S. A: FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED AFTER A CAR WAS SWEPT AWAY AT AN OVERFLOWING BRIDGE IN THE MAKOTOPONG RIVER NEAR SEBAYENG.(PHOTO).

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 Four people have died after a car was swept away at an overflowing bridge in the Makotopong River near Sebayeng. Police recovered the bodies after a blue Renault Kwid carrying five occupants was pulled into the river during heavy water flow on Sunday morning, 8 March 2026. One passenger escaped from the vehicle and alerted police and emergency services. Police say the car was travelling along the Madiga–Makotopong gravel road when it overturned at the flooded bridge and was dragged into the river. The Provincial Search and Rescue team recovered the first body on Sunday. The victim was identified as Lebapa Petrus Mochitele, 27, from Madiga Village. EMS personnel declared him dead at the scene. Search operations resumed on Monday with the SAPS Water Wing Unit, EMS Search and Rescue, the Fire and Rescue Department, and an EMS helicopter. Teams located the submerged vehicle and recovered three more bodies. The victims were identified as Seobi Dikgale, 33, Betty Makokoane, 22, and Shel...

COURT CONVICTS 13 INTERNET FRAUDSTERS IN OYO,OSUN.(PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.


Court Convicts 13 Internet Fraudsters in Oyo, Osun

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Command has secured the conviction and sentencing of thirteen (13) internet fraudsters to various jail terms before Justices Ladiran Akintola, Mojeed Oladimeji Ishola, Omolara Adeyemi of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan and Justice Patricia Iroawuchi Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State and Justice Nathaniel Ayo Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Osogbo, Osun State.  

The convicts were arraigned on separate one count charges each except Olanrewaju Idris Arogundade who was docked on two counts.

The other convicts are: Hassan Abass Adisa, Kazeem Waris Ayinde, Paul James Otegwu, John Ukoro Amuta, Lawal Ibrahim Ayomide, Olajide Femi Owo, Hammed Samad Abiola, Gbolahan Qudus Ajadi, Elijah Olalekan Oyedeji, Ajari Oghenekewe, Odunayo Oluwafunke Omotosho and Olanigbehin Gbenga Faith.

Justice Ajoku, in her judgment found Arogundade guilty of the charges filed against him and consequently convicted and sentenced him to two years imprisonment without an option of fine.

Furthermore, the courts convicted and sentenced Adisa, Amuta, Ayomide, Owo and Ajadi to one year imprisonment each while Oghenekewe bagged eight months jail term without option of fine.

Also, Ayinde, Omotosho, Faith and Abiola bagged six months community service each; Elijah, three months community service or N50, 000.00 (Fifty Thousand Naira) fine while Otegwu was sentenced to one month community service.

However, Adisa was given N250, 000.00 (Two hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) fine; Amuta, Ayomide, Omotosho and Owo were given N200, 000.00 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira) fine each while Ajadi got N100, 000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) fine in lieu of his sentencing.

The court ordered that the convicts restitute their various victims and forfeit all items recovered from them to the Federal Government of Nigeria. 

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