Two young men who were contracted by tenants of a three-storey building in Aba, Abia State to evacuate their sewage have died inside the pit, leading to the arrest of some of the tenants by the Police.

The incident happened on Sunday night at No.10 Powerline off Omuna Road at midnight.

It was gathered that the deceased who arrived the compound with their Ladder and buckets, were evacuating sewages when tragedy occurred.

It was also gathered that the Ladder they were using, broke into two, resulting in the two workers crashing back into the pit, which eventually resulted in their unfortunate death.

Responding to the development, Abia State Environmental Protection Agency, ASEPA Aba zone, sealed the three-storey building to allow proper investigation.

The Deputy General Manager of ASEPA Aba zone, Okezie Ezengwa who confirmed the incident, expressed sadness about the death of the two youths but blamed the situation on carelessness and unwholesome environmental practices.

“We have been preaching against the use of this manual techniques in evacuating sewage.

“There are approved vendors, why will you use lander to climb into underground and use buckets to scoop sewage and empty into public drains?” Ezengwa asked?

Meanwhile, the building was sealed by ASEPA officials while the corpse of the victims were evacuated to the mortuary.

The death toll from a series of attacks along the Rafin Kada–Wukari road in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State has reportedly risen to 11 following fresh casualties recorded along the troubled route.

The latest incident, which began on Tuesday, reportedly claimed the lives of six passengers who sustained gunshot injuries while travelling in a separate vehicle from Donga.

The development came after a former Ason Youth Leader was reportedly shot dead while travelling from Wukari to Rafin Kada. A former councillor, who was also attacked, reportedly sustained injuries but narrowly escaped death.

DAILY POST further gathered that three individuals returning from a market in Wukari to Rafin Kada were subsequently shot dead along the same route.

The attacks were said to have occurred along the stretch between the Mobile Police and military checkpoints, raising fresh concerns over the safety of commuters and residents despite growing optimism that relative peace had returned to the area.

Rafin Kada has reportedly been thrown into mourning following the latest violence, while tension has heightened across surrounding communities.

The incidents came against the backdrop of recurring attacks along the Rafin Kada–Wukari axis. Previous security and peace monitoring reports have documented attacks on travellers along the route, while troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have also conducted security operations around the Rafin Kada area.

However, DAILY POST could not independently verify the identities of all 11 deceased victims or the circumstances surrounding the reported deaths of the six passengers as of press time.

When contacted, the Taraba State Police Command, through its Public Relations Officer, Victor Mshelizah, said he was having difficulty reaching the Divisional Police Officer because of poor network connectivity.

“Network has not been good. I am trying to reach the Divisional Police Officer, but I couldn’t, though I will keep trying,” Mshelizah said.

The Nigeria Police Command in Lagos has declared two persons wanted over their alleged involvement in the murder of a woman in the Ikoyi area of Lagos.

The command disclosed this in separate notices released on its X account on Wednesday.

The suspects declared wanted by the police are Folawiyo Alagbado and Ajibola Obateru, whose addresses are located in Ibadan, Oyo State.

According to the police notice, the suspects allegedly conspired with others to attack the victim, killed her and took away her body and personal belongings. The incident occurred in the Ikoyi area of Lagos.

“The suspect conspired with others to attack the victim, allegedly killed her and made away with her body to an unknown location,” the police said in its notice in Alagbado.

The police command issued a similar notice for Obateru, providing descriptions of both suspects.