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Sad! Lagos Marwa operator takes own life over tricycle seizure
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A yet-to-be-identified tricyclist has died by suicide after efforts to reportedly retrieve his seized tricycle from some government agents proved abortive in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the tricyclist was heading to a destination in the state when the officials intercepted him for an offence.
Following the interception, the officers reportedly seized the tricycle and took it to their office located close to the Jubilee Estate, along the Ikorodu-Sagamu Expressway.
Efforts by the tricycle operator to retrieve his tricycle from the officials were said to have been futile.
Our correspondent learnt that perplexed by the development, the tricyclist, in an apparent effort to protest the seizure of his tricycle, went to a tree at the front of the fence of the compound where the offices of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, and Vehicle Inspection Officers are situated, close to the Jubilee Estate, along the Ikorodu-Sagamu Expressway, and hanged himself.
An eyewitness, Prince Excel of Aiyekooto Reporters, in a video posted on WhatsApp, described the case as unfortunate, noting that the man killed himself on Thursday morning.
He said, “This is early Thursday morning, July 11, 2024, an unfortunate situation just happened right now. A man just committed suicide on the major road at the Jubilee Estate infront of the LASTMA gate on the Sagamu Road. This is quite unfortunate.”
The Accord Party has won the governorship election at the polling unit of former Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, in Okuku, Odo-Otin Local Government Area of the state.
According to the result sheet uploaded to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) IReV portal, Accord polled 125 votes to emerge victorious at the polling unit.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) came second with 85 votes, while the African Democratic Congress (ADC) secured five votes.
The African Action Congress (AAC) scored two votes, while the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Young Progressive Party (YPP) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) each recorded one vote.
Other parties, including the AA, ADP, APGA, APM, APP, BP, NNPP and PRP, recorded no votes.
The result sheet showed that 228 voters were accredited, with 220 valid votes cast and eight rejected ballots.
The election was conducted at Court Hall I, Okuku, in Odo-Otin Local Government Area.
The result comes against the backdrop of Oyinlola’s reported endorsement of the APC governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of the election.
Oyinlola, who governed Osun State from 2003 to 2010, had publicly backed Oyebamiji despite the APC candidate running against incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke.
The outcome at Oyinlola’s polling unit therefore puts the Accord Party ahead of the APC, with Adeleke’s party failing to secure the unit despite the incumbent governor’s participation in the election.
Voting was disrupted in Ejigbo, Osun State, after violence broke out at a polling unit during the ongoing Osun State Governorship election.
It was gathered that voters, residents and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fled the polling unit as tension escalated around the area.
According to Channels TV, people were seen running in different directions while motorcycles and vehicles moved through the area as residents attempted to escape the unfolding situation.
The immediate cause of the violence was not clear, as the chaos temporarily halted the ongoing electoral process.
The incident comes as voters come out in their numbers to partake in governorship election amid tight security.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday has given a blow by blow account of the ongoing governorship election process in Osun State.
According to the electoral umpire, voting commenced smoothly across the south-west, with 3,556 of the state’s 3,763 polling units opened as of 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.
INEC made this claim in a post on its official 𝕏, while giving an update on the conduct of the governorship election.
The commissioner further stated that the figure of the polling units that opened as of 8;30 am represents 94.5 per cent of the total polling units in the state.
It said the remaining 207 polling units, representing 5.5 per cent, experienced minor delays but had all become operational by 9 a.m.
INEC made this claim in a post on its official 𝕏, while giving an update on the conduct of the governorship election.
The commissioner further stated that the figure of the polling units that opened as of 8;30 am represents 94.5 per cent of the total polling units in the state.
It said the remaining 207 polling units, representing 5.5 per cent, experienced minor delays but had all become operational by 9 a.m.
The electoral body further said the Registration Area Centre (RAC) activation exercise for the election was completed at 6:09 p.m. on Friday.
INEC said, “RAC activation was successfully completed (100%) at 6:09 p.m. yesterday in preparation for the Osun State Governorship Election.”
INEC described the deployment and opening process as peaceful and orderly.
The RAC activation and polling unit opening processes were conducted in a peaceful, orderly, and timely manner,” INEC said.
Naija News understands that incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke is seeking re-election on the platform of the Accord Party (A), while the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate is Bola Oyebamiji, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate is Najeem Salaam, and several others are challenging him.
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