Metro
Two Killed As PMS, NURTW Members Clash In Ibadan
There was pandemonium at the Ali Iwo area of Ibadan on Tuesday evening following the alleged killing of two persons by some hoodlums who were said to be members of the Park Management System and National Union of Road Transport Workers.
The two sides were said to have engaged in a bloody clash which caused confusion in the area which is at the heart of the town
It was gathered that some PMS boys, who were returning from the commissioning of a bus terminal built by the Oyo State Government, were passing through Bere-Oje to Gate area when the violence erupted.
It was not clear who the aggressors were but some sources blamed the PMS boys, while others blamed the NURTW for the crisis.
A source in the area told The PUNCH the hoodlums were shooting recklessly. They attacked some innocent persons and at least two persons were allegedly killed.
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The source said, ”The problem is that these PMS people have become untouchable and that is why they have continued to harass and even kill at will.
“Nothing has happened to the one who was fingered in the killing of that young man at Iwo Road in 2021. There are other cases like that and that is why they have continued to violate the law.”
But the Public Relations Officer of the PMS, Alhaji Emiola Jelili, blamed the NURTW for the violence.
He said the NURTW members, led by one Hamidu Were, attacked innocent people who wore PMS T-shirt and killed one of them and macheted some passengers.
He said, “We passed through Bere-Oje-Gate when we were returning from the commissioning if the Bus Terminal at Challenge by our Governor ( Seyi Makinde). One of the leaders of the NURTW, Hamidu Were, and his boys have a spot where they usually sit down but we did not meet then when we passed.
“We had gone and we were already at home when we were told on the phone that Hamidu Were and his boys had attacked our men.
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“A Toyota Camry was coming from Lagos and when he got to the area where the NURTW members were on the same route, they ambushed him because he wore our vest, they dragged the driver out, attacked him with cutlass killed one of the passengers in the car.
“Hamidu Were called our chairman (Mukaila Lamidi aka Auxiliary) and threatened to kill him. They carried out the attack to outshine the inauguration of the Bus Terminal facilities by Governor Seyi Makinde. It is all about politics.”
In an online video, a man soaked in blood said he was attacked by Were’s boys. The man, who had deep gashes at the back of his head, narrated how he escaped being killed by his attackers on a bike.
The PMS imagemaker also made available an audio tape he claimed was the phone call recorded when Hamidu Were called Auxiliary to threaten him.
In the audio tape, the voice which PMS man claimed was that of Were ( of NURTW) accused Auxiliary of coming to kill in his area and he heaped so many curses on Auxiliary.
The man, who spoke in the Yoruba language, dared Auxiliary to pass through Ali Iwo area on Wednesday saying he would become a sacrifice to Ogun.
Although Were could not be immediately reached for his comment, some of his followers flayed Auxiliary and called for his arrest.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the Oyo State Police Command, Adewale Osifeso, when contacted, said the police had begun investigation into the incident.
The PPRO said, in response to inquiry by our correspondent, “Investigations are in motion. You would be sent updates accordingly.”
Metro
Court Sentences Man To Death For Killing Son
The Kano State High Court has sentenced Abubakar Alhaji Sabo to death by hanging after finding him guilty of killing his newborn son.
The Kano State Government prosecuted Sabo before the court on charges of culpable homicide and causing grievous harm.
He was accused of force-feeding the infant with a local insecticide known as ‘fiya-fiya’, resulting in the child’s death.
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Sabo killed the baby after the mother, his girlfriend, refused to obey his instruction to kill the child to avoid the shame of fathering a child out of wedlock.
Following the incident, he was also found guilty of striking the girlfriend’s father on the head with a brick after he caught Sabo poisoning the baby.
During the trial, the prosecution counsel, Barrister Safiya Yalwati Yahaya, presented three witnesses, while the defendant testified in his own defence.
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After reviewing the evidence presented by both parties, Justice Aisha Yau, who presided over the case, found him guilty of infanticide and sentenced him to death by hanging.
The court also imposed an additional three-year prison sentence for causing grievous harm.
Metro
Nine Kwara Victims: Kidnappers Insist On N300m Ransom
No progress has been recorded on the bandits demand for N300m ransom for the release of nine victims abducted in Adanla community of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara state on Boxing Day, December 26, 2025.
Coordinator of the Joint Security Watch for Kwara South Senatorial District, Zubair Olaitan, disclosed this on Wednesday.
According to DAILY POST, the bandits have so far made three contacts with the community leaders that “if the N300m is not paid, the victims will not be released.”
The bandits seized the nine victims in an attempt to abduct the King of the community, and his wife on Boxing Day, but failed.
READ ALSO:Police Arrest Two Notorious Bandit Leaders In Kwara, Seize Gun, Cash
The King, David Olarinoye, was away to Igbaja town for a programme when the armed bandits invaded his community.
The bandits, however, later seized nine other victims in the community and marched them to the bush.
While seven victims were abducted at the palace of the King, two others were captured on their way to the bush.
Following the abduction, the bandits demanded a N300m for the release of the abducted victims, resisting any negotiations for reduction of the ransom.
Metro
Man Arrested In Edo For Alleged Abduction Of 4-year-old
21-year-old ThankGod Destiny has been arrested by the Edo State Security Corps, ESSC, for allegedly kidnapping a four-year-old boy in the state.
Deputy Corps Commander, Operations, of the ESSC, Richard Balogun, who disclosed this to newsmen in Benin on Thursday, said the suspect has been handed over to the police for further investigation and prosecution.
Balogun, while disclosing that the incident happened on January 4, 2026 at Ikpoba Hill, Benin, said the arrest of the suspect followed an alarm raised by a commercial bus driver and a female passenger.
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The ESSC commander said, “On January 4, 2026, a woman went out with her son at lkpoba Hill in Benin city. A few minutes later, the son disappeared from her sight.
This suspect identified as ThankGod Destiny had allegedly kidnapped the four-year-old boy.
“The little boy was hurriedly taken into a commercial bus going towards kings Square in Benin city.
“The driver of the bus who noticed a great difference in resemblance between the little boy and the man, however questioned where he was heading with the little boy.
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“He lied that the boy is ill and he is taking him to the hospital. But later on, a female passenger asked him about his destination with the boy. He replied that he was going to buy the boy shoe.
“The various replies made the driver and the woman raise the alarm. The alarm attracted men of the Edo State Security Corps who were on patrol. The suspect was immediately arrested and the kidnapped little boy rescued unhurt.”
Balogun, who said the victim has been reunited with his family, assured that the Corps will continue to hunt for criminals in the state.
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