Views: Visits 9 By Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin A suspected motorcyclist theft specialist met his waterloo on Friday in Ilorin as an angry mob around Maraba area of the state capital set him ablaze for allegedly stealing a motorcycle popularly called okada. Sunday Vanguard reliably gathered that the incident happened around the Akerebiata area on Friday night when the deceased accompanied by an accomplice, shot the owner in the leg at gunpoint and forcefully took the Okada from him. Their attempt to escape after some youths gave them a chase from the spot of the incident however led to their involvement in an accident around Maraba which led to one of them falling off the bike.
Suspected Okada thief burnt to death by angry mob in Ilorin
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By Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin
A suspected motorcyclist theft specialist met his waterloo on Friday in Ilorin as an angry mob around Maraba area of the state capital set him ablaze for allegedly stealing a motorcycle popularly called okada.
Sunday Vanguard reliably gathered that the incident happened around the Akerebiata area on Friday night when the deceased accompanied by an accomplice, shot the owner in the leg at gunpoint and forcefully took the Okada from him.
Their attempt to escape after some youths gave them a chase from the spot of the incident however led to their involvement in an accident around Maraba which led to one of them falling off the bike.
May Day: Kwara Labour Unions insist on N30,000 minimum wage
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By Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin
Workers in Kwara state under the aegis of Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) seized the Workers Day celebration yesterday to reiterate their demand for implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage, insisting that the demand is non-negotiable.
But Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in his response pleaded for the union’s understanding over the N30,000 minimum wage and consequential adjustment and assured them of improving their well-being despite the dwindling revenue amid the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The TUC chairman in the state, Comrade Akinsola Akinwunmi,who spoke on behalf of the labour unions at the May Day celebration in Ilorin in his address, titled, “COVID-19 Socio and Economic Crisis:Challenges for Decent Jobs, Social Protection and People’s Welfare.”called on the state government to come back to negotiation table on their outstanding