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New waves of crime create fear in Akure,Akokoland
Residences of Akure the Capital city of Ondo State and Akokoland now live in fear as vagabonds now unleash terror on the once peaceful communities in their quest for antiques and artefacts.
A new wave of crime is currently enveloping the communities as armed youths are now terrorising homes of suspected owners of antiques believed to be in high demand.
Investigation by Sunshine Daily Watch [SDW] within both Akure and Akokoland revealed that some sets of youths within the community are now terrorising the suspected homes where some old antiques like are domiciliary.
The residences of Ikare Akoko during the week had send an SOS to the state police command complaining about the new wave of crime by the youths who are on daily basis attacking homes demanding for artefact s like Old Bedding Decorations, Old Cocoa Fumigating Pumps, Old Hunters Head Lamps, Old Gas Lamps and Pendulum of Wall Clocks.
The residents who are now living in fear of the incessant raiding by the hoodlums complained to SDW said what the vagabonds are demanding from their victims are artefacts which were said to be in high demands.
It is now a constant phenomenon within the locality as homes are been raided and residents are been attacked for not able to provided the assailants with their request of artefacts.
Two weeks ago the members of the St.Thomass’ Anglican Church, Isikan Akure were dumbfounded as they realised to have become one of the victims of the raiding as the ancient Wall Clock inside the cathedrals Alta lost its pendulum to the miscreants. Further investigation by SDW about what prompted the new wave of crime among the youths revealed that that the quest by the youths to make huge money from the sales of this objects was responsible for the attacks.
These objects are mostly antiquated products that are now been sold for exorbitant prices to some willing buyers.
It was also learnt by SDW from some youths in the street about the real prices of the e metal objects in questions shows that the prices ranges from as low as N50,000 to as high as N100,000 depending of the quality of the ornament .
Some of these artefacts were made of Gold,Silver and Bronze while some are just polish with some quality metals.
Residents who inherited the controversial artefacts from their ancestors are doing every thing possible to jealously guide the vagabonds from stealing the items those suspected artefacts by organising vigilantes on their compounds.
It would be recalled that these wave of crime once bestowed on the nation in the early 90’s [nineties] as some youths were been brainwashed to seek for Mercury inside the NEPA transformers and to go and seek for antiques and idols from shrines.
When thorough investigations were conducted then it turned out to be ruse, a diversionary packaged by some unscrupulous dupers to coarse and distracts some unsuspecting youths
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Olanusi,Deputy Governor Ondo State
OLANUSI EXPRESSES OPTIMISM AS NIGERIA CLOCKS 49
Adekola Afolabi
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Alhaji Ali Olanusi has expressed optimism that Nigeria would soon attain her high level stage of development in all ramifications as the nation is celebrating her 49 years Independent Anniversary.
Ali Olanusi who is a native of Supare Akoko made this known in Akure while answering questions from the Newsmen on Nigerian 49 Independent Anniversary.
He said Nigerians have every course to thank Almighty Allah that Nigeria is still one united country today, adding that some people may say Nigeria has not gone far in terms of development, stressing that there would be good development through peaceful co-existence.
“Yes, some people may say we have not gone far in items of development but I want to remind you that Rome is not built in a day, the most important thing is that if we can be living together happily, we have peaceful co-existence, I can assure you that there would be a lot of development.”
The Deputy Governor noted that Nigeria is improving but the problem Nigeria had initially was the incursion of the military junta that pushed the nation many years back, adding that with ten year of uninterrupted democratization Nigeria will get there.
“When Nigeria obtained Independent in 1960, things were not like this then; we are improving the problem we had initially was the incursion of the military junta that pushed us many years back. Thank God we have now had ten year democratization in Nigeria without any interruption by the military and our prayer is that the military will never come to rule this country again, we will get there, to some people we have not moved very fast but it is better to be late than never and I’m sure that by the grace of God will we be there Nigeria is improving.” Ali Olanusi added.
He, however, pointed out that real Federalism as stipulated in the Constitution has not been practiced to the letter which he described as the key to progress.
Olanusi also urged the people to continue living in peace as brothers and sisters for meaningful development to take place.
