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Abuja: Zulum visits AfDB, seeks fastrack of inclusive basic service delivery

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Abuja: Zulum visits AfDB, seeks fastrack of inclusive basic service delivery

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Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday, visited the African Development Bank (AfDB) office in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.

Zulum’s visit was to facilitate a fastrack of implementing the Inclusive Basic Service Delivery and Livelihood Empowerment Integrated Project (IBSDLEIP) in Borno State.

IBSDLEIP is a multi-sectoral programme focusing on the intermediate and long-term components of Nigerian Government’s efforts to respond to the northeast states’ emergency transition, recovery and peace restoration.

The project aims to improve the quality of life by increasing access of the poor and vulnerable segments of the population to basic social services in water, sanitation, hygiene, health and education, as well as restoring livelihoods and strengthening food security and safety nets in the states affected by insurgents in the northeast.

During the meeting, Zulum discussed in detail the importance of fast-tracking the implementation of the project, especially the additional activities covering water supply, education and livelihood.

Governor Zulum also harps on using intelligent energy to convert jumbo boreholes operated by generators across Maiduguri and the surrounding environment to hybrid, thereby cutting costs to be channelled on other sectors for Borno’s development.

State APC Chairman, Bello Ayuba, former Commissioner for Education, Hon. Inuwa Kubo and Programme Manager of the IBSDLEIP Project, who is also the GM of Borno RUWASSA, Engr Dr Mohammed Musa Aliyu, accompanied the governor on the visit.

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Police officer dies, 17 injured in auto crash along Potiskum–Bauchi road

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Police officer dies, 17 injured in auto crash along Potiskum–Bauchi road

By: Zagazola Makama

A senior police officer has died while 17 other passengers sustained injuries following a road accident along the Potiskum–Bauchi highway in Yobe State.

Sources said the crash occurred at about 3:15 p.m. on Feb. 21 near the bye-pass roundabout area of PKM on the outskirts of Potiskum.

The vehicle, a Toyota Hummer Bus belonging to Borno Express and conveying 18 passengers from Kaduna to Maiduguri, reportedly lost control after the rear tyre rim on the passenger side suddenly detached.

According to the sources , the driver veered off the road into a bush, resulting in fatal and multiple injuries.

One of the passengers, ACP Abubakar Ibrahim Balteh, 45, attached to the Borno State Police Command, sustained a severe head injury and died on the spot.

Two male and two female passengers escaped unhurt, while 13 others suffered serious injuries of varying degrees.

The injured victims and the deceased were evacuated to the General Hospital Potiskum for treatment and autopsy.

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Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA humiliate Lakurawa terrorists

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Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA humiliate Lakurawa terrorists

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA have neutralised several of suspected Lakurawa terrorist elements following a failed attack on Dadinkowa community in Kebbi State.

Local intelligence sources said the armed group attempted to raid a local market in the early hours of Sunday and blocked a major access road into the community to facilitate the operation.

The sources disclosed that security forces responded swiftly after receiving distress alerts and engaged the attackers in a fierce gun battle, forcing them to retreat.

According to the sources, several of the assailants were neutralised during the encounter, while others escaped with suspected gunshot wounds.

The attempted market raid was successfully foiled, preventing potential civilian casualties and destruction of property.

Troops have since intensified patrols and clearance operations around Dadinkowa and adjoining areas to track fleeing elements and stabilise the security environment.

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One killed as suspected IPOB/ESN militants attack Ogbakoba Market in Anambra

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One killed as suspected IPOB/ESN militants attack Ogbakoba Market in Anambra

By: Zagazola Makama

A 15-year-old boy was killed while security operatives repelled an attack by suspected members of the proscribed IPOB/ESN militia at Ogbakoba Market Arena in Anambra State.

Sources said the incident occurred on Feb. 21 at about 1:40 p.m., when a group of armed hoodlums emerged from a dense forest camp at Amiyi and opened sporadic fire at market-goers, apparently attempting to kidnap or rob residents.

A joint task force patrol team stationed at Amiyi responded swiftly, engaging the attackers in a fierce gun duel that forced them to retreat into the forest with bullet wounds. The injured boy was rushed to the village hospital but was confirmed dead on arrival. His body was deposited in the morgue for autopsy and preservation.

The sources added that later the same day at about 8:30 p.m., the armed group resurfaced near the community, snatching a shuttle bus with registration number HAL 987 XA and a GSM phone belonging to one Mr. Kinsley Iwunze of Okpotuno Odekpe, Ogbaru LGA.

Security operatives immediately dispatched teams to the scene, but the hoodlums had fled. Authorities said an aggressive manhunt was ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects.

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