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Thugs Attack, Rob Lagos BRT Passengers In Broad Day Light + Video
Passengers aboard a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus in Orile, Lagos, were on Tuesday, attacked and robbed by a group of street thugs.
The attack occurred around 1 p.m., as the bus was en route from Mile 2 to CMS.
Dare Abiola, a victim of the attack and an eyewitness, recounted the terrifying experience.
According to him, the thugs, who had disguised themselves as protesters against the recent seizure of motorcycles by the task force, ambushed the bus near the Alafia bus stop, in front of the NNPC fuel station.
Abiola explained that the attackers, who had been part of a growing crowd marching towards Orile, began breaking the BRT’s windshield and windows before forcefully taking the passengers’ valuables.
“Personally, they collected my bag and my phone. Before I released the items, they threatened to stab me with a Trophy bottle,” he said.
The incident reportedly lasted for 20 to 30 minutes, with no intervention from security personnel, leaving passengers vulnerable to the marauding thugs.
Following the attack, Abiola visited the Orile police station to file a formal complaint.
However, when contacted, the Lagos State Police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated that he had not yet received details of the incident.
This violent attack has raised concerns about the safety of commuters using public transportation in Lagos, particularly in areas prone to unrest.
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A BRT bus @lamata with the ID number 240216 enroute Lagos Island from the Mile 2 Terminal was attacked on Tuesday, August 14, 2024 in broad daylight around Alaba Suru, all occupants were robbed and window glasses of the bus shattered by suspected hoodlums. #Trump2024 #police pic.twitter.com/t0dxMXLXCE
— tnc24 (@tnc24news) August 14, 2024
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FEC approves ₦47.9tn 2025 budget
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved a proposed national budget of ₦47.9 trillion for the 2025 fiscal year.
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu.
This was part of the Medium-Term Expenditures Framework, MTEF, for 2025 to 2027 and in line with the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2007.
“And equally, the fiscal objectives were conservative, because we want to ensure that we study the course much as we believe the projections will be exceeded.
“The budget size that was approved for presentation to the National Assembly in the MTEP is ₦47.9 trillion, with new borrowings of ₦9.2 trillion to finance the budget deficit in 2025,” Bagudu said.
“We need to sustain the market deregulation, commendable market deregulation of petroleum prices and exchange rate, and to compel the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited to lower its oil and gas production cost significantly, and even to consider the need to amend the relevant sections of the petroleum industry act 2021 to address the significant risk to Federation.
“The Federal Executive Council approved the Medium Term Expenditure Framework and the physical strategy paper, and it will be submitted to the National Assembly.
“This is in addition to bills that are already at the National Assembly, the economic stabilization bills and tax reform bills, which we believe we will have a very, very strong growth in 2025.”
During the meeting, the FEC approved its submission to the National Assembly as required by the 2007 Fiscal Responsibility Act.
The framework projected a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 4.6 percent, an exchange rate of $75 to the naira, and oil production of 2.06 million barrels per day. [Channels TV]
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