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By Evelyn Usman & Monsur Olowopejo Tragedy struck, Tuesday, at Ojodu Berger area of Lagos State, after a three-storey building under construction caved in and trapped a yet-to-be ascertained number of persons. At the time of this report, only one body, believed to be one of the construction workers, had been recovered. The incident, as gathered, occurred at 3.50pm at 24 Bashiru Street. The uncompleted building as gathered was owned by an unnamed church. A resident, who identified himself as Jamiu, told Vanguard that they (residents) were jolted by a deafening sound before the building caved in. Although nobody could tell how many construction workers were on site at the time of the incident, there were indications that some of the workers were still trapped under the debris as telephone calls reportedly made to one of the them, identified as Musilu, revealed that he was pleading passionately for urgent help. At 5.10pm, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA; Lag...

Maiduguri — The Joint Task Force, JTF, on Operation Restore Order ORO, said  yesterday that it had arrested suspected killers of war veteran, Maj.-Gen. Mohammadu Shuwa, in Maiduguri, Borno State. JTF Spokesman, Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa, who stated this in a statement in Maiduguri, said the arrest followed series of investigations by the task force. “It will be recalled that an elder statesman, retired Maj.-Gen. Mohammadu Shuwa, was shot dead by gunmen in front of his house in Gwange, Maiduguri on November 12, 2012. “Preliminary investigation by the JTF has identified two key suspected Boko Haram terrorists: Mohammed Ibn Saleh and Abdulkareem Ibrahim, as the masterminds of the killing,” Musa said. The suspected killers of Major-General Shuwa paraded by the JTF in Maiduguri, Borno State, Monday. Photo: NAN. He added that a special operation was carried out by the JTF to get the suspected killers. “Consequently, a special operation was conducted on November 15, 2012 by th...

LAGOS — Controversy currently trails the parenthood of  five-month-old twins who were presented at the United States of America’s embassy by their supposed parents for the procurement of visa. This follows result of a DNA test ordered by the embassy which reports showed that the couple were not the biological parents of the twins as claimed. Consequently, the couple have been arrested and are being interrogated at the Special Fraud Unit, SFU Milverton, for alleged child-trafficking. Although investigation, according to the unit, had not been concluded, there were indication that the children could have been bought for N1.8 million somewhere in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Following the discovery, the passport of the supposed father, Mr Adenuga Shoyibo, a Nigerian based in America has been seized pending the outcome of the investigation. But Soyibo, who claimed to be a USA citizen, maintained that the children were theirs, disclosing  that the twins came at a tr...