Two suspected armed robbers were shot dead while attempting to snatch a Prado Jeep at gunpoint in the Jahi area of Abuja, the nation’s capital.

CP Benneth Igweh, disclosed this to newsmen while parading two arrested members of the robbery gang at the command in Abuja, on Friday.

He said this happened around 10:45 pm on Thursday, when a four-men robbery engaged the operatives who were on crime prevention patrol led by DPO of Mabushi police division in a fierce gun battle.

According to him, the four-men robbery gang on sighting the police operatives opened fire, which resulted in a gun duel where two among the robbers were neutralized.

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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Dr Abdullahi Imar Ganduje has congratulated Dr Baffa Babba Danagundi on his appointment as the Director General of the National Productivity Centre by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Ganduje who was excited by the appointment thanked President Tinubu for considering party loyalists like Danagundi.

On his part, the Deputy Senate President Senator Barau I Jibrin described the appointment as timely and well deserved.

“Appointing Danagundi to key political positions will further strengthen the relevance of our great party looking at the fact that he is a grassroots mobilizer of note “. Said Barau Jibrin.

Danagundi was at the residence of the National Chairman to present his letter of appointment and to thank him for the support he has been rendering to the APC.

Ganduje further praised the newly appointed Director General for breaking the record of any political mobilisation in Kano during the presidential campaign in 2023

Abdullahi Abbas who was also present during the presentation of the letter of appointment described the appointment as timely saying that the president has appointed his staunch and key loyalist.

“Tinubu has appointed a team player, a loyal party member and a hard-working man who will no doubt by God’s mercy take this agency to greater heights in the consolidation of the renewed hope agenda of President Tinubu “.

Present at the residence of the party chairman are the Kano Deputy Gubernatorial Candidate of the party in 2023 Murtala Sule Garo and other party chieftains.

Senator Suleiman Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila, representing Kano South Senatorial District, has commended Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state for approving N2.5bn to revive the Kafin-Chiri irrigation scheme.

Senator Sumaila in a statement he signed, said the scheme will significantly contribute to the enhancement of agricultural productivity in the state.

“The extension of the Kano irrigation scheme around Garko Sumaila axis is a pivotal initiative that will create over 500 direct and indirect job opportunities, thereby uplifting livelihoods and promoting economic growth.

“The project’s dedication to bolstering food production in Kano state deserves praise as it underscores the government’s commitment to ensuring food security and prosperity for its citizens.

“I am therefore, encouraging farmers in the region to seize this opportunity and leverage the reactivated irrigation scheme to increase their agricultural output.

“I urged the farming community to collaborate with the authorities, embrace modern farming techniques, and capitalize on this generous gesture by the government.

The senator assured that by working hand in hand with the government, farmers in the area can maximize the benefits of the reactivated irrigation scheme to propel Kano State towards greater agricultural self-sufficiency and prosperity.

“The people of the area should join heads in celebrating this landmark initiative and strive towards a future of abundant harvests and economic prosperity,” the statement ended.