Lightning kills referee during match in Niger

<p>The Chairman, Gwer West Local Government Area, Andrew Ayande, who confirmed the incident, explained that the area was notorious for criminality.</p>, <p>Catherine Anene, the spokesperson for the Benue State Police Command, did not return calls or respond to texts sent to her phone.</p>, <p>According to a source who confirmed this to DAILY POST on Wednesday, the kidnappers took their victims to an unidentified location before getting in touch with their relatives and demanding N1.7 million.</p>, <p>According to him (as reported by Daily Trust): “It was raining, and all the footballers, along with their fans, took refuge inside the school’s classrooms. The referee, along with his assistant (a linesman), rushed back to the field, demanding the players join them.</p>, <p>One of the charges accused Meyeoghene of inducing Eyinoloma Demeyin to deposit the sum of N2,000,000 into his First Bank account in 2015 in Warri.</p>, <p>Catherine Anene, the State Police Public Relations Officer, when contacted, explained that she was yet to receive the report.</p>, <p>“They were the only ones at the centre of the pitch when thunder struck. Two of them were rushed to a hospital, where the referee was confirmed dead on arrival while his assistant was revived.”</p>, <p>Meyeoghene, first arraigned in 2018 by the Benin Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was re-arraigned on July 12, 2021.</p>, <p>EFCC said further investigation into the cases revealed that the defendants were using various social media apps to defraud unsuspecting victims of their hard-earned money.</p>, <p>He said that they allegedly confessed to being members of Eiye confraternity, terrorising Abattoirs in Agege area.</p>, <p>“A policeman and two others were kidnapped around Ahume at about 4 pm. The vehicle the victims were in has been taken to Naka police station.”</p>, <p>The image maker said that the suspects confessed further that the gun was purchased at Mushin for the purpose of avenging the death of one of their members, who was