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Land Developers Threaten To Sue Edo Govt. Over Demolitions
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EditorLand developers in four communities of Edo on Tuesday threatened to take state government to court over the demolitions of their buildings in the area.
The developers stated this in Benin during a protest to register their grievances over the government’s action.
Recall that Edo Government on Sept. 29 demolished 102 houses in Oke-Oroma, Obagie Nevbosa, Obayantor 1, and Ewhrekpen communities.
The owners of the buildings, the government said encroached on the land acquired for a new town project in 2017.
The developers, who were joined by other residents in the communities, described the action of the government illegal, noting that the state High Court had in its ruling before the demolition restrained the state government against the action.
Speaking with newsmen, Mr Ojo Collins, said he lost property worth over N100 million to the demolitions.
Collins who said he genuinely bought the land in the community in 2017 and 2022, demanded an unreserved apology from the government.
The developer also said government should refrain from calling them land grabbers as they consulted the Edo Geographical Information System before buying lands in the community.
“We want the state government to tender unresolved apology to the victims as well as pay us compensation.
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“The government should change the narratives that we are land grabbers. I bought my land genuinely. I pay my tax and the state government EdoGis give us permission to buy land there.
“We also want protection to for all those that buy land there. The money I lost if I am to quantify it it should be over N100million“, he added.
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Edo Court Remands Man, 30, For Allegedly Defiling Minor
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May 6, 2024By
EditorA Benin High Court on Monday ordered the remand of one Osasumwen Vincent, who allegedly defiled 11 years old at Correctional Custodian Centre, in Benin.
The 30-year-old suspect was arraigned on one count charge boardering on rape.
The state prosecutor, Mrs Hamma Iyamu earlier said the suspect sometimes in October 2022 at Ohovbe Quarters in Benin Juridical Division forcefully raped the 11-years old girl.
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According to the prosecution, the suspect committed an offence contrary to section 4 and punishable under section 5 (1)of the Edo State Violence Against persons (prohibition) law
,2021.
He, however, but pleaded not guilty.
Justice Efe Ikponmwonba, subsequently, ordered his remand at the correctional facility and adjourned the case until June 10 for hearing.
Metro
PICTORIAL: Mother Of Four-year-old Boy Who Died In Abuja School Protests, Alleges Cover-up
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May 6, 2024By
EditorThe mother of the late four-year-old Miguel Ovoke, who recently died at the BrickHall School located in the Cadastral Zone B11, Kaura, in Abuja, on Monday, stormed the school in the company of others to protest the death of her son.
The mother of the deceased four-year-old Miguel protesting.
The lady alleged that the school authorities were covering up on the incident, which led to the death of their late pupil.
In clips making the rounds on social media, the bereaved mother, dressed in all-black, displayed a cardboard reading, ‘We Need Justice For Miguel, BrickHall School Kill Miguel.’
“18 students for one class where I dey pay N350,000,” she said in one of the videos.
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In another video showing staff members of the school, she went from one staff member to another, identifying them as the people responsible for covering up her son’s death.
“See the head teacher,” she said. Moving from the head headteacher to another staffer, she said, “See who lie for doctor say my pikin dey for hospital, na this man lie for doctor ooo. Doctor say my pikin no die for hospital. Na who carry my pikin dead body go hospital.”
A police officer who was seen in one of the videos asked her, “If your matter is in CID, why are you here?”
Ovoke died on the school premises during feeding hours.
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The mother of the deceased four-year-old Miguel protesting.
According to the death certificate dated April 24, 2024, issued by Excel Specialist Hospital, Abuja, which was sighted by our correspondent, Ovoke was brought to the hospital by his teachers around 11 am in an unconscious state.
The medical report, signed by Dr. Akinwande Ajayi, on behalf of the medical director, indicated that he was brought in, “on account of aspiration on meat while feeding at school.”
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The hospital said upon examination, the medical team found that the boy’s pupils were fixed and dilated, with a nonreactive response to light.
His peripheral pulses were said to be “impalpable, blood pressure was unrecordable, and there was no cardiopulmonary activity or respiratory excursions, silent chest.”
The report indicated that all efforts of the medical team to resuscitate him failed.
The report concluded that he was “Brought in Dead.”
Metro
Man Arrested For Allegedly Defiling Minor Inside Mosque Restroom
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May 6, 2024By
EditorThe Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old male worshipper identified as Abiola, otherwise known as Aro, who was accused of defiling a 14-year-old minor (name withheld) at the Olorunloba Mosque restroom located on Ondo Road in the Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State.
Before Saturday’s incident, the suspect had been a member of the mosque for more than 15 years, according to information obtained exclusively by PUNCH Metro.
Following the completion of the afternoon Muslim prayer in the mosque, our correspondent learnt that the incident happened on Saturday, March 4, 2024, at about 2:20pm.
Based on the information provided to the police officers at the Igbeba Division, the survivor claimed that she needed to relieve herself and went to the mosque’s bathroom to pass the stool.
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She, however, explained that she heard a knock on the door shortly after she entered the restroom.
The survivor further claimed that she was startled when she opened the door and discovered Aro standing by it, even though she had assumed the knock was from her younger brother, who had also come for the prayer.
She told the police that she was trying to find out why Aro was in the women’s restroom when she surprisingly saw him by the door. He was said to have then allegedly shoved her back into the restroom and forced her up against the wall.
A police source who was privy to the report but craved anonymity because he was not authorised to speak with the press told our correspondent that despite the survivor’s cries and pleas, Aro removed her pants violently and pinned the teenager to the toilet wall before having carnal knowledge of the girl.
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A police document exclusively made available to The PUNCH about the report of the incident partly read, “As a result of what Aro did, the survivor started bleeding uncontrollably from her private parts. She went back home to report the matter to her guardian, who took her to a general hospital in the area for medical attention.”
Following the suspect’s arrest, he was detained, according to the state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, who also informed PUNCH Metro that the case would be forwarded to the State Criminal Investigation Department for additional investigation.
“The suspect has been arrested and detained for alleged defilement. He will be transferred to the State CID in Abeokuta immediately after the preliminary investigation is completed,” Odutola stated via a WhatsApp message on Sunday.
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A related incident occurred on April 26, 2024, according to PUNCH Metro report, when the command detained two brothers, Olamijuwon Noibi and Lukman Olatunbosun, for suspected gang rape in Oke-Eri, Atan-Ijebu.
One of the suspects had tricked the survivor into coming to their apartment, where he allegedly assaulted her sexually and threatened to kill his younger brother, Olatunbosun, with a knife after he refused to take part in the crime.
Noibi was said to have also filmed the moment his brother was allegedly having unlawful sexual intercourse with the survivor.
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