Quarry blast kills 13-year-old boy in Ogun

By: Zagazola Makama

A 13-year-old boy, Siraju Haruna, had been killed following a rock-blasting exercise at Hoy Quarry, Papa Oja, Odeda Local Government Area of the state.

Sources told Zagazola that the incident occurred on Friday morning. The quarry Manager, Adeola Temitope, 36, who also serves as a blast man at the site, reported the incident.

According to him, Temitope explained that despite precautionary measures, including notifying villagers the night before, sounding an alarm on the day of the blast, and ensuring that staff, customers, and truck drivers vacated the premises, the tragedy still occurred.

“After the blasting exercise, when people returned to the quarry premises, the lifeless body of one Siraju Haruna, aged 13, was found in a pool of blood with his skull crushed by a rock.

“His father, Mohammed Haruna, aged 36, from a nearby Fulani camp, identified the body.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased had earlier been warned by his elder sister to stay away but sneaked out to pick up his phone battery from the quarry house, where he met his untimely death,”said the sources.

The sources added that detectives led by the Divisional Crime Officer, SP Adejor Israel, visited the scene, documented evidence, and recovered a blood-stained rock believed to have caused the fatal injury.

The sources said the father of the deceased requested the release of the body for burial in accordance with Islamic rites, which was granted after due process.

Quarry blast kills 13-year-old boy in Ogun

By: Zagazola Makama

A 13-year-old boy, Siraju Haruna, had been killed following a rock-blasting exercise at Hoy Quarry, Papa Oja, Odeda Local Government Area of the state.

Sources told Zagazola that the incident occurred on Friday morning. The quarry Manager, Adeola Temitope, 36, who also serves as a blast man at the site, reported the incident.

According to him, Temitope explained that despite precautionary measures, including notifying villagers the night before, sounding an alarm on the day of the blast, and ensuring that staff, customers, and truck drivers vacated the premises, the tragedy still occurred.

“After the blasting exercise, when people returned to the quarry premises, the lifeless body of one Siraju Haruna, aged 13, was found in a pool of blood with his skull crushed by a rock.

“His father, Mohammed Haruna, aged 36, from a nearby Fulani camp, identified the body.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased had earlier been warned by his elder sister to stay away but sneaked out to pick up his phone battery from the quarry house, where he met his untimely death,”said the sources.

The sources added that detectives led by the Divisional Crime Officer, SP Adejor Israel, visited the scene, documented evidence, and recovered a blood-stained rock believed to have caused the fatal injury.

The sources said the father of the deceased requested the release of the body for burial in accordance with Islamic rites, which was granted after due process.

Quarry blast kills 13-year-old boy in Ogun

10 drown in canoe mishap in Sokoto

By: Zagazola Makama

Ten people, mostly children, have died in a canoe mishap in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, the Police Command has confirmed.

The incident occurred when a canoe conveying the victims from Zalla-Bango Village capsized.

Sources who confirmed the incident on Saturday, said all 10 passengers drowned.

The sources said the corpses were later recovered at about 11:30 a.m. on Thursday after an intensive search by villagers and fishermen.

10 drown in canoe mishap in Sokoto

Bandits kill three, injure teenager in Niger community attack

By: Zagazola Makama

Armed bandits have killed three persons and injured a teenage girl in an attack on Bakinbara village, Babanna district, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State.

Sources said the attack occurred in the early hours of Sept. 19, when bandits in large numbers stormed the community.

“Two young men, identified as Ismaila Magaji, 28, and Joshua Magaji, 25, were captured, tied under a tree and slaughtered by the attackers.

“The village head of Bakinbara, Usman Sabi, 85, was shot dead, while a 14-year-old girl, Fatima Ahmadu, sustained gunshot wounds on her left leg,” he said.

According to the sources , the hoodlums also set ablaze six houses and a motorcycle before fleeing into the forest.

Army troops, police and local hunters had been deployed to the area and were on the trail of the attackers.

The sources added that the injured victim was taken to General Hospital, New-Bussa, where she was receiving treatment.

Bandits kill three, injure teenager in Niger community attack