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2 men arraigned for assaulting police officer

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2 men arraigned for assaulting police officer

2 men arraigned for assaulting police officer

Two men who allegedly assaulted a police officer on Friday appeared in an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Isabo, Ogun State.

The police charged Alexander Samson, 25 and Olasunkanmi Oniyide, 22, with assault and breach of peace.

The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The Prosecutor, Insp. Evelyn Motim told the court that the defendants committed the offences on June 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Lafenwa area in Abeokuta.

Motim said that the defendants conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace by assaulting Insp. Victoria Lawrence, in the course of discharging her duties.

She said that the defendants used their vehicle, and hit and pushed Lawrence, which caused her bodily injury.

She added that the defendants unlawfully disobeyed the traffic rules by following one way.

“The duo disobeyed the traffic rules and the police officer who was on duty tried cautioning them but they used their vehicle to hit her away from the road.

“The duo also conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of public peace by constituting nuisance when the police officer cautioned them from following one-way traffic,” the prosecutor said.

According to him, the offences contravene sections 249, and 356 (2) and of the Criminal Law of Ogun 2006.

The Magistrate, Mrs O. A Akamo-Oyede, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N50,000, each with one surety each in like sum.

She, however, adjourned the case until Aug. 29 for a hearing.

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Troops repel coordinated attacks on three Plateau communities

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Troops repel coordinated attacks on three Plateau communities

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) along with other security forces, successfully repelled coordinated attacks on three communities in Riyom Local Government Area by gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias.

Zagazola Makama report that the affected communities Rim, Angwan Wereng, and Cum came under attack between 10:50 p.m. and 11:40 p.m. on Thursday night.

The troops responded promptly to distress calls and engaged the attackers, forcing them to flee the area.

“On receipt of the information, army troops and other sister security agencies moved swiftly to the scenes and repelled the attackers,”said the sources.

No official casualties were confirmed as of the time of this report, but the situation is said to be under control while normalcy has returned to the affected areas.

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Yobe man kills neighbour over alleged affair with wife

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Yobe man kills neighbour over alleged affair with wife

By: Zagazola Makama

A 40-year-old man, Yau Ari Dawa of Fulameri Village in Yobe State, has allegedly stabbed his neighbour to death following a violent altercation over a suspected extramarital affair with his wife.

Zagazola Makama gathered from sources that the incident occurred late Wednesday night at about 11:30 p.m., when Dawa reportedly confronted Mallam Faji Gana, 35, accusing him of having an affair with his 25-year-old wife, Noja Yau.

The sources said that the confrontation quickly turned violent, and Dawa allegedly used a knife to stab Gana in the stomach during the scuffle.

A neighbour, raised an alarm and reported the incident to authorities in the early hours of Thursday.

Gana was rushed to the Specialist Hospital in Geidam, but was confirmed dead on arrival by medical personnel.

The suspect, Yau Ari Dawa, has since been arrested by operatives of the Yobe State Police Command.

According to police sources, the case will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation and possible prosecution.

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Gunmen abduct village head in Bauchi community

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Gunmen abduct village head in Bauchi community

By: Zagazola Makama

A 56-year-old village head, Abdullah Ibrahim, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Kanaka hamlet, Ganjuwa Local Government Area in Bauchi, sources confirmed to Zagazola Makama.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday at about 1:15 a.m. when the assailants stormed the remote hamlet and abducted the community leader, taking him to an unknown destination.

Security forces and local hunters were deployed to the area on a rescue mission.

Efforts are being intensified to rescue the victim unharmed and to apprehend those behind the abduction. The case is currently under police investigation.

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