Author: Isah Mukhtar

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Sensitisation
By Kudirat Ogunyemi
Abuja, Jan. 10, 2018 (NAN) Officials of Climate Adaptation and Agribusiness Support Programme (CASP), an IFAD programme, have visited Borno and Yobe to sensitise farmers to the application of modern farming techniques to boost agricultural production.

Mr Abdullahi Surajo, the Communication Officer of International Food and Agriculture Development (IFAD)-CASP, made this known via a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.

Surajo said that the National Coordinator of IFAD-CASP, Alhaji Lawal Idah, led the officials on the sensitisation mission to the two states.

He said that the team leader visited Damaturu to sensitise farmers to modern crop production techniques which would also boost their economic well-being.

He said that Idah called on the farmers to consider the impacts of CASP in efforts to develop agriculture in rural areas.

He said that the team leader said that this would promote the economic standing of smallholder farmers with low income who were particularly vulnerable to the challenges of climate change.

“I maintained that the IFAD-CASP collaboration with Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) is a step in the right direction, as farmers and other stakeholders in crop production will be supplied with meaningful information.

“The information will help them to determine the type of seeds to plant, in relation to the rainfall predictions, at every farming season.

“As such, this measure will surely eliminate all forms of unfortunate results, which could emanate from poor or non-availability of enough rainfall, to expect a bumper harvest at the end of the day,’’ Surajo quoted Idah as saying.

Besides, Surajo said that Mr Charles Olu of NIMET Office, Abuja, spoke on seasonal rainfall predictions that would be experienced in places like Southern Borno and Yobe.

“It will cover local government areas like Fika, Gulani, Potiskum and Fune in Yobe State; while in Borno State, Biu, Chibok, Askira/Uba and Gwoza, among others, are the expected areas which the predictions would affect,’’ Olu was quoted as saying.

NAN reports that the development objectives of IFAD-CASP include increased incomes, enhanced food security and reduced vulnerability for smallholder farmers, particularly women and youths, in the participating states.

Borno, Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara are currently participating in the six-year programme, which started in 2015. (NAN)
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Edited by Mustapha Lamidi and Dayo Komolafe

NSCDC arrests 1, 388 for rape, robbery, vandalism in Kogi

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Offences

By Kola Adeyemi

Lokoja, Jan. 9, 2018 (NAN ) The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kogi said it had arrested 1,388 persons for various offences in the state in 2017.

The Commandant of the Corps, Mr Everestus Obiyo, disclosed this on Tuesday in Lokoja.

Obiyo said that the suspects were arrested for armed robbery, drug trafficking, rape, vandalism of electric cables, water and oil pipelines.

He said that the command had successfully prosecuted some of the suspects, securing 67 convictions, while over 400 cases were still pending in courts.

According to him, two pistols and billets were recovered from some of the suspects arrested at Adavi and Igalamela-Odolu local government areas during the period.

The commandant said that a DAF truck suspected to be property of oil pipeline vandals operating in Kogi and Nasarawa States was also seized by the command.

He said that some illegal refineries were also destroyed in Ebiya and Achuze -Epiri communities in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of the state.

“ My men also arrested four trucks laden with crude oil suspected to be stolen in Lokoja axis.

“ The NSCDC in collaboration with the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed two fuel stations in Lokoja for selling petrol above the N145 official pump price in December,” he said.

Obiyo said that the command had within the period also recovered twenty pieces of telecommunication batteries belonging to glo at Manyere and 12 Solar panels at Chikara in Kogi Local Government Area.

He listed inadequate operational vehicles, delay in court processes, lack of vital information from host communities and inadequate manpower as some of the challenges facing the command. ( NAN)
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Edited by Abdullahi Yusuf

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Voters

Lokoja, Jan. 9, 2018 ( NAN) The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) has created 10 additional voter’s registration centres in Kogi, the electoral body said in a statement on Tuesday in Lokoja.

The statement, which was signed by Mr Ahmed Biambo, Head, Voter Education and Publicity, explained that the step would address rising concerns like difficult terrain, long distance and congestion which were affecting the  ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.

It said that four centres each, were located in Kogi East and Kogi West Senatorial Districts, while three were in Kogi Central.

The INEC official said that 126,501 new voters had been captured since the CVR exercise started in April 2017.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state now has 37 CVR centres. (NAN)

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Edited by Ephraims Sheyin

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Resumption
By Grace Alegba
Lagos, Jan. 8, 2018 (NAN) Some road users on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Monday raised alarm over the gridlock caused by road construction projects as schools resumed  from the Yuletide break.

The road users, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), appealed to the Lagos State Government to adopt measures to reduce hardship on the expressway.

A NAN correspondent,  who took a trip on the highway,  reports that several commuters were stranded at various bus-stops on the highway as commercial vehicles were trapped in gridlock.

An engineer and  resident of Shasha, Mr Dayo Ogunware,  said that the inner roads were blocked due to the pressure on the highway caused by ongoing  construction  of  the Abule-Egba flyover project in Agege.

Ogunware explained that the Agege axis serves as alternative routes to vehicles from Sango Ota and its environs.

He  appealed to the Lagos State Government to ensure  the project was speedily executed to reduce the hardship faced by road users.

“It was difficult to get vehicle this morning.

“Traffic diversion from Agege Pen Cinema inward Agege Motor Road toward  Abeokuta Expressway as a result of the Abule Egba Flyover project is the cause of this problem.

“The state government ought to have completed the ongoing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lane construction project on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway before embarking on the construction of the Abule Egba flyover.

“The completion of the BRT lane would have contained the traffic diversion from Pen Cinema,” he said.

A civil servant, Mrs Tade Olukoya,  told NAN that she spent hours on the road because of the gridlock and blamed the state government for poor planning.

“We know government is working for our good but they should consider the stress we go through and plan better.

“They should create alternatives for us, the whole of this area is locked down because government wants to construct many roads at the same time,” she said.

However, Mr Tomi Olarenwaju, a businessman said that the hardship was the  price to pay for development.

“The BRT lane when completed would eliminate traffic on this expressway,  same for the flyover in Agege, I think we need to be a bit patient,” he told NAN.

A school teacher,  Mrs Herrieta Uzorigwe, blamed the gridlock on resumption of workers from the holiday and first day of resumption for schools.

Uzorigwe, however, called  for urgent measures to tackle the gridlock to reduce hardship on the highway.

Mallam Abubakar Tukur, a tea vendor,  appealed for speedy completion of both the Abule Egba flyover and BRT lane construction to ease the gridlock. (NAN)
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(Edited by Edwin Nwachukwu/Mufutau Ojo)

Kogi retires 8 Perm Secs, dismisses 1,774 other workers

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Sack

Lokoja, Jan. 7, 2018 (NAN) Kogi Government on Sunday confirmed the compulsory retirement of eight permanent secretaries, some directors and dismissal of 1, 774 others from the state civil service.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered in Lokoja that the affected staff were served their letters last December.

The letters were signed by the state Head of Service, Mrs Deborah Ogunmola and the Chairman of the state Civil Service Commission, Mr Ado Shaibu.

A copy of the retirement letter addressed to one of the affected permanent secretaries indicated that the retirement was “in the interest of the public.”

Some of the affected permanent secretaries told NAN that they were contemplating legal action.

However, Mrs Petra Akinti-Onyegbule, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Yahaya Bello, defended the action, saying it was part of ongoing reforms in the civil service.

According to her, the retirement affected only permanent secretaries that have served for four years and above.

“The retired permanent secretaries have been paid their consolidated benefits that accrued to them.

“Also affected are civil servants who have attained the special salary grade level 17,” she said.

The governor’s media aided added that directors that served for eight years and above would also be affected.

She said the exact number of directors to be affected would be based on the outcome of the recent promotion interviews conducted for them.

“ In order to get the best replacement for the retired permanent secretaries, directors who had been in office for eight years and above but are yet to attain retirement age or maximum number of years in office were given the opportunity to partake in the exams to fill the position of permanent secretaries.

“The result of the examinations which held on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 and followed by interviews is yet to be out.

“Until the result is out, we will not be able to put a definite figure on the number of directors that will be affected by the compulsory retirement,’’ she said.

The chief press secretary also confirmed that 1,667 workers with fake certificates were dismissed from the state civil service.

She said that those dismissed were uncovered during the screening carried out by the state government in 2016 and 2017.

Akinti-Onyegbule also said 107 other workers were dismissed for engaging in fraudulent activities.

“Kogi state government is carrying out reforms at different stages to reposition its civil service for effectiveness, efficiency and productivity.

“The screening exercise which began in 2016 has since ended.

“The reversal of the inverted pyramid at the civil service is another phase of the much needed reforms meant to ensure the civil service plays its role as the engine room of government efficiently and effectively.” she said. (NAN)
KKA /MZA

Edited by Maharazu Ahmed

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Crime
Yenagoa, Jan. 5, 2018 (NAN) The Bayelsa capital, Yenagoa and the surrounding towns as well as the creeks recorded low crime rate during the Christmas and New Year celebrations an official of the government has said.

Dr Boma Spero-Jack, the Special Adviser on Security to Gov. Seriake Dickson Bayelsa made the assertion on Friday in Lagos.

“Bayelsa has indeed changed! The city now has nightlife, encouraging people to stay out late to unwind and have fun after the day’s hard work.

“The serene atmosphere was devoid of the usual intermittent disruptions by loud sounds of gunshots and violent clashes by rival cult groups,’’ Spero-Jack said in a statement.

“In a long while, Bayelsans have not celebrated the Yuletide like they have done since 2012. Parties were held until very late at night and in some places until dawn without any reported cases of crime.

“Not a single car was reported snatched throughout the period. People celebrated and moved about freely.’’

The statement, however, added that a few years ago, this would have been unimaginable.

“Security sources in the state agree that this is the result of a well-planned, well-marshalled and coordinated approach by all security agencies in the state backed by the governor’s strong political will,’’ it said.

It said that the security agencies worked round the clock to nip all criminal activities in the bud as they had jointly done every year since the commencement of the Dickson’s administration.

According to the statement, some people who relocated to Yenagoa after living somewhere else for decades were amazed at the peaceful atmosphere in the state.

“The people spent the Yuletide with family and friends in Tombia, moving around even at 2 a.m.

“Even in Amarata and Kpansia, where nobody would have dared to move freely in the night some years ago, there was generally a peaceful atmosphere.

“Security personnel patrolled the areas regularly. Besides the fact that many people didn’t have enough money to celebrate, there was no threat to our peace or movement,’’ it added.

The statement noted that many of the youths who were involved in militant activities and crime were now off the streets.

It said that some are enjoying the Amnesty Programme, while many others had been engaged in the government’s scholarship scheme and other training programmes.

“Before Dickson came on board, there was a culture of violence during which people committed crime with impunity and the youths openly celebrated criminals.

“Proceeds of crime were a major attraction to the youths. This situation was compounded by acute shortage of schools, hospitals and there was virtually no nightlife in Yenagoa.

“The Government made it clear it would not tolerate crime and any form of criminality.

“To combat the rampant spate of criminal activities, the government undertook wide consultations and meeting with youths, civil servants, market men and women, communities and security agencies.

“And eventually it came up with an extensive security architecture which incorporates a philosophical dimension of the role of the youths, collaboration between all security agencies and citizens,’’ the statement said. (NAN)
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(Edited by Edwin Nwachukwu/Peter Ejiofor)

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Awards
Lagos, Jan. 5, 2018 (NAN) A Nigerian firm, Matchmakers Consult International, on Friday, said it had concluded plans for the maiden edition of Africa LAMPS Awards to identify the best in the fields of theatre and movie, among others.

The President of the firm, Mr Shina Philips, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the event was scheduled to coincide with the Africa Union General Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia later in the year.

He said “for too long, Africa has missed an event which has the capacity to pull together and celebrate her best brains in key fields of human endeavours.

“The continent has missed the glamour, razzmatazz and the opportunity to publicly display her culture and heroes.

“There is the need for the continent to celebrate the achievements of her industrious sons and daughters who made tremendous impact in raising the standard of human lives both in Africa and across the globe.”

According to him, the LAMPS Awards also represents legends of arts, management, politics, security, sports and science.

He said the awards would be presented in 15 categories namely: African Music Personality of the Year, African Movie Personality of the Year and African Journalist of the Year.

Others are African Legal Luminary of the Year, African Banker of the Year; African CEO of the Year; African Entrepreneur of the Year; African Farmer of the Year and Africa’s Most Influential Political Personality of the Year.

African Support Leadership Award; Public Service Leadership Award; African Scientist of the Year; African Sport Personality of the Year; African Security Personality of the Year and African Hero.

Philips said a voting process had been designed to accommodate 100 voters per category from all countries on the continent and from a few international media.

“The process will be coordinated and verified by an international audit firm,” he added.

According to Philips, the word ‘LAMPS’ is used to refer to traditional or electric devices designed to produce light and illumination.

He said “light illuminates the world and makes things visible. Light is knowledge and it provides direction and guidance.

“The story of Africa is the epic tales of Cheikh Anta Diop, a Senegalese historian, anthropologist, physicist and politician, Thomas R. Odhiambo (1931–2003) and a Kenyan entomologist and environmental activist, Kitaw Ejigu (1948-2006).

“Ethiopian engineer and Chief of Spacecraft and Satellite Systems engineer at NASA, Kwame Nkrumah, outspoken advocate of Pan-Africanism and Ghanaian leader, Julius Kambarage Nyerere and Tanzanian leader, respected by many world leaders of his time.

“Nnamdi Azikwe, Obafemi Awolowo, Tafawa Balewa and Anthony Enahoro, all great Nigerian leaders; Bisi Ezerioha (Nigerian Engineer who has built some of the world’s most powerful Honda and Porsche engines).’’ (NAN)
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Edited by Edwin Nwachukwu/Hadiza Mohammed-Aliyu

News analysis – Drug and Crime: Twins menace ravaging Nigerian society

By Mateen Badru

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Crimes and Drugs

Lagos, Jan. 4, 2018 (NAN) In Nigeria today, the connection between drug and crime cannot be underestimated, going by the rate at which drugs are recovered from suspected criminals across the country.

In fact, many curious observers have rightly concluded that the audacity with which most dangerous crimes are being committed nowadays cannot be divorced from the unrestricted access to and use of hard drugs and other psychotropic substances by the perpetrators. This is moreso a truism as security agents continues to make hauls of hard drugs at virtually every crime scene.

And closely linked to this growing twins menace is their third leg of the troika – cultism – now prevalent in many neighbourhoods in the country.
In 2017, over 600 suspects were arrested by the police for various drug-induced crimes ranging from armed robbery, kidnap and cultism in Lagos State alone. Similarly, Lagos State Commandant of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Sule Aliyu, said the agency recovers over 10 tons of drugs and prosecute more than 300 suspects in the state annually.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, on Oct. 17, 2017 destroyed N50 million worth of drugs recovered during raids on hoodlums’ hideouts across the state.
Imohimi had said at the various town hall meetings he held on assumption of office in Lagos last year that community leaders kept complaining about the twins menace of drug abuse and cultism in virtually all the neighbourhoods in the state.
His words: “When people have access to drugs, it emboldens them to get involved in crimes. Cultism is also a problem where teenagers are involved in cult-related violence and narcotic substances are recovered from them which is enough to draw the attention of the police.

“Children now take cough syrups to get high. What are we doing as parents and guardians. We should surprise our children once in a while and search their rooms to know if they are doing drugs.”

Available police statistics show that 98 per cent of 200 suspected cultists arrested in Lagos State last year were youths between the age of 17 and 35 years. This goes to show that cultism has gone beyond campuses of tertiary institutions to junior schools and even neighbourhoods, as teenage school children and artisans in communities are initiated into various secret cult goups.

National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples’ Congress (OPC), Gani Adams, said it was unfortunate that cultists have shifted their base from the universities to neighbourhoods as artisans, such as vulcanisers, mechanics and others are now members of dreaded secret cults.

According to Adams, young boys in their teens are being initiated into cults which is a very dangerous signal and threat to the security of life and property.

“All these cultists are being recruited by prominent people in the society, especially politicians and leaders, who use them to perpetrate evil in the society.

“In this vein, we must do something to stop this trend, because it is going out of proportion. The public transporters, including their unions and associations, have to be checkmated,” the OPC leader had said when he met Imohimi over the ugly trend.

In a bid to check drug abuse on campus, NAN recalls that the University of Lagos had provided a drug test kit in its medical centre to examine students suspected to be on hard drugs.
Former UNILAG Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rahaman Bello, told a NAN forum in Lagos last November that the initiative was necessary because drug abuse was on the increase in the nation’s tertiary institutions.

Bello said that about 100 students of the university tested positive to the use of hard drugs in 2016.

“One hundred out of over 50,000 students may seem insignificant, but to us, one person on drug is a problem to the university community,” the former vice chancellor had said.

A security expert, Mrs Tanwa Ashiru, CEO, says it is important to change society’s approach to fighting drug abuse and trafficking at community level before changing the narrative.

Ashiru, Chief Executive of Bulwark Intelligence, saus Nigerians often celebrate bad things, stressing that there is need to engage with communities in fighting illegal use of drugs in the society.

“We need to focus on changing the way communities view and respond to the troika of drug abuse, cultism and crime and government must lead the campaign by walking the talk as our little efforts can at least put Nigerians in the right frame of mind,” she said.

It is therefore imperative for all to engage the country’s youths, representing over 50 percent and the most active part of the Nigeria’s over 180 million population on the dangers of drugs, cultism and crimes to themselves and the society at large. (NAN)
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(Edited by Wale Ojetimi)

News Analysis – How “Badoo killings” sent shock waves across Lagos State in 2017

By Moses Omorogieva, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)

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Badoo
Lagos, Jan. 2, 2018 (NAN) Of all the criminal activities that dominated news headlines in Lagos State in 2017, the serial ritual killings in Ikorodu area, also known as “Badoo Killings”, was perhaps the most talked about among Lagosians last year.

What generated further fear among residents was the peculiar modus operandi of Badoo and its seemingly intractable and invisible nature. As the killings went on for months, the affected communities and state security apparatus appeared clueless until it was nip in the bud toward the end of the year.

It all started after a suspect, described by some residents of Ikorodu area as a “serial rapist and ritual killer”, was arrested at Ibeshe. His name was given simply as “Badoo”.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that after every attack, the perpetrators would write “I am Badoo” and paste on the door of victims.

This continued in a seemingly invincible manner until he was caught after he raped and killed a 27-year-old woman and her nine-month-old child. The suspect was arrested by the community, allegedly after some rituals were performed.
Many had believed that the arrest of the suspect would bring an end to badoo operations. But that did not happen as it marked the beginning a journey into new dimension of ritual killings in the area as many more family members were murdered at night.

For several months, Badoo operations in Ikorodu area reverberated across the state and created fear among Lagosians at large. The police appeared overwhelmed. Human and vehicular movements in parts of Ikorodu were restricted during the period. Many communities imposed dusk-to-dawn curfew while some residents moved out to other areas for safety.
Embarrassed by the continuous Badoo killings, the then Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Fatai Owoseni, met with traditional rulers in the areas and read riot acts to royal fathers who might be complicit in the killings.

Residents did not watch idly either, as many resorted to jungle justice, killing those identified as Badoo cult members during mob actions after losing faith in police ability to arrest the ugly trend.

According to NAN findings, Badoo members carried no guns or machetes. Their weapons are primarily stones, preferably household grinding stones and mortar, clubs and pestle. They carried out their operations by sneaking into targets’ homes at night and smash their heads with grinding stones or mortars, then collect their blood with handkerchiefs, which were sold for ritual purposes.

Unofficial sources say more than 30 persons were sent to their early graves while Badoo reign of horror lasted.

In joint operations between Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), men of the Onyabo, a local vigilante group and the police, led by the then Lagos Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, (now Commissioner of Police), Edgal Imohimi, many of the suspected members of the cult group were caught.
Chief Gani Adams, OPC National Coordinator, said some prominent Nigerians were allegedly behind this criminal act.
“From our findings, the Badoo boys don’t use guns or machetes. They use big grinding stones or pestles to kill their victims in the wee hours of the night. So it is sad, but now the police are investigating and we are supporting them with information and strategies to ensure that Ikorodu remains safe for residents.”
“Ikorodu has gradually become a safe hideaway for criminals. Of all the cultists in Lagos State, Ikorodu alone has about 30 per cent. That is bad.

“I am happy that the police have done the needful. With the new strategy, I believe the issue of Badoo in Ikorodu will soon become a thing of the past,” Adams said when he met Imohimi over the killings.
The Chairman of the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps, Mr Israel Ajai, a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, who said he was worried over the Badoo killings, describing it as bizarre, fetish and ritual.
Mr Christopher Oji, a security expert, told NAN that badoo operation was a new wave of crime mistaken for assassination when the cult group started total elimination of families.
“During investigation, it was discovered that the killings have ritual undertones. Someone pays for the blood of the innocent which he uses for money making rituals.
“The poverty level in Nigeria is alarming. People threw conscience and morality to the dust bin. Well, the police is addressing the issue, using local vigilance groups, neighborhood watch and traditional institutions to fight the war against badoo.
“The effort of the police is paid off as more suspects have been arrested. Through their confessions, those believed to be their sponsors have been declared wanted. Secondly, the police have also been raiding suspected members and destroying their shrines.
“They should intensify action so that they will have no hiding place,” said the security expert.

He advised government of neighbouring states to ward off the badoo cult members from infiltrating their areas.

“There should be intensive raiding and motorised patrol. Police should involve other security agencies in the war against badoo,” Oji said.

By the end of last year, over 500 suspected badoo cult members have been arrested. Many were charged to court while others were still under investigation, thus bringing their heinous crime to the lowest ebb.

Imohimi, who also met with traditional rulers at the palace of Anyangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Adewale Shotobi, led operatives to demolish many badoo strines in the area. He charged the traditional rulers in the area to join hands with the police to eradicate ritual killings and other criminal activities from their communities.
The recent renouncing of membership of cult groups by some youths in Ikorodu will also help improve the security situation in the area.
The Ikorodu monarch noted that crime rate had dropped in the area and pledged the support of his chiefs and subjects to ensure that the tempo was sustained.

It is, therefore, imperative that all hands must be on deck to ensure that security of lives and property in Ikorodu and other parts of Lagos State remains a top priority in the New Year. (NAN)
MIO/WOJ
(Edited by Wale Ojetimi)

New Year tragedy: Man kills friend over quarrel with wife
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Murder
By Gbenga Dada
Lagos, Jan. 2, 2018 (NAN) Tragedy struck in Ijegun suburb of Lagos on New Year’s day as a father of five, Mr Olayiwola Stephen, 39, was allegedly stabbed to death by his friend and co-tenant, Mr Ibrahim Adetunji, during a quarrel.

An eyewitness, Mr Ademola Adegbola, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that a quarrel started between the two friends when the victim was trying to broker peace between Adetunji’s wife and other tenants in the building,

Adetunji allegedly got angry at the way the deceased was addressing his wife when mediating in the dispute, the eyewitness said.

The eyewitness said that Adetunji, in anger, used a broken bottle to stab the victim.

He said that the incident happened at about noon on Jan. 1 at No 66, Lafunke Street, Ijegun, a suburb of Lagos.

Another eyewitness, Mr Sharafa Ogunbisi, said that Stephen was first treated at a nearby hospital from where he was referred to Ayinke Hospital in Ikeja due to excessive bleeding.

Ogunbisi said that Stephen eventually died on the way to hospital where he was certified dead and his corpse was deposited at Isolo General Hospital mortuary.

The suspect was detained at Isheri-Oshun police station for further interrogation.

Spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, Chike Oti, told NAN that he was yet to be briefed of the incident.

The late Mr Olayiwola Stephen was an indigene of Ilua in Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State.

He left behind a wife, Mrs Fasilat Olayiwola, and five children. (NAN)
COF/WOJ
(Edited by Oluyinka Fadare/Wale Ojetimi)