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BSTH to take off with its own internally generated electricity supplies

BSTH to take off with its own internally generated electricity supplies
By: Bodunrin Kayode
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has stated that the Borno State Teaching Hospital (BSTH) will take off with its own five megawatts solar facility to ensure steady electricity supply.
This is deliberate to ensure that the facility does not rely on the comatose national grid supply in the state capital which has been destroyed by insurgents fighting a 15 year war in the north eastern States of the federation.
The BSTH will also not rely on diesel which is equally not readily available as prices have skyrocketed due to the fact that subsidies have been withdrawn on petroleum products in the country.
Zulum who visited the hospital yesterday also noted that when completed, the facility will significantly reduce medical tourism among indigenous residents of the state and the entire North East region of Nigeria.
Governor Zulum made this known during an inspection tour of the ongoing construction of the multi-billion naira facility located along the Maiduguri-Damaturu Road.
The 400 in patients bed Teaching Hospital, which has a proposal for 15 specialised departments, will equally serve as the focal training centre for medical students from the Kashim Ibrahim University, Maiduguri, while providing high-quality healthcare services to residents.
Speaking to journalists after the inspection of the structure, Governor Zulum emphasised the importance of the project in delivering affordable and efficient healthcare to the people of Borno State.
He said his government will replicate the concept of affordability as it exists in all health facilities in the state adding that nothing will be beyond the common residents when it comes to getting better while staying at home or as in patients instead of going to foreign countries.
“The reason we established this Teaching Hospital is to ensure quality and affordable healthcare delivery system for our people. S
“It will significantly reduce medical tourism, as many of our indigenes currently seek treatment in Cairo and other countries.
“We will equip the hospital with cutting-edge medical technology, qualified professionals, and a 5-mega watts solar power facility to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply for the hospital and surrounding infrastructures.
“I believe that if we can have a befitting hospital with state-of-the-arts equipment, people will prefer to patronise the Teaching Hospital than to travel overseas to Cairo and India. I am ready to provide all what it takes to make this gigantic hospital a befitting one,” he added.
Governor Zulum hinted that the Teaching Hospital will generate over 1,000 skilled employment opportunities both within the medical and non medical sub sector upon completion.
“This hospital will provide job opportunities for no fewer than 1,000 qualified professionals. Currently, the construction phase alone is employing between 2,000 and 3,000 workers,” he noted with satisfaction.
During the inspection, the Governor was briefed by the Chief Medical Director, (CMD) Professor Ibrahim Kida, and the site engineer, Engr. Usman Tijjani.
He inspected sections of the proposed hospital, including medical and surgical wards, the General Outpatient Department (GOPD), accident and emergency (A and E) unit, physiotherapy and radiology departments, operating theatres, and the conference hall.
Governor Zulum assured residents that the hospital would be fully operational by the end of September 2025.
This is the first state owned teaching Hospital built in Borno since the creation of the state on the 3rd of February, 1976.
It already has a board chaired by the Chief Medical Director of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) Professor Ahmad Ahidjo.
BSTH to take off with its own internally generated electricity supplies
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Two farmers killed, others injured in Gombe–Bauchi border attack

Two farmers killed, others injured in Gombe–Bauchi border attack
By: Zagazola Makama
Two farmers have been killed and two others injured following an attack by suspected armed men at Luse-Janje bush, located within the Bauchi State grazing reserve, police in Gombe have confirmed.
Sources confirmed the attack to Zagazola noting that the incident occurred on Monday, Aug. 4. around 3:10 p.m.
The sources said four farmers, Ali Jauro, 50, Isah Garba, and two others, all of the same address, were cultivating their farmland when about 20 armed men surrounded and attacked them with machetes, bows and arrows, and sticks.
“Ali Jauro and Isah Garba sustained multiple cuts to the head and were later confirmed dead, while the other two sustained varying degrees of injuries,” the sources said.
The victims were rushed to the Primary Health Centre in Malala, and the bodies of the deceased were deposited at the public mortuary.
The surviving victims named Adamu Sankace, Adamu Maidawa, and one Oshe all of Garin Alhaji Wada village via Darazo LGA, Bauchi State as being among the attackers.
Efforts are ongoing to trace and apprehend the suspects by the authorities.#
Two farmers killed, others injured in Gombe–Bauchi border attack
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Six injured as troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA repel bandit attack in Katsina

Six injured as troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA repel bandit attack in Katsina
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA, in collaboration with the police, vigilantes and Community Watch Corps (C-Watch), repelled a bandit attack on Tashar Gemu and Unguwar Gambo villages in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The attack occurred at about 7:30 p.m. on Monday. During the confrontation, six residents sustained varying degrees of injuries, while one later died at the hospital, police authorities said.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the hoodlums, who invaded the villages in large numbers, were engaged in a fierce gun battle by a combined team of security operatives under Operation FANSAN YANMA.
He said the assailants were subdued and forced to retreat into the surrounding bush.
“The injured victims include Sani Umar, Shamsu Isah, Usman Rabiu, Adamu Amadu, and Isah Abdullahi, the sources said.
“All six victims were rushed to the General Hospital in Malumfashi for medical attention, where Sani Umar was later confirmed dead by a medical doctor.” He added
He said security patrols have been intensified in the area to forestall further attacks and to apprehend the fleeing assailants.
Six injured as troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA repel bandit attack in Katsina
Crime
Gunmen in military uniform abduct passengers in Benue

Gunmen in military uniform abduct passengers in Benue
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected armed men dressed in military camouflage have abducted at least four passengers from a commercial bus along the Otukpo axis of Benue State.
Zagazola Makama gathered that the incident occurred on Aug. 3 at about 10:00 p.m. near Mechanic Village in Otukpo, when a commercial Hummer bus, en route from Abia State to Otukpo, was attacked by the assailants.
Sources said that the gunmen, believed to be Fulani herdsmen, whisked away between four and five passengers to an unknown destination.
One of the passengers, Sandra Okoh, a resident of Otobi Akpa, managed to escape during the attack and was later found during a joint search and rescue operation by the Nigerian Troops.
She told the security forces that her husband, Okoh Mike, was among those abducted. She also alleged that the bus driver fled the scene with passengers’ luggage and failed to report the incident to any nearby police station.
The security forces have since launched a manhunt for the suspects and intensified efforts to rescue the kidnapped victims.
Gunmen in military uniform abduct passengers in Benue
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