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NALDA empowers 500 Kano ex-drug addicts with goats, cows
NALDA empowers 500 Kano ex-drug addicts with goats, cows
The National Agriculture Land Development Authority (NALDA) is empowering 500 rehabilitated male and female drug addicts in Kano State by giving them livestock.
Its Executive Secretary, Prince Paul Ikonne, said in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday that 200 males and 300 females rehabilitated from drug addiction would get goats and cows.
The first phase of the empowerment, he said, would be completed in March, adding that 100 women already got three goats each while 200 youths got a cow per two persons.
The beneficiaries would be trained in animal husbandry and financial capacity building to enhance their ability to manage their businesses, he stated.
Ikonne explained that NALDA was collaborating with the NDLEA and an NGO, Salamah Youth Empowerment and Enlightenment Initiative to execute the empowerment.
“If beneficiaries are left without empowerment, they will revert to drug abuse.
“This is a way of keeping them out of drugs and engaging them meaningfully.
“We have empowered the first 300 beneficiaries; the remaining 200 beneficiaries will get the empowerment by March,’’ Iknone stated.
He appealed to other organisations to reach out to drug addicts to rehabilitate them while assuring that NALDA would engage them in meaningful means of income through agricultural value chains.
He explained also that those who got cows would sell them in three months and keep the profit while the capital is re-invested in buying new cows for them.
He added that monitoring of the beneficiaries would be easy as they’d transact the business of selling the cows at abattoirs under the supervision of the abattoirs’ associations.
Ikonne stated also that as the fund revolved, it would be easier to empower more people and get many more off hard substances, adding that NALDA’s primary target is abattoir-based drug-addicted youths.
“Women who got goats would rear them for between six months and one year depending on the size,’’ he said.
Ikonne added in the statement that the initiator of the NGO, Sen. Naja’tu Muhammed, Kano Central, said the intervention was the best any parastatal agency had ever done in Kano State.
“I initiated this programme with the NDLEA to rehabilitate our youths who are drug addicts.
“We realised that if we must give them hope, we must show them that there is light at the end of the tunnel by engaging them meaningfully,’’ Ikonne quoted Muhammed as having said.
Troops Foil Bandit Attack in Dabai Town, Kebbi
By: Zagazola Makama
A swift response by the Nigerian troops in Kebbi has foiled a bandit attack on Dabai Town, forcing the assailants to flee after a gun battle with security operatives.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the attack occurred around 2 a.m. when suspected bandits attempted to invade the town.
“Security forces were immediately dispatched to intercept the assailants and engaged them in a fierce exchange of gunfire,” the source said. “Overwhelmed by superior firepower, the bandits abandoned their mission and escaped.”
While no casualties were reported, security operatives have intensified patrols in the area to prevent further attacks.
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Unidentified Woman Dies After Jumping Off Third Mainland Bridge
By: Zagazola Makama
An unidentified woman has died after allegedly jumping off the Third Mainland Bridge into the University of Lagos (UNILAG) waterfront, an intelligence source has confirmed.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident happened around 3 p.m. on Thursday.
“We received information that a woman suddenly stopped on the bridge and jumped into the water. No identification documents were found on her,” the source said.
According to the source, the Marine Police Division in Akoka was alerted about an hour later, prompting a swift response from a team of marine police officers.
“She was pulled out of the water and rushed to the UNILAG shore, where medical personnel examined her. Unfortunately, she was confirmed dead,” the source added.
The woman’s remains have since been deposited at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) morgue in Yaba for preservation and autopsy.
Meanwhile, another Police sources said that the Lagos State Police Command has launched an investigation to establish her identity and uncover the circumstances surrounding the incident.
“The investigation is ongoing, and we urge anyone with information about the deceased to come forward,” said Police sources.
Unidentified Woman Dies After Jumping Off Third Mainland Bridge
Kidnapped Catholic Priest Rescued in Edo
By: Zagazola Makama
The Edo State Police Command has rescued Rev. Father Philip Mario Ekweli, who was kidnapped on March 13 in Aghenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the he priest, who serves at St. Peter’s Apostle Catholic Church, Iviukhua Community, was rescued on Thursday at about 4:52 p.m. in Amughe Community.
Security agencies have intensified search and bush-combing operations to track down the kidnappers and ensure the safety of other residents.
Kidnapped Catholic Priest Rescued in Edo
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