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14 Die In Bauchi Crash, FRSC Blames Speed Violation

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No fewer than 14 people were killed in a crash that occurred on Thursday at Zangoro Village, along Bauchi-Darazo Road in the Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

Five others sustained various degrees of injuries in the crash that involved two vehicles.

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The state Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Yusuf Abdullahi, confirmed the incident to our correspondent.

READ ALSO: JUST IN: Again, 4 Die, 14 Injure  in Bauchi Auto Crash

Abdullahi said the crash occurred around 12.17pm.

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He said, “The crash occurred at Zangoro Village along Bauchi-Darazo Federal Highway and it involved one commercial vehicle and a private one.

“They are a yellow Golf 3 Wagon with number plate AJ-507 GWA and an ash Chevrolet with number plate 15B-07BA belonging to the Bauchi State Government.

“A total of 19 people comprising 10 female adults, seven male adults, one female child and one male child were involved.

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“Immediately our men arrived at the scene, they rushed the victims to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, for confirmation and medical treatment. Unfortunately, 14 of them were certified dead by a medical doctor upon arrival there.

READ ALSO: One Killed, 64 Houses Burnt In Bauchi Communal Clash

“The deceased included two male adults, 10 female adults, one male child and one female child. Those who were injured are five male adults.”

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While identifying speed limit violation as a possible cause of the accident, Abdullahi said N73,000; seven mobile phones, one power bank and four small handbags were recovered at the scene of the crash.

He said the corpses had been deposited at the morgue of the ATBUTH, Bauchi, after which they would be released to the relatives for burial.

He added that the five others who sustained various injuries are receiving treatment in the hospital.

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The FRSC boss expressed worry over the frequent crashes occurring on the highways in the state.

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Gateman Arrested For Allegedly Defiling Four-year-old Pupil In Oyo

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A 26-year-old gateman identified as Josiah Ayomide has been arrested for allegedly defiling a four-year-old pupil in one of the schools in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The suspect was paraded alongside other suspects arrested for offences ranging from theft, banditry, rape, and other crimes at the Oyo State Police Command, Eleyele, Ibadan, on Thursday.

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In his briefing, the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adewale Osifeso, said the suspect was nabbed after the victim complained of severe vaginal pains to her parents at home.

Osifeso added that after a thorough investigation and probe, the suspect confessed to the crime.

READ ALSO:Panic As Fire Guts Fuel Station In Ikorodu

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The police spokesman said the victim later told her mother that her school gateman had unlawfully raped her while she was in the school.

According to the report, “The victim was taken to the Police Medical Clinic, Eleyele-Ibadan, for medical examination and treatment, and the medical report revealed that the hymen was not intact, with tenderness around the vulva and vagina and bruises.”

Osifeso said the suspect would be prosecuted upon completion of the investigation.

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Panic As Fire Guts Fuel Station In Ikorodu

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There was pandemonium on Friday when fire gutted A1 Petroleum Filling Station, an independent oil dealer located on Isawo Road, off Agric Bus Stop in Ikorodu, Lagos.

As of 1 p.m., the extent of property destroyed and possible casualties had not been confirmed. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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Men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, supported by other emergency responders, were at the scene battling to contain the inferno, which reportedly began from a diesel-laden truck within the premises.

READ ALSO: Fire Destroys 28 Shops At Popular Kwara Market

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DSS Charges Top Ansaru Leaders Over Terrorism, Kuje Prison Break Roles

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The Department of State Services (DSS) has brought terrorism charges against two senior commanders of Ansaru, an Al-Qaeda-linked terror group, over their alleged role in violent attacks across Nigeria.

The suspects are Mahmud Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a/Abbas/Mukhtar, who is described as the Emir of Ansaru, and his deputy Mahmud al-Nigeri, also called Malam Mamuda. They were recently captured during security operations.

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According to the DSS, the charges against them include leading a terrorist organisation, funding its activities, recruiting members, and planning violent operations nationwide.

READ ALSO:Prove You Are Not Terrorist Organisations, Falana Challenges APC, PDP

Their arraignment at the Federal High Court in Abuja is expected soon.

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Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA), said the two men were behind the July 2022 Kuje prison attack, where more than 600 inmates, including Boko Haram suspects, escaped.

Ribadu explained: “Abu Bara was the coordinator of terrorist sleeper cells across Nigeria and the mastermind of several high-profile kidnappings and armed robberies used to finance terrorism.”

READ ALSO:FG Captures Two Ansaru Terrorist Leaders

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On Mamuda, Ribadu revealed that he trained in Libya between 2013 and 2015 under foreign jihadists from Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria, specialising in handling weapons and making explosive devices.

The NSA also linked the suspects to the 2013 abduction of French engineer Francis Collomp in Katsina, the 2019 kidnapping of Musa Uba, Magajin Garin Daura, and the kidnapping of the Emir of Wawa.

Ribadu described their arrest as “a turning point”, noting that the duo maintained strong networks in Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso.

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