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Zulum decries insensitivity of the NEDC towards disaster
Zulum decries insensitivity of the NEDC towards disaster
By: Sam Kayode
Borno Governor Prof Babagana Zulum has decried the insensitivity of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) towards the recent flood disaster which befell residents of maiduguri the Borno state capital in which several souls perished in the water.
He said that the agency is a creation out of the tragedy of insurgency which afflicted the people of the north east of the country yet their management forgot so soon their roots by daring to abandon the people and spending most of their productive time in Abuja outside their jurisdiction.
The Governor who was responding to a visit by the chairman of the agency General Paul Tarfa retired and his management team to the government house recently stressed that he was not happy with the way management was handling Borno and other stake holders within the north east region of the country adding that they must repent from their wrong practices of just doing things and ignoring the authorities on ground.
” For now, what is important to us is the empathy from agencies like your own. Sympathy that stakeholders like yours will show to us and the people of the state. NEDC was created for distresses like this which is an emergency situation and we expect to see you people at the forefront in ameliorating the problems of the people.
“But you have not been up to the tasks even for our emergencies. I am afraid because you are too distant from us. I want to see the presence of the NEDC in Maiduguri instead of Abuja because we are the first priority of the agency.
” I am calling for a deliberate readjustment of the NEDC protocols so we can be carried along and can work together.. Nobody is happy with the NEDC and I believe they know this and should be working hard to change their current posture ” said Zulum.
Professor Zulum reiterated that the only way the NEDC can make its impact felt in north east Nigeria is to concentrate its administrative activities in Maiduguri as enshrined in the letters guiding the formation of the commission.
The Governor stressed that their urgent return to Maiduguri would ease the administrative lacuna between the north east governors forum and the agency.
Earlier the leader of the group General Paul Tarfa had said that he was happy with the achievements of the Governor which the whole world was aware of adding that his hard work and character has earned him good will which he is enjoying now.
“The goodwill you are enjoying now is because of your character and i want you to keep it up. We came to commiserate with you over the sad incident of the collapse of the Alau dam and we want you to take it in your stride.”
General Tarfa maintained that the response from those showing the State sympathy at this time of sorrow is positive and that the people will soon heal from all these damnation.
Also speaking the Managing Director of the agency Mohammed Goni announced that small businesses and petty traders will benefit from a whopping 3billion naira which would help them take off economically after the flood.
He said that his agency was planning its own contribution to assist and would announce such donations in due course.
Zulum decries insensitivity of the NEDC towards disaster
Bauchi DPO, another killed in fatal motor accident
By: Zagazola Makama
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Toro in Bauchi State, SP Mustapha Garba, and another person died following a fatal motor accident along Bargar Tsamiya in Toro Local Government Area, police said on Sunday.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident, which occurred on June 14, 2025, at about 11:30 hours, involved a Mercedes car driven by the DPO, alongside two passengers, and a stationary Opel Astra vehicle, who had left the vehicle to attend to his farm.
Police sources said the DPO was traveling from Gumau to Magama Gumau town to attend his wedding Fatiha when his vehicle hit a pothole, causing him to lose control and swerve into the other lane, subsequently colliding with the stationary vehicle before somersaulting into the bush.
The DPO and another victim, Mr Shaaibu Cheski, 45, from Gumau Town, died while receiving treatment at General Hospital, Toro, while two other victims are currently undergoing treatment, police sources added.
Bauchi DPO, another killed in fatal motor accident
Zulum commissions 20 road projects in Maiduguri to mark Democracy Day
…Construction of 2 hospitals, int’l conference centre kicks off
By: Michael Mike
Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday commissioned 20 road projects in Maiduguri, the state capital, to mark the 2025 Democracy Day.
They are Maina Kenindi Road, Talba Road, Yerima Road, Tafa Balewa Road, Cemetery Road, Park Road, Benue Road, Kinshasa Road, Homan Road, Kyari Sandabe Road, Elkanami Road and Onitsha Road.
Others are Dicharima Road, Sokoto I Road, Sokoto II Road, Engr Bukar Tijjani Road, Waziri Road, Marghi Road, Zajeri/Umarari Riad and Ambs Mahmud Ahmed Express Road in Gwange.
The combined 21.8 km projects were cited in Maisandari, Umarari, Ngarannam and Gwange, all in the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council.
The governor reaffirmed his commitment to providing democracy dividends for the people of Borno State till the end of his administration.
“In sha Allah, before the expiration of my tenure, people of Borno State will witness many more projects,” Zulum said.
…Construction of 2 hospitals, int’l conference centre kicks off
Meanwhile, the Borno State Government has started constructing three more projects, comprising two hospitals and a 4,000-person international conference centre.
One of the two hospitals is a specialised orthopaedic service centre with a 200-bed capacity in the Goni Kachallari area of Jere Local Government.
Zulum commissions 20 road projects in Maiduguri to mark Democracy Day
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Two Benue civil guards killed, others injured as security forces repel bandits’ attack in Tor-Donga
Two Benue civil guards killed, others injured as security forces repel bandits’ attack in Tor-Donga
By: Zagazola Makama
Two operatives of the Benue State Civil Protection Guards (BSCPG) have been confirmed dead, and three others injured following a late-night attack by suspected armed bandits on a military post in Tor-Donga, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the attack occurred at about 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday when about ten armed bandits riding on five motorcycles stormed the army camp in Tor-Donga in an attempt to ambush troops stationed there.
The BSCPG operatives, who were on security duty at the location, intercepted the attackers. In the ensuing gunfire, one guard, identified as Torna Atim, was shot and died on the spot, while another, Fanga Gundepuun, sustained a gunshot wound to the leg and later died in hospital.
Three other guards l, Guusu Terver, Mzuuga Terzungwe, and Abugh Ivanbee , all residents of Tor-Donga, sustained varying degrees of injury and were rushed to Nguher Hospital in Katsina-Ala for treatment.
Reinforcements from the Nigerian Army and military and other security agencies responded swiftly and successfully repelled the bandits, who fled into the bush, abandoning two motorcycles at the scene.
The motorcycles have been taken into custody.
Two Benue civil guards killed, others injured as security forces repel bandits’ attack in Tor-Donga
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