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Gwoza Bomb Blast: Jaiz Bank PLC Donates N10 Million Naira To Victims….
Gwoza Bomb Blast: Jaiz Bank PLC Donates N10 Million Naira To Victims….
… Borno Acting Governor Assures Judicious Disbursement
By: Our Reporter
Jaiz Bank of Nigeria has donated 10 million Naira to provide medical support to the victims of Gwoza Bomb Blast. The bank presented the cheque worth millions of naira as part of its corporate social responsibility to the community.
Receiving the delegation at the Council Chamber Government House Maiduguri Dr. Kadafur received the cheque for onward disbursement to the victims of Gwoza Bomb Blast. He assured that the medical support will be channeled appropriately to the victims while thanking the bank’s board and management for their gesture and support to the people and government of Borno state.
Earlier, while presenting the donation to the Acting Governor Dr.Umar Usman Kadafur, the chairman Board of Directors of the bank, Alhaji Muhammed Mustapha Bintube said the board and management of the bank considered it necessary to contribute their quota and complement the efforts of the state government in supporting the victims in this trying times.
” This unfortunate and needless loss of lives is indeed a huge loss not only to the Gwoza community but also to Borno state and the county at large.
” we sincerely empathise with the affected families and extend our hands of affinity to the Gwoza Community and the entire people of the state,” Bintube said.
He commended the state governor and his deputy for the good work being done for the people and assured of the bank’s continuous support to the government and people of Borno State.
Malam Mustapha Bintube prayed to Allah to forestall future occurence of the mishap and quick return of peace to the state.
Present at the gathering include Secretary to the State Government Alhaji Bukar Tijjani, Acting Head of Service Dr.Abubakar Sadiq, Commissioner for Transport and Energy Hon. Aliyu Lawan Buba, Commissioner for Local Government And Emirate Affairs, Alhaji Sugun Mai Mele, Permanent Secretary Administration and General Services Governor’s Office Dr. Muhammed Ghuluze, APC Party chairman Gwoza local government, Abdullahi Danjatau, Council Secretary Hajiya Fatima Musa, Special Advisers among others.
Highlight of the session was the symbolic presentation of the cheque to the Acting Governor.
Gwoza Bomb Blast: Jaiz Bank PLC Donates N10 Million Naira To Victims….
Taraba communities agree to ceasefire as police deploy personnel in Karim Lamido
By: Zagazola Makama
Communities involved in a recent farmers-herders conflict in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State have agreed to a ceasefire and resolved to embrace peace following a high-level intervention by security agencies.
Zagazola Makama report that security delegation deployed for an on-the-spot assessment to the area on Monday, held a peace meeting with key stakeholders in the affected communities.
The meeting, which was held in Karim Lamido town, ended successfully without incident, as leaders of both the farming and herding communities pledged to maintain peace and work together to prevent further clashes.
To ensure sustained calm and protection of lives and property, security personnel were immediately deployed to flashpoints across the local government area.
The deployments include 40 Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel, conventional police officers, Nigerian Army troops, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) operatives, as well as local vigilantes and hunters stationed in Munga Doso.
In Bandawa, an Anti-Kidnapping Squad has also been mobilised, and adequate security arrangements are in place to deter criminal activity.
Taraba communities agree to ceasefire as police deploy personnel in Karim Lamido
Two villagers ambushed, killed in Plateau’s Riyom LGA
By: Zagazola Makama
At least two person were attacked and killed in an ambush by unidentified assailants in Dachidom Village, Riyom Local Government Area of the state.
Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the victims, identified as Linus Davou and Tunde Daylop, were ambushed and killed while returning from Hwot Village on Tuesday night.
The sources disclosed said that a distress call was received at about 10:30 p.m. from the Commander of the local Hunters Association, reporting that the victims were attacked at about 9:48 p.m.
The Nigerian army troops along with other combined troops were promptly deployed to the scene.
The lifeless bodies of the two men were recovered and evacuated to the General Hospital, Riyom, for documentation and further investigation.
Two villagers ambushed, killed in Plateau’s Riyom LGA
Army, NAF Troops repel ISWAP attack on military base in Kala-Balge, Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of the Nigerian Army, supported by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), have repelled an attack by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists on the Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Rann, the administrative headquarters of Kala-Balge Local Government Area of Borno State.
Zagazola report that the incident occurred in the early hours of May 13, when the terrorists, disguised as Fulani herdsmen, launched a coordinated assault on the military base.
A reliable security source Zagazola Makama that the troops engaged the attackers in a fierce gun duel, at about 12:15 am, prompting the intervention of a NAF fighter jet which arrived at the scene during the firefight.
On sighting the air platform, the terrorists reportedly attempted to flee in different directions to avoid attack.
However, the NAF pilot tracked and engaged a group of the fleeing terrorists escaping in a Hilux truck, neutralising several of them and destroying the vehicle.
The number of casualties on the side of the terrorists could not be independently verified, but the military confirmed that normalcy has been restored to the area following the encounter.
Army, NAF Troops repel ISWAP attack on military base in Kala-Balge, Borno
Taraba communities agree to ceasefire as police deploy personnel in Karim Lamido
Two villagers ambushed, killed in Plateau’s Riyom LGA
Army, NAF Troops repel ISWAP attack on military base in Kala-Balge, Borno
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