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Yuletide: Zulum Provides Free Transport To Over 600 Non Indigenes In Borno
Yuletide: Zulum Provides Free Transport To Over 600 Non Indigenes In Borno
By MacAnthony Uche
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has provided free transportation to enable non indigenes residing in the state to travel home and celebrate the Christmas and the new year with their loved ones.
The free transport scheme lunched by the Governor would enable the non Indigenes travel to as far as over 25 locations across the country from the Borno Express transport terminal and Station Kano park in the Maiduguri metropolis , beginning from 21st to 23rd of December this month.
Speaking to our correspondent at the Borno Express terminal on Thursday in Maiduguri, the Coordinator of the Ohanaeze Support Group which is in conjuction with Omaluegwuoku Progressive Initiative and Internal Diasporans in Borno, Chief Ugochukwu Egwudike, said the gesture was borne out of the governor’s magnanimity to ameliorate the sufferings faced by the residents, and to give them a sense of belonging in the running of the state’s affairs.
Chief Egwudike further said the entire non indigenes in the state are happy to benefit from the free transport scheme considering the high cost of living caused by fuel subsidy removal which has taken toll on the citizens.
” The people are happy with the privilege given to them by the Governor. He has been touching the lives of the people irrespective of tribe or religion , and out of about 630 persons that are going to benefit from the free transport scheme, 275 are travelling today marking the first day ,while the remaining beneficiaries will move between Friday and Saturday. All of them are given feeding allowance considering the distance they are to travel.
” So , it is a 3-day programme and on the fourth day , quite a good number of widows will receive financial assistance to enable them celebrate the Christmas and the new year here in the state,” Egwudike said.
Speaking for the yoruba Constituency in the state who are among the beneficiaries, Chief Saka Ganiyu Abiodun, expressed gratitude to Zulum for the gesture, saying that the Governor is known by his attitude of not wanting to see people suffer.
He said the selection of the beneficiaries was done on the vulnerability of each of them especially, those who wished to go home, but could not afford the cost of taking themselves home.
In a similar vein, the Secretary of the Board of Trustees ( BOT ) of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Borno State, Pharm Napoleon Egbonu who said he was sent by the Igbo community to supervise what is happening and appreciate the Governor, said the gesture is directly touching the downtrodden.
” It is a tro and fro programme. It has been going on for the past five years and the people are really happy with the Governor ,” Egbonu said.
For the leader of Eggon community in Borno and a native of Nasarawa State, who said he has lived in the state for over 40 years working for the Nigeria Railway Corporation, the Governor’s gesture is timely considering the economic hardship bedeviling the people presently.
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21 villagers abducted in kano communities as Security forces intensify search operation
By: Zagazola Makama
Twenty-one persons have been abducted by suspected bandits in three villages of Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State.
Zagazola Makama learnt that the coordinated attacks occurred in Sundu, Biresawa and Masaurari villages.
According to community members, two women were taken from Sundu, while five women and two children were abducted at Biresawa.
In Masaurari, nine men and one woman were reportedly seized, bringing the total number of abducted persons to 21 comprising nine men, eight women and two children.
The Police Command in Kano confirmed the attack noting that efforts had been intensified to rescue all victims unhurt.
The sources added that additional operatives had been deployed to the affected axis, while the area was being combed in collaboration with local vigilance groups and other security agencies.
The command assured residents of its commitment to restoring peace and urged the public to provide credible information that could aid ongoing operations.
21 villagers abducted in kano communities as Security forces intensify search operation
Ammunition falls from moving vehicle near ABU Zaria, eyewitnesses suspect supplies for bandits
By: Zagazola Makama
Passersby and students of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria were startled on Tuesday when several rounds of ammunition reportedly fell from a moving passenger bus along the Zaria–Katsina highway.
Zagazola Makama understand that the incident occurred directly in front of ABU Zaria’s main gate, causing brief panic among pedestrians and motorists.
One of the witnesses, who simply identified himself as Musa, said the ammunition fell from a commercial vehicle heading towards Katsina.
“We suddenly saw the bullets drop from the bus as it sped past the gate. Before people could understand what happened, the vehicle had already disappeared,” he said.
He added that some bystanders quickly gathered the ammunition and alerted security operatives stationed around the area.
Another eyewitness, a student who preferred not to be named, described the incident as “strange and frightening,” noting that many feared the ammunition could be linked to supplies to armed groups operating in parts of Kaduna and Katsina States.
Security personnel later arrived at the scene and recovered the ammunition.
Ammunition falls from moving vehicle near ABU Zaria, eyewitnesses suspect supplies for bandits
Security forces arrest “Gwandara” notorious kidnap kingpin, logistics supplier in Bwari Abuja
By: Zagazola Makama
Security forces have arrested a notorious kidnapper and major logistics supplier to bandits identified as Y’au Ibrahim Dauda, popularly known as “Gwandara 01”.
Zagazola Makama gathered that the suspect was apprehended by the Scorpion Squad at about 5:40 p.m. on Thursday in Bwari following actionable intelligence.
According to sources , Dauda has been on the wanted list of security agencies for his alleged role in several coordinated kidnapping operations within the FCT, particularly across the Bwari axis, from 2024 to date.
Investigations further linked him to multiple abductions around the Garam area of Tafa LGA in Niger State and Bwari, including the kidnapping of a pastor in 2024 at the El-Rufai Estate, near the Nigerian Law School, Bwari.
The sources said that efforts are ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang and recover their weapons.
Security forces arrest “Gwandara” notorious kidnap kingpin, logistics supplier in Bwari Abuja
21 villagers abducted in kano communities as Security forces intensify search operation
Ammunition falls from moving vehicle near ABU Zaria, eyewitnesses suspect supplies for bandits
Security forces arrest “Gwandara” notorious kidnap kingpin, logistics supplier in Bwari Abuja
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