As per the statement released by Adebayo Taofiq, the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department at LASTMA, the driver of the Mack articulated truck and his motor boy departed the site immediately after the accident happened.
A frivolous petition bordering on defamation which was filed by Mrs. Elizabeth Alami Ayade, wife of Dr. Frank Ayade, the younger brother of Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade led to the arrest of journalist, Agba Jalingo, on Friday in Lagos State. According to Cross River Watch where Jalingo is publisher, Mrs. Alami Ayade, through her lawyers in Abuja – Uyi Frank Obayagbona & Co had written to Jalingo, claiming he wrote a defamatory article about her and wants N500million as compensation.
Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force, State Criminal Investigation Department have moved arrested journalist, Agba Jalingo to Abuja. SaharaReporters can confirm this from his Facebook post on Saturday morning. He said, "At the airport en route Abuja with detectives from SCID Force headquarters."
A 37-year-old driver, Elijah Shokoya, accused of involuntary manslaughter alleged in court on Monday that police officers assaulted him to obtain his statement. | Pulse Nigeria
Police discover clothes of missing 14-year-old classmates in abandoned building
AFEEZ HANAFI
Families of two missing 14-year-old friends on Igbonla Street, Ketu, Lagos State, have become weary upon the discovery of the clothes they wore on the day they went missing in an abandoned building within the neighbourhood.
It was learnt that three neighbours identified simply as Fatai, Adam and Kehinde, have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of the two victims, Fawaz Surajudeen and Kudus Oseni – both 14, classmates and in Senior Secondary School 1.
Sunday PUNCH had reported that they went missing on Sunday, January 31 and had not returned home since. The case was reported at the Alapere Police Station.