Job of our time....Man loses wife, shop and home to Lagos Government demolition exercise." My life's in pieces" he cries

BY FRED IWENJORA

Misfortunes is said to come in sizes and portions. Same is it said of good things. But not many have witnessed the level of the misfortune as being borne by this man who aside losing his very dear wife to death but also witnessed his home as well as his business center being bulldozed within an interval of six months leaving him so devastated that if not for his friends who have rallied around him, the story would have been different.
ECD investigation reveal that the past six months has been very turbulent for the Edo state born entertainment provider who is proprietor of Cool Breeze restaurant and bar situated around the Oja area of Jakande estate, Oke afa,  Ejigbo, Lagos which as you are reading this, has been razed to the ground.
In an encounter recently after the sad events, Austine who has been running from pillar to post since the demolition took place was full of lamentation concerning the demolition exercise alluding his life to the story of Job in the Old Testament who encountered so much misfortunes enough for one to question God.
“I am currently trying to pick up the pieces of my life to start all over  again.. Or should I kill myself” he asks rhetorically. " I still recall the sound of the bulldozers on that day as they were roaring to flush out the place I once called home and shop" he gushes
“If not for friends and well wishers who have been rallying around me, it would have been terrible, I am being supported here and there. But it has not been easy at all. For a man who just buried his wife a few months back to be faced with demolition of home and office, it must be bad times. And indeed these are really bad times. Even though I had read the story of Job in the Bible I did not know it could be real and be happening to me


*Bulldozers at work

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DRAMA AS 9 YRS OLD GIRL IDENTIFIES FOUR MEN WHO "PLAYED" WITH HER

By ECD Team
It was big drama at Ejigbo Police station in Lagos recently when  a nine years old girl identified four men whom she said "played" with her at various intervals.
The young girl known to many in the neighborhood around the Iyana Ejigbo market of Lagos because she most times assisted her auntie in selling her corn and fruits not only pointed at the men but also narrated graphically how she felt while each of the men intimately "played" with her at various rendezvous within the neighborhood.
ECD investigation revealed that the fast and suspicious  moves of the girl with a certain 16 years old male neighbour caught the attention of the girl’s auntie who set a trap. The trap later caught the young man in the act
In her confession to  her auntie about what was going on between the young man and her self, the girl also made other startling revelations about other men who had played with her including a 38 years old video club owner as well as two other men.
The matter was referred to the SCID Panti before the suspects later found themselves in Ikoyi Prison answering to charges  bordering on sexual harassment of a minor.
Insiders say that thorough investigation and medical examination was still being conducted on the girl to ascertain extent of abuse if any.

Lagos state Governor Akinwunmi Ambode

                                               Lagos state Governor, Akinwumi Ambode

How popular fashion and style dealer died mysteriously...while preparing dish of noodle

The sudden and  mysterious death of one of Ejigbo based fashion and style dealer  known to many as Oyibo is still reverberating across town.
The very popular boutique owner who stocked latest trends in fashion had reportedly slumped while preparing his favourite dish of Indomie and eggs just before Christmas in his apartment.
According to neighbours, Oyibo was cooking himself his favourite meal when he slumped and was later pronounced dead.
His many shops located inside the Ejigbo market remained under lock as preparations for his burial intensified durimg the end of 2016.
His neighbours within the fashion line of the market had also locked up shops in solidarity with their fallen colleague.
Immediate cause of death was not given but many suspect cardiac arrest which may have caused  a sudden

Kidnappers descend on Isheri Osun community *Residents flee ...*Big boys abandon flashy cars for commercial bikes

Residents of White sand area of Isheri Osun, a Lagos community who traveled for Christmas may not have plans for immediate return to the area this new year 2017.
This is because the fear of kidnappers who laid siege upon the land and picked up six residents within the space of two weeks before the yuletide celebrations is the beginning of wisdom.
A few weeks to the festivities, stories of how a certain popular woman in the area was picked up by unknown  men riding in a sienna bus who whisked her away at about 7 pm before she could open her gate to enter her compound after a hectic day. By the time the woman regained her freedom a few days later after allegedly paying an unconfirmed amount as ransom, a certain man was also whisked away.
ECD Reporters learnt that it was not long before it  was feasting time for the daredevils who ransacked the streets around White sand area every evening for victims who are alleged to have paid ransom between N1.5m and N3m to  regain freedom.
Currently most big boys of the area who were not forced to travel early for the end of year abandoned their flashy cars for okada to avoid being noticed by the marauders
Speaking on conditions of anonymity, a resident confirmed to ECD that he had relocated from White sand before the Christmas festivities just like many have abandoned their posh and flashy cars to ride commercial motor bikes to avoid being noticed by the kidnappers.
Speaking in his palace Eze Steve Dike, the Ezeudo of Igando/Ikotun said the Police has come in fully to address the situation squarely adding that a security meeting has been held featuring all arms of security agencies to nip the ugly btrend in the bud.
According to Eze Dike, “ the Nigeria Police has become fully aware of this menace and has set up machinery to put it to a halt.