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Breaking: Gunmen kill Miyyetti Allah’s head, others in Abuja, Plateau attacks

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Gunmen have shot dead the Chairman of the Miyyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in the Gwagwalada Area Council of Abuja, Adamu Aliyu.

Aliyu was said to have been killed along with four others near Daku village in Dobi Ward during an attack on the council.

On Sunday, another group of gunmen also attacked villages of the Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State, where they reportedly killed many and set houses ablaze.

Secretary of MACBAN, Mohammed Usman, who confirmed the Abuja incident on Sunday, said three persons were abducted, while three others who sustained gun shot wounds were receiving treatment at the University of Teaching Hospital in Gwagwalada.

He said the incident happened last Thursday, around 5pm, when the late MACBAN chairman alongside others were retuning from Izom market in Niger state in Dyna truck, while the bandits suddenly emerged from the bush and opened fire on the truck.

According to him, the bandits shattered the windscreen of the truck, which was conveying the MACBAN leaders and some passengers.

“They were retuning from Izom market in Niger state where they went to sell cows, until just one kilometer to Daku village when the bandits suddenly emerged from the bush and opened fire on the truck, killing the MACBAN chairman and four others,” he said.

He gave the names of those killed as Saleh, Aliyu, Muhammadu and Saidu, saying the deceased’s corpses had been buried according to Islamic rites.

A combined security agents comprising soldiers, civil defence corps, mobile police and vigilante led by the Gwagwalada police area commander were said to be at Daku village, before the remains of the deceased were buried.

Chairman of Gwagwalada Area Council, Alhaji Adamu Mustapha, also confirmed the incident Daily Trust on Sunday on the telephone.

Gunmen also attacked villages of Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State, throwing residents of the affected villages into confusion on Sunday.

According to the residents of the affected areas, the bandits attacked Kukawa, Gyanbahu, Dungur and Keram villages where a score of people were killed.

Adam Musa, a resident of Kukawa village, who confirmed the incident, said that many people were injured, while hundreds of people fled their homes, adding that security personnel were yet to reach the villages as of 2pm.

Musa said the gunmen in separate attacks invaded the villages at about 11am and started shooting sporadically.

He said the bandits who were still operating as of 2pm had burnt down many houses.

Spokesperson for the Plateau State Police Command, ASP Ubah Gabriel, promised to get back to journalists on the incident when contacted.

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Defamation: Court orders arrest of prophet, two others

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Justice Olaolu Olanipekun of Oyo State Magistrates’ Court 7 sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has issued a warrant for the arrest of a prophet of a Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) church, Ojo Amos (aka Elewuogbo).

Justice Olanipekun ordered that Elewuogbo and his two sureties be arrested and detained for jumping bail.

Elewuogbo is on trial for alleged defamation of character of the Founder of One Love Family, Sat Guru Maharaj Ji.

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Elewuogbo and a Lagos-based blogger, Gbenga Asabe, had, through publications, accused Maharaj Ji of selling human body parts for money rituals.

The court also granted request for consolidation of the cases against Elewuogbo and Asabe brought by Maharaj Ji’s counsel, Dapo Akinosi.

Akinosi prayed the court that since the facts were related, they should be merged. The court granted the application and adjourned the case till April 30.

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Students drag university to court over payment of registration fees

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Students drag university to court over payment of registration fees

Three students of one of the universities in northern part of the country, Al-qalam University, Katsina, have dragged the institution to a High Court in Katsina over payment of registration fees.

The applicants, Hauwa’u Sani-Barda, Rabi’atu Sani-Barda and Hafsat Sani-Barda, all students of the respondent, got admission in 2018 and 2019, and graduated in 2022 and 2023.

They, however, claimed that the respondents had refused to mobilise them for the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), because they had not settled all fees due to the institution.

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During the proceedings on Thursday, the applicants’ counsel, Muhammad Mukhtar-Lawal, told the court that his clients had filed an exparte motion in pursuance to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).

Mukhtar-Lawal said that the application sought the leave of the court to apply for judicial review.

After the counsel’s submission, the judge, Justice Abbas Bawale, said that the applicants should have filed a motion on notice.

Bawale, however, granted a leave order to the applicants to apply for judicial review by way of mandamus.
He said after that, processes would be served on the university and enable the court to hear the case.

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NAFDAC busts fake Eva water factory, arrests suspect

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NAFDAC busts fake Eva water factory, arrests suspect

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has exposed a counterfeit bottled water operation in Port Harcourt, specifically targeting the renowned brand Eva water.

Following a tipoff, NAFDAC officials conducted a raid on a derelict shop situated on Pipeline Road, Eneka.

The establishment disguised as a pool house and served as the hub for producing the fraudulent water.

During the operation, authorities discovered that used Eva plastic bottles were being refilled with contaminated water sourced from a paint bucket.

The water was then filtered through unhygienic rubber funnels covered with cloth.

Counterfeit Eva labels were affixed to the bottles, which were subsequently sealed with fake Eva corks.

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One suspect, identified as Chibunna James, was apprehended while in the process of loading the adulterated water for distribution. However, the mastermind behind the operation remains at large.

The confiscated products were promptly evacuated to the NAFDAC office for further investigation and analysis.

Cyril Monye, NAFDAC’s Public Relations Officer for Rivers State, disclosed that the scheme of the perpetrators involved repackaging contaminated water in used Eva bottles, employing makeshift filters made from unsanitary materials, and applying fake labels and corks to deceive consumers.

While efforts are underway to locate and apprehend the ringleader of the syndicate, NAFDAC urges the public to provide any relevant information that could aid in their apprehension.

Furthermore, Monye revealed that thirty packs of the counterfeit products were confiscated and transported to the NAFDAC office in Port Harcourt for thorough investigation. To prevent the circulation of the counterfeit water, the uncorked bottles were emptied and disposed of.

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