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Former NARTO chairman urges government on price control
Former NARTO chairman urges government on price control
By: Yahaya Wakili
Former Chairman of National Road Transport Owners (NARTO), Potiskum local government area, Gadodomasun Fika, Alhaji Abdullahi Garba Alele, has urged the federal government to intervene to monitor the activities of businesses and introduce price control in the country.
Alhaji Abdullahi Garba Alele disclosed this today to newsmen while reacting to the just-concluded peaceful protest undertaken by Nigerians on the cost of living. He said that after the protests, the price of goods skyrocketed in the market.
“If there is no price control in this country, mass will continue to suffer, because even when the NLC embarks on a strike in Nigeria, the price of essential commodities will skyrocket, and even after they call off the strike, the price will not come down” Alele said.
Alele revealed that Nigerians embarked on a peaceful protest to show their concerns about the hardship, hunger, insecurity, and other important issues that affected the country. We thank God. In other places, the protest was done peacefully, but in other places, looters, hoodlums, and criminals come in and destroy government and private properties.
He said that any responsible person in this country didn’t feel happy about what was happening. In fact, in Nigeria, the masses have been pushed to the wall; many people can’t eat three or two times a day, and even others sleep without eating anything because of poverty.
“As we are living in the local government area, we are close to the masses. We are hiring there complains, people are crying, and all this happened as a result of the removal of the fuel subsidy” Alele said.
Gadodomasu further said that before the protest, a liter of fuel was sold for 700 to 800 Naira, but after the protest, now a litter of fuel is sold for $900, and also all the prices of essential commodities in the market have gone up.
He said that any country in the world develops with tax; therefore, we want the government to allow us to pay our tax to build our country. We didn’t say the government should remove the subsidy completely, but reduce the subsidy.
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Two soldiers under probe for alleged collaboration with ISWAP terrorists, leaking troops movement in Yobe
Two soldiers under probe for alleged collaboration with ISWAP terrorists, leaking troops movement in Yobe
By: Zagazola Makama
Two soldiers of the 135 Special Forces Battalion are currently under investigation for alleged collaboration with ISWAP terrorists, Zagazola Makama has learnt.
Military sources told Zagazola Makama that the soldiers’ telephone communications were tracked by Security Intelligence, linking them to the recent kidnapping of commuters along the Gashua–Azare highway in Yobe State.
The intercepted calls reportedly indicated that the suspects likely leaked the movement of a patrol team along the Buratai–Kamuya–Azare–Gashua route to the insurgents, enabling the ambush.
It was gathered that the suspected leak contributed to the terrorists’ operation, which was later foiled by troops of the 135 SF Battalion during a swift rescue mission on May 9
Two soldiers under probe for alleged collaboration with ISWAP terrorists, leaking troops movement in Yobe
Troops rescue four kidnapped commuters in Yobe, foil ISWAP terrorist ambush
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of the 135 Special Forces Battalion under Operation Desert Sanity IV have rescued four kidnapped civilians from ISWAP terrorists following a swift counter-offensive along the Gashua–Azare highway in Yobe State.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama on Saturday that the operation was carried out at about 6:10 p.m. on Friday, May 9, after intelligence reports indicated that insurgents had abducted travelers while riding on 15 motorcycles.
Quick Response Forces (QRF) from the battalion, swiftly mobilised to the area and engaged the terrorists in a heavy exchange of gunfire.
“The troops overpowered the terrorists, forcing them to retreat in disarray and abandon one motorcycle,” the source said.
The soldiers pursued the insurgents up to 6 kilometers from the ambush point, leading to the successful rescue of four abducted civilians. Items recovered from the scene included a pumping machine, a motorcycle tube, a plier, and three spanners.
Troops rescue four kidnapped commuters in Yobe, foil ISWAP terrorist ambush
Zulum orders immediate ban on the sale of fuel in Bama LGA
By: Our Reporter
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has ordered an immediate ban on the sale of fuel (petrol) in filling stations across Bama Local Government Area, including Bama town and Banki.
The ban was issued after due consultations with security agencies in the state and is aimed at addressing the prevailing security challenges in the state.
In a statement on Saturday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Dauda Iliya, the measure is part of the state government’s strategic response to counter insurgency operations.
“I have directed the immediate ban on the sale of petrol in Bama town, Banki, and other parts of Bama Local Government Area with immediate effect,” Governor Zulum stated.
He warned that anyone found violating the directive would face the full weight of the law.
“Let me make it clear—there will be no sacred cows in the enforcement of this ban. Security agencies have been given strict orders to clamp down on any filling station or individual contravening this directive. Anyone found culpable will be dealt with accordingly,” he warned.
Governor Zulum reiterated his administration’s commitment to restoring lasting peace in the state and called for the support and cooperation of citizens in the ongoing fight against insurgency.
Zulum orders immediate ban on the sale of fuel in Bama LGA
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Troops rescue four kidnapped commuters in Yobe, foil ISWAP terrorist ambush
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