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  • APC campaign: nine die in Jigawa auto crash

    NO fewer than nine people died in an auto accident in Jigawa state while returning from APC gubernatorial campaign of the state.

    Reports from the state indicated that the deceased were involved in three different accidents at different spots. The incident claimed seven male and two females.

    Speaking to our reporter in the state via mobile phone, the Jigawa state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Abdu Jinjiri confirmed the accidents. He said: “one involved a Golf 3 with registration number MMR 364 AA (Golf 3). The vehicle lost control along Guri-Hadejia road and hit six children”.

    SP Abdu Jinjiri noted that the vehicle was conveying party supporters as the Gov. Badaru of the state flagged off his 2019 reelection bid campaign in Guri LGA.

    The police image maker explained that three of the children Maryam Adamu aged four, Habibu Yusif aged nine and Aminu Abdullahi aged 10 died on the spot.

    The three others who were critically injured were taken to the hospital and are responding to treatment.

    Jinjiri said that the driver of the vehicle was arrested by the police as investigation into the case was ongoing.

    The PPRO also stated that the second accident occurred along Jahun-Kiyawa road when the governor’s campaign team was returning from Gumel LGA.

    According to him “On January 22 at about 20:15hrs, there was a fatal accident along Jahun-Kiyawa road which involved a ford (Focus) vehicle without Reg. No. driven by one Abubakar Ibrahim aged 35 of Birninkudu town.

    “The vehicle, coming from Gumel and heading to Birninkudu, was conveying four female passengers.

    “And on reaching Yar Jigawa village mine, the driver suddenly sighted a camel crossing the highway and lost control of his vehicle while trying to avoid hitting the camel.

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    “The vehicle somersaulted and swerved by the roadside and sustained serious injuries.

    According to him, one Aisha Tahir aged 40 of Birninkudu town died while receiving treatment at the hospital.

    While six APC supporters died at Dandamo village in Suletankàrkar local government while returning back from the APC campaign rally held in Hadejia for the Northeast senatorial zone.

    The Deputy chairman North of the APC, Hon. Mannir Uba announced the death of their supporters in a road accident and described their demise as a great loss to the entire APC family in Jigawa and Nigeria at large and special prayers was offered for their repose souls.

  • Police arrests robbery gang leader, members in Jigawa

    The Jigawa state police command smashed a gang of armed robbers, arrested the gang leader and three other members whom were terrorizing of Gwaram local government in Jigawa state and some parts of Bauchi state.

    Parading the suspected criminals on Tuesday at the state’s police headquarter, the police commissioner in the state, Bala Zama Senchi represented by the command’s public relations officer, SP Abdu Jinjiri said “in one of the operations of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS) of the command, four notorious armed robbers wee arrested in Gwaram local government area”.

    The commissioner explained that “a team of policemen attached to F-SARS Dutse arrested one Sa’adu Sulaiman of Yafi village in Gwaram local government area who was suspected to be a criminal, in the course of interrogation Sa’adu confessed to be a member of armed robbers who took parts in some armed robbery operations in the area”.

    According to him “Their gang was responsible for the armed robbery attacks at Rambazau village where they collected N975,000, Yadda village where they collected N150,000 and a new Bajaj motorcycle and Sara town where N2 million was collected from an Igbo trader”.

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    Senchi maintained that those arrested includes the gang leader identified as Moh’d Shehu alias Dunkule, Bature Lawan and Isa Babba.

    He added that “while Malam Niga, Ibrahim, Sale Kaduna, Yellow Nafara and Maiunguwa all of various addresses in Jigawa and Bauchi states are still at large”.

    The PPRO stated that two locally made Dane-guns where recovered, as efforts are being intensified to apprehends the fleeing other gang members and recover their two operational AK 47 rifles.

  • Five die in Jigawa auto crash

    No fewer than five persons have died in an auto crash involving three cars along Birninkudu-Kano road in Birninkudu Local Government Area of Jigawa.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred at about 7 p.m. on Sunday at Kwanar Gangare.

    When contacted, SP Abdu Jinjiri, Jigawa Police Command spokesman, confirmed the incident.

    He said that an articulated vehicle and three other cars were involved in the accident.

  • Gas explosion kills three children, injures two in Jigawa

    No fewer than three children have died in Sara Village in Gwaram LGA of Jigawa, following a cooking gas cylinder explosion.

    The Spokesman for the Jigawa Police Command, ASP Abdu Jinjiri, who confirmed the incident, added that two others were injured by the explosion.

    Jinijiri spoke with our reporter on Tuesday in Dutse.

    “Last week, there was a fire incident in the house of one Alhaji Wada Sara and the following people, Zainab Wada, Abdul Wada, Aliyu Wada, Fati Wada and Abdulrahman Wada, got various degrees of injuries.

    “They were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre Birninkudu in Birninkudu LGA for medical attention.

    “The incident was as a result of explosion from a cooking gas cylinder,” Jinjiri said.

    He said that Fati, Zainab and Abdulrahman, aged three, two and four years, respectively, later died at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) in Kano, where they were further taken.

    The spokesman advised members of the public to be careful with gas cylinders.

  • 17-year-old girl commits suicide in Jigawa – Police

    The Police in Jigawa says a 17-year-old girl has committed suicide by consuming insecticide popularly known as “Piyapiya”.

    The Jigawa Police Command spokesman, SP Abdu Jinjiri, our reporters in Dutse on Monday that the incident happened in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of the state.

    “Information reached us that Gambo Jibrin, aged 17 of Gambara Village was brought to the General Hospital, Birnin Kudu unconsciously after she was suspected to have drunk insecticide substance.

    “Immediately the information was received, detectives were drafted to the hospital to confirm the information.

    “Unfortunately, the detectives met the victim dead already,” Jinjiri said.

    He explained that remains of the deceased had already been handover to her family for burial according to Islamic rites.

    The police spokesman said that investigation had commenced to ascertain the cause of the deceased action.

    NAN

  • Police arrest suspected robbers in Jigawa

    Police arrest suspected robbers in Jigawa

    The Police Command in Jigawa on Wednesday said it had arrested four suspected armed robbers in Dutse Local Government Area of the state.

    The command’s Spokesman, SP Abdu Jinjiri, said in Dutse that the suspects were arrested in Nerawa village at about 3:30 a.m.

    Jinjiri said the suspects, aged between 22 and 30, were arrested by a joint team of police and a vigilance group operating in the area.

    He said the suspects allegedly attacked and robbed one Alhaji Umar Maiwake at his residence in Kudai village at about 3 a.m.

    “The three suspects were arrested over alleged criminal conspiracy, trespass, causing grievous hurt and armed robbery.

    “The incident was reported at about 3:30 a.m. by one of the residents of the area that a group of 11 armed robbers stormed the residence of the victim at about 3 a.m. and robbed him of two mobile phones, unspecified amount of money and inflicted injuries on him.

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    “Footsteps followed by joint patrol team between police and vigilante to Nerawa village led to the arrest of the four of the suspects,” Jinjiri said.

    He said one cow and two motorcycles ( Bajaj ) suspected to have been stolen were recovered from the suspects during the arrest.

    The spokesman added that the victim was rushed to Federal University Dutse ( FUD ) Teaching Hospital, Dutse, for medical attention.

    He said investigation into the case had begun, after which the suspects would be charged to court.

    NAN

  • Two policemen, NSCDC staff probed for abduction in Jigawa

    Two policemen, NSCDC staff probed for abduction in Jigawa

    The Police Command in Jigawa says it is interrogating two policemen, a personal of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC ) and one civilian over alleged abduction of fake money producer.

    The command’s Spokesman, DSP Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed this to newsmen in Dutse on Thursday.

    Jinjiri said that the suspects (names withheld) were arrested in Hadejia Local Government Area of the state after they allegedly abducted the victim, Malam Ahmad Muhammad, also known as “Akrami’’.

    He explained that the suspects allegedly conspired and abducted the victim at his residence at Mahucin Sarki quarters, after they learnt that he produced fake money.

    The spokesman added that they suspects allegedly took the victim to the bush and demanded that he produced money for them.

    “On December 26, we received a report from Hadejia division that two policemen, one personal of NSCDC and one civilian allegedly conspired and abducted one Malam Ahmad Muhammad from his residence in Mahucin Sarki quarters, Hadejia town.

    “They kept the captive for one day insisting that he must produce money for them.

    “This is very unprofessional, as they were supposed to take him to station for interrogation but they decided to keep him with them,’’ the spokesman said.

    He said investigation into the case had begun, and that the suspects would be charged to court if evidence was established against them.

    NAN

  • Police parade three armed robbers in jigawa

    Police parade three armed robbers in jigawa

    The Police Command in Jigawa has arrested three suspected armed robbers who had been terrorizing the residents of Kazaure Local Government Area of the state.

    The command’s Spokesman, SP. Abdu Jinjiri, who paraded the suspects before newsmen in Dutse on Wednesday said the suspects were arrested along Kazaure-Daura road.

    Jinjiri said that they were apprehended after they had blocked the road and robbed motorists of their money and other valuables.

    He explained that the suspects, hailed from Kusada, Kankiya and Malumfashi Local Government Areas of Katsina State.

    “On September 22, our officers in Kazaure local government area received a distress call that there were some armed robbers who blocked the Kazaure-Daura road and were robbing motorists.

    “We swiftly moved to the scene and luckily enough we arrested three of them. They were arrested in collaboration with the residents of the area.

    “During their arrest, cutlasses, sacks of rice, sticks and some amount of money they allegedly collected from the motorists were recovered from them,” Jinjiri said.

    The spokesman added that investigation into the case was on and that they would be charged to court afterward.

    It will be recalled that the command had on Sept. 20 arrested three other suspects in Dutse after they allegedly robbed a widow of N80,000

  • Jealous housewife commits suicide in Jigawa

    Jealous housewife commits suicide in Jigawa

    A 22-year-old housewife has committed suicide by taking rat poison in Miga Local GovernmentArea of Jigawa to protest her husband’s plan to marry another wife.

    The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Wednesday.

    Jinjiri gave the name of the deceased as Malama Hajara.

    He said that the jealous housewife committed the act on Monday around 6 p.m. in Yanmalam village, Miga town.

    “On Sept. 18, around 8 p.m., we received a report that one 22-year-old housewife identified as Hajara has committed suicide by taking rat poison around 6 p.m. simply because her husband is planning to marry another wife.

    “She was taken to General Hospital, Jahun, in Jahun Local Government Area where she died on the same day,” he said.

    He added that the corpse of the deceased had been handed over to her family for burial.

    A source who pleaded anonymity told NAN that the deceased’s sister had in 2001 attempted suicide by taking rat poison when her husband planned to marry another wife.

    “Fortunately, she survived it,” the source said.

  • 11 drowned in the last one month in Jigawa

    11 drowned in the last one month in Jigawa

    The Police Command in Jigawa said no fewer than eleven persons had drowned in various rivers in the state in the last one month.

    A statement issued by the spokesman of the command, SP Abdu Jinjiri, in Dutse on Tuesday described the number of people drowned within such period as “outrageous”.

    “The police has decried the outrageous number of people drowned in rivers in the state in the last one month.

    “No fewer than eleven of such incidents were recorded in some parts of the state.

    “The Jigawa police command has expressed serious concern over the spate of drowning in the state, as no fewer than eleven of such ugly incidents were recorded in places such as Ringim, Guri, Kiyawa, Dutse, involving children and adults alike within the last one month.

    “It is the sincere advice of this command that people who are not conversant with swimming should desist from bathing or fishing in any pond or river,” Jinjiri said.

    He also urged parents and guardians to monitor their children or wards sent on errands so as to reduce the disturbing incidents of drowning to the barest minimum.