There was pandemonium at the Ring Road axis of Benin City, the Edo State capital, Tuesday as a commercial bus driver fleeing from Edo State Public Work Volunteers (POWOV) hits a 25 years old wheelbarrow-pusher.
The Driver, identified as Ali, was said to be picking passengers from Sokponba Road axis of the Ring Road when he sighted members of the POWOV Taskforce and started fleeing, while the Taskforce went after him.
According to an eye witness who is a friend of the victim, the wheelbarrow-pusher was carrying his wheelbarrow with birds he wanted to deliver to his costumer at Ekiosa market when the Driver hit him.
His friend, named Bala, further disclosed that the bus driver was trying to escape from the POWOV men when he hit him and dragged him to more than three polls.
The wheelbarrow of the young man.
He said his friend was quickly rushed to Central Hospital, Benin by good samaritans for quick medical attention.
The victim was seen being attended to by doctors and other health workers on duty at the Central Hospital when our crew visited emergency unit of the hospital.
Reacting, the chairman, POWOV, Mr Murtari Bello- Osaigie, said the bus driver was picking passengers at the prohibited Sokponba Road Junction, when he sighted the POWOV Taskforce and started fleeing, which led to hitting the young man.
He noted that members of the Taskforce did not go after the driver.
“What happened was that the Driver of the bus was picking passengers at the Sakponba Road Junction, when he sighted the members of the Taskforce he started running and ran into the wheelbarrow-pusher.The boy is receiving treatment and will soon be discharged,” he concluded
A woman identified as Rachel Geoffrey, 23, has been arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command for setting the hands of her two stepchildren on fire.
The suspect who resides in Federal Housing Estate, Girei Local Government Area was arrested for setting fire to the hands of her stepchildren, Genesis Geoffrey, 7, and Idadai, 3.
The spokesperson of the command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, who confirmed the incident, said Geoffrey intentionally inflicted severe physical injuries on the 7 and 3-year-old children on May 7.
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He said the victims faced several calculated acts of cruelty and Human Rights Violations from their stepmother after the separation of their mother from their father.
According to him, Genesis and Ijadai got their stepmother angry after eating the plate of rice she had cooked and kept for her husband, because they were hungry.
Reacting, she tied their hands with handkerchiefs and set fire to their hands, resulting in the severe injuries they sustained.
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The Commissioner of Police CP Dankombo Morris, expressed worries as he advised members of the public particularly parents to live up to expectations by providing the basic needs of their wards. He also vowed to diligently make sure that the suspect is persecuted.
Three siblings and their mother, identified as Cecilia were reported dead in a ghastly auto accident in Osun State on Saturday.
It was gathered that a car heading to Ibadan from Osogbo had a head-on collision with a motorcycle carrying a woman and four of her children back home from a vigil at Odeomu in Ayedaade local government area.
According to an eye witness Usman Ademola, the motorcyclist carried two of the children in front, another one in the middle while a toddler was wrapped behind the woman.
According to VANGUARD, the two children died on the spot in the incident that occurred between Odeomu and Oogi where the motorcycle was headed.
Also, the woman and the motorcyclist identified as Abraham died while the child behind the woman seems to have survived the incident.
Meanwhile, it was gathered that a mob that gathered at the scene set the car ablaze along with two of the occupants after the driver had escaped from the scene.
Osun police command spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola added that the two occupants were rescued from the car by police operatives and were rushed to a hospital in the state capital.
She added that policemen were deployed to the area to maintain peace and order.
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has deployed its operatives to Banex – an electronics and telecommunications gadgets market, in Abuja, after a fight broke out between soldiers and some traders on Saturday.
Some civilians were seen in a viral video overpowering some soldiers in a fight at the popular market, while some scampered for safety over the fear of reprisals.
The Defence Headquarters, and the spokesperson for the Nigerian Army, Onyema Nwachukwu could not be reached for comments as of press time.
A source present at the scene of the pandemonium said the fight occurred over the sale of a mobile phone.
“There’s a problem at Banex now. Some soldiers came to complain about a phone, and during an argument with the traders, a fight ensued,”the witness said.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, Benett Igweh has deployed officers of the FCT Intelligence Response Team to the scene of the incident.