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Flood Washes Away 118,000 Farmlands in Niger State
The federal government warned that 148 LGAs in 31 states, including Niger, were at risk of severe flooding from April to November.
The Director -General of Niger State Emergency Management Agency, (NSEMA), Abdullahi Baba-Arah, said on Thursday that 118,692 farmlands have been washed away in 19 out of the 25 local government areas of Nger State.
No fewer than eleven persons have been confirmed dead in flood-ravaged Niger State, with 118,692 farmlands said to have been washed away in 19 out of the 25 local government areas of the state.
“The flood also affected 246 schools across the 19 local government areas affecting 529 communities,” said the NSEMA DG.
He identified the affected areas : Mokwa, Katcha, Lavun, Lapai, Agaie, Shiroro, Munya, Gbako, Kontagora, and Bosso.
Others are Edati, Agwara, Bida, Magama, Mashegu, Borgu, Gurara, Suleja and Rijau local government areas , respectively.
He added that 34 communities and 41,192 persons have so far been affected by the devastating effects of the flood.
It was also gathered that 6,865 households have been affected with 18 bridges and 80 culverts cut as a result of the flood.
It could be recalled that on April 17, the federal government warned that 148 LGAs in 31 states, including Niger, were at risk of severe flooding from April to November.
A joint security operation against terrorists has led to the rescue of nine persons in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State.
According to inside sources, Forest Guards, under the supervision of the Directorate of Security Services and working with members of the local hunters and vigilante group, embarked on bush-combing operations. They discovered a hideout of the kidnappers and engaged them.
Nine persons were rescued in two separate operations in the forest of Obbo Aiyegunle. One of the kidnappers was neutralised while others fled with gunshot injuries.
One of the rescued persons is said to be receiving medical care at an undisclosed medical facility in the local government.
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Zamfara LG Chairman Abduction: Security operatives intensify rescue efforts
Security forces are currently conducting deliberate operations at the suspected location of the terrorists, aimed at safely rescuing the abducted Chairman.
• Family of the abducted Zamfara LG Chairman
Aliyu Danjal, Lieutenant Colonel Media Information Officer Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA, disclosed that on hearing gunshots, troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA responded immediately and swiftly moved to the scene where they engaged in hot pursuit of the terrorists leading to a fierce exchange of fire.
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IGP Disu orders officers to shoot anyone carrying illegal firearms
Disu explained that the directive was backed by Force Order 237, which empowers police officers to respond immediately to armed threats without waiting for approval from superior officers.
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has directed police officers across the country to shoot on sight anyone found carrying illegal firearms, as part of intensified efforts to curb insecurity.
Disu issued the directive on Friday during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, saying the move followed President Bola Tinubu’s instruction that the lingering security crisis in the state must be brought to an end.
The police chief maintained that only authorised security personnel are legally permitted to carry firearms, warning that law enforcement agencies would no longer tolerate the unlawful possession of weapons.
” You cannot move around freely carrying arms as if there is no law and order in this country. It will not be tolerated,” he said.
Disu explained that the directive was backed by Force Order 237, which empowers police officers to respond immediately to armed threats without waiting for approval from superior officers.
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