Category: Community

Kunle ADELABU A chieftain of the Onyabo Vigilance Group in Ikorodu, Mr Lanre Olabinjo, has alleged that residents of Ikorodu are responsible for the quick return of apprehended cultists from detention to cause further mayhem after their arrest. He made the revelation during an interview with THE IMPACT recently, stating that the inability of complainants and victims of cultism to ensure thorough prosecution of their cases are responsible for the reason why Magistrates give the suspects lenient sentences which make them come back to town in a short while to…

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Wale JAGUN – Residents adopt former Lagos Youth Parliament Leader as CDA Chairman – HOD, former Council Scribe, others set agenda for communal growth Residents of Irepodun Community Development Association (CDA), Olopomeji area of Odogunyan town in Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA), of Lagos State, has inaugurated her fourth Executives to direct its affairs for the next two years. The newly sworn in Executives is chaired by the former Leader of second Lagos State Youth Parliament and a two term Chairman of National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN,…

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Kunle ADELABU -Join us in riding Ikorodu of criminals – Onyabo Provost Marshal appeals to other security outfits It was another victory for Onyabo Vigilance Group, the local security outfit in Ikorodu, over criminal elements as three suspected armed robbers were apprehended around 3am at the weekend, at Sabo in Ikorodu. The suspects who had robbed an Alfa, his brother and others at Adaraloye Street in Ikorodu ran into the patrolling  vehicle of Onyabo men who gave them a chase after suspecting their movement at that odd hours. The suspects…

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Jare Babatunde Comrade Wasiu O. Raji and other new members of the executive council of the Isiwu Youth Development Movement(IYDM) have been inaugurated. They were inaugurated at a ceremony held at the Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Secretariat on Thursday, June 27, 2019. The inauguration lecture themed, “Youths, instrument for community development” was delivered by Comrade Adeleke Akadiri, former Chairman, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Ikorodu Local Government. The Chairman of the Electoral and Inauguration Committee, Hon Jumoke Olukoga, presented the newly elected officers to the large…

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Wale JAGUN -Representatives in Ikorodu division commiserate with victims’ families, communities, assure of safety on waterways According to sources at the scene of the ferry accident that involved 21 paasengers in Ijede on Saturday, June 29, 2019, 15 bodies have been recovered so far while 3 are still missing. The ill fated overloaded commercial ferry, which was involved in the accident that occurred mid-sea, was carrying 21 passengers when it was allegedly hit by heavy waves. The unfortunate incident happened at about 11 pm while the ferry was commuting passengers…

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Wale JAGUN & Jare OLUKOTUN A 20 years old notorious cultist and robber, Shokunbi Elias, an indigene of Ikorodu, who has been unleashing violence and robbing residents of Ikorodu, was on Saturday, June 29, 2019, arrested alongside two of his group members by the local security team, Onyabo vigilance group. They were paraded at the security outfit’s headquarters at Ireshe, Ikorodu, where residents trooped out to en masse to watch. Just last weekend, 12 Eiye cult members, one robber and three other suspected criminals were arrested and paraded by the…

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