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Lagos Cracks Down on Waste Violators Following Residents’ Complaints

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Barely 48 hours after residents and business owners around Jakande Estate Gate, Oke Afa, Isolo, raised alarms over heaps of refuse littering their estate road, the Lagos State Government has intensified enforcement against indiscriminate waste disposal across the state.

Residents had complained about the stench and health risks posed by uncleared refuse, blaming people from neighboring communities for dumping waste in the area. In response, the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office sealed off a residential property on Apongbon Street, Lagos Island, for discharging faeces into public drains.

The building, identified as Pa Kasumu Adepeju Olaniyonu House, was shut for causing public nuisance and environmental pollution.

In a coordinated operation on August 29, officials from the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) arrested over 40 individuals along Ozumba Mbadiwe Road and parts of Lekki for illegal dumping and street mischief. The suspects, aged between 18 and 45, are being processed for prosecution.

Additionally, LAWMA’s Waste Infractions Surveillance Investigation Team arrested eight people along the Lekki-Epe Expressway for disposing refuse at unauthorized sites, including 37-year-old Oluwamomi Mankinde and 39-year-old Martha Simon.

Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner of Health and Water Resources, urged Lagosians to adopt proper waste and hygiene practices, warning that the government would not tolerate actions undermining environmental safety.

Residents of Isolo have expressed hope that the clampdown will extend to their community. Vulcaniser Kazeen Balogun said, “If LAWMA can arrest people in Lekki, they should also come here. The odour is a big health risk.” Another resident, Olayemi Abiodun, called for stricter monitoring to deter outsiders from dumping refuse in Jakande Estate.

For now, Lagos residents await whether the renewed enforcement will reach neglected communities overwhelmed by waste.

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Court Rules Nnamdi Kanu Has Case to Answer in Terrorism Trial

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The Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), must face trial in his ongoing terrorism case.

Delivering the ruling on Thursday, Justice James Omotosho dismissed Kanu’s no-case submission, stating that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence linking him to terrorism-related activities. The judge ordered Kanu to open his defence on October 8, 2025.

According to Justice Omotosho, the prosecution’s exhibits and witness testimonies raise “serious allegations” that merit a full trial.

In a separate directive, the court also ordered the President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to constitute a special medical team to evaluate Kanu’s current health condition. The judge mandated the committee to submit its report within eight days.

The court instructed that the medical panel, consisting of 8 to 10 members including a cardiologist and a neurologist, must assess whether the Department of State Services (DSS) medical facility is adequately equipped to manage Kanu’s health needs. The committee is also empowered to use any medical facility in the country during its investigation.

Justice Omotosho further directed that the Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital, Abuja, be included as a member of the committee. Based on the committee’s findings, the court will determine whether Kanu should be transferred to the National Hospital for further treatment.

The trial continues amidst growing public and international attention surrounding Kanu’s detention and the broader implications for the separatist movement he leads.

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Man allegedly kill grandparents over food

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A 30-year-old man, Mutawakilu Ibrahim, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his grandparents to death after a quarrel over food.

The Kano State Police Command spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa said the incident was reported on Thursday morning, September 25, 2025, at Kofar Dawanau Quarters in Dala Local Government Area.

According to him, the suspect attacked his grandfather, 75-year-old Muhammad Dansokoto, and grandmother, 65-year-old Hadiza Tasidi, with a knife during the altercation.

“The victims were rushed to Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, where they were confirmed dead by medical personnel,” Kiyawa stated.

“Their corpses were later released to relatives for burial in line with Islamic rites.

”The police said the suspect, believed to have been under the influence of intoxicants at the time of the attack, is now in custody.

Kiyawa added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, has directed that the matter be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Homicide Section, for further investigation.

“The suspect will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation,” the statement concluded.

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Kidnappers shoot victim over insufficient funds in bank account in Delta

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A victim of kidnap was shot in the leg by kidnappers for failing to have sufficient money in his bank account.

The kidnappers said the shooting is to teach him a lesson.

This was even after they had already withdrawn two million naira from his bank account.

According to the Delta Police Command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, operatives have arrested three suspected kidnappers, who confessed that they collected N2 million ransom from their victim and still shot him.

The suspects, identified as Chukwuebuka Nka, Uche Okechukwu, and Somto Chukwuma, allegedly shot the victim in the leg after discovering he did not have enough money in his account.

According to the statement, the arrests followed a distress call that a young man had been kidnapped from his residence in Ogwashi-Uku.

Edafe said operatives tracked the suspects to a bush in Ogwashi-Uku, where the victim was rescued with a gunshot wound.

According to him, investigations led to the arrest of Chukwuebuka Nka and Uche Okechukwu in Anambra State, where the victim’s white Toyota Venza was also recovered.

He added that, based on the suspects’ confessions, operatives raided their hideout in Agidiase village, Ogwashi-Uku, and arrested the third suspect.

The suspects then led the police to their hideout, where their operational vehicle and a network jammer circuit device were also recovered.

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