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Governor Buni, others visit Pakistan for post-insurgency and disaster management experience
Governor Buni, others visit Pakistan for post-insurgency and disaster management experience
By: Yahaya Wakili
The Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni CON, along with his Borno and Adamawa state counterparts, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum and Alhaji Umaru Fintiri, respectively, have visited Pakistan for a study of the Pakistani experience in post-insurgency and disaster management.
The study visit was organized by the Multi-Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project (MCRP), a World Bank project, and coordinated by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) NERSP PMC cell, a World Bank-funded initiative supporting recovery and peacebuilding in the Northeast States of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe.
In a statement issued and signed by Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, Director-General Press, Media Affairs, to Governor Buni, the tour is aimed at deepening understanding of best practices in crisis management, disaster resilience, urban development, and coordination by drawing on Pakistan’s experiences.
According to the statement, the visit aims to understand best practices and solutions relevant to MCRP AF and NEDC/BAY mandates. Strengthen institutional capacity for planning, recovery, and stabilization.
Other aims of the visit include enhancing the implementation of infrastructure, services, and social cohesion. Improve planning for post-NEDC phases and increase MDAs’ capacity to design and implement sustainable projects.
Governor Buni is accompanied by Yobe State MCRP, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment Generation, the Permanent Secretary Liaison Services, and the Executive Secretary SEMA.
Mamman further said that the team from the three states visited the Punjab Municipal Development Fund Corporation (PMDFC), LGCD, and Punjab Planning and Development Board (PnD Board) in Punjab, a city with a population of over 120 million people.
The team is expected to visit the Punjab Disaster Management Authority, site visit PMDFC Municipal Services Projects, Islamabad Disaster Risk Management Portfolio, Khyber Project for Rural Investment and Institutional Support, meet with the National Disaster Management Authority, and meet UN Agencies, among other engagements in line with the objectives of the visit.
Similarly, His Excellency Governor Mai Mala Buni will have bilateral discussions with heads of donor organizations and the private sector for resource mobilization.
Governor Buni, others visit Pakistan for post-insurgency and disaster management experience
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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