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Borno: Hawul Council Chairman Sets Up Committee to regulate Tractor Hiring
Borno: Hawul Council Chairman Sets Up Committee to regulate Tractor Hiring
By: Our Reporter
As the rainy season commences in earnest, Hawul Local Government Transition Council Chairman. Mr. Inuwa Bwala has inaugurated a committee to handle tractor services and hiring for the 2023 farming season.
He charged the 12 member committee to look into ways of utilizing the five available tractors to be deployed for the services of farmers and to also generate revenue for maintainable of the equipment.
While charging them to avoid the temptation of converting money that may be realized from the tractor services for personal uses, and to ensure farmer gain access to the services irrespective of the sizes of their farms.
Mr Bwala lamented past practices where tractors were denied smaller farmers and proceeds from tractor hiring were diverted for personal uses.
According to him, the Borno State Governor. Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has promised to send more tractors for the use of farmers, but in the meantime, the serviceable tractors should be judiciously utilized for the benefits if all farmers across the Local Government.
The Chairman told members of the committee that, he had to revoke earlier allocations made to middle men, so as to ensure peasant farmers and the less previleged benefit from the tractor services.
He said with the advent of the rainy season, it has become imperative to set up a committee that will ensure farmers are not denied tractor services by middlemen and to also ensure revenue generated from tractor services are remitted into Government coffers.
The terms of reference of the committee include: identifying the locations of all Government tractors and their functional conditions and recover and repatriate them to the council headquarters.
Receive applications from farmers who desire the uses of the tractors and allocate to them after charges have been fixed for the services.
Issue receipts in respect of all services rendered and remit proceeds from tractor hiring to Government coffers.
And to advice council in any necessary step towards ensure equitable distribution of services of the tractors.
Chairman of the committee and former Deputy Chairman of Hawul Local Government Council. Mdahyelya Buba assured the chairman that they will do their best to earn the confidence reposed in them.
He said they are conversant with problems associated with tractor hiring services in Hawul and they will do everything possible to turn around the situation for the better.
Borno: Hawul Council Chairman Sets Up Committee to regulate Tractor Hiring
Five soldiers killed, three missing in clash with insurgents in Niger
By: Zagazola Makama
Five soldiers were killed and three others declared missing following a clash between Nigerien Defence and Security Forces (FDS) and suspected Islamic State fighters in Sanam, Tillabéri Region of western Niger.
Security sources said the incident occurred on Feb. 12, 2026, during a confrontation between troops and suspected members of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (EIGS) operating in the area.
The clash reportedly took place in Sanam Zone, a locality near the Niger–Mali border known for recurrent armed attacks by jihadist groups.
According to the sources, the soldiers were engaged in an operation when they came under heavy attack, leading to a standoff. Five personnel were confirmed dead, while three others were declared missing after the encounter.
The Tillabéri Region has remained a hotspot of insurgent activities due to its proximity to Mali and Burkina Faso, with security forces frequently conducting operations to contain armed groups.
Authorities are yet to release an official statement on the latest incident, while search efforts are reportedly ongoing to locate the missing soldiers.
Five soldiers killed, three missing in clash with insurgents in Niger
Army, police rescue 12 kidnapped victims in Ekiti border attack
By: Zagazola Makama
A Combined Army and Police operatives have rescued 12 kidnapped victims following an armed attack by suspected kidnappers in Oke-Ako area of Ekiti State.
Sources disclosed that the incident occurred on Feb. 13 at about 9:00 a.m., when sporadic gunfire was heard near their base. Preliminary assessment indicated the gunshots were from an assault launched by suspected kidnappers in the area.
Army troops, in collaboration RRS,Anti-Kidnapping Squad (AKS), and local security outfits, swiftly mobilised to the scene. On sighting the security forces, the attackers engaged in a gun duel, but were overpowered and forced to retreat into the forest, taking two victims with them.
Through intensified operations, the security forces successfully rescued 12 victims unhurt, while one, identified as Jeremiah Gambo, sustained a gunshot injury and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital in Ikole Local Government Area for treatment.
The troops also recovered an unregistered Boxer Bajaj motorcycle, a white Nissan Cabstar pick-up with registration number EJG-96XB, and a wine-coloured Toyota Corolla with registration number KLE-575AE, all belonging to the victims.
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Forest guard arrested for allegedly killing son in Monguno, Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
A member of the Forest Guard in Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State has been arrested for allegedly shooting his son to death.
Sources said the incident occurred on Feb. 13 at about 5:40 p.m. at the RRR Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp in Monguno.
The case was reported to the Monguno Division at about 6:20 p.m. by Maidugu Mustapha of Gana Ali Ward, who alleged that Mohammed Ibrahim Angoli, 28, a Forest Guard member, fatally shot his 24-year-old son, Ajiya Mustapha, in the back with an AK-47 rifle.
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Monguno led a patrol team to the scene, where photographs were taken and the victim was evacuated to General Hospital, Monguno.
A medical doctor on duty confirmed the victim dead on arrival. The corpse was subsequently deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy.
The suspect has been arrested and the firearm recovered as exhibit.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Maiduguri, has commenced investigation into the incident.
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