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Borno LGA Chairman, Director Primary Health Care apologises for misleading report on ISWAP attack in Mainok
Borno LGA Chairman, Director Primary Health Care apologises for misleading report on ISWAP attack in Mainok
By: Zagazola Makama
Stakeholders in Minok on Wednesday debunked the claim of attack by ISWAP on a healthcare facility in Mainok by the Chairman of Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State and the Director of Borno State Primary Healthcare Facility.
On December 25, the Chairman and the Director of Mainok Primary Health Care Center in Kaga LGA, granted a separate interview, claiming that ISWAP had attacked the facility and carted away drugs before putting it on fire in the middle of the night.
A stakeholders meeting was held on December 26, in the presence of the Commander 29 Task Force Brigade and Commanding Officer 156 Task Force Battalion, Wards, village heads and other community Members to clarify the cause of the fire incident at the facility.
However, during the meeting, the community leaders and other members of the community who witnessed the incident confirmed that the fire that gutted the facility was not as a result of terrorists action contrary to the claim by the council Chairman and Director of the State Primary Healthcare who granted separate interviews on the subject. Rather the fire was suspected to have been caused by electrical issues in the facility.
The community members further debunked the news reports about the terrorists incursion into Minok in the early hours of Monday 25 Dec. 2023 as reported by the duo. Both of whom do not reside in the community and were not present in the community during the incident.
The witnesses added that the locks on the healthcare facility main building and the freezer containing essential drugs in the building were both intact with non signs of any tempering which they observed was not typical of terrorist action.
They also confirmed that the troops of 156 Task Force Battalion deployed in the village on night patrol on the fateful day were the first responders to the scene and they also raised the alarm that alerts other members of the community on the fire incident.
Consequently, the meeting resolved to invite the LGA Chairman and the secretary scheduled at Minok on Wednesday Dec. 27 to Debunk their earlier statement to the press on the subject in order to clarify the misinformation and set the record in proper perspective.
The Chairman later apologized for misleading the public over his earlier statement which he did not clarify before speaking to the Press.
Borno LGA Chairman, Director Primary Health Care apologises for misleading report on ISWAP attack in Mainok
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By: Samson Nantip
Troops of Sector 7 Operation SAFE HAVEN have arrested killers of a Reverend Father, Sylvester Okechukwu murdered after he was kidnapped in Tachira village in Kaura local government area (LGA) of Kaduna State.
The suspects were arrested on 25 March 2025 following a raid on the prime suspect’s hideout located at Ruga settlement in Warsa-Piti village in Lere LGA of Kaduna State. During preliminary investigation, the prime suspect, Pate Yau 33 year-old confessed to have been contracted by one Douglas Henry living in the same house with the slain priest to kidnap him.
Troops in a follow-up operation arrested Douglas Henry at Agwan Sariki Tachira in Kaura LGA of the State. The arrested suspects are in custody undergoing further interrogation.
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Troops Foil Bandit Attack in Katsina, Recover Motorcycle
By Zagazola Makama
The troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA successfully foiled a banditry attack along Inono Feeder Road, near Gidan Zuma, after a swift response by security forces forced the assailants to flee into the Saminaka Forest in Giwa LGA of Kaduna State.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that at about 8:08 p.m., a large number of bandits armed with sophisticated weapons attempted to block the road, likely targeting travelers and local residents.
Upon receiving the distress call, security agencies swiftly mobilized to engage the assailants in a gun duel.
The bandits, overwhelmed by superior firepower, fled into the nearby Saminaka Forest, sustaining severe gunshot injuries in the process.
Security forces recovered one Honda motorcycle, suspected to belong to the fleeing bandits.
Troops Foil Bandit Attack in Katsina, Recover Motorcycle
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By: Zagazola Makama
A suspected hoodlum was fatally injured while attempting to escape after he and two others invaded the Nigerian Army Liaison Office in Maitama, Abuja.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 8:20 p.m. when three unidentified hoodlums stormed the facility located at No. 38 Euphrates Street, Maitama. Upon sighting soldiers on duty, they attempted to flee.
One of the suspects sustained fatal injuries during the escape attempt and was rushed to Maitama District Hospital, where he was confirmed dead by the medical doctor on duty. The remaining two suspects managed to escape.
The corpse has been deposited at the hospital morgue, while investigations into the incident are ongoing.
The Maitama Division of the FCT Police Command is leading efforts to track down the fleeing suspects.
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