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How My Family Friend Raped, Impregnated Me, Female Student Tells Court

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3 years ago

June 10, 2022

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An 18-year-old medicine undergraduate, on Friday, told an FCT High Court in Kubwa that her 32-year-old family friend, Anthony Okoye, raped and impregnated her.

The girl revealed this as the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) charged Okoye of Tugajima Village, Dei-dei, Abuja, on two counts bordering on rape.

Led by the prosecution counsel, Sam Offiah, the victim said the incident happened at Tugajima Village, Dei-dei, Abuja, on July 28, 2021.

“I quarrelled with my mother and left the house to my uncle’s place to plead on my behalf but when I got there the house was empty, so I decided to go to the defendant’s house.

“I met his wife at home and told her I wanted to see the defendant to talk to my mother and she said he went to Zuba and would soon return.

“I left and returned later and met the defendant at home but his wife wasn’t there, so I narrated what happened between my mum and I to him.

“He offered me food and sent his stepson to buy coca-cola and when the boy returned, the defendant took the soft drink and turned it into a cup in the kitchen.

“I asked why he turned the soft drink into a cup for me to drink and he said he needed to return the empty bottle back to where it was bought.

“After I drank the soft drink, my head ached and I felt dizzy and complained to the defendant. Then he asked if my mum hit me on the head and I answered no.

“That was the last thing I remember. When I regained consciousness, the next morning in his bed, there were blood stains on my body and the bed.

“The defendant asked if I was on my period and I told him I wasn’t, then he gave me four sanitary pads which got soaked immediately I used them.

“I left his place to my uncle’s house which was 10 minutes away. Then the defendant met me again at my uncle’s house, sent my uncle’s son on an errand and started touching my breast.

“I got angry and asked what he wanted and he said I was behaving as if I had not slept with a man,” she said.

The victim said she noticed she did experience her monthly cycle but her mother felt the delay was due to an appendix and ovarian cyst surgery she had in 2019.

“My mother and I discovered I was three months pregnant after we reported the case to NAPTIP and they suggested I go for a test at Aywetu Sexual assault Centre, Bwari, on Nov.8, 2021,” she said.

The defence counsel, Nnaemeka Agbo, asked the victim why it took her three months to report the case.

In response, she said she reported the incident when it happened to her uncle who called her mum over the phone because she had travelled.

“Me and my uncle went to the hospital to check for infections,” she said.

Justice Kezziah Ogbonnaya, however, adjourned the matter until June 14 for the continuation of hearing.

(NAN)

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Five Die As Dangote Truck Crashes Into Tricycle In Ogun

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1 hour ago

October 4, 2025

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A Dangote Cement truck has crushed five people to death at the Alapoka axis of the Papalanto–Ilaro Road, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.

It was learnt on Saturday from the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, that the accident occurred at about 8:30 p.m. on Friday.

The TRACE spokesperson noted that the truck had lost its brakes and rammed into a tricycle conveying the five victims.

He identified the vehicles involved as an unregistered tricycle and a Dangote truck with the number plate GRZ 767 XA.

Akinbiyi said, “A fatal road traffic accident occurred at Alapoka Village, Papalanto–Ilaro Road, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State on Friday at 8:25 p.m.

“The accident involved an unregistered tricycle and a Dangote truck with the number plate GRZ 767 XA. The tricycle was conveying five people. The five people died on the spot.

“According to an eyewitness, the truck lost its brakes and rammed into the tricycle, but unfortunately the driver was not observant that he had collided with the tricycle until its tyre crushed the tricycle and the passengers.”

He noted that upon receipt of the incident, the Acting TRACE Head, Adedayo Omonayajo, and the Ilaro Divisional TRACE Commander, Salako Idowu, led a rescue team to the scene.

He added that residents of the community had attempted to attack the rescue team, but the intervention of sister security agencies brought the situation under control.

“The Acting TRACE Head and the Ilaro Commander led a rescue team to the scene and were almost attacked by angry residents, but the intervention of the Amotekun Corps doused the tension.

“The presumed dead were taken to the morgue by Federal Road Safety Corps officials,” Akinbiyi added.

This is not the first incident involving a Dangote truck in fatal crashes.

Recently, Big Brother Naija reality TV star, Phyna, was at loggerheads with the Dangote group after one of the latter’s trucks crushed Phyna’s sister, an accident which eventually claimed her life.

In a November 2024 multiple-crash incident in Lagos and Ogun, a Dangote truck experienced brake failure, causing loss of control. Four people died and seven were injured.

Similarly, in June 2021, a Dangote truck in Ogun State crushed a commercial motorbike rider and passenger, prompting a mob to set the truck ablaze.

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Four Escape Death As Trucks Collide In Anambra

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2 hours ago

October 4, 2025

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No fewer than four persons escaped death on Friday morning following a collision between a tipper truck and a tanker near Igbariam Junction along the Onitsha–Awka–Enugu Expressway in Anambra State.

The tanker, which was loaded with diesel, fell into a roadside drainage, spilling part of its content.

It was gathered from a traffic update on Friday by the Sector Public Education Officer of the Anambra State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Margaret Onabe, that the crash occurred at about 9:50 a.m.

Onabe, who spoke on behalf of the Sector Commander, Corps Commander Bridget Asekhauno, confirmed that the incident involved a wine-coloured Mack tipper truck and a red HOWO tanker with registration number KWR 133 YQ.

She attributed the cause of the crash to loss of control by the driver of the Mack tipper.

According to her, four individuals were involved in the crash, with one male adult sustaining bruises and being taken to Chira Hospital in Awkuzu for treatment. Fortunately, no fatalities were recorded.

She said, “A serious road traffic crash occurred on October 3, 2025, at approximately 9:50 a.m. near Igbariam Junction on the Awka–Onitsha road.

“The incident involved two vehicles: a wine-coloured Mack tipper truck and a red HOWO tanker with registration number KWR 133 YQ. Four persons were involved, with one sustaining injuries. He has been taken to hospital, and no deaths were recorded. The crash was caused by loss of control by the tipper driver.”

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Why DSS Questioned Me Over Viral Threat Video — Lagos NURTW Boss

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15 hours ago

October 3, 2025

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The Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Alhaji Mustapha Olanrewaju, popularly known as Sego, has explained why he was grilled by the Department of State Services following a viral video in which he was accused of making threats ahead of the 2027 elections.

In the clip, Sego was heard speaking in Yoruba, saying: “Anyone who makes any mistake in 2027 will be dealt with. Let it be known: the APC is your party. Those who don’t comply will face us.”

The video sparked outrage online, with critics accusing him of incitement and political intimidation.

Speaking after his session with the DSS, Sego said, “Good afternoon everyone. My name is Alhaji Mustapha Adekunle Olanrewaju. I have been with the DSS since morning. I just left them around after 7. They just released me on bail.”

He insisted the claims against him were false. “I heard they invited me because of a propaganda that I insulted some people or something like that. So that is a fake rumour. What I was talking about was national union (NURTW),” he said.

Sego argued that rival groups within the union were behind the controversy. “We all know that every profession has its rival. As politicians have rivals, mechanics have rivals too. So it is the NURTW rivals that don’t want my work in Lagos to be successful. So they are looking for means to scatter it and cause trouble. They are the ones I was talking to and letting the world and the DSS and the Police know that NURTW is a peaceful union.”

He described the allegations as propaganda. “It is the naysayers that want to be peddling false rumours. So what the DSS have been grilling me about is not what it seems. It is just propaganda. I concentrate on my work. You can be part of any association. We all know the party we want to associate with.”

Sego added that the invitation was aimed at distracting him from his duties. “Since morning, I am supposed to be in my office but I have been with the DSS. This is an attempt to destabilise me and the NURTW in Lagos,” he said.

The NURTW have been accused in past elections of being used to intimidate opponents or sway voters, allegations the union has consistently denied.

During the 2019 and 2023 polls, clashes linked to transport union factions raised concerns about the use of motor park leaders in political disputes.