Security guard shoots colleague to death

A night guard at Gbaremu Oloba of the Ogbere area of Ibadan, Oyo State, Adeshina Atanda, has been arrested by policemen from the Agugu Police Division for allegedly shooting another guard, Taofiq Sikiru.

Sikiru was said to have been returning from work in the morning of Friday, September 13, when he met his untimely death.

Atanda was said to have shot Sikiru in the chest in error, thinking that the deceased was an intruder.

It was learnt that Sikiru was taken to Ade-Oyo Hospital but was confirmed dead by doctors on arrival at the hospital.

Confirming the incident, Police Public Relations Officer, Oyo State Police Command , Olabisi Ilobanafo, told our correspondent that investigation was ongoing to determine circumstances that led to the shooting.

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Taraba acting Governor meets with security council members

August 31, 2013 by Jude Owuamanam, Jos and John Ameh, Abuja 5 Comments

The Acting Governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Garba Umar, on Friday held a  meeting with the  state security council with all the principal officers sacked by Governor Danbaba Suntai in attendance.

Saturday Punch learnt that  the meeting which took place at the Council Chambers of the Governor’s office  in Jalingo, was attended by  the State Police Commissioner,  the Director of State Security Service, the sacked Secretary to State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Yusuf, and Chief of Staff,  Mr. Garvey Yawe,  among others.

Though details of the meeting were not made public, sources said  that the meeting lasted less than 10 minutes, adding that the new  SSG and Chief of Staff recently inaugurated by Suntai were  absent.

 Umar was said to have left his official office some few metres away from the office of the governor to hold the meeting at the council chambers of the governor’s office.

 The meeting coincides with calls from five out of the nine members of the National Assembly from Taraba State on Umar to continue to run the state’s  affairs as the acting governor. The lawmakers included a senator, Abubakar Umar-Tutare and four members of the House of Representatives.

According to the lawmakers, Umar is to run the state until the ailing Governor, Mr. Danbaba Suntai, is

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