11 LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN LAGOS STATE ACCOUNT FOR 60´% OF COVID-19 IN NIGERIA

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwu-Olu need to do more in combating the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
According to the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, PTF, 11 Local Government Areas, LGAs, in Lagos State are among the 20 LGAs in the that account for 60 percent of the total COVID-19 cases nationwide. The LGAs in question are: Mainland, Mushin, Eti-Osa, Alimosho, Kosofe, Ikeja, Oshodi/Isolo, Apapa, Amuwo Odofin, Lagos Island and Surulere.

 Ifeanyi blamed the increasing rate of infection in Lagos state and Nigeria at large on failure to enforce the restriction on interstate movement which he said was a major contributor to increasing cases nationwide.
 “Certainly, something is amiss. The failed enforcement of the restriction on Interstate movement is a major contributory factor to the ever increasing reported COVID-19 positive cases across the country including Lagos. The virus does not move. Folks move, and that continues to fuel the spread of the virus. “Another factor behind the unabated spread of COVID-19 in Lagos State is ineffective risk communication. The buy-in of the populace is indispensable in the fight.
“The average person on the street is aware of COVID-19 pandemic, but, trust deficits exist, they do not believe the stories being banded around by government agents. We have to change the strategy so as to secure the buy-in of the people, and Lagosians in particular.”
Ifeanyi said the most appropriate stakeholders on sectoral basis were not being engaged in Lagos, and that the Lagos State government needs to ramp up the issues about risk communication and carry everyone along regarding the efforts at combating COVID-19 .
“Following the eased lockdown, life has since returned to normal in most parts of Lagos. The only thing not happening at this particular time is that worship centres and schools are still closed. Regrettably, all that the people know is just the conventional information about respiratory hygiene, hand hygiene and the general non pharmaceutical interventions.
“People in Lagos are in significant breach of the COVID-19 infection prevention protocol, so the message must go down to the people, the target must be the individual who the state government must do all to be in substantial or full compliance with the protocol. That is the magic wand to reducing the spread COVID-19 infection in Lagos and Nigeria.
 “ According to Ifeanyi, the state government must begin to aggressively engage the leaderships of the major industrial sectors such as the leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, and related groups.
“It’s very important because the way people move around in Lagos is one major reason for the continued spread of the virus in Lagos. The taxi driver and all commercial vehicle drivers need training on how to manage their passengers, on the criteria for boarding and while onboard, passengers and ultimately on how to periodically decontaminate their vehicles. This is not being practised or enforced.

 Lagos state government must enforce safety protocols, social distancing. all worship centres  must remain  closed. Interstate movement must be shunned at this time.

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ANGRY SHOPPER CONFRONTS ONE OF THE EX-COPS J ALEX KEUNG CHARGED WITH GEORGE FLOYD'S DEATH(VIDEO)

J Alexander Keung,26, one of the sacked police officers charged in connection with George Floyd’s death suffered a confrontation after being spotted grocery shopping at Cub Foods in Plymouth.

 Keung was released on Friday on 'bond and conditional release' from the Hennepin County Jail after posting a $750,000 bond. He is charged with second-degree murder without intent while committing a felony.

The angry shopper who was outraged that a man involved in such a "horrific death" is able to shop in peace, confronted Keung who was holding a pack of Oreos and a gallon of milk in his hands in the early hours on Sunday, June 21.

The lady was heard saying;
    "You're not sorry! I don't think you should be out on bail.

    "You don't have the right to be here.

    "You killed somebody in cold blood, you do not have the right to be here. We want you to be locked up."


She went on to ask the ex Minneapolis officer if he felt "any remorse for what he did." He however had no comment.

VIDEO OF ANGRY WOMAN

WIFE OF POLICE SERGEANT ACCUSED DPO OF KILLING HER HUSBAND

Relatives of Police Sergeant Onajide Onalaja has accused the Divisional Police Officer of the Ilemba- Hausa Division, Yahaya Adesina, of shooting Onalaja dead in the Ilemba Hausa area of Lagos State.

The Punch gathered that after Onalaja was killed, the Divisional Traffic Officer of the station, Adekunle Ogundiji, reportedly contacted the victim’s wife, Folasade, and told her that her husband was shot dead by armed robbers when a team of policemen was monitoring compliance with the lockdown at a checkpoint in the area.

Shocked by the information, Folasade requested to see her husband’s corpse, but she was told that it had been deposited in the Lagos Mainland Hospital’s morgue in Yaba. 
On getting to the mortuary, the mother of three observed bullet wounds on Onalaja’s chest, adding that marks of torture were also observed on his body because his uniform was torn.

She said, “On Monday, May 11, 2020, a policeman, Adekunle Ogundiji, said my husband had a serious accident and urged me to look for money for his treatment. I asked where my husband was, but he told me to come, so I left Ijebu-Ode for the station.

“I asked what killed him when I got there and was told that he was shot dead by armed men at a checkpoint in front of the station. I was told that four policemen were at the checkpoint and that they were passing vehicles when the armed men suddenly opened fire and shot my husband dead.

“I demanded to see his corpse, but I was told that it had been deposited in the mortuary in Yaba. An officer, identified simply as Eko, took me to the mortuary but we could not see the corpse, because we had no document to present for identification. So, I became annoyed and started shouting at the policeman, because I didn’t know why he could not present the identification document.

“The policeman started shivering and said, ‘I no get hand oo, my hand no dey oo, I just come to work this morning, I still see Jide yesterday oo’. He later called his boss, who informed him that the person with the paper was in Ikorodu and that we would have to wait till the following day.

“When I saw my husband’s corpse the next day, I did not believe the story they told me. I saw bullet wounds on his chest; his uniform was rough; he was no longer wearing a singlet, and his trousers had been torn.

“I believe something strange happened before he died and I want an investigation. Later on, about four policemen hid their numbers when they called to inform me that the DPO, Yahaya Muhammed Adesina, shot my husband dead with a locally-made gun and I recorded the conversations. I have petitioned the Zone 2 Command because I want justice.”

In the audio recording made available to one of our correspondents, a policeman was heard saying the DPO had been trying to cover up the crime, adding that he told them to manipulate how the incident happened on Sunday, May 10, 2020.

The suspected policeman said, “I will tell you everything. Yesterday, when that incident happened, the DPO ran to the CP and the DC to claim that it was not a police rifle, but he was told to face his warrant. Instead of him to tell you the truth when you came, he denied. The Area Commander has ordered his arrest and said we should record his statement while in detention.

“They recorded his statement and the pump-action gun that he used to fire has also been recovered. He has been begging that the statement should be changed, but I don’t want anything to change in the statement. According to what I am hearing, they called from Abuja and a signal has been sent so that the case can be moved there. As he is begging that they should change the statement, I hope it won’t be changed.

“Instead of him to confess, he is trying to manipulate and that guy (Onalaja) was our colleague, that is why I didn’t accept. He (Adesina) is the one who killed that young man and was telling me nonsense to leave him. I will be giving you feedback on any strange thing now that I have your number. Sorry!”

Onalaja’s elder brother, Tunde, while demanding justice, urged the police authorities to investigate the case to unravel the true circumstances surrounding the killing.

When contacted on Sunday, Ogundiji said, “I am not involved; I am a DTO and we don’t use rifles. I didn’t work on that day because I was in church. The account of what we heard was that a gunshot from somewhere hit him (Onalaja) and the DPO. The DPO showed us the jacket where the pellets pierced through to destroy his two phones and hit Onajide in the chest.”

However, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said two persons had been arrested in connection with Onalaja’s killing, adding that investigation was ongoing.

Elkana said in a statement on Sunday, “On Saturday, May 16, 2020, around 3 pm, detectives from the Ilemba Hausa Police Station arrested one Kehinde Elijah, 45. He is among the three suspects on the police wanted list for violent crimes. The second suspect, Ezeh Joseph, was arrested in his apartment at the Imude Pako area, Era Road, Ajangbadi, on May 17, 2020, around 6 am. He claimed to have deserted the military while undergoing basic military training.

“They were arrested in respect of the shooting and killing of Sergeant Onalaja Onajide, who was attached to the Ilemba Hausa Division. The shooting happened on Sunday, May 10, 2020, around 9.40 pm, when gunmen fired at the DPO, Ilemba Hausa, and the Station Guard, Sergeant Onalaja Onajide. The DPO survived the gunshots, but Onalaja died from pellet wounds. An investigation led to the arrest of the two.

“The first suspect was earlier at the station to solicit the release of his motorcycle, which was impounded by the police for violating the ban on the use of commercial motorcycles. Not happy with the DPOs refusal to release the motorcycle to him, he decided to launch the deadly attack. The investigation is ongoing. The suspects will soon be charged.”
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ONDO DEPUTY GOVERNOR DUMPS APC FOR PDP

Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi has resigned as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after months of cold war with his principal, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.

 

Ajayi resigned his membership of the APC at his country home in Kiribo, Ward 2, Apoi, in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of the state on Sunday June 21, hours after he had an altercation with Ondo state commissioner of Police, Bolaji Salami.

 

Agboola Ajayi who also picked his membership card of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at his ward, said he is happy to be back to the PDP.

EX-BEAUTY QUEEN IBIDUN AJAYI-IGHODALO LAID TO REST AMIDST TEARS

Former' Miss Lux', Ibidun Ajayi- Ighodalo,39,was laid to rest amidst tears on Saturday afternoon June 20,2020 at the Vaults and Gardens cemetery in Lagos.
Prayers were offered for the repose of her soul as well as for God’s protection on her husband, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, her mother, siblings and the two kids she left behind.

Ibidun; an event planner extraordinaire, died in Port Harcourt on Sunday, June 14th of heart attack.

An anonymous wrote;"Life and people!!! Folks please just do you because tomorrow is not promised. I can’t talk ill about the death because they are not here to defend themselves however, no matter what your past is or how rich or famous you are, at the end of the day, IS ALL 6FEET. May God bless his people "

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLORI OLABISI FADERERA AKAMO

 Happy birth anniversary Olori Olabisi Barakat Adufe Faderera Akamo.
His Royal Majesty Oba Fatai Akorede Akamo,Olu of Itori; wrote, " Some decades ago, I met a beautiful and smashing young lady. I got to know you and you became the QUEEN OF MY HEART.
My Darling wife and caring mother Olori Olabisi Barakat Adufe Faderera Akamo, I am lost for words as words alone cannot sufficiently convey my love for you at a glance. My queen, my life revolves around you. You are beyond the mother of my lovely kids, you are my heartbeat, you are not just the Queen of this royal dynasty, you are the woman of my dreams.
You are my yesterday, today and tomorrow.
My wings, my eyes, my support base, every moment with you is like a revelation of the beautiful place called Paradise.
Just as I reflect over the many years of this journey with you, you have transformed me into that man you wished for. You brought stability, loyalty, commitment and contentment into our lives. You are that woman I call home; your heart is my home my soul heart.
As you celebrate your birthday today, I wish to reinstate my undying love to you. I wish you many more years of continuous bliss, happiness and love to sustain us together forever.
Happy birth anniversary my life support and QUEEN. If there is a life after now, I will choose you again and again.
Congratulations once again Olori King Moore."