A Nigerian man who identified himself as a professional mechanical engineer has opened up about the struggles he faces working as a dispatch rider to support his family.

In a video shared online, the man said he had been unable to find work in his field despite having several certificates and years of experience.

“I’m tired of this depression. Being a dispatch rider is not easy. No dispatch rider can say he is happy doing the work,” he said.

He explained that he took up dispatch riding after struggling to find customers and work as a mechanic, adding that he needed to feed himself and his family.

According to him, dispatch riders face constant pressure from the police, agberos, LASTMA, road safety officials and customers while working on the road.

“I have no rest of mind. Police will disturb you. Agbero, they will disturb you. LASTMA will disturb you. Road safety will disturb you. Customer will pressure your life,” he said.

The man appealed to anyone who could support him with an opportunity to relocate abroad, saying he was willing to work and repay whoever helped him.

“I’m tired. I have a family I’m feeding. No help, I don’t support myself. I’m tired,” he added.

A Nigerian man, Chi Nedum, has accused some officers of the Imo state police command of extorting N15,000 from him.

Narrting what transpired, Chi Nedum said,

“My brother and I were allegedly extorted of ₦15,000 by three police officers in Owerri. My car developed a strange sound, so I parked by the corner and called a mechanic. While we were test-running the car to identify the problem, the officers entered our vehicle and accused us of parking wrongly. Despite explaining the situation, they demanded money from us, and we were forced to pay N15,000.

This is unfair and an abuse of power. Please tag the Nigerian police force and Owerri police command to fish out these bad eggs in our police force’

The police in Yobe state have arrested a nine-year-old boy for allegedly setting a house ablaze, k!lling his two stepmothers and two younger brothers at Rugan Badali in Karasuwa Local Government Area of the state

Channels TV reports that the suspect claimed he burnt the house after his father accused him of stealing a fowl and beating him up.

“I carried one of our fowls to sell; the general public, looking at my age, reported me to my father, and I was beaten. The following day, I bought a N50 worth of matches at the neighbourhood while my two stepmothers and two younger brothers were asleep; I set our house on fire as revenge for what my father did to me.

Although when the house caught fire, I only shouted for help and people came for the rescue, I did not tell them that I was the one who did it until after three days of prayer; I now confessed and was later arrested by policemen and brought here to Damaturu,” he said

While parading the suspect alongside his father, Abubakar Idi, the Police Relations Officer in the state, ASP Yusuf Adamu-Ali said the suspect was a minor but would not go free so as to serve as a deterrent to other children who are into such an unlawful act.

He further expressed worry over such incidents, especially at a time when the state is recovering from the challenge of the Boko Haram insurgency.

The Nigerian Air Force has said that one of its helicopters made a “precautionary landing” on a farmland in Benue State while returning from an operation against suspected kidnappers along the Enugu-Benue boundary

Eyewitnesses said the helicopter landed on a farmland in Utur Tse-Igboji community, Bar Council Ward along Welfare Quarters to Mopol 13 Ring Road in Makurdi, the state capital.

The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, who confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday, said the helicopter had successfully disrupted the activities of suspected kidnappers during the operation.

“The helicopter had successfully provided close air support to surface forces during an operation targeting suspected kidnappers in the Ogbadigbo area of Benue State, near the Enugu-Benue boundary. The operation disrupted the activities of the criminal elements and supported the advance of surface forces,” the statement read.

“Following the successful completion of the mission, the pilot, on return to base, exercised his professional discretion to execute a precautionary landing approximately 10 nautical miles from the airfield.

“This is in accordance with established operational and safety procedures following combat missions. The helicopter has returned to base.

“The NAF remains committed to sustaining pressure on criminal elements, providing close air support to surface forces and protecting communities through coordinated air and ground operations.

“The successful outcome underscores the NAF’s continued resolve to deny criminal elements freedom of action and support efforts to restore safety and security to affected communities.”

A Nigerian man has reportedly caught his friend in a hotel room with his wife.

In a video circulating online, the man could be heard repeatedly saying, “My wife, my wife, my wife, my wife, na my wife you wan sleep with” as he reacted to what he had reportedly discovered.

The man appeared shocked by the situation as he continued referring to the woman as his wife.

A mother of one of the freed National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members has disclosed that she paid N6 million ransom for her son’s release.

Prospective corps members were abducted on October 1 after gunmen attacked two buses travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to the South East and Sputh South states. The attack took place along the Owerri-Onitsha expressway in Imo State.

Initially, the kidnappers demanded N50 million for each of the 19 abducted corps member, bringing the total ransom to N950 million.

After the release of the corps members, the mother of one of them granted an interview to News Central Television on Wednesday, October 7, saying the kidnappers initially demanded N50 million for each victim before eventually accepting N6 million for her son.

“Initially, they asked us to pay N50 million per head. We asked whether the amount was for all of them, but they insisted that no, it was for each person. Later, we started begging them to take N500,000. But they said no and started scaring us,” she said in Yoruba.

“Three days ago, they called and said we should pay N15 million. We kept begging them that all we had was N5.5 million. They said no and insisted on N6 million. So, it’s that N6 million we paid.”

The mother said the kidnappers asked the family of the victims to send representatives to meet them in Ibadan as part of arrangements for the ransom payment.

“They called all the parents of all the victims. Twenty of them are in the bush. They then asked us to send three persons each to meet with them in Ibadan. My husband and my son’s elder brother went.

“When they got to the meeting place, they asked them to send the money to an account and that when they got to Imo state, they should change the money into dollars.”

She said her elder son was among those who met the abductors and delivered the ransom.

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The Imo State Commissioner of Police, CP Audu Bosso, says he is not aware of any ransom being paid for the release of the 20 abducted corps members and one other who regained freedom from their abductors in the state on Wednesday, October 7.

Speaking during an interview with Channels TV, Bosso said that the kidnappers succumbed to pressure from security agencies who combed the forest during a rescue operation.

“We responded swiftly to the distress call. This was a joint operation involving the Nigeria Police, the Nigeria Army, Navy, Air Force, DSS and Civil Defence Corps. We galvanised our resources and went into the bush. We did not relent in our efforts and tried as much as possible to make sure that all the crannies within the bush were combed.

Locations where we had intelligence, especially the Amako community area where the intelligence came from, were combed. At the end of the day, because of the pressure we gave the hoodlums, they eventually released the prospective corps members, and we got them rescued,” he said.

Asked whether ransom was paid to secure the victims’ release, Bosso said he was unaware of any such payment.

“To my knowledge, no. I am not aware whether a ransom was paid, but we did what we were supposed to do as professionals, and that’s how we got them,” he said

Parents of some of the abducted corps members, however, insist they paid ransom for the release of their loved one. One of the mothers of the abducted corps members says N6m was paid to secure her son's release.

A wrestler in Mexico has been arrested after allegedly using a banned move on a 75-year-old referee during the match.

El Hijo de Fishman fought in the main event against Mascara Sagrada for El Patron Espectaculous on Wednesday morning, October 7, in Hidalgo.

The 36-year-old, who is the son of former professional wrestler Fishman, was detained by police after Gerardo German Pineda, aka El Buho, tragically d!ed in the ring.

During the bout, he delivered a double underhook piledriver to referee Gerardo German Pineda (aka El Buho). After that, Pineda did not move, and the match was stopped. When paramedics arrived, Pineda reportedly showed no vital signs.

"The local reports are that Buho lay on the mat unmoving for minutes before anyone checked on him, thinking he was selling. There was reportedly no ambulance or medical personnel on hand; those are required for Hidalgo shows, and this card was running a bit under the radar," LuchaBlog wrote on social media. "When paramedics arrived, they could only confirm that Buho had passed away. The police are holding Hijo de Fishman in custody while investigating. A photo of the piledriver is circulating. Can't circulate a photo of a medic who isn't there, but that's going to be as big a deal."

Fishman Jr. was arrested at the location and may face manslaughter charges, which carry a sentence of five to 15 years.

Businesswoman Bo Hair has explained why she decided to publicly share her experience with her former house help, Lillian, amid ongoing allegations of r0bb£ry and other misconduct.

Bo said she came forward because she did not want another person to employ Lillian or anyone she claimed had previously been involved in similar incidents.

“I shared my story because I felt like if I don't come out and say what happened, the next person is going to employ a Lillian,” she said.

She alleged that some domestic staff agents recycle workers from one household to another despite previous complaints, adding that she waited until the police case had progressed before speaking publicly.

Bo also recounted how Lillian, who replaced her cousin Amarachi, allegedly raised concerns shortly after resuming work by asking to start taking Bo’s son home from school by bus despite the family having a driver.

According to her, the incident raised concerns about her son’s safety, and she reported the matter to the school. She further alleged that Lillian later became hostile towards her son and that CCTV footage subsequently showed what she described as suspicious movements during the r0bb£ry at her home.

Bo said she believes she made a mistake by not dismissing Lillian when her initial concerns arose.

She also recounted an incident where she and her husband were invited to a meeting with Lillian and several others, which she said made her feel unsafe. Bo claimed she subsequently showed CCTV evidence to senior police officials and that efforts were made to locate Lillian for further investigation.

“I don’t want another person to be a victim to what I went through. Let me be your sacrificial lamb,” she said, adding that the experience has left her traumatised and struggling with sleep.