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The revocation order read: “In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) 1999 and Section 1 and 28 of the Land Use Act Cap. L.5 of 2004 and all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Governor of Kwara State of Nigeria, give the following notice:

“Finally, while commending efforts of our security volunteers and security forces stationed in our area, we are calling on all citizens and residents of Birnin-Gwari local area to be extra vigilant and expose those informants that connive with kidnappers in our respective communities.”

To fear? We chased retreating BH fighters not realising they were sucking us into an ambush, by the time we realised it, we were pinned down. We called for air support while we held our ground. Over 2 hrs of gunfire & no backup meanwhile the closest air assets were not up to
30 minutes away by air. The CDS at that time could order combat helos to go evacuate his immediate family because he had intelligence his village would be overrun by insurgents. Much to learn from an NSA that arranged the purchase of drones that crashed on their maiden flight?

The tragedy that occurred on the way to Gwoza was said to have been committed by Boko Haram members on the road from Maiduguri through Gwoza to Adamawa state.

“In order to clear ambiguity and to set the record straight, on the 25/12/2019 at the residence of Emeka Eze ‘m’ of Umuokwu village Alor, a DSS personnel whose identity is yet unknown attached to a VIP allegedly fired gun shot at a cow in a bid to stop it from escaping but the bullet missed target and allegedly hit one Nnaemaka Nnabuenyi (a domestic staff of the said engineer) popularly known as Onyeocha and the victim died on the spot. The incident was not reported to police.

“In another encounter at Fadama Village, the criminals’ flag hoisted on a tree was captured and immediately lowered after the troops had effectively subdued the criminal insurgents with superior fire power forcing them to flee in disarray.

Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Spokesman of Kebbi state police command, DSP Nafiu Abubakar, says the bandits came into the communities from Zamfara state and rustled many cows, and later shot two people to death before disappearing into the forest before the arrival of security operatives.

“The two defendants are enjoined to observe the terms of their bail and refrain from engaging in any act that is inimical to public peace and national security as well as their ongoing trial which will run its course in accordance with the laws of the land,” Malami said.

“The gunmen opened fire on the soldiers and the soldiers replied. It was a heavy shootout. The Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) positioned in from of the house, made a u-turn blaring siren to join his men behind the house. The soldiers while engaging the gunmen at the back of the house were not aware some gunmen were coming into the house on land. Those gunmen on foot shot dead a soldier and shot another in the leg. The gunmen, escaped after sighting the APC moving to reinforce the soldiers. The gunmen abandoned a boat filled with blood. The gunmen suffered heavy causalities because at the jetty blood was everywhere and some watching from inside the house saw the gunmen moving some bodies of their colleagues into another boat.”

Registration for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME) will start on January 13 and end on February 17, the Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has said.