Four children die mysteriously in Borno community, parents hospitalised

By: Zagazola Makama

Tragedy struck in Kukurpu village, Kwajaffa District of Hawul Local Government Area, Borno State, where four children from the same family were confirmed dead after being found unconscious alongside their parents.

Zagazola Makama reports that the incident occurred on Thursday morning when neighbours raised alarm after several unanswered phone calls to the family’s head, 35-year-old Muktari Idrisa.

According to sources, a neighbour, Bukar Musa, eventually reached Idrisa’s wife, Maimuna, who revealed that everyone in the house was seriously ill and unable to stand.

The neighbours rushed to the residence and discovered Idrisa, his wife, and their four children lying unconscious.

The children were identified as: Idrisa Muktari, male, Hauwa Muktari, female, 9 years, Binta Muktari, female, 6 years and Saidu Muktari, male, 1 year.

Security forces and medical experts rushed to the scene. Doctors certified all four children dead on arrival, while the parents were admitted and are responding to treatment.

The corpses were deposited at the hospital mortuary before being released to relatives for burial according to Islamic rites.

Authorities say the cause of the incident is yet to be ascertained, though police say the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Maiduguri has commenced a full investigation.

The tragic development has thrown the quiet farming community of Kukurpu into mourning.

Four children die mysteriously in Borno community, parents hospitalised

Operation FANSAN YANMA donates fertiliser to farmers in zamfara to boost food security

By: Zagazola Makama

Operation FANSAN YANMA has donated 200 bags of fertiliser to farmers in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State to support agriculture and strengthen civil-military relations.

Zagazola Makama report that the donation was made on Sept. 2 by the Theatre Commander of OPFY, Maj Gen OO Soyele, represented by Brig Gen N. Mbaka.

The items were handed over to the Emir of Tsafe, HRH Alhaji Abubakar Muhammad Bawa, under the Defence Headquarters’ civil-military cooperation initiative.

Soyele reiterated OPFY’s commitment to combining non-kinetic interventions with kinetic operations to secure farming communities.

The Emir described the gesture as timely and assured full cooperation from his subjects in the fight against terrorists.

Community leaders and farmers present at the event lauded the military’s proactive approach to resilience and food security.

Operation FANSAN YANMA donates fertiliser to farmers in zamfara to boost food security

Troops foil terrorist attacks, recover livestock in Zamfara

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA have repelled multiple terrorist attacks across Zamfara State, neutralising a gunman, rescuing kidnap victims and recovering dozens of rustled livestock.

Zagazola Makama report that the operations were carried out in Anka, Shinkafi, and Bukkuyum Local Government Areas in the past 48 hours.

Sources said troops deployed at Shinkafi engaged terrorists who had abducted locals near Shanawa village. The operation led to the killing of one terrorist and the recovery of an AK-47 rifle, three mobile phones, cash and other items.

In another incident, troops at Danmarke ambushed terrorists moving with rustled livestock from Kyairu village towards Bagega in Anka LGA. The troops forced the criminals to abandon 37 cows and a camel.

The recovered animals were handed over to the Bukkuyum Local Government Chairman, Mr. Aminu A. Gummi, in the presence of ward councillors and police representatives.

“These operations are restoring confidence among farming communities that have suffered repeated terrorist incursions,” the source said.

Residents commended the military for their swift response, saying the action prevented what could have been another mass displacement.

Troops foil terrorist attacks, recover livestock in Zamfara