Metro
Tragic Car Crash Claims 19 Lives in Kogi
In a car crash on the Okene Bypass of the Okene-Lokoja Highway in Kogi on Sunday, no fewer than nineteen people were burnt to death.
Assistant Corps Marshal Jonas Agwu, the Federal Road Safety Corps’ (FRSC) Public Education Officer, said in Abuja that a Dangote Cement truck and a Toyota Hiace bus were involved in the collision.
According to him, it took three hours for FRSC personnel to rescue the two crash survivors who were still alive despite the surrounding fire.
Agwu went on to say that the Dangote truck driver, who was coming from Port Harcourt, mistakenly overtook another car and struck the Toyota bus head-on when it was moving from Kano and in its lane.
“The impact of the collision resulted in an inferno that burnt the victims to death.
“The crash, which was caused by route violation and wrongful overtaking, involved 22 persons, all male.
“Unfortunately, 19 people out of the 22 victims were killed, while one was injured.
“The two victims who got rescued by FRSC operatives survived without injuries because they complied with traffic regulations on the compulsory use of seatbelts.
“Corpses retrieved from the crash were deposited at Okene General Hospital,’’ Agwu stated.
Agwu promised that the Dangote truck driver would face legal consequences in line with the earlier orders given by Corps Marshal Alhaji Dauda Ali-Biu.
In the past, Ali-Biu had urged the judiciary, transportation union leadership, and other the relevant parties to work with the FRSC to swiftly and effectively prosecute cases in order to bring order back to Nigerian roads.
Metro
Cybercriminal Sentenced to Jail and 100hrs Community Service
Tunmise Aluko was found guilty of cybercrime on Thursday and given a one-year prison sentence by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos.
Nonetheless, the criminal was offered the choice of a N300,000 fine and 100 hours of community service by the court.
The accused was accused of impersonating someone and making false statements.
His plea of guilty was accepted.
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After he entered his plea, the prosecution, led by Mrs. Chineye Okezie, went over the case’s facts and submitted evidence that the judge accepted.
Then, in light of the defendant’s plea and the presented evidence, she pleaded with the court to proceed and find him guilty.
Justice Aneke found the defendant guilty of the offense and convicted him as a result in his verdict.
The court gave the prisoner a one-year sentence with the possibility of a N300,000 punishment after hearing his request for leniency.
The federal government was also ordered to lose the objects used in the offense by the court.
According to the prosecutor, the defendant committed the crime between January and March.
She claimed that by posing as American actor “Keanu Reeves” on his Telegram account, he made a clear and deliberate false statement with the intention of tricking gullible people.
The prosecutor stated that the convicted individual wanted his falsehood to be taken seriously in order to profit financially from the victims.
She claimed that the offense violated the terms of the Cyber Crime Act of 2015’s Section 22(3).
Metro
Man Remanded For Defiling Neighbour’s Daughter
On Thursday, a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court ruled that 27-year-old Haruna Abdullahi, who is accused of defiling his neighbor’s 10-year-old daughter, should be placed under arrest in a prison.
NAN reports that Abdullahi was remanded after Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel rejected his claim that he lacked jurisdiction.
Emmanuel postponed the case to June 26 and gave the police instructions to return the case file to the Director of Public Prosecution, or DPP, for guidance.
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Haruna, a resident of Kinkinau, Kaduna, was accused of defilement on one occasion.
The defendant’s home was the scene of the crime on May 3, according to the prosecutor, Inspector Chidi Leo, who testified in court.
He said that after calling the girl into his room under the guise of running her errand, the defendant locked the door and defiled her.
According to him, the offense was committed in violation of Section 244 of the 2017 Kaduna State Criminal Code.
Metro
Lagos Factory Worker Electrocuted
A casual worker at a plant in the state’s Isolo district was electrocuted, according to confirmation from the Lagos State Police Command.
This was verified on Wednesday by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokeswoman.
According to Hundeyin, the management of the business reported the incident to the Aswani Police Division on Tuesday at approximately 5:06 p.m.
He claimed that when restocking an industrial chiller with water, one of their casual workers was electrocuted and the management reported this to the police.
According to a police spokeswoman, the victim was taken right away to a private hospital in Isolo and then sent to Isolo General Hospital.
However, according to Hundeyin, the attending physician declared the victim deceased as soon as they arrived at the hospital.
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“No physical injury was observed on the corpse. The body has been removed and deposited at the morgue for autopsy. Meanwhile, investigation into the case is in progress,” he said.
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