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Yobe Pilgrims Receive N179.8m Subsidy Support from State Govt
Yobe Pilgrims Receive N179.8m Subsidy Support from State Govt
By: Mamman Mohammed
The Yobe state Pilgrims Commission said it has paid N179.8m subsidy approved by Governor Mai Mala Buni to 1,332 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for this year’s hajj pilgrmage.
The Chairman of the Commission, Alh. Mai Aliyu, stated this while briefing the governor with the update on the airlift of the Pilgrims.
He said every pilgrim received the sum of N135,000 Basic Travelling Allowance subsidy as approved by the governor.
According to the chairman, all the 1332 pilgrims and officials of the commission have been airlifted to Saudi Arabia.
“They landed in Medina the second holy city to perform religious obligations and visitations in Medina, and have now proceeded to Makkah, except for the very few still in Medina” Aliyu said.
The Chairman explained that the commission secured hotel accomodation of trekkable distance to the holy mosques in Medina and Makkah, to encourage the pilgrims concentrate on the religious obligations.
He said all the Pilgrims are in good condition and praying for the governor, and government of Yobe state, peace and prosperity of Yobe state and Nigeria.
Governor Buni commended the commission and airliners for ensuring successful airlifing of the Pilgrims in good time.
He called on the commission to always consider the welfare of the Pilgrims: “The commission is there to serve the Pilgrims, you should execute your duties and responsibilities to serve the Pilgrims better”.
The governor also called on the Pilgrims to conduct themselves peacefully to perform the Hajj in accordance with the tradition of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
Buni prayed Allah “to accept this religious obligation, the individual and collective prayers of our Pilgrims, and their safe return home.”
Yobe Pilgrims Receive N179.8m Subsidy Support from State Govt
Bandits open fire on vehicle in zamfara, injure 5 occupants
By: Zagazola Makama
Five persons sustained varying degrees of gunshot injuries when armed bandits opened fire on a moving vehicle in Zamfara State.
Zagazola Makama report that the incident occurred on May 5, 2025, when the bandits attempted to stop a Golf 3 car in transit. The driver, however, refused to halt, prompting the assailants to shoot at the vehicle.
Sources said all five occupants of the vehicle sustained injuries and were promptly evacuated to the Ahmed Sani Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital for medical treatment.
Security personnel who visited the scene have intensified efforts to track and apprehend the fleeing attackers.
Bandits open fire on vehicle in zamfara, injure 5 occupants
Bandits kill one, injure another in Katsina vigilante patrol ambush
By: Zagazola Makama
One person was confirmed dead while another sustained injuries when suspected armed bandits attacked members of a local vigilante group during a patrol in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Zagazola Makama report that the incident occurred on May 4 at about 4:05 p.m., shortly after a security coordination meeting involving vigilante members from Malumfashi, Kafur, Bakori, and Kankara LGAs held at the Kankara LGA Secretariat.
Two vigilantes, identified as Salisu Barde, 60, and Sule Abdul, 50, were injured in the ambush along the Kankara–Sheme road.
Security forces were promptly deployed a patrol team to the scene and evacuated the victims to the General Hospital in Kankara, where Salisu Barde was later confirmed dead.
Security sources have intensified efforts to arrest the fleeing attackers.
Bandits kill one, injure another in Katsina vigilante patrol ambush
Gunmen abduct special constabulary officer in Kaduna
By: Zagazola Makama
Armed men have abducted a 29-year-old special constabulary officer during a surveillance patrol at Tafida/Nalado area in Nariya, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Sources td Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on Sunday, May 4, at about 5:00 p.m. when the patrol team came under heavy gunfire from the assailants.
The operatives engaged the attackers in a fierce gun duel, but one officer, identified as PC-SC Mohammed Ali was forcefully taken to an unknown destination.
The assailants also carted away the victim’s Jincheng 110 model motorcycle.
Following the attack, a combined team of personnel and operatives from sister security agencies were mobilized to the scene, and a search and rescue operation has since commenced.
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