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  • JUST IN: Boko Haram fighters kill 24 in communities close to SGF’s hometown

    JUST IN: Boko Haram fighters kill 24 in communities close to SGF’s hometown

    At least 24 persons have been killed by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram Terrorists in Dabna a farming community three kilometres away from Graha the hometown of the Secretary to the Federal Government, Boss Mustapha.

    The community is said to have come under attack in the early hours of Wednesday, with insurgents shooting sporadically and setting houses and shops ablaze.

    Witnesses say residents scampered into the nearby bushes for safety even as the gunmen proceeded to invade a neighbouring community. As of noon today, sources say the Boko Haram fighters were still operating within the area.

    Sources within the military say a joint security task force comprising of the Army, Airforce, and the Police, have been drafted to the embattled communities.

    Fearing that the marauders will get to their community, many residents in Graha have started fleeing their homes for safe havens in villages nearby.

  • Repentant kidnapers surrender arms in Adamawa

    Repentant kidnapers surrender arms in Adamawa

    The Commissioner of Police (CP), Adamawa, Mr Aliyu Alhaji, on Tuesday, said two repentant kidnappers had surrendered their arms to the police command in the state.

    Addressing a news conference in Yola, Alhaji said that the repentant kidnapers surrendered two G3 refiles with breach number 58607 and 52007 with five rounds of live ammunitions.

    According to him, the command is still investigating the circumstances surrounding the men being in possession of the rifles and assured residents in the state of security of lives and property.

    He appealed to other kidnapers to repent before their eventual arrest.

    Alhaji further said from March to May 25, the operatives of the command arrested 52 suspects, who were members of various criminal gangs in the state.

    He added that the exhibits recovered include 20 prohibited fire arms, 1,000 rounds of live ammunitions, five cartridges and other items worth N3 million.

    “From March to date, the command embarked on raiding of criminals’ hideout and black spots which led to the recovery of 50.70 kilograms of weeds suspected to be marijuana.

    “Others are diazepam, tramadol, rubber solutions, exzole and other hard drugs all valued about N3 million”, he said.

    The commissioner said that the recovered intoxicants that are not exhibits before the court would be handed over to NDLEA for necessary action.

  • Insecurity: Adamawa, Gombe ban hunters, militia groups

    Insecurity: Adamawa, Gombe ban hunters, militia groups

    Following the frequent communal conflict between Lunguda and Waja tribes, Adamawa and Gombe States Government on Wednesday banned all activities of hunters and militia groups in two affected communities.

    Lunguda and Waja are tribes both found in Adamawa and Gombe states.

    The development is contained in a communique issued at the end of the first Adamawa/Gombe (Lunguda & Waja) community peace accord held in Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa.

    Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri and his counterpart of Gombe state, Alhaji Muhammad Yaya, signed the communique.

    “Following the perennial clashes between the Lunguda and Waja communities spread between Adamawa and Gombe States.

    “The Governors of the two States, Ahmadu Fintiri and Muhammad Yahaya, summoned a peace meeting in Numan with the prominent sons and leaders of both communities.

    “Lunguda and Waja people were neighbours under one Chiefdom in Gombe State and had been enjoying harmonious relationships and inter-marriages.

    “And that, all Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps should be closed within the next one week and people should return to their homes.

    “And that all militia and hunter groups are hereby disbanded and their activities proscribed in both communities of the two States,” the communiqué read in part.

    According to the governors, leaders and elders in both communities of both states shall prevail on their youths and restrain them from causing any distraction and participating in violence.

    They also called on religious leaders to mount and sustain the campaign for peace in both communities, adding that youth groups should equally be involved.

    They directed that a committee for the rebirth of peace and sustaining it among Lunguda and Waja in both states should be raised.

    The committee members included the Governors of Adamawa and Gombe States Co-Chairmen, Attorneys General/Commissioners of Justice, and Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs of the two states.

    “The Paramount Rulers of these two communities; The Balaa Waja and Kwandi Nunguraya, will ensure that the lingering land issues among the two communities are solved and people can go back to farm safely this rainy season, among others”.

  • Adamawa First Class traditional ruler, Joel Joram-Fwa is dead

    Adamawa First Class traditional ruler, Joel Joram-Fwa is dead

    The Chief of Mbula Kingdom in Adamawa State, Joel Joram-Fwa, has died at the age of 82.

    According to reports, the monarch died on Sunday at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Yola, after a brief illness.

    The death of the royal father was confirmed by the acting Murum Mbula, Mr Fenny Fwa.

    Fwa said the late Joram-Fwa is survived by a wife and 10 children.

    The deceased was a member of the State Council of Traditional Rulers and was one of the eight first-class monarchs in Adamawa State.

     

  • Man kills 57-year-old suspected of having affairs with wife

    Man kills 57-year-old suspected of having affairs with wife

    A 30-year-old man, John Samuel, has been arrested by operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command for stabbing to death a 57-year-old man, Yaji Lawal, at his residence over suspicion that he was having an affair with his wife.

    The spokesman of the Command, Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday.

    Nguroje said Samuel, a resident of Bandasarga village, Ganye Local Government Area, returned home on Sunday around 11pm and met Lawal in his house, adding: “There and then, he suspected the victim of coming to have an affair with his wife; all of a sudden, he stabbed him with a knife and left him in a pool of blood.”

    Lawal, a resident of Bakari Guso village, was rushed to hospital, but was later confirmed dead.

    Nguroje said the police swiftly arrested the culprit, a father of three.

    The state Commissioner Police, Aliyu Adamu, has ordered further investigations into the case, while also appealing for calm in the area.

  • Police recover Cameroonian flag, military uniforms from criminals in Adamawa

    Police recover Cameroonian flag, military uniforms from criminals in Adamawa

    The Police Command in Adamawa has confirmed the recovery of Cameroonian national flag and nine Military camouflage uniforms at Lamunde Hill in Gumti National Park in Toungo Local Government Area of state.
    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Lamunde hill is part of Gashaka-Gumti National Park located along the Nigeria-Cameroon border.
    Mr Aliyu Adamu, the Commissioner of police in the state, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Monday in Yola.
    Adamu said: “On the 19/3/2021, the Command disconnected criminal networks terrorising communities along Nigeria-Cameroon border and Southern part of Adamawa state in general.
    “The operation was carried out by Toungo Police Division and the Special Hunters of Pulaaku Association at Lamunde Hill situated at Gumti National Park in Toungo Local Government Area.
    “During the operation, a total of nine military Camouflage uniform of Cameroon rebels, Cameroon national flag and one motorcycle, among other items were recovered.”
    He explained that the joined operation chased the suspected criminals into their hideout in a gun fire exchange.
    The police commissioner said that the suspected criminals escaped with gunshot wounds into Cameroon after exchange of gunfire.
    “We are advancing to make sure that the suspects are apprehended,” Adamu assured.
    The poluce commissioner noted that the successes followed a credible information from good citizens after rampant cases of kidnapping, armed robbery and banditry in the areas.
    He commended the Toungo Divisional Police Officer and his gallant officers for a well-done job.
    He assured the good people of Toungo and Adamawa as a whole of the command’s commitment to keeping the state safe.
  • Covid-19 kills 12 Nigeria as caseloads increases; Adamawa records highest figures

    Covid-19 kills 12 Nigeria as caseloads increases; Adamawa records highest figures

    COVID-19 cases in Nigeria has rises again, with Adamawa State posting the highest figures among states.

    Figures released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Thursday showed that 709 new cases were reported with 12 deaths.

    The new figures represented a rise from the 464 cases reported on Wednesday.

    Adamawa State topped the chat with 180 new cases, representing a spike in the state. Adamawa did not report any case the previous day.

    Lagos came second with 141 fresh cases, up from the 131 cases it recorded on Wednesday, while Ondo raked in 60 cases, up from the 23 cases it posted the previous day.

    This takes the total confirmed COVID-19 infections in Nigeria to 157,671, with 136,335 survivors discharged and 1,951 deaths reported so far.

    According to NCDC, “Till date, 157,671 cases have been confirmed, 136,335 cases have been discharged and 1,951 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

    “The 709 new cases are reported from 21 states- Adamawa (180), Lagos (141), Ondo (60), Anambra (54), Rivers (41), Taraba (33), Edo (30), Abia (22), Kaduna (22), FCT (21), Akwa Ibom (20), Kano (20), Plateau (11), Ekiti (10), Kebbi (10), Nasarawa (10), Bayelsa (7), Ogun (5), Osun (5), Oyo (5), and Gombe (1).

    “A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.”

    See figures below

    Adamawa-180
    Lagos-141
    Ondo-60
    Anambra-54
    Rivers-41
    Taraba-33
    Edo-30
    Abia-22
    Kaduna-22
    FCT-21
    Akwa Ibom-20
    Kano-20
    Plateau-11
    Ekiti-10
    Kebbi-10
    Nasarawa-10
    Bayelsa-7
    Ogun-5
    Osun-5
    Oyo-5
    Gombe-1

    157,671 confirmed
    136,335 discharged
    1,951 deaths

  • PDP has no future in Nigeria – Former Adamawa Governor

    PDP has no future in Nigeria – Former Adamawa Governor

    Former Adamawa Governor Bala Ngillari, says Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has no future in Nigeria, because it is a dying party.

    Ngillari said this at the state All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders meeting on Saturday in Yola.

    The former governor who defected to APC in 2020, was the PDP’s Adamawa North Senatorial Candidate at the 2019 general election.

    ”One of the reason why I dumped PDP for APC is that PDP is a dying party. In fact PDP is dead and it will be buried in 2023.

    ”Secondly, I don’t see PDP as an alternative for the future of Nigeria, because the contradictions in the party will make its members go to the graveyard and we will help them bury themselves.

    ”And the reason why I identified myself with APC is because of its laudable objectives that will take us to the promised land and give hope to our future generations,” Ngillari said.

    He said that any nationalist who wanted the country to move to the next level, should join APC as it has no alternative at present.

    He said that there was hope for Nigeria and its citizens under the APC led Federal Government, urging progressive politicians across the country to rally round the party.

    ”I wish those who chose to remain in PDP well, ” Ngillari said.

    He said that the APC currently has 90 per cent followership in Adamawa, assuring that the party would take over the state in 2023.

    “Adamawa has abundant natural resources if properly harnessed, the resources would boost the economy of the state and the country at large,” he said.

    He called on the people of the state to support APC for the future and development of the state.

  • Opposition sponsoring thugs to destroy our commonwealth in Adamawa – Gov Fintiri

    Opposition sponsoring thugs to destroy our commonwealth in Adamawa – Gov Fintiri

    Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has accused opposition forces of sponsoring critics and thugs to undermine his administration

    Fintiri, who spoke to newsmen in the course of inspecting projects around the state capital, Yola, charged the opposition to appreciate his projects and join him in advancing the cause of the state.

    “They should not be sponsoring thugs to destroy our Commonwealth, they should come and see what we are using public funds for,” the Governor said.

    The governor, who said unconstructive criticisms serve no public good, stressed he is using funds for capital projects, which he said should be appreciated.

    Ongoing projects which the governor inspected during the weekend include Dougire Lane, Government House back gate road, Doctors Quarters, Zumo Street and Link, Lagos Street Off Army Barracks road, Falu Road and links, among others, all within the metropolitan Yola North and Yola South local government areas.

    Fintiri, who said his intention is to build a state that can compete with other developed states, vowed that no amount of pressure will deter him from executing people-oriented projects.

    “I expect the opposition forces to come and see how government’s funds are judiciously utilized for the common good of the citizenry,” he reiterated, declaring that despite the activities of hoodlums who last Sunday and Monday vandalised government and private warehouses and stores, his administration would not be distracted from its projects.

    He expressed satisfaction with projects being carried out under the Urban Renewal Programme, assuring that he would continue to strive to meet with the yearnings of Adamawa people.

    Out of the eight road projects that Fintiri reached during the inspection of Saturday, those of Dogirei Lane and Lekki Tabba streets, both in Jimeta, Yola North LGA, had been completed.

  • Shocking! Adamawa records 350 rape cases in five months

    Shocking! Adamawa records 350 rape cases in five months

    Adamawa State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Lami Ahmed, has averred that the state recorded over 350 cases of rape and sexual assault between May and October 2020.

    The commissioner made this known on Monday in Yola at the launch of SMARTRR, a technological-driven solution that allows users of mobile phones to report and refer cases of rape and other gender-based violence in their community.

    Ahmed noted that the culture of silence over rape cases and other sexual violence was responsible for the recent surge in the number of rape cases in the state.

    She revealed that already, about 150 cases of rape in the state had been reported, using the SMARTRR and added that follow-ups had been made by concerned service providers.

    She expressed delight that a youth in the state, Samuel Dirug, came up with the innovation, which allowed for the confidential reporting and referral of nearly half of the over 350 recorded cases of rape between May and October in the state.

    She said, “With over 350 cases, one is only left to wonder what measures are to be taken to address this issue before it makes an animal kingdom out of our society; that is if it has not created one already.”

    Earlier, Dirug noted that 180 active cases of sexual abuse had been reported using the app, with 27 out of the cases successfully closed with the assistance of partners in Adamawa since May.