Author: Mahmud Aliyu Dutse

THE Jigawa State Police Command has attributed the high number of casualties and injured persons in Tuesday’s fuel tanker explosion to desperate moves by the people in the area to scoop the product which littered the ground after the accident. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu, stated this in a voicemail he sent to journalists in Kano on Wednesday. He said, “Despite the efforts of the police, who had cordoned off the area and issued warnings to the public, people resisted and started scooping the fuel, triggering a devastating explosion.” Shiisu added that the police struggled to keep…

A PETROL tanker exploded at Majiya Town, Taura Local Government Area, Jigawa State In a devastating incident on Wednesday morning, leading to the loss of lives of over 105 people, with 50 others hospitalised. The explosion occurred around 12:30 AM when the driver of the tanker, travelling from Kano to Nguru in Yobe State, lost control near Khadija University, Majiya. According to the Police Public Relations Officer of Jigawa State Command, DSP Lawan Adam, the disaster was triggered by residents who had rushed to collect spilt petrol after the tanker overturned. Although News Point Nigeria obtained pictures of the badly…

AT least, six people have been confirmed dead and nine others injured when a commercial vehicle knocked them down while celebrating Maulud at the Gagarawa village in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiitu Adamu, confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday. “In a heartbreaking and devastating incident, a fatal motor vehicle and pedestrian accident occurred along the Kano-Gumel Road at the Gagarawa village in Ringim LGA on September 29, 2024, about 2230 hrs,” he stated. According to him, the accident occurred on Sunday, September 29, 2024, when a 52-year-old…

A SUSPECTED cholera outbreak has claimed the lives of numerous people in Jigawa State, with women and children being the hardest hit. The outbreak, which has affected several communities, has left the state in mourning. Gatafa village in Auyo Local Government Area is among the most severely impacted, with 41 new graves counted by Channels Television’s reporter, Sadiq Iliyasu, in the village cemetery. Other communities affected by the outbreak in Auyo include Auyakayi, Gatafa, Muran, Tsidir, Shawara, Tsaka, Majiya, Ayama, Anauya, and Kalgwai, all of which have reported fatalities and a rapid spread of the disease. Jigawa State’s Commissioner for…

THE Defence Minister, Mohammed Badaru, has donated ₦20m million to victims of the recent flood in Jigawa State. Badaru made the donation on Saturday while visiting the state governor, Umar Namadi, where he commiserated with the state government and families who have lost their loved ones to the disaster. According to the minister, the disaster affected 148 communities in 14 local government areas, about 50,000 people and over 11,500 households. “Over 148 communities were affected,” he said. “7,500 households were affected, over 50, 000 people were affected and about 11,500 farmlands were also affected while we lost 33 indigenes of…

A DEVASTATING flood has wreaked havoc across Jigawa State, claiming the lives of 16 people and displacing 3,834 residents in ten local government areas (LGAs). The flood, which followed days of relentless rainfall, has submerged entire communities, leaving thousands homeless and destroying vast swathes of farmland. The Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Haruna Mairiga, confirmed the grim statistics during a press briefing on Wednesday in Dutse, the state capital. He disclosed that approximately 3,936 homes were destroyed, and a total of 2,744 hectares of farmland were washed away by the floods. “This is one of the…

JIGAWA State Governor, Alhaji Umar Namadi has declared a 24 hours curfew in the state. This newspaper reports that the governor in a State broadcast on Thursday night said the curfew became pertinent following the looting and vandalization of property during the #endbadgovernance protest in the state. “It is sad that we woke up on Thursday to witness what is not part of our culture and tradition of destroying properties and even the protest, ‘’Namadi said. “This is totally not part of us because as a Muslim, we believe that nobody can inflict hardship on anybody except God Almighty.’’ “We…

AT least three persons were killed and many more injured as Police fired teargas canisters to disperse hoodlums who infiltrated #EndBadGovernance protesters on Thursday across the Jigawa State. Jigawa witnessed an unprecedented situation in the history of the state as the nationwide protests against hardship and hunger sprang up in over 10 major towns across the state with reports of destruction and looting of government properties by hoodlums. Report from Hadejia city confirmed that two persons were killed and four people were admitted at a hospital as a result of injuries and suffocation they suffered from teargas fired at them…

AT least three persons have been confirmed dead in a building collapse in Jigawa State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, in a statement on Sunday confirmed the fatalities, adding that four persons sustained injuries. In a separate incident, a suspected case of cattle rustling sparked violence in Maikambu and Balalashe villages, Garki LGA, leading to the burning of five houses and injuries to six people. The police have arrested two suspects in connection with the violence and are working to restore order to the affected areas. The incidents have raised concerns about public…

A SUSPECTED smuggler has shot dead an officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Jigawa State. The suspect who had been nabbed was trying to evade arrest. According to the spokesman of the Federal Operations Unit Zone B, of the Nigeria Customs Service, Isah Sulaiman, the victim Hamza Elenwo – an Inspector of Customs – was killed on Friday at Achilafia along Daura-Kano Road in Jigawa State during a stop and search operation. He said that the incident occurred when a driver with a vehicle suspected to be smuggled into the country hit the officer while trying to evade…

THE family of Galadiman Dutse, Alhaji Basiru Muhammad Sanusi is mourning the loss of their beloved matriarch, Hafsatu Basiru Sanusi, who passed away at the age of 62. Born on May 31, 1962, Hafsatu left behind a legacy of love, care, and devotion to her family. Hafsatu is survived by her four children, including Lukman Mahmoud Isah Dutse, a dedicated staff member at the Central Bank in Abuja, and Alawiyyah Mahmoud Isah Dutse, a committed staff member at NDIC Abuja. Her grandchildren will deeply miss their grandmother’s warmth and guidance. Among her brother’s are; Jamilu Basiru Sanusi (Turakin Dutse &…

NASIRU Haladu Danu, a businessman, has been turbaned as the Sardaunan Dutse by the Dutse Emirate Council in Jigawa State. Danu was turbaned yesterday at an event held in the Emir’s Palace in Garu, Dutse following the death of the previous title holder, Alhaji Maitama Bello. Before his elevation to the title of Sardauna, Danu held the title of ‘Dan Amanar Dutse’ conferred on him by the late Emir, Nuhu Muhammadu Sanusi, on May 4, 2017. The event was attended by former President Muhammadu Buhari, the state governor, Umar Namadi among other dignitaries. Danu is the chairperson of Casiva Limited…

A JIGAWA State high court has sentenced four persons to life imprisonment for raping a 14-year-old girl at Kurmi quarters in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state. The convicts are Sale Ibrahim (40), Amadu Saleh (46), Sale Ali (40), and Danmami Yusuf (37). The prosecution counsel had presented four witnesses including a medical report and tendered two exhibits to prove his case. After hearing both parties in the case, the court held that the prosecution counsel had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. Consequently the court found the accused guilty of the offence of rape contrary to Section 3…

THOUSANDS of youths have taken to the streets in Jigawa State on Saturday to protest against what they describe as injustice in the teachers’ recruitment process. The protesters alleged that the aptitude test being conducted by the state government through the Universal Basic Education Board was a plan to prevent them from getting permanent appointments. This is after the state governor, Umar Namadi, approved permanent offers of appointment to 3,000 teachers to bridge the existing gaps across the state. Identifying as J-Teach staff, the youths gathered at various test centres designated by the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), expressing…

NO fewer than three shops and valuables worth millions of naira were destroyed on Friday by fire at Bakin Kasuwa in Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State. DSC Adamu Shehu, the spokesman of the National Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in the state, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Saturday. Shehu said that the inferno razed three shops, a stall and part of a mosque in the area. “On Friday at 10:30 p.m., NSCDC Hadejia Divisional Office received a distress call about a fire outback at Na Malam Zangi Shopping Complex…

THE Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Jigawa State Chapter, has elected new executives that will run the affairs of the association in the next three years. The newly elected chairperson of NAWOJ, Hauwa Ibrahim Ladan while speaking at the inauguration of the new excos held at NUJ Press Centre in Dutse on Saturday promised to run an-inclusive administration. She also promised to ensure full reconciliation of all aggrieved members, to make the association more strong and formidable. According to her, the new administration would not tolerate or condone any kind of division, which has negatively affected the progress of…

THE Jigawa State House of Assembly has suspended three local government council chairmen for allegedly travelling outside the country without seeking permission from the state executive or legislative. The suspended chairmen included Hon Mubarak Ahmed of Birniwa LGA, Hon Rufai Sunusi of Gumel LGA local and Hon Umar Baffa of Yankwashi LGA who was said to have travelled to Rwanda. The House took the decision, after the Chairman House Committee on Local Government Affairs, Hon Aminu Zakari Tsubut, forwarded a motion for the suspension of the affected council chairmen. He narrated that prior to their travelling, the House had given…

GUNMEN have attacked the residence of the Kiyawa Local Government Chairman in Jigawa State and kidnapped his two wives. The chairman, Honorable Nasiru Ahmed Kiyawa told BBC Hausa that the gunmen stormed his house after Isha’i prayer on Friday night, chasing away people outside before entering. “They fired twice at my door before entering,” the chairman said. “From there, they took my two wives, they are still holding them hostage,” he added. The Public Relations Officer of the state, DSP Lawan Adam Shiisu confirmed the incident, saying they received an emergency call and immediately sent officers to the scene of…

THE Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has affirmed the ruling of the lower court that declared the 2023 election in Birninkudu/Buji federal constituency of Jigawa State inconclusive. In his ruling, chairman of the panel, Justice Ogochuku Anthony Ogakwu, ordered Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct bye election across eight polling units within 30 days. The court gave the verdict in an appeal filed by Hon Adamu Yakubu, a People Democratic Party (PDP) candidate who was declared winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), but challenged by Magaji Dau Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The…

THE Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and media stakeholders in Jigawa state have accused the state government of interference and suppression by hijacking the leadership of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Jigawa state chapter through the conduct of an ‘illegal’ election. The allegation followed the reported emergence of a new exco of NAWOJ in the state through an ‘illegal’ election without the approval of the national body of the NUJ, state council of the NUJ and the election credential committee. Sources in the NUJ and some media stakeholders in the state told News Point Nigeria that the Secretary…