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A Young Man Allegedly Murdered His Father During A Quarrel Over Cooked Yam
A young man identified as Chibueze Iduma has been arrested by the Ebonyi State Police Command for allegedly killing his dad during a quarrel over cooked yam.
However, Mr. Emmanuel Oba Iduma, the deceased was allegedly murdered by his son who got angry on returning home and seeing that his father ate the yam he cooked for himself.
An eye witness said;
"While they quarreled over the cooked yam, the father had hit the son with his walking stick, and in retaliation, the son hit him back, he then fell down and died."
So, the young man was arraigned before a magistrate court in Abakaliki over the incident that took place at the Amaofia Ngbo community in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on 20th December 2019. He was, therefore, handed a one-count charge of murder.
It reads;
"That you Chibueze Iduma 'm', on the 20th day of December 2019, at Amaefia Ngbo village, in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area, under the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did unlawfully cause the death of one Emmanuel Oba Iduma 'm', by hitting him with walking stick and thereby committed an offense punishable under section 319 (1) of the Criminal Code Cap. 33, Vol. 1, Laws of Ebonyi State of Nigeria, 2009."
So, Blessing Chukwu, the Chief Magistrate, ordered that the young man be remanded at the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Abakaliki.
Besides, the case has been moved to the Director of Public Prosecutions for appropriate advice as she does not have the necessary jurisdiction to take the matter.
A man, 22, jumped into the lagoon from the third mainland bridge yesterday. The man identified as Daibo Toju Davies resides at 17, Sosanya street, Gbagada.
A report said that he had engaged the services of an Uber taxi from a hospital before the occurrence. He allegedly stopped the Uber on the bridge pretending to be having a running stomach before plunging into the lagoon.
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency public affairs officer, Nosa Okunbor said they are making efforts to rescue the man.
He said;
“He should be in his mid-twenties. He ordered a car-hailing service from Gbagada to the Island. He deceived the UBER driver that he had a running stomach after which he jumped into the lagoon.
“As I speak with you, the marine unit of the Lagos central zone has been searching for the victim since 11:30 am, but we have not found the body.”
Two luggage with his personal effects and affidavit were discovered on him.
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Police van has allegedly been used for commercial purposes in Lagos. This is due to the ban on commercial motorcycle and tricycle popularly known as Okada and Keke Napep in some parts of Lagos.
This is captured by a Twitter user @caren_diala who captured the moment Lagosian rushed to get a seating space in a police van.
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A video has surfaced online showing some policemen arrested by their colleagues for obtaining bribe.
Also, the officers are attached to the Nigeria Police Special Squad ‘Operation Puff Adder’. So, they stormed the spot in patrol their patrol van and arrested the officers collecting bribe at the Ijesha area of Lagos State.
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