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Bauchi Govt issues 2 weeks to 10 contractors over housing project
Bauchi Govt issues 2 weeks to 10 contractors over housing project
Bauchi State Government has issued a two-week ultimatum to 10 contractors handling some parts of the 2,500 housing projects in the state to complete the project or face revocation.
The state Commissioner for Housing and Environment, Hon Hamisu Mu’azu Shira, disclosed this yesterday while briefing journalists on the outcome of a high-level meeting with contractors held at the Government House in Bauchi.
Shira said the failure of the contractors to complete and hand over the project within the ultimatum period, the state the government would be left with no other option than to revoke their contract.
According to him, after revoking the contract, the state government will re-award it to other contractors who can complete the work within the time frame.
He said: “Bauchi State Government is worried over the non-completion of some parts of our 2,500 housing project in different parts of the state, and today, we have resolved to issue a two-week notice to 10 contractors who we identified they are not doing the contract as scheduled.
“We have agreed that after revocation of the affected contracts, contractors who were found to have performed below the payment made to them, the government will adopt all available means to make sure the contractors refund the excess money to the state government.
“Although all their work has reached 97 to 98 per cent stage of completion, that is why we gave them to two weeks’ time because it is enough time for them to complete the project, and the good part of it is that we have enough resources to pay for the completion of the project to 100 per cent without seeking any additional fund outside the contractual sum agreed.”
The commissioner explained that the high-level meeting with contractors chaired by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ibrahim Mohammed Kashim, was to identify the challenges affecting the speedy execution of the housing project.
“Already, the letters of a notice on this position of the state have been signed by the SGG and dispatched to the affected contractors for immediate action.”
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists abduct man in Adamawa community
By: Zagazola Makama
Boko Haram terrorists have abducted a man in Mayo Village, Kirchiga District of Madagali Local Government Area.
Sources said that the incident occurred at about 1:00 a.m. on Sept. 18.
The sources said that about 20 gunmen armed with sophisticated weapons invaded the community through Bitiku bush, which shares a border with Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.
“The insurgents abducted one Friday Wazumtu, 43, of Mayo Village in Madagali LGA,” he said.
Army troops were promptly deployed to the scene, but the attackers fled. The sources said that the team had commenced trailing the footprints of the abductors with a view to rescuing the victim and arresting the perpetrators.
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Police confirm release of 29 kidnapped victims in Katsina
By: Zagazola Makama
The Katsina State Police Command on Thursday night confirmed the release of 29 kidnapped victims through the ongoing peace accord with bandits under the Operation Safe Corridor initiative.
Sources said the victims, comprising males and females, regained freedom at about 8:40 p.m. on Sept. 18.
According to sources , 26 victims were released at the outskirts of Sheme village in Faskari Local Government Area, while three others were released at Farin Dutse–Fankama, along Faskari–Sabon Layin Maigora road.
The sources explained that their release followed sustained dialogue and the existing peace accord between the security agencies, government, community leaders, and repentant bandits under the Operation Safe Corridor framework.
“The 29 victims have since been reunited with their families after undergoing preliminary medical checks and counselling,” said the sources.
The sources noted that monitoring of the situation was ongoing to ensure the full implementation of the peace accord and to consolidate gains made in addressing insecurity in the area.
Police confirm release of 29 kidnapped victims in Katsina
Military, Police repel bandits’ attack in Katsina, confirm casualties
By: Zagazola Makama
The troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA in collaboration with the police, repelled armed banditry attack in Awari Yashe and Sararawa villages of Kusada Local Government Area in the early hours of Thursday.
Zagazola learnt from sources that the incident happened at about 3:25 a.m., when a group of suspected bandits invaded the communities.
The troops in collaboration with the police and Community Watch patrol teams, mobilised swiftly to the scene and engaged the assailants in a gun duel.
The sources explained that during the exchange, one resident, identified as Sama’ila Dahiru, aged 40, sustained gunshot injuries, while an unspecified number of livestock were rustled by the attackers.
The sources added that in the course of their escape through the Gidan Mutun Daya–Kofa highway, the perpetrators caused a fatal road accident, leading to the death of one unidentified victim.
“All the victims were evacuated to the General Hospital in Kankia, where the deceased was certified dead by a medical doctor,” he said.
He assured that efforts had been intensified to track down the fleeing suspects and recover the rustled animals, while patrols in the affected axis had been reinforced to forestall further attacks.
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