Metro
How miscreants Hijack Protests, Loot Shops In Kaduna
Miscreants and other criminal elements in Kaduna have regrouped and hijacked the ongoing protest, unleashing terror on unsuspecting citizens by breaking shops and snatching cell phones.
One of the miscreants in the Kawo area of Kaduna North met his Waterloo as a mob beat him to a stupor before handing him to security operatives.
The hoodlums also stopped vehicles going in and out of the state capital from the Zaria road axis, molested passengers and forcefully seized phones and other valuables while brandishing dangerous weapons.
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A procession of the protesters comprising of mostly youths, children and women, hoisting the flag of Russia, moved from Kawo to join other protesters and tried to occupy the NEPA roundabout in the heart of the city.
They were subsequently, dispersed by security operatives when the miscreants among them started to burgle shops and loot.
It was not clear whether there were arrests, as the police were yet to react to the incident as at press time.
In Zaria, about 75 km from Kaduna, the situation was tense as there was massive looting by the hoodlums which resulted. The security operatives were able to contain the situation.
“Two hoodlums who tried to assault a security operative at the Danmagaji area in Zaria were feared dead,” a source told journalists.
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In an interview, a Commissioner in Zamfara State, Alhaji Haidara said just like in Kaduna, the protesters in Gusau also hoisted the Russian flag.
According to him, “Some of the protesters especially the children do not even know the implication of what they were doing. They don’t even know the Russian flag given to them.”
However, a protester who craved anonymity, said they were trying to attract the attention of Russia by waving the flag so that President Putin would come to their aid.
“Since the West like America and UK abandoned us and are conniving with the government to worsen our plight, we are now seeking the attention of Russia to come to our aid, just as was done in the Niger Republic and other countries in the Sahel,” he said.
Meanwhile, there was calm in Kaduna, Zaria and the environs as at press time, when the state government imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew as a necessary measure to stop destruction and looting by the hoodlums.
Metro
Armed Bandits Attack Mopol Camp, Cart Away Rifles In Kebbi
Kebbi State Government has confirmed that a group of armed bandits attacked a Mobile Police post in Makuku, located in the Zuru Local Government Area, and made away with an undisclosed number of rifles.
The Director of Security at the Cabinet Office, Abdulrahman Zagga, disclosed this to journalists in Bagudo Local Government Area on Saturday.
According to Zagga, the mobile police post, which was manned by visiting officers, came under heavy attack from a large group of bandits numbering in the hundreds. Despite engaging the attackers in a fierce gun battle, the officers were ultimately overpowered.
“The bandits burnt a Toyota Hilux patrol vehicle belonging to the unit and escaped with an undisclosed number of rifles,” he stated.
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Zagga clarified that it was not a police station that was attacked, as some reports claimed, but a temporary mobile police post. He added that the mobile police officers were forced to withdraw due to the overwhelming number of assailants.
He further revealed that upon learning of the attack, the state government requested air support from the Nigerian Air Force, which helped force the bandits to retreat.
“No casualties were recorded during the incident,” Zagga said. “Most of the bandits infiltrated from neighbouring Zamfara and Niger States.”
He explained that Makuku village shares a border with Niger State, making it vulnerable to such attacks.
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Zagga also emphasised that, unlike some neighbouring states, Kebbi State has no peace agreements with any bandit groups or their leaders.
He pointed out that informants remain a major obstacle in the fight against banditry and noted that attacks tend to intensify during the rainy season due to extortion tactics used against farming communities.
“Once they demand money from a community and it is paid, the bandits may temporarily leave that community alone. But once the money runs out, they move on to another community to extort. That’s why many communities remain in constant fear,” he added.
However, Kebbi State Command Police image maker, CSP, Nafiu Abubakar, could not be reached for comment as of the time of filing this report.
Metro
I Will Not Move Out Of My Husband’s House, Divorced Woman Tells Court
A mother of six, Latinate Sanusi, has told a Shari’a court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, Kaduna State, that she cannot leave her former husband’s house after three pronouncement of divorce.
Latinate stated this in response to Abdulrazak Yunusa’s prayer to confirm the three pronouncement of divorce he made to her and compel her to leave his house.
“My children are all girls and I intend to stay so that I can take care of them; after all he does not provide most of their needs,” she said.
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According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the complainant told the court that he takes care of his family adding that he divorced her because she was not submissive.
The judge, Malam Kabir Muhammad after listening to both parties confirmed the three pronouncement of divorce between the couple.
He explained that there was no marriage between the couple until the woman remarries.
“What is before me is a suit on confirmation of divorce; the issue of children custody can be filed as a fresh case,” he said.
Metro
Court Dissolves Marriage On Couple’s Agreement
An Area Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has dissolved the Islamic marriage between one Mujidat Abdullahi and Muyideen Raji based on mutual agreement.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the presiding judge, Toyin Aluko, in his ruling said that the husband sent a letter to the court, saying that he has agreed to the divorce application of his wife.
Aluko said that since the two parties have agreed to divorce, there was no need to prolong the case.
He added that marriage should not be forced on anyone.
Aluko, therefore, dissolved their marriage and awarded custody of the only child of their marriage to the wife, due to the child’s young age.
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The court ordered that the woman should observe the iddah (waiting) period before she could remarry again.
It also ordered that a copy of the ruling be made available to the husband.
Raji was ordered to pay the sum of N10,000 monthly for the child’s feeding and upkeep.
He was also granted the opportunity to have unlimited access to the child, but at a reasonable time.
Earlier, the wife had told the court that she was tired of the marriage due to lack of love and care, adding that she wanted divorce.
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