APPREHENSION, yesterday, enveloped Ughelli kingdom in Ughelli North
Local Government Area of Delta State, following the kidnapping of Queen
Gladys Oharisi, one of the wives of, HRM Oharisi III by yet unknown
gunmen.
The queen, Sunday Vanguard gathered, was intercepted on her way from school, where she went to register her courses at the Delta State University, Abraka.
The hoodlums, according to a family source, trailed the victim to somewhere around Orogun on Abraka Road before intercepting her with a Toyota Sienna bus.
The source said three occupants of the bus came out, leaving the driver behind the steering, brandishing guns at her and two others in her company, adding: “Our queen was pushed into the waiting Sienna bus and whisked away. The driver and the other occupant were spared.”
A senior police officer attached to the Ughelli ‘B’ Division confirmed the incident and said the police was on top of the issue.
The police officer, who spoke anonymously, said: “Our resolve to check criminal activities in the area and bring them to book is unshaken. I can assure you we will fish them out.”
The queen, Sunday Vanguard gathered, was intercepted on her way from school, where she went to register her courses at the Delta State University, Abraka.
The hoodlums, according to a family source, trailed the victim to somewhere around Orogun on Abraka Road before intercepting her with a Toyota Sienna bus.
The source said three occupants of the bus came out, leaving the driver behind the steering, brandishing guns at her and two others in her company, adding: “Our queen was pushed into the waiting Sienna bus and whisked away. The driver and the other occupant were spared.”
A senior police officer attached to the Ughelli ‘B’ Division confirmed the incident and said the police was on top of the issue.
The police officer, who spoke anonymously, said: “Our resolve to check criminal activities in the area and bring them to book is unshaken. I can assure you we will fish them out.”
Pipeline explosion rocks Oyo
By OLA AJAYI, Ibadan
There was a pipeline explosion at Olorunkemi/Alaakia village on Elebu Road in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Though, no one was killed in the explosion believed to have been caused by vandals, it was the prompt response of the state fire service that prevented possible loss of lives and property.
Despite timely arrival of fire men, Sunday Vanguard gathered that the explosion caused a serious threat to the lives of the inhabitants in the area.
There was a pipeline explosion at Olorunkemi/Alaakia village on Elebu Road in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Though, no one was killed in the explosion believed to have been caused by vandals, it was the prompt response of the state fire service that prevented possible loss of lives and property.
Despite timely arrival of fire men, Sunday Vanguard gathered that the explosion caused a serious threat to the lives of the inhabitants in the area.
*Fire men trying to put out the fire .Pix by Dare Fasube
Confirming the incident, the Director of the State Fire Service, Mr.
Kareem Oyekunle Gafar, said the explosion might have been caused by
pipeline vandals.
According to him, due to the swampy nature of the place, it was not easily accessible.
”We had to pass the pipe supplying water along the bush to ensure the
fire is put off. We brought 37,000 litres of water to the scene and we
have exhausted it.’’ We have since sent another supply of water. We
brought two water trucks, one was 22,000 and other was 15 litres”, he
said.
The Chairman of Ido Local Government, Prof. Joseph Olowofela, said,
“Though I have not confirmed the cause of the fire, I am sure it must
have happened due to the activities of pipeline vandals”.
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