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Kuchikau Neighborhood Accuses NSCDC of Terrorizing Community
Kuchikau Neighborhood Accuses NSCDC of Terrorizing Community
By: Balami Lazarus
The recent demolishing of a building situated and being at Bernard Obande Neighbourhood Kuchikau phase (1) Masaka district belonging to Mrs. Blessing Ejjike has raised doubt and suspicious of the involvement of Nigerian Security And Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officers in this matter.
It was gathered that one Alhaji Yakubu Rimi Gambo allegedly connived with some officers of NSCDC of Nasarawa State Command led by an officer named Nnjokwu Prince T. who came with armed men and a bulldozer to carry out a demolishing exercise on a property belonging to Mrs. Blessing.
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Phase 1 being a peaceful quiet neighborhood and well secured, had her officials and elders of the Neighborhood Security Watch who approached the NSCDC officials to intervene and also demanded to see the court order authorizing the demolishing of the said structure but were greeted with stiff resistance from the men of the NSCDC.
This situation later resulted in violence where some members of the neighborhood were injured.
Investigations by NEWSng reveals that Nnjokwu Prince T. ordered his men to physically assault and tear- gas the members of the community who came to intervene in the matter.
“This has resulted in a stampede causing injuries to some members of the community who came out to support their own.
“We in this neighborhood community have been highly terrorized this morning by armed squad led by 3- star NSCDC officer whose name tag reads Nnjokwu Prince T. without showing any official authority…. or offering the needed explanation to our neighborhood Chairman had his phone ceased along with those of many others.” A Community Leader in the neighbourhood told NEWSng
Further findings by NEWSng indicated that such is common and associated with the off.cers and men of the NSCDC Nasarawa Command in settling disputes as such.
According to the Community, Alhaji Yakubu Rimi Gambo is said to have been using this public security/ civil organization for his dirty deals as such called on the Command to do the needful and put a stop to such act by the officers and men it degenerated to crises in the area
Kuchikau Neighborhood Accuses NSCDC of Terrorizing Community
Troops repel coordinated attacks on three Plateau communities
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) along with other security forces, successfully repelled coordinated attacks on three communities in Riyom Local Government Area by gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias.
Zagazola Makama report that the affected communities Rim, Angwan Wereng, and Cum came under attack between 10:50 p.m. and 11:40 p.m. on Thursday night.
The troops responded promptly to distress calls and engaged the attackers, forcing them to flee the area.
“On receipt of the information, army troops and other sister security agencies moved swiftly to the scenes and repelled the attackers,”said the sources.
No official casualties were confirmed as of the time of this report, but the situation is said to be under control while normalcy has returned to the affected areas.
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Yobe man kills neighbour over alleged affair with wife
By: Zagazola Makama
A 40-year-old man, Yau Ari Dawa of Fulameri Village in Yobe State, has allegedly stabbed his neighbour to death following a violent altercation over a suspected extramarital affair with his wife.
Zagazola Makama gathered from sources that the incident occurred late Wednesday night at about 11:30 p.m., when Dawa reportedly confronted Mallam Faji Gana, 35, accusing him of having an affair with his 25-year-old wife, Noja Yau.
The sources said that the confrontation quickly turned violent, and Dawa allegedly used a knife to stab Gana in the stomach during the scuffle.
A neighbour, raised an alarm and reported the incident to authorities in the early hours of Thursday.
Gana was rushed to the Specialist Hospital in Geidam, but was confirmed dead on arrival by medical personnel.
The suspect, Yau Ari Dawa, has since been arrested by operatives of the Yobe State Police Command.
According to police sources, the case will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation and possible prosecution.
Yobe man kills neighbour over alleged affair with wife
Gunmen abduct village head in Bauchi community
By: Zagazola Makama
A 56-year-old village head, Abdullah Ibrahim, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Kanaka hamlet, Ganjuwa Local Government Area in Bauchi, sources confirmed to Zagazola Makama.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday at about 1:15 a.m. when the assailants stormed the remote hamlet and abducted the community leader, taking him to an unknown destination.
Security forces and local hunters were deployed to the area on a rescue mission.
Efforts are being intensified to rescue the victim unharmed and to apprehend those behind the abduction. The case is currently under police investigation.
Gunmen abduct village head in Bauchi community
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