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Police Foils Anti- Hunger Public Protest in Jigawa
Police forced has yesterday foiled and blocked a public peaceful demonstration against hunger, social and economic difficulties organized by civil societies, political group and some members of public in Jigawa state.
Hundred of anti-riot police squad were stationed at various strategic location around Dutse capital to block the protest from taken place.
According to the spoke person of the state police command, DSP Shisu Lawal Adam said, police saw the announcement of the protest in social media and going by the public comments there is tendance to have total breakdown of public peace and order if allowed.
He said, an intelligence gathering has proved that, some miscreants have planned to highjacked the demonstration if it started therefore as a proactive measures police urged the organizers to suspend it.
Contacting one of the organizers the Chairman SAWABA Initiative for Humanitarian Development Comrade Bashir Alkasim said, less than 10 hours to the commencement of the protest police invited them for discussion.
He explained that, the state police commissioner requested them to postponed the demonstration due to some issues around public security, and we have no way than to succumbed to security pressure and withdraw our plan.
Comrade Bashir explained that, they wanted to hold the peaceful demonstration for calling the attention of federal state and local governments on the current Hunger crisis, social and economic difficulties in the country, Also the need for the authority to do what is needful to rescue the situation that keeps degenerating day by day
” Since the removal of foil subsidy,the country claimed to have got more money and share it, but what only reflected to the life of civil servants and other commonman was increase of hardship, poverty,hunger and other social and economic difficulties.
” We are calling on President Bola Tinibu to review his economic policy to alain it with needs and welfare of Nigerians than the foreign Interest, the local government financial autonomy shall also be revisited and granted fully.
“At Jigawa state level we are calling the state governor Malam Umar Namadi to increase the workers wage award from proposed N10,000 to N30,000 and shall be paid before Ramadan”.
Those are some of the demands we intended to demonstrate for in according to Nigerian i constitution , but as police forced us to suspend it, we succumbed and cancel it, however we look for another time and avenue to voice out our mind” Comrade Bashir declared.
No fewer than 26 people lost their lives, with three others sustaining injuries, following an improvised explosive device (IED) detonation along the Rann–Kala Balge–Gamboru Ngala highway in Borno.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, several civilian vehicles travelling from Rann in Kala Balge LGA ran into a series of hidden explosives.
Makama said the incident occurred on Monday after the convoy veered into a zone where the IEDs had been strategically placed.
The publication said the IEDs were triggered by the movement of vehicles, adding that emergency personnel were swiftly deployed to evacuate victims and administer first aid.
“Security forces have since cordoned off the affected route and commenced clearance operations to ensure safety and prevent a repeat of the incident,” the report said.
“Those injured have been transferred to nearby hospitals where they are currently receiving medical attention.”
Last week, Mohammed Badaru, minister of defence, said President Bola Tinubu is committed to addressing the growing security challenges in Borno state.
The minister spoke about the administration’s commitment to meeting all operational needs of the troops to enhance security in the region.
The Oodua Integrity Group, a Nigerian civil society organisation, has called on Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun to investigate and arrest an alleged gun runner, land grabber,popularly called then insert Lucky Blessings Abuah aka bullets of Achala Ibusa village operating in Asaba and Ibuzor, Delta State, accusing him of orchestrating criminal activities with the aid of rogue police officers.
Tosin Olaoluwa, the group’s South-South coordinator, made the appeal following intelligence gathered from concerned residents.
The suspect, identified as Achala Ibusa but popularly known as “Bullet,” is accused of running a network involving illegal arms trafficking, land grabbing, and cult-related activities.
Olaoluwa claimed Bullet operates with the protection of police officers from Rivers State, in violation of regulations prohibiting officers from working outside their command without approval.
According to the group, four AK-47 rifles were recently discovered hidden in a house in Ibuzor.
Two mobile police officers guarding the property reportedly distanced themselves from the find, raising suspicions of their involvement with Bullet, who is allegedly a leader of the Viking cult.
The Oodua Integrity Group further alleged that an assistant commissioner of police is complicit in Bullet’s activities.
The group highlighted that up to 10 mobile police officers are attached to Bullet, despite IGP Egbetokun’s recent directive to withdraw such personnel from individuals not legally entitled to their services.
“We urge the IGP to take immediate action to arrest the culprit in the interest of the general public,” Olaoluwa said, describing Bullet as a miscreant exploiting government security agents to perpetrate crimes.
In a separate incident, the group claimed that security agents from an agency in Abuja, acting on intelligence, were prevented from arresting Bullet by his police escorts.
The officers, reportedly from Rivers State, allegedly used tear gas and fired shots to obstruct the operation.
The Oodua Integrity Group warned that Bullet’s activities, including stockpiling AK-47s and other weapons in Asaba and Ibuzor, pose a significant threat to public safety.
They called for a thorough investigation into the allegations and the immediate apprehension of those involved.
The Nigeria Police Force has yet to respond to the allegations. Efforts to reach a spokesperson for comment were unsuccessful at the time of reporting.
The Kaduna state Police Command has debunked reports of a bomb explosion in the Abakpa area of the metropolis, which reportedly killed two children.
The spokesman of the Command, Mansir Hassan, said in a statement that preliminary investigations conducted by the Anti-Bomb Squad indicate that a locally made firearm (Dane gun) was discharged, resulting in the unfortunate loss of life of the young boy.
According to the police, the incident, which occurred at about 8:30 am on Tuesday at Josawa Road in the Abakpa area, claimed the life of a 12-year-old boy, identified as Abubakar Muhammed of Josawa Road, while seven other individuals sustained varying degrees of injuries.
The statement stated that a combined team of policemen led by the Divisional Police Officer of Kawo Division and the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Chairman of Kaduna North Local Government, all visited the scene following a distress call, and a thorough on-site assessment was carried out.
Police disclosed that further investigations and assessments are ongoing to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the incident.
The Command equally assured the public that further developments will be promptly and transparently communicated.