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Flood displaces 1,664 residents from Sokoto communities
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Flood displaces 1,664 residents from Sokoto communities
No fewer than 1,664 persons have been displaced as flood ravaged four communities in Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
According to a statement signed by the Information Officer, Sokoto Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Ghani, and made available to newsmen on Sunday, the flood was a result of a recent downpour in the area.
Ghani said the flood also destroyed several hectares of farmland in the process.
“The recent downpour which happened on July 17, 2024, left many residents of Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State homeless and displaced.
“It also destroyed several hectares of farmlands and resulted in the perish of a high number of sheep and goats.
“This was discovered during an assessment conducted on Saturday at Gada by NEMA and SEMA officials in the state,” the statement partly read.
It added that “some of the affected communities ravaged by the incident include Dantudu, Balakozo, Gidan Tudu and Tsitse towns, among others.
“According to the report compiled, at Dan Tudu village, 62 houses and 71 households were affected’ while at Balakozo village (Tsitse Ward), 33 houses and 48 households were also affected.
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“Similarly, at Gidan Tudu village, a total of 38 houses and 52 households were affected by the incidence. At Tsitse town, a total of 68 houses and 89 households were also affected.”
The statement further noted that “the total number of people affected by the flood at Dan Tudu, Balakozo, Gidan Tudu and Trait town is 1,664.”
Nigeria has experienced some floods of great magnitude in 2012, 2018, 2020 and 2022.
Before now, the Federal Government, through the Minister of State of Environment, Dr. Iziaq Salako, disclosed that 94 towns are at risk of a five-day flooding beginning Tuesday, July 16, and ending on July 20, 2024.
Salako said the identified locations and their environs would likely witness heavy rainfall that may lead to flood within the prediction period.
A non-governmental organisation, Safe and Better Nigeria, on Friday, July 19, 2024, called on the federal and state governments to take lessons from past destructive floods in the country.
The NGO noted that adequate preparation would cushion the effects of the 2024 flood.
In the late hours of Thursday, July 18, 2023, four persons were swept away by flood in the Nnewi North LG of Anambra State during a downpour that occurred in the community.
The downpour, which continued till Friday and Saturday, generated heavy floods that reportedly swept away the victims, including a mother and child.
Flood displaces 1,664 residents from Sokoto communities
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Banditry outcome of people neglected for centuries — Gumi
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Banditry outcome of people neglected for centuries — Gumi
Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has dismissed allegations that politicians are behind the rising insecurity in northern Nigeria.
In recent months, the North-West region has faced increasing banditry and violence, leading to the deaths of many, including the monarch of Gobir in Sokoto State. The unrest has sparked claims that politicians may be funding the violence for their own gain.
In 2021, Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, alleged that some politicians were sponsoring the banditry seen across the country. However, in an interview with Punch, Sheikh Gumi denied these claims, stating that there is no evidence to suggest that politicians are fueling the unrest in the North.
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He said;
“This is an unintelligent allegation. No politician is sponsoring these people. We are all victims. The opposition is not even behind this. This is a natural reaction of people neglected for centuries without education.
“Now they are exposed to the world and they want education. These people are exposed to the Internet and they see how much they are deprived. They want to fight back. This act is not by anybody.”
Banditry outcome of people neglected for centuries — Gumi
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152 terrorists killed, 109 arrested in 1 week – DHQ
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152 terrorists killed, 109 arrested in 1 week – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters Friday said troops during the week killed a total of 152 terrorists and arrested 109.
The military high command also stated that the strongholds of two notorious terrorist leaders — the Sadiku enclave at Tsora Hill in Safana Local Government Area, Katsina State; and the Yusuf enclave in Yadi Forest, Giwa LG, Kaduna State, were destroyed.
The Director of Media Operations, Edward Buba, in a statement, said the troops’ achievements were an indication that the military was steadily progressing towards the goal of destroying all criminal elements.
“The war against terrorists, insurgents, violent extremists and others perpetrating insecurity in the country rages, and troops are sustaining the momentum to achieve victory. Indeed, the armed forces are steadily progressing towards the goal of destruction of all these elements.
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“Given recent events, the military learns every day and makes improvements on ways to better deal with threat situations posed by these terror groups. Troops are moving in against the terrorists and denying them freedom of action.
“During the week, troops carried out surgical operations against two prominent terrorist commanders and decimated their strongholds, namely, Sadiku enclave in Tsora Hill in Safana LGA of Katsina State and Alhaji Yusuf enclave in Yadi Forest in Giwa LGA of Kaduna State.”
“Overall, troops operations during the week resulted in 152 terrorists neutralised, 109 arrested and 91 hostages rescued,” Buba said.
He noted that during the operations against crude oil theft, products worth N795 million were recovered.
Buba urged the citizens to support the troops to win the war against insecurity in the country.
152 terrorists killed, 109 arrested in 1 week – DHQ
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Six kidnappers arrested in Delta, N2.3m ransom recovered
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Six kidnappers arrested in Delta, N2.3m ransom recovered
Six persons have been apprehended in Delta State over their alleged involvement in kidnapping.
The suspects were arrested in Uvwie Local Government Area of the State by police operatives from Ebrumede Division.
They also recovered from them a ransom of N2,344,000 (Two million, three hundred and forty-four thousand naira), with some stolen mobile phones.
Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda announced the development while briefing journalists in Asaba.
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CP Abaniwonda said, “Acting on credible intelligence, operatives of Ebrumede division while on patrol duty intercepted a tricycle conveying six-passengers.
“The suspects on sighting the Police attempted to escape but the operatives chased and arrested them.
“Upon search of the suspects, two million, three hundred and forty-four thousand naira was recovered.
“Some suspected stolen phones were also recovered. Further investigation revealed that the phone belonged to their kidnapped victims and the money was part of the ransom the victims paid for their freedom.”
Six kidnappers arrested in Delta, N2.3m ransom recovered
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