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Zulum shares FG’s food relief to 10,000 families

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Zulum shares FG’s food relief to 10,000 families

By: Michael Mike

Borno State Governor, Prof: Babagana Zulum has supervised the distribution of the federal government’s donated food relief to over 10,000 families in Mafa local government area.

The distribution took place on Tuesday in four centres at Mafa town, the headquarters of the local government council.

Each of the 10,000 heads of households received a relief package comprising one bag of maize grain.

Zulum while supervising the distribution, expressed gratitude to the federal government for the intervention and noted that some of the food items were distributed in Gwoza and Nganzai.

HE said: “This food item constitutes the last batch of those donated by the federal government to the state. You can remember that we shared similar food items in Gwoza and Nganzai a few months ago.”

The governor also distributed N150 million to 15,000 females in Mafa town.

In addition to the cash support, Zulum equally distributed wrappers procured by Borno State government.

Each of the over 15,000 females will receive a package comprising N10,000 cash and one wrapper.

“Each female head of household will receive a wrapper and a sum of N10,000 through our Microfinance Bank,” The governor stated.

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Bandits kill one, injure another in Katsina vigilante patrol ambush

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Bandits kill one, injure another in Katsina vigilante patrol ambush

By: Zagazola Makama

One person was confirmed dead while another sustained injuries when suspected armed bandits attacked members of a local vigilante group during a patrol in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.

Zagazola Makama report that the incident occurred on May 4 at about 4:05 p.m., shortly after a security coordination meeting involving vigilante members from Malumfashi, Kafur, Bakori, and Kankara LGAs held at the Kankara LGA Secretariat.

Two vigilantes, identified as Salisu Barde, 60, and Sule Abdul, 50, were injured in the ambush along the Kankara–Sheme road.

Security forces were promptly deployed a patrol team to the scene and evacuated the victims to the General Hospital in Kankara, where Salisu Barde was later confirmed dead.

Security sources have intensified efforts to arrest the fleeing attackers.

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Gunmen abduct special constabulary officer in Kaduna

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Gunmen abduct special constabulary officer in Kaduna

By: Zagazola Makama

Armed men have abducted a 29-year-old special constabulary officer during a surveillance patrol at Tafida/Nalado area in Nariya, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Sources td Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on Sunday, May 4, at about 5:00 p.m. when the patrol team came under heavy gunfire from the assailants.

The operatives engaged the attackers in a fierce gun duel, but one officer, identified as PC-SC Mohammed Ali was forcefully taken to an unknown destination.

The assailants also carted away the victim’s Jincheng 110 model motorcycle.

Following the attack, a combined team of personnel and operatives from sister security agencies were mobilized to the scene, and a search and rescue operation has since commenced.

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Police inspector attached to OPHK dies while on special duty in Yobe

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Police inspector attached to OPHK dies while on special duty in Yobe

By: Zagazola Makama

The Police Inspector Pascal Okpabi, an officer attached to the 5 PMF Benin, who was on special duty with Operation Hadin Kai Joint Task Force, is dead.

Police sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on Saturday, May 4, at about 4:50 p.m., when the officer, who was posted to 233 Battalion, Damaturu, collapsed while on duty.

The sources said that the officer’s Unit Commander, ASP Ogwouno Ekene, reported that Insp. Okpabi was rushed to the University Teaching Hospital Damaturu, where medical personnel diagnosed him with partial stroke linked to high blood pressure.

He was confirmed dead at about 4:30 p.m. the same day while receiving treatment.

The deceased, who hailed from Ebonyi State, had his family duly informed, and arrangements for his burial are underway.

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