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Tricycle Operator Returns Forgotten N2m To Owner In Aba
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Mr Emmanuel Obodoezie, a tricycle operator in Ariaria International Market, Aba, Abia on Wednesday returned N2.04 million to a trader who forgot it in his tricycle after alighting.
Obodoezie was celebrated by Ariaria traders for remaining upright in the face of Nigeria’s economic hardships.
The tricycle operator told the News Agency of Nigeria NAN) that he picked a woman along Powerline Road and she alighted somewhere around Free Zone area where fish is sold.
Obodoezie said that he told the woman that her fare was N300 but the woman gave him only N250 and he collected it from her without complaining while she left.
He said that he did not look at the back of his Keke after the woman alighted and went away and so did not know that the woman left her bag in his tricycle.
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“Because of the bad roads, my machine was bending to one side and to another side until the bag at the back of my machine fell of.
“Then people who saw it fall began to call me to wait that my bag in my machine had fallen off.
“I stopped and thought it must be the the bag of the woman who I dropped off some minutes ago,” he said.
He said that before I stopped, the person who picked it opened it and seeing it was money, wanted to take some from it but I refused to allow him and others to take the money.
He said that he told one of them to hold the money while he would go and bring the owner.
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“I went in search of her and God being so kind, she was already coming to search for the tricycle operator who conveyed her and her goods to the market.”
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“‘When I found her, I went to show her where I kept the money for her to take it,” he said.
The owner of the money, Mrs Chika Aloysius-Iwu told NAN that she was to go to the bank with the N2.04 million in her bag.
“After alighting, I forgot that money on top of the seat of his machine and left.
“When I got to my stall, I remembered that I had forgotten money in that tricycle.
“I knew the face of the man but did not know where he stays so I went in search of him along the road where he stopped for me,” Aloysius-Iwu said.
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She said that she eventually saw him, waved him down, he stopped and asked if she was the person he dropped off some minutes ago and she said yes.
“He then said that he had been searching for me and then took me to the man he handed the money over to incase someone in the market begins to search for her money that they should give it to her.
“I don’t know what to say to this good man. I only pray that God will bless him and his generations and show them mercy always,” she said.
The Chairman, Ariaria T-Line, Mr Emmanuel Njoku alias Ose, whose line the woman’s stall is situated said he was surprised to know that such a person exits in Nigeria at this time.
He said that for such a man to do a good deed like that meant that he fears God and deserves to be blessed.
Njoku urged government and well-meaning Nigerians to encourage such good behaviours by recognising the man and rewarding him.
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A bomb explosion has reportedly killed four travellers in Borno State, with many others sustaining injuries.
According to reports by local media, the bomb exploded around 3:00 pm on Wednesday along the Damboa-Maiduguri road.
The incident involved a car carrying an unconfirmed number of passengers.
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DAILY POST reports that bomb explosions also occurred a few weeks ago along Damboa-Maiduguri road, killing seven people.
The road is one of the major routes for terrorists, who often plant bombs to discourage other users.
Security authorities are yet to confirm the incident at the time of filing this report.
Metro
JUST IN: Many Killed As Soldiers, Bandits Exchange Gunfire In Kaduna
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June 25, 2025By
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Scores of bandits and some military personnel have been killed following a gun battle in Niger and Kaduna States.
Nigerian Army Headquarters made the disclosure in a statement posted on its official X handle on Wednesday.
The statement said the operations were carried out in Kwanar Dutse Mairiga and Boka, Niger State, and Aungwan Turai, Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State.
The daredevil terrorists had launched an unprovoked attack on the aforementioned areas.
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According to the statement, in response to the attacks, “land and air component troops launched several counter-attacks that eliminated scores of bandits in the encounters.
“Sadly, some gallant warriors paid the supreme price in the day-long battles, while four wounded in-action troops are currently receiving treatment for their gunshot wounds. Additional updates later.”
Metro
Police Detain 3 Nsukka Masqueraders For Allegedly Assaulting Residents
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June 24, 2025By
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The police command in Enugu State has detained three masqueraders in the Nsukka area of the state for allegedly assaulting law-abiding citizens.
The command’s spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement in Enugu on Tuesday that police operatives, with the assistance of members of the community, led to the arrest of the suspects on June 23 at 3:30 p.m.
He said that the arrest of the suspects was in connection with the alleged physical assault of citizens by the ‘Oriokpa’ Masquerade group on June 22 as seen in a viral video.
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“The suspects, along with others still at large, took advantage of the ‘Oriokpa’ Masquerade celebration to assault several innocent members of the public, inflicting bodily injuries on them.
“One of the victims was hospitalised for treatment due to injuries sustained during the attack.
“The masqueraders initially resisted police arrest and fled the scene.
“However, with the assistance of law-abiding community members, the three suspects were later identified and apprehended,” he said.
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The spokesman said that the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Mamman Giwa, had ordered a thorough investigation into the case to ensure that justice was served.
Ndukwe quoted the commissioner as saying that masquerade celebration was a sacred and symbolic aspect of the nation’s culture.
He said that the state police chief, however, decried the actions of those who exploited the occasion to commit criminal acts.
Ndukwe said that the commissioner warned against the use of cultural festivities as a cover for fomenting trouble and committing crimes against fellow citizens, as perpetrated by the ‘Oriokpa’ masqueraders.
“The command is assuring the public that all those involved in the assault of law-abiding citizens will be brought to justice,” he added.
(NAN)
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