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In the past few weeks, the internet has been inundated with offensive photographs of an accident scene where a driver allegedly crushed to death 19 robbery victims at the Obalende area of Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State.

Fresh details have, however, emerged on the incident, as the man who drove his truck over the robbery victims has cleared the air.
The incident, according to him, happened on July 31 2009. And contrary to the general belief that the driver of the ill-fated luxury bus was ordered to run over his passengers by the bandits, the man whose vehicle crushed the robbers was actually the driver of a truck.

The Edo State born driver spoke with Daily Sun at the police headquarters, Louis Edet House, Abuja at the weekend. He said he ran over the passengers thinking they were barricades put on the highway by armed robbers. Giving a graphic account on how the 19 robbery victims met their gruesome death, Osayande Idahosa, 40, said he was driving a Seaner Truck with registration number XN 808 BEN on July 31 last year from Benin en route Lagos.

According to him, he was in company with his conductor, Lucky, and the woman who hired him for the trip. The woman, he said, was going to supply some bags of garri.
Idahosa said he encountered a huge traffic jam at Ore but said he decided to continue the journey because of the nature of the goods in the truck.

He said he noticed that there were no other vehicles on the road until he sighted the headlights of some vehicles at Obalende area of Ijebu-Ode. “When I saw the lights, I was happy. I did not know that it was an evil light that will continue to haunt me till eternity,” he said.
Idahosa said immediately he approached the vehicle, he sighted some barricades that looked like logs of wood on the highway. “I thought it was a police check-point, so I slowed down. But I started hearing gun shots. I saw many people firing at me. Out of panic, I decided to run over what I assumed were logs of woods.

“As my truck ran over the ‘barricades’, I noticed that they were too soft. I also heard gun shots and agonizing cries of people. I suspected that I must have killed some people but I did not know who my victims were. I couldn’t control the vehicle and it ran into the bush. I immediately jumped down and took to my heels. “While in the bush, I saw about 20 armed men in civilian clothes searching for me. They were boasting that they would soon fish me out and slaughter me in pieces. At this time, I did not know the fate of my conductor or that of the woman who hired me.”

He explained that while the armed men where searching his vehicle, he ran deeper into the bush where he found a hole in which he hid. The incident, he said, occurred about 9.45p.m. He said he continued hiding in the bush till six the following morning, August 1. Idahosa further said that in the morning, he started hearing the sound of siren and he saw some of the robbers fleeing the scene. When he suspected that the robbers were all gone, he now traced his way to the highway, he explained.

According to him, when he got to the road, he saw another driver who told him that those he ran over were actually human beings. Idahosa was reportedly advised not to venture near the scene as he would definitely be lynched by the angry mob who were still in shock at the huge number of corpses that littered the road. His driver friend, he said, dropped him off at Ijebu-Ode junction where he picked a commercial motorcycle to the Obalende police station and surrendered himself to the policemen on duty. The cops reportedly took his statement and advised him to go back to the scene as the Commissioner of Police, the Divisional Police Officer and other senior policemen were there for an on the spot assessment.

Idahosa said when he got to the scene and sighted the havoc committed by him, he bent down and wept. He then allegedly surrendered himself to the mob who were walling uncontrollably. “But rather than stoning me to death, they all started listening to my story on how I unintentionally killed innocent robbery victims who I mistook to be robbers’ barricades. The sympathizers started consoling me, telling me it was not my fault. The policemen took me along with them and I was with them for four days before I was granted bail.”

He revealed that for the next one month, he couldn’t stand the sight of meat. “Right now, I won’t engage in a night journey anywhere. The pain is too much for me to bear. My wife is devastated. You can’t imagine the agony I go through everyday when I remember how I crushed 19 innocent people to death. But I trust that God will forgive me because I did not know that they were human beings.”
Driver of the robbed Young Shall Grow luxury bus with registration number XF 285 AKD, Okechukwu Okafor, blamed the tragedy on the bad condition of the road.

He revealed that, on the fateful day, he was on a morning trip from Enugu en route Lagos. The journey, he recalled, was smooth until 3.00p.m when he met a traffic gridlock at Ore. He said he was in the traffic for over four hours. In his words, on reaching a point between the Federal Government College, Odogbolu and Babcock University junction along the Ijebu-Ode/Shagamu Expressway, the luxury bus was forcefully stopped by a gang of armed robbers numbering about 50.

According to him, when he saw the intimidating number of the bandits, he jumped out of his bus and took to his heels. He revealed that while in the bush, he was hearing gun shots and wailing of people in agony. “I thought it was the robbery gang that was killing my passengers. It was not until the following morning when I found my way out of the bush that I learnt that it was a truck driver who refused to stop for the robbers that ran over my passengers.”

Okafor said he wept when he was confronted with the crushed bodies of the passengers. “You know, right from the park at Enugu down to the scene of the ugly incident, we had all become friendly. In fact, in my 22 years of driving, I had not seen or heard such a story that looked like a fairy tale.”
Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr. Emmanuel Ojukwu, said the incident happened on July 31, 2009.

“Following some offensive photographs being posted on the internet by some mischievous people who made the incident looked like it happened recently, the force would like to inform the public that the ugly accident happened on July 31, 2009,” he said.
He said 19 passengers of the luxury bus, including six females and 13 males, were crushed to death by the truck.

He explained that the file in respect of the case has been duplicated and forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice.

A 32 –year old man, Olalekan Kareem, who is alleged to specialise in stealing from women, has been arrested by the police.

Defending his action, Mr. Kareem, a father of two, said he has a good reason to steal from women. “I am on a vengeance mission to hurt women because a woman stole my $160,000.”

The police recovered 28 ATM cards, 12 identity cards, seven handsets, three Senior Secondary School(SSSCE) certificates and several handbags and purses, all belonging to different women who were victims of Mr. Kareem’s ploy.

Mr. Kareem said his vengeance against women began on November 17, 2009 when a brief lust affair with a woman at the Kuramo beach left him almost dead.

“On November 17th, I had gone to Eko Hotel to collect $160,000 from an acquaintance. After collecting the money, I went to the Ocean View Restaurant to eat and I parked my car there; that was around 8pm. From the restaurant, I went to the Kuramo beach. As I was walking on the beach, a woman came to me that she can ‘satisfy’ me if I will give her N2,500. I agreed and we had fun on the beach. I sucked her breast in the process of our lovemaking and it seems she put something on her breast because I fell into a deep sleep afterwards and when I woke up, it was 11am the next day. It was even the people on the beach that woke me up.

“By the time I realised myself, I noticed that my car key and other cash in my pocket were missing. I rushed to where I parked my car and that was how I discovered that my car had been opened and my $160,000 was stolen. I searched frantically for the girl, but I did not see her again. I was detained and my wife left me because of that money that was stolen. It is in a bid to get my revenge that is why I am stealing from women. I have lost count of my female victims and I made more than N100,000.”

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Nigerian traditional hip-hop artist 9ice has announced his separation from his wife, Toni Payne. Confirming the news, 9ice's publicist, Ayeni Adekunle, in a press statement made available to NEXT said, "The couple has agreed to separate for a while, even though they continue to remain good friends and business partners. Their baby Zion will reside with Ms. Payne for now. Neither 9ice nor Toni will be granting any press interviews on this matter."

The musician wedded Toni Payne on July 2008. The two dated before 9ice achieved nationwide success

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The only problem with this whole debate mess is the fact that sentimentalism had crept into this whole argument. Israel is killing people that is right. But don't you think HAMAS is being so dumb and foolish for risking the lives of gazans and engaging in stupid propaganda to gain sympathy from left thinkers alike?. I want to tell you something no govt. will sit and watch rockets hitting its civilian population without any form of retaliation. Israel is a country that believes in retaliation and Hamas knows that, the best option for HAMAS is to stop the rocket fire and engage in the best diplomacy they can. I suggest this is the only way palestinians will live a life worthy of living. I hope you understand,  you can not be one sided, it wont work

Here Is a loveletter from a boy to a girl, however,the girl's father does not like him and wants them to stop their relationship, and so, the boy wrote this letter to the girl, he knows the girl's father will definitely read this letter.
1. 'The great love that i have for you
2. Is gone, and i find my dislike for you
3. grows everyday. when i see you,
4. I dont even like your face:
5. The one thing that i want to do is to
6. Look at other girls. I never wanted to
7.Marry you. Our last conversation
8. Was very boring and has not
9.Made me look forward to seeing you again
10. You think only of yourself
11. If we were married, I know that i would find
12. Life very difficult, and I would have no
13. Pleasure in living with you. I have a heart
14. To give, But it is not something that
15. I want to give to you. No one is more
16. Foolish and selfish than you, and you are not
17. Able to care for me and help me
18. I sincerely want you to understand
19. I speak the truth, you will do me a favor
20. If you think this is the end. Do not try
21. To answer this. Your letters are full of
22. Things that do not intrest me. you have no
23. True love for me. Good- Bye! Believe me,
24. I do not care for you. Please do not think that
25. Am still your boyfriend."

So Bad!! However, before handing over the letter to
the girl, the boy told the girl to " READ BETWEEN THE LINES", Meaning - only to read 1,3,5,7,9,11,13 (odd Nos.) So, please try reading it again ! it's so smart and sweet, it is better to laugh about your problems than to cry about them".
lots of love,

If its wrong to drink and drive, why do almost all hotels, motels and bars have parking lots

There was a mild drama at the Area ‘G’ Police Command in Ogba, Lagos, when a lady stripped herself in  protest over allegations that she was raped by policemen attached to the division.

The woman, identified as Queen Okoye, alleged that three policemen from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, of the Ogba Command, had raped her.
 

She said the incident occurred at the station, at night, when she had gone to solicit their support to recover some money from her boyfriend.

The woman, who arrived the station in a pair of blue jeans, a pink top and shoes, removed them all except  her brassiere and pant, and started raining curses on the policemen, whom she alleged raped her.

The woman held a pigeon, a cross and other fetish objects and started chanting some incantations.

While the protest lasted, policemen at the station seemed helpless as to what to do.

A large crowd gathered to watch the weird drama, and when she eventually finished and wore her clothes, the policemen used some canisters of tear gas to disperse the crowd.

At the Nigeria Institute of Journalism, where students of the school took the woman to, she narrated her ordeal to P.M.News.

She said her boyfriend, Rasheed, took N30,000 from her and all efforts to get the money from him failed. She went to the police and reported the matter and they  agreed to help her.

“They later asked me to come the next day, in the evening, so that they would go to the man’s house to arrest him,” she explained.

According to Queen Okoye, when she got to the station, they told her that the operation would take place around 10 p.m., when the suspect would be at home.

She alleged that they then charmed her and she became unconscious, and when she recovered, at about 2.30 a.m, she discovered that she had been raped and blood was dripping from her private part.

She also alleged that she was two months pregnant and had been making efforts to bring the men to book, but the police had frustrated her efforts. She added that she had gone to Panti, to report the matter, but nothing came out of it. Okoye said she can identify the men who raped her.

Asked why she decided to go naked in public, she said: “The pain of the rape is tormenting me everyday. Since the police refused to attend to me because I have nobody, I decided to go spiritual so that they will pay for their action,” she explained. On what to do if the spiritual way does not work, she said she would continue to make sacrifices until the men are dead.

When contacted on the development, the Area G. Commander, Mr. Mobolaji Odesanya (ACP), said it was reported to him that a mad woman came to the command’s gate on Saturday. Reacting to the allegation that the lady was raped by three policemen in the anti-robbery department of the command, he said he was not aware of such.

He, however, stated that if the allegation was true, the lady should feel free to report the incident to him, promising to bring the culprits to book. “If truly she was raped, let her come and identify those who committed the heinous crime. But as far as I’m concerned, no such case came to my knowledge,” he stated.



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What do you mean by this statement,  I don't want to immagine what would be the case if it happened here,

Negativism is the mother of bad luck and failures,  Why cant you see anything good from home. If it happened in Nigeria i know you would still say something negative even when everyone survives.
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I think 5 will not be a bad idea

go and jump into river ocean