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Nysc resumes orientation in maiduguri twelve years after closure of camp.
Nysc resumes orientation in maiduguri twelve years after closure of camp.
By: Bodunrin Kayode
The National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) has resumed orientation services in maiduguri the Borno State capital 12 years after the campwas shut down due to boko haram insurgency.
The NYSC Orientation camp located along kano road was shut down in 2012 during the height of Boko Haram insurgency due to fears expressed by Nigerians over the safety of their wards.
Due to years of inactivity, the NYSC camp was later converted to an internally displaced persons (IDPS) camp, where IDPs from Damboa, Gwoza and Konduga took refuge.
With the return of peace camping activities have resumed to the full this time with over one thousand one hundred Corps members deployed to Borno state for the one year mandatory service.
Governor Babagana Zulum described the batch B Stream two orientation course as historic and special having marked the end of perennial dislodgement of Corps members to the state.
The Governor noted that the absence of Corps members have denied people of the state the right to enjoy auxiliary services from the scheme and the opportunity to share different norms, customs and cultures across the country.
Governor Zulum promised to engage the Corp members especially medical doctors and other frontline health workers to contribute in critical areas of the state.
He also promised to reconstruct the NYSC permanent orientation camp which has become a shadow of itself due to long stay of idps overstretching the facility.
State Coordinator Comrade Mohammed Adamu said a total of 1,125 prospective Corps members have so far registered, comprising 629 males and 496 females, adding that non have reported any form of security threat in the course of their journey to the state.
The Coordinator commended the military and other security agencies for ensuring that the camp and its environs were safe and secure.
Chairman NYSC Governing Board, Alhaji Mohammed Bukar remarked that the state has been prompt in payment of allowances to the members, urging them not to relocate to other states for any reason at all.
High points of the ceremony was the swearing in ceremony of Corps members administered by the representative of the State Chief Judge, Justice Bukar Malgwi.
Nysc resumes orientation in maiduguri twelve years after closure of camp.
Indian factory manager slumps, dies in Edo community
By: Zagazola Makama
A 47-year-old Indian national, identified as Kalidass Arunachalam, has died after suddenly slumping while on duty at a factory in Ologbo, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.
Zagazola Makama gathered that the deceased was a production manager with Green Hills Agricultural Products Ltd. He was said to have collapsed at about 11:30 a.m. on Friday while working at the company premises.
Company representatives, including another Indian national, Tushar Tukaram Phadtare, along with the Managing Director, Suleman Dauda, and the Chief Security Officer, Lt. Col. Thompson Udom (rtd), rushed him to God’s Spring Best Care Hospital in the Obaretin Community for urgent medical attention.
A medical doctor at the facility, identified as Dr. Kingsley Dele, later confirmed Arunachalam dead while efforts were still being made to revive him.
Officials later visited the hospital where the body was found lying face up on a hospital bed with a drip attached. No visible marks of violence were observed on the corpse.
The remains of the deceased were deposited at the mortuary, and efforts are ongoing to contact the Indian Embassy to inform his next-of-kin and facilitate diplomatic procedures.
Indian factory manager slumps, dies in Edo community
Three missing after boat carrying passengers, vehicles capsizes in Taraba
By: Zagazola Makama
At least three persons, including a two-year-old child, are missing after a boat capsized on Friday night while ferrying passengers and vehicles across the Namnai River in Taraba State.
Zagazola Makama reports that the boat, which was transporting several passengers and three vehicles, capsized around 8:40 p.m. due to overloading and reckless navigation by the operator.
According to sources, the operator defied standing safety protocols by loading three vehicles onto the boat instead of the approved maximum of two. The mishap occurred while the boat was attempting to dock at the riverbank, when a strong wave destabilised it, causing it to overturn.
While many passengers were rescued by local divers and first responders, three victims identified as Aishatu Rilwanu, Baharatu Danasabe, and Yusuf Badaru, a two-year-old child all residents of Jantaro Ward in Mutum Biyu remain unaccounted for.
Rescue team were mobilised to scene as both community members and security personnel intensify the search and rescue efforts.
As of the time of filing this report, the rescue operation is still ongoing.
Three missing after boat carrying passengers, vehicles capsizes in Taraba
Security operatives arrest 22 suspected Aiye cultists in Ogun, including two soldiers
By: Zagazola Makama
Security operatives in Ogun have arrested 22 suspected members of the Aiye confraternity during a coordinated raid at Hilltop Hotel in Osiele, Odeda Local Government Area.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the operation, which took place on Friday night, followed credible intelligence received by officers at the Odeda Division regarding the unlawful gathering of cultists at the hotel.
The sources confirmed that a joint tactical team comprising officers from Aregbe Division, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), and the Anti-Cultism Unit stormed the hotel and apprehended the suspects.
Among those arrested were 19 males, three females, and two serving military personnel, suspected to be linked to the cult group.
Items recovered from the suspects include one UTC axe, a cut-to-size barrel gun, and several blue beret caps, all identified with the Aiye cult group.
The sources said that the State Criminal Investigation Department’s Anti-Cultism Unit at Eleweran has been directed to conduct a discreet investigation into the incident, while further profiling of the suspects is underway.
The sources said individuals or groups found engaging in such criminal acts would face the full weight of the law.
Security operatives arrest 22 suspected Aiye cultists in Ogun, including two soldiers
Indian factory manager slumps, dies in Edo community
Three missing after boat carrying passengers, vehicles capsizes in Taraba
Security operatives arrest 22 suspected Aiye cultists in Ogun, including two soldiers
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