Following the recent arrest of 42 suspected members of Boko Haramin Lagos and Ogun States, membersof the Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers in some of the named locations have stepped up vigilance, writes ARUKAINO UMUKORO
Showing posts with label Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Park. Show all posts
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Why We Exposed Boko Haram Members In Our Midst – Trailer Park Unions
Ileke new trailer garage, Ogun State, used to be a quiet park for heavy duty trailer trucks. That was until recently, when it was named as one of the areas where 42 suspected members of Boko Haram were apprehended in various parts of Lagos and Ogun states.
They were paraded last Monday by the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army in Lagos.
According to the Nigerian Army, the suspects fled from Borno State following a state of emergency declared by the Federal Government. The General Officer Commanding the 81 Division, Maj.- Gen. Obi Umahi, explained the raid was carried out following intelligence report that the sect planned to unleash terror on parts of the South-West.
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Monday, March 18, 2013
Just In: More Than A dozen killed in Nigeria bus park explosions
Five explosions at a bus park in the northern city of Kano kill at least 25 people.
Five explosions at a bus park in northern Nigeria's main city of Kano have killed at least 25 people in an area where Boko Haram is waging an insurgency against the government, a Reuters reporter said.
The blasts on Monday destroyed several buses in the Sabon Gari area of Kano, an area mostly inhabited by immigrants from Nigeria's largely Christian south, the Reuters witness said. Military and police cordoned off the area after the blasts.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
South Korea Gets First Female President, Park Geun-Hye
Park Geun-hye the daughter of the late dictator Park Chung-hee, has become South Korea’s first female president. Park, the 60-year-old leader of the conservative Saenuri Party, defeated 59-year-old liberal challenger Moon Jae-in — once jailed for opposing her father’s rule — by a margin of about 3.5%. on Wednesday. “Park Geun-hye has made history. The keen contest that saw an unprecedented voter turnout of 75.8% can do any democracy proud,” Vishnu Prakash, Indian ambassador to South Korea, said after exit polls when a majority of the votes had been counted.
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