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  • DPO, 8 other policemen, 2 ‘Yan-Sa-Kai’ killed in Kebbi

    DPO, 8 other policemen, 2 ‘Yan-Sa-Kai’ killed in Kebbi

    The Kebbi State Police Command on Monday confirmed the killing of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), eight other policemen and two ‘Yan Sa-Kai operatives during a gun duel with suspected bandits in Sakaba Local Government Areas of the state.

    The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi.

    Abubakar said: “DPO Sakaba, eight other policemen and two ‘yan-sa-kais lost their lives during a gun duel with the bandits on Sunday at about 14:30 hours.”

    Credible sources who preferred to be anonimous told NAN that some bandits on Sunday attacked Dankolo, Sakaba, Makuku, Dokar Kambari and Kurmin Hodo villages of Sakaba Local Government Area of Kebbi State.

    The sources said two vigilante operatives, popularly known as ’Yan-Sa-Kai’ and an unspecified number of residents of the villages were also killed.

    “The bandits too suffered heavy casualty from our men,” one of the sources said.

    A resident, Salisu Adamu, said: “Bandits attacked our villages since around 8:00 a.m. Please we need your prayers.

    “They have killed DPO Jimoh Abdullahi, four policemen and two ’Yan sa Kais’. Please we need your prayers. They killed seven people in Inana village alone.

    “They carted away thousands of cattle from Dankolo, Sakaba, Makuku, Dokar Kambari and Kurmin Hodo villages and many food items as they came with more than 100 motorcycles, well-armed.

    “They started shooting sporadically which prompted the village people to flee for safety in different directions.”

    Husseini Bala, a resident of Dirin Daji, said that seven mobile police officers, the DPO and his orderly were missing.

    “The DPO, his orderly, one inspector and seven mobile policemen are still not accounted for. We don’t know whether they are dead or alive,” he said.

    Spokesperson of the Kebbi State Police Command, ASP Nafiu Abubakar, did not respond to calls and text messages sent to his number up till the time of filing this report.

    Alhaji Ladan Musa Mohammed, Chief of Sakaba Chiefdom, when contacted by journalists, described the attack as disheartening.

  • Buhari honours Tambuwal’s invitation to son’s wedding

    Buhari honours Tambuwal’s invitation to son’s wedding

    President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, was a guest at the wedding ceremony of the son of the Sokoto State governor, Najib Aminu Waziri.

    At a well-attended ceremony in Argungu, Kebbi State, Najib hooked Amina Umar Tafida, the daughter of Senator Umar Tafida, Tafidan Argungu.

    President Buhari was represented at the event by the Ministers of Police Affairs, Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi; the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN; the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu; and Musa Haro, a Special Assistant in the Presidency.

    According to a statement issued by Mallam Shehu, the President advised the new couple to commit their relationship to God and treat each other with respect.

    “I urge you to be loyal and committed, never to give up on one another,” he added.

    The President also congratulated the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, on the occasion and wished him a happy and successful event.

  • 10-year boy chained with goats for two years

    10-year boy chained with goats for two years

    Kebbi State Government has taken over the responsibility of an abandoned child who was rescued by a human rights group.

    The 10-year-old Jamilu Aliyu was chained in the stall of goats for two years.

    Aliyu Argungu, New Media Assistant to the governor, in a statement on Tuesday said the boy’s ordeal started after he lost his biological mother.

    He revealed that Aliyu was mostly denied food and resorted to feeding upon the food given to the animals he was staying with.

    “Sometimes, he ate his own faeces for survival. He emaciated, dehydrated and partially deformed. He limps like an ape and behaves like animals.”

    The aide added that Aliyu is at the Yahaya Specialist Hospital Birnin Kebbi and responding to treatment.

    His father, Aliyu Badariya, and stepmothers are in police custody.

    The government vowed that they will face the full wrath of the law.

    The statement announced that Governor Atiku Bagudu has submitted a bill to the House of Assembly for protection of victims and penalties for such offences.

  • Gov. Bagudu tasks security on fishing out killers of district head in Kebbi

    Gov. Bagudu tasks security on fishing out killers of district head in Kebbi

    Gov. Abubakar Bagudu has mandated security agencies to immediately fish out the killers of Alhaji Musa Bahago, the District Head of Bajidda in Fakai Local Government Area.

    Alhaji Abubakar Mu’azu-Dakingari, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday.

    The late District Head was brutally killed with a machete on his way from Zuru to Bajidda by unidentified persons on Tuesday.

    Mu’azu-Dakingari said the governor gave the directive in Birnin Kebbi after a condolence visit to the area.

    Bagudu, who was represented by his Deputy, Rtd. Col. Sama’ila Yombe-Dabai, expressed sadness over the incident.

    “Gov. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu and indeed Kebbi state government are equally disturbed about the unfortunate event.

    “Consequently, the governor directed security apparatus to be on the offensive to apprehend the culprits and remain proactive against infiltration of bandits into Kebbi from neighbouring states.

    “Atiku-Bagudu offers sincere condolences to the family of the late District Head, the people of Fakai Local Government and Zuru Emirate on the demise of Musa Muhammad Bahago,” he said.

    He reiterated the commitment of the state government to providing desired logistics and necessary material support to security agencies to operate maximally.

    The delegation on the condolence visit also included; the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Babale Umar-Yauri and the Chief of Staff, Alhaji Sulaiman Muhammad-Argungu.

    Others were; Security Adviser to the Governor, Rtd. Maj. Rabiu Garba-Kamba, Permanent Secretary, Careers and Special Services, Safiyanu Garba-Bena, security agencies in the state and other top government functionaries.

  • Gunmen invade Kebbi community, kill District Head

    Gunmen invade Kebbi community, kill District Head

    Alhaji Musa Muhammad-Bahago, the District Head of Bajida in Fakai Local Government area of Kebbi has been killed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Tuesday.

    Alhaji Umar Muhammad, the late district head’s elder brother confirmed the incident on Wednesday.

    He said the incident occurred on Tuesday at about 6pm.

    The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, also confirmed the incident, saying, “it is true, we are aware and it is unfortunate.”

    Abubakar said that late district head was returning to his village from Zuru when the gunmen ambushed him.

    “He was brought down from his vehicle and killed, we are making efforts to arrest the perpetrators of this dastardly act,” the police spokesman said.

    Until his death, Muhammad-Bahago, aged 56, was the Sarkin Kudun Bajida.

  • Fleeing second COVID-19 case in Kebbi dies

    The second case of coronavirus in Kebbi State, who absconded from the hospital, is dead.

    Commissioner for Health​, Jaafaru Mohammed, who also is the chairman State Task Force on covid-19, stated this on Saturday while giving situation updates on the emergency.

    He said: “The second case was a patient from the Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi. He was a 60 year old man, a known diabetic and hypertensive patient.

    ” He was brought to the centre from the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital ( UDUTH), Sokoto by his relative

    ” After reviewing the case by a Consultant, COVID-19 was suspected and our Rapid Response Team swung into action.”

    Mohammed said his samples were taken on April 25 but the patient absconded before he was taken to the isolation centre.

    The commisioner lamented​ the patient died at home on April 26.

    Mohammed explained: “The corpse was taken to UDUTH mortuary as against the earlier information given by his family members that, it was taken to Benue State for burial.

    ” On the 29th of April, 2020,the result turned out to be positive and the contact tracing commenced.”

    The Commissioner disclosed the team had traced twelve close contacts and seventeen others.

    ” Their samples have been taken to the reference laboratory in UDUTH,Sokoto while the Sokoto State Epidomologist and the Management of UDUTH had​ been informed,” he added.

  • Coronavirus: Kebbi orders schools’ closure

    Coronavirus: Kebbi orders schools’ closure

    The Kebbi State Government has ordered the instant closure of all primary and secondary schools in the state for the safety of their pupils and students.

    It said that this was due to the detection of people who had contacted the coronavirus in parts of the country.

    The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Alhaji Muhammadu Magawatta- Aleiro, confirmed this development on Saturday.

    He spoke shortly after an emergency meeting with the proprietors of private schools, the Association of All Secondary Schools’ Principals and other stakeholders in Birnin Kebbi.

    Aleiro said that the primary schools’ pupils in the state would not resume on Monday.

    He also said that all the students in the boarding schools would be allowed to stay in their hostels until Monday, March 23 when their schools would be closed.

    “We are all aware of the pandemic of COVID-19 popularly known as coronavirus which started in China.

    “For this reason, our governors had met in Abuja and agreed to close all our schools.

    “For this reason, teachers association, heads of MDAs, principals’ association are here; and from today, we have closed all schools.

    “Primary schools’ closure had taken effect from today while boarding schools will be closed on Monday, March 23,” he said.

    He noted that the schools were expected to complete their normal programmes on April 9 as they had started going through revisions of topics taught and were preparing for their examinations.

    “We shall announce the time they will resume, especially, after we must have won the war against the virus.

    “We are just appealing to the parents and the guardians to allow their children to be reading their books at home because anytime they resume, they will start their examinations immediately,” the commissioner said.

     

  • DSS speaks on killing man who bombed into Buhari in Kebbi

    DSS speaks on killing man who bombed into Buhari in Kebbi

    The Department of State Services (DSS) has dismissed reports that the presidential detail killed the intruder that tried to break the security cordon to attack President Muhammadu Buhari at Argungu, Kebbi State on 12th March 2020.

    A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, Dr Peter Afunanya, said the suspect, one Mohammed Jammil Guddare, made a futile attempt to have an unauthorized handshake with the president.

    The DSS said Guddare was arrested by security operatives and arrested for thorough investigation.

    The Service also said they have reviewed the video of the incident and are taking measures against its personnel found to have been negligent in their duties.

    The statement read, “The Department of State Services wishes to dismiss reports making the rounds that presidential details killed the intruder that tried to break the security cordon to attack the President and Commander-in-Chief, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR at Argungu, Kebbi State on 12th March 2020.

    “The Service wishes to clarify the issue as follows;

    “One Mohammed Jammil Guddare made overzealous but futile attempt to have an unauthorised handshake with the President thus breaching security protocols.

    “He was stopped by Security details and arrested for thorough investigation.

    “Preliminary investigation reveals that he is not a hostile person but an overzealous enthusiast of the President.

    “The Service has reviewed the video of the incident and is taking measures against its personnel found to have been negligent in their duties.”

  • Kebbi: Buhari’s alleged attacker says he is obsessed with President

    Kebbi: Buhari’s alleged attacker says he is obsessed with President

    Malam Mohammed Jamilu-Gundare, the man reported to have attacked President Muhammadu Buhari during the ongoing Agric Show at Argungu in Kebbi State, says he merely wanted to shake the hand of his hero.
    Jamilu-Guddare dismissed alleged media reports on Thursday that alleging that he attacked the president.
    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Jamilu-Gundare, 30, a graduate of Public Administration from Usmanu Danfodio University Sokoto, made an attempt to have a hand shake with Buhari shortly after the agric show.
    Addressing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Friday, Jamilu-Guddare said: “Yesterday (March 12) was a difficult day for me as a graduate of Public Administration who graduated with Second Class Upper, three points away from First Class, to take a risk to attempt to get the attention of Mr President despite the heavy army of security personnel and architecture in the venue.
    “But I am sorry for the disturbances I caused, I admitted it was a breach of protocol out of emotional love for the person whom I believed to have been the most integrity nurtured, honest, incorruptible and right driven.
    “Nobody in Nigeria and wider world has never questioned the consistency, integrity, honesty and righteousness of Mr President on either national issue or personal life.
    “No one has ever questioned whether national resources, material resources have ever been squandered under his watch or by him. This is the reason, prerequisite, instinct and values that carried my heart to Mr President.”
    Jamilu-Guddare assured that even if he had died yesterday he was happy to have met and achieved ambition of meeting the president one-on-one.
    “Let me make it clear to the general public that I have not done so to secure a job and I am fulfilled to have achieved my mission of meeting the President one-on-one,” he said.
    On his part, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said: “Jamilu is just a young man who is very passionate about Mr president and from what you can see this is a gentleman who has followed Mr President’s political career from day one but breached protocol pure and simple yesterday.”
    Mohammed regretted about all the stories flying that Jamilu-Guddare was trying to attack Mr President, saying that such stories are actually false.
    “Even the story that he has been shot by the police is false. He just wanted to see Mr President and commend him of what he has been doing, the only mistake he had was he breached the protocol,” the minister noted.
    Similarly, Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State said that Jamilu was an ardent Buharist who was yesterday in an exuberant attempt to greet Mr President, but was mistaken about the breach of protocol.
    “It created the wrong atmosphere but I am glad you have all heard from him and quite honoured to meet him and assured him I and Minister will inform Mr President and beg him to grant an audience to Jamilu to visit him and shake hand with him,” he assured.

  • Presidency speaks on alleged attacks on Buhari in Kebbi

    The Presidency on Thursday night reacted to purported attack on Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari in Kebbi State.

    Buhari was in Kebbi State on Thursday to declare open the Argungu Fishing and Cultural Festival.

    The president’s security was breached by a young man who moved briskly and menacingly towards him while taking photograph with host Governor Atiku Bagudu and Jigawa governor, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar.

    How the security men missed the intruder was unclear as he leapt out of the crowd watching the photo session.

    Reacting to the development, the presidency in a statement issued by its spokesman, Femi Adesina said it was the first time the international tourism event would hold in eleven years, as security considerations had rendered it impracticable.

    “As the President went round the arena to inspect rice pyramids on display, and take photographs with farmers, a young man was so very excited to see his President so close. He made an attempt to get to him.

    “World over, such would not be allowed by security details. The young man was prevented, and he protested that he should be allowed to greet his President. Now, professional contortionists are making mischief of the event. They are passing the video clip off on social media as an attempt to attack the President.

    “Malicious people always twist things to give a negative narrative. But they simply dash their heads against the wall. The country moves on,” he said.