There was pandemonium during the week in Ikole Ekiti, Ekiti State as two soldiers and some policemen engaged in a fight over alleged violation of traffic rules. SaharaReporters gathered that the soldiers who drove a motorcycle against traffic were stopped by a female police officer. However, the army personnel reportedly insisted on being allowed to pass despite taking their wrong-way driving (contraflow driving), leading to an argument between the policewoman and the soldiers.
Barclay Ormes Wellman, 87, of 1235 Prendergast Ave., Jamestown, passed away unexpectedly Sunday evening, October 8, 2023. He was born in Jamestown on May 13,
The soldier killed following an altercation with some police officers in Lagos state recently got married, SaharaReporters has gathered. The deceased is identified as Corporal Saheed and was attached to the 174 Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Odongunyan in Ikorodu. SaharaReporters earlier reported how the soldier in question was stabbed to death on Wednesday. Subsequently, his colleagues decided to retaliate, launching an attack on Ogijo Police Station where the mobile police officer allegedly responsible for killing the soldier was stationed.
A young man identified as Kazeem Olaniyi has been allegedly brutalised by Nigerian Army personnel along the Lagos-Ibadan express road. Kazeem said he was on his way to Ikorodu, Lagos from Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday when the soldiers stopped him. The victim said the soldiers on sighting a PCRC sign on his vehicle, dragged him out and beat him to a pulp.