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The new Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Eboka Friday, has declared war on kidnappers, armed robbers and cultists operating in the state.
Eboka said this on Tuesday during his maiden press briefing at the Police Officers Mess, Port Harcourt, the state capital, even as the police said it is yet to establish contact with kidnappers of a traditional ruler, the Okanama of Ikuru town, Dr Aaron Ikuru, who was kidnapped on Sunday night.
Eboka, who has determined to flush out all forms of criminality in the state, said that in synergy with other agencies, he will battle heinous crimes and make the state a habitable area and place for genuine businesses to thrive.
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About six people lost their lives when a lorry laden with passengers and goats was involved in a lone accident in Agbor, Delta State, on Tuesday.
Some goats were also killed while others were injured during the accident.
Nigerian Tribune learnt that the truck coming from the Northern part of the country, suddenly had a brake failure close to the popular Uromi junction, Asaba- Benin Exppressway in Boji Boji urban of Agbor before screeching to a halt.
An eyeswitness account said some of the passengers jumped to death when it became obvious that the driver had lost control of the vehicle.
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The judge in Court 4 of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, Justice Rachael Boyede Akintola, has awarded a sum of N150,000 as damages and costs against a former Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Iyaganku, Ibadan, CSP Alex Gwazah, for infringing on rights of a fashion designer, Lukman Adeniyi.
Delivering the judgement on Tuesday, Justice Akintola ruled that the act of the first respondent was unlawful in respect of the things he did to the applicant.
Lukman Adeniyi had taken the matter to the High Court in December 2020 to enforce his fundamental human rights, after he was discharged by the magistrates’ court he was initially charged to.
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A group, Benin Solidarity Movement (BSM) worldwide, has challenged a pan-Ijaw group, Izon Ibe Dragnet, over the renaming of Gelegele to Gelegelegbene in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State.
A statement by the president of BSM, Curtis Eghosa Ugbo, insisted that the Benin name for the community which is in Benin Kingdom under the domain of the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Ewuare ll, is Gelegele and not Gbene as being peddled by Ijaw elements in the riverside community.
Ugbo said the Ijaw people should realise that they are settlers in Benin Kingdom, noting that the Benin people are accommodating but their hospitality should not be misconstrued as a sign of weakness by those who hide under different aliases and groups to trigger crises which will end up consuming them.