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Zulum honoured by Nigeria’s Social Media Institute

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Zulum honoured by Nigeria’s Social Media Institute

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The Nigerian Institute of Social Media Analysts (NISMA) on Friday honoured Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, for his remarkable efforts in providing safety and security to the people of Borno State. 

NISMA is a Professional, Academic and examination body for social media experts and media practitioners who aim to advance their career and education in social media management and its regulation. 

President of the Institute who is a Deputy Inspector General of Police and former force PRO, Frank MBA, presented the award at headquarters of the Nigerian Police Force in Abuja. 

Receiving the award on his behalf, Governor Zulum’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Abdurrahman Ahmed Bundi, expressed gratitude to the Nigerian Institute of Social Media Analysts for the recognition of his principal. 

Mr Bundi noted that Zulum has exhibited an innovative approach to governance since 2019 thereby improving the security and well-being of the people of Borno State. 

Governor Zulum has received presidential national honours from Nigeria and Niger Republic and he has been given more than 20 awards from high-ranking newspapers in Nigeria and high-level professional bodies and academic institutions including the University of Ibadan, the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Nigerian Institute of Agricultural Engineers amongst others.

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Security forces arrest 13 illegal immigrants in Ogun, hand them over to immigration

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Security forces arrest 13 illegal immigrants in Ogun, hand them over to immigration

By: Zagazola Makama

Security forces on Tuesday arrested 13 suspected illegal immigrants following a distress call from residents of Unity Estate in Pakuro, Mowe area of the state.

Zagazola Makama gathered that the foreigners, who hail from Cameroon, Togo, and Ivory Coast, were allegedly causing public disturbance in the neighbourhood, prompting residents to alert the police.

Police sources said that following the alert at about 11:00 a.m., the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Mowe Division swiftly mobilised detectives to the scene.

All 13 suspects were apprehended and after initial profiling, they were handed over to the Controller of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Ogun State Command, Abeokuta, for further investigation and necessary action.

The command assured residents that it would continue to work with other security agencies to ensure peace and order, especially in border communities.
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Police launch manhunt after suspected abduction of two women in Abuja community

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Police launch manhunt after suspected abduction of two women in Abuja community

By: Zagazola Makama

The FCT Police Command has launched a joint operation to rescue two women suspected to have been abducted during an armed invasion in the Aco Mbawpe area of Abuja.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday when criminal elements armed with dangerous weapons stormed the community and attacked a private residence.

According to a police sources, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Iddo Division received a distress call at about 2:10 a.m. on July 23, alerting them to the attack.

“Upon receiving the report, our patrol teams were swiftly deployed to the scene. Preliminary investigation revealed that the residence of one Fati Omale was invaded by the assailants, and she, along with another woman identified as Zainab Ibrahim, is believed to have been abducted to an unknown destination,” the police said in a statement.

In response to the incident, combined teams of Police Operatives from Iddo Division, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, as well as local vigilantes and hunters, have commenced a massive search and rescue operation.

The joint teams are combing the surrounding bushes and hills around the Aco Mbawpe axis, a semi-rural settlement on the outskirts of the Federal Capital Territory, in a bid to locate the abductors’ hideout and ensure the safe return of the victims.

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Shock as corpse of respected Islamic cleric found in Dansadau, Zamfara

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Shock as corpse of respected Islamic cleric found in Dansadau, Zamfara

By: Zagazola Makama

Residents of Dansadau, a farming and cattle-rearing town in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, woke up Tuesday morning to a grim discovery of the lifeless body of Malam Danladi Boss, a respected Islamic cleric and community leader in the Asibitin Elejah area of the town.

The deceased cleric body was found at the outskirts of Dansadau under suspicious and disturbing circumstances.

Local sources who first stumbled upon the body around 7:05 a.m., said the deceased appeared to have been killed overnight by unknown assailants, with no immediate witnesses or signs of struggle at the scene.

“He was a quiet, peaceful man. We don’t know why anyone would do this to him,” said Musa Dansadau, a relative of the deceased, visibly shaken by the incident.News of the death spread quickly, triggering a wave of mourning in the tightly-knit community.

While Dansadau has been one of the flashpoints in Zamfara’s ongoing battle with armed banditry, the killing of Malam Danladi has brought the violence closer to the heart of the town itself.

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