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TRACE Boss Reads Riot Act, Mandates Officers To Enforce Zero Tolerance Against ‘One Way’ Driving

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8 months ago

February 15, 2024

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The Chief Executive Officer of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, TRACE, Commander ‘Seni Ogunyemi, has mandated all Area Commanders and Divisional Commanders to ensure strict enforcement of the Agency’s zero tolerance for driving against the traffic, a.k.a. ‘One-Way’.

Commander Ogunyemi, in a press briefing with selected journalists in Abeokuta, yesterday, said he would be holding the officers responsible for lack of proper monitoring of TRACE Operatives in enforcing the the order.

Particular axis notorious for ‘One Way’ driving by motorists, according to the TRACE Boss include Multiple bridges at Odogboku, Lafarge Axis at Ewekoro, Sagamu interchange, Sango Idiroko Road, Imowo/Eleran, Ijebu Ibadan Exp, and Ilo-Awella, Ota.

He said he has drafted operatives to the affected areas where records of incessant accidents occurr almost on daily basis as a result of ‘One-Way’ driving.

The TRACE Boss also implored the general public to stop encouraging recalcitrant drivers to flout traffic rules by pleading on their behalf when they are caught.

“Our experience is that most of the drivers apprehended are not new Offenders. They have become recalcitrant who deliberately flout traffic rules because they are aware that someone would plead for waiver or mitigation of penalty, on their behalf.

“The public should stop begging for offenders who drive against traffic as imposing stiff punishment on such drivers would serve as deterrant to others who intend to commit such offence.”he said.

He said that the rate at which drivers assault its operatives while trying to discourage them from flouting traffic rules was worrisome.

He noted that driving against traffic was not an ideal thing as taking one-way always result to tragedy and many lives had been lost to this nefarious act.

“One-way drive by drivers virtually kill people almost every day at those areas mentioned earlier and TRACE could no longer tolerate infraction of traffic rules by offenders.

While reiterating TRACE commitment to collaborate with other sister agencies to continue to ensure highway safer for motoring public, Ogunyemi said he had directed all area commanders and divisional Commanders to intensify campaign against driving against traffic through public enlightenment.

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Ogun Police Launches Manhunt for APC Councillor Killers

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2 days ago

October 13, 2024

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Police say they have launched a manhunt for the killers of an APC councillorship candidate, in the Ogun state November 16 local government poll.
The candidate, Adeyemi Adeleke was shot dead on Saturday afternoon at Jide Jones axis of Oke Ilewo, Abeokuta, the state capital.
His assassins shot him at a close range and smashed his head to ensure he was dead before fleeing the scene.
Spokesperson of the state police command, Omolola Odutola said policemen have been deployed to track down the assasins.
Odutola in a telephone conversation said the killers are suspected cultists and were armed with a pump action rifle and a pistol in an unmarked Toyota corrola sport car.
She said police immediately visited the scene after the incident, took photographs, while the family of the late candidate requested to take his body away without a post mortem examination.
The police image maker said police investigations of the incident was underway to arrest the fleeing killers of the candidate.

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Group Raises Awareness on Gender Violence

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2 days ago

October 13, 2024

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The centre for community development, family and health initiative has alerted of the rising reported cases of sexual and gender based violence in Ogun state.
The centre chief executive director, Fidelis Olumide Igbodipe issued the alert in Ijebu Ode during the training organized by the centre for media practitioners on sexual and gender based violence over the weekend.
He explained that the training aimed at raising awareness, promote dialogue and advocacy for policy change to tackle sexual and geder based violence (SGBV) in the state.
Igbodipe said the focus of the training was how the media could assist in continuous advocacy, communtiy mobilization and engagement on the issue.
He called for a change in the perception about sexual and reproductive health rights of the people and zero tolerance for SGBV.

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NDLEA Arrests Drug Kingpin in Abeokuta

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2 weeks ago

September 29, 2024

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A suspected drug kingpin, Ajiboye Damilare has been arrested by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.
The suspect, according to the anti-narcotic agency, has been on its wanted list for over a year.
He was arrested on Wednesday, last week, in a bank in the city.
Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday said the suspect had been evading arrest since NDLEA operatives raided his warehouse, at Akala Street, Mushin in Lagos on September 4, 2023.
According to Babafemi, a total of one thousand and 101 kilogram of Ghana loud was recovered from the warehouse.
Since then, Babafemi said the directorate of assets and financial investigation of NDLEA which had been tracking him, linked him with 20 bank accounts and blocked them.