0:00
Well-known human rights activist and a
0:02
humanitarian, Martins's Vincent Doss aka
0:05
Vid Darkman has apparently threatened
0:07
the media, especially those he referred
0:10
to as bloggers, not to use his video
0:12
contents on their page. And if they do,
0:14
he would report the video to the
0:16
management of social media platforms
0:19
like YouTube, Facebook, Tik Tok among
0:21
other online platforms. the video or
0:24
videos were published and ensured the
0:26
video or videos are brought down or
0:28
removed. He stated this on Tuesday noon
0:31
in a 9 minutes video wherein he accused
0:33
the media especially those he referred
0:35
to as bloggers of not joining hands with
0:38
him and others to launch massive
0:39
campaign and awareness when Ruth Otabore
0:42
was alive. the sister of the Big Brother
0:44
Nigeria season 7 winner Yuma Otto aka
0:48
Fina who allegedly needed more attention
0:50
and care from Dangote group of company
0:53
owned by Africa richest man Aliko
0:55
Dangote whose truck hit Ruth Otabbor few
0:58
days after the accident victim Ruth
1:00
Otabore rounded off her examinations as
1:03
a final year student of federal poly
1:10
victim was announced on Sunday, bloggers
1:13
started publishing the news stories
1:15
massively. Continuing, Vid Darkman
1:17
accused Fina of being a greedy person,
1:20
saying, "Fina wrote a demand list of 1
1:22
billion naira to Dangote even when she
1:25
has not visited her sister in the
1:27
hospital to know the true picture of her
1:30
condition. In a swift reaction, a
1:32
well-known sex educator who uses raw
1:34
words to pass across her teachings, Izzy
1:37
Bay aka Ekia Queen condemned the act of
1:41
Vid Darkman, saying it was the alleged
1:43
greed of Fina that killed her sister
1:45
with Ekia Queen accusing Vidman of being
1:48
a liar who is trying to cause more pains
1:50
to the bereaveved Fina even when he
1:52
knows her sister just died less than 48
1:55
hours ago. Earlier before today, when
1:58
the accident victim Ruth Otbbor was
2:00
still alive, Vid Darkman published a
2:03
video narrating how Fina allegedly
2:05
betrayed him when Dangote group invited
2:07
her for possible settlement. After Verid
2:09
Darkman and many others in the society
2:11
took to their social media page to
2:14
campaign and protest over the Dangote
2:16
truck accident reportedly leading to
2:18
immediate amputation of the two legs of
2:20
the female victim Ruth Otbbor Vidman
2:24
said when Fina got the attention of
2:26
Dangote group Fina sent a message to him
2:29
that the Dangote group requested that
2:31
they don't want him Vid Darkman in the
2:33
discussion. An action Vid Darkman
2:36
considered to be that Fina was the one
2:38
that betrayed him apparently because of
2:40
money. It is yet to be ascertained if
2:42
truly the Dangote group rejected Vid
2:44
Darkman in the discussion. But if the
2:47
claim is confirmed to be true, we
2:49
believe the Dangote group may have
2:51
rejected Vid Darkman because Vid Darkman
2:53
apparently insulted the person and the
2:55
personality of Aliko Dangote, the
2:58
founder of the Dangote group while he
3:00
was protesting over the accident. In the
3:02
9-minute video on Tuesday, Vidogman
3:05
withdrew his earlier statement and the
3:07
threat he had issued that if anything
3:10
happened to Fina's sister, he would
3:12
travel to Aouchi and ensure Dangote
3:14
operations were shut down in Achie. He
3:17
said on Tuesday that he would no longer
3:19
travel to Aouchi because of Fina's
3:21
sister. Adding that if Dangote truck hit
3:24
another person, he would do what he had
3:26
earlier said. He said he decided not to
3:29
travel to route Solomon ei arisay may be
3:32
the true definition of the popular
3:34
saying that police is your friend if
3:36
only you are a good character police
3:38
officer. The former inspector general of
3:40
police Solomon Ahiji Aris apparently
3:44
validated the afor statement to be true
3:47
when his death was announced on Sunday
3:49
August 31st 2025. The death sparked
3:53
uncommon good words of condolences from
3:55
many Nigerians. Unlike before, millions
3:58
of Nigerians make negative comments
4:00
against dead top government officials.
4:03
But in the case of ARS, millions of
4:05
Nigerians took to their social media
4:07
pages and comment sections to say good
4:10
things about the IGP that policed the
4:12
Nigeria states between April 2015 and
4:16
June 2016. Even human rights activists
4:19
that always talk negative about the
4:21
Nigeria police force like barrista Adi
4:24
and Deji was among the earliest mourners
4:27
on Sunday to be at the residence of the
4:29
late IGP to pay a condolence visit with
4:32
a tribute saying may the soul of former
4:34
IGP Solomon Aris rest in peace. In my
4:38
about 20 years of knowing him, he helped
4:41
us get freedom for many student union
4:43
leaders and comrades who were unlawfully
4:45
detained. as IGP and after his
4:48
retirement. We remained close and
4:50
continued to seek his help whenever
4:52
citizens rights were abused. We also
4:54
observed that many serving and retired
4:56
police officers like DCP Alumi were
5:00
adjok to their personal social media
5:03
accounts to tell the world how good
5:05
Solomon Eijia aris was during and after
5:08
service. This a Nigerian citizen by name
5:12
Odatayo took to the Nigeria police force
5:15
Facebook comment section and said hope
5:18
the current IGP and all other AIGPS and
5:21
DIGPS and all Nigeria police force
5:24
officers are online and reading
5:26
comments. Hopefully we would get
5:28
something like this to be written for
5:30
them too when their own time comes.
5:33
President Bola Tonubu in a statement
5:35
signed by the presidential spokesperson
5:38
Beo Onuga condol with the Nigeria Police
5:40
Force NPF over Solomon Ehiji to Aris CFR
5:46
the 18th indigenous inspector general of
5:48
police IGP who died on Sunday at 69.
5:52
President Tonubu commiserates with the
5:54
family, friends and associates of the
5:57
highly resourceful officer. Arisace
5:59
reforms as IGP and later as chairman of
6:02
the police service commission brought
6:04
lasting changes to the force. The
6:07
president acknowledges the dedication of
6:09
the former IGP to enhancing security in
6:12
the country through initiatives such as
6:14
the intelligence response team, the
6:16
complaint response unit and safer
6:18
highway patrols. Reflecting on Arisa's
6:21
lordable service to the country,
6:23
President Tonubu remarks, "Aris served
6:26
the police force meritoriously from 1981
6:31
During his career, he led tactical,
6:33
operational, and intelligence units,
6:36
including United Nations peacekeeping in
6:38
Namibia, the commissioner of police in
6:41
Aquar, and the principal staff officer
6:45
He was assistant inspector general of
6:47
police in charge of force intelligence
6:50
bureau FIB and deputy inspector general
6:53
of police force criminal investigation
6:56
department. After retirement, he
6:59
continued to serve management of Dangote
7:01
Group says they are saddened over the
7:03
death of Ruth Otto. The sister of Big
7:05
Brother Niger season 7 winner Euba Otbo
7:09
aka Fina saying they had concluded all
7:12
arrangements and made all necessary
7:14
efforts to fly the accident victim
7:16
abroad for the continuation of her
7:18
medical treatment. But the company was
7:20
waiting for her doctors to certify her
7:22
fit for air travel. The company owned by
7:25
Aliko Dangote, the Africa richest man,
7:28
according to Forbes, made the statement
7:30
in a press release issued few minutes
7:32
ago after the death of the new graduant
7:34
from Federal Polytenic in AI was
7:37
announced by her family through their
7:39
lawyer, Barrista Justice Shean Ojino of
7:41
Echo Solicitors and Advocates, saying
7:44
the graduate who was knocked down
7:46
alongside her motorcycle rider by a
7:48
truck owned by Dangote Group in AI
7:51
community earlier this month passed on
7:53
exactly 6:30 hours on Sunday. According
7:56
to Dangote Group, we are deeply saddened
7:59
by the passing of Ruth Otabore who was
8:01
injured in the recent road incident
8:03
involving one of our trucks in Achi, Edo
8:06
State. On behalf of the entire Dangote
8:09
Group, we extend our heartfelt
8:11
condolences to her family, friends, and
8:14
loved ones at this difficult time. Since
8:17
the accident, our officials and
8:19
insurance partners have been by her
8:21
side, covering all financial and medical
8:23
costs and supporting her family.
8:26
Arrangements had been made for her to be
8:28
flown to India for advanced treatment
8:30
pending medical clearance from her
8:32
doctors. Sadly, despite these efforts
8:35
and Ruth's brave fight to live, we lost
8:38
her today. At Dangote Group, safety,
8:41
accountability, and compassion remain at
8:44
the core of our operations. We remain
8:47
committed to strengthening our safety
8:49
systems and supporting those affected in
8:51
moments of tragedy. May God grant her
8:54
mercy and eternal rest. While announcing
8:56
the death of the accident victim, Ruth
8:59
Otabore, who has been trending on social
9:01
media space since the accident occurred,
9:04
the family lawyer said, "We remain
9:06
solicitors to Ruth Otabore, Josephine
9:08
Ottoore, whose moniker is Fina and the
9:11
Ottoore family and have their
9:13
instruction to inform the public of
9:15
this. With a heavy heart, the family
9:17
regrets to announce the passing on to
9:19
glory of their daughter, sister, mother
9:22
on this 31 day of August, 2025 at about
9:26
6:30 hours. The family is presently
9:30
grieving and will appreciate to be given
9:32
a private moment to mourn the departed.
9:34
The funeral arrangement will be
9:36
communicated to the public in due
9:38
course. Ruth's death comes just weeks
9:41
after a tragic accident on August 13th,
9:44
2025 near Achi Polytenic in Edo State
9:48
where she was struck by a truck owned by
9:49
the Dangote group. It was gathered that
9:52
the accident occurred barely 6 days
9:54
after Ruth celebrated of her becoming a
9:57
graduate from Aouchi Polytenic while
9:59
thereafter waiting for the academic
10:01
certificate to be awarded to her in
10:03
order to become a graduate of the
10:05
institution of higher learning. The
10:07
certificate may now be awarded to her
10:09
postuously. The sudden loss has left the
10:12
Otabore family and fans in deep mourning
10:14
with many expressing condolences for the
10:16
reality star and her loved ones. While
10:19
some have different views over the
10:20
events that unfolded between Fina and
10:23
Verid Darkman over the matter. The lady
10:25
who is a mother of two children
10:27
underwent a leg amputation after being
10:29
hit. Men of the Nigeria police force in
10:32
an amber state have arrested a soldier
10:34
with the Nigerian army. Dominic horrors
10:36
for alleged kidnapping in the state.
10:39
According to an amber state police
10:40
command, the suspect confessed he
10:42
deserted from the Nigerian army or
10:44
absconded from military duties since
10:47
November 2024, adding four suspected
10:50
members of the Bafra secessionist armed
10:53
group have been shot dead in a joint
10:55
operation with the operatives of Agony
10:57
Chamber local vigilante group that
10:59
lasted over 15 hours at our community in
11:01
the Arumba North local government area
11:04
of Anra state. According to the
11:06
spokesperson of the Anamra State Police
11:08
Command, SP Toshukua, in a sustained
11:12
effort to rid Anamra state of criminal
11:14
elements, police operatives attached to
11:16
the rapid response squad or Kuzu in
11:19
collaboration with the Anamra state
11:21
vigilante group AVG Aenembmber acting on
11:24
credible intelligence stormed the
11:26
secessionist terrorist camp at Arumba
11:29
north local government area of Anra
11:31
state in the early hours of the 21st of
11:34
August 20120. 25. During the
11:37
well-coordinated operation that lasted
11:39
for more than 15 hours, the operatives
11:42
successfully dislodged the insurgents,
11:44
rescued a victim who had earlier been
11:46
kidnapped, and held hostage in the camp.
11:49
It was reported that despite the payment
11:51
of a ransom of 20 million naira only by
11:53
the victim's family, the hoodlams
11:55
aborted his release until he was
11:57
eventually freed by the joint security
11:59
team. In the fierce gun battle that
12:02
ensued, four of the criminal elements
12:04
were neutralized. Exhibits recovered at
12:07
the camp include two pumpaction guns,
12:10
one fabricated AC 47 rifle, one K2
12:14
assault rifle, one locallymade Hunter
12:16
gun, one radio transmission box, three
12:19
locally made improvised explosive
12:21
devices, IEDs, two empty gas cylinders,
12:25
two wraps of cable wires, three bags of
12:28
50 kg rice, one driver's license, one
12:31
national identity card, one black Lexus
12:34
RX 300, 50 Jeep with registration number
12:37
ACA 340 mega. Three Toyota Camry cars
12:42
with registration number ABC268FQ,
12:53
also recovered a one black Toyota Camry
12:56
car, five mobile phones, Infinix X6716B,
13:01
Technospark KL4 and three analog phones,
13:04
sleeping materials, one desert boot, one
13:07
big cooler and a roll of Tarolin. The
13:11
commissioner of police CP IQ orugu while
13:14
assuring Hudian that the command remains
13:16
resolute in its commitment to ensuring
13:18
safety and security has assured that
13:20
extensive operations are ongoing in the
13:23
area to track down and arrest other
13:25
fleeing suspects as well as destroy
13:27
other criminal camps in the state.
13:30
Further developments would be
13:31
communicated in due course. SP Tookua,
13:35
police public relations officer, an Amra
13:38
state police command stated this in a
13:40
press release on the 29th of August
13:44
In a separate press release issued
13:46
earlier on Tuesday, Tachuku said the
13:49
Anamra State Police Command in a swift
13:51
operation on the 27th of August 2025
13:55
arrested five suspected members of a
13:57
notorious armed robbery and kidnapping.
14:00
Nigerian Railway Corporation NRC says it
14:03
has directed the third-party ticketing
14:05
company to refund the money paid by all
14:08
583 passengers on board the Abuja Kaduna
14:12
train that derailed at Asham community
14:14
in Kaduna state on Tuesday saying
14:17
although no death casualty was recorded
14:19
but four out of the seven persons that
14:21
sustained injuries were serious while
14:23
two of them were discharged immediately
14:25
at the hospital. NRC in a statement on
14:29
Tuesday said following the derailment of
14:32
the Kaduna bound Abuja Kaduna train
14:34
service earlier today at Asham Kaduna
14:37
state the Nigerian Railway Corporation
14:40
NRC wishes to provide an update on the
14:43
situation. A total of 618 persons
14:47
comprising 583 passengers, 15 NRC crew
14:51
members, one medical personnel, eight
14:54
cleaners, and 11 catering staff were
14:56
successfully evacuated from the train.
14:59
Out of this number, seven passengers
15:01
sustained varying degrees of injury and
15:03
were immediately transported by
15:05
ambulances to hospital facilities by
15:07
medical personnel mobilized to the site.
15:10
The remaining passengers were conveyed
15:12
safely back to Idu and Kubwa stations
15:14
aboard a rescue train dispatched from
15:16
Idu for that purpose. All have since
15:19
returned safely to their destinations.
15:22
In line with our commitment to passenger
15:24
welfare, our third party ticketing
15:26
company has been directed to immediately
15:29
issue refunds to all passengers on board
15:31
the affected service. Furthermore, the
15:34
process of investigation into the
15:36
incident has commenced under the
15:38
supervision of relevant authorities and
15:40
the Federal Ministry of Transportation.
15:43
Meanwhile, all Abuja Kaduna train
15:45
services AKTS have been temporarily
15:48
suspended pending recovery of the site,
15:51
further clearance and official
15:53
announcement of service resumption. We
15:56
sincerely regret the inconvenience
15:58
caused and thank our esteemed passengers
16:00
and the general public for their
16:02
understanding. The Nigerian Railway
16:04
Corporation NRC stated in a press
16:07
release signed by its managing director
16:09
Kyod Opa. NRC had earlier in a statement
16:13
on Tuesday said that the train derailed
16:15
around 11:00 a.m. at Asham community in
16:18
Kaduna State. Videos made available
16:21
online by victims of the train accident
16:23
indicated that some of the train coaches
16:25
overturned as passengers and crew
16:27
members on board stood at the hilling
16:29
part of the bush waiting for rescue.
16:31
Close observers said that the latest
16:34
train accident adds to the troubled
16:36
history of the Kaduna Abuja rail line,
16:38
which has experienced several incidents
16:40
in recent years, including the deadly
16:43
bandits attack in March 2022 that led to
16:46
the killing of some of the passengers on
16:48
board the train with many of them also
16:50
kidnapped and held hostage for months
16:52
till ransom was paid. The latest
16:54
derailment comes just a week after the
16:57
Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC,
17:00
reported another fault on the same
17:02
corridor when one of the trains coach
17:04
wheels developed a hot axle near Rigasa
17:06
station in Kaduna. The NRC explained
17:10
that the fault caused by excessive heat
17:12
was quickly managed and the train was
17:14
returned safely to Kaduna. In a
17:17
statement issued on August 21st, 2025,
17:20
the NRC had said the Nigerian Railway
17:24
Corporation has confirmed that one of
17:26
the coaches wheel on the Abuja Kaduna
17:28
train service aka apparently angered by
17:31
the continuous mass killings in Imho
17:33
State. The commissioner of police Aboki
17:36
Danjuma has personally led a squad of
17:38
joint security team to forests in a
17:40
kidway area of the state in search of
17:42
the leaders and members of the Bafra
17:45
liberation army that comprises of black
17:47
marine often operating between Nigeria
17:50
and Cameron borders. BAFA resistance
17:52
fighters always operating within the
17:55
southeast states especially coordinating
17:57
attacks against Nigeria security
17:59
infrastructures within the connecting
18:01
forests between Akigu in Imho umi aafia
18:05
in Abia aiko Ishiyagu in Aoni Iiala in
18:10
an amber andu in anugu among other
18:12
subgroups that are mostly commanded by
18:15
chuku or peekbu okra as aka major
18:19
general gentle ya who hailed from a coup
18:22
community in a kingway local government
18:24
area that is currently witnessing mass
18:27
killings in recent days. This the
18:30
director general of the department of
18:31
state services DSSDG Adola Alua Tossen
18:35
Ajayi was seen in IMHO state on Tuesday
18:39
after a video went viral showing three
18:42
young men suspected to be members of
18:44
Bafra fighters shot dead at a close
18:46
range by someone suspected and widely
18:49
believed to be Major General Gentle
18:51
Yahoo who had accused the three young
18:53
men of armed robbery. Thus, he said the
18:56
three young men who may be in their 20s
18:58
abandoned the duty posts and used their
19:00
Bafra service guns to rob passengers by
19:03
collecting their phones after the
19:05
passengers vehicle broke down on the
19:07
road. The video elicited widespread
19:10
condemnations against the Bafra
19:11
commander, Major General Gentle Yahu,
19:14
who had vowed in some video press
19:16
releases that he would always take
19:18
action against any member of the Bafra
19:20
fighters that involved himself in the
19:22
act of robbery against certain members
19:24
of the public like innocent civilians.
19:26
According to the Imho State Command of
19:29
the Nigeria Police Force, the
19:31
Commissioner of Police, IHO state
19:33
command, CP Aboki Danjuma, has deployed
19:37
the commands tactical teams in synergy
19:39
with other sister security agencies and
19:42
local vigilantes to hunt down the
19:44
suspected IPOB ESN miscreants
19:47
responsible for the senseless attack
19:49
that claimed the lives of five residents
19:51
in Ajinamuna, Ezini, a Kiwway local
19:54
government area. On the 22nd of August
19:57
2025 at about 2230 hours during the
20:01
attack, Edda George male, a member of
20:04
the local youth security team, together
20:07
with four villages identified as a Mecha
20:09
Ezagula male, Chico Dea Aagula, female,
20:13
Chile chille, male, and a GK Nango male
20:18
were fatally shot. The asalants further
20:21
set ablaze the residence of the youth
20:23
security leader and destroyed five
20:25
motorcycles. Upon receipt of the
20:27
distress report, police operatives
20:29
swiftly mobilized to the scene and
20:31
evacuated the victims to General
20:33
Hospital Akiway where doctors confirmed
20:36
them dead on arrival. Their remains have
20:39
been deposited at the hospital mortuary
20:41
while one survivor is currently
20:43
receiving medical treatment. The
20:45
commissioner of police CP Aboki Danjuma
20:49
who is personally leading an intense
20:51
operation in a way alongside other
20:53
security agencies condemned the heinous
20:55
act and assured that no stone will be
20:57
left unturned in bringing the
21:01
bringing you the news in a more digital
