of Church of Christ in Nation, COCIN, Shimakarr, reported to us that at about 5:30 a.m., gunmen came to his residence and kidnapped his son, Godsave Damen, and two others to an unknown destination. “Immediately, we received the information, a combined team of policemen, vigilante and hunters were mobilised to the scene and engaged the hoodlums in a gun battle. “In the process, one of the kidnappers was shot dead, while others took to their heels. We recovered one AK- 47 rifle and 21 empty wheels of live ammunition.” The commissioner further said the three other suspects arrested over armed robbery were nabbed in Nasarawa Gwong community of Jos North amd Gyel community of Jos South local government areas. “Similarly, we have arrested one Sunday Alfa and Uzaifa Adam at Nasarawa Gwong community of Jos North over armed robbery activities.
Vanguard, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 —7 Father who declined treatment to save daughter on religious ground, flees home with baby By Paul Olayemi SAPELE—THE 37-year-old man, Mr Ujemu Omena, who refused medical treatment for his 22-month-old baby girl suffering from hydrocephalus, a rare medical condition characterised by head enlargement in infants, in Sapele, Delta State, has reportedly fled home with the child. A family source told Vanguard: “Precious, the child was born with hydrocephalus and the parents, who were newly married then noticed that the baby’s head was getting larger. “Having noticed this, they started running from pillar to post, only to find out the illness was hydrocephalus, partly because of money and religious belief, the parents have refused to seek medical help, they are Jehovah Witnesses and he said their faith forbids blood transfusion.” On Monday, Gwamnishu Harrison, an activist, having been informed of the child’s condition on a Facebook news platform, Sapele Unugbragada, stormed the home of Mr Ujemu offering to foot the child's medical bills but to his surprise, Ojemu turned down the offer, citing religious belief, a decision that has attracted condemnations from social media users. Today, Ujemu was said to have fled his Benin Road residence opposite Urhiapele Secondary School home with the baby. The council chairman, Eugene The baby Inoaghan, who stormed little Precious father's residence told Vanguard that he was at little Precious father’s house to retrieve her from them for treatment only to find out he has fled his home with the baby. Kidnapped native doctor kicks against spiritual back-up for criminals By Eric Ugbor ABA—A popular native doctor based in Aba, Abia State, Chukwuemeka Emeueonu, who was released from the den of kidnappers last week has kicked against the spiritual backup given to kidnappers by some native doctors Emeyeonu, who was kidnapped by gunmen on February 1, 2020, warned all the native doctors and anybody involved in sponsoring or empowering kidnappers to desist from it or face the consequences that will soon come. The native doctor, who was rescued by a team of Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, led by their Commander, SP Johnbull Obioguru, from the den of the kidnappers six hours after his abduction, thanked SARS for their prompt response. Emeyeonu, who is the high priest of the popular Chukwuabiama Heritage Synagogue in Aba, advised those involved in kidnapping to repent from such evil, stressing that using the bad economy as an excuse to perpetrate crime is meaningless. The kidnap of Emeyeonu was widely reported within Aba as two “We are doing all we can to get her for medication but the father said he is far away but we will do everything we can to reach him and retrieve the baby for treatment,” he said. kidnappers involved in the evil act were killed during the exchange of fire with the SARS with some others reportedly arrested later. In his words: “The experience of my kidnap opened my eyes to something that is happening around us. This issue of kidnapping, when you hear it in the news, you may not understand, but when it happens to you, you’ll become a changed person. "I must thank the SARS from Umuahia for the way they responded promptly and during the exchange of bullets with the hoodlums, I was hearing how their leader was instructing them to be careful as not to hurt us the victims” Commercial driver to die by hanging for killing carpenter By Onozure Dania LAGOS—A Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere, has sentenced a 47-year-old commercial driver, Akeem Raimi, popularly known as an old soldier, to death by hanging, for killing a carpenter over refusal to refund N3000. Justice Modupe Nicole-Clay handed down the verdict after finding him guilty of the offence of murder. The convict was arraigned on a one-count charge of murder preferred against him by Lagos State government. During the arraignment of the convict, sometime in 2016, the Lagos State prosecutor, Mr Yusuf Sule, had told the court that Raimi committed the offence on June 10, 2011, at about 1: 30pm. Sule said the convict murdered one Segun Williams, by stabbing him with a broken bottle, on his neck, which led to his death. According to the prosecutor, the offence committed is punishable under Section 319 (1) of the criminal law of Lagos sate 2003. However, the convict pleaded not guilty to the charge against him, but his plea was not taken as he was remanded in prison custody, pending the hearing and determination of the case. Plateau United Football Club loses head coach THE camp of Nigeria Professional Football League side, Plateau United Football Club of , has been thrown into mourning following the death of its head coach, Audu Isah Pele. Pele , who died yesterday afternoon at his residence along Ali Kazaure , was hospitalised at the Bingham University Teaching Hospital before he was discharged on Monday. The deceased, who is survived by a wife, five children and many relations, joined the services of Plateau United as a coach of the feeder team in 2014. Following a string of poor results shortly after returning to the Nigeria Professional Football League in 2016, the management of the team headed by Pius Henwan elevated Pele alongside other coaches from the feeder team to the main team. ... with Emma'nKen (08163121378) The fear of coronavirus, the beginning of race of life Hmmm! You are not even a recognised side guy You should have told her!
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