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Borno State supports refugee farming activities by providing tractors and other incentives
Borno State supports refugee farming activities by providing tractors and other incentives
By: Our Reporter
The Chairman of the Borno State Repatriation Sub-Committee, Engr. Lawan Abba Wakilbe, presented on behalf of the Borno State Government an agricultural tractor with implements and cash support to support the farming activities of refugees due to recent food shortages in the camp as a result of donor fatigue.
Recall that on Saturday, August 10, 2023, 249 (two hundred and forty-nine) Nigerian refugees residing in Minawao Refugee Camp in Mokolo, Far North Region of Cameroon, commenced their journey to Banki town.
The journey started with a farewell ceremony at the governor’s office in Maroua, where His Excellency Minjinyawa Bakari bid the refugees farewell and presented gifts from His Excellency President Paul Biya and Her Excellency Madam Chaltan Biya, respectively.
He appreciates His Excellency President Paul Biya and Her Excellency Madam Chaltan Biya for the love and affection they have shown the refugees and Nigerians living in Cameroun. Wakilbe also commended the UNHCR for fulfilling all agreements in accordance with triapatite arrangements.
The refugees were received at the Banki by the District Head of Banki, Alh. Baba Shehu Arjinoma, the Commanding Officer of the 152nd Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Banki, Lt. Col. Ogundele, and officials of UNHCR Nigeria before moving to the reception facility within the Banki for the completion of repatriation formalities.
Return packages were provided by the Borno State Government, comprising bags of rice, beans, maize, cooking oil, wrappers, seasoning, and cash to heads of households and wives, among others.
Borno State supports refugee farming activities by providing tractors and other incentives
Armed robbery foiled by Bauchi Police, three suspects arrested in Bauchi
By: Zagazola Makama
Three persons were arrested following a foiled armed robbery along the Bauchi–Gombe Federal Highway in Kirfi Local Government Area of Bauchi State on Jan. 26.
Sources said the incident occurred at about 12:16 a.m. when armed robbers blocked the road near Kalajanga Hamlet via Bara Village.
Officers on routine patrol responded promptly, engaging the hoodlums and forcing them to abandon their operation and flee into the surrounding bush.
The trail of the robbers led authorities to the house of one Nasiru Ibrahim of Saddiya Hamlet, where two of his children, Isya Nasiru, 20, and Umar Nasiru, 18, were also arrested in connection with the case.
Recovered items included two sticks, a touch light, three bags, a local bullet-proof shirt, face masks, two pairs of shoes, an Oppo android phone, and several local charms.
Sources say Investigations are ongoing.
Armed robbery foiled by Bauchi Police, three suspects arrested in Bauchi
Four killed, 15 injured in lone motor accident on Ibadan–Oyo Expressway
By: Zagazola Makama
Four people were killed and fifteen others injured in a lone motor accident involving a Glynlyon truck along the Ibadan–Oyo Expressway on Jan. 26.
Sources said the truck, with registration number LSD 221 YM, was coming from Kebbi State to Ogun State, carrying rocky stones as well as 23 passengers seated on the stones at the back of the vehicle.
The driver, identified as Muhammed Jibril of Adamawa State, reportedly lost control of the vehicle after hitting a pothole in the Fiditi area, causing the truck to overturn.
The heavy stones reportedly fell on the passengers, killing four instantly, while fifteen others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
The injured were rushed to General Hospital Oyo for treatment, and the bodies of the deceased were evacuated to the hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
Four killed, 15 injured in lone motor accident on Ibadan–Oyo Expressway
Six people abducted by armed bandits in Maru, Zamfara State
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected armed bandits on Jan. 25 abducted six people at gunpoint in Tauji village, Kanoma District of Maru Local Government Area, Zamfara State, while the victims were observing Isha’i prayers.
Sources said one of the victims has been identified as Yahuza Mikailu, 40, while the identities of the remaining five are yet to be confirmed.
The abductors reportedly took the victims to an unknown location.
Efforts are ongoing by security operatives to track the bandits, rescue the victims, and apprehend the perpetrators.
Six people abducted by armed bandits in Maru, Zamfara State
Armed robbery foiled by Bauchi Police, three suspects arrested in Bauchi
Four killed, 15 injured in lone motor accident on Ibadan–Oyo Expressway
Six people abducted by armed bandits in Maru, Zamfara State
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