By NAN 18 April 2023 | 9:29 am The police in Ondo State said seven suspects have been arrested for stoning a 35-year-old driver to death on 10 April. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the driver, Olorunfemi Tope, had in an accident that killed one person and injured others along Ijoka road in Akure. The driver, who was allegedly labelled… [FILES] Nigeria Police The police in Ondo State said seven suspects have been arrested for stoning a 35-year-old driver to death on 10 April. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the driver, Olorunfemi Tope, had in an accident that killed one person and injured others along Ijoka road in Akure. The driver, who was allegedly labelled a ‘Yahoo boy’ by an angry mob, was subsequently lynched to death and the video of the incident was shared on the internet. Police spokesperson in the state, Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, told journalists on Monday in Akure that seven people were arrested in connection with the incident. According to Mrs Odunlami-Omisanya, out of the seven, Amos Victor, Boboye Ismail, Olatunji Samuel and Farotimi Pelumi, are the principal suspects. He said they were among those captured in the video attacking the deceased. He said the suspects would be taken to court on charges of arson and murder, after the conclusion of the investigation. “We have said it without number that jungle justice is illegal and against the law. When there is an accident our focus is how to rescue the victims by taking them to the nearest hospitals for first aid and never take laws into our hands. “It’s wrong for anybody to sniff the life of anybody; we should allow the law to take its course because it’s not in anybody’s place to kill anyone,” the spokesperson said. 14 mins ago Nigerian Carrier, Air Peace, has resumed flight operations to Makurdi from Lagos and Abuja domestic airports. The airline’s Ground Operations Manager, Mr Ayodeji Adeyemi, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday. The airlime said the flight is scheduled to operate the Lagos, Abuja to Makurdi route three times a week. The… 30 mins ago Italy’s competition authority said Tuesday it was investigating British American Tobacco’s Italian division and online giant Amazon for alleged misleading advertising of a heated tobacco product. The watchdog said publicity for BAT’s Glo Hyper X2 device omitted information or provided “misleading information about the health risks of the use of the product, and the prohibition… 39 mins ago The Force Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Maj.-Gen. Abdul Khalifah Ibrahim, and Commander, Infantry Corps Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, has bagged commendation and Achievement Awards. The awards were conferred on the two Army Generals by a media platform, Spye Communications Limited (SpyeTV), a Counter Insurgency media communication company in Nigeria. This is contained in a… 40 mins ago The police in Ondo State said seven suspects have been arrested for stoning a 35-year-old driver to death on 10 April. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the driver, Olorunfemi Tope, had in an accident that killed one person and injured others along Ijoka road in Akure. The driver, who was allegedly labelled… 49 mins ago The Nigerian Railway Corporation generated N715.09 million in revenue from passengers in Q3 of 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says. This is contained in the NBS Rail Transportation Data for Q3 and Q4 2022 released in Abuja on Tuesday. The report showed that the figure dropped by 60.52 per cent compared to the…
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