Ex-Commissioner’s Son And His Girlfriend Burnt To Death In Bayelsa

Former Commissioner of Bayelsa State, Housing and Urban Development  has lost his son, Mr. Mientei Ayawei, alongside his girlfriend to a fire incident at their apartment.

The incident occurred on Saturday at the NIIT area of Tombia, in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state.
According to a source close to Ayawei, who is presently the Chairman of the Bayelsa State Board of Internal Revenue, the fire was caused by a high electricity voltage.
He could not reveal his identity because he was not authorised to speak on the incident, but insinuated the high voltage caused the fire around 4am on the day.
Also added that the fire which razed nearly all the rooms and valuables in the one-storeyed building, adjacent to Dannielo Pulo, a filling station owned by the former commissioner, started from the apartment where Mientei and his girlfriend were.
The man, who claimed to be a sibling of the victim (Mientei), said when the fire started, the duo of Mientei and Happiness were sleeping.
He said the deceased became aware of the fire after the room they were had been enveloped by smoke.
He said on the day, there were two other persons who were in another room in the house, adding that they managed to escape death by a whisker.
Mr. Mientei, 25, just completed his degree programme in Human Resources Management from a university in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
It was learnt that firefighters arrived at the scene after some hours but could only save other buildings in the neighbourhood, including the filling station, from being consumed.
He said the firefighters did their best to put out the fire, noting that their efforts were commendable.

When contacted, spokesman for the Bayelsa State Police Command, Asinim Butswat, confirmed the inferno, saying the police also responded to distress calls on the inferno.

Authorities of the University of Lagos have expelled 125 students and rusticated 198 others for various offences, including examination malpractices during last academic session. Unilag, students Unilag, students The lists of the affected students were published on the university’s website on Sunday. The institution’s Deputy Registrar (Information), Mr Toyin Adebule, confirmed the expulsion and estimation to newsmen in Lagos on Sunday, Adebule said that the university “will soon publish and display the names and photographs of the students in the media’’. He said that the action was in line with the university’s zero tolerance on malpractices and other vices in campus. “Yes we have published some names on our website and these students will be punished in various degrees, depending on the severity. “Last session, a number of students were caught in various forms of malpractices during their examinations. “Some were found cheating during the examination with “micro sheets” while others were hired as surrogates to write papers for others. “Others were caught smoking weeds (Marijuana) right in their halls of residence by their colleagues and reported to the university authorities. “For those who were caught impersonating, writing examinations for others, they will face outright expulsion,’’ Adebule said. Adebule said the other categories of students, such as those caught with micro sheets and the smokers, would face suspension ranging from two to four semesters. “In other to get the desired effect of their various punishments, we are planning to publish all their names as well as display their photographs all over the campus in the next one week. “We shall carry out this measure in all the departments and faculties in the institution. “This is to help the university ensure that the affected students will have nowhere to hibernate on campus. “By doing this, the affected students would know that the university want to ensure total compliance to the sanction and would not want to be seen anywhere around the campus,’’ he said. Adebule said that before every examination, the university normally make available the rules and regulations for the students to abide by. He said that such rules and regulations were usually accompanied by various sanctions for defaulters. According to him, the university will continue to do all it can to sustain set standards and best practices as obtained in other top universities around the world. Adebule, however, clarified that the development had nothing to do with those involved in the recent students’ riot.

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