Ooni Of Ife’s Bulletproof Cadillac, Tinubu Commissions Red Line, Police Remand Mercedes Driver, LASG Hints On Green/Purple Rail Lines, News In The Past Week

Ooni of Ife gets bulletproof Cadillac Escalade, Tinubu commissions Red Line, Police remand Mercedes driver, LASG hints on Green/Purple Rail Lines, news in the past week.

Female Mercedes Driver Remanded To Kirikiri Prison For Serious Assault On Lagos Police Officer

The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a 26 year old female Mercedes-Benz driver, Omorogbe Jennifer Soni, after being caught on camera assaulting a uniformed female police officer in Ajah area of the state on February 21, 2024.

In a video shared by the Lagos State Police Command, Omorogbe Jennifer was seen pushing a uniformed female officer, Comfort Areghan, turbulently to the ground into a mud while controlling traffic.

A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Tuesday, February 27, reads

“Omorogbe was arraigned the following day, February 22, 2024 at the Etiosa Magistrate Court, Ajah and has been remanded to the Kirikiri Female Correctional Centre till the next hearing on March 27, 2024.

“The Lagos State Police Command advices Lagosians to remain law-abiding in their day-to-day activities with all and sundry as anyone found guilty of violating the law would be dealt with in accordance with the law.

President Tinubu Commissions Lagos Red Line Infrastructure, To Carry 500,000 Passengers Per Day

Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday February 29th commissioned the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line phase one at the iconic Ikeja train station, a transit system the President conceived as the Governor of Lagos State 25 years ago.

The newly commissioned Red Line is projected to run 37 trips and carry more than 500,000 passengers per day, in addition to reducing travel time from Agbado to Oyingbo to just about 40 minutes, a journey that takes more than two hours through the road.

The launch of the Red line was witnessed by the crème de la crème of the nation’s political class, including Governor of Kwara, Ogun, Ekiti, Imo and Kogi states, the business class and the diplomatic community.

Sanwo-Olu Announces Start Of Preliminary Works On The 71-km Green, 54-km Purple Rail Lines

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has announced the start of preliminary works on the proposed Green and Purple rail lines, two of the six (6) rail systems designed to ease the transportation challenges in Lagos State.

According to a press release signed by Kolawole Ojelabi, Head Corporate Communication for the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Sanwo-Olu said :

“The Green line is a 71.49-kilometre route from Marina to the Lekki Free Zone, one of the fastest-growing industrial areas on the continent today, and where we will be citing the new Lagos International Airport.

“The Purple Line is a 54.35-kilometre line from the Redemption Camp to Ojo, near the Lagos State University. The final two lines will be the Orange and the Yellow Lines,” he stated.

Senator Omisore Gifts Ooni Of Ife A Bulletproof Cadillac Escalade, Features Giant TV, Captain Chairs

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) has received a brand new stretched bulletproof Cadillac Escalade SUV from Senator Iyiola Omisore, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

To express his gratitude for the over N300 million luxury car gift, the 49 year old monarch paid a visit to Senate Omisore, who served as deputy governor of Osun State from 1999 to 2003.

Ooni of Ife’s armored Cadillac Escalade combines ultimate comfort and functionality, with top-notch security to mitigate a variety of high-level threats including attempted kidnappings and carjackings.

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