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Man Kills Wife For Allegedly Planning To Leave Him

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Operatives of the Adamawa State Police command have arrested a man, Aminu Abubakar, for allegedly beating his wife to death over an alleged plan to leave for another man.

Abubakar, a resident of Lelewaji community in Shagari Phase 2 Estate, Yola South Local Government Area, was charged with subduing the wife, Nana Fadimatu, and giving her the fatal beating after he heard that the wife was going to marry another man the next day.

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A statement from the Police headquarters in Yola on Sunday stressed that the 56-year-old Abubakar was arrested for beating Nana Fadimatu, 38, “over information she is going to marry another man.”

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Signed by Police Public Relations Officer Suleiman Nguroje, the statement said the suspect “furiously engaged” the deceased on Friday, May 5, about 10 pm.

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The statement said Abubakar “applied force on her by hitting her with a hard object, as a result of which she fell unconscious and was later announced dead.”

The statement revealed that the suspect was apprehended by the Police of the Shagari Divisional Headquarters after a report received from Nana Fadimatu’s intended new husband, Mahmud Rufai of neighbouring Shagari Annex, Yola South.

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“Investigation so far reveals that the suspect, being a Manager of Anasam Table Water at Jambutu 50 Housing Estate, had one child with the deceased after nine years of their marriage,” the police statement said.

It added that the Adamawa State Commissioner of Police, CP Afolabi Babatola, while expressing Shock over the incident, had deployed officers from an anti-homicide unit attached to State CID to take over the investigation and to ensure that the law takes its course.

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CBN, UBA, Others In Benin Given Ultimatum To Remove Their Buildings Or Be Demolished

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Central Bank Nigeria, United Bank for Africa and other banks and commercial buildings on the Akpakpava/Ring Road axis of the Benin-Asaba Expressway have been given a seven-day ultimatum to remove their buildings or faced demolition.

The undated eviction notice was seen pasted on perimeter fences, gates, and walls of properties including banks, shops, and churches located within the Federal Government’s designated right of way.

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The undated eviction notice was issued to property owners along the expressway by the Benin-Asaba Expressway Concession Company Limited (BAECC).

The BAECC is the company handling the ongoing expansion of the dual carriageway.

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The notice reads in part: “Be informed that your property is on the Federal Right of Way and obstructing construction works on the Benin-Asaba Expressway. Kindly remove your property from the Right of Way within the next seven (7) days to avoid demolition. Your cooperation is urgently needed.”

The Akpakpava/Ring axis of the Benin-Asaba Expressway is a commercial area that plays host to numerious organisations.

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16 Escape Death In Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway Crash

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Sixteen people narrowly escaped death on Monday night in a crash involving a Camry car, a Suzuki bus, and a tricycle at Iron Market along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.

Ota Divisional Commander of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Mr Salau Hammed, confirmed the incident to News Agency Nigeria on Tuesday, noting that the crash occurred around 8:20 p.m.

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He said the accident involved a Camry car, a tricycle, both with no registration, and a Suzuki bus marked KRD 246 YK.

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He said that a total of 16 persons were involved in the accident; however, three persons, comprising two males and a female, sustained various degrees of injuries.

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Hammed explained that the Camry lost control due to speeding and rammed into two other vehicles.

Those who sustained injuries were immediately taken to Adetutu Hospital, Ilepa area for treatment,” he said.

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Hammed advised motorists against speeding to prevent avoidable crashes.

He said that the vehicles had been removed from the road to ease free flow of traffic.

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High-tension Wire Electrocutes PoS Operator In Anambra

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A Point of Sales male operator in Nibo, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been electrocuted by a fallen high tension line.

It was gathered that the victim got electrocuted after a high-tension wire was cut and fell on him, while standing in front of his shop located under the high-tension wire.

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According to eyewitnesses near the scene, the incident happened over the weekend, but the lifeless body of the victim, which was still lying on the ground, with the high-tension wire still lying on his body as of Tuesday, was still oozing out smoke, creating panic in the area.

This was corroborated by a video from the scene of the incident, currently trending on social media, showing the victim lying lifeless on the ground, with the high-tension wire still lying on his body, still oozing out smoke and sparks.

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Although the full identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained, sources from the area said he recently got married.

The Managing Director/CEO of the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority, Ossy Onuko, who reacted to the development on Tuesday, described the incident as unfortunate, noting that such misfortunes are part of the reasons the agency carries out sensitisation and enforcement against building or trading under the high-tension wire.

Onuko also noted that during the sensitisation, people often criticise them for their enforcement against trading under the high tension wire.

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He said, “This is something we have been campaigning against from time to time, that it is very dangerous to build or trade under the high-tension wire.

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It is part of the reasons why most times, on social media, we are vilified as being inhumane for trying to let people know that they cannot either build or trade under the tension.

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“It is something very pathetic. It’s a suicide mission to have your shop or your kiosk or your roadside activities under the tension. The avoidable loss of life is unfortunate. It is sadly one example of many negative outcomes and resultant effects of such an act of negligence to safety.

“That should serve as a deterrent to others who still indulge in such prohibited acts. This should also make the public understand that the sensitisation and enforcement being carried out by ACTDA against such things are not to witch-hunt them, but for their safety.

“Unfortunately, we have lost a soul. I pray for the peaceful repose of this soul. But also, it should serve as a deterrent to others, that they shouldn’t just fold their arms and wait for us, when we come, they run away and return when we leave.

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“People should see it as a personal responsibility to be safety conscious, and also enlighten others, not just themselves. No precious life is worth being lost to such a careless and avoidable death. A stitch in time saves nine.”
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