Security
Navy donates educational materials to schools in Bakassi
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory, on Thursday, donated educational materials to some secondary schools in Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River.
The Commander, Commodore Rotimi Oderemi, told newsmen that the donation was part of the navy’s way of identifying with host communities.
“The gesture is borne out of the command’s kinetic approach towards identifying with members of its host communities.
“The educational wellbeing of the youth in our host communities is of utmost importance to us,” he said.
Oderemi said that beyond the navy’s constitutional role of protecting the territorial integrity of the nation, the force also undertook public service projects.
“I am optimistic that this support will go a long way to enhance the educational pursuits of the benefiting students.
The Commander urged the schools to make judicious use of the items donated to them.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the navy used the opportunity of the donation to embark on anti drug abuse campaign in the area
Speaking during the campaign, Roseline Ada, a Deputy Commander of Narcotics, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, urged the students to stay away from illicit drugs in the interest of their well-being.
“Use of illicit drugs can adversely affect your educational pursuit. It can make you to become a detriment to the society around you
“Drugs must be taken following a doctor’s advice, using drugs without medical expert’s prescription can lead to harmful effects.
“There is always a correlation between drug abuse and crime in the society. As students, you are warned to steer clear all prohibited drugs,” she said.
In her remark, Mrs Inyang Henshaw, the Head, Administration, Bakassi Local Government Council, thanked the navy for the gesture.
Henshaw described the educational materials and the anti drug abuse campaign as critical to the academic and moral upbringing of the students.
She urged other stakeholders to borrow a leaf from the navy’s geture and support the academic and emotional growth of the younger generation.
The benefiting schools were: Community Secondary School, Esighi, Migrant Technical and Science School, Ifiang Ayong and Government Secondary School, Ifiang Nsung.(NAN)
The explosion followed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Boko Haram terrorists on the dilapidated and deserted road which passes through the Sambisa forest.
According to several sources, the explosion happened while cars on a scheduled military-escorted convoy were transporting passengers from Damboa to Maiduguri on Saturday leaving several others with varying degrees of injuries.
The Maiduguri-Damboa Road links Maiduguri to several local government areas in Southern Borno and has been a hotspot for Boko Haram terrorists for over a decade.
The road was closed to vehicles and commuters until the administration of Babagana Zulum opened the road for passengers to travel to Damboa, Chibok and other LGAs in southern Borno with the help of a military convoy serving as security cover for the commuters.
The convoy traverses the road two times a week after scanning for IED by the military and this has been going on for over two years now.
The injured persons whose numbers are yet to be specified have been conveyed to a hospital in Maiduguri for prompt medical attention.
A student of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi (FUBK) has been abducted by unidentified gunmen following an off-campus hostel attack.
Channels reports that the incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday at Istijaba Villa in Unguwar Jeji area of the state.
Witness accounts said five armed men entered the hostel to demand money from students who were taking a walk outside.
But the students refused to give in to their demands, which led to an assault from the attackers.
A resident, who was said to have attempted intervention, was shot dead while a final-year student of economics, simply identified as Madubiya, was whisked away by the assailants.
Responding to the incident, Muhammad Zaiyan-Umar, the vice-chancellor of FUBK, visited the scene in the company of the officers from the Kalgo police division and Department of State Services (DSS).
Addressing the students, Zaiyan-Umar said the university is committed to ensuring their safety and security.
It is understood that the VC has communicated the incident to Nasir Idris, the governor of Kebbi state, through the secretary to the state government and the director of security services at the cabinet office.
As of this reporting, the Kebbi state police command has yet to respond to enquiries about the incident.
In 2021, rumours soared of a planned attack by bandits after a heavy security presence was observed on campus.
At the time, the management of FUBK dismissed the claims.
The National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu has expressed the Federal Government’s determination in finding a lasting solution to the incessant attacks and killings in Plateau State.
Speaking at Operation Safe Haven headquarters in Jos during an operational visit in the aftermath of attacks in some communities of the Bokkos Local Government Area LGA) of the state, Ribadu promised to end the killings.
Over fifty persons were killed within a week in attacks over five communities that left over three hundred houses burnt by suspected herdsmen.
The Plateau State Government, through the Secretary to the Government Samuel Jatau, also visited some of the affected communities to ascertain the extent of damages and also donate relief materials to affected victims.
Adu expressed the Federal Government’s determination in finding solutions to the incessant attacks and killings.
Also, speaking about the killings, the District Head of Manguna wants the government to provide more security personnel in the affected communities to curb rural-urban migration.