SUSPECTED Boko Haram insurgents have killed about 40 people at Gurokayeya village of the Gaidam Local Government Area of Yobe State. While 20 people were killed on Monday by the gunmen, the other 20 were killed on Tuesday by an explosive device suspected to have been planted by the insurgents. Residents linked the killings to the inability of the farmers in the community to pay taxes to the insurgents on their harvest. “The insurgents stormed the village between 5pm and 6pm, called out the residents, gathered them at the outskirts and opened fire on them,” a native told our correspondent…
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THREE policemen were killed in an attack on a checkpoint in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state. A source told this newspaper that the policemen were conducting stop-and-search operation along Funtua-Gudau Highway when the bandits struck. He said, “Three Policemen were said to have been killed while the driver of the police patrol van and five other Policemen ran into the bush for safety. “While the driver was later found unconscious in the bush and rushed to Tsafe General Hospital, the whereabouts of the remaining five Policemen could not be ascertained. “The police driver is currently receiving medical attention…
THE traditional ruler of Garin Moddibo town in Taraba State, Alhaji Muhammadu, has been killed by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. It was learnt that the assailants invaded the town, which is located a few kilometres away from Sunkani headquarters of Ardo- Kola Local Government Area of the state, at about 11.30pm on Monday. They also reportedly abducted the monarch’s wife, son and four other people in the town before leaving for two neighbouring villages where they kidnapped four villagers, including a nursing mother. The motive behind the killing of the monarch is still umknown but sources in the area…
THE district head of Ruwan Rana in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Magaji Makau and five others were abducted by bandits in the early hours of Saturday. Similarly, one other person was also killed during the attack. An indigene of the area, Muhammad Musa, told this newspaper that, the bandits who rode motorcycles entered Ruwan Rana town in the early hours of Saturday. Musa said the bandits, who arrived in the town around 3am began shooting sporadically and later went from house to house where they abducted the district head and five other prominent persons. He also explained…
THE Adamawa State Governorship Election Tribunal on Saturday affirmed the election of Umaru Ahmadu Fintiri as duly elected Governor of the state in the March 2023 governorship election. Delivering the judgment, Justice Theodora Obi Uloho said the petitioners failed to prove allegations of non-compliance with the Electoral Act 2022. News Point Nigeria had reported that the Adamawa Governorship Election Petition Tribunal had fixed October 28, 2023, to deliver judgment on the suit challenging the election of Governor Fintiri. After the Adamawa governorship election which dragged into a supplementary poll and some controversial moments. the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had…
BANDITS have attacked the Nasarawa area in Maru town, the headquarters of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The invaders stormed the area in the early hours of Friday and shot sporadically to scare residents. They were said to have arrived at the LG in large numbers heavily armed. Police authorities in the state are yet to confirm the latest attack. The Zamfara Police Command spokesman Yazid Abubakar did not respond to phone calls put across to him by News Point Nigeria. However, a resident of the town who pleaded anonymity because of security reasons, told Channels Television that…
A SUSPECTED armed robber and car thief have escaped from a correctional centre in Katsina. One of the suspects, Abba Kala was accused of masterminding several robbery and car snatching operations in Katsina, Plateau and other neighbouring states. Kala was said to have used his phone while in detention at the correctional facility in Katsina to organise a successful car-snatching operation. The controller of correctional services in Katsina, Muhammad Abdulmumini Haruna, confirmed the incident. He said escaping from the custody of security agencies was not something new. “It is not something new for crime suspects to escape from the custody…
ENVIOUS of developmental strides in Kano State, youth under the aegis of North East Youth Progressive Union and Coalition for Democratic Rights Group have challenged Governors in the North to copy Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s template of poverty alleviation and human capital development which they described as practical and impacting. The Northeast youth groups made the call on Wednesday in Yola, Adamawa State capital, where they converged for a press conference Recall that Kano State Government under the watch of Governor Yusuf has rebirth an education-for-masses policy started by former Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, which provides opportunities for free…
THE National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has nominated Gombe state for the prestigious ‘Most Digitally Compliant State’ award. The Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, who conveyed the nomination to Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, in a letter, highlighted that the award was a direct result of Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s impressive strides in the field of Information Technology. The award was earned through a series of remarkable initiatives of Governor Inuwa Yahaya- led administration through exceptional policies which encompass a wide array of accomplishments, including significantly reducing the Right of Way fee thereby promoting digital infrastructure development, providing essential ICT…
UNIDENTIFIED assailants fatally stabbed an NCE III female student of Gombe State College of Education, in the Billiri Local Government Area of the state at the weekend. This newspaper learnt that the killers traced the student to her room in a private hostel located at the Zazzagawa quarters of Billiri town. A resident of the area said the deceased who hailed from Baganje town of Billiri LGA was killed early Sunday morning by yet-to-be-identified persons, who fled the scene after killing the woman. Gombe State Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mahid Mu’azu Abubakar, confirmed the incident, saying the…
BANDITS in their numbers have raided Danmusa town, the headquarters of Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing nine residents. A resident of the town, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told our reporter that the gunmen attacked the town around 8pm on Sunday and operated for hours, killing nine people, including a policeman. He said the bandits also kidnapped yet to be ascertained number of people and wounded several others. He added that the attackers conducted house to house raid, where they carted away valuables. “As I speak to you, there are security agents shooting guns,” he said.…
SUSPECTED Boko Haram insurgents have attacked a Customs House (the official Customs quarters in the state) in Geidam town, Geidam LGA, Yobe State, killing one officer, identified as Usman Gombe. This newspaper gathered that the insurgents stormed the customs house along Maine Soroa road in a Volkswagen Golf and a Land Rover around 10pm on Saturday and started shooting. “They struck when they were sure the customs officers had retired home. Panicked by the rain of bullets, the officers scampered for safety, some escaped through the gate, while others scaled the fence. “Unfortunately, one of the officers, Usman Gombe, was…
THE United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says it received at least $1.1bn (N1.1trn) in its humanitarian response in Nigeria’s northeast in the past 18 months. OCHA’s Humanitarian Dashboard for January 2022 to June 2023 showed that 11.6 million locals had been targeted for food, health and shelter, among other forms of intervention in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. However, the Office could only reach 8.3 million of that number due to a “funds shortage.” This population comprises three groups: Internally Displaced Persons, returnees and inhabitants of host communities. Fourteen years after Boko Haram began its gory…
THE Borno State Commissioner of Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Resettlement, Ibrahim Idriss Garba, has been confirmed dead two months after being sworn into office. The Commissioner was reported to have died in his private guest house at the 777 Housing Estate at the outskirts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. According to sources outside government house, the Commissioner was rushed to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital where he was confirmed dead. Before his death, the Commissioner was injured in an accident involving the convoy of the Governor while returning from a working tour of Southern Borno in September. A statement…
KATSINA State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has said bandits freely buy weapons such as AK-47 and RPG in the market and that individuals should be allowed to do so to protect themselves. He said governors should not be blamed for the security challenges bedevilling their states, noting that they are called chief security officers without the authority to command the military forces, the police and other security agencies to deal with security issues in their states. Governor Radda, who asked the federal government to play a more critical role in the security of lives and property in the country, said…
BORNO State Primary Healthcare Board says it has recorded 59 deaths out of the 481 diphtheria cases recorded so far in 14 local government areas of the state. The Director, Public Health, Ministry of Health in Borno State, Dr. Goni Abba, disclosed this during an interview with this newspaper in Maiduguri on Wednesday. He said that about 20 cases are currently on admission and 216 samples were taken to the National Reference Laboratory in Abuja for analysis. “29 samples were returned from the National Reference Laboratory, in our response, we meet daily at the public health laboratory to brainstorm with…
ABOUT 35 travellers have reportedly been killed while 28 others were injured in an accident involving a trailer, a bus and a canter truck along Potiskum-Nangere road in Yobe State. The travellers were on their way to popular Potiskum cattle market when one of the trucks lost control. An eye witness, Adamu Hassan, told News Point Nigeria that the corpses have been evacuated to Potiskum Specialist Hospital while others are still at the General Hospital, Sabon Garin, Nangere as at time of filing this report. Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state are yet to confirm…
A DAUGHTER of a member of the Borno State House of Assembly representing Ngala, Hon. Bukar Abacha, was reportedly strangled by unknown persons around Gidan Dembe in Maiduguri. The incident, which caused the stagnation of activities in the area, attracted a large crowd of residents who thronged the scene to catch a glimpse of what happened to the daughter of the lawmaker and wife of a businessman. A source who spoke with this newspaper said the incident occurred around 7:30 pm on Tuesday when the husband was said to have left the compound to a nearby mosque for Isha (night)…
AT least 50 people including a district head, and mostly women and children, were abducted and three others were killed in an attack by bandits in Bagega, a mining village in Zamfara state. Some resident, who preferred anonymity told News Point Nigeria via telephone that the gunmen stormed the village on motorcycles Tuesday morning, shooting indiscriminately and setting houses on fire. Confirming the attack, the Village Head, Malam Abubakar Uba, told Reuters that the gunmen kidnapped the district head, Sarkin Gabas, before proceeding to kidnap dozen others in the village. “They stormed the village on dozen motorcycles and their first…
BORNO State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has revoked a land title belonging to Nigerian Railway Corporation over acts of immorality and criminality taking place in the building located on the land. “I understand that this land was approved by the Borno State Government to be used by the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) but unfortunately, it’s been rented out illegally with all forms of criminal activities taking place. “For this reason, the government has revoked the earlier approval and henceforth, the land belongs to Borno State Government,” Zulum said. The governor also ordered the demolition of all brothels within Bayan Quarters Area…