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Suspected customs officers invade Ogun community, burn houses

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Operatives suspected to be officers of the Nigerian Customs Service on Monday allegedly invaded Fagbohun village in Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State, burning houses and ransacking homes.

The invasion, as learnt followed an incident where two Customs officers were killed during a clash between the operatives and smugglers last week in the area.

In what appears like a reprisal, the operatives  visited the community to arrest the suspected killers of their colleagues , an action that forced residents to flee their homes for safety.

Residents said some houses and motorcycles were burnt and the palace of the Village Head was ransacked during the invasion.

Confirming the incident, the Baale of Fagbohun village, Simeon Fagbohun, said the villagers were innocent and had nothing to do with the death of the customs officers.

Also reacting, the spokesman for the Customs Federal Operating Unit, Ikeja, Theophilus  Duniya, denied the allegation that the operatives attacked the village.

Duniya said despite that the service lost two of its officers to attack allegedly by the people in the area, operatives did not take the law into their hands.

“The incident that happened last week, some people were arrested in connection with murder as murder suspects.

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“In as much as we seek to have justice for the slain officers, we cannot take the laws into our hands by destroying people’s property. So, it was not executed by our operatives.

“Operatives of Customs service never burned anybody’s house, never burned any motorcycle. The only thing I know was done was the arrest of suspects that are in custody,” he said.

Meanwhile, last week, there was a clash between officers attached to the Federal Operating Unit, Ikeja, Lagos, who were in the village for an operation, and some smugglers.

The  smugglers, as gathered, on sighting the patrol team, unleashed terror on them as two officers got missing in the clash that followed.

The lifeless body of one of the missing officers was later found by a river near Ajegun Iyaloosa village without his rifle, while the body of the second officer was later recovered the next day, bringing the number of operatives murdered to two.

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Nightclub killing in Ogbomoso confirmed by Police; officers detained

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The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of one Iyanfa Damilola at a nightclub in Ogbomoso on Monday and also detained officers involved in the incident.

Police operatives were dispatched to the nightclub at the “Under G” area, Owode Ogbomoso, while the 16th convocation of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) was going on after a distress call over a fighting incident in the place.

But the Oyo State Police Command spokesman Osifeso Adewale said the fracas worsened, leading to the firing of “warning shots” by the officers. This led to one death.

“The incident recorded the death of one Iyanda Damilola, ‘m’, and the injury of his brother one Iyanda Femi Isreal, who has since been discharged from the hospital after treatment,” Osifeso said in a Thursday statement.

“All operatives involved in the incident including Inspr Rasheed Saheed are currently under detention at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Iyaganku,” he added.

According to him, the police commissioner in Oyo Adebola Hamzat has ordered that the case be “taken up by the Homicide Department of the State Criminal Investigation Department with the Deputy Commissioner of Police directly in charge of the investigations”.

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Photos: Four Injured in Collision on Ibadan-Abeokuta -Omi-Adio Expressway

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No fewer than four passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries in an auto crash on the Ibadan, Omi-Adio-Abeokuta Expressway, according to reports from Mega Icon Magazine.

The incident, which unfolded on Monday, involved a Volkswagen Golf car and a tricycle, commonly known as Keke Marwa, colliding at the Command area along the road, in the Ido local government area of Oyo state.

Eyewitnesses recounted to our reporter that the Volkswagen car, driven by an individual with mobility impairments or difficulties with his legs, suspected to be from an accident, was traveling from Apata to Omi-Adio when it veered off the road and collided with the tricycle heading towards Apata shortly after 6:00 p.m.

Four individuals, including the tricycle driver, were injured in the accident, while three occupants of the Volkswagen Golf, including a one-year-old baby, escaped unharmed.

Promptly responding to the scene, officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) swiftly took action, transporting the injured victims to an undisclosed hospital at the time of press.

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Tragic Accident Claims Lives of Siblings in Ondo 

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In a devastating incident along the Ibi-Mango area in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, two siblings met a tragic end as they were reportedly crushed to death by a truck.

 

The fatal accident occurred at 10:25 am on Saturday when the victims, riding on a motorcycle, collided with a truck loaded with sand.

 

According to an eyewitness at the scene, the siblings lost control of their motorcycle, leading to a collision with the oncoming truck along the Okitipupa route. The impact of the crash resulted in the untimely demise of the siblings.

 

Confirming the incident, Ezekiel Son-Allah, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ondo State, attributed the cause of the accident to overspeeding by the victims.

 

Son-Allah urged motorists and motorcyclists to prioritise safety on the highways by avoiding overspeeding and dangerous overtaking maneuvers.

 

The bodies of the victims were swiftly transported to the General Hospital Mortuary in Ore, as disclosed by the FRSC boss.

 

Also, the vehicles involved in the tragic collision were handed over to the police of the Ore Division for further investigation.

 

 

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