Bauchi DPO, another killed in fatal motor accident

By: Zagazola Makama

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Toro in Bauchi State, SP Mustapha Garba, and another person died following a fatal motor accident along Bargar Tsamiya in Toro Local Government Area, police said on Sunday.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident, which occurred on June 14, 2025, at about 11:30 hours, involved a Mercedes car driven by the DPO, alongside two passengers, and a stationary Opel Astra vehicle, who had left the vehicle to attend to his farm.

Police sources said the DPO was traveling from Gumau to Magama Gumau town to attend his wedding Fatiha when his vehicle hit a pothole, causing him to lose control and swerve into the other lane, subsequently colliding with the stationary vehicle before somersaulting into the bush.

The DPO and another victim, Mr Shaaibu Cheski, 45, from Gumau Town, died while receiving treatment at General Hospital, Toro, while two other victims are currently undergoing treatment, police sources added.

Bauchi DPO, another killed in fatal motor accident

Zulum commissions 20 road projects in Maiduguri to mark Democracy Day 

…Construction of 2 hospitals, int’l conference centre kicks off

By: Michael Mike

Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday commissioned 20 road projects in Maiduguri, the state capital, to mark the 2025 Democracy Day.

They are Maina Kenindi Road, Talba Road, Yerima Road, Tafa Balewa Road, Cemetery Road, Park Road, Benue Road, Kinshasa Road, Homan Road, Kyari Sandabe Road, Elkanami Road and Onitsha Road.

Others are Dicharima Road, Sokoto I Road, Sokoto II Road, Engr Bukar Tijjani Road, Waziri Road, Marghi Road, Zajeri/Umarari Riad and Ambs Mahmud Ahmed Express Road in Gwange.

The combined 21.8 km projects were cited in Maisandari, Umarari, Ngarannam and Gwange, all in the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council.

The governor reaffirmed his commitment to providing democracy dividends for the people of Borno State till the end of his administration.

“In sha Allah, before the expiration of my tenure, people of Borno State will witness many more projects,” Zulum said.

…Construction of 2 hospitals, int’l conference centre kicks off

Meanwhile, the Borno State Government has started constructing three more projects, comprising two hospitals and a 4,000-person international conference centre.

One of the two hospitals is a specialised orthopaedic service centre with a 200-bed capacity in the Goni Kachallari area of Jere Local Government.

Zulum commissions 20 road projects in Maiduguri to mark Democracy Day 

Two Benue civil guards killed, others injured as security forces repel bandits’ attack in Tor-Donga

By: Zagazola Makama

Two operatives of the Benue State Civil Protection Guards (BSCPG) have been confirmed dead, and three others injured following a late-night attack by suspected armed bandits on a military post in Tor-Donga, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the attack occurred at about 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday when about ten armed bandits riding on five motorcycles stormed the army camp in Tor-Donga in an attempt to ambush troops stationed there.

The BSCPG operatives, who were on security duty at the location, intercepted the attackers. In the ensuing gunfire, one guard, identified as Torna Atim, was shot and died on the spot, while another, Fanga Gundepuun, sustained a gunshot wound to the leg and later died in hospital.

Three other guards l, Guusu Terver, Mzuuga Terzungwe, and Abugh Ivanbee , all residents of Tor-Donga, sustained varying degrees of injury and were rushed to Nguher Hospital in Katsina-Ala for treatment.

Reinforcements from the Nigerian Army and military and other security agencies responded swiftly and successfully repelled the bandits, who fled into the bush, abandoning two motorcycles at the scene.

The motorcycles have been taken into custody.

Two Benue civil guards killed, others injured as security forces repel bandits’ attack in Tor-Donga