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2,000 Residents Flee As Bandits Hijack Truck In Zamfara
Suspected armed bandits on Sunday hijacked a truck loaded with goods along Gusau-Magami Road in Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
The truck heading to Magami from Kano was intercepted by the criminals who asked the driver to move the vehicle inside the forest.
Residents said the 50km Gusau-Magami Road had become a death trap for travellers.
Several people plying the road had been killed or abducted by the bandits. Hardly a day passes by without a case of abduction along the road.
“Shortly afterward, soldiers stationed in the Magami community were informed and they pursued the hijackers and a gunfight ensued. The criminals were overpowered and forced to abandon the vehicle.
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“However, some of the goods in the truck were carted away by the bandits. The driver was rescued and most of the goods inside the truck including the bandits’ motorbikes were recovered,” a resident identified as Babangida said.
Meanwhile, the residents of Magami have called on the authorities to rescue them from the bandits, saying the criminals have forced them to abandon their farmland.
“No one can go to his farmland. Last Sunday, an 80-year-old farmer was shot dead while he was working on his farm.
“Even this afternoon, we saw farmers running back to the town after they were targeted by the armed men. It is really very calamitous. I can tell you that more than 2,000 residents have fled this community because of the serious insecurity here,” a farmer, Sani Abubakar said.
When contacted, the spokesman for the state Police Command, SP Muhammad Shehu, said he needed more time to comment on the incident.
DAILY TRUST
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BREAKING: Court acquits Ex-AGF Adoke
BREAKING: Court acquits Ex-AGF Adoke
A former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has been acquitted of money laundering charges by an Abuja Federal High Court.
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, upheld Adoke’s “no case” submission against the money laundering charges.
In 2017, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Adoke and Abubakar Aliyu, a property developer, with laundering about N300 million.
While the EFCC acknowledged before Ekwo that it was a mortgage taken by Adoke from Unity Bank, it alleged before Justice Kutigi that the money constituted a bribe from the sale of an oil block by Malabu Oil & Gas Ltd in 2011.
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On March 28, 2024, Kutigi dismissed the charges against Adoke and others, citing contradictions and criticizing the EFCC for a four-year trial.
Justice Ekwo, on Friday, ruled that the EFCC failed to provide evidence to prove the essential elements of the offence against Adoke, acquitting him of the charges.
However, Ekwo mandated Aliyu, the second defendant, to open his defence, stating that he has a case to answer.
BREAKING: Court acquits Ex-AGF Adoke
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Army releases Delta traditional ruler detained over slain 17 soldiers
Army releases Delta traditional ruler detained over slain 17 soldiers
The Nigerian Army has released a Delta State traditional ruler, Clement Ikolo, arrested over the murder of 17 soldiers in Okuama community.
He was released on Friday during a briefing by the Director of the Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu.
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BREAKING: Tension in Benue as riot police take over APC secretariat
BREAKING: Tension in Benue as riot police take over APC secretariat
Anti-riot Police forces have assumed control of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Secretariat led by Comrade Austin Agade in Makurdi, the capital of Benue state.
This marks the second instance within a month. It’s noteworthy that Makurdi hosts two separate APC secretariats, with Agada heading one and Benjamin Omakolo overseeing the other.
The Agada-led APC State Working Committee (SWC) had scheduled the inauguration of members of the zoning committee for the upcoming council elections at their Secretariat on Friday the 19th.
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In a pre-emptive move, anti-riot police trucks arrived as early as 6 a.m., barricading all routes leading to the Secretariat.
At present, the situation is chaotic, with motorcycle riders, suspected to be aligned with the Benjamin Omakolo-led APC State Working Committee, occupying the area. Chief Of Staff Paul Biam has characterized this faction as the authentic APC.
Governor Hyacient Alia previously issued a ban on all political activities and public gatherings in Benue State, and it appears this directive remains in force.
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