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  • Insecurity: Tofowomo frown at Inadequate funding for police

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    The Senator representing Ondo South senatorial district, Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo has criticized the current security challenge on inadequate funding by successive governments for the Nigeria Police Force.

    Tofowomo said this while inspecting rehabilitation work on the burnt Okitipupa police station and area command through his sponsorship.

    Recall that the structures were destroyed by hoodlums on Oct. 22, 2020, during the #EndSARS protest.

    Tofowomo urged the Federal Government to strive towards ensuring adequate funding and equipping the police who played a vital role in ensuring the security of lives and property in the country.

    “Policing in a large and diverse country like Nigeria needs enormous funding and sophisticated weapons, but the poor funding in yearly budgets of the police by the past government is responsible for the current situation.

    “You will be surprised that the same police being condemned will have lived up to expectations if the government had improved their funding and give them sophisticated weapons,” he said.

    Tofowomo who expressed satisfaction with the level of work at the police station and area command said that his concern for the safety of lives and property of his constituents made him bankroll the project.

    He said that the rehabilitation work would be completed before Dec. 26, when the station would be commissioned and hand over to the police.

    DSP Funmilayo Odunlami, the spokesperson for the police command in Ondo, lauded the senator for taking such a bold step to ensure the safety of residents.

    Odunlami said this in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Tuesday.

    “We thank the senator for his display of kindness and ensuring the safety of lives and property of residents, I appeal to our youths to stop the destruction of government property to press home their demands,” she said.

    Oba Festus Olumoyegun, the Oniju of Iju-Odo also lauded Tofowowo for his gesture towards rebuilding the station, saying he has brought succour to the people of Ikaleland, even though he was not an indigene of the area.

    The traditional ruler said that Tofowomo has proven beyond reasonable doubt that he can be trusted at all times and urged other politicians to emulate the gesture.

  • ODSG mandates workers to get COVID-19 vaccination

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    The Ondo state government has made covid-19 vaccination compulsory for all workers in the state.

    In a circular signed by Permanent Secretary, Service Matters Mr O. J. Afolabi on behalf of the Head of Service, the state government gave public servants in the state two weeks to take the vaccine.

    The circular states that vaccination card will henceforth be required from Public Servants in order to access some facilities.

    It also charged workers on strict adherence and compliance to Covid-19 protocols.

  • Tragedy: How landlady killed tenant in Ondo

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    The police in Ondo State have arrested a 45-year-old woman, identified only as Mrs Folasade for allegedly killing her tenant, Mrs Omolola Oladipupo, during a scuffle in the kitchen.

    Folasade, it was gathered is the landlady of a house on Taotao Street, in the Lotogbe area of Ondo State, where the victim resided.

    The suspect was said to have hit the deceased on the head during an argument that ensued between them, leading to her death.

    The suspect and the deceased, it was gathered were always having disagreements, but the latest incident turned fatal after the suspect accused Omolola of walking across her pot in the kitchen.

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    The deceased’s husband, Mr Ikudabo Oladipupo, who described the incident as unfortunate, said after the fight, his wife was rushed to a hospital where she was confirmed dead.

    He said, “I was inside the room when I heard the voices of my wife and our landlady. I heard my wife saying she wanted to pass, and that the landlady should move her pot away from the pathway to the kitchen, but my landlady said she would not move the pot.

    “She told my wife to pass somewhere else. So, as my wife wanted to pass by the side of the pot, my landlady held her and pushed her away.“Before I would come out of the house, my landlady had pushed my wife on the floor. When I saw her condition, I quickly rushed her to a hospital where she was confirmed dead”

    The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident, adding that investigations had commenced.

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  • INSECURITY: ODSG Shuts Popular Club In Ondo

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    The Ondo State Government has ordered that BOLA KOMO CLUB, located opposite Oyemekun Grammar School, Akure, be closed down forthwith.

    The closure order is with immediate effect; and shall remain in force indefinitely, until further notice.

    It is pertinent to note that this order comes on the heels of a painstaking monitoring and surveillance effort culminating in a detailed profiling of the facility as a hot spot by security agencies.

    Residents are, therefore, advised to note this order as anyone found around the facility does that at his or her own risk.

    Signed

    Donald Ojogo
    Commissioner for Information and Orientation
    Ondo State

    September 1, 2021

  • Breaking: Lightning Strikes kills two In Ikirun

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    Two teenagers were on Sunday evening struck to death by lightning at Yayi praying ground area of Ikirun, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State.

    It was gathered that the two victims were siblings.

    Their deaths, according to the report, may have been due to the lightning which eyewitnesses described as heavy.

    An eyewitness, Ifedolapo, who spoke to Newsmen said that as at the time he left the scene of the incident, the parents of the deceased teens were yet to turn up and their corpses were still not recovered.

    Also, as a result of the evening downpour throughout Osun, some parts of Ikirun town experienced ravaging floods which wreaked untold havoc on residents of the town.

    Areas like Oja-Oba, Agun, Isale-Ikirun, Total filling station along the express and some parts of Iragbiji town like Oloti were severely affected by the floods.

    The spokesperson of the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, has confirmed the deaths of the siblings in Ikirun.

    She stated that the information available to her indicates that they died during the heavy downpour.

    Source; Vam news

  • Power to grant, permit grazing reserves vests on governors – NBA Chairman

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    By Odunayo Ayodele

    The Chairman of Nigeria Bar Association,(NBA) Okitipupa chapter, Chief Okorisa Orimisan James has said state governors are the only one empower by law to grant license or permit on grazing reserves in their respective states.

    The Chairman in a chat with our correspondent, said the current plan by President Muhammadu Buhari to introduce grazing reserves in Nigeria as power extended too far to protect his Fulani kingsmen.

    According to him, “grazing reserves in Nigeria are areas set aside for the use of pastoralists and are intended
    to be the foci of livestock development.

    “It also resembles group ranches in that, both
    consist of clearly defined areas of rangeland which provides grazing for determined herds of
    livestock”.

    “The purpose of grazing reserves is the settlement of ‘nomadic’ pastoralists; it’s offers the security of tenure as an inducement to sedentarization through the provision of land for
    grazing and permanent water.”

    “By provisions of land use act, all land in any state of the federation is vested in the Governor of the State.

    “Section 1 of the said Land Use Act categorically states that “all land comprised in the territory of State in the Federation are hereby vested in the Governor of that State and such land shall be administered for the use and common benefit of all Nigerians by the provisions of this Act.” Section 12 (1) of the same Act also states that:

    “It shall be lawful for the Governor to grant a licence to any person to enter upon any land”, while subsection 5 thereof clearly states that “The Governor may cancel any such licence if the licensee fails to comply with any of the conditions of the licence,” Okorisa said.

    He noted that most Nigerians don’t know that there’s an existing law against open grazing in Nigeria. It’s high time for all states in Nigeria to put this law into practice.

    Hon. Justice Adewale Thompson’s 1969 Judgment on Open Cattle Grazing is a total ban. He held this.

    “I do not accept the contention of Defendants that custom exists which imposes an obligation on the owner of the farm to fence his farm while the owner of cattle allows his cattle to wander like pests and cause damage.

    “Such a custom, if it exists is unreasonable and I hold that it is repugnant to natural justice, equity and a good conscience and therefore unenforceable in that , it is highly unreasonable to impose the burden of fencing a farm on the farmer without the corresponding obligation on the cattle owner to fence in his cattle.”

    “The sequence to that I banned open grazing for it is inimical to peace and tranquillity and the cattle owners must fence or ranch their animals for peace to reign in these communities.”

  • Man, 62, commits suicide in Ondo

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    Tragedy struck in Ondo state community as a 62yr old man identified as Moshood Lasisi has been found dead in his room at Ayede ogbese in Akure North Local Government area.

    Lasisi who was walking on crushes was said to have hung himself when his wife and children had gone to farm.

    His corpse was later discovered when the wife returned and knocked severally but without response.

    According to the wife, Lady Evangelist Victoria Lasisi, she had to peep through the window where she now saw her husband body dangling from the rope with which he allegedly tied himself to the roof of the room.

    When Correspondent visited the scene, it was observed that the deceased had arranged tables and foot stools to carry out the suicide.

    Reacting, the chairman, Christian Association Of Nigeria, CAN in Ogbese, Pastor Oyedeji Aladenika described the incident as shocking and wondered why the man had to commit suicide.

    Pastor said though the man was leaving with dislocation in his leg, his wife and children were taking care of him.

    The Police in the area are yet to react to the incident.

    Source: sunshinetruthng

  • Armed robbers kill fuel marketer in Ondo, cart away N2m

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    A fuel marketer, Bode Dagunro, has been reportedly killed by some yet-to-be-identified gunmen in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State.

    It was gathered that the deceased, who resided at the riverine area of Olotu community via Ugbonla, Igbokoda was murdered in cold blood in his residence by the assailants about 9 pm on Saturday.

    It was learnt that the gunmen also carted away the sum of two million naira from the deceased.

    The deceased’s brother, Mr Malo Olorunwa Francis, a staff of Niger Delta Development Company, NDDC, in Okitipupa, said that a gang of robbers invaded the residence of the victim on Saturday around 9 pm.

    “They attacked him, shot him on the stomach and carted away the sum of two million naira.

    “My brother was a fuel marketer. We rushed him to a private hospital in Igbokoda where he later died during the operation,” he lamented.

    Meanwhile, he said the corpse has been deposited in the morgue at Igbokoda, for autopsy.

    A police source who confirmed the incident said the preliminary investigation is in progress to track down the fleeing suspects, assuring that the perpetrators would be brought to book.

    When our correspondent visited the area, residents of the community who wore sad looks were seen in groups discussing the incident.

    However, every attempt to speak with them proved abortive as they declined comments.

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  • NSCDC arrests 29- year- old man for raping 4-year- old girl

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    Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ondo State have arrested a 29- year-old man, Oke Adebomi for allegedly raping a 4-year-old girl at Oshinle area of Akure.

    The suspect was arrested by the Antihuman Trafficking Ilegal Migration and Gender-Based Unit of the Command.

    Parading the suspect and three others at the command, the state commandant of the NSCDC, Hammed Abodunrin, said his men acted professionally by saving the suspect who was almost been killed by some angry mob.

    He said, “We were informed that a suspect who raped a four (4) years old girl who just returned from School.

    “Our men quickly moved to the scene and acted professionally by whisking away the suspect who was almost been killed by some angry mob. The Suspect named Oke Adebomi aged 29years old was arrested at Adegoroye street Oshinle, Akure in Ondo

    “From the extrajudicial statement of the suspect, he confessed that he sexually abused the four(4) year old girl by kissing and using his manhood to caress her private part.

    “Medical Examination however revealed there was no penetration but there were signs that he used his manhood on the private part of the innocent girl.

    In another development, a thirteen (13) year old was gang-raped by Oluwadare Olawale and Suraju who both hails from Ilepa, Ikare Akoko in Ondo State.

    The victim was lured, abducted to a private apartment and the two suspects took turns in raping the victim.

    One of the suspects who raped the girl, according to the NSCDC boss
    is still at large.

    He lamented the increase in cases of defilement, rape, sexual gender-based violence amongst others despite the continuous sensitization and campaign against such inhuman practices.

    Also paraded is one Aanu Jimoh who was arrested stolen a motorcycle at Oba Ile in Akure North Local Government.

    He confessed that he stole the motorcycle from the Palace of Olowo.

    The NSCDC boss said that the Four suspects would be charged to court after the investigation is concluded.

  • Stakeholders call for prevention of flooding in Southern Senatorial district

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    By Ola Johnson

    In a bid to prepare for any eventuality of flooding in Ondo southern senatorial district, traditional ruler and other stakeholders from the zone have appealed to the state government to extend the channelisation of Rivers going on at the Central and Northern senatorial to the district of the state to the coastal area.

    The Ogeloyinbo of Aiyetoro Community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Micah Olaseni Ajijo, in chat with the Exclusive correspondent said, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) as one of the emergency response agencies have visited Aiyetoro two months ago.

    According to the traditional ruler, “we participated in a stakeholders consultation meeting called by the Minister of Environment on Aiyetoro Shore Protection Project in Abuja on 13 July 2021, but since then there has not been any feedback.

    “As a precaution measure, I have mandated the Aiyetoro Emergency Response Team led by Captain Folajimi Iretolu, Aare Atuluse of Aiyetoro Community to prepare a preliminary master plan for evacuation which will be a platform to engage Government agencies in case of sea overrun of Aiyetoro.

    “Sea rise and higher waves are prevalent during this season and we are following the Nigeria Metrology Services prediction,” the monarch said.

    The Chairman, Irele Local Government, Mr Olusegun Ajimotokin urged residents to stop the habit of dumping waste in the drainage.

    “The only effort we are making currently is the evacuation of waste from the drainage, nothing else can be done now until the dry season”

    ” believe if the drainage is free, there will be a free flow of water. This is necessary to prevent flooding ,we are currently repairing the portholes in the Local Government,” he said.

    His Ilaje local government counterpart, Goke Jatuwase, said, he has only put in place manual channelisation of drainage to prevent over flooding.

    Once the drainages are free of blockage, then flooding will reduce.

    A resident in Okitipupa Local government , Mr Idowu Ololade, said, there is a need to evacuate waste from the rivers and drainage.

    He said, “we thank God there has not been any casualties here in Okitipupa but prevention is better than cure.

    “I wish the government can extend the channelisation to this area because I heard they have started doing so in some area in the state which I believe will prevent flooding in our community”, he said.

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