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Emir of Bauchi Dethrones Four Village Heads For Aiding Banditry

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The Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Sulaimanu Adamu, has ordered the immediate dethronement of four village heads in Toro Local Government Area of the state.

A statement signed by the Secretary to the Bauchi Emirate Council, Malam Shehu Muhammad, and made available to journalists informed that the dethroned village heads were those of Buruku; Turkunyan Biru; Gamawa and Zomo villages.

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It said that the affected village heads were found complicit in abetting criminal elements in their respective domains, leading to restlessness in the area.

According to the statement, the decision on their dethronement was taken by the emirate council after they were found guilty of hosting unknown strangers suspected to be criminals in their domains without notifying their superior officers or security agents.

It added that the affected village heads were also found culpable of destroying forest resources at the Lame/Burra Game Reserve, which the statement noted posed a threat to the security of the area.

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The statement then directed the District Head of Lame, Alhaji Aliyu Yakubu Lame, and the village head of Tama to immediately replace the dethroned village heads with deserving ones and forward their names to the Emirate Council for necessary action.

DAILY POST reports that Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, at a meeting with security agencies and local government chairmen indicted traditional rulers in the state of aiding and abetting bandits to foment trouble in parts of the state.

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The governor declared that there was a lot of connivance between local government officials, state ministry officials, and traditional institutions with bandits to short a change people at the local level in the state.

According to Governor Mohammed, “Recently, we are experiencing a surge in terms of activities of some miscreants and terrorists, especially bandits that are going around some local governments in the state.

“They have abducted a lot of people and there has been some loss of life and property and of course our security agencies have been doing very well.”

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Shooter Injures Five Soldiers At US Military Base

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A shooter wounded five soldiers at Fort Stewart before being apprehended by law enforcement on Wednesday, the US military base said.

“All soldiers were treated on-site and moved to Winn Army Community Hospital for further treatment,” said a post by the official Facebook page of the base, which is located in the southern state of Georgia.

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The base went into lockdown shortly after law enforcement was dispatched to respond to the incident, according to the post, which said the shooter was now in custody, but provided no details about their identity or potential motive.

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“There is no active threat to the community,” the post said, adding: “The incident remains under investigation and no additional information will be released until the investigation is complete.”

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a post on X that President Donald Trump has been briefed on the shooting and that the White House is “monitoring the situation.”

Though relatively rare, military facilities have not been left untouched by the epidemic of gun violence plaguing the United States, where conservative politicians have sought to block many restrictions on firearms.

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Ghana Defence, Environment Ministers Killed In Helicopter Crash

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Ghana’s defence and environment ministers were killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday, the Ghanaian presidency said, hours after the armed forces reported a chopper carrying three crew and five passengers dropped off the radar.

Edward Omane Boamah became President John Mahama’s defence minister earlier this year shortly after Mahama’s swearing-in in January.

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Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed was serving as the minister of environment, science and technology.

Everyone onboard was killed in the accident, authorities said.

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“The president and government extend our condolences and sympathies to the families of our comrades and the servicemen who died in service to the country,” said Mahama’s chief of staff Julius Debrah.

Boamah was helming Ghana’s defence ministry at a time when jihadist activity across its northern border in Burkina Faso has become increasingly restive.

While Ghana has so far avoided a jihadist spillover from the Sahel — unlike neighbours Togo and Benin — observers have warned of increased arms trafficking and of militants from Burkina Faso crossing the porous border to use Ghana as a rear base.

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A medical doctor by training, Boamah’s career in government included stints as communications minister during Mahama’s previous 2012-2017 tenure. Before that, he was the deputy minister for the environment.

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The Ghanaian Armed Forces had reported earlier Wednesday that an air force helicopter had fallen off radar after taking off from Accra just after 9:00 am. It had been headed towards the town of Obuasi, northwest of the capital.

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The statement had said that three crew and five passengers were aboard, without specifying at the time that the ministers were among them.

Alhaji Muniru Mohammed, Ghana’s deputy national security coordinator and former agriculture minister, was among the dead, along with Samuel Sarpong, vice chairman of Mahama’s National Democratic Congress party.

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As Ghana has pursued increased diplomacy with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger — all ruled by juntas who have broken with the ECOWAS west African regional bloc — Boamah led a delegation to Ouagadougou in May.

He had been set to release a book titled “A Peaceful Man in an African Democracy”, about former president John Atta Mills, who died in 2012.

All flags were to be flown at half-staff, Debrah said, while the presidency said Mahama had cancelled his official activities for the day.

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26-year-old Nigerian Fatally Stabbed In London

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Two individuals have been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 26-year-old Nigerian, Ayowale Aladejana, in New Cross, southeast London.

The Metropolitan Police reports that detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of Ayowale charged a man and woman with murder.

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Ben Wazabanga, 23 (24.10.2001) of Fairfax Road, Bedford was charged with murder and possession of a knife on Monday, 4 August. He was remanded in custody and will appear at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 4 August.

“Ronique Belfon, 23 (10.05.2002) of Morinsbury Road, Bedford was charged with murder on Monday, 4 August. She was remanded to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 4 August,” the report read.

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Speaking on the incident, Detective Chief Inspector Lucie Card, who is leading the investigation, was quoted as saying, “Our thoughts are with Ayowale’s family and friends at this difficult time.

“I understand this incident will be concerning and we are carrying out a fast-paced and thorough investigation to establish the circumstances. I would encourage anyone who has not yet spoken to us.”

The investigation was reportedly launched after officers were called to reports of a man with stab wounds at a residential address in Monson Road, New Cross, at 19:26hrs on Saturday, August 2.

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The officers were said to have responded alongside the London Ambulance Service and medics from London’s Air Ambulance, however, Ayowale died at the scene despite efforts to save him.

The report added that a post-mortem examination conducted on Sunday gave a preliminary cause of death as stab wound to the chest.

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Ayowale’s family are also reportedly being supported by specially trained officers.

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