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Update your land title documents, or risk revoke within 11 days’….. Says BOSG
Update your land title documents, or risk revoke within 11 days’….. Says BOSG
By: Babagana Bukar
The Borno state Government under the leadership of governor Babagana Zulum has vowed to revoke all title holders of the ten (10) layouts under the Borno Geographic Information Service (BOGIS) Pilot scheme which were issued notices since June 2020.
This was contained in a press statement personally signed by the Executive Secretary of BOGIS, Engineer Adam Bababe, a copy which was made available to our Correspondent in Maiduguri on Tuesday.
Bababe however gave 11 days window beginning from now to 31st December, 2023 that, all those who failed to update their records, Develop/submit building plans within the stipulated time will consider their plots revoked.
The statement reads: “The Borno Geographic Information Service wishes to bring to the attention of title holders of the ten (10) layouts under the BOGIS Pilot scheme which were issued notices since June 2020 that government shall revoke all tittles that fail to Update their records, Develop/submit building plans by 31st of December 2023.
“The pilot Layouts are; NEF/78 & 78 covering the whole of GRA but not limited to commissioners quarters, NNDC, Doctors quarters and all sub divisions within the areas.
Others include GRA BOTP/131 & BOTP/63: All New GRA area and its sub divisions, BOTP/44: All Polo Area Generally, BOTP/48 & 48A1: All GRA Extension and Jiddari, LP/NE/30 Extension: Former House of Assembly Quarters and BOTP/122 & 122 Extension: Gambole Road.
“Also affected are BOTP/60: Lagos Street South, BOTP/86: Forestry quarters and Lagos street North, NEP/96 & 96A: Off Damboa Road North and BOTP/172 Subdivision, as well as all disposed government quarters in the area.
“This notice aligns with the Land Use of 1978 and Borno Land Use Regulations 2022, which mandate the documentation of all landed properties within the state.
“Individuals concerned are urged to approach the agency to perfect their documents to prevent government revocation of their lands.” Said Engineer Bababe in the statement.
Update your land title documents, or risk revoke within 11 days’….. Says BOSG
14-year-old killed, others injured in communal attack in Pindiga
By: Zagazola Makama
A 14-year-old boy, Rabiu Muhammad, was killed while several others were injured during a violent attack in Garin Rigiya, Pindiga, Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State.
Zagazola gathered that the incident occurred at about 10:00 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30, when a group of men allegedly conspired and attacked Rabiu Muhammad and Malla Yayaji with machetes.
The victims were rushed to the General Hospital, Kashere, where Rabiu Muhammad was pronounced dead, while others received medical attention.
Following the attack, a reprisal incident was reported in which Ibrahim Galadima, Babangida Abubakar, and Mohammed Abubakar allegedly set fire to corn stalks in the village, causing property damage.
Three suspects have been arrested by the Police in connection with the incidents, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining perpetrators.
Police said the area has since returned to relative calm.
14-year-old killed, others injured in communal attack in Pindiga
Two killed in bandit attack on Funtua community, in Katsina
By: Zagazola Makama
Two persons, including a soldier, were killed when armed bandits attacked Unguwar Dahiru village in Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State in the early hours of Friday.
Sources said the attack occurred at about 1:20 a.m. on Jan. 31, prompting security patrol teams to engage the assailants in a sustained gunfight, forcing them to flee the community.
The victims were identified as Shamsu Rilwan, 22, and Abubakar Mohammed, 22, a soldier attached to the Military Super Camp in Faskari who was returning from leave. Their bodies were taken to the General Hospital, Funtua, where they were certified dead by a medical doctor.
Efforts are ongoing to track and apprehend the perpetrators of the attack.
Residents have been urged to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activities to the authorities to enhance security in the area.
Two killed in bandit attack on Funtua community, in Katsina
Ifelodun LG imposes 24 hour curfew across Oro-Ago District for clearance operation
By: Bodunrin Kayode
A 24 hour curfew has been imposed on the entire Oro- ago District of Ifelodun council Area, Chairman Abdulrasheed Yusuf said in a statement recently.
The curfew which took effect from 6 am on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, was imposed in a coordinated effort by the council in conjunction with security agencies to put terrorists in disarray, take them out by combing the area and protecting lives and property of residents.
The statement signed by Abdulquadri Jimba who is the Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman, Ifelodun council area noted that “Within this period, there will be no human or vehicular traffic in the entire district.
“This is in support of the ongoing security clearance operation in the area. Further reviews of this measure will be communicated,” the statement noted.
Ifelodun LG imposes 24 hour curfew across Oro-Ago District for clearance operation
14-year-old killed, others injured in communal attack in Pindiga
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