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PROTEST: POLICE RELEASES RECORD OF INCIDENCES Cautions Amnesty International on Releasing Unconfirmed Figures, Reports

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PROTEST: POLICE RELEASES RECORD OF INCIDENCES

Cautions Amnesty International on Releasing Unconfirmed Figures, Reports

The Nigeria Police Force finds it necessary to refute a recent report publicized by Amnesty International, which claims that thirteen (13) individuals have lost their lives due to the protests in Nigeria that began on 1st August 2024. Amnesty International further alleges that security personnel deliberately employed tactics designed to kill while managing gatherings and used firearms as a tactical tool for protest management.

The Nigeria Police Force wishes to provide an accurate account of incidents from the first two (2) days of the nationwide protests. In Borno State, four (4) individuals lost their lives and thirty-four (34) were severely injured in a terrorist attack by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP elements who infiltrated the crowd of protesters and detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).

Additionally, an incident occurred involving an unregistered Honda Prelude car that ran into the protesters, resulting in the deaths of two (2) civilians. The driver abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene. Although the vehicle was vandalized after the incident, it has been recovered and is currently in police custody. Efforts are ongoing to trace the driver and bring him to justice.

There was another incident reported in Yauri, in Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi State where a group of individuals mobilized to loot a shop. In the process, a local vigilante man shot and killed one of the looters. The Commissioner of Police in charge of Kebbi State is currently investigating the incident. This brings the total number of deaths recorded during the protests to seven (7).

It is important to state that there were no other recorded fatalities during the protests apart from those mentioned above.

However, incidences of armed robbery, arson, mischief, looting of public institutions and private businesses, destructions of both public and private property were recorded during the protest. Arrests were made with respect to these criminal incidences and a number of recoveries made from the suspects while the protest was going on.

The Nigeria Police personnel deployed to manage the protests have acted professionally, refraining from using lethal weapons. In instances where protesters became riotous, the police employed teargas to disperse them. Even when our officers on lawful duty were attacked and injured, the police effected arrests using only teargas, demonstrating utmost restraint.

In an effort to combat the trend of crimes and criminality, the police have arrested a total of six hundred and eighty-one (681) individuals who committed various criminal offenses such as armed robbery, arson, mischief, and destructions of both public and private property. Dangerous weapons, including two (2) AK-47 rifles and assorted live ammunition, were recovered from the so-called protesters. Additionally, stolen items such as furniture, electronics, phones, other various shop items, and vital infrastructures worth billions of naira were recovered from the arrested persons. Contrary to circulating news, organizers of the protest or protesters were not arrested. Those in police custody are under investigation for clear connections to criminal activities.

Furthermore, nine (9) police officers sustained various degrees of injuries during attacks by protesters. One of them who initially was reported dead, miraculously survived but remains in critical condition.

The ongoing protest has obviously turned violent. We therefore advise law abiding citizens taking part in the protest across the country to immediately withdraw from it. This advice becomes necessary in view of the violence that has characterized the protest in the last 2 days. It is reasonably expected that Peaceful protesters would have withdrawn from the protest that has turned violent.

The Nigeria Police Force is committed to providing accurate information and ensuring the safety and security of all citizens during these challenging times.

It is essential to recognize that the strategic deployment by the Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with other security agencies, and the decisive clampdown on criminal elements exploiting the protests for unlawful activities, has been highly effective in quelling tension and curbing the violence and anarchy witnessed on the first day of the protests.

During this challenging period, the Nigeria Police Force reaffirms its commitment to performing its lawful duties with professionalism, maintaining law and order, and preventing anarchy throughout the country. The Nigeria Police urges all citizens and residents to disregard unfounded and psychologically manipulative reports circulating about incidents during these protests.

ACP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, mnipr, mipra, fCAI,
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FOR: INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE

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COURT IN ANAMBRA, GRANTS MOTHER CUSTODY OF HER THREE CHILDREN, ORDERS HUSBAND TO PAY WIFE 150k EVERY MONTH FOR UPKEEP.

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The Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court of Anambra State, sitting at the Chief Magistrate’s Court, Awka, has granted one Mrs. Onyinye Enweugwu custody of her three children.

Mrs. Onyinye Enweugwu, a business woman in Anambra State, sought the intervention of the state government, through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, Anambra State, when her husband forcefully took away her three children from her, beats her up, intimidates and harrasses her and also brings women to their matrimonial home.

Following Mrs. Enweugwu’s complaints to the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, Awka, the Commissioner, Hon. Ify Obinabo invited both parties for an alternative dispute resolution, which failed to yield good results.

Delivering a Ruling on the Motion-on-Notice, brought pursuant to the Child’s Rights Law of Anambra State, 2004, the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) VAPP Law of Anambra State, 2017, and under the inherent authorities of the Court, the presiding Chief Magistrate, Genevieve C. Osakwe prohibited the respondent, either by himself or through any other person or persons, from subjecting the first applicant, Mrs. Onyinye Enweugwu, to any form or acts of violence, intimidation or harassment, in any manner whatsoever.

The Honourable Cour ordered that the custody of her three children be granted to her and also directed the respondent to pay to the 1st applicant every month the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand naira being upkeep and maintainace of the children of the marriage.

 

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“If we have no child after 10 years of marriage and the fault is from my husband, I will suggest getting pregnant by another man – Nigerian woman says”

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A Nigerian woman, Ngozi, has said she would marry another woman for her husband if they are not able to have children after ten years of marriage and it’s been medically certified that the fault is from her.

She equally said that she will suggest getting pregnant by another man if the fault is from her husband and if he refuses, then the marriage is over.

Ngozi, who stated this in a Facebook post on Tuesday, said if one truly loves a spouse, he or she would want them to have a child even if it’s from another man or woman.

“10 yrs of marriage and no child…Medically certified the fault is from me, I will marry a woman for my husband or support him to marry another and then adopt a child of my own!!,” she wrote.

And if the fault is from my husband, I will suggest getting pregnant by one mgbada or everybody go find their way!!!

I think it’s utter selfishness to use your awilo and spoil another person reggae just because of marriage!!!

“I will not ADOPT when am sure I can get pregnant and carry my child to full term just because my Spouse is unable to biologically have one”

“I think that’s too much of a sacrifice to make”

Why will I adopt another blood when one of us can make a baby”? If we have no child after 10 years of marriage and the fault is from my husband, I will suggest getting pregnant by another man – Nigerian woman says

If we have no child after 10 years of marriage and the fault is from my husband, I will suggest getting pregnant by another man – Nigerian woman says
A Nigerian woman, Ngozi, has said she would marry another woman for her husband if they are not able to have children after ten years of marriage and it’s been medically certified that the fault is from her.

She equally said that she will suggest getting pregnant by another man if the fault is from her husband and if he refuses, then the marriage is over.

Ngozi, who stated this in a Facebook post on Tuesday, said if one truly loves a spouse, he or she would want them to have a child even if it’s from another man or woman.

“10 yrs of marriage and no child…Medically certified the fault is from me, I will marry a woman for my husband or support him to marry another and then adopt a child of my own!!,” she wrote.

And if the fault is from my husband, I will suggest getting pregnant by one mgbada or everybody go find their way!!!

I think it’s utter selfishness to use your awilo and spoil another person reggae just because of marriage!!!

I will not ADOPT when am sure I can get pregnant and carry my child to full term just because my Spouse is unable to biologically have one!!!

I think that’s too much of a sacrifice to make!!

Why will I adopt another blood when one of us can make a baby???

“However this is in situations where IVF had failed!!!”

Blind husband regains his sight, but doesn’t tell his wife and he realizes he’s been lied to for years.

“If you really love someone, you would want them to have what you CANNOT GIVE THEM even if it’s from ANOTHER WOMAN OR MAN!!”

“Yes my name is SPONTEXDEBULLDOZER and I chest this opinion with my full bressssssssss makachi”

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Lagos launches probe after overhead water tank kills woman

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The Lagos State Government has announced plans to launch an investigation into the tragic death of 30-year-old Cynthia Oguzie, who was reportedly killed when an overhead water tank collapsed onto her apartment in the Lekki area of the state.

The spokesperson for the Lagos State Safety Commission, Adewunmi Okoh, confirmed the development to PUNCH Metro on Wednesday during an interview about the heartbreaking incident.

Ekwutosblog reported on Wednesday that a short video viewed by our correspondent showed the victim lying motionless on her bed. However, a woman in the background could be heard insisting that she was still alive.

Another video captured the collapsed water tank and the wreckage of the building, while additional photos showed Cynthia Oguzie’s lifeless body in what appeared to be a hospital setting.

 

Oguzie had reportedly moved into the Lekki apartment just two months before the tragic incident.

A Facebook user who identified himself as the victim’s brother, Chukwuebuka Nathaniel, shared details of the incident on his page, blaming the tragedy on substandard construction.

“Beware of Lekki buildings and their water stands,” he wrote.

“This is how they sent my sister to her early grave. Thank you, so-called Lekki landlord, and your engineer, for doing this type of water stand,” he added.

Reacting to the incident, Mrs Okoh told our correspondent that the commission’s investigative team was prepared to be deployed to the scene to conduct a thorough investigation.

To facilitate the process, she urged the deceased’s brother to provide the exact address of the building, noting that it would help the commission trace those responsible for the tragic incident.

“We need details of the incident. We will escalate the matter to the DG. And the officers in charge will take the matter over. They will investigate the incident,” Okoh informed Ekwutosblog.

The commission, which was established to uphold public safety, has investigated several similar incidents in the past, including the case of a young man who died after jumping into a melting pot and has issued sanctions upon the completion of such probes.

Meanwhile, efforts by our correspondent to reach the bereaved brother, Nathaniel, were unsuccessful, as calls and messages sent to him on Facebook had not been responded to as of the time this report was filed.

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