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900 Pupils In Niger Get Scholarship
Future Pathways Foundation, an NGO, has offered scholarship to 900 primary and secondary school pupils in nine local government areas of Niger State.
The scholarship covers tuition fees, among other benefits, and is expected to last for the duration of the beneficiaries’ primary and secondary education.
The award flag-off ceremony was held yesterday at Bosso Primary School in Minna.
Founder of the Foundation Hajiya Sa’adatu Musa, and Wife of Sen. Sani Musa, representing Niger East Senatorial District, said that the beneficiaries were selected from primary and secondary schools in Zone B of the state.
Musa, who was represented by Director-General of Niger State Child Rights Protection Agency,Mrs Mariam Kolo, listed the local governments to include, Paiko, Bosso, Munya, Rafi, Gurara, Chanchaga, Shiroro, Suleja and Tafa.
She added that 50 pupils from primary and 50 students from secondary schools were selected from each local government area of the zone.
“This is to help the children whose parents cannot afford to pay for their fees and also to ease their burden until the pupils graduate,’’ she said.
She added that the target was to support less-privileged children at the grassroots, encourage school enrollment and help pupils who had dropped out of school to complete their studies.
Also, , Special Adviser to Gov. Abubakar Bello on Green House Development, Hajiya Hadiza Idris said the gesture was to assist orphans to gain access to quality education and help parents having difficulties in sending their children to schools.
In her remarks, Hajiya Hajara Zarumai, Principal, Aliyu Mu’azu Sarkin Yaki Memorial Primary School, Chanchaga, commended the foundation for its gesture to the poor most of whom could not afford to pay their performance.
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Osun Park Management Chairman Shot By Police, Union Alleges
The Chairman of the Osun State Park Management System (OSTMS), Comrade Nurudeen Iyanda Alowonle, was reportedly shot by officers of the state police command in the late hours of Monday.
The union, in a statement issued by its Secretary, Mikaela Popoola, in Osogbo, confirmed that its chairman was arrested over domestic issues and taken into police custody.
According to him, the shooting of the chairman occurred while in police custody, and the circumstances surrounding the shooting call for a thorough investigation.
The union scribe, who reiterated that the chairman was arrested over domestic issues and taken into police custody, called on members of OSTMS not to take the law into their own hands.
He stressed, “We must maintain peace across the parks while we take the matter up with the appropriate authorities.”
While confirming the shooting, a top Police officer, who preferred to remain anonymous, said, “Alowonle was arrested in connection with the alleged killing of one Oyewale in 2022 and the assault of some residents on Monday night.
“He was shot while attempting to escape and has been taken to a hospital for treatment.”
According to him, Alowonle was maimed by the police gunshot, and a Hummer bus with registration number AWK 480YD, an unregistered Nissan Almera, and a Toyota Sienna with registration number GNN 595 XD were also recovered from him.
“During the arrest, a Barrett pistol, six rounds of 9mm live ammunition, and one expended empty shell were recovered from Alowonle’s private unregistered Toyota Highlander jeep,” the officer said.
“Alowonle and his boys conveyed themselves in a Previn bus with registration number RBC 275XK, but a distress call to the police led to his arrest. He was rearrested at Susi area of Oke-Baale, Osogbo, alongside eight others before being taken to the state police command.”
Meanwhile, all possible efforts made to reach the spokesperson for the state Police Command, Mrs Yemisi Opalola, for comment on the incident proved abortive as calls put to her mobile phone were not answered.
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Police Kill Notorious Cultist In Rivers, Recover Gun, Ammunition
The Rivers State Police Command has announced that its operatives neutralised a suspected kidnapper and cultist, identified as Gbarani Bume, in the Luawii Community of Khana Local Government Area (LGA).
Bume, also known as Pelele, was a member of the infamous Iceland cult group, which has been terrorising the Beree/Tabaa axis of Khana LGA along with his gang.
Spokesperson for the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Sunday.
Iringe-Koko said that Pelele and his gang attempted to kidnap a site engineer working in Luawii when the police, acting on a tip-off, swooped in. Upon sighting the police, the suspects opened fire, but Pelele was fatally wounded after a fierce exchange of gunfire and later died.
The statement reads: “The Rivers State Police Command has made a significant breakthrough in its efforts to combat crime, neutralising a notorious cultist and kidnapper, Gbarani Bume, a.k.a. Pelele, a native of Bere Community in Khana LGA.
“He was a member of the Iceland Cult Group, which has been terrorising the Beree/Tabaa axis of Khana LGA.
“On the 15th of November 2024, operatives from the Bori Division, acting on a tip-off, were mobilised to Luawii Community where Pelele and his gang were attempting to kidnap a site engineer.
“Upon sighting the operatives, the hoodlums opened fire, resulting in a fierce crossfire, during which Pelele was fatally wounded. His accomplices escaped with various degrees of bullet wounds.
“Items recovered from the suspect include one AK-47 rifle, two magazines, and 10 rounds of live ammunition.”
She added, “An investigation is ongoing, and efforts are being intensified to apprehend the other fleeing gang members and bring them to justice.”
The state police spokesperson stated that this operation underscores the Command’s commitment to tackling crime and ensuring public safety in the state.
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