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BUK hosts ECOWAS Parliamentarians, eulogises Senator Barau
BUK hosts ECOWAS Parliamentarians, eulogises Senator Barau
By: Michael Mike
The management of the Bayero University Kano (BUK) on Thursday hosted members of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the new site of the institution.
The parliamentarians’ visit to the university was part of the activities lined up for the Second Extraordinary Session of the Sixth Legislature of the Parliament holding in Kano.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Sagir Adamu Abbas and other management of the institution received the parliamentarians at the Abubakar Rasheed Senate Building.
During the visit, Professor Abbas commended the parliamentarians for the visit, saying “this is the first time that we will be receiving the entire ECOWAS Parliament.”
Describing Senator Barau as a politician par excellence, he enumerated the several interventions of the lawmaker in the university, adding that he has contributed immensely to the institution’s development.
“He has contributed immensely to the development of BUK. He is a politician par excellence. To my knowledge, he has impacted positively on the lives of the people he is representing. Apart from paying for school fees for students, he has attracted projects to the school,” he said.
He listed the projects to include a four-story building, over 20 kilometres of road, streetlights, and a laboratory, among others.
He called on the parliamentarians to facilitate the collaboration of universities in the subregion to address the developmental challenges facing the member states.
“We need the political intervention to collaborate with other universities in the subregion in the area of research for the development of member states,” he said.
The First Deputy Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament and the Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, explained that the second extraordinary session of the ECOWAS Parliament was brought to Kano to get the assembly closer to the masses.
” The parliament of the entire West Africa is now in Kano and now in BUK because of the importance of the institution not only to Kano but the entire country,” he said.
Describing education as the bedrock of society, he said any society without a sound educational system is doomed.
Senator Barau, while commending the university’s management for the transformation in the institution, said the ECOWAS Parliament will support the university in addressing some of the challenges.
The Fourth Deputy Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Billay Tunkara, extolled the virtues of Senator Barau and thanked the university for conferring an honorary doctorate on the Deputy President of the Senate recently.
BUK hosts ECOWAS Parliamentarians, eulogises Senator Barau
Boko Haram Terrorists Ambush Vigilantes in Borno, One Killed
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have ambushed members of a vigilante group on routine patrol along the Warave–Gwoza Road in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, killing one member.
Sources said the attack occurred at about 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday when the gunmen opened fire on members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and local hunters conducting patrol in the area.
A member of the CJTF in Warave, Bello Adamu, 50, sustained fatal injuries during the ambush. He was evacuated to the General Hospital in Gwoza, where he was certified dead on arrival. His remains were later released to his family for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI were deployed to the scene following the incident, while monitoring and patrols have been intensified along the axis to prevent further attacks.
Boko Haram Terrorists Ambush Vigilantes in Borno, One Killed
Troops Neutralise Four Terrorists in Offensive Operation in Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Sector 1, Operation HADIN KAI in conjunction with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have neutralised Four suspected Boko Haram terrorists during an offensive operation in Shehuri area of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.
Sources told Zagazola that the operation, conducted at about 9:15 a.m. on Feb. 25 under Operation Desert Sanity IV, led to the interception and engagement of the terrorists.
Following the encounter, troops carried out exploitation of the area, during which four insurgents were neutralised.
Items recovered from the scene included AKSM automatic rifle and pump-action rifle with cartridges and magazines.
Sources added that troops’ morale and fighting efficiency remain high as clearance operations continue across parts of the state.
Troops Neutralise Four Terrorists in Offensive Operation in Borno
Lakurawa Terrorists on revenge Mission Kill Four Worshippers in Kebbi Mosque, Five Injured
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected Lakurawa terrorists on a revenge mission have attacked Dadinkowa village in Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State, killing four worshippers and injuring five others after storming a mosque.
Sources said the attackers invaded the community and opened fire on worshippers, leaving four persons dead and five others with varying degrees of injuries. The injured victims were rushed to a medical facility for treatment.
The latest attack is believed to be a reprisal following a failed ambush on the convoy of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division, Maj.-Gen. Bemgha Koughna, during an operational tour in the state.
On Wednesday, troops of Operation Fansan Yamma reportedly foiled the ambush near Mayama Hill, neutralising five suspected terrorists. Weapons and other items recovered during the operation included one OJC gun, one PKT gun, two AK-47 rifles, four AK-47 magazines, a bandolier of PKT ammunition, several rounds of 12.7mm ammunition, a camel bag containing N840,000, two mobile phones and five motorcycles.
Security sources said the terrorists were suspected to have launched the mosque attack in retaliation for the heavy losses recorded during the failed ambush.
Operation FANSAN YANMA have assured that efforts were ongoing to track down those responsible for the latest assault.
Lakurawa Terrorists on revenge Mission Kill Four Worshippers in Kebbi Mosque, Five Injured
Boko Haram Terrorists Ambush Vigilantes in Borno, One Killed
Troops Neutralise Four Terrorists in Offensive Operation in Borno
Lakurawa Terrorists on revenge Mission Kill Four Worshippers in Kebbi Mosque, Five Injured
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