Category: Crime

Sunday’s attack by Fulani herdsmem on communities in Ado Local Government Area of Benue State left hospitals in Abakaliki overflowing with casualties.

Although the attack was in Benue State, the communities are border towns sharing boundaries with Izzi people in Ebonyi.

A resident in the area, Uchenna Okpokwu said the herdsmen invaded the area at about 3:am with guns and machetes.

“They came into Ndiobasi village and started slaughtering the people. After slaughtering them, they entered Odoke, from that Odoke, they went to Obapta”.

Comsequently, the Emergency and Accident Wards of the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki AEFUTHA 1.& 2 are overflowing with patients.

Our sources confirmed that some of the casualties had parts of their bodies severed with machetes by the herdsmem.

The Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT) confirmed two children were killed while being taken to the hospital for treatment.

It said it has scrambled a team to the area to help in treatment and evacuation of victims.

Chairman of Ebonyi local government area, Chinyere Nwaogbaga confirmed the incident.

She said she went to the area and helped to evacuate many of the residents from the area to hospital.

“Yes, the communities are Izzi(a clan in Ebonyi) speaking communities but they are geographically located in Benue. Since they are indigenes of Ebonyi though located in Benue, the State governor directed we go and bring them to hospital and treat them and also give them relive materials”.

She said more buses have been sent to the area by the local government, Ebonyi Speaker and the State Government to evacuate more victims.

A man reported to have been dragged down from his black Mercedes Benz Jeep and shot dead have been identified.

He is Justice Stanley Nnaji, former Judge in Enugu state.

He was reportedly dismissed with Justice Egbo Egbo by NJC sometimes in 2004 or thereabout over judgment on Ngige. He is from Mbu, Isi-Uzo.

The incident happened Sunday along Okpara Avenue by Ebeano Tunnel roundabout.

A yet to be identified man driving in a.black Mercedes Benz Jeep was dragged from his vehicle, in broad daylight, shot, killed and dumped by the roadside.

The unknown gunmen who were captured In a video clips drove away in their victim:s keep.

The incident happened Sunday along Okpara Avenue by Ebeano Tunnel

Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu, psc, has ordered the launch of a full-scale manhunt of yet-to-be idenitifed armed assailants.

A police statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer PPRO ASP Daniel Ndukwe said the victim was alleged to have been trailed and shot dead along Ebeano Tunnel, Enugu, Saturday.

The police said the victim was rushed to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead by Doctors on duty and deposited in the mortuary for autopsy.

The Commissioner, while assuring that no stone would be left unturned in fishing out perpetrators of the heinous crime, has called on residents of the State to remain law-abiding, vigilant and assist the Police with useful information that will lead to the arrest and prosecution of the assailants.

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The police in Imo State has confirmed the death of former presidential adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak.

A press statement by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Bala Elkana, Sunday morning, said “armed bandits intercepted and attacked a Toyota Camry cab conveying Ahmed Gulak and two others to the Sam Mbakwe Airport.

According to the statement, “Ahmed Gulak left his room at Protea Hotel without informing the Police nor sister agencies in view of the fragile security situation in the South East and Imo in particular.

“He left without any security escorts and while the cab driver took irregular route to the airport, six armed bandits who rode in a Toyota Sienna intercepted, identified and shot at Ahmed Gulak at around Umueze Obiangwu in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area close to the Airport”.

The Imo Police PRO disclosed that investigation has commenced into the killing as Imo State Commissioner of Police Imo CP Abutu Yaro, “has directed a discreet investigation into the matter as Tactical and Special forces have been deployed to cordone the area and arrest perpetrators

The National Industrial Court Enugu Division has awarded N10 million as damages to a carpenter Arinze Okeke, nine years after he was pushed down from the third floor by an expatriate.

The carpenter was working for Arab Contractors during the construction of Enugu State Secretariate Complex in year 2013, during Gov. Sullivan Chime’s Administration.

The artisan worker in a minor squabble, was pushed down from the 3rd floor of the construction site by a tempramental expatriate worker described as Engr Lateef Abdul.

This unfortunate incident generated great confusion, upheaval and pandemonium at the construction site, as many thought, the young man who was pushed down had died.

Consequently, workers of Arab Contractors OAO Nig Ltd at the Enugu State Secretariat construction site ran beserk, and riotous , resulting to the physical intervention of the then Commissioner of Police, Enugu Command and other government team, to quell the uprising.

The artisan workers at the construction site embarked on many days strike, to protest what they termed high-handedness of their expatriate supervisor- Engr Lateef Abdul.

Mr Okeke was rushed to Niger Foundation Hospital where he later regained consciousness and was admitted for weeks.

The injured capenter approached human right and constitutional lawyer in Enugu State, Mr Ogochukwu Onyema of OAU Onyema & Co, and they instituted an action at National Industrial Court.

The matter which lingered for nine years came to an end on 21/5/2021 when the trial judge appraised all the submissions of the learned counsels on both sides, and the stiff opposition held by the chambers of a renowned veteran lawyer Chief P.M.B. Onyia who vehemently opposed any award to Claimant.

After painstakingly resolving the issues raised by the lawyers, the court still saw merit in the case of the capenter.

In a virtual court judgement on 21/5/2021
in Suit No NICN/EN/759/2014 Justice O. O. Arowosegbe held that the defendants owe the Claimant a duty of care which they failed to uphold.

“That the life threatening injuries suffered by the Claimant was as a result of the breach of duty of care and negligent attitude of the defendants.

“That the 2nd defendant committed a Tort of trespass to person specifically Civil Assault and Battery.’

The court finally awarded a cost of litigation of 700,000 and General compensatory damages of N10,000,000:00 to the Claimant, Mr Arinze Okoke the capenter.

At least four policemen were killed in Enugu when invading gunmen attacked a police station in Iwollo, Ezeagu local government area of the State.

The attacked reportedly took place in the early hours of Tuesday, 25th May, 2021.

The attack turned bloody as four policemen were allegedly killed by the hoodlums who stormed the station in a Siena car and a bus.

The station was completely burnt down and the arms of the slain officers taken away.

“The men shot sporadically and we couldn’t even sleep, as the gunshot persists, we started seeing heavy smokes. The attackers were there for more than 45 minutes if not one hour.

“When we got to the station this morning, I could count up to four dead bodies on the floor and the entire station has been razed down. Their vehicles and motorcycles were destroyed, a villagers revealed.

When contacted, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, the Enugu Command Public Relations Officer promised to get back to our correspondent when he gets the full details of the incident.

Iwollo Oghe police station was commissioned in 2016 and was built by the members of the community.