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You did not rescue Our Kidnapped Women-Katsina Community Told Governor Matawalle

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Abbas Yushau Yusuf

 

Dan Aji community in Faskari local government area of Katsina State has debunked the claims by Zamfara State Governor Alhaji Bello Mutawalle that 26 of its abducted young women were rescued by his government.

Earlier over the weekend, Zamfara state commissioner on security and home affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Dauran has handed over 26 abducted women from Katsina state whom he alleged were rescued by his government under it’s peace deal with the bandits.

Dauran alleged that the kidnapped women were released without paying any dime as ransom to the abductors.

In a twist of events however, a community leader in Dan Aji village where the women were abducted, Alhaji Lawal Dogara alleged in an interview with newsmen that the Zamfara government angle that the women were freely released was not true

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Dogara said his community had to pay a ransom of N6.6 million before the women were released by the bandits.

” Zamfara governor should stop taking credit for the release of our abducted women. We paid for their release” he warned.
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“It was two of our community leaders, Alhaji Abdulkarim Dan Aji and Liman Babangida Dan Aji that took the ransom to the bandits after trekking for three days inside the bush”.

He noted that the women were abducted on the 13 October 2020 during an attack on their village that was sharing border with Zamfara state.
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Earlier while receiving the rescued women in Katsina, Governor Aminu Bello Masari has given condition for peace with the bandits.
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Part of the conditions he said include handing their arms and show genuine commitment that they are truly ready for peace.

He said that the women would be reunited with their families in Dan Aji village in Faskari local government area.

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Dep. Sen. President Received Kano SSG, Commissioner Sacked By Gov. Yusuf

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Deputy Senate President Barau I Jibrin and Dr Baffa Bichi

 

Deputy Senate President Senator Barau I. Jibrin has received Dr. Abdullahi Baffa Bichi and Muhammad Gambo Diggol, former SSG and Commissioner of Transport, recently sacked by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.

The Deputy Senate President thanked them for the visit.

Deputy Senate President Barau I Jibrin ,middle flanked by former Commissioner of Transport from right Muhammad Gambo Diggol and Abdullahi Baffa Bichi from right the former SSG

Deputy Senate President Barau I Jibrin ,middle flanked by former Commissioner of Transport from right Muhammad Gambo Diggol and Abdullahi Baffa Bichi from right the former SSG

Their discussion remains sketchy at the time of filing this report.

Dr. Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, the sacked Secretary to the Kano State Government, was a staunch supporter of the Kwankwasiyya movement who ensured the victory of the NNPP.

 

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Biafran Rebels Kill Cameronian Soldiers In Bakassi 

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Five members of Cameroon’s Rapid d’Intervention Battalions (BIR) were reportedly killed Friday morning, March 14, 2025, in the Bakassi Peninsula during an attack by Biafra separatist groups.

Sources close to the groups revealed that the assault was carried out by the Black Marine, the largest faction and the Dragon Fighter Marine afiliated with the Biafra Nations League (BnL).

“At around 6:00 am on Thursday, the group launched explosives, hitting their targets and neutralizing two warships,” the sources claimed.

This marks a violent resurgence months after the arrest of Simon Ekpa, with insiders citing lack of funds as a reason for the group’s previous inactivity.

Reacting to the attack, a source said, “The warships have been withdrawn. The situation is tense, and our men are fully back in action.”

BnL leader, Princewill Chimezie Richards said, “Biafra has come to stay in Bakassi not even Cameroon can stop us.”

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Pro-Wike lawmakers adjourn indefinitely ahead of Fubara’s budget presentation

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The faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martin Awaehule has adjourned its plenary indefinitely.

The decision was taken during a plenary session held at the assembly quarters in Port Harcourt on Friday.

The move comes just 24 hours after Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers state, wrote to the assembly, requesting a new date for the presentation of the 2025 appropriation bill.

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