Security forces rescue two abducted victims in Zamfara

By: Zagazola Makama

Security forces in Zamfara have rescued two victims abducted by suspected bandits in Moriki District, Zurmi Local Government Area of the state, authorities said on Tuesday.

Zagazola Makama learnt that the incident occurred at about 7:00 a.m. on June 16, 2025, when suspected armed bandits attacked farmers along Dunfawa–Alawa Road in Moriki and abducted five persons.

In a separate attack, another group of bandits abducted two farmers in Tudun Moriki.

The combined troops alongside members of the CPG (Civilian Protection Group) and engaged the suspects in a gun duel.

This resulted in the rescue of Malam Adamu Kasimu and Ibrahim Haruna, while efforts are ongoing to rescue the rest of the victims.

Security forces rescue two abducted victims in Zamfara

Bauchi DPO, another killed in fatal motor accident

By: Zagazola Makama

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Toro in Bauchi State, SP Mustapha Garba, and another person died following a fatal motor accident along Bargar Tsamiya in Toro Local Government Area, police said on Sunday.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident, which occurred on June 14, 2025, at about 11:30 hours, involved a Mercedes car driven by the DPO, alongside two passengers, and a stationary Opel Astra vehicle, who had left the vehicle to attend to his farm.

Police sources said the DPO was traveling from Gumau to Magama Gumau town to attend his wedding Fatiha when his vehicle hit a pothole, causing him to lose control and swerve into the other lane, subsequently colliding with the stationary vehicle before somersaulting into the bush.

The DPO and another victim, Mr Shaaibu Cheski, 45, from Gumau Town, died while receiving treatment at General Hospital, Toro, while two other victims are currently undergoing treatment, police sources added.

Bauchi DPO, another killed in fatal motor accident

Zulum commissions 20 road projects in Maiduguri to mark Democracy Day 

…Construction of 2 hospitals, int’l conference centre kicks off

By: Michael Mike

Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday commissioned 20 road projects in Maiduguri, the state capital, to mark the 2025 Democracy Day.

They are Maina Kenindi Road, Talba Road, Yerima Road, Tafa Balewa Road, Cemetery Road, Park Road, Benue Road, Kinshasa Road, Homan Road, Kyari Sandabe Road, Elkanami Road and Onitsha Road.

Others are Dicharima Road, Sokoto I Road, Sokoto II Road, Engr Bukar Tijjani Road, Waziri Road, Marghi Road, Zajeri/Umarari Riad and Ambs Mahmud Ahmed Express Road in Gwange.

The combined 21.8 km projects were cited in Maisandari, Umarari, Ngarannam and Gwange, all in the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council.

The governor reaffirmed his commitment to providing democracy dividends for the people of Borno State till the end of his administration.

“In sha Allah, before the expiration of my tenure, people of Borno State will witness many more projects,” Zulum said.

…Construction of 2 hospitals, int’l conference centre kicks off

Meanwhile, the Borno State Government has started constructing three more projects, comprising two hospitals and a 4,000-person international conference centre.

One of the two hospitals is a specialised orthopaedic service centre with a 200-bed capacity in the Goni Kachallari area of Jere Local Government.

Zulum commissions 20 road projects in Maiduguri to mark Democracy Day