RE: SOLDIERS BEAT POLICE OFFICER TO DEATH IN LAGOS
…the 81 Division Nigerian Army has instituted a Board of Inquiry to unravel the circumstance surrounding the unfortunate incident.
At the end of the investigation, anyone found culpable will be made to face the full wrath of the disciplinary provisions. Consequently, the Division wishes to commiserate with the @PoliceNG Ojo Division and members of the family of the victim.
The 81 Division is already in touch with the Lagos State @PoliceNG Command to resolve the matter. This incident is highly regrettable given the Division’s disposition and zero tolerance for any misconduct.
A @HQNigerianArmy deputation led by Brigadier-Generals KN Nwoko, ML Abubakar and IE Akpaumontia have paid a condolence visit to Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Abiodun Alabi, fdc over the unfortunate death of a Police Inspector attacked by soldiers in Lagos.
LAGOS – Soldiers from the Ojo Military Cantonment on Wednesday beat a police officer identified as Inspector Monday Orube to death in Lagos over rights to way.
The Soldiers who were said to be over thirty (30) in numbers were reported to have kidnapped two policemen who were working as traffic warden to their barracks while the third officer managed to escape from being kidnapped.
A source claimed that the lane through which the Soldiers were driving in a Coastal bus was stopped by the three Police Officers who were on duty at the time of the incident to allow other road users on the other lane to pass not knowing that the coastal bus was conveying Soldiers who were still behind.
The Soldiers got infuriated and insisted on taking one-way during an argument with the Officers.
They were said to have pounced on the officers and beat them to a pulp. The Soldiers also kidnapped two of the police officers to their barracks where the beating continued.
The source further said when the soldiers noticed that the abducted policemen became unconscious, they decided to take them to their hospital at the cantonment.
However, one of the Police Officers. Inspector Monday Orube unfortunately gave up the ghost on Thursday afternoon.
Another source further disclosed that the Soldiers who were going to their cantonment in a coastal bus, were stopped by the Police Officers and they got angry and asked why Civilians will be allowed to pass before them.
“The three traffic wardens were beaten by over 30 Soldiers before they were abducted to their cantonment.”
One of them was unconscious and they were both taken to their hospital.
The officers were kidnapped while their rifles which include two AK 47, with over seventy rounds of ammunition has been in the custody of the Soldiers since Wednesday when the incident happened and they are yet to be returned as at the time of filing this report.
The Soldiers involved in this unlawful act were said to be among the lowest in rank who have only spent four years in service while the Police Officers are senior officers with over twenty years in service.
When contacted on the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed that the incident happened.
He said: “It is true that an incident occurred between our officers and some soldiers numbering up to thirty on Wednesday around the Ojo area of the State.”
He however said that the Command and the sister Agency (The Army) involved in the incident are working together to resolve the issue.
Stop jungle justice!!! Today on Eko Bridge, four adults (including one grandmother) were beaten black and blue after they were suspected of being kidnappers because they had with them in their vehicle twelve children (ranging from 7 months to 12 years old).
Police officers from Ebute-Ero Division and the RRS were on time to rescue the adults from lynching. Their vehicle was totally burnt down by the mob. Preliminary investigation shows that they were all coming from the beach where they allegedly went to do some sacrifices.
The adults also explained that the children were their children and grandchildren. Case has been transferred to the SCID for further investigations.
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It's quite similar to his goal against Karlsruhe (above). He dribbled the entire Bayern defence, but missed the goal by a hair's breadth. Jean Pierre Papin came over to him and pulled his shirt over his head . He seemed to be saying, "How can you dribble past our entire defence and goalkeeper and fail to score"? It was a beautiful miss.
However, I can't find a video of that encounter, so here's another video of Jay Jay scoring against Bayern.
naptu2: Memories (I'm still searching for a clip of this match).
Bayern Munich played against Eintracht Frankfurt in 1994 or 1995. Jay Jay Okocha dribbled the entire Bayern midfield and defence, beat Oliver Kahn and played a shot at goal. Unfortunately the ball went past the wrong side of the post (just by a few inches).
Jay Jay ended up behind the post and Jean Pierre Papin came to meet him there. Papin pulled Jay Jay's shirt over his head, as if to say, "You should be ashamed of yourself. How can you produce such a brilliant display and fail to score?"
That match was shown on "Football Made In Germany" on the NTA.
That was one of the few occasions that Papin played for Bayern. Papin had been one of the most feared strikers in Europe in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He played for Marseilles when Marseilles was still a big club and played in the 1991 European Cup final with them. He was the highest goal scorer in France for two successive seasons. He joined AC Milan when it was the biggest club in the world and played for them against his former club, Marseilles, in the 1993 European Cup final. He also won the Ballon D'or in 1991.
Unfortunately injuries plagued the tail end of his time with Milan. He was sold to Bayern, but he rarely played for them because he was often injured. He was eventually sold to Bordeux and that's when he went from being one of the most feared strikers in Europe to a has been.
And I must er, have to read out a personal. . .a message I did write and I penned down.
As many of you know, in the last two days I have been in the news for the wrong reasons. This has resulted in needless distraction for my friends, family, members of the public and for all my colleagues here at Arise News Channel. I would therefore like to apologise to all parties over what transpired during the incident with the police when I was stopped for driving on a bus lane. I cannot and dare not lay claim to knowing it all.
Lessons have been learnt from this entire episode and this has been a very humbling experience for me. I'd like to use this opportunity to express my gratitude to all those who have reached out to me in the last two days for their guidance and counselling.
Thank you everyone, God bless you all and please let's continue to strive to make our country a better place.
African Footballer of the Year 1996 and 1999, BBC African Footballer of the Year 1997 and 1999.
Nwankwo Kanu.
naptu2: Kanu’s spectacular goal against NAC Breda. He pounced on a loose ball, burst between two defenders, dribbled the goalkeeper and nutmegged the last defender as he slotted the ball into the goal.
African Footballer of the Year (France Football) 1989 and 1994, African, European and World Footballer of the Year 1995, highest goal scorer in the UEFA Champions League 1994/95, etc.
George Opong Weah.
naptu2: George Weah's incredible goal for PSG against Bayern Munich in 1994.
George Weah scored what many consider as one of the greatest goals ever, along the way. In a match against Verona, Weah got the ball in the Milan defence area and dribbled past several Verona defenders, running the length of the pitch, to slot the ball in the goal.
naptu2: The instruction is to pick 1 from each row.
Some people were arguing over the choice of either George Weah or Samuel Eto'o from the first row and another person wrote that "People choose based on the era in which they watched football". He is very correct. To me, George Weah shouldn't be in the first row.
If George Weah is going to be in this picture, then they need to make another row. The first row would have been Roger Milla, George Weah, Abedi Pele and Stephen Keshi. El Hadji Diouf or Frederic Kanute would replace him on what is now the first row.
UPDATE: Mr Rufai Oseni was in court earlier today. He was found guilty of contravening Lagos State Transport Law (2018). He was subsequently fined Seventy Thousand Naira Only. He made the payment, after which his vehicle was released to him.
azpekuliar: I remember the ad. It was in the early '90s. It was one of the earliest efforts to fight a then silent but growing AIDS problem in Nigeria. Then Nigerians were still in denial about AIDS. AIDS was mockingly called an American Invention to Discourage Sex so behaviours towards casual sex did not change much as a result of this ad. It took the death of Fela for behaviours to begin to change. Infact I am looking for one of the earliest public health documentaries on AIDS in Nigeria which featured Dr. Olikoye Ransome-Kuti and aired on NTA back then. It used to send shivers down my spine Maybe Naptu2 can help me in that regard.
naptu2: Back in the day, before the first case of AIDS was actually detected in Nigeria, the authorities used fear mongering in their AIDS campaigns. The AIDS symbol featured a skull and cross bones. It was so terrifying that you'd think that you already had AIDS, even though there was no confirmed case in Nigeria. The documentaries that you wrote about featured people that were emaciated and were like walking skeletons.
Then one evening in 1986, Professor Olikoye Ransome Kuti announced (on the Network News) the detection of the first case of AIDS in Nigeria. It was quite scary.
It was around this time that some foreign and domestic NGOs were running campaigns (in conjunction with government) about family planning and so they just incorporated the AIDS theme into their campaign.
The first condom advert was for Right Time Condom. It featured a man who knocked on glass and announced, "I have now decided. . .".
Right Time Condom was made by the Society For Family Health. Most people thought that the advert was funny, but some people complained about it. They wondered how condom and sanitary pad adverts could be shown on TV (Always had also just started advertising at that time).
I don't know what happened to Right Time Condom, but it disappeared and Gold Circle Condom appeared. It was also made by the Society for Family Health. I think this was its first advert.
In the late 1990s or early 2000s, health experts decided that fear mongering was not working and that it was stigmatising people living with HIV/AIDS. The scary documentaries stopped and the AIDS symbol was changed from the skull and crossbones to the ribbon below.
Something like this, but the symbol that was usually shown on the NTA had skull and crossbones and the word AIDS in bold red letters underneath.
Politics › Re: Soldiers Beat Policeman, Monday Orube, To Death In Lagos by naptu2(op): 11:15am On Aug 05, 2022*. Modified: 1:30pm On Aug 05, 2022
. He seemed to be saying, "How can you dribble past our entire defence and goalkeeper and fail to score"? It was a beautiful miss.