Bandits have killed a school teacher with four others along Layin Lasan Tabanni road in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
It was gathered that 16 people were also abducted at Dogon Dawa, Layin Mahuta and Tabanni villages in the Eastern part of the LGA.
This is contained in a statement issued by Birnin Gwari Vanguard for Security and Good Governance signed by the Chairman, Ibrahim Abubakar Nagwari.
The group said the incidents happened at different times within four days – 14th March 2022 to 19th March 2022.
According to them, on March 14, one Haruna Tanko Dogon Dawa and two others were killed by bandits on Dogon Dawa- Zaria road.
“Eight other people were abducted on the same route. At Layin Mahuta (Tabanni) one Abdullahi Abubakar a school Teacher was killed along Layin Lasan’ Tabanni road on Wednesday 16th March 2022.
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“While on Thursday 17th, a 70-year-old was also killed and seven women abducted at Layin Mahuta Tabanni. Two other people were abducted at old Tabanni,” Ibrahim Abubakar Nagwari.”
The Chairman added that in Randagi area bandits released 32 people out of the 46 abducted at Unguwar Bula and Ijinga three weeks ago after paying N16 million ransom.
The group further urged security personnel to always respond to distress calls around Dogon Dawa, Kuyello, Tabanni, and Kutemashi wards in Birnin Gwari.
A youth leader in Kuyello ward, Baban Yara, said the late teacher was his uncle, describing him as an honest man.
The Local Government Chairperson, Hajiya Ummah K. Ahmed, also confirmed the killing of the teacher by the bandits but said one other person was injured. However, the injured has been taken to the hospital for treatment.
“I only know of the teacher that was killed and one other person that sustained gunshot injury which I ordered for his treatment. So, I’m not aware of the other incidents and abductions the group mentioned,” she simply said.
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FG summons Abuja Chinese supermarket owner to tribunal over discrimination
Director of Surveillance and Investigation at the FCCPC, Boladale Adeyinka, disclosed this on Monday after sealing off the outlet.
She affirmed that the owner of the supermarket, Cindy Liu Bei, had fled before the arrival of the agency’s officials.
The FCCPC officials stormed the supermarket on Monday, April 22, 2024, barely 24 hours after the discriminatory practices of the outlet were reported on social media by Nigerians.
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The TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this on Monday in a statement shared on the company’s official X handle, along with pictures of the vandalised towers.
According to the statement, the TCN noted that when the 330kV transmission line tripped, its operators attempted to restore it to service but it tripped again, prompting the dispatch of TCN lines men to trace the line to detect and rectify the fault.
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It said, “While fault tracing, TCN’s engineering crew discovered that towers 288, 289, 290, and 291 were vandalised and that some tower members were carted away. Also, the towers had equally collapsed as a result of the incident. Presently, bulk power supply to Gombe, Yola, and Jalingo substations have been disrupted, affecting bulk power supply to parts of Yola and Jos Electricity Distribution Companies’ franchise areas.’’
The TCN however stated that it was trying to first backfeed Gombe through its 132kV transmission line from Bauchi and subsequently Ashaka, Potiskum, Damaturu, and Billiri/Savannah, to mitigate the effect of the incident on electricity consumers affected by the incident.
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Updated: Owner of Abuja Chinese supermarket flees with family
Cindy Liu Bei, owner of an Abuja-based Chinese supermarket accused of discriminating against Nigerians, has fled the premises with her family.
The facility workers disclosed this on Monday when the officials of the Federal Competition and Consumer and Protection Commission (FCCPC) visited the place.
The supermarket situated at the China General Chamber of Commerce is said to only allow Chinese and not Nigerians to shop there.
This has created an uproar since the development was made public on Sunday.
When the FCCPC team visited on Monday, the workers said Bei, a Chinese lady that owns the facility, left the place in the morning around 8:26am with her family.
This was confirmed on the Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) camera.
The FCCPC officials subsequently shut the supermarket.
Nigerians had expressed outrage over the discriminatory policy implemented by the Chinese supermarket.
The facility manager of the complex Shaibu Sanusi confirmed that Nigerians from outside the complex were not allowed to shop but only those within could access it.
While the supermarket remains shut, the consumer protection agency felt some people were hiding inside in a bid to avoid confrontation with the agency.
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