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INEC trains 32 staff on 2023 election

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INEC trains 32 staff on 2023 election

INEC trains 32 staff on 2023 election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwara, has trained 32 staff on distribution of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) to the public for the 2023 general election.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Attahiru Madami, made this known when declaring open a two-day workshop in Ilorin on Friday.

Madami who was represented by the Head of Department, General Administration and Procurement, Mr Ibrahim Abdulazeez, said the training is significant is targeted towards ensuring that the commission delivers on its mandate.

According to him, firstly, one of our mandates is to ensure that the PVC gets to the general public.

“The PVC is significant because of the yardstick allotment to ballot papers during election.

“We know that in the previous elections, ballot papers are allotted to polling units based on the registered voters.

“But this time around the commission has set that the numbers of PVCs collected in a particular polling unit will determine the number of ballot papers that will be giving to the polling unit.

“The use of BVAS for voting in 2023 election will stop people without PVC from going there to cause violence.

“Without PVC you cannot vote, in short no PVC no vote.

“The commission set all these measures to ensure effective distribution of the PVCs,” he said.

He advised the participants to listen and contribute to the training, saying that it is a participatory training.

He urged the participants to be focused because they were carefully selected based on their experience and competence. 

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ISWAP evacuates 15 bodies, abandons VBIED after failed attack on New Marte

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ISWAP evacuates 15 bodies, abandons VBIED after failed attack on New Marte

By: Zagazola Makama

At least 15 dead bodies of suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters were hastily evacuated by their comrades after a failed midnight assault on New Marte in Borno State.

Zagazola Makama gathered from impeccable sources that the insurgents, on about 20 motorcycles had launched a coordinated attack on troops in New Marte at about 1:35 a.m. on Tuesday. They arrived on motorcycles and with a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED), apparently aimed at breaching the battalion’s defences.

However, the combined firepower of Nigerian troops under Operation Hadin Kai, supported by the Nigerian Air Force Air Component, overwhelmed the attackers. The VBIED, meant to cause maximum damage, was abandoned by the terrorists as they fled under sustained fire and aerial bombardment.

According to intelligence sources, the retreating insurgents made desperate efforts to evacuate their dead and wounded, managing to flee with at least 15 corpses of their fighters while leaving behind several destroyed motorcycles and heavy blood trails at the New Marte airstrip.

“They came in like a swarm, heavily armed, and used a VBIED to lead the charge. But once our troops responded and the air component came in, they were completely overwhelmed. They abandoned the VBIED and began dragging their casualties into the bush. From what we tracked, at least 15 bodies were evacuated. It was a major blow to them.”the sources said.

The source added that aerial surveillance and ground exploitation confirmed that several motorcycles used for the assault were destroyed in the process, while others were left behind due to the rapid counter-offensive.

Two Nigerian soldiers lost their lives during the encounter, while one Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle sustained tyre damage and a gun truck was partially hit.

In a related incident, troops also foiled an attempted incursion by ISWAP fighters on the Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Kumshe, where the terrorists were again repelled after a fierce exchange of fire. Some terrorists were believed to have been neutralised during the encounter.

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FRSC staff kidnapped in Jos

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FRSC staff kidnapped in Jos

By: Zagazola Makama

Security forces say it has launched a search-and-rescue operation to free a kidnapped female staff of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Jos South Local Government Area of the state.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that on May 26 at about 5:30 a.m., armed hoodlums invaded the resident in Rantya community and abducted one Kate Jonathan Akpabio, who is a staff member of the FRSC in Jos.

Army troops and other security agencies were mobilised to the scene upon receiving the distress call. A preliminary investigation confirmed that the assailants took the victim to an unknown destination before security forces arrived.

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Gunmen kill two, injure three in fresh Bokkos attack

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Gunmen kill two, injure three in fresh Bokkos attack

By: Zagazola Makama

Atleast two persons killed while three others injured during an attack on Mbor village, Mushere District, Bokkos Local Government Area of the state.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the attack occurred in the early hours of May 26, when gunmen stormed the village at about 12:50 a.m. and opened fire indiscriminately.

The sources said as a result of the attack, two persons Jephthah Gretchen, and Juliet Jephthah, were shot and killed on the spot,” he said.

“Three others, identified as Mary Ishaku, Ishaku Ngumut and Nanbam Sunday, sustained varying degrees of injuries.” he added.

The injured victims were rushed to Luna Hospital for medical attention.

The corpses of the deceased were released to their families for burial after relatives declined a request for post-mortem examination.

The sources said reinforcement has been deployed to the community to restore calm and track down the perpetrators.

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