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Five killed, scores injured, vehicles burnt, as hoodlums unleash mayhem in Jos (Video)

August 4, 2021 No Comments

At least five people were killed on Tuesday night after hoodlums blocked and unleashed mayhem on the Gada-Biyu Highway and surrounding environs in Jos, Plateau State capital, causing serious havoc on residents.

A resident of Rock Heaven area in the same axis with the affected area in the metropolis, who narrated the incident to Ripples Nigeria on Wednesday morning, said two trucks were set on fire in the incident.

“It was a serious situation on Tuesday night when hoodlums attacked Gada-Biyu Highway, the busiest road in Jos. No one can say what they wanted, but they blocked the road and burnt down vehicles including articulated trucks.

“They were also attacking and robbing people with dangerous weapons. About five people were killed in the process. I personally saw three corpses,” he lamented on telephone.

Though the cause of the rampage could not be ascertained, security agents are of the belief that it may not be unconnected with the recent violence that occurred in the Irigwe community in Bassa Local Government Area where more than 45 people were reportedly killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen.

Reacting to the Gada-Biyu siege, the Chairman of Jos Local Government Area, Shehu Bala, who expressed his sadness over the incident, said:

“Yes, there was an incident at Gada-Biyu area, some trucks were burnt.

“Now things have been brought under control, but I am sure we will get more information.”

Politics

Anambra govt bans use of tinted glass on vehicles, touting

March 23, 2021 No Comments

The Anambra State government on Monday banned the use of tinted glasses on vehicle across the state.

The state governor, Willie Obiano, who disclosed this in a statement in Awka, also banned touting in the state.

In a bid to check the growing insecurity in Anambra, the governor directed security agents to clampdown on cultists and their activities in the state.

He added that in the last one week, the state has witnessed targeted attacks on security personnel and facilities by hoodlums.

Ripples Nigeria reports that at least three naval officers and three policemen were killed by gunmen last Thursday.

The governor said: “Security agencies are hereby directed to arrest anybody hanging on the road with sticks and molesting innocent citizens and drivers.

So far, police and Navy personnel on official duties at strategic checkpoints in various locations in the state were sporadically attacked, killed and their firearms taken away.

“Also, prison and police personnel conveying an inmate to court were equally attacked and killed. Anambra State government categorically condemns these attacks on our security personnel and is doing everything possible to apprehend the perpetrators and bring them to justice.

“Those who attack us are intent on distorting the peace and security we have enjoyed in Anambra in the past seven years, and we will not allow that.

“I have, therefore, directed all security agencies in the state, vigilance services, all task forces, and every structure in the state security infrastructure to rise in defence of our dear state.

I hereby raise the security alert in the state and I commit to restoring order and security immediately.”

Obiano directed security agencies to conduct special operations aimed at neutralising the emerging threats to the safety of the people of the state.

“All kinds of touting in the state in whatever guise, especially in Onitsha, will no longer be tolerated,” he added.

Politics

Sanwo-Olu orders police to impound vehicles with covered number plate

January 17, 2021 No Comments

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo–Olu has directed Rapid Response Squad to impound vehicles with covered number plate in the state.

Head of Public Affairs Unit, Rapid Response Squad, Femi Moliki, in a statement, on Sunday, said six vehicles without number plate had been impounded after the directive.

In the statement titled, ‘Sanwo-Olu orders police to impound vehicles with covered number plate’, Moliki said, “Five of the vehicles have been transferred to the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences. The sixth, a Mercedes Benz, ML 350 was intercepted and impounded in Victoria Island by the officers of the squad around 9:30 p.m. yesterday (Saturday).

“The driver of the vehicle, one Adam Oluremi, 32, threatened and mobilised a military man to shoot the officers. The officers professionally de-escalated the crisis and successfully towed vehicle to RRS Headquarters.”

Receiving a briefing on the issue, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, directed that the vehicle be impounded and the driver prosecuted, maintaining that “nobody is above the law of the land”.

Meanwhile, RRS Commander, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, has charged officers of the squad to be professional in the discharge of their responsibilities, maintaining that they should be civil and firm in enforcing the law.

He urged the officers to be dedicated and not to give room for distractions while on duty.

Egbeyemi stated that law-abiding Lagosians should look forward to a robust relationship, noting that the squad would be uncompromising with criminals.