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Doctors battle to save 28 year old Pregnant Woman hits by terrorists’ rocket in Borno
Doctors battle to save 28 year old Pregnant Woman hits by terrorists’ rocket in Borno
By: Our Reporter
The University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital has been battling since Thursday afternoon to save the life of 28 year old woman who was hit by rocket fired into Maiduguri, the Borno state capital by terrorists.
This happened shortly before the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari into the state to commission some projects of the Zulum administration in the state.
The rockets and grenades fired into the city by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists on Thursday around Ajilari Cross and Bulumkutu Communities in the state capital left five people dead and 16 others critically injured.
Officials at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), particularly those in the Surgical Department and the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are currently making frantic efforts to save the life of Hajja Maryam Abba Maini, a 28-year-old pregnant woman.
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Bulumkutu ward is less than three Kilometers away from Maiduguri International Airport and the Air Force Base where Mr President and his entourage landed before they all joined official vehicles to commission some projects including the first ever flyover bridge in the state since its creation some 40 years ago.
Hajja Maryam according to reports left her home with the intention of plating her hair when she fell victim of the rocket attack around Bullumkuttu ward of Maiduguri.
It was gathered that when sympathizers rushed to rescue her they discovered she was badly hit and following clinical examination she was found to have been hit at the abdomen and that she was also pregnant.
Maryam was among dozens of others hit by the terrorists rocket on Thursday. It was learnt that the rocket also penetrated the unborn child, killing him in the stomach.
Doctors at the UMTH said the baby was about 6 months in the womb and dead before she was brought to the hospital.
NEWSng gathered that immediately after she was rushed to the accident and emergency unit at the health facility, medical personnel tried the best they could to operate on her and remove the dead baby, while she was responding to treatment at the ICU.
Also a Source at the UMTH who is not authorized to talk to the press confirmed this development, even as he said, “the victim is amongst several others responding to treatment and in stable condition as at Friday afternoon.”
Doctors battle to save 28 year old Pregnant Woman hits by terrorists’ rocket in Borno
ISWAP Terrorists Kill Hunters’ Leader in Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected ISWAP terrorists have killed the chairman of the hunters’ group in Garjang village, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 5 a.m. on Sunday.
The victim, identified as Habu Dala, 53, was abducted from his home by the terrorists, who took him through Mulharam to Forfot villages in Damboa LGA.
Villagers mobilised in search of Dala and later found his corpse bearing gunshot wounds.
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and the hunters’ group visited the scene.
The remains were evacuated to the General Hospital, Damboa, where he was certified dead and later released to his family for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.
ISWAP Terrorists Kill Hunters’ Leader in Borno
Nine Injured in Kwali Farmers–Herders Clash
By: Zagazola Makama
Nine persons sustained machete injuries in a clash between Bassa farmers and Fulani herders in Gomoni Village, Kwali Area Council of the FCT.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the fight, which broke out on Aug. 9 at about 3:30 p.m., followed alleged destruction of melon and maize farms belonging to the Bassa community by cattle.
It was gathered that the Nigeria army troops
along with joint team of operatives, and vigilantes were deployed to the scene following a distress call.
Six Bassa and three Fulani victims with varying degrees of machete cuts were taken to Rhema Foundation Hospital, Kwali, for treatment.
Authorities confirmed that the situation had been brought under control and normalcy restored, while investigation was ongoing.
Nine Injured in Kwali Farmers–Herders Clash
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VP Shettima Attends Wedding Fatiha Of Aisha Shehu Aliyu and Muhammad Jalal Babangida Aliyu
VP Shettima Attends Wedding Fatiha Of Aisha Shehu Aliyu and Muhammad Jalal Babangida Aliyu
By: Our Reporter
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday attended the wedding fatiha of Aisha, daughter of Shehu Aliyu, an Executive Director with First Bank of Nigeria, and Muhammad Jalal, son of former Niger State Governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, Talban Minna, at the National Mosque, Abuja.
The solemnisation, led by the Chief Imam of the National Mosque, Dr. Muhammad Kabir Adam, alongside other Imams, featured prayers for the couple’s blessings.
Vice President Shettima stood in for the bride, while Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu represented the groom, culminating in the presentation of the dowry and the formal tying of the marital knot.
The event was graced by prominent dignitaries, including former Vice President Namadi Sambo, former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, former Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi, former Minister of Special Duties Kabiru Turaki, Katsina State Deputy Governor Faruk Lawal Jobe, the Emir of Borgu, Niger State, Muhammad Sani Dantoro among many others.
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