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One dies as truck rams into Ogun students
A yet-to-be identified female student of Seico Secondary School, Ikangba, Ijebu Ode has been confirmed dead and another severely injured, after a truck rammed into them while returning back from school.
The incident occurred on the newly rehabilitated Ikangba/Agoro road on Friday.
Ekwutosblog learnt that the students were returning home after finishing their West Africa Examination for Senior Secondary when the truck coming from Molipa end lost control and ram into the students coming from the opposite direction.
Giving an account of the incident, a resident in the area and chairman of Ogun State chapter of Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights, Eko Nicholas, said the truck after running into the students crashed into the fence of a Redeemed church beside the road.
He said, “The students were obviously those writing this ongoing WASSCE because they were holding the question papers.
“One of the students, a female died on the spot while another female was also critically injured, we are all praying she make it.”
Nicholas, however, blamed the incessant accident on the failure of the government to help with road bumps or breakers that could easily help to check the reckless drivers plying the road.
He said “This is yet another needless deaths on the Ikangba/Agoro road, bringing the number of souls lost from February to six, including several ones that were injured.
“We again call on the state government to construct speed breakers and street lights to stem these avoidable and painful deaths.
Meanwhile, the Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, when contacted confirmed the incident saying, “one school pupil died.”
Two terrorists have been killed by troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YANMA, during an ambush in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Security analyst Zagazola Makama shared the information on X on Sunday, saying the troops acted on credible intelligence about the movement of the attackers.
According to the Makama, the soldiers from Sub-Sector 5 set up an ambush along the Wake–Kabode–Abrum axis after learning that terrorists were heading from Gabachua high ground towards Insami and Kabode for a planned kidnapping.
“The ambush, which took place around 7:00 a.m., led to the killing of two terrorists,” Makama wrote.
Troops recovered two AK-47 rifles, two extra magazines, a mobile phone, and a motorcycle, which was destroyed at the scene.
A notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Ummaru, has warned that government military operations targeting bandits could exacerbate insecurity, asserting that any attempt to kill 10 bandits would lead to 20 more emerging in retaliation, while killing 30 could trigger further unrest in cities and villages.
Ummaru made the remarks on Saturday during a peace dialogue between bandit groups and community leaders in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State.
He urged security operatives to exercise restraint, emphasizing that the dialogue process would only succeed if all parties approached it in good faith.
The meeting, convened to foster peace and reconciliation, comes amid renewed efforts by stakeholders to curb banditry across Katsina and neighbouring states.
Community elders attending the dialogue also called on both bandit groups and security agencies to commit to genuine peace to ensure the safety and well-being of residents.
Celebrity chef, Fregz, and his wife, actress Lala Akindoju, are celebrating seven years of marriage.
The couple marked the day with heartfelt Instagram posts.
Chef Fregz praised Lala for being his “co-pilot” through life, thanking her for insisting on premarital counselling and always staying three steps ahead.
Lala, in her own post, reflected on their journey, saying she is grateful for the life they have built and called him her “best life and purpose partner.”
The pair tied the knot in 2018 and have a child together.
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