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Zulum launches Borno’s 2024 tree planting with 10 million seedlings
Zulum launches Borno’s 2024 tree planting with 10 million seedlings
.. NAGGW declares Zulum champion of environment
By: Our Reporter
Governor Babagana Umar Zulum on Tuesday launched the Borno’s 2024 tree-planting exercise with 10 million assorted seedlings aimed at controlling desertification in the state.
The largest tree-planting campaign in Nigeria’s history was kicked off in a ceremony at Kawuri village in Konduga Local Government Area of the state.
Addressing the gathering, Zulum noted that in addition to planting trees, his administration had launched several initiatives to reduce carbon emissions into the atmosphere.
He listed the initiatives as including the procurement of electric vehicles and gas cylinders for distribution to deserving communities.
The governor said he had also established an agency for the Great Green Wall to address problems of desertification and maintain the ecosystem.
He assured of his administration’s commitment to protecting Borno’s degrading environment which, he noted, had resulted in low rainfall.
Governor Zulum, while sounding a strong warning against cutting down trees in Borno, directed the Secretary to the State Government to work with the State House of Assembly to develop measures that would address the flaws in the existing law on the environment.
In his welcome address, the state’s Commissioner for Environment, Engr Emet Kiose, appealed to non-governmental organisations, clubs, associations and the general public to collect assorted seedlings from the ministry for planting.
The occasion was attended by the APC’s Deputy National Chairman, Ali Bukar Dalori, Member House of Reps, Bukar Talba, rep Speaker Borno State House of Assembly, Engr Abdullahi Askira, Secretary to the State Government, Bukar Tijani, head of Service, Barrister Malam Fannami and other senior officials of Borno State government.
NAGGW declares Zulum champion of environment
Meanwhile, the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) has described Governor Zulum as an environmental champion, noting his administration’s significant achievements in addressing environmental issues.
The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the NAGGW, Saleh Abubakar, represented by the agency’s Director of Planning and Policy Coordination, Hajiya Habiba Usman, stated this on Tuesday at Kawuri in Konduga Local Government Area of the state.
“The agency is elated and happy to note that Born is the first state in the country to domesticate the GGW Act by establishing the state agency and appointing the pioneer Director General,” Abubakar acknowledged.
He added, “Thus, the NAGGW is glad to be part of the tree-planting campaign, as this not only complements the agency’s interventions, but also shows the Borno State Government’s commitment to addressing environmental challenges associated with land degradation and climate change.”
Zulum launches Borno’s 2024 tree planting with 10 million seedlings
Bandits kill two, rustle cattle in Kaduna community
By: Zagazola Makama
Armed bandits have attacked Unguwan Namaje, Lukora village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing two residents and rustling an unspecified number of cattle.
Sources said the attack occurred at about 2:50 a.m. on Friday when the bandits stormed the residence of one Abdullahi Yunusa.
According to the sources, three victims were shot during the attack.
“Those fatally injured were identified as Audu Yunusa, 15, and Salisu Yunusa, 23. They sustained gunshot wounds to the stomach and were later certified dead by a doctor.
“Another victim, Isiyaku Yunusa, 25, also sustained serious gunshot injuries and is receiving treatment at Saint Gerard Hospital, Kaduna,”said the sources.
Nigerian troops were immediately mobilised to the scene, while efforts were intensified to track down the perpetrators and recover the stolen cattle.
Bandits kill two, rustle cattle in Kaduna community
Police rescue eight kidnapped victims, confirm one dead in Katsina
By: Zagazola Makama
The Police Command in Katsina State says its operatives have foiled a kidnapping attempt, rescued eight victims and confirmed the death of one person in Dandume Local Government Area.
Zagazola Makama learnt that on Friday night, yet-to-be identified armed men laid an ambush along Funtua–Mahuta road and opened fire on a moving Golf vehicle with registration number EDT 693 AA, apparently intending to kidnap the occupants.
Sources said that the driver lost control of the vehicle which veered into a farmland.
“APC patrol teams promptly responded, cordoned off the area and engaged the hoodlums in an exchange of fire, thereby rescuing eight victims unhurt,” the sources said.
The sources dded that three other passengers sustained various degrees of gunshot injuries and were rushed to General Hospital, Dandume, where one of them was later confirmed dead.
The sources further said that search and rescue operations were ongoing to trace other passengers who might have scattered into nearby farms during the attack.
Police rescue eight kidnapped victims, confirm one dead in Katsina
Troops neutralise terrorist, recover AK47 in ambush near Buni Gari
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Sector 2, Operation Hadin Kai, in collaboration with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have neutralised a terrorist in a long-range ambush around Ndoksa village near Buni Gari, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State.
Sources told Zagazola Makama on Saturday that the ambush was conducted following intelligence on the movement of terrorists in the axis.
The source said the troops killed one terrorist during the operation and recovered an AK-47 rifle and two motorcycles.
“The successful ambush is part of the ongoing aggressive operations to deny terrorists freedom of movement, disrupt their logistics, and safeguard communities in the North East,” the source said.
Troops neutralise terrorist, recover AK47 in ambush near Buni Gari
Bandits kill two, rustle cattle in Kaduna community
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Police rescue eight kidnapped victims, confirm one dead in Katsina
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