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EndSARS: Man Whose Wife Died Due To His Unlawful Detention Demands Compensation

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3 years ago

December 14, 2020

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Mr. Osazee Agbontaen, 33, Monday, appeared before Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for victims of SARS and related abuses and narrated how police unlawfully arrested and detained him based on petition written against him.

Mr. Agbontaen, a farmer and electrical Engineer at Ekowe community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of the state, said he was detained for two weeks and subsequently taken to prison when his wife was already eight months pregnant.

According to him, he was in prison when his family members came to inform him that his wife has put to bed through Cesarean Section (CS), adding that after 10 days, the same relatives came to tell him that she couldn’t make and has died.

He argued that had it been he was with his wife she wouldn’t have died, just as he demanded compensation for his wife’s death.

“They asked me if I did not know that they were police officers. They beat me up, dragged me on the floor before throwing me into their van.

“They took me to their station meanwhile, I was already having a pregnant woman as a wife at home. She was with an eight months old pregnancy.

“So they took me to their station where I spent almost two weeks in their custody before they remanded me to prison”, he said.

He complained that he has lost everything he had and that while in the prison besides lossing his wife, his farm was overgrown with weeds just as he said that the left over parts of his farm were later destroyed by fire.

He noted that upon thorough investigations, the Department of Public Prosecutions, (DPP) and his Investigating Police Officer, (IPO) came up to say he has no case to answer.

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Edo Govt Takes Custody Of 4-year-old Girl Used For Adult Content

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10 hours ago

May 14, 2024

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The Edo State Government has rescued the 4-year-old girl who was used for adult content by her father.

Recall that the police arrested the father of the minor in Auchi on Sunday, May 12, 2024, after her semi nude videos and photos sparked public outrage on social media.

Some images also showed the minor in revealing clothes while in the company of her father and some men in a hotel.

The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Samuel Alli, confirmed the development in a post on the X platform on Monday, May 13.

“The child is now in our custody for proper medical examination and care. We will keep you updated on her welfare. Thank you all for your contributions to ensure our kids are safe and sound both in health and mind,” he wrote.

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Aid Reveals What Peter Obi Discussed With Atiku, Saraki, Lamido During Visits

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13 hours ago

May 13, 2024

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The reason behind the visit of 2023 presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi to top political figures such Atiku Abubakar, Bukola Saraki and Sule Lamido has been revealed.

Obi’s spokesperson, Dr Yunusa Tanko, said the visit was in line with the former Anambra governor’s commitment to the peace and progress of the nation.

DAILY POST reported that Obi in Abuja on Monday visited some top political figures, including former Vice President, and PDP presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President Bukola Saraki and the former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido.

“At the center of discussion during each of these visits was the state of the nation and how to reduce the suffering of all Nigerians irrespective of class and location,” Tanko said in the statement.

“In particular, the desperate condition of the downtrodden in our midst was highlighted.

“Of particular interest and emphasis in these discussions was the worrisome situation in the Northern parts of the country.”

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Gov Fubara Vows To Probe Wike

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13 hours ago

May 13, 2024

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Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Monday announced a plan by his administration to set up a panel to probe previous governments including the immediate past administration of Nyesom Wike.

Governor Fubara who has been in a face-off with Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, disclosed the plan after swearing in Dagogo Iboroma as the Attorney General of the state.

The governor expressed pessimism that the lingering political crisis currently rocking the state cannot be resolved anytime soon.

Apparently referring to Wike, the governor accused his opponents of deliberately sabotaging his administration while he was hopeful that the issue in the state would be resolved amicably.

Governor Fubara vowed to make tough decisions moving forward no matter how they would be perceived by the public.

Fubara also responded to recent comments by former Attorney General Zacchaeus Adangor, SAN, and his counterpart in the Ministry of Works Alabo George-Kelly.

According to the governor, the former attorney general alongside other critics of his administration have been sabotaging the progress of his government by filing nolle prosequi against the interest of the state.