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Diphtheria: NPHCDA announces date for the next vaccination in Yobe
Diphtheria: NPHCDA announces date for the next vaccination in Yobe.
By: Yahaya Wakili
The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, has said that the next vaccination campaign on diptheria disease will be on October 12, 2023.
Dr. Faisal Shuaib revealed this today when he visited the isolation center, inspecting the facility and the victims of diptheria disease at the Specialist Hospital Potiskum in Yobe State.
“The Diptheria Emergency Task Team was set up by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Mohammed Ali Pate, to come and see for themselves how the response to the Diptheria outbreak is being managed to control.” he said.
According to him, “we are here in Potiskum Specialist Hospital to see how all the resources that have been supplied by the federal government and the Yobe state government have been used towards making sure that people affected by the disease are treated.
“So far, we have seen how the Yobe state government has already set up an incident management system, and we have also seen the leadership that has been provided by the Managing Director and all of the consultants. Adding to that, there is still a lot to be done in terms of providing medical intensive care.
Dr. Shuaib further revealed that the Diptheria Emergency Task Team was impressed by the response so far after the outbreak of the disease, and there was an immediate response.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Managing Director of Potiskum Specialist Hospital, Dr. Ayuba Zakar, thanked the team by showing concern.
Dr. Zakar maintained that the facility is being patronized by the people of Yobe State and their neighboring states.
Diphtheria: NPHCDA announces date for the next vaccination in Yobe.
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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