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  • Kano Police nab armourer of kidnap syndicate who abducted expatriate, killed police sergeant two years ago

    Kano Police nab armourer of kidnap syndicate who abducted expatriate, killed police sergeant two years ago

    The Kano State Police Command have arrested the suspected armourer of the kidnap syndicate that abducted a German national and killed his police escort two years ago.

    WITHIN NIGERIA recalls how gunmen on Monday, April 16, 2018, killed a police sergeant, Rabilu Haruna and abducted the 59-year-old German engineer with Dantata & Sawoe, Mr Krese Frank Michael along Sabon Titi, Madobi Road, Kano.

    Spokesperson of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, who confirmed the latest development in a statement on Thursday, December 24, said that the suspect, Abubakar Ismail, 30, led detectives to their armoury where one AK47 rifle, a single barrel gun, and a revolver were recovered.

    “In continued investigation of a case of Criminal Conspiracy, Armed Robbery, Kidnapping and Culpable Homicide reported on 16/04/2018, at about 1745hrs, that unknown Gunmen numbering about Four and armed with sophisticated guns attacked and killed a Police Officer, Sergeant Rabilu Haruna and made away with his Rifle containing Fifteen (15) rounds of live ammunitions and kidnapped one Mr. Kreser Frank Michael ‘m’, 59 years, a German National,* and staff attached to Dantata & Sawoe Construction Company Ltd Kano along Madobi Road Construction Site and, the Kano State Police Command,” the statement reads.

    “CP Habu A. Sani on his arrival into the State on 21/11/2019, reviewed the case and raised a team of Operation Puff Adder led by DSP Dahiru Shehu to join the detectives and follow-up for possible arrest of the culprits. On credible information, the Armourer of the syndicate, one Abubakar Ismail ‘m’, 30 years, of Wangara Village in Rimin Gado LGA, Kano State, was arrested on the 19/12/2020, i.e. Thirty Two (32) months after the incident,”

    “The Suspect led the combine operatives to their Armoury at their Village where one (1) AK-47 Rifle, one (1) Single Barrel Gun and a Revolver Gun were recovered. The suspect confessed to the crime and confessed that the syndicate has been terrorizing Rimin Gado, Gwarzo, Karaye, Kiru, Rano, Bebeji Tudun Wada and other neighboring States, including Kaduna and Katsina for over five (5) years

    “He named other members of the syndicate who perpetuated the heinous act. Discrete investigation is in progress to arrest the other members of the syndicate.”

  • PHOTOS: Woman who hacked her two children to death in Kano pleads not guilty

    PHOTOS: Woman who hacked her two children to death in Kano pleads not guilty

    Hauwa Habibu, a 26-year-old woman who reportedly hacked her two children to death in Kano has pleaded not guilty before a magistrate court.

    Recall that Hauwa, a health worker, killed her two children, Irfan Ibrahim, 6 and Zuhura Ibrahim, 3, and injured a niece, Aisha Sadiq, 10, at Diso Quarters in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano state on October 4, because her husband married a second wife.

    WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that Huwaila Ibrahim, the counsel to Hauwa requested the court to send her client to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation at the resumed sitting on Wednesday, December 23 after her denial.

    The request was not objected by the prosecutor, Barr Laminu Soron Dinki.

    The presiding magistrate, Hauwa Lawan Minjibir upheld their requests and sent the accused to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation and adjourned the matter to January 5, 2021.

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  • Police arrest man for impersonating Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, defrauding people

    Police arrest man for impersonating Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, defrauding people

    The Police Command in Kano State has arrested one 30-year-old man, Gambo Yakubu, for allegedly parading himself as Ahmed Musa, the Captain of the Super Eagles.

    DSP Abdullahi Haruna, the spokesman for the Command, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.

    Haruna explained that the Command on March 25, at about 11:30 pm received a complaint from one Musa Muhammad, the Manager of Ahmed Musa Sports Centre, Kano State.

    He said Muhammad reported that the suspect, who was a former worker at the Centre, used to parade himself as Ahmed Musa.

    The Spokesman alleged that the suspect forged documents bearing the name of the former Leicester City star and used it to defraud innocent citizens.

    “On receiving the complaint, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State, Mr Ahmad, directed a team of detectives led by CSP Abdulkarim Abdullahi to arrest the culprit.

    “On December 20, the suspect was arrested and confessed to having defrauded more than 15 innocent citizens by collecting money from them pretending to be Ahmad Musa.

    “He was also alleged to be selling forms at N5,000 each to youths who want to play football abroad.

    “He collected over N700,000; and spent the money in hotels on his girlfriends in Kano,’’ Haruna stated.

  • Court orders release of atheist Mubarak Bala who was imprisoned for blasphemy in Kano

    Court orders release of atheist Mubarak Bala who was imprisoned for blasphemy in Kano

    Mubarak Bala, an atheist who was imprisoned for blasphemy in Kano has been reportedly released by a federal high court sitting in Abuja.

    This information was shared on social media platform, Facebook by his counsel, Firsts Baba Isa.

    According to the lawyer, the inspector general of police and Nigeria police force were ordered by the court to release the atheist, Mubarak Bala who has been in detention for over 8 months for blasphemyblasphemy.

    The lawyer, Bala wrote on his timeline:

    ‘I have just obtained judgement from the Federal High Court, Abuja, ordering the Inspector General of Police and Nigeria Police Force to release Mubarak Bala, who has been in detention for over 8 months for blasphemy.

    This is landmark for me and all of us at FBI LEGAL

    Details shortly…

    -Firsts Baba Isa

    (FBI)

    Counsel to Mubarak Bala.

  • Kano PDP faction expels Kwankwaso over anti-party activities

    Kano PDP faction expels Kwankwaso over anti-party activities

    Former governor of Kano state, Rabiu Kwankwaso has been suspended on Thursday by a factional group of the Kano chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to Aminu Wali over allegations of anti-party activities.

    WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that Rabiu Kwankwaso served Kano state as governor from 1999 to 2003 while Wali is a former Nigerian ambassador to China.

    Kwankwaso’s explusion from the party was announced by the faction on Thursday after a congress which ushered in a new set of leaders for the PDP chapter in the state.

    At the congress which held at the Kano foundation house, the Wali faction elected Muhammina Lamido as the chairman of the party, and Garba Gezawa as secretary.

    Thirty-nine new executive members were elected to oversee the activities of the party in Kano state.

    Two factions loyal to Wali and Kwankwaso, respectively, have been at loggerheads over the leadership of the party.

    Recall that a federal high court sitting in Kano on December 9, 2020 dismissed the suit filed by the Wali faction against the caretaker leadership of the party loyal to Kwankwaso.

    The court also affirmed the caretaker leadership loyal to the former governor as the authentic party executive.

  • Kano state Assembly Speaker, Majority leader resign

    Kano state Assembly Speaker, Majority leader resign

    The Speaker of the Kanno State House of Assembly, Alh Abdulaziz Garba Gafasa and the Majority Leader of the House have resigned.

    The Speaker announced his resignation in a letter he signed, titled ‘Notification of Resignation’ and dated 14th December 2020 addressed to the Clerk of the House and office of the Permanent Secretary.

    Also, the Majority Leader, in a one-paragraph letter also addressed to the Clerk of the House did not state the reason why he took the action.

    However, the Speaker said his resignation was based on personal conviction, while he thanked members of the Assembly for the support they showed him while he was in charge.

  • Kano govt to build 5,000 houses for teachers

    Kano govt to build 5,000 houses for teachers

    Kano state government will construct about 5,000 housing units for teachers in public primary and secondary schools in the state, under the first phase of a scheme aimed at providing decent accommodation for teachers and their families in the state.

    The scheme, tagged Teachers Reserved Areas, TRA, will be implemented jointly by the state government, Family Homes Funds and the Federal Mortgage Bank, according to the state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

    This was stated by the Kano started by the Kano state government at a stakeholders meeting on the proposed project Saturday night at the Government House Kano.

    “Each of the 36 rural local governments will have 100 housing units while the remaining eight metropolitan local governments will have 150 housing units each.

    “The governmeny would provide the land, auxiliary facilities such as water, electricity and roads while other aspects would be handled by the partners” Governor Ganduje stated.

    The governor, however, pointed out that participation in the scheme, which would commence next year, is optional and the beneficiaries would pay for the houses in easy installments.

    Ganduje also stated that “my administration is concerned about ensuring affordability of and access to houses for the teachers so that they do not become destitute when they retire from active service.”

    He had set up a technical committee under the Executive Chairman of the State Policy Coordination and Policy Implementation Directorate, Rabi’u Sulaiman Bichi has been set up to fashion out modalities for smooth implementation of the project.

    In his remarks, the Executive Chairman Sulaiman Bichi maintained that the teachers housing initiative was to complement the state Free and Compulsory Education Policy.

    “The last time houses were built for teachers in Kano was during the days of the Native Authority”, he said.

    He stressed that the government would tap into available resources at Federal financial institutions, to make the dream a reality.

    On his part, the representative of Family Homes Funds, Engr. Musa Shu’aibu Mukhtar explained that his agency was willing to work with the government of Kano state to provide decent and affordable accommodation for teachers, adding that the project would create thousands of jobs in the state.

  • Suspected phone snatchers kill 22-year-old man in Kano

    Suspected phone snatchers kill 22-year-old man in Kano

    Suspected phone snatchers in Yakasai Quarters of Kano Municipal Area of Kano State have reportedly stabbed a 22-year-old man identified as Abdussalam Muhammad on Friday, December 11.

    This tragic incident was confirmed to newsmen by the mother of the deceased, Bilikisu Alhassan Nuhu Yakassai.

    The deceased mother said some hoodlums broke into their house at about 3am.

    She said the armed men took her phone and that of her children’s before they went into the room where Muhammed was sleeping, broke the door and stabbed him in the abdomen.

    She said she took Muhammed on a motorcycle to Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital where he died.

    “I informed my mother-in-law about the incident in my house,  after I shouted with prayers and my neighbor came out, they ran after the thieves but they escaped,” she said.

    The spokesperson of the Kano State Police Command, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa confirmed the incident.

    The PPRO said one of the perpetrators had already been arrested.

    He added that further investigation into the incident is ongoing.

  • Ganduje speaks on the killing of 16 travellers on Abuja-Kaduna expressway

    Ganduje speaks on the killing of 16 travellers on Abuja-Kaduna expressway

    The Executive Governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje has reacted to the killing of atleast 16 travellers along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway on Wednesday.

    Ganduje who felt bad about the tragic incident reportedly laid curses on the gunmen who perpetuated the crime.

    WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the travellers, residents of Dambatta local government area of Kano were returning to the state after a business trip to Abuja when they were killed.

    The Kano governor in a statement released by his spokesman, Abba Anwar expressed shock and commiserated with the families of the deceased.

    “We were shocked with the bad news of the death of 16 Dambatta indigenes on Abuja-Kaduna highway, who were travelling from Abuja to Kano, as a result of an attack from unidentified gunmen,” the governor said.

    “The news is devastating and frustrating. We commiserate with the families of the deceased, the people of Dambatta local government, and the people of Kano state.

    “May Allah accept their martyrdom and may He punish all the perpetrators of this heinous act. There is nothing more shocking than this. We urge people to pray fervently for the reposed souls. And we pray that may Allah give their families the fortitude to bear the great loss.

    “On behalf of the government and people of Kano state, I am condoling with the families of the deceased and the people of Dambatta local government, over this tragedy. May Allah forgive all their wrongdoings and reward their good deeds.”

    There have been a rise in the killings and kidnappings along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway.

  • Most almajiri kids not Nigerians, Ganduje discloses

    Most almajiri kids not Nigerians, Ganduje discloses

    The Executive Governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje has disclosed that most of the almajiri children who roam the streets in the Northern part of the country are not Nigerians.

    This disclosure was made by Ganduje while speaking at a retreat organised by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in Kano, on Monday.

    Ganduje said a survey conducted showed that most of the almajiri children are from Niger Republic, Chad and Cameroon.

    He said free and compulsory primary and secondary school education, as well as the transformation of the almajiri education system, were some of his major priorities in the education sector.

    “From the survey we have conducted, most of the almajiri roaming our streets are from Niger, Chad and the northern part of Cameroun,” Ganduje said.

    “Once you improve the quality of almajiri education system, you are inviting other almajiri from other places to come to your state. That is another problem.

    “The northern governors are putting more pressure toward having a universal legislation that will limit the migration from one state to another.”

    Themed “Enhancing Basic Education in Nigeria towards a Robust Institutional Strengthening and Effective Stakeholder Engagement”, the governor said the retreat was “very important”, especially at this time that the country is gradually coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic which has affected the education sector.

    He also said the retreat is significant because it is coming at a time when education has become the first victim of uncontrolled population, especially when it is not matched with appropriate economic development.

    Also speaking, Hamid Bobboyi, executive secretary of UBEC, said the retreat was aimed at providing an opportunity for the board and management to brainstorm, exchange ideas and strategies toward moving basic education forward.

    “We will also re-assess the legal framework, service delivery model, share emerging developments and trends, including global best practices, for better performance,” he said.

    “This retreat could not have come at a better time than now when Nigeria and, indeed, the entire world, is facing a common enemy – COVID-19.

    “The pandemic is serving as an eye-opener for all stakeholders in basic education.”

    In April, as part of efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19, governors across northern states agreed to ban the almajiri system and evacuate the affected children to their parents or states of origin.

    Some of the northern states, including Kaduna, Nasarawa and Kano, sent the almajiri children back to their home states earlier in the year.