In
what appears like the upping the ante of attacks, the Boko Haram
insurgents on Monday launched multiple and nearly simultaneous attacks
on the capitals of Borno and Yobe States, Maiduguri and Damaturu
respectively, with co-ordinated bomb explosions in Maiduguri, Borno
State capital and gun attacks in Damaturu, Yobe State capital leaving
behind trails of spluttered blood and mangled flesh.
More
than 100 persons were feared dead in the attacks as several places,
including police formations, were burnt. Damaturu is 135 km west of
Maiduguri.
The
two bombs went off at mid-morning in the same place where another two
explosions had killed 35 people last week in an attack carried out by
female suicide bombers.
In
Damaturu, residents in the Gujba Road area of the city were jolted out
of bed by the sound of gunshots and explosions at about 4:45 am as many
fled.
Umar
Sada who lives in Gujba road of Damaturu said, "I was woken by huge
blasts and the sound of heavy gunfire around the Mobile Police barracks.
The gunmen came in numbers. They burnt down the Police barracks. They
are now advancing towards two housing estates. We have left our home. We
are now in the bush. We don't know what's going to happen."
Another
local resident, a government official who spoke anonymously said, "It's
chaos all over the town. All I can hear are explosions and gunfire from
my house. I couldn't go out for morning prayers because this started
before dawn and I'm afraid to leave in case I get caught up in it."
But
the Yobe State Police Commissioner, Marcus Danladi, said they were
dealing with a "serious situation". Vigilantes in the city claimed that
more than 40 Boko Haram fighters were killed.
A
staff of the Federal Polytechnic, Damaturu said the fighting was still
raging by mid-morning and some shells had landed in the school compound.
Other
residents said fighting was taking place near detention facilities
where Boko Haram suspects were being held near the state governor's
residence, and the jets were bombarding the militants.
The
fresh attacks in Damaturu were targeted at Police and military
formations as well as selected houses, a situation that sources said
left many people dead.
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A
baby girl born by a house maid in Lagos State, western Nigeria, has
caused a fight between two women over who among them should take custody
of the baby.
The maid lived with a man, Oyekale Oladele and his wife Ngozi, who have been seeking to have a baby for years to no avail.
Trouble
started after Mrs Evelyn Njoku reportedly brought the 15-year old
mother of the baby to live with Oyekale Oladele and his wife Ngozi, in
Lagos and Oladele allegedly impregnated the maid.
Sources said after she became pregnant, the couple did not allow Mrs. Njoku to see her.
The
pregnant maid was allegedly hidden by Ngozi and her husband at FAAN
staff quarters at Murtala Mohammed International Airport where both
families reside.
When Njoku later discovered that the girl was still in Oladele’s flat, she was already heavily pregnant.
She
reported the matter to the police and Oyekale and Ngozi were arrested
and charged to court with abduction and unlawfully impregnating the
girl.
It
was gathered that the girl was later delivered of the baby and both
families gave her different names. One called her Favour and the other
Amarachi.
Though
there is no DNA test yet to ascertain the paternity of the baby,
Oyekale claimed that he was responsible for the pregnancy and therefore
the baby belongs to him.
Mrs
Njoku said that Oyekale cannot claim the baby because he was not
legally married to the teenager. She insisted that the baby belongs to
her because she is the maid’s guardian.
Mrs.
Njoku later took custody of the baby and the mother until Oyakale and
Ngozi reportedly abducted the baby and the mother and brought her back
to their house. The matter was again reported to the police and the
couple was re-arrested and charged to Family Court with abduction of the
mother and the baby under the Criminal Code.
When they were arraigned, they pleaded not guilty.
The
presiding Magistrate, Mrs K.B. Ayeye granted Oyekale and Ngozi bail in
the sum of N100,000 with one surety in like sum. They were remanded in
custody pending when they will fulfill their bail condition. The matter
was adjourned till 8 December, 2014.
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