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Panic In Akwa Ibom Community As Gas Wellhead Erupts
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There was pandemonium in the Ebekpi community of Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on Saturday morning as a gas wellhead operated by Savannah Energy Limited erupted.
The gas leakage, it was gathered, ran for over five hours, making residents of the community and adjoining communities scamper for safety while workers of the company, including some white expatriates, were seen hanging around the site looking confused.
A fire service vehicle was seen parked around the company in case of any eventuality.
The Village Head of Ebekpi, Chief Ama Bassey Joseph, who spoke with newsmen that visited the site decried the environmental hazards the eruption must have caused.
He, therefore, urged relevant authorities to intervene by checking the level of environmental damages caused by the leakage for possible compensation.
However, the youths of the community who lamented the health hazards caused by the gas eruption, barricaded the company in anger, waiting for the management of Savannah Energy Limited to explain to them what happened.
“We are concerned about the health safety of our people. Our air, the environment is polluted due to all these activities. We want the management of Savannah Energy Limited to come and explain to us what happened,” the youths said.
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Meanwhile, DAILY POST gathered that the company was doing a wellhead test but did not inform the community about it.
A source said, “The only thing is that the company was doing a wellhead test. They made the mistake of not informing host communities of the impending test run.”
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Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old mother, Maryam Atiku, for allegedly attempting to kill her newborn baby girl by burying her alive in Kamba, Dandi Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
According to a police statement, made available to newsmen on Wednesday by the command spokesman, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, “the incident occurred on June 25, 2025, when Maryam allegedly tied the baby’s neck with wrappers, covered her mouth, and buried her in a shallow grave at Malam Yaro bush.
“The following day, June 26, a farmer, Alhaji Kabiru Muhammad, while working on his farm near the area, discovered a patch of disturbed soil resembling a fresh grave.
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“He raised an alarm and, with the help of nearby residents, exhumed the baby, who was found alive. The infant was rushed to General Hospital, Kamba, where doctors confirmed her condition as stable after receiving medical attention”
The statement said police detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department promptly arrested Maryam, who confessed to the crime during interrogation.
“Commissioner of Police, CP Bello Sani, described the act as “inhuman and unacceptable,” reiterating the Command’s zero tolerance for child abuse, exploitation, and gender-based violence.
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”He urged parents, guardians, and community leaders to protect children under their care and not compromise their future due to poverty or other pressures.
“The Police Commissioner commended the wife of the Kebbi State Governor, Hajiya Zainab Nasir Idris, for supporting the welfare of the rescued baby and praised Alhaji Kabiru Muhammad for his timely intervention.
“The suspect will be arraigned in court, where she will face prosecution aimed at serving as a deterrent to others.”

29 persons have been confirmed dead in a boat accident that occurred on Tuesday in Niger State.
The incident happened in a community called Gausawa in Borgu LGA. at about 11:30am.
The boat was loaded with 90 people including women and children who were going for a condolence visit in another community.
The cause of the accident was attributed to overloading and collision with a tree stomp, according to The PUNCH.
It was learnt that the passengers were not wearing any life jacket when the boat accident occurred.
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An anonymous source in the ministry of transport disclosed that the boat passengers were not wearing life jacket, pointing out that if they were wearing life jackets more people would have been rescued.
“The passengers were obviously not wearing life jackets, because if they had been, more, if not all of them would have survived the accident.
“Borgu is very far and a lot of these passengers do not like to wear the life jackets for reasons best known to them,” the source said.
As at the time of filing this report, 29 corpses had been recovered with 50 persons rescued alive while two people are said to be still missing.
The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba-Arah confirmed the accident saying search and recue operation was still ongoing.
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He said, “NSEMA has received a report of boat mishap incident at a community called Gausawa in Malale area/ward of Borgu LGA.
“According to our desk officer who led the search and rescue operations, the boat took off from a community called Tugan Sule in Shagunu ward with 90 people on board which includes women and children on the boat heading to Dugga for a condolence visit”
NSEMA DG added that, “The incident happened yesterday, 2nd September 2025 at about 11:30am and the cause was attributed to overloading and collision with a tree stomp.
“As at the time of filling this report 29 dead bodies have been recovered with 50 persons rescued alive while 2 people are still missing.
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“Search and rescue operations are still on going for possible recovery of missing persons.”
This is the second boat accident in Niger State in 2025.
The first one happened in July and was attributed to tree stomp.
The National Inland Waterway Agency had distributed life jackets in Mokwa after the flood incident which killed over 200 people.
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Three Lagos Labourers Found Dead In Makeshift Apartment
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September 3, 2025By
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Three yet-to-be-identified male adults have been found dead in their apartment on Olateju Street in the Lekki Phase One area of Lagos State.
According to The PUNCH, the incident happened in the early hours of Sunday, where the victims reportedly lived together in a makeshift room.
It was gathered that the deceased were casual workers who earned a living by running errands and taking up daily labour within the neighbourhood.
A resident who identified himself simply as Alfred but pleaded not to be identified because he was not permitted to speak with the media said the victims were asleep when the attackers stormed their room.
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According to him, the attackers dragged them out of the room and macheted them to death in the process.
He said, “The boys lived in a makeshift structure erected on the premises of a building on the street. We knew them to be labourers who also ran errands for people. But on Sunday morning, one of their colleagues who also stayed around there raised the alarm over an attack on the boys. When people rushed there, the three of them were found lying in a pool of blood with machete cuts all over their bodies. We were told the assailants dragged them out of the room before killing them.”
Another resident, who is a member of the Lekki Estate Residents Association but asked not to be named, said the incident threw the area into panic.
He said no such incident had ever been recorded on the street, adding that the police were immediately invited to the scene of the incident.
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“We are now more cautious with the security situation around here. Security measures are also being stepped up as I speak to you,” he added.
As of press time, the motive behind the killing was still unclear.
However, it was learnt from other sources in the community that it might be linked to cult clashes or a dispute involving the deceased.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, could not be reached for confirmation, as calls to his phone were not responded to.
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A text message sent to him had yet to be replied to as of the time this report was filed.
The PUNCH reported in August that a skit maker identified simply as Austin was found dead with machete cuts in the Lakowe community of Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that some suspected cultists stormed the area in the early hours of the day in search of the deceased
On locating his apartment, they allegedly dragged him out of his room and hacked him to death on the spot.
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