₦airaland Forum

Always look on the Sunny Side Of Life. . .

Federal legislator hospitalised after mob attack in Niger

Published April 5, 2017

Enyioha Opara , Minna

A House of Representatives member , representing Bosso , Paiko Federal Constituency in the Niger East senatorial zone of Niger State , Salihu Adamu , narrowly escaped death last Monday when aggrieved youths in his constituency beat him beyond recognition.

Our correspondent learnt from a very reliable source that he was first hospitalised in the Tunga area of the state capital following the assault before being transferred to a medical centre in Kaduna.

According to findings the vehicle in which the lawmaker was travelling was also damaged by the angry youths.

It took the intervention of men of the Niger State Police Command who were invited by some people at the scene of the incident for the lawmaker to be saved.

Trouble was said to have started when the lawmaker drove into one of the villages in his constituency to attend a political meeting .

The youths who were said to have haboured resentment against the politician took exception to his attending the meeting because he had failed to visit them since he was elected almost two years ago.

It was learnt that immediately he arrived the meeting the youths advised him to leave in his own interest but the lawmaker ignored the threat .

An eyewitness said , “One of the youths first slapped him and another hit him in the stomach making him to fall to the ground . “ It then became a free for all as every youth there tried to take their pound of flesh from the politician . ”

When contacted the State Police Command Public Relations Officer , Bala Elkana , confirmed the incident .
“ It was a politically motivated attack , ” Elkana said , adding that three suspects had been arrested in connection with the incident .

The police spokesman also confirmed that the legislator was admitted to a private hospital in Minna before being moved to Kaduna .

Federal Legislator Hospitalized After Being Beaten By His Constituents In Niger State

https://www.herald.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/shadafi.jpg

A House of Representatives member, representing Bosso, Paiko Federal Constituency in the Niger East senatorial zone of Niger State, Salihu Adamu, narrowly escaped death last Monday when aggrieved youths in his constituency beat him beyond recognition.

According to online reports, the vehicle in which the lawmaker was travelling was also damaged by the angry youths.

It took the intervention of men of the Niger State Police Command who were invited by some people at the scene of the incident for the lawmaker to be saved.

Trouble was said to have started when the lawmaker drove into one of the villages in his constituency to attend a political meeting.

The youths who were said to have harboured resentment against the politician took exception to him attending the meeting because he had failed to visit them since he was elected almost two years ago.

It was also learnt that immediately he arrived the meeting the youths advised him to leave in his own interest but the lawmaker ignored the threat.

An eyewitness said, “One of the youths first slapped him and another hit him in the stomach making him to fall to the ground. It then became a free for all as every youth there tried to take their pound of flesh from the politician.”

naptu2:
Here's a reading from the book of Wisdom.

(The main story is) Adapted from Aesop's Fables. . .

Ebenezer Obey - The Donkey, The Man And His Son.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPlk0WIlrgI

IKOYI-LEKKI CLEAN-UP: LAGOS READS RIOT ACT TO MAMMY MARKET’S STALL OWNERS

BY YES INTERNATIONAL! MAGAZINE
APRIL 2, 2017

https://i0.wp.com/theyesng.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_7619-4.jpg?zoom=3&resize=330%2C200&ssl=1

The Chairman of the Special Committee of Lagos State Government on the Clean-Up of Ikoyi, Lekki and Victoria Island, Mr Tunji Bello has read the riot act to all stall owners of the Giwa Barracks, DHQ Mammy Market overlooking Kingsway Road in Ikoyi whose customers block the road with their vehicles to relocate the parking lot to inside the barracks or risk their vehicles being impounded.


Bello, who is also the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), spoke with newsmen on Sunday after an unscheduled inspection visit to the area as part of preparations for the commencement of the Clean -Up of the inner streets.


He said the activities of the motorists who patronize the market, park their vehicles indiscriminately across the road and the setback was causing a hindrance to free flow of traffic in the area.


According to Bello, severally and at peak hours, the lanes for traffic on Kingsway Road which is a very vital link road has been reduced to single lane due to indiscriminate disregard for traffic rules by the motorists.


He said part of the options open to the State Government includes walling off the whole stretch of the setback and drainage alignment which has been converted to parking lots despite repeated warnings.


He explained that the government is also in consultation with the Military authorities on how the process of convincing the stall owners to relocate the outlets of the markets from the roads could be sped up and would not continue to tolerate distortions to its city master plan.


He reiterated the preparedness of the Committee to implement the directive of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on the commencement of the Clean-Up of the inner streets from next weekend.


Bello listed some of the streets that would be touched by the total Clean-Up in inner Ikoyi to include Cooper Road, Cameron Road, Ademola Street and Akanbi Danmole Street, among others.

Inner streets to be affected in Victoria Island, according to Bello, are Tiamiyu Savage Street, Akanbi Kenku Street, Kofo Abayomi Street, Oko Awo Street, Olosa Street, Akinbo Savage Street and Ologun Agbaje Street, and several others.


The SSG also said the additional mop up of already cleaned areas directed by the Governor was already in progress, reiterating the need for all residents to assist in sustaining the gains of the exercise while the government continues with its advocacy programmes.


The Committee also informed that in order to make the second stage of the Clean-Up exercise a hitch free one, Mobile Courts would also be sitting to try all offenders on all days of the exercise.

“We will bring the full effect of the law to bear on whoever contravenes the provisions of the State Environmental Sanitation laws.


“For all the mechanics and roadside automobile engineers who have been dislodged from the major streets but have relocated to the inner streets and have converted all the walkways, playgrounds, you have still not reached your operating destination. The Special Committee will come after you when the second phase commences. The earlier you realize that there is no place for roadside mechanics, street traders, illegal shanties or abandoned properties in those areas, the better for you,” Bello warned.

He also reiterated the determination of the Ambode administration to restore the original master plan of Ikoyi, Victoria Island and Lekki by checking the activities of street traders, owners of shanties and roadside automobile repairers who have converted many dual carriage lanes to single lanes and walkways with indiscriminate parking and other forms of illegalities in the areas.

johnie:
I just came across this picture taken from an old advert.

The man frowned as various items were brought to him by his wife until she brought a particular one and then he beamed with a wide grin.

Does anyone remember the product being advertised?

I don't.




Tag naptu2, caveatemptor, ishilove

Caveatemptor:
No wahala.
Next time make you tag me as you finish your OP.
Nice thread as usual.

Caveatemptor:
Naptu2,
You don finally tag me when case don close?

Ishilove:
He says he is a Perfect Master. According to their doctrines, examples of Perfect Masters are Buddha, Zoraoaster, Mohammed, Jesus, Singh Rawat Brawat etc Perfect Masters are sent to the world to bring humanity to light. They are not to be equated with God.

I know Maharaj Ji better than most people, which is why I don't follow what the media writes about him because 9 out of 10 times they are lies.

Ishilove:
I know Guru Maharaj Ji very very well, which is why I am asking you to give examples of the said 'evils' and 'atrocities' he has allegedly committed.

He never claimed to be God, by the way.