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Yobe: Works highlights achievements in 2024
Yobe: Works highlights achievements in 2024
By: Yahaya Wakili
Yobe State Ministry of Works, under the able leadership of Commissioner Engr. Umar Wakil Duddaye, is proud to highlight its achievements in infrastructural development and other services right from January to December, 2024.
The commissioner disclosed this in a press release signed by him made available to newsmen in Damaturu, the state capital.
He maintained that the administration of Governor Mai Mala Buni, CON, COMN, has demonstrated exceptional commitment to the state’s growth, earning widespread acclaim from its citizens.
The commissioner further revealed that the ministry in the year 2024 has successfully completed projects, which include a 25-kilometer road constructed as a Damaturu-Kalallawa dual carriageway at a cost of #1,519,787.27. A vital road connecting Jajimaji to Karasuwa at a cost of #2,025,349,864.95, Road and drainage systems were constructed in Damagum town, Fune LGA, at a cost of #530,362,211.96; the ministry also constructed a 10-kilometer road from Chumbusko to Tagali at a cost of #3,372,110,570.75.
Other roads and drainages were completed by the ministry of works in the year 2024, constructed of 2.6 kilometers of roads and drainage systems in Potiskum town at a cost of #582,939,420.91 and 2.3 kilometers of roads and drainage systems in Jajimaji town, the headquarters of Karasuwa LGA, at a cost of #788,087,605.52. Rehabilitation of the road from Biriri to Babbangida along Damaturu road to Gashua road in Tarmuwa LGA at a cost of #98,600,000.00; rehabilitation of the road from Katarko to Goniri, including stratification, earthworks, and construction of culverts in Gujba LGA at a cost of #62,814,252.50.
Engr. Duddaye maintained that the ministry repairs carried out on the road from Buni Yadi to Buni Gari in Gujba LGA also at a cost of #69,853,752.48, and earthworks constructed to approach Kayayya Bridge in Geidam LGA at a cost of #294,901,307.31, A triple box culvert was constructed at Kayayya Bridge in Geidam LGA, also at a cost of #32,854,054.70, and asphalting of the entrance to Bukar Abba Ibrahim Estate along Potiskum Road at a cost of #93,121,151.75.
He explained that the ministry is currently working on the rehabilitation of the road from Geidam to Bukarti at a cost of #1,149,115,135.94. Rehabilitation of Kanamma junction in Yunusari LGA at a cost of #2,635,696,348.32, Construction of the road from Nguru to Balanguwa at a cost of #1,074,014,000, Construction of a 25.5-kilometer earth road from Gashua to Masaba at a cost of #4,461,806,746.76, Construction of a 22.5-kilometer road from Fika to Maluri in Fika LGA at a cost of #2,244,186,388.35.
Other projects under the year review include the construction of the road from Kukuri to Chukuriwa up to Dawasa in the Nangere LGA at a cost of #1,245,440,640.00, the construction of the Damaturu city gate to the capital city at a cost of #860,386,655.27, the construction of 4.2 kilometers of road and 8.4 kilometers of line drains in Potiskum town at a cost of #1,181,422,495.56, and the construction of a 4-kilometer road from Nguru to the highway to Karasuwa.
The Commissioner used the forum to commend Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, CON, COMN, Chiroman Gujba, for the support that enabled the success of the ministry in the outgoing year 2024.
Yobe: Works highlights achievements in 2024
Fourteen Abducted Victims Released in Maru, Zamfara State; Two Killed in Captivity
By: Zagazola Makama
Fourteen victims abducted in December 2025, including six family members of Inspector Hussaini Abubakar of Maru Police Division, have been released by their captors.
Zagazola reliably gathered that the release occurred at about 1:00 p.m. on Feb. 26, 2026. Unfortunately, two of the victims, identified as Bashir Marafa, aged 45, and Halliru Kabiru, aged 50, were killed while in captivity.
Sources added that a pregnant woman among the abductees delivered a baby girl while in captivity. The victims are currently receiving medical attention at the General Hospital, Maru.
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Two Abducted Victims Rescued in Tsafe, Zamfara; One Killed in Bandit Attack at Talata Mafara
By: Zagazola Makama
Two persons abducted earlier this month in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been rescued, while a separate bandit attack in Talata Mafara LGA left one person dead and others missing.
Sources confirmed that Bashir Adamu Iyatawa, 42, and Kenneth Allahmagani, 35, both from Zaria City, Kaduna State, were abducted at Unguwar Chida Village in Tsafe on Feb. 16, 2026.
They were rescued on Feb. 26, debriefed, and later taken to a hospital for medical attention before being handed over to their relatives.
In a separate incident, armed bandits loyal to a local bandit leader, Na Sanda, attacked the outskirts of Jangebe town in Talata Mafara LGA on Feb. 27 at about 2:00 a.m.
The attack resulted in the death of Misbawu Aminu, 30, and the abduction of an unspecified number of persons to an undisclosed location.
Joint troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA and local vigilante groups are reported to be pursuing the fleeing bandits. Authorities have assured that efforts to rescue the abducted victims and apprehend the culprits are ongoing.
Two Abducted Victims Rescued in Tsafe, Zamfara; One Killed in Bandit Attack at Talata Mafara
Boko Haram Attack on CJTF Leaves One Dead in Gwoza, Borno state
By: Zagazola Makama
One member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) was killed following an ambush by suspected ISWAP terrorists along the Warave–Gwoza Road in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.
Sources said the incident occurred on February 25 at about 7:30 a.m. when gunmen attacked members of the CJTF and hunters on routine patrol. Fifty-year-old Bello Adamu, a member of the CJTF, was fatally injured in the attack.
Army troops of Operation HADIN KAI, Police Tactical Units, and CJTF personnel visited the scene, documented the incident, and evacuated the victim to Gwoza General Hospital, where he was certified dead on arrival. His body was released to his family for burial according to Islamic rites.
Monitoring of the area continues to prevent further attacks.
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