Okotie told the Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing allegations of human rights abuses by the police that his wife’s death could have been averted if the police officers were not dragging the steering wheel with the minibus driver, who hit his wife.

 

We don’t know what happened between the driver and the policemen. We only saw the officers of the police dragging the steering wheel with the driver until the bus hit my wife where she was standing. My son and I were standing alongside my late wife when the sad incident occurred,” the lecturer said.

Okotie, who is a lecturer in the Department of Institute of Public Administration, UNIBEN, said her wife had been buried but needed compensation from the government to be able to take care of the family and the settle the debt incurred during her burial. 

He said since his wife’s demise, he had been contending with cooking, dressing up the children for school and keeping the family together.

He said, “Since it happened, it hasn’t been easy with us. It is not something one should experience; I have been doing the cooking and taking the children to school.”

 

Okotie said that it was a pity that his wife, also a lecturer in the Department of Institute of Education, UNIBEN, died very close to her place of work 

Okotie said that it was a pity that his wife, also a lecturer in the Department of Institute of Education, UNIBEN, died very close to her place of work My wife was a lecturer in the Institute of Education. She was fond of where she worked, and she died in front of her workplace. This was caused by the unprofessional conduct of the police,” he added 

BREAKING: FG Okays Full Reopening Of Schools For Academic Activities 

The Federal Government says state governments and school administrators should start making preparations for the full reopening of schools in the country.

Recall that schools in the country had been shut in March as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease.

However, the Federal Government announced the resumption of graduating pupils effective August 4, 2020, to write this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination from August 17, 2020, through September 12, 2020.

But speaking on Thursday, the National Coordinator of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, during a briefing at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, said the task force recommends phased return of students.

Aliyu said, “For educational institutions which include daycare, primary, secondary and tertiary institutions. Educational institutions should begin the process of working towards potentially reopening within this phase.

“However, we strongly recommend that states conduct risk assessment to ensure all schools are at a level of compliance and create a monitoring mechanism to assess, create, and monitor this level of preparedness.

“Meanwhile, all daycares and educational institutions are to remain closed to in-classes until this level of risk is assessed. And if there will be opening of schools, it must be staged and preferably carried out in phases to ensure that this does not pose a risk to the general public and in particular to vulnerable groups that might end up getting infected by students going back home.”

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki gave an order of 48 hours ultimatum to Prisoners that escaped in a few days ago.

According to the report, we understood thousands of prisoners have gained freedom due to the national disorder.

Hence, Governor Obaseki has just spoken on a TV station to order all prisoners who disappear to return to their prison home willingly.

Wawu!! If I was one of the prisoners, after reading the news I will just laugh from my bed and roll to the ground like a baby.

How will you expect somebody that manages to escape to come back to prison?

Even if my village people are following me, it won’t reach that kind of thing.

Seriously, if you’re one of the prisoners that escaped in Edo. Tell us 

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