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Nigeria Deploys 15 Academicians to Uganda
Nigeria Deploys 15 Academicians to Uganda
By: Michael Mike
Fifteen academicians from various fields of endeavour are to depart the country to different Universities in Uganda under the
Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) scheme.
The academicians are to leave the shores of Nigeria tomorrow.
Speaking at a ceremony organized to offer pre-departure orientation to the Volunteers selected from among tertiary institutions across the country, Director General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps,Rt. Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub, commended the Government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for its continued commitment and support to the provision of technical manpower to countries of Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific regions.
The former lawmaker, who was represented at the occasion by Amb. Zakari Usman, Director of Programmes at the Agency, also said the Federal Government ‘s efforts were aimed at ensuring that development among the ACP nations was evenly spread and called on the Volunteers to count themselves lucky for having been selected out of the thousands of applications the Agency had received when it called for same late last year.
Buba challenged the Volunteers to see their recruitment to serve in the TAC Scheme as a humanitarian effort geared towards making humanity better and more prepared to face the daily challenges of life,including those posed by his environment. He said the Scheme was a national call for actions that promote national interest and admonished the Volunteers to be wary of any actions or activities that may compromise the spirit and intent of the Scheme.
Earlier, while thanking the Federal Government for the opportunity to represent the country in their new capacity, a Professor of Plant Pathology at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, and Team Lead of the latest batch of Volunteers, Clement Gboyega Afolabi, who spoke for the group, expressed delight at the processes through which they had gone to arrive at the day’s event and promised not to let Nigeria down in their host country.
Afolabi also expressed joy at the transparent nature of the processes involved in the exercise and thanked the Management and officials of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps for their professionalism and commitment to the mandate of the Corps.
Other Volunteers, who fielded questions with journalists, including Dr.Usman Bature Isyaku of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University,Bauchi, and Dr. Peter Chika Uzomba of the Department of Economics, Federal University, Lokoja, applauded the TAC Scheme, while noting that the Scheme was in tandem with the three cardinal objectives of their responsibilities as academics, which Uzomba described as: Teaching, Research and Community Service.
Among those present at the event were the Resource Person in the day’s event and former Director of Programmes at the Agency, Amb. Mohammed Shehu Kangiwa; Mr.Lawandy Bala, Special Assistant on Protocol Matters to the TAC DG as well as Mr James Dung Pam, a Senior Counselor at the Corps, among many other officials and members of staff of the Agency.
Nigeria Deploys 15 Academicians to Uganda
Three Fulani women abducted by gunmen in Kwara
By: Zagazola Makama
Atleast three Fulani women were abducted by armed hoodlums who attacked Awi village, a Fulani/Hausa camp near Omu-Aran, under sporadic gunfire.
Sources disclosed that the incident occurred on June 29 at about 1:00 a.m. and was reported later that morning by one Danbare Sarki Fulani, a community leader.
The victims were identified as: Halimi Kadiri, Gaaje Yusuf, and a nursing mother Maria Isah. All the victims are said to be of Fulani Bororo origin.
Upon receipt of the report at about 10:00 a.m., a team security operatives and members of the local vigilante group was immediately mobilised to the scene and began combing the nearby forests,” the statement said.
Additionally, the Anti-Kidnapping Squad (AKS) team attached to Omu-Aran, alongside neighbouring Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) and local vigilantes, have launched a coordinated search-and-rescue operation aimed at locating the victims and apprehending the perpetrators.
Police sources confirmed that investigation is ongoing and assured the public of continued efforts to ensure the safe rescue of the abducted women and restoration of peace in the area.
Three Fulani women abducted by gunmen in Kwara
Troops neutralise 2 ISWAP insurgents planting IEDs on Borno highway
By: Zagazola Makama
The Nigerian Army troops of Sector 2, Operation Hadin Kai, have neutralised two suspected fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attempting to plant Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) along a critical highway in Borno State.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama on Monday that the ambush operation occurred along the strategic Trans-Timbuktu (TT) corridor, extending towards the Katarko–Goniri axis.
The sources said that the operation was conducted following credible intelligence on the movement of a terrorist IED-laying party along the route.
“During the encounter, troops engaged the terrorists in a brief but decisive firefight, killing two insurgents and forcing others to flee.
“Items recovered at the scene included two AK-47 rifles, several magazines, a motorcycle, and materials intended for constructing IEDs. Equipment designed to cut through tarred roads for the concealment of explosives was also found.
“The swift response by the troops not only thwarted a potential attack on military and civilian vehicles but also helped to secure a major supply route frequently targeted by terrorists,” a security source said.
The military has since intensified patrols and route clearance operations in the general area to prevent further attempts by the insurgents.
Troops neutralise 2 ISWAP insurgents planting IEDs on Borno highway
Bandits kill two, abduct four in Katsina community
By: Zagazola Makama
Armed bandits have killed two persons and abducted four others in a late-night attack on Gidan Tamba village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Zagazola Makama learnt that the incident, which occurred on June 29 at about 10:45 p.m., threw the quiet rural community into panic as the gunmen stormed the area and opened fire indiscriminately.
One of the victims, Ashiru Shafiu, aged 60, was reportedly shot dead on the spot, while another resident, Suleiman Yusuf, also 60, collapsed during the raid and later died of cardiac arrest. Both were rushed to the General Hospital in Kankara, where they were confirmed dead.
In addition to the fatalities, four residents were abducted during the attack. They have been identified as: Kazeem Nuhu, Shafiu Aliyu, Rama Dan Mallam and Ummah Abdulwahab.
The attackers reportedly arrived on motorcycles and disappeared into the surrounding forest with the kidnapped victims.
Bandits kill two, abduct four in Katsina community
Three Fulani women abducted by gunmen in Kwara
Troops neutralise 2 ISWAP insurgents planting IEDs on Borno highway
Bandits kill two, abduct four in Katsina community
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