Court fixes May 9 for Agunloye’s ₦1bn suit against EFCC
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Funds delaying Lagos-Badagry Expressway project, says FG
By Dada Jackson
The ongoing reconstruction work on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway may suffer a hiccup if the words of the Director of Highways (South-West), Engr Adedamola Kuti, are anything to go by.
He said on Wednesday during a radio programme monitored by this reporter that the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing was willing to complete the road reconstruction project as scheduled but was being constrained by paucity of funds.
His words: “The ministry is not unmindful of the sufferings of motorists and commuters alike who ply the road. But we are being constrained by paucity of funds. You will recall that the funding of the expressway is through Sukuk provided by the Federal Government. The Sukuk funding of the road was incorporated in the 2020 release. It is important to note that Sukuk fund released in 2020 was for roads in the South-West, hence the need to spread the money round the six states that make up the South-West.”.=
He said the reconstruction of the expressway would involve expansion of the present four lanes to six (with three on either side of the road)..
Kuti pointed out that as of now, the contractor handling the project had done about 13 kilometres of drain on the road.
He added that work would commence in earnest as soon as the year 2021 Sukuk fund was released.
He said, “The Federal Government places a very high premium on the road and would not allow the reconstruction to drag on for too long. But our major constraint is finance which hopefully would soon be sorted out.”
He appealed to motorists and commuters plying the corridorto bear with the Federal Government as everything was being done to ameliorate the hardship being experienced on the road.
It would be recalled that motorists and commuters alike have been going through nightmare on the road due to the bad shape of the highway.
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Court fixes May 9 for Agunloye’s ₦1bn suit against EFCC
Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after EFCC’s lawyer, Abba Mohammed, sought an adjournment to enable him to regularise his processes before the court.
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2 top bandit kingpins, 12 others killed in supremacy battle
2 top bandit kingpins, 12 others killed in supremacy battle
Two prominent bandit kingpins, Kachala Gwande and Kachallah Madagwal as well as 12 other fighters have been killed after a confrontation erupted at Kaurar Zomo village in the Kunchin Kalgo district of Tsafe local government area of Zamfara State.
The deadly fight involved three rival bandit groups operating in the area.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, that Alhaji Tsauni’s group, Kachallah Jafaru’s group, and Kachallah Gwandu’s group, clashed in a fierce gun battle, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at approximately 15:45 hours, resulting in the reported deaths of over 10 bandits from the three factions.
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Jafaru, a notorious bandit kingpin known to operate from Faskari LGA in Katsina state, descended upon Kaurar Zomo village, which serves as Tsauni’s stronghold, under undisclosed circumstances that led to the violent confrontation.
Jafaru’s fighters were said to have overpowered and naturalised Gwande and his fighters.
The fight, however, escalated to other enclaves shortly after the news of Gwande’s death broke, resulting in another heavy gun battle with Kachallah Madagwal’s group, who was neutralised in the aftermath of the shootout.
Zagazola understands that several bandits who sustained severe gunshot wounds were promptly evacuated to Munhaye Health Facility for urgent medical attention.
2 top bandit kingpins, 12 others killed in supremacy battle
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Troops rescue another Chibok girl with three children in Borno
Troops rescue another Chibok girl with three children in Borno
Lydia Simon, another abducted Chibok schoolgirl, was rescued by troops from Operation Desert Sanity III, part of the North-East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), on Wednesday.
She was rescued along with her three children by the troops of the 82 Division Task Force Battalion in Gwoza LGA of Borno State on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, exactly ten years after she was kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists alongside over 200 schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, on April 14, 2014.
Intelligence sources, according to Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region, revealed that Lydia, who was tagged serial number 68 among the abducted schoolgirls, escaped from the camp of Ali Ngulde in Mandara Mountain where she was held in captivity for several years.
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She surrendered to troops of 82 Division Task Force Battalion at Ngoshe in Gwoza LGA of the State. The rescued Chibok girl was five months pregnant and claimed she was from Pemi Town in Chibok LGA.
April 14, 2024, marks the 10th anniversary of the violent abduction of 276 girls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram insurgents.
While 57 of the girls escaped from their captors in the following days, 16 were later rescued and 107 had at different times been released through negotiations.
The Federal and Borno State Governments, including the Nigerian Army, have pledged their commitment toward rescuing the rest of the abducted schoolgirls that were still held in captivity by the terrorists.
Troops rescue another Chibok girl with three children in Borno
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