Malaysia landslide kills four, scores missing

Four people have been killed while an unspecified number have been declared missing after a “massive” landslide triggered by “unusual” heavy rains buried their homes in a township outside the Malaysian capital, a senior rescue official said Friday.

Malaysia has been experiencing heavy rains over the past few weeks, which officials and environmentalists say is unusual at this time of year and could be the result of climate change.

Norazam Khamis, the emergency services chief of Selangor state, said the landslide happened in the suburb of Ampang on Thursday night.

Khamis said torrential rains lasting 30 minutes caused a nearby hill to erode, sending tonnes of soil mixed with water crashing down on a row of houses below.

It happened so fast. The victims were found buried under about two metres of mud and they could not escape in time,” Khamis said”

“The mudflow completely destroyed two houses and damaged almost a dozen other homes. Ten vehicles were also damaged,” he added.

Khamis described the rains in Selangor, located outside the capital Kuala Lumpur, as “unusual” during what should be the dry season.

“Two to three years ago, it is usually hot during this period. The climate change could be a contributing factor,” he said.

“With the intensity and frequency of rainfalls we are seeing, we cannot rule out the role climate change is playing,” Meenakshi Raman, president of environmental group Friends of the Earth, said.

Instagram Comedian, Cute Abiola reportedly goes missing

Popular Instagram comedian and skit-maker, Cute Abiola has gone missing, according to friends and family.

Cute Abiola, born Ahmed Gafar was said to have left his house for the office at Navy Town at about 6am on November 15, 2021 and got to the office at about 7am.

According to reports, his wife and colleagues have made several attempts to contact him but all to no avail.

It was gathered that since Cute Abiola last communicated with wife that he had arrived at the office, he is yet to return to his family and no one has heard from him.

Nigerian comedian and actor, Debo Adedayo better known as Mr Macaroni also raised alarm over his whereabouts.

“I have just received news that Cute Abiola is missing.

If the Nigerian Navy has any information to help Cute Abiola’s family and friends confirm his whereabouts or if he his in their custody, I think the honorable thing to do would be to clarify details surrounding his detention and put everyone’s mind at rest. Haba!” he tweeted.

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Father Mbaka has gone missing – Ohanaeze raises alarm, warns FG

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC), on Wednesday raised the alarm over the whereabouts of Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministries, Enugu.

The cleric had recently demanded the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari, after which the presidency released a statement, saying that he wants Buhari to resign because his contract request was not granted by government.

Ohanaeze Youth Council has now claimed that the priest was missing.

President-General of OYC, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, in a statement released on Wednesday, said Fr. Mbaka was last seen on Tuesday, adding that every effort to trace him had failed.

We have it on good authority that his aides have neither seen nor heard from him since Tuesday.

“Calls put to his mobile line have also remained unanswered; this has now prompted us to issue this alarm as we would not take it lightly should anything untoward happen to him.

“We are giving the Federal Government 48 hours to produce the priest, else they should be ready to face Igbo youths. They were dining and wining with him all along and now that he told the truth, they are no longer comfortable with him.

“Let nothing happen to Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka. It will not be in anybody’s interest,” the group warned.

Missing 300-level IMSU Law student found dead in Imo hospital mortuary

A Law student of the Imo State University, Owerri, who was declared missing, has been found dead after five days.

Kingsley Chiwueze, was on Monday, April 26 declared missing after efforts made to find him proved abortive.

The 300-level student who is a native of Oguta Local Government Area of the state, was involved in student union politics and declared his intention to run for the office of Senate President of the National Association of Imo State Students two weeks ago.

The President, Students Union Government, IMSU, Arinze Oguike, who confirmed the development, said the corpse was found in the morgue of the Umuguma General Hospital, Owerri, on Sunday.

He said students of the institution stormed the mortuary and the attendant told them that the corpse was deposited by the management of the St. Joseph Hospital, Wetheral, Owerri.

The student leader said “The attendant told us that Chiwueze’s corpse was brought by people from the St. Joseph hospital, Wetheral. We will go to the hospital to find out how they took custody of the student.”

When The Punch contacted the IMSU spokesman, Ralph Njokuobi, he said he would communicate with the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Peter Akah, about the discovery.

The Imo state police spokesman, Orlando Ikeokwu, said that he had not been briefed about the latest development.

Missing Akwa Ibom Job Seeker Found Dead, Friend Says She Was Raped, Killed, Buried In Shallow Grave

A friend of the missing lady, @UmohUduak1, confirmed this on her Twitter handle on Sunday.

A young graduate and job seeker, Iniubong Umoren, has been killed and buried in a shallow grave in Akwa Ibom State.

Uduak, in various tweets on her handle, said her friend was raped before she was killed. She wrote, “They have finally killed me”; “Jesus Christ”; “They killed my friend and buried my friend”; “They raped and killed my friend.”

https://twitter.com/UmohUduak1/status/1388768717849432064?s=19

She had earlier pleaded for help over the recovery of her missing friend who had gone job-hunting on the outskirts of Uyo.

A Twitter thread, “#FindHinyHumoren was created to this effect.”

Umoren, a fresh graduate of the University of Uyo had dropped a tweet on her handle on Tuesday seeking a job and had got many replies in that regard. 

She wrote, “#AkwaIbomTwitter please I’m really in need of a job, something to do to keep mind and soul together while contributing dutifully to the organisation. My location is Uyo, I’m creative, really good at thinking critically and most importantly a fast learner. CV available on request.”

She was allegedly invited by a young man, Frank Ezekiel Akpan, suspected to have kidnapped her as calls to her telephone lines are not connecting.

@UmohUduak1 explained that her friend had gone for an interview at Airport Road, Uyo and while trying to call her friend, heard some screams which raised her suspicion.

In separate tweets, @UmohUduak explained, “Y’all my friend @HinyHumoren is in trouble and she needs our help. I’m currently in Lagos and I can’t help than to put this out there. Earlier today, she told me she was going for a job interview at airport road which is quite far from her house. 

“To cut everything short, she sent me a 1-second audio record on WhatsApp and I had to call her back to know if she wanted to say something to me but immediately I called her. I heard her screaming. Someone, please help her out.

Many Nigerians had trended the hashtag and some volunteered to help in tracking the location, phone numbers and other details of the suspects. 

The suspects in the case have been arrested by the police. The prime suspect, Ezekiel Frank Akpan was picked up. His father and some other accomplices had been arrested earlier.

Akpan, on Friday, had taken to his Facebook page to debunk the allegation without further proof of his innocence.

He also denied having met the young lady when picked up by the police but according to @UmohUduak_1, the prime suspect has confessed to have raped and killed Umoren.

Also, it was gathered that Akpan had taken Umoren to his house and a fight ensued between them. In the process, he used an object to hit her in the head, which resulted in her death.

He was alleged to have hurriedly buried her in a shallow grave and run to another area (Oron) to hide. 

Following the pressure mounted by Nigerians on social media, he could no longer stay at Oron and ran to Uruan.

The chairman of Uruan Local Government Area was said to have met the suspect’s cousin and requested that the suspect be brought to him.

The suspect reportedly confessed to the Chairman who handed him over to the police.

Nigerians on social media are lamenting the death of Umoren.

@Ebonyduchesss wrote: “The security agency has failed us again. Why wait for 24 hours in the name that the law says so. If she was the daughter of even the state government would they have waited for another minute? I’m so heartbroken rn. #FindHinnyHumoren #findHinyHumoren.”

Twitter user @SimTaciturn wrote, “Iniubong Umoren only wanted a job to cushion the biting economy but she was preyed upon; raped & killed. She left home with hope only to never return. Nigeria killed her and continues to fail her younger generation #findHinyHumoren #JusticeForHinyUmoren.”

@The_visionlady tweeted, “I can’t even imagine how scared she was. Her last words. Her tears. Her thoughts.Her pleas. All Ini wanted was just a job

Her only wrong was looking for a job 

What did she get? Ini got raped. Ini was murmured. Ini was buried in a shallow grave. Dear Jesus!! #FindHinyHumoren.”

@CrownThirst said, “I hope this #findHinyHumoren case will cause Nigeria police force to look into the 48hrs wait time b’s…

“Someone claimed they can’t find their loved one, you say make dem wait for 48hrs…”

@gee_gee_teaser wrote, “IniobongAbasi May God Comfort your Family…

Please hunt your killers!

Hunt them! Hunt them.  

In their dreams, in their sleep. Everywhere.

Let God avenge your death Adiaha Abasi. In your next life be a happier one. We love you Ini. God loved you best.

#findHinyHumoren.”

Body Of A Young Girl Who Went Missing Was Found In Her Mother’s Ex-Boyfriend’s Wardrobe

An incident that happened in Kanana has got people reacting as it was shared by Blessings Ramoba on Facebook. According to reports, a young girl identified as Samkelo Mokhele was kidnapped by her mother’s ex-boyfriend and it was tragic after she was discovered.

It was alleged that the young girl was sleeping at home while her mother went to shop, when she came back she couldn’t find her daughter.

After a while of searching and making inquiry, she learned from the neighbors of her ex-boyfriend that they saw him with the little girl. She furthered a complaint of a missing person to the authorities and investigations were carried out.

With help from the authorities, they found the body of the little girl in the house of her ex-boyfriend where he hid her in his wardrobe. However, the suspect was no where to be found.

According to commander LT Colonel Mashalance, he was found and arrested the next day, a knife with blood was also found with him. He is currently in custody at the Rabie Ridge Police Station.

Life as we know it is unpredictable, the reasons for his actions are yet to be provided. Sadly, a young girl with a promising future has lost her life at the hands of her mother’s ex-boyfriend. The victim was also said to be seven years old.

Jubilation: Missing 4-Years-Old Baby Found After 10years. See Details As Investigation Continues

Chima Umesi was 4 years old when he was reported missing by his father in Akabuka community of Ogba/Egbeme/Ndoni Local Government Area, Rivers State in 2011. The birth of Chima Umesi still lives as a mystery as his mother was a mad woman when she gave birth to him. Although, Chima’s mother already had 2 children (male & female) before she had the mental illness. Chima’s father who loved his wife, contained her in his house as she goes out to the street, and returns home.

However, when Chima got missing, his father searched for him, together with neighbours. A year later, Chima’s mother died. His father also died few years after the death of his wife, leaving his 2 children to elder brother.

Just about 5pm yesterday, a relative to Chima’s family brought him home, saying “I saw him in a street in Omoku, and I was moved to bring him home for questioning. After series of questions, I found out he is my relation”.

Chima’s uncle confirmed him to be his late brother’s son as Chima said the man he was staying with constantly mentions the name “Egba” while sleeping. “Egba” is his father’s name.

Chima who is now 14years old revealed the identity of the woman he was staying with. From the little investigation done, a woman who lives close to his house stole and sold Chima out. The said woman have been accused of child trafficking on several occasions, including that of her grand child.

Chima’s uncle who chose to handle the case in the traditional way said the 14-year-old boy looks sick, and not mentally sound, thereby suggesting money ritual case. The family was happy to have him back as investigation is ongoing.

14 feared killed, 170 others missing in India after Himalayan glacier bursts

Tragedy struck in India after a chunk of glacier broke off in the Himalayas and unleashed a devastating flash flood which claimed fourteen lives and left one hundred and seventy others missing.

Rescue officials say after a part of a Himalayan glacier broke away; it set off a torrent of water, rock and dust down a mountain valley, rendering many residents around the area homeless.

“A total of 15 people have been rescued and 14 bodies have been recovered from different places so far,” the state government of Uttarakhand, in the country’s north, said on Twitter on Monday.

Sunday’s violent surge swept away a small hydroelectric project called Rishiganga and damaged a bigger one further downstream. “There was a cloud of dust as the water went by. The ground shook like an earthquake,” said a resident Om Agarwal.

Reports say rescue officials who resumed early on Monday are having a tough time searching for possible survivors at the site as hundreds of military personnel were also deployed.

“There are a lot of questions being asked about why hydroelectric power plants were being built in such ecologically sensitive areas,” Al Jazeera’s Elizabeth Puranam said.

Missing former-Anambra commissioner reportedly rescued in Abia

A former Commissioner for Diaspora affairs, Indigenous Artworks, Culture and Tourism, Dr Christian Madubuko, who was declared missing after resigning his appointment with the state government, has been reportedly rescued by soldiers in Abia State.

His rescue was announced via a Facebook group page, APGA Interactive Forum, by one Eneh Victor Chigozie, claiming that he was rescued in Isuochi, Abia State on January 31, 2021 and taken back to Awka, the Anambra State capital.

Madubuko had accused the state government of corruption before resigning his appointment.

This Man Has Been Missing For 2 Days, Read Where He Was Last Seen

The rate at which people are being kidnapped these days is getting out of hand, and every Nigerians during this period should learn to maintain proper safety. Friends these days aren’t trustworthy, you should therefore look before you leap and stay at alert.

The news about Dele who has been missing for two days now is already going viral. According to different reports, he was last at Omole phase 2, his cars and belongings were last seen on third mainland bridge.

Many people still have the believe that he isn’t dead, and he would be located very soon. Please drop a prayer for Dele, who knows if he is still alive out there?

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