The operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command, on Sunday, rescued a kidnap victim, a housewife. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansur Hassan, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “At 0100hrs on Sunday, our operatives received a call that a group of armed men not yet ascertained…
Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda, in a joint operation with a combined team of security operatives, foiled an attack on the Zakka community in the Safana Local Government Area of the state. Radda, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Kaula Mohammed, said that the team also rescued during the encounter a 33-year-old man…
No fewer than 25 youths participating in the drug party have been arrested after operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Katsina State, acting on intelligence, disrupted a pre-wedding ceremony drug abuse competition in a community popularly known as Shola Quarters, Katsina. In a statement by Femi Babafemi, the spokesperson of the agency…
In commiseration of the ‘accidental’ bombing in Tudun Biri, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna, all the 109 senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria have donated their December salaries, amounting to N109m, to the victims. Senator Jibrin Barau, the Deputy President of the Senate, made this known at the Kaduna Government House while leading…
The Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, on Friday, pledged to ensure justice for the victims of the Nigerian Army airstrikes in the Tudun Biri area of the state and provide continued support to the affected families. Sani, while speaking on Channels TV, emphasised his administration’s commitment to investigate and bring those responsible for the error…
The Federal Government has freed no fewer than 178 inmates from various custodial centres in Jigawa through the Ministry of Interior. According to Mr Muhammad Sani, the spokesman for the Nigeria Correctional Service in Jigawa, while disclosing this in a statement issued in Dutse on Thursday, stated that the NCoS Controller in Jigawa, Mr Muazu…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, assured that whoever is found culpable of the bombardments of Tudun Biri village that killed over 120 villagers will be punished accordingly while also assuring that all the victims will be taken well care of under the Folako Initiative which will be commenced by this month.According to…
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a renowned Kaduna Islamic Scholar, has faulted that the Sunday bombing of villagers in Tudun Biri in the Igabi Local Government Area of the state was intentional. The scholar, while delivering his weekly lecture at the Sultan Bello Mosque, Kaduna, said it was wrong to target women and children, including the elderly,…
Kashim Shettima, the Nigerian Vice President, on Thursday, visited Kaduna State to commiserate with the victims and families of last Sunday’s military airstrikes at Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government Area of the state. The Informant247 gathered that the Vice-President was welcomed on arrival at the Nigerian Air Force base, Mando, by Governor Uba…
In reaction to the Kaduna bombing of villagers on Sunday during the Maulud celebration, protesters, in their numbers, stormed the National Assembly premises in Abuja to demand justice for the victims. According to Daily Trust, the protesters, who occupied the National Assembly entrance gate for more than two hours, demanded justice for the victims and…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) on Wednesday condemned the army airstrike, which claimed no fewer than 120 Tudun Biri villagers in the Igabi Local Government Area during the Maulud celebration on Sunday, while urging the Federal Government to carry out a thorough investigation into the unfortunate incident. The Informant247 had earlier reported that the Nigerian…
Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, on Tuesday, apologised to the families of victims of the accidental bombing that occurred at the Tudun Biri community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday. Lagbaja, while describing the incident as “very disheartening”, ordered an investigation into the incident, saying the probe…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Tuesday, in his reaction to the army airstrike of Tudun Biri villagers in Igabi Local Government Area, celebrating Maulud on Sunday, which claimed the lives of villagers, urged the military to exercise utmost caution and professionalism during operations. Obi,…
In a bid to decongest correctional facilities across the country, the federal government has freed no fewer than 68 inmates in the Zaria custodial centre. According to Dr Ado Saleh, Comptroller of Correctional Service, Kaduna State, the federal government has also settled N52m fines and compensation for the 399 inmates at various correctional centres across…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 25 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, condemned the army airstrike of Tudun Biri villagers in Igabi Local Government Area, celebrating Maulud on Sunday which claimed lives of villagers, saying the miscalculated air strikes in the country are becoming worrisome. The Informant247 had earlier…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday, described the Army bombing of Tudun Biri villagers in Igabi Local Government Area while celebrating Maulud on Sunday as shocking while directing a thorough investigation into the bombing to forestall future occurrences. The Informant247 had earlier reported that the Nigerian Army claimed responsibility for the attack. Some…
Uba Sani, the Kaduna State Governor, on Monday, described the Army bombing of Tudun Biri villagers in Igabi Local Government Area while celebrating Maulud on Sunday as shocking, while ordered a thorough investigation into the bombing to forestall future occurrences. The Informant247 had earlier reported that the Nigerian Army claimed responsibility for the attack. A…
The Katsina State Governor, Umar Dikko Radda of Katsina State, has raised the alarm over the incessant activities of bandits across the state. Radda, while speaking at the 7th and 8th combined convocation ceremony of the Federal University, Dutsinma (FUDMA), Katsina State, lamented that bandits have taken over some schools in the state. He said…
Following the unfortunate incident that claimed the lives of over 30 villagers during a Maulud Nabiy celebration at Tudun Biriin in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the Nigerian Army on Monday claimed responsibility for the bombing of villagers. The army, while regretting the unfortunate incident, said the airstrikes were inadvertent and that the…
In a bid to offer health services and strengthen emergency services, Abba Kabir Yusuf, the Kano State governor, on Monday, launched mobile clinic buses in the state. Yusuf, in a statement by his media aide, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, reiterated the government’s commitment to give the health sector the needed attention. The Executive Secretary of…
