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Just in: Emir of Jama’are dies, after 50-year reign
The Emir of Jama’are Alhaji Ahmad Muhammadu Wabi III has died after a brief illness.
The Emir was said to have died at about 12 midnight on Sunday after 50 years of reign, leaving behind two wives and 35 children.
The news of death of the Emir was disclosed by Gadodamasun Jama’are, Alhaji Salleh Malla, who said the late ruler would be sorely missed.
The Chairman, Jama’are Local Government Council, Alhaji Sama’ila Yusuf-Jarma, also confirmed the death Sunday in Bauchi.
Yusuf-Jarma said that Wabi, 92, died Sunday at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital after a protracted illness.
Wabi was installed emir in 1970 after the death of his father Muhammadu Wabi II.
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Police arrest suspected killers of Major-General, others in Imo
Police arrest suspected killers of Major-General, others in Imo
…Parade 435 suspects, rescue 13 kidnap victims
Parading the suspects including 435 others at the command’s headquarters, Owerri on Thursday, May 16, the state commissioner of police, Aboki Danjuma, said the syndicate was busted through intense intelligence gathering and sustained follow-up by the command’s anti-kidnapping unit.
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He said: “The suspects, Chukwunonso Emmanuel, Okoroigwe Goodness, and Innocent Ogu, were arrested in different locations in Imo and Anambra States. They confessed to the crime of kidnapping and murdering Major General Duru, as well as being members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) /Eastern Security Network (ESN).”
Aboki, who was represented by the police spokesman, Henry Okoye, disclosed that the police also recovered 48 different firearms, 552 various calibres of live ammunition, and several stolen vehicles from the suspects.
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Bandits kill three, abduct 120 in fresh Zamfara community attack
Bandits kill three, abduct 120 in fresh Zamfara community attack
Not less than three residents have tragically lost their lives, and more than 120 others have been abducted following a harrowing attack by notorious bandits on the Goran Namaye community in Zamfara State’s Maradun Local Government Area.
Abubakar Muhammad, a resident of the area, recounted that the terrorists stormed the town at approximately 1:17 am on Thursday, systematically moving from one residence to another. He revealed that the abducted individuals were predominantly women and men, highlighting that three lives were also lost during the raid.
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Muhammad described the assailants as arriving in significant numbers, mounted on motorcycles and armed with sophisticated weaponry, effectively surrounding the community as panic spread. He lamented the chaos that ensued, with residents fleeing in disarray and many being pursued into the forest by the attackers.
Despite the gravity of the situation, security agencies in the state have yet to issue an official statement on the incident at the time of this report.
Bandits kill three, abduct 120 in fresh Zamfara community attack
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47 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists surrender
47 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists surrender
In a significant development in the fight against terrorism, 47 individuals linked with Boko Haram and the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) have voluntarily surrendered to troops of the 403 Amphibious Brigade of Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Sector 3, Nigeria, on May 15, 2024.
The surrender took place at Kwatan Turare and Doron Baga, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.
Newstrends reports that scores of Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists have surrendered to the military in recent months.
Among those who surrendered on Wednesday was Mallam Muazu Adamu, a notable fighter affiliated with the Jama’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihad (JAS) faction, operating under Commander Alai Gana.
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According to a statement by Chief Military Public Information Officer of MJTF, N’djamena, Chad, Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, Mallam Muazu Adamu, along with his wife, chose to lay down their arms and renounce violence.
According to initial investigations, these individuals escaped from Sharama, located in the Lake Chad Islands.
They revealed that they had been engaged in farming activities before deciding to abandon the terrorist groups.
Upon surrender, they were found with personal belongings such as clothes, blankets, mats, pots, and plates.
The surrendered individuals are currently in custody, undergoing further interrogation to gather more information about their activities and affiliations, the e MNJTF said even as it vowed to leave no stone unturned to maintaining peace and security in the Lake Chad basin region and beyond.
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