Two yet-to-be-identified people managing the Elegushi Beach in Lagos have been arrested for possible culpability in the deaths of two female post graduate students of the University of Lagos: Adesola Ogunmefun and Funmi Odusina, who drowned after they got swept into the ocean by a strong current.

Family and friends had blamed the tragic incident on the beach management’s failure to install wave alert systems which should have prevented the deaths. Now, Punch reports that two managers of the popular beach have been arrested.

According to Punch,

“The (students) had graduated from the Covenant University and were on the verge of bagging their Master’s Degrees in International Law and Diplomacy from UNILAG.

While Ogunmefun was brought out dead, Bolu and Odusina were said to have been rushed to some private hospitals in the area which rejected them.

Odusina died on the way to the Lagos Island General Hospital, while Bolu survived.

Families and friends of the deceased had blamed the deaths on the alleged failure of the beach management to provide necessary safety devices like life guards, a wave alarm system, an ambulance and a medical unit at the facility and condemned the indifference of the hospitals that rejected the victims.

Odusina’s elder sister, Bukola, had also lamented that the incident shattered her sister’s dreams to become a philanthropist, an ambassador and a mechanised farmer, calling on the government to ensure that the beach had adequate safety devices.”

Confirming the arrests, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, said the identities of the managers would be revealed after the command had ascertained their culpability.

“The command has arrested two managers of the beach and they are being interrogated,” she said, adding, “We don’t want to release their names now so as not to infringe on their human rights. As soon as we ascertain their culpability, their names will be made public.”

“We hope to arrest more persons and we will visit the scene of the crime to know what transpired” she concluded.

Rickey Aburime, a member of Stephen Keshi family, say they will carry out an autopsy on the remains of the former Super Eagles Coach who died today June 8th.

Speaking with The Nation, Rickey debunked media reports of Keshi dying from an heart attack. He stated that Keshi was meeting some friends and family members at his Benin City resident when he suddenly fell sick.

It took less than 15 minutes to rush him to the hospital after the crisis started but that he died just before he got to the hospital.

“All of a sudden, they that noticed his countenance changed and he was not okay. The person with him called Ebuka and they rushed him to the hospital. He was dead by the time they got to the hospital. A nurse that checked him said there was no pulse.

Doctors later confirmed him dead. After the confirmation, as he was not a patient of the hospital, they could not write any report or present any death certificate. They said we must bring the police report and the police came to inspect the body. I am about to take the corpse to Stella Obasanjo hospital pending the autopsy which the family want to do. Dr. Wilson Akhiwu will conduct the autopsy.

There is no official statement as to the cause of death. There will be no embalming. It was sudden and we don’t want anybody to speculate. There was no sign of ill health and Keshi has not complained of anything recently.”

Source: The Nation

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, arraigned the duo of James Ogwuche Alex and Oklewu Ene Gina before Justice B.O Quadri of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The two suspects were arraigned on a 2-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira only (N250, 000).

The petitioner, Professor Ndubuisi Eye, alleged that the suspects who are both students of Benue State Polytechnic hoodwinked him through an e-mail from a purported old friend by name Engineer Bartholomew requesting him to pay Two hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N250, 000) to an ccount number which he did.

The case is still being tried.

The late coach pictured here with his children during the burial ceremony of his wife Mrs Kate Keshi.

His wife of 33 years, Kate died on December 9, 2015 after losing a long battle with cancer.

You can see 14 Things You Didn’t Know About The Late Stephen Keshi Here

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10 year old primary 6 pupil, Musa Salisu, who was abducted by suspected kidnappers on Monday June 6th in Kano state, has been found dead.

Musa was kidnapped by unknown persons while going on an errand for his parents at Na’ibawa quarters in Kano. Speaking on the incident, the deceased boy’s uncle, Abdulrashid Garba, who is also the Village Head of Na’ibawa, said the kidnappers demanded for a N500, 000 ransom

“Two hours after Musa was kidnapped, one of the kidnappers called his father’s GSM line and informed him that the boy was with them. They demanded a ransom of N500, 000 and warned the family not to involve police in the matter. I am suspecting that the kidnappers got the information that the matter was reported to the police and that is why they killed the boy. It was unfortunate that the innocent boy was killed by the heartless kidnappers.”

Garba said the family got to know about the unfortunate murder of the little boy around 6am yesterday when some people came to his house to inform him about the discovery of a corpse at Kano Eastern-Bypass.

“When I went to the scene, I discovered that it was Daddy that was killed and dumped there. I quickly informed the police about the development,” he said.

The Kano State Police command confirmed the incident and said investigations were ongoing. Two persons have already been arrested in connection with the kidnap and murder.