ECOWAS Court Gives Nigerian Government 30 Days To File Defence In $1billion Case Involving Death Of 14-Year-Old Trader
Jumoke, a female trader, was killed on July 3, 2021 by the police during Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Jul 20, 2021
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice sitting in Abuja has given the Nigerian government thirty (30) days to respond to the suit filed by One Love Foundation through a human rights lawyer, Samuel Ihensekhien, seeking reparation for the family of Miss Jumoke, who was killed recently.
Jumoke, who was 14 years old, was allegedly killed by stray bullets reportedly fired by one of the police officers led by the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, while the police were dispersing the agitators at Ojota.
ICYMI: Why I still cook at 75 –Onabolu, ex-Nigeria National PolioPlus Committee Chairman
Published 23 January 2021
Former Chairman, Nigeria National PolioPlus Committee of Rotary Club, Busuyi Onabolu, talks to ALEXANDER OKERE about his childhood and why he left a lucrative job at a petroleum company for community service for three decades
What kind of childhood did you have?
I was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, in 1945. But by 1948, I was in Lagos State. I think I moved to Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, with my mother in 1949 when she was transferred but returned to Lagos in 1951. And I have been in Lagos ever since. My childhood was good in many ways. Growing up was exciting. I attended St. John’s School, Aroloya, Lagos. I also attended Kings College, Lagos. Most of the students represented Nigeria in different aspects of sports. We had a great time doing different things. We had our cadet unit, called Kings College Cadet Unit, with an armoury, where we had guns with live bullets. We ha