Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to be closed for 6 weeks

The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen Hadi Sirika, says the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, will be closed for six weeks in February and March 2017 for total repairs on the runway.
Sirika told newsmen in Abuja on Monday that the closure was to allow Julius Berger carry out total re-construction on the badly damaged airport runway.

He said that while the runway would still be put to use under the six months of rehabilitation, the six weeks would allow the mid section of the runway to be reconstructed. 
According to him, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstruction through the emergency procurement procedure for work to commence. This, according to him, is because of the centrality, economy and the importance of Abuja to the general administration of the country.

He said government could not afford to close down Abuja airport for a long time as palliative repairs had been ongoing at the runway in the last three months. “From start to finish of the runway, it will take six months.

However, we will be using the runway almost throughout the period except for about six weeks when the runway will be closed.

“That is when we are going to do the mid-section of the runway. “The government has accepted the design done by the contractor. The runway will last for than 10 years on completion early next year’’, he said. 

Sirika said Abuja bound passengers from any part of the world will use Kaduna airport as alternative during the six weeks closure to passengers. He said arrangement had been finalised with Kaduna State, adding that while the federal government will provide buses to convey the passengers to Abuja, the state government will provide security.

According to him, it will cost government substantial amount of money “but we think that palliative approach is wrong because three years down we will come back to do the same repairs.

“Therefore, we decided to go for the bigger option which is to do structural repairs if the runway which will take about six months to complete’’, he said. 

On the Bilateral Air Agreement with other countries, Sirika said government had signed BASA with 18 countries that Nigerians frequently visites and do business with. The MOUs, he said, would give Nigeria the opportunity to operate air services with 18 countries.

“With this, we have the freedom to fly and land safely in other air space and this will assist in opening our market.’’

American dropout give reasons on why he quit school with a 4.0 GPA

                         

Billy Willson shared the above photo of him on Facebook and gave reasons why he left college with a 4.0 GPA, saying college is a scam.... Read after the cut....
                               

"Now that i've finished my first semester I think it's safe to say... FUCK COLLEGE. 

Now before all you of you go batshit crazy... i have a few points to make
1. Yes I have dropped out after finishing my first semester (with a 4.0 GPA). And it's one of the best choices I've ever made. Not because I am adverse to learning, but actually the exact opposite.  

2. YOU ARE BEING SCAMMED. You may not see it today or tomorrow, but you will see it some day. Heck you may have already seen it if you've been through college. You are being put thousands into debt to learn things you will never even use. Wasting 4 years of your life to be stuck at a paycheck that grows slower than the rate of inflation. Paying $200 for a $6 textbook. Being taught by teacher's who have never done what they're teaching. Average income has increased 5x over the last 40 years while cost of college has increased 18x. You're spending thousands of dollars to learn information you won't ever even use just to get a piece of paper. I once even had an engineer tell me "I learned more in my first 30 days working than in my 5 years of college." What does that tell you about this system? There are about a million more ways you're being scammed into this.. just watch the video i'm gonna comment if you want to see more. 

3. Colleges are REQUIRING people to spend money taking gen. ed. courses to learn about the quadratic formula (and other shit they will never use) when they could be giving classes on MARRIAGE and HOW TO DO YOUR TAXES.  

4. Gosh there are so many more reasons I could add, but just comment if you disagree or have reasons to add. I'd love to add to the discussion. TAG a friend in college, Tag your parents, share this if you agree, disagree. Let's just talk about it. Heck post a picture of yourself flipping off something you think is unjust in our society. #FuckInjustice"

1 Dead, 3 Injured in Ghastly Accident in Lagos

We are fast approaching Christmas, please everyone should be careful, especially while driving.

A ghastly accident on the busy Gbagada expressway by Charlie Boy bus stop claimed the life of one person, leaving three others injured. Emergency personnel were mobilized to the scene...

RIP to the dead.

Checkout This Beautiful Selfie Of Mother & Baby

These beautiful mother and child photos currently have people deliberating on the mother's age.

See another photo and comments after the cut....

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Beautiful new photo of Usain Bolt and girlfriend

Usain Bolt's girlfriend, Kasi Bennett shared this beautiful photo helping her man adjust his bow-tie.
The couple are obviously waxing strong despite all the cheating rumours and different girls surfacing online.

Massive throwback photo of Governor Fayose and wife as they mark 28th wedding anniversary

Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose and wife, Feyisetan are celebrating 28th wedding anniversary today. Their son, Rogba shared this epic throwback photo of his parents to celebrate them.
Ayo Fayose and his wife Feyisetan are blessed with 5 children, who are all boys;  Joju, Rogba, Tomiwa, Nigba, and Boluwatife. See them after the cut...

Checkout Cute Selfie Of Fani Kayode Faincee with Son

She posted the photo with the caption;
@ffkjnr be like 😒" kilode " not smiling at all😜😜 he wants his cereals replaced and mama wants a selfie b4 stepping out 

Trader Drags Magistrate, 9 Others To Court For Demanding Bribe

A trader, Mr Joseph Okonkwo has dragged a Chief Magistrate, Mr Saidu Audu and nine others to an Enugu State High Court for allegedly demanding money from him to pervert the course of justice.

Those sued along with Audu include the Registrar of Obollo Afor Magistrate Court, the bailiff, the Sheriff, Enugu State Judiciary, the Deputy Sheriff of the state Judiciary, The Magistrate Court, Obollo Afor, Chief Chinwe Eze, the Nigeria Police Force, the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State and the Divisional Police Officer, Udenu Police Division.

In a suit number OB/16M/2016 filed before an Enugu High Court sitting at Obollo Afor, Okonkwo stated that the said Chief Magistrate Audu threatened to give judgement in favour of his opponent in a matter before his court if he failed to bribe him.


In an affidavit filed by Okonkwo’s Counsel, Barrister Nick Abugu, the plaintiff claimed that Audu used his telephone number 07060908799 to make three different calls to his younger brother, Francis Okonkwo, asking him (Francis) to facilitate the collection of the money without which, judgement would be entered against him.

According to the plaintiff, Audu had been behaving as if he was an interested party in the case judging from his strange behaviour in the matter, as he had threatened to give him the “Dickson Udoka treatment.”

The plaintiff stated that Dickson Udoka was a respondent in a suit MOB/4/2010 before Audu, adding that Dickson was still giving evidence in the case when judgement was entered against him.

Miss Puerto Rico Crowned Miss World 2016

Miss World 2016 has been named as Stephanie Del Valle from Puerto Rico. The stunning model and musician was crowned as this year’s winner in a glitzy star-studded ceremony in Washington DC tonight.

The 19-year-old beauty, who is the second Miss World to hail from Puerto Rico, beat 116 contestants from all over the world to win the title.

And she appeared genuinely astonished as it dawned on her that she had won the 66th instalment of the coveted beauty pageant. More photos below...

Checkout The Epic Reply Timaya Gave To A Concerned Follower

                            
A follower who felt Timaya was losing his social media followers by the day and needed a social media consultant offered himself to work for the singer, but then....

So before you die for your APC or PDP hero rethink your life-Open Letter To Nigerian Youth

Facebook user,  Abiyamo has written this open letter to Nigerian youths, especially those who always fight and argue their heads out because of politicians. Read after the cut....

"Dear Nigerian Youth who wants to die for Nigerian politicians especially that youth who will fight everyone when his political hero is criticized, come closer. I have a message for you. Inside this private jet, you will see the billionaire son Ahmed Indimi of billionaire Mohammed Indimi (he is the one in front to the right looking at the camera) who just married Zahra, Buhari's daughter, to his left, also in front, is his brother, Maikanti, who is married to Aisha Dangote and behind them in light blue is Babagana Sherrif, he is the brother of former Borno governor Ali Modu Sheriff and he is married to president Buhari's daughter, Halima, the one who just finished from law school. Take a second look at your destiny as the children of the politicians have already arranged their own destinies. In this photo, you will see people from PDP and APC background from different tribes from different states but they are all united because the elite is all one big family. They do not care about any religious, political, tribal or ethnic difference, the only thing they care about is whatever agenda that will secure their future & guarantee their own prosperity & of their generations unborn. So before you die for your APC or PDP hero, or before you fight the entire community because of any of the artificial divisions created by the intelligent humans to control and subjugate others, rethink your life. Nobody send you o...-ABIYAMO."

Checkout The Epic reply EFCC gave this Arsenal fan after their loss yesterday

This is coming after the club's 4th position in the league, after their defeat yesterday.

See Young Man Who Molested Minors For Money Ritual

This young man, identified as Esomchi Ojobo, claimed he was instructed by an unnamed spiritualist in Enugu State, to have anal s*x with minors; both boys and girls, in order to acquire wealth.

The suspect, a native of Enugu-Ezike in Igbo-Eze North area of Enugu, was apprehended after he had visited his nefarious action on about 11 kids. He is now in custody, under investigation.

Four Shot Dead As Police, Kidnappers Clash During Rescue

No fewer than four suspected kidnappers were killed on Friday after they clashed with policemen from the Lagos State Police Command.

A medical doctor with St Francois Hospital, Onikan, identified as Dr Ajayi, who was kidnapped by the gang, was rescued unhurt by the gallant police team.

According to Punch, Dr. Ajayi had been abducted on Friday, December 9, 2016, by the gunmen, who attacked the hospital and made away with some valuables.

It was learnt that the case was reported to the police, and a manhunt was launched for the suspects.

A few days after the attack, the suspects were said to have opened negotiation with the victim’s family, demanding a ransom.

A police source said, “When they started negotiation with the family and it was agreed that they would collect about N10m, the police were alerted to it.”

Another source said a police team, which consisted of operatives of the Rapid Response Squad and the anti-kidnapping unit of the police command, tracked some of the suspects to Delta State.

He said the suspects were later discovered to be holding their victim in a thick forest in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos.

“We discovered that their hideout was about nine kilometres into the forest. We pretended as if we had brought the ransom for them. The man they asked to take the ransom was the first to be arrested. We then asked him to lead us into their camp.

“As soon as the kidnappers sighted us, they opened fire and we retaliated with equal firepower. In the process, four of the kidnappers were shot dead.

“The doctor had, however, escaped to the side of the police and was shielded. He was rescued unhurt and has been reunited with his family members,” he added.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident.

She said, “The car with which they kidnapped the doctor was recovered, with a gun and a large quantity of clothes, believed to belong to other victims. Meanwhile, the victim has been reunited with his family members.”

I’m God’s Project, Gov Fayose Boasts In The Lord

                        

Speaking during the annual Christmas Carol Service at the Government House in Ado Ekiti, Governor Ayo Fayose said he is God’s project and anyone who plans for him to fial or his State will fail woefully because he has the backing of God. According to the Governor, some clerics had predicted he won’t last more than a year in office while another said he won;t see the end of year 2016 but he is still here today and still ruling Ekiti. According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Idowu Adelusi, yesterday, Governor Fayose also warned his aides against betrayal or subversive actions.

“God knows everything and for Ekiti and her people, we are going forward and with God all things are possible. In January this year, a cleric said I would be removed in 2016 and I am still here by God’s grace. On April 22, 2015, somebody said I and Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State would be removed from office, but I am still here.

“My enemies can’t change my destiny. I am God’s project and all that He plans for my life will come to pass, no matter how bitter some people feel. Anybody with a negative prophecy against me and this state will fail.  We won’t lose any battle in Ekiti. God is bound by His words and will accomplish them,” he said.

"I Created Route To My Neigbour’s House A Day Before Robbery" Brother Busted for armed robbery

21yrs old Rilwan Iyiola, an undergraduate of a university in Osun, said he created a route to the attic of his neigbhours’ apartment a day before he and his brother, Kazeem Iyiola, 19, robbed the victims.

Rilwan, a 200-level student of Political Science, said he was desperate to raise money so he could go to another institution because the course he was studying presently was allegedly forced on him.

The victims were identified as a couple, Oluwafemi Imafidon and Yetunde, who lived with them on Oluwole Fagbote Street, Ota, Ogun State.

The brothers, who wore masks, stormed the couple’s apartment around 2am on Thursday, wielding cutlasses. They reportedly asked the victims to submit their laptops and other belongings.

Oluwafemi was said to have resisted the suspects’ request which resulted in a struggle between him and one of the brothers.

“I struggled with one and was able to push him to the wall, while the other cut me with a cutlass. Despite the blood coming out from my body, I kept struggling with him. I succeeded in removing the mask he used. That was when I realised he was my neigbour. He and his accomplice, who later turned to be his brother, eventually escaped. They came in through the attic of the store,” Oluwafemi, who is receiving treatment in a hospital told Punch.

It was gathered that the case was reported to the Divisional Police Officer, Onipanu Police Station, CSP Muyideen Obe, who led a team that arrested the suspects.

Rilwan said, “Political Science is not the course I wanted. I told my father that I wanted to change my course of study, but he ignored me. I have been given admission in a university in Ekiti and I have started the processing. I need money to pay the acceptance and school fees.

“I came up with the idea of robbing the couple since the wife sells laptops. My initial plan was to stay in the attic till there was no one in the house, and then I would go down to steal their valuables. I created an entrance from our apartment to theirs a night before.”

Also, Kazeem, an ND holder, said he bought into his brother’s idea because he needed a laptop.

He said, “I needed a laptop and my brother suggested that we should rob our neighbours. Since I would be able to get a laptop for myself, I agreed to the deal.”

The Ogun State Police PRO, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said, "The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to SARS. He also assured residents of the state of adequate security before, during and after Yuletide.”

OAP Freeze shared these beautiful precious moment with his son on Instagram.

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Father Of 2 burn toddler stomachs with red hot knife for allegedly stealing fish

                                      

A father burned the stomachs of his two children with red hot knife in Owo, Ondo State capital over the allegation that they stole.

Alhaji Kasali Mumuni, 41, is the father of Maryam, 9, and Ojonla, 6. He has been married thrice but report had it that none of his wives stayed with him for more than three years before they were sent packing with their children. 

Sunday Vanguard gathered that Kasali  left home that fateful day for work only to return to discover that the only fish in the pot had been eaten  without consideration for the bread winner of the house. It was learnt that one of the children  took half of the fish in the pot and, when their step- mother returned from where she sells herbs in one of the motor parks  in Owo, she  ate the remaining half. 

Meanwhile, when the father of the house came much later and his food was served without   fish,   hell was let loose. The step-mother, who allegedly was  not comfortable with the continued stay of the two children in the house, was said to have heaped the blame on the kids, accusing them before their father that they  stole the only fish reserved for him. 

Kasali’s third wife, who, it was learnt, is yet to have a child for him, had  allegedly been asking the husband to allow the two children to  go and stay with their mother because their presence in the house was making her uncomfortable.

Narrating  what she and her sibling went through to Sunday Vanguard, Maryam said   it was actually true that Ojonla  ate half of the piece of fish in the pot and that when their step-mother returned from her shop, she ate the other half. 

According to her, when their father returned and was served rice without  fish, he flared up  and their step-mother told him that the two of them went into the pot behind her to steal the fish reserved for his dinner while she was away from the house. Angered by what he was told, Maryam said that their father beat them mercilessly and later went into the kitchen to light  the stove and put  a knife on it

. “When the knife was hot and turned red, he pressed it on our stomachs one after the other. We cried and begged but our father refused to remove the knife,”the girl said. “ Our neighbors, who heard our cries, rushed to the scene only to be told by our father that they should mind their businesses. “ He held us down  for several minutes as the knife was pressed on our stomachs”.

 She stated that the neighbors later informed officials of the  Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps  (NSCDC)  who rushed to the scene and rescued them.

“ We were taken to the State Hospital, Akure   by the officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps   who later reported informed the Welfare Department of the state Ministry of Women Affairs”.

 The mother of the two children, who relocated to Ila Orangun, Osun State after his divorce from the suspect, is back in  Akure to take care of the kids after the torture, allegedly by their father. 

Sunday Vanguard was informed that Kasali  is in detention in Owo  and would soon be transferred to the  state police command headquarters in Akure for further interrogation and prosecution. 

He was all over me and was always following me all over the place-Olori Sekinat Elegushi

Olori Sekinat Elegushi is the wife of the Oba of Ikate land, Oba Saheed Elegushi. She recently turned 40 and had a chat with Nonye Ben –Nwankwo where she spoke about life at 40, what if her husband picks another wife and how they met. We hoever bring you the last two, lol.

Most Obas are usually polygamous, how would you handle such if the king decides to take more wives?

That is a very tricky question and I am not inclined to answer it (Laughter). But, I will tell you one thing; my husband is not polygamous by nature. And per adventure he decides to take more wives in the future, heaven will not fall. Life will go on.

You met the Oba when you were undergraduates, was it love at first sight?

It wasn’t love at first sight. I liked him when we met but I didn’t fall in love with him. He was all over me and was always following me all over the place. I wasn’t really enthusiastic about falling in love with him, but he was persistent. He refused to give up on me. With time, I took time to study his person and I fell in love with him. Continue...

Can you tell us how you met?

We met here in Lagos. He used to come and see some of his friends on Lagos Island. He was then a final year student of the Lagos State University, while I was a final year student at the University of Lagos. On the day we met, I was at my mother’s shop, reading a novel when he sighted me. My mother had a textile shop on Lagos Island, back then. So, whenever he came around, he would see me. Later, he approached me and struck up a conversation with me. Before long, we got to know each other and I became very fond of him. I fell in love with him, and I realised that he was the kind of man I would want to spend the rest of my life with.

After 3 years Man Fulfilled his promise to his wife-A Home,,A Ring,A new Car

it is always beautiful that moment a lady realize the potential of his new man,boyfriend,

This man met his woman in 2014 and he asked her to make three wishes and the very first thing she said is that he should try and get a house of his own (waoh!), the second thing is that he should give her a ring as his wife and the last is to buy her a car.

The man, Jason Collier, worked and planned diligently to meet his woman's wishes.

He got a house of his own in February 2015, after a year he got married to her (28th October 2016) and this December he just got her a sweet car. How sweet!

Muma Gee Defend Herself, I was In Abuja Working On My Album

After her actor husband Prince Eke called her out on IG saying she left their three months old baby at home to go to Abuja and has been spotted at different ckubs with different men, the singer has now come out to defend herself. According to her, she has an album which is due for release and she only went to Abuja to work. Her husband while reacting this week online wrote;

"This is not a cheap publicity, I am not washing my dirty linens in the public, neither do I want to invoke pity. How nice is it for a woman to abandon her 3 months old bay for 4 weeks and ran off to Abuja with God knows who and is being seen in Abuja at public joints and night clubs with different men. I really cant stomach it any longer and at this point the world should know for posterity sake."

Muma Gee’s words to Saturday Beats right after the cut.


In a brief telephone chat Muma Gee initially said she wasn’t ready to comment on the issue, but later said she was in Abuja and it was strictly for work.

“Are you saying I shouldn’t do my work again because I am married? I am in Abuja and I came to work. I have a show here. In fact, I am in a meeting right now. I don’t have any problem with whatever he says.

When asked if she actually abandoned her children she said, “I have no comment. I have a new album, let him help me and market it. It is this kind of controversy that we are looking for right now,” she said.
Mean while her husband has been posting photos of himself and their twins saying he is now a single father of three

Meet Robbery Suspect Who Can Rob Anyone, even with just biscuits

49-year-old Garba Ibrahim, a shoe seller-turned car dealer, found a niche in the robbery world. He simply specialised in robbing taxi drivers.

In fact, Ibrahim, a native of Otukpo, Benue State, believed his robbery method was so fool-proof that he did not think he could ever fail.

The suspect’s simple and seemingly harmless way of dispossessing taxi drivers of their vehicles, took him across Abuja, Benue and Kogi states, where he operated until the long arm of the law caught up with him.

In his confession, Mr. Ibrahim, who is now being held at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, told police investigators, “With only biscuit, I can rob any taxi driver. I usually lace the biscuit with drugs.”

When Ibrahim was caught by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team, eight vehicles were recovered from him. They were the remaining of many vehicles he stole and had yet to dispose of.

Ibrahim’s last victim, whom he robbed in Abuja, reportedly provided the police with information that led to him being tracked down in his hometown of Otukpo, where he was hiding out in a car dealership filled with cars from his victims.

Ibrahim had robbed the victim after giving him tea and biscuit that had been laced with drugs.

Ibrahim said in the statement he made to police investigators that he was married with four children and started his criminal activities just few months ago, when he realised robbing taxi drivers was not that difficult.

The suspect said he discovered the method of drugging taxi drivers by chance.

He said, “It all started when I chartered a cab from Makurdi to Gboko. On the way, I stopped over at a restaurant to buy food, part of which I offered to the driver. We bought Semovita and drove to a place and started eating. He started feeling dizzy.

“I then took out his floor mat from the car and told him to sleep on it. But before he slept off, I took the car key. As soon as he slept off, I drove the car, a Volkswagen Golf 3 to Otukpo and I sold it to a man called Chiama for N500,000.

“Fourteen days after I robbed that driver, I travelled to Abuja and boarded another cab. I asked the driver to take me to Sheraton Hotel. I paid him when we got there and asked him to wait so he could take me back. I entered the hotel to make him think I was rich. But I went to the pool side and sat there for some time.”

Ibrahim said after a while, he went out to meet the driver and told him to take him to another hotel.

When they got there, he said he paid for a room and told the driver to follow him inside to collect his fare.

The suspect said, “Once inside the room, I told him I needed to eat something fast and asked if he wanted something to eat too. I brought out bread and biscuit from my bag. I had already put some sleeping drugs on them.

“I took one of the biscuits and gave the rest to him, which he took and ate. Soon after, he slept off. I then took his key and left with the key. I drove the vehicle to Kano State and I sold it to one Abdulrahman for N600,000.”

However, the police said Mr Ibrahim’s undoing was his last victim’s phones, which he took away and gave out as gifts to his in-laws.

He was said to have given one of the phones to his mother-in-law, and the other to his sister-in-law, who were none-the-wiser about the criminal activities of their benefactor.

As soon as Ibrahim’s victim gave vital information to enable the police to track the phones, the mother-in-law and her daughter were quickly located. Soon after, they led the police to Ibrahim.

The police have said Ibrahim would soon be charged to court as soon as investigation is complete.

The Second Arrest
Meanwhile, IRT operatives have also arrested Saturday Jackson, one of the leaders of Port Harcourt’s notorious gangs, the Islanders.

Jackson had allegedly led the Islanders on many kidnappings and cult-related killings in the Rivers State capital and other adjoining cities.

According to Punch, when Jackson was arrested at Abuah area of Port Harcourt, a locally made rifle and a pump-action gun were recovered from him.

A police source explained that the IRT had received many complaints about the violent activities of Jackson’s gang, which had also become a source of worry to the state.

The violence of the gang was intensified because it is said to be locked in a supremacy battle with a rival gang, the Greenlanders.

“His boys have coordinated several armed robberies around the state. Acting on information about him, we were able to piece together a strategy that allowed us to track him down and arrest him.”

Confession: “Our main activity was kidnapping. We kidnapped two people in February, Mr. Solo and Mr. Barrister. They are both from Abuah. Solo paid N200,000 as ransom while Barrister paid N500,000. 

“Before we became kidnappers, we were actually vigilantes. I was employed by one of the men we kidnapped in February but when he refused to pay my boys and I, we kidnapped him.”

Jackson said he and members of his gang recently submitted some of their arms when an amnesty was announced by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike.

Chapecoense survivor Alan Ruschel leaves hospital 18 days After Plane Crash

Alan Ruschel, a survivor of the Chapcoense air disaster, has been discharged from hospital 18 days after the tragic crash which killed 19 of his team-mates.

The Brazilian left back was seen leaving the Unimed hospital in Chapeco on Friday to cheers and applause from a waiting crowd, stepping out of his wheelchair before jumping into a car to depart. Ruschel is one of just six survivors of the plane crash that killed 71 people in Colombia last month. See another picture after the cut...

Kanye West Emerge As MTV Base Hottest MC

                          

After The Release of his new Album "Famous" the father of two was emerge as the hottest MC of the Music Television,

Kidnapping Increase In Lagos As Resident March To Ambode

A number of residents of White Sand Estate in Ikotun/Igando Local Government Area, Lagos have fled the community following invasion of kidnappers in the area.

Saturday Vanguard gathered that the invasion has become a regular phenomenon that kidnappers always have a field day on a daily basis and have so far kidnapped five people, living a threat that they will kidnap at least 150 residents.

As a result, scores of residents stormed the Lagos State Governors office, and House of Assembly Complex in Alausa, with messages of ‘Save Our Soul’ to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, of Lagos State.


They displayed placards such as; “ Sambisa Forest in White Sand Estate; Governor Ambode, Save Our Soul; Say No to Kidnapping; Isheri People are No longer safe ; Deliver us from criminals; Another Sambisa Forest in Lagos”, among others.

The group under the auspices of Viable Community Development Association, said they emerged second best community in Lagos during the 2016 community day celebration in Ikeja, Lagos. In a protest letter signed by Chairman of the Community Development Association, Prince Adeniyi Olufemi , the group said that in the last t two weeks, kidnappers have laid siege in the community, abducting landlords and at the end of the day requested for ransom from the victims.

“The community has been deserted because people flee every day. The said bad boys usually come between 6:30-7:30pm with sophisticated weapons, shooting sporadically”, they said.

They however appealed to the governor to come to their aid, adding that “As at today, a total number of 5 people have been kidnapped. These kidnappers promised to take away more 150 people”, they said. According to them, the first incident took place December 2, 2016 when a woman was kidnapped and the second strike happened on December 5th, 2016, where two men were kidnapped. The third strike happened on December 13th, 2016 where two men were kidnapped”,