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Soldier nabbed for alleged m*rder of young man at Dangote Cement Plant

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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa

The Benue State Police Command has nabbed a soldier in connection with the m*rder of a young man at the Dangote Cement Plant in Gboko.

Area Commander Edmund Afraimu confirmed the arrest of the soldier, identified as Aboy Bonny.

According to eyewitnesses, the victim was shot d£ad through the back screen of his car on Monday morning, September 9, while driving to work.

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“The soldier opened fire, causing the car to veer off the road into a nearby farm. The young man slumped out of the driver’s seat and fell dead on the spot,” an eyewitness told newsmen.

Angered by the extrajudicial k!lling, some youths from the area carried the corpse on a Bajaj motorcycle between two young men and went in protest to the factory.

The irate crowd smashed the windscreen of some vehicles parked around the entrance of the company in protest.

The body of the deceased was laid at the entrance to the administrative block.

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It took the intervention of the Chairman of Gboko Local Government Council, Verlumun Var, and the community leaders to calm the situation.

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SAD! Trailer Kills Mother, Two Daughters To Death In Ogbomoso

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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa

A middle-aged woman and two of her daughters have been crushed to death in Ogbomosho, Oyo State.

The incident occurred on Wednesday night at Apake area of Ogbomosho.

It was learned that the mother, identified as Kudirat, and her two daughters, Mariam (13 years) and Azeezat (10 years), were said to be returning from their shop when the incident occurred.

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It was gathered that the deceased left their shop at Takie at about 11 p.m.

They were going back to their residence at Nana River/Atenda area on a commercial motorcycle when the accident occurred.

It was gathered that the bodies of the victims have been deposited at a morgue.

A source within the town explained that the motorcyclist and the driver of the trailer escaped unhurt.

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“The three were crushed brutally. However, the motorcyclist escaped unhurt while the trailer driver also sped off; he was pursued but made his escape.”

All efforts made by Daily Post to get a reaction from the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Rosemary Alo, proved abortive at the time of filing this report on Friday

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Adeyanju talks from both sides of his mouth -CRP slams activist

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…last year he hailed Tinubu for appointing Wike

…as Rivers Gov, Adeyanju outlined his remarkable achievements

…and now he’s mocking Wike as being too old

Concerned Rivers People CRP has accused activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju as speaking from both sides of his mouth over his recent utterances on FCT minister, Nyesom Wike.

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The group in a statement issued and signed by its Director of Communications Robinson Uke on Saturday, they asserted that the social media influencer talks from both sides of his mouth.

It recalled how in 2023 , Adeyanju took his social media and poured encomiums on president Bola Tinubu for appointing thoroughbred administrator as FCT minister.

Still going on memory lane, Wike as Rivers Governor, same Adeyanju hailed him(Wike) for embarking on massive rejuvenation of projects in the state using Largos as a yardstick.

Adeyanju did not stop there, barely three months after Wike’s emergence as FCT minister, he showered praises on him.

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On PDP, same man (Adeyanju) heaped praises on Wike and Ortom as the bulwarks of the party and how Wike single handedly sustained the party from not kicking the bucket.

“If we may ask, what has changed that made Wike an aging personality suddenly after all these encomiums?

“Could it be that he didn’t get an expected favour from Wike? Or is all these activism just part of stomach infrastructure.

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Guber: Aieyedatiwa votes in Ondo, says I’m at advantage

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Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has voted in the Ondo governorship election.

Aiyedatiwa cast his ballot at his Polling Unit 5, Ugbo Ward, 4 Obenla community in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state at around 8:50 am.

After voting, he described the election as peaceful, hailed the turnout of voters for the exercise, and was confident of winning the election.

With what we have done for the last 10 months, the populace, the voters, like I said, they know who they want,” the governor said.

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“I believe I’m in an advantaged position to win this election because of the work that I have done in the last 10 months since I assumed office as the governor of the state. We traversed the entire 18 local governments; and visited communities all across.”

In my community, it is peaceful and turnout is very, very encouraging. And I want to believe that the same situation would be at other locations across the state. It’s peaceful here,” he said.

According to him, security operatives deserve commendation for their role in the conduct of the election.

I want to commend the security agency, the police, the civil defense, and the military in the background. They are heavily deployed to be able to attend to any security threat and I believe the people comport themselves,” the governor said.

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“We are peaceful people in Ondo state. Ondo State has been judged to be one of the most safest and peaceful states in Nigeria.”

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