The Borno Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Mr Usman Muhammad, made this known in a statement in Maiduguri.

Muhammad said those who died comprised five male adults, one female, two male children and one female child, while seven others sustained injuries.

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“The crash involved two vehicles (a Toyota Hummer bus belonging to Borno Express and a commercial Trailer).

“Eight passengers died on the spot while one died in the Specialist hospital. The injured are presently receiving treatment at the Specialists Hospital Maiduguri.

“Our thoughts and condolences go out to the families and loved ones of the deceased. Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash,” the sector commander said.

He urged the motoring public to always exercise caution on the road.

Source: NAN

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DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, the command’s spokesman, disclosed this in Damaturu on Friday.

He said the suspect, 43, was arrested on October 18 in neighbouring Darazo, Bauchi State, where he held the victim hostage.

“The Yobe Police Command has successfully cracked down on a kidnapping syndicate, arresting the prime suspect, 43-year-old from 250 Housing Estate, Damaturu.

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“On October 14, 2024, at about 2:15 p.m., Mallam Hassan reported to the State Intelligent Department (SID) that his son, Abdullahi Hassan, was missing after school hours on October 13, 2024, at 5:15 p.m.

“Despite efforts to locate him, his whereabouts remained unknown until the abductor demanded N1.5 million for his release via phone call.

“Detectives swiftly coordinated intelligence-led operations, tracing the suspect to a secured room in Kara Area, Darazo, Bauchi State,” Abdulkarim said.

The spokesman said the state Commissioner of Police, CP Garba Ahmed, had commended the personnel involved in rescuing the boy and arrest of the suspect.

He charged parents to ensure that their children were educated on basic safety protocols.

Abdulkarim listed the protocols to include avoid walking alone, avoid isolated areas, avoid gifts and rides from strangers and report suspicious persons to security agents.

Source: NAN

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DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, the Yobe police command  spokesman, made this known in Damaturu on Monday.

“We are yet to ascertain the number of lives lost in the incident, which occurred at about 4 p.m. on Sunday in the remote village.

“The incident was reported to the Tarmuwa Divisional Police Station by Babagana Goni and Bako Ibrahim both residents of Mafa.

“Suspected Boko Haram terrorists armed with rifles and RPG’s attacked Mafa ward on more than 50 motorcycles and set ablaze many shops and houses.

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“The terrorists also killed many people, but we are yet to ascertain the actual number of the casualties,” the spokesman said.

He said that the gunmen also dropped some fliers with Arabic inscription.

On Friday, terrorists also attacked a private school in neighbouring Geidam, killing three students and injuring one.

Source: NAN

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A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports on Sunday that there has been heavy presence of police personnel and those of other security agencies at strategic locations in the capital city.

Police spokesman in the state, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, said that operatives were fully equipped and ready to ensure adequate peace and security in Damaturu before, during and after the visit.

He said the president would inaugurate the newly-built Police Command Headquarters, Police Ultra-modern Hospital and Police Secondary School in Damaturu.

The president is also expected to inaugurate the Damaturu Cargo Airport, Model School at New Bra Bra Quarters, newly-built Maternal and Child Healthcare Complex and the Damaturu Ultra-Modern Market.

Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Tourism in Yobe, Alhaji Barma Shettima, earlier said that the market had state-of-the-art facilities.

He said other modern markets in Nguru and Gashua were also completed, while that of Potiskum had reached 65 per cent completion level.

Posters of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and that of Gov. Mai Mala Buni have been pasted around Government House and at the August 27 Stadium in Damaturu.

Some residents of Damaturu expressed excitement at the president’s visit.

Malam Garba Ajiya, a civil servant, said he was happy that President Buhari would inaugurate projects in the state for the first time.

Hajia Maryam Zanna, a beautician also expressed happiness at the visit and called on the president to do more on youth empowerment.

Source: NAN

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The command’s spokesman, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the incident in a statement in Damaturu, Yobe.

Abdulkarim listed the other abductees to include Abubakar Barma, Haruna Barma, Modu Bukar and Hajiya Gana.

He said the incident which occurred at about 8:20 a.m. on Tuesday was reported to the divisional police station in the area by one Mala Boyema at about 10:37 a.m.

The spokesman said that Boyema luckily escaped the abduction carried out by heavily armed insurgents when he ran into their road block in Madiya.

He, however, said that Gana was later released by the insurgents.

Source: NAN

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The spokesman of the army’s Operation Lafiya Dole, Capt. Njoka Irabor, who confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Damaturu, said the jihadists attempted to infiltrate Damaturu metropolis around 5:30 p.m.

He said that troops engaged the insurgents “with the timely arrival of air taskforce and that troops “are on top of the situation.’’

Irabor, an Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, noted, however, that details of the encounter were still sketchy.

Nigerian troops have been locked in confrontations with Boko Haram since 2009 in an insurgency that has claimed up to 30,000 lives and displaced over two million people in Nigeria’s northeast, according to United Nations estimates.

The jihadists are fighting for enthronement of a strict Islamic code in Northern Nigeria but troops have decimated them in 10 years of relentless onslaught.

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The ambush, it was said, followed intelligence that the terrorists were coming to attack Damaturu.

The ambush, according to the Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, Sector 2, Operation Lafiya Dole, Lieutenant Njoka Irabor, was carried out at about 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

The troops were said to have effectively ambushed the criminals few metres ahead of Maisandari community at the outskirts of the city of Damaturu.

The terrorists were said to be overwhelmed by the superior fire power of the troops and the well coordinated air support, from the Air Component of Operation Lafiya Dole.

Consequently, many terrorists, the troops said, met their waterloo.

Some were said to be wounded and the following items and equipments were recovered:

1. 2 x Gun Trucks
2. 2 x Anti Aircraft Guns
3. 1 x 60 Millimetre Mortar
4. 4 x AK 47 Rifles
5. 1x General Purpose Machine Gun
6. 1,245 Rounds of 7.62 mm (NATO)

Troops were said to have embarked on hot pursuit of the fleeing terrorists while mop up and combing of the general area was ongoing.

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