Tag: Yobe
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House help connives with three friends to kill banker boss in Yobe
The Police Command in Yobe said it had arrested four suspects in connection with the killing of Hassan Abubakar, a staff of Damaturu Branch of United Bank for Africa (UBA). The Command’s Spokesman, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu on Monday. Abdulkarim named one Umar Shaibu, 21; Tajjuddeen Taufiq, 20; Ismail…
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BIZARRE! Corpses litter ground in Yobe community after heavy downpour submerges graveyard
A heavy downpour on Sunday night submerged a graveyard in Yobe State, throwing up buried corpses at the cemetery. According to reports, the cemetery is located near a low-cost Housing Estate in Gashua town of Bade local government area. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG gathered that hundreds of graves have been ripped open with the flooding throwing dead…
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Buni speaks on security situation in Yobe after days of Boko Haram attacks
Yobe Governor, Mai Mala Buni, on Tuesday said the security situation in the state generally needed quick response and reassessment. Buni made his position known during an emergency security meeting in Damaturu. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that some Boko Haram insurgents invaded communities in Geidam Local Government of the state attacking households and spreading their philosophies.…
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Boko Haram terrorists distribute pamphlets, attack new IGP’s hometown in Yobe State
Boko Haram terrorists on Friday attacked Geidam local government area of Yobe State. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG gathered that Geidam is the hometown of the acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Usman Alkali Baba. According to sources, a military jet has been deployed to the town to dislodge the insurgents. Geidam previously came under attack on February…
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APC clears all chairmanship, councillorship seats in Yobe LG poll
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared all the 17 Chairmanship seats at the Saturday’s Yobe local government council election. Dr Mamman Muhammad, Chairman, Yobe State Independent Electoral Commissions (YBSIEC) disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Damaturu. Muhammad said the party also won all the councillorship seats in the entire 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs)…
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Yobe man lands in police net for raping 90-year-old
The Police Command in Yobe on Tuesday said it had arrested one Mohammed Faruk for allegedly raping a 90-year-old woman (name withheld) in Gadaka town in Fika Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Spokesman, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu. He said that the incident occurred at…
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Police arrest four men for allegedly gang raping 2 minors in Yobe
The Police Command in Yobe on Monday said it had arrested four men for allegedly gang raping minors in various parts of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu. He said three of the alleged rapists, Musa Mohammed,…
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30 villages submerged by flood in Yobe
By Bala Ajiya DAMATURU- Over 30 villages has been submerged by flood in Bade local government of yobe State and farm lands washed away before the harvest period . This is as a result of Fika Challawa Dam in Kano that got over flow and the dam water is open for easy passage to Hadeja…
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Police kill three suspected kidnappers, rescue victim in Yobe
Bala Ajiya The Yobe State Police Command reportedly killed three suspected kidnappers, arrested four others and rescued a victim. According to reports, kidnappers numbering about 15 reportedly stormed Kesawa village in Yobe state and abducted a wealthy Fulani man named (name yet to be ascertained) in the process The kidnappers armed with AK 47 rifles…
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Gunmen kidnap Yobe village head
The District Head of Mashio in Yobe State, Isa Mai Buba has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Buba, according to village sources, was captured from his house in Mashio, Fune Local Government Area of the state. A family source told newsmen that the kidnappers have not made any contact with the family. The sad occurence…