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  • President Buhari ‘Escapes Attack’ In Kebbi State (Video)

    President Buhari ‘Escapes Attack’ In Kebbi State (Video)

    Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday escaped what looked like an attempt to attack him in Argungu, Kebbi State.

    As seen in the video making rounds on the micro-blogging site, Twitter, which was posted by @segalink, the President posed for a picture session with the Kebbi State governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu and other dignitaries.

    However, a man suddenly bombed into the session and headed straight for the President.

    A quick intervention of the security operatives present who moved quickly and apprehended the man, however, saved the day.

    Buhari was in Kebbi State for the Argungu Agricultural and Fishing Festival which was been held for the first time after about 11 years of suspension.

    Reacting to the report, Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesperson, said the young man in the viral video ”was so very excited to see his President so close. And he made an attempt to get to him”.

    ”President Buhari was in Kebbi State Thursday to declare open the Argungu Fishing and Cultural Festival. It was the first time the international tourism event would hold in eleven years, as security considerations had rendered it impracticable.

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  • Bandits kill two in Kebbi

    The Police in Kebbi have confirmed the killing of two persons when cattle rustlers from Zamfara invaded some villages in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of the state.

    The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed the development to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday.

    According to him, some bandits carrying dangerous weapons believed to be cattle rustlers invaded Shagel and Yar-Kuka villages of Danko Wasagu LGA shooting sporadically and carted away scores of livestock belonging to farmers in the area.

    He explained that during the attack, two locals were killed by the bandits while their animals were stolen.

    “The bandits who were believed to be cattle rustlers, Shagel and Yar Kuka villages of Danko/Wasagu LGA.

    “As you know Danko Wasagu is a local government area in Kebbi that is neighbouring Zamfara.

    “So, they easily find their way into Kebbi, launch attack and run away with animals.

    “On that fateful day, as usual, they launched an attack on the village leaving two people dead,” he said.

    Abubakar added that the police had since deployed their men to the area and effort was ongoing to trace and arrest the criminals.

  • Kebbi guber: Tribunal dismisses petition challenging Bagudu’s victory

    The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Birnin-Kebbi, the Kebbi State capital on Monday dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu in the last 2019 governorship Election.
    In the ruling, the Tribunal Chairman, Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu leading other two Justices affirmed that the petition of the PDP lacked all necessary evidence that can portray the election as full of irregularities and election malpractices as claimed by the PDP and its candidate, Senator Isa Galaudu.
    Justice Amina Aliyu, therefore, submitted that the case is therefore struck out for lacking merit.
    Reacting to the judgement, Counsel to Governor Bagudu and the APC, Yakubu Maikiyau SAN, told newsmen in an interview that the pronouncement by the Tribunal Justices was in order in its entirety, adding that himself and his team of Lawyers feel great and good.
    Maikyau, however, said that in case the PDP feels dissatisfies with the judgement and headed for the Appeal Court, they would not be distracted but follow them accordingly.
    He pointed out that to challenge the decisions of the Tribunal at the Appellate Court is a fundamental right of anybody.

  • 2019: INEC commits blunder, takes Kebbi’s electoral materials to kaduna

    The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has mistakenly delivered Kebbi State election materials meant for the Saturday poll to Kaduna State and those meant for Katsina were brought to Kebbi, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kebbi State, Ahmad Mahmud has said.

    The REC, during his interactions with journalists after inspecting the elections sensitive materials at the Central Bank of Nigeria’s state office in Birnin Kebbi, said “Two of our forms-EC 8D1 and EC 8E1 were mistakenly taken to Kaduna and that of Katsina was brought to Kebbi.

    “We discover it during the inspection and they are already bringing it back to Kebbi.”

    The REC said INEC in Kebbi State had received all the sensitive materials meant for the presidential and national assembly elections and would start distributing them on Wednesday across the 21 Local Government Areas of the state.

    He also said all Card Readers sent to the state have been configured.

    “I can confirm to you that we have received all the sensitive materials meant for Kebbi State and all the Card Readers have been configured. By tomorrow (Wednesday) we shall start distributing the sensitive materials”

    He said the voting exercise will take place in 2,398 polling units and 1,345 voting points in the 225 wards of the state.

     

  • Gunmen kidnap PDP chieftain in Kebbi

    Suspected gunmen have kidnapped Alhaji Dan Musa Ribah, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi State. The incident happened in Ribah town in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of the state.

    It was learnt that the victim, who had just defected from the ruling party All Progressives Congress (APC) to PDP, was kidnapped in his house, at 3am on Sunday by unknown men in police uniform. The incident was witnessed by his family members.

    Ribah shares border with Zamfara State where bandits attacked villagers recently.

    A member of the family who confirmed this to newsmen on condition of anonymity said: “The incident happened at 3am on Sunday. “Unknown gunmen who wore police uniforms stormed Alhaji Dan Musa’s house and took him away.

    “Till now, we don’t know his whereabouts. He was abducted right before his wives and children and taken to an unknown destination.

    “We are pleading with security agencies in the state to investigate the matter as people of Ribah are living in palpable fear now.”

    Another family member, Issa Musa Ribah, who spoke to newsmen on phone about the incident said: “We don’t know where they came from, but they looked like security men. We want justice; they should rescue our father for us.”

    The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Kebbi State police command, DSP Danjuma Possi, acknowledged that the command had been officially briefed and promised to get back to newsmen on Monday immediately they received more information on the incident.

  • Articulated vehicle kills 10 roadside vendors, injures 46 others in Kebbi

    An articulated vehicle on Monday killed 10 roadside vendors in Jega Local Government Area of Kebbi State.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the vehicle driver lost control and rammed into a roadside market, killing the vendors.

    A witness, Adamu Jega, said the vehicle was coming from Yauri/Koko axis of the road when it lost control while the driver was attempting to avoid a head-on collision with a car on the opposite direction near the market.

    Mr Jega said the accident killed 10 people instantly while 46 others injured had been taken to Jega General Hospital for treatment.

    Another witness, Yusuf Muhammad, said: “casualties would have been more than the number if the vendors had not sighted the vehicle because many of them ran away from the road before it reached the spot.”

    When a NAN Correspondent contacted the Public Relations Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, Ibrahim Kangiwa, he said FRSC had not been informed of the accident

     

  • Inferno kills four family members, another in Kebbi

    Inferno kills four family members, another in Kebbi

    Three children of same parents, their mother and another child have been burnt to death in an early morning inferno on Friday in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident, which has thrown residents of the area into mourning, also partially razed the victims bungalow.

    The Chairman of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Alhaji Sani Dododo, who was at the scene, told NAN that the man of the family, was not at home when the incident happened.

    “The incident happened around 1a.m on Friday, in the house of a West African Cotton Company Limited (WACCOT) staff, Malam Umar Argungu, who was on duty on that day.

    “His wife was in the house with her three children: two daughters and a boy as well as a neighbour’s daugther who was keeping them company because the husband was away,” he said.

    Dododo said the incident was caused by an electric heater which unattended to in the house.

    “The woman had forgotten the heater and it kept on heating till all the water had finished.

    “The house caught fire, which resulted in the death of the woman, her three children and the neighbour’s daughter,” he said.

    He warned residents of the state to always switch off electricity in their home before sleeping in the night, especially during the harmattan season.

  • Camel attacks, kills 18 year old boy in Kebbi

    Camel attacks, kills 18 year old boy in Kebbi

    An 18-year-old boy has been killed in a village in Kebbi State in north western Nigeria when the boy, riding a motorcycle without light collided with the animal on a highway.
    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoting witnesses reports that the incident happened in Koko village in the Koko Local Government Area of Kebbi on Oct. 2.
    An eye-witness, Muhammadu Garba, told NAN in Koko on Wednesday that the camel attacked the boy after the boy, whose identity has yet to be ascertained, collided with the animal on his way back from farm at dusk.
    Garba said that the boy, riding a motorcycle without light, ran into the camel which was crossing the road.
    The eye-witness said that the apparently enraged camel pursued the boy after the collision, pushing him to the ground, biting him and climbing over the boy’s body.
    Garba said that attempts by passers-by and residents of the village to push off the animal from the boy proved unsuccessful as the camel refused to budge, resulting to the boy losing consciousness and passing out.
    ”I have not experienced such a terrible thing like I did today in my life. I have never experienced such a violent reaction from a camel in my life.
    “Camel is a peaceful but dangerous animal that people need to be careful with.
    ”I saw when the camel was violently attacking the young boy with its legs but I was afraid to go close to the animal to attempt to rescue the boy,” Garba said.

  • Flood destroyed over 50 houses in Kebbi – Official

    Flood destroyed over 50 houses in Kebbi – Official

    More than 50 houses were destroyed in Dakingari town in Suru Local Government area of Kebbi on Monday night by heavy downpour that resulted to flooding.

    The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the late hour rain rendered many people homeless in the town.

    Alhaji Rabiu Kamba, the Executive Director of the State Emergency Management Agency, told NAN in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday that no death was recorded so far.

    “So far, we have not recorded any death, but over 50 houses were destroyed by the late night rain,’’ he said.

    According to Kamba, officials from the agency have visited the affected area to assess the damage done by the rain.

    “We are collating data to report back to the state government for possible assistance to the victims,’’ he said.

    Kamba warned residents against using contaminated water from their wells as the wells had been contaminated by the flood.

    “We will report the situation to the state ministry of health for prompt action and necessary measures,’’ he said.

    (NAN)

  • Herdsman kills police officer in Kebbi– Official

    Herdsman kills police officer in Kebbi– Official

    The Police Command in Kebbi on Thursday confirmed that a suspected herdsman had killed a policeman, Umaru Danladi, at Kaoge in Bagudo Local Government Area of the state.

    It said the herder, Babuga Kuaara, had already been arrested for the alleged offence, adding that the policeman was attached to the Kaoje Police Division in Bagudo local government area.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspected herdsman was reported to the police division by a farmer in the area that the herder reared his cows to destroy his farm on Wednesday evening.

    A witness who craved for anonymity, told journalists on Thursday that ” a police officer attached to Kaoje police division was ordered to go and arrest the herder who was still wandering with his cattle within the area”.

    “The police officer who came with his rifle, arrested the suspect, but as he was taking him to the waiting patrol vehicle, the herder drew his machete and stabbed the officer on his neck.

    “We saw the officer groaning in pains and bleeding but he died before we could apply first aid.

    “The herder was overpowered by officers who rushed to the scene,” the witness said.

    The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Mustapha Suleiman, told Journalists that the suspect had been arrested.

    ”We have arrested the herder, Babuga Kuaara, for killing the officer. He had confessed to the crime and will be prosecuted accordingly,” Mr Suleiman said.