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Nigerian Air Force knocks out terrorists’ enclaves near Lake Chad / yen.ng
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, says the Air Component of the military special task force, “Operation Hadin Kai’’, has continued to decimate terrorists and their hideouts at Tumbuns near Lake Chad.
NAF’s Director, Public Relations and Information, AVM Edward Gabkwet, stated on Monday in Abuja that intelligence report received made airstrikes on a location Northwest of Arina Woje in Tumbuns on Sunday imperative.
He explained that the report indicated the presence of terrorists’ hideouts at the location.
He added that the report also confirmed an activation of terrorists’ activities around clusters of structures concealed under trees near the location.
Two Boko Haram commanders surrender to military task force in Borno / msn.com
Two Boko Haram commanders, Ibrahim Muhammed and Auwal Muhammed, alias “Wanka’’, have surrendered to troops of Sector 3 of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, in Monguno, Borno State.
Chief of Military Public Information of the MNJTF, Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, revealed this on Tuesday, saying that the two insurgents escaped from the Kwalaram/Bakura Buduma camps after fighting for more than a decade.
Nigerian parents reunites with their children who were in capitivity / africanews.com
Parents of more than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued after more than two weeks in captivity said they saw them on Wednesday and that they couldn’t hold back tears of joy during the long-awaited reunion.
The meeting, three days after the children were freed, took place at a government facility in the city of Kaduna, where the children are staying while receiving medical support, the parents and a teacher told The Associated Press.
The parents said they cried and danced as they hugged their children for the first time since March 7, when motorcycle-riding gunmen seized them from their school in the remote town of Kuriga in the northwestern Kaduna state, and forced them to march to nearby forests amid gunfire.
Army set to release 200 detainees cleared of ties to Boko Haram / Daily Trust.com
The Nigerian Army is set to release more than 200 detainees cleared of links to the Boko Haram sect.
The detainees were arrested by the military in the heat of insurgency.
Daily Trust finding shows that they would be handed over to the Borno State Government for proper reintegration into the society.
The event will take place at Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, the state capital, on Tuesday morning.
” Not fewer than 200 cleared Boko Haram suspects that are being cleared of any wrongdoing by security operatives, and they will be hand over to the Borno State Government for rehabilitation and reintegration.
Nigerian court has sentenced a Chinese man to death for killing his girlfriend / africanews.com
A Nigerian court on Tuesday sentenced a Chinese national to death after finding him guilty of killing his girlfriend, a government official told The Associated Press, vowing to recommend execution if he unsuccessfully appeals the ruling.
Frank Geng-Quangrong was convicted by a local court in northern Nigeria’s economic hub of Kano state, Kano Justice Commissioner Haruna Dederi said. Geng-Quangrong had pleaded not guilty.
“This is a signal that whoever is coming to a society should be prepared to comply with the extant laws of that society,” Dederi said.
Army eliminates 5 terrorists, rescues 78 in Borno / yen.ng
Troops of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army have eliminated five Boko Haram terrorists in a recent clearance operation in North Eastern Nigeria.
The troops under operation Desert Sanity lll also rescued 78 women and girls who were taken as hostages by the terrorists.
This was disclosed in a statement by Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, army spokesman on Saturday.
‘In an aggressive clearance patrol conducted on Friday, 22 March 2024, by a Combat Team (CT) of the Division, troops successfully cleared 6 villages where terrorists hibernated with their hostages.
Food Security: Zulum meets Tinubu, wants irrigation projects revitalised / premiumtimesng.com
The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has called for the revitalisation of two irrigation projects in his state to improve food security in the country.
Mr Zulum disclosed this to journalists after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja.
The projects – South Chad and Yauri irrigations – have been threatened by the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeastern state.
“Now that we are having relative peace in Borno State, there’s need for the government to ensure reestablishment of South Chad irrigation project,” Mr Zulum told journalists.
Chad: Mahamat Deby, Success Masra among 10 cleared candidates for presidential election / africanews.com
Electoral authorities in Chad have cleared 10 candidates for this year’s long-awaited presidential election. They include nominations of interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby and the country’s recently-appointed Prime Minister Succes Masra.
On Sunday the central African nation’s Constitutional Council announced the list which showed that outspoken opposition figures Nassour Ibrahim Neguy Koursami and Rakhis Ahmat Saleh would be barred from contesting the elections. “Their applications had been rejected because they included “irregularities” the council’s statement said.
It is the first time in Chad’s history that a president and a prime minister will face each other in a presidential poll whose first round of voting will take place May 6 and with a provisional second round scheduled to take place June 22.
Over 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria’s northwest rescued after weeks in captivity / africanews.com
More than 130 children abducted more than two weeks ago from their school in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna were rescued Sunday and are getting psychological support before being returned to their families, the West African nation’s military and government officials said.
School authorities had told the state government that a total of 287 students were kidnapped when motorcycle-riding gunmen invaded the remote Kuriga school March 7. However, Kaduna Gov. Uba Sani told local media late Sunday that only 137 young people had been abducted during the attack.
“All of them have come back home safely,” the governor said in a broadcast by the Lagos-based Channels Television. The Associated Press could not reach villagers or school authorities in Kuriga town, which does not have cellphone service.
Damboa Monday Market reopens after decade-long closure / yen.ng
Damboa Monday Market has been reopened today after a ten-year closure due to Boko Haram insurgency.
Hon. Ali Mohammed Kauji, the chairman of Damboa Local Government, who presided over the reopening ceremony said, the market known for its size and convenience, allows customers to drive in, conduct business, and leave with ease.
According to a statement by his media team, since its relocation in 1999, the market has been a vital economic hub for Damboa and surrounding areas.
Prior to the insurgency, the market bustled with activity, attracting traders not only from Borno state but also neighboring Adamawa, Yobe, Gombe, and even Kano states.
He said weekly turnovers reportedly reached billions of naira.
Burkina Faso’s civilian casualties rise / africanews.com
Women slain with babies wrapped against their bodies, lifeless children intertwined together, a 2-month-old face-up on the ground with puppies crawling on his tiny frame.
The scenes were horrifying, but the 32-year-old farmer felt he had to document them, as proof of the carnage in his central Burkina Faso village.
More than a dozen relatives were killed Nov. 5 when security forces attacked with mounted pickup trucks, guns and drones, he told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, for fear of retaliation. He said he hid for hours in a neighbour’s compound and took a series of photos before fleeing the next morning.
Tears as slain military personnel buried in Abuja / dailytrust.com
There was a flow of tears from relatives as the bodies of the 17 soldiers and officers of the Nigerian Army, who were killed by irate youths at Okuama Community of Delta State on March 14, 2024 arrived in Abuja for burial.
Daily Trust had reported how the troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion, Bomadi, Delta State, were killed while on a peace mission to the Okuama community.
The incident occurred when the troops responded to a distress call after the communal crisis between the Okuama and Okoloba communities in Delta State.
The remains of the military personnel arrived at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja, at about 2:26pm on Wednesday.
Nigerian troops rescue 16 kidnapped Almajiri pupils, woman in Sokoto / yen.ng
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, said the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji rescued 16 pupils (Almajiris) and a woman abducted by terrorists on March 9 in Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
This is contained in a statement by the director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Saturday in Abuja.
Mr Buba said the hostages were rescued on Thursday by the military in collaboration with local authorities and government agencies across the country, in a coordinated search and rescue operation.
How we ‘ve curbed kidnap of students in Borno – Zulum / vanguardngr.com
The governor said, “We started (the Safe School Initiative) since not now, because we launched this programme about seven to eight years ago due to the insecurity situation in our state.
“I believe almost most of our schools are well fenced as part of the safe school initiative. We have also deployed the military, the civilian JTF, as well as hunters and vigilante who are working closely to ensure that our schools are safe.
“So we’re doing very well, I believe you haven’t heard much in Borno State as regards abduction of school children, it is because our school initiative is working very well. I also want to commend the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian police and all others. We’re working closely and they’re doing very well in terms of safeguarding our own schools.”
Fielding questions on the number of people so far repatriated by the state government, he said, “So far so good, within the last six to seven years, not less than 100,000 people were repatriated. This is the official figure.
Peace and Security
US says it has not received a formal request by Niger junta to leave military bases / africanews.com
A top Pentagon official told Congress on Thursday that the U.S. has not received a formal request from Niger’s junta to depart the country, saying it has received mixed signals on whether the hundreds of U.S. troops there are no longer welcome.
Celeste Wallander, assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, told the House Armed Services Committee that so far Niger’s ruling military council, known as the CNSP, has not formally asked the U.S. military to leave.
Wallander said the CNSP has said the status of forces agreement, which sets the terms of a U.S. military presence in a country, is now null and void. However, she said the junta has “assured us that American military forces are protected and they will take no action that will endanger them.”
Banned Presidential Candidates Protest in Chad / voaafrica.com
Ten candidates, including two fierce opponents of Chad’s military regime, on Wednesday protested after they were barred from the May 6 presidential election.
The constitutional court in N’Djamena said on Sunday their applications had been rejected over “irregularities.”
They vowed at a press conference to “fight” back and block the road they say the ruling Deby dynasty is following to “dictatorship.”
Denouncing the court’s “fallacious reasons,” one of the 10 read out a statement they had all signed calling for the mobilization of the nation’s people, using all legal means “to save the country from dictatorship.”
Niger Republic: Time for renewed relations / dailytrust.com
About two weeks ago, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu lifted sanctions imposed on Niger Republic, following the July 26, 2023, coup by the Nigerien military. This effectively reopened the closed land and air borders between Nigeria and Niger Republic.
The lift means the resumption of commercial and financial transactions between Nigeria and Niger, unfreezing of service transactions, including utility services and return of electricity to Niger Republic among others.
Constitution amendment: Group warns against creation of state police / yen.ng
An advocacy group, Joint Action for Good Governance, JAGG, has urged the National Assembly not to consider creation of state police in the ongoing amendment of the constitution.
The national vice-president of JAGG, Abdulwaheed Odunuga, expressed the view in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos.
He said the National Assembly should rather concentrate on how to strengthen the capacity of the federal police to deliver the much-expected security.
Mr Odunuga said that if created, state police would be abused and manipulated by state politicians.
Tukur Mamu gives FG 7 days to withdraw terrorism financing allegations / yen.ng
Tukur Mamu, the chief executive officer and publisher of Desert Herald, has given the federal government a seven-day ultimatum to retract allegations of terrorism financing against him.
He gave the order through his lawyer in a letter dated March 25, addressed to the attorney-general of the federation, AGF.
In the letter, Mamu, who is still in detention, said no competent court of law has found him guilty of terrorism financing.
He said upon expiration of the ultimatum, he will seek redress in court.
We must treat kidnappers as terrorists / premiumtimesng.com
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the reprehensible acts perpetrated by kidnappers across the country, declaring that individuals involved in such despicable crimes must be treated as terrorists.
The president made the declaration on Tuesday at a Ramadan dinner with members of the federal judiciary led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola.
Reiterating the government’s resolve to defeat banditry, President Tinubu said those who resort to kidnapping children are cowards, incapable of confronting the might of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
Insecurity stalling development in North East — NEDC / dailytrust.com
The Managing Director, North East Development Commission (NEDC), Dr Mohammad Alkali, has lamented that the activities of criminal elements in the region are affecting the socio-economic development of the region.
He spoke Tuesday in Abuja while briefing journalists shortly after a visit by officials of the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC).
Nigerian police operatives allegedly extort $13,000 from victim / premiumtimesng.com
A human rights activist in Delta State, Harrison Gwamnishu, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, accusing some police operatives in Anambra State of extorting $13,000 from a man. He said the money was meant for the man’s school fees abroad.
In the petition dated 24 March and addressed to Mr Egbetokun through the Complaint Response Unit of the police, Mr Gwamnishu urged the police chief to wade into the matter and bring the perpetrators to the book.
The activist, in the petition, which he forwarded to PREMIUM TIMES, wants the inspector general of police to ensure the refund of the extorted money to the victim, whom he identified as Ekene Onyeogulu.
Gov Lawal meets President Tinubu over increasing banditry, violent crimes in Zamfara / premiumtimesng.com
The Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal has held talks with President Bola Tinubu over the alarming increase in banditry and related criminal activities in the northwestern state.
The meeting took place on Tuesday behind closed doors inside the president’s office at the Presidential Villa, Asokoro, Abuja.
A statement by the spokesperson of the Zamfara governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, disclosed that the governor briefed President Tinubu on the security situation in Zamfara State, particularly the resurgence of attacks in some local government areas.
Humanitarian
Maiduguri Residents Suffer Through 43°C Heat Amid Unexplained Power Cuts / humanglemedia.com
The city of Maiduguri in Borno state, northeastern Nigeria, has been plunged into darkness for several weeks, leaving its residents in a dire situation. The prolonged power outage, ca used by the breakdown of a backup gas turbine, has exacerbated economic woes as businesses are forced to rely on expensive diesel generators to keep running.
The absence of electricity has not only impacted daily life but has also posed serious health risks. With hospitals struggling without power, patients, especially those recovering from surgeries, face additional challenges in receiving proper care.
“I’ve been looking after my sick brother for more than a month. The past few weeks have been extremely hot and difficult for us because the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) is experiencing a lack of electricity,” said Abubakar, a resident who preferred to be identified only by his first name.
Over 2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water- UN report / africanews.com
As many as 2.2 billion people still live without access to safe drinking water and 3.5 billion lack access to decent sanitation, according to a new United Nations report published on World Water Day.
“I think the situation is really challenging,” said Li Lifeng, Director of FAO’s Land and Water Division in Rome.
The UN report “Water for prosperity and peace” highlights that tensions over water are exacerbating conflicts worldwide. “(We) say without water, there’s no life. Then without the water, there’s no food. So water is the core, is the indispensable natural resources for sustainable development, for agriculture, for many different economic sectors.”
How Nigerian soldiers killed unarmed civilians in Kaduna community / premiumtimesng.com
Akilu Abdullahi habitually engaged his mother in heartwarming conversations every morning before going to work. But he was unable to do so on 2 January. The young man who dreamed of becoming an imam was seized, a day before, on his way to the market by some soldiers. He never returned home.
The next time his family saw him, it was in harrowing cellphone pictures days after his disappearance. Mr Abdullahi was lying in the bush, stripped to the waist and his hands bound. His lifeless body, riddled with bullet wounds, was later brought to his mother, Maryam Mohammed. Her tears have not stopped since.
Refugee camps in Chad are overcrowded and running out of aid / africanews.com
Overcrowded refugee camps in eastern Chad are set to run out of money soon, exacerbating a dire humanitarian crisis caused by the spillover from a deadly conflict in Sudan, the United Nations said.
More than a million people in Chad, including refugees, face losing access to lifesaving aid unless more funding is raised to help, the U.N. World Food Program said this month.
The devastating conflict between feuding generals in Sudan has killed more than 5,000 people there and displaced over 5 million, the United Nations said. In Chad, refugee numbers are at a 20-year high. The U.N. has warned that the conflict is on course to become the world’s worst hunger crisis, with a third of Sudan’s 18 million people facing acute food insecurity already.
My son was planning to get married – slain soldier’s mother / dailytrust.com
Hanatu Hamman, mother of Late Lance Corporal Peter Hamman, one of the 17 troops of the Nigerian Army, who was killed in Delta State, says her son was planning to get married.
The military personnel were killed by irate youths during a communal clash over a land dispute.
According to the report, the personnel attached to the 181 Amphibious Battalion in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta, were responding to a distress call when they were ambushed and killed.
After the killing, there were reports that the military was planning a reprisal on the communities involved.
However, denying the allegation, the Defence headquarters slammed the community and stressed that no amount of propaganda would stop culprits from being nabbed.
Death toll in Bauchi alms stampede rises to 7 – Police / yen.ng
The death toll from Sunday’s Bauchi alms-giving stampede rises to seven, the police in the state said on Monday.
The Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Wakil, said that three more women died.
Four people were reportedly trampled to death on Sunday during an attempt to participate in an almsgiving exercise at Shafa Holdings Company Plc on Jos Road in Bauchi, Bauchi State.
The police said that the incident happened at about 10.20am when the company was holding its annual Zakat exercise, otherwise known as almsgiving, to help the less-privileged in the state.
INVESTIGATION: Beautiful infrastructure but poor staffing, lack of drugs hinder PHC services in Borno communities / premiumtimesng.com
The sunrise over Zabarmari village was beautiful in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State, but it offered no comfort to Fatima Sani, a 22-year-old woman in labour.
Her baby was coming, but the nearest health centre – her only hope – was closed.
Fatima had done everything right. She attended prenatal care and knew when her baby was due. Sadly, she never expected to travel 20 kilometres for delivery, passing three closed health centres along the way.
While relatives mourned and cried, Fatima’s sister-in-law, Aisha Mustapha, a 28-year-old resident of Zabarmari, through tears, shared the heartbreaking news of their “journey for a safe delivery ending in a devastating stillbirth”.
World squanders over 1 billion meals a day – UN report / dailytrust.com
Households across all continents wasted over 1 billion meals a day in 2022, while 783 million people were affected by hunger and a third of humanity faced food insecurity, says a UN report.
The report, titled UN Food Waste Index Report 2024, was released on Wednesday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste.
The report said food waste continued to hurt the global economy and fuel climate change, nature loss, and pollution.
The report, co-authored with WRAP, provides the most accurate global estimate of food waste at retail and consumer levels.
Tinubu awards national honours to 17 slain military personnel, announces welfare package for families / premiumtimesng.com
President Bola Tinubu has awarded posthumous national honours to the 17 soldiers killed in Okuama community in Delta State about two weeks ago.
The president also promised scholarships and houses to the families of the military personnel.
President Tinubu announced the gesture on Tuesday during the burial of the slain military personnel at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja.
The soldiers are A. Ali, a lieutenant colonel and commander of the team; SD Shafa and DE Obi, both majors; and U Zakari, a captain.
The others are Yahaya Saidu, a staff sergeant; Danbaba Yahaya and Kabir Bashir, both corporals; Abdullahi Ibrahim, Bulus Haruna, Sole Opeyemi and Bello Anas, all lance corporals.
Alhaji Isah, Clement Francis, Abubakar Ali, Adamu Ibrahim, Hamman Peter, and Ibrahim Adamu, all privates, were also murdered.
Mobilization and economic development
Central bank of Nigeria raises interest rates to combat soaring inflation / africanews.com
Nigeria’s central bank implemented a significant increase in its monetary policy rate, raising it by 200 basis points to 24.75% from the previous 22.75%, according to Governor Olayemi Cardoso on Tuesday.
This decision marks a continuation of the bank’s efforts to combat surging inflation.
Last month, the bank executed its most substantial rate hike in approximately 17 years, elevating the rate by 4 percentage points in a bid to rein in inflationary pressures. With inflation surpassing 30% on an annual basis, reaching its highest level in nearly three decades, the country grapples with a cost of living crisis affecting millions of its citizens.
Naira extends gains across forex markets premiumtimesng.com
The naira appreciated further against the United States dollar across foreign exchange markets on Wednesday, data gathered from both market segments showed.
According to market data published on the FMDQ website, naira closed Wednesday at N1,300/$1 as against N1,382.95 recorded in the previous market session on Tuesday.
Wednesday’s rate implies a 6.0 per cent appreciation from N1,382.95 posted on Tuesday.
The local currency experienced an intraday high of N1,200 and a low of N1,460 to a dollar before it eventually closed at N1,300/$1 on Wednesday.
Nigeria prepared to expedite sustainable development in collaboration with partners – Tinubu premiumtimesng.com
President Bola Tinubu says his administration is committed to deepening democracy by ensuring adherence to the rule of law and expediting the sustainable provision of good governance, justice, and fairness to all Nigerian citizens.
Speaking when he received a delegation from the United States Congress led by Cory Booker, a senator, at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday, President Tinubu said that while democracy must be defended, it must translate into tangibles of quality healthcare, good education, food security, shelter, and overall economic prosperity for the people of Nigeria.
He said Nigeria is a necessary partner for sustaining democracy in Africa and beyond, noting that as the continent’s biggest economy and largest democracy, Nigeria is well-positioned to set the best continental example by delivering good governance to its people.
Tinubu sets up new economic coordination, management teams / premiumtimesng.com
In a strategic move to bolster the nation’s economic governance frameworks and ensure robust and coordinated economic planning and implementation, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) and the creation of the Economic Management Team Emergency Taskforce (EET).
The Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) comprises distinguished leaders and key government officials, including:
Nigeria’s public debt stock increases to N97.34trn in Q4 2023 – NBS / premiumtimesng.com
Nigeria’s public debt stock increased from N87.91 trillion (114.35 billion dollars ) in the third quarter of 2023 to N97.34 trillion (108.23 billion dollars ) in the fourth quarter of 2023.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said this on Tuesday in its Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt Report for Q4 2023 released in Abuja.
The report said Nigeria’s public debt stock, which included external and domestic debt, grew by 10.73 per cent on a quarter on a quarter basis.
Analysts: Nigeria’s Dangote Oil Refinery Could Accelerate European Sector’s Decline / voaafrica.com
Nigeria’s giant Dangote oil refinery could bring to an end a decades-long gasoline trade from Europe to Africa worth $17 billion a year, heaping pressure on European refineries already at risk of closure from heightened competition, analysts and traders said.
The refinery started production in January and cost $20 billion to build. It can refine up to 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) and will be the largest in Africa and Europe when it reaches full capacity this or next year.
It has long been touted as the turning point for Nigeria’s quest for energy independence. Nigeria is Africa’s most populous nation and its top oil producer, yet it imports almost all its fuel due to lack of refining capacity.
About a third of Europe’s 1.33 million bpd average gasoline exports in 2023 went to West Africa, a bigger chunk than any other region, with the majority of those exports ending up in Nigeria, Kpler data shows.
Insurgency: Zulum commends AfDB for implementing $65.75m support program in Borno / yen.ng
Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, has commended the African Development Bank, AfDB, for implementing 65.75 million dollars Inclusive Basic Service Delivery and Livelihood Empowerment Integrated Programme, IBSDLEIP, in the state.
Mr Zulum said this when he visited the Director-General, Nigeria Country Department of AfDB, Lamin Barrow, in Abuja.
According to the governor, the programme will ameliorate the effects of insurgency in the state.
The programme is aimed at improving the people’s quality of life by increasing access of the internally displaced population to basic social services.
CBN raises interest to 24.75% – Yerwa Express News / yen.ng
The Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has raised the benchmark interest rate to 24.75 percent.
According to a communique issued on Tuesday by the CBN governor, Yemi Cardoso, after the MPC meeting in Abuja, the new interest rate is a hike from the 22.75 percent announced by the MPC about a month ago.
Meanwhile, some financial experts had earlier expressed different views on the outcome of the Monetary Policy Committee of the CBN, citing various economic factors.
Gov. Zulum flags off construction of N7.9b flyover / yen.ng
Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has flagged off the construction of a new flyover in Maiduguri.
The flagging off ceremony was held this morning at the site of the project at Baga Road Roundabout, which commonly known among locals as West-end Roundabout (taken out of Western Union).
Mustapha Gubio, Borno’s works commissioner who conducted the governor, said the size of the flyover is about half a kilometer in total, with three outlets.
‘The contract for the project was signed last week,’ he said.
