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‘BUHARI DOG CASE, NOT CONNECTED TO THE PRESIDENT’ – AIG Ali says

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8 years ago

August 30, 2016

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, Lagos, AIG Abdulmajid Ali, has denied any connection of President Muhammadu Buhari with a man, Joe Chinakwe,who was arrested and charged to court by the Ogun State Police Command for naming his dog “Buhari”, describing it as grossly misconstrued.

They emphasized that the case, as it was erroneously perceived,has nothing to do with the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Mohammadu Buhari, but with one Alhaji Buhari, the biological father of the complainant, Alhaji Halilu Umar of Ketere Area, Sango otta in Ado Odo Otta Local Government Area of Ogun State.

In a press release signed by the Zone 2, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Muyiwa Adejobi stated that, the man was not charged to court for christening his dog Buhari, but for the behaviors of the suspect and circumstances surrounding the matter.

SP Adejobi further stressed that, the suspect had allegedly been having conflicts with his neighbor, (complainant) named his dog Buhari, his neighbor’s father’s name, inscribed Buhari on both sides of the said dog, and started parading the dog with swagger amongst his neighbors and/ traders who are mostly northerners.

According to the Zonal PPRO, the said Joe was actually attacked by the people around for his action before he was rescued by the police. The timely intervention of the police prevented a crisis,or inter-tribal crisis in the area.

The release further read, “The Zonal Command therefore seeks the understanding of members of the public on the action of the man,which was capable of causing breach of public peace,an offense the man,Joe Chinakwe,was actually charged for under section 249(d) of the Criminal Code.

“The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Lagos,AIG Absulmajid Ali,appeals to the general public to understand the action of the police in the matter,which is in consonance with the primary duties of the Nigeria Police Force as enshrined in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,and accept it as a professional way of preventing total breakdown of law and order.”

Reported by :Michael-Azeez Ogunsiji, Abeokuta

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Breaking: Plane crash kills ten people

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1 year ago

August 17, 2023

Sahara Weekly

Breaking: Plane crash kills Eight people

Breaking: Plane crash kills Ten people

A small private jet crashed into a motorbike and a car while attempting to land at an airport in the outskirts of Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, leaving at least 10 people dead, officials said on Thursday.

A Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) aircraft, a light private business jet, was carrying six passengers and two crew when it crashed near Elmina township at 2.08 p.m. (0608 GMT), just before it was due to land, Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan told reporters.

The aircraft lost contact with the air traffic control tower and crashed into a motorbike and a car on the highway, he said. “There was no emergency call, the aircraft had been given clearance to land,” Hussein Omar said. A search and rescue mission is underway. The country’s civil aviation authority (CAAM) said the flight had departed from the holiday island of Langkawi and was en route to Selangor’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport near the capital city Kuala Lumpur.

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Seven Passengers Burnt To Death Near Third Mainland Bridge In Car Accident

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2 years ago

September 25, 2022

Sahara Weekly

Seven Passengers Burnt To Death Near Third Mainland Bridge In Car Accident

Seven passengers have been confirmed killed after a commercial bus caught fire in Lagos on Sunday

At least five others were said to have sustained injuries in the tragic incident that occurred at Iyana Oworo, close to the Third Mainland Bridge.

The deceased comprises four females, two male adults and one male child.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said there were 14 passengers in the ill-fated bus with registration number KJA 699 GY.

Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, said the driver had some burns.

He added that three female adults involved in the incident were rushed to Gbagada General Hospital and that a male adult was attended to by the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) at the scene.

“LASTMA officials at the scene have made arrangements to remove the burnt vehicle from the road,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.

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Nigerian Deputy Governor Loses Seven-Year-Old Son In Car Accident

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3 years ago

June 12, 2022

Sahara Weekly

Nigerian Deputy Governor Loses Seven-Year-Old Son In Car Accident

By Olorunfemi Adejuyigbe

The deputy governor of Yobe State, Hon. Idi Barde Gubana, lost a son in an auto crash which occurred yesterday

A statement signed by his press secretary, Hussaini Mai Suleh, in Damaturu said the seven-year-old boy who was a namesake to Governor Mai Mala Buni died in a crash along Maiduguri-Kano road.

He said the boy had been buried according to Islamic rites at the palace of the Mai of Fune in Damagum town in Fune local government area.
Reacting, the deputy governor said; “I will forever remember him as somebody close to me.’’

Top government officials and other personalities were at the residence of the deputy governor to sympathise with the family over the death.