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Former CP of Lagos Fatai Owoseni Deserves Eulogy – Barr. Olumide Akindiya

Published

7 years ago

September 4, 2017

Although there is nothing new in the news that CP Fatai Owoseni is no longer the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, yet it came like a surprise to me. There is nothing that is constant in life, but good people are often missed, especially when they had made an indelible mark in their assignments or duties. I had no personal relationship with CP Owoseni but in the course of his official duties I had the privilege of meetings when I represented a client on the issue of Alaba Rago market being the general counsel to Caretaker Committee of Alaba Rago Market headed by Alh. Ibrahim Malami Ali.

The meetings were prevailed by truthfulness on the part of the CP Fatai Owoseni. He maintained his position that parties should ensure peace in the name of Allah and his readiness to do justice in the interest of security of lives and property of Lagosians. This is apart from his great efforts in policing Lagos despite increasing crime rate from criminal species perpetrating crime in every nook and cranny in Lagos State. His handling of issues according to the law and constitution is mind-blowing. Nobody is perfect, but people have to be encouraged in continuing being diligent and fair in their duties. Police as one of the law enforcement agencies must be conscious of fundamental human rights of the suspects particularly as guaranteed by Section 33 to 36 of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended.

To sum it up, i will say that i have no alternative than to wish CP Fatai Owoseni well and employ the new Commissioner to discharge his duties within the confines of the law. I wish CP Fatai Owoseni good luck on his new duty or course in police affairs. He had fought a good fight for another Commissioner of Police to continue. Also, using this salah period to wish him and his family, a Happy Eid-El Kabir!

Olumide Akindiya is a lawyer, poet, legal writer and principal, Olumide Akindiya & Co. Legal Practitioners based in Lagos.

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Breaking: Plane crash kills ten people

Published

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.