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  • Yobe State Police Apprehend Teenager For Kidnapping And Murder Of Neighbor's Son

    . Yobe State Police Apprehend Teenager For Kidnapping And Murder Of Neighbor's Son

     In a shocking turn of events, the Yobe State Police Command has arrested Mohammed Abdullahi, a 19-year-old resident of Buniyadi, for the heinous kidnapping and murder of his neighbor's 11-year-old son in the Gujba local government area.The apprehension of Abdullahi was part of a series of arrests made by the police, who paraded suspects at th
  • Phone Snatcher, Sani Musa Arrested After Stabbing Salesgirl, Sheba Simon In Yobe State

    .. Phone Snatcher, Sani Musa Arrested After Stabbing Salesgirl, Sheba Simon In Yobe State

     The Yobe State Police Command has apprehended Sani Musa, a phone snatcher accused of stabbing a 24-year-old woman, Sheba Simon, in Damaturu, the state capital.According to reports, Ms. Simon, a salesgirl, was attacked by the suspect while on her way home from work on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Musa allegedly assaulted her with a jackknife and stole
  • 24Yr Old Sales Girl Stabbed With Knife By Unknown Hoodlums On Her Way Home In Yobe

    . 24Yr Old Sales Girl Stabbed With Knife By Unknown Hoodlums On Her Way Home In Yobe

     A 24-year-old salesgirl has been stabbed by unidentified hoodlums in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.It was gathered that the victim identified as Sheba Simon was stabbed while on her way home..It was also learnt that the incident happened on Sunday, April 28, 2024, around 9:30 pm near Damaturu Academy in Malari Bye Pass.A source, who craved anon
  • 3 Civilians Reportedly Killed By Soldiers Buried Amidst Tears In Yobe

    . 3 Civilians Reportedly Killed By Soldiers Buried Amidst Tears In Yobe

     Three corpses of those who were allegedly killed by soldiers in Gashu’a town, Yobe State, were buried on Monday amidst tears and anguish.The Emir of Bade, Alh Abubakar Umar Suleiman, and the chairman of Bade Local Government Council, Ibrahim Babagana, were among the dignitaries who attended the funeral prayers of the victims.Gistmania recalls th
  • Tragic Accident In Yobe State: Military Vehicle Kills Three

    .. Tragic Accident In Yobe State: Military Vehicle Kills Three

     In a tragic incident in Yobe State, three individuals were killed and others injured when a military patrol vehicle collided with a tricycle filled with passengers. The accident took place on Sunday evening in the Garin-Alkali community, close to Gashu’a, the administrative center of Bade local government area.Following the accident, tricycle op
  • Suspected Boko Haram Terrorist Attacks Yobe Military Base, Kill Soldier, Others

    . Suspected Boko Haram Terrorist Attacks Yobe Military Base, Kill Soldier, Others

     Suspected Boko Haram terrorists about midnight of Saturday attacked a military base in Gujba town, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, killing a soldier.The Yobe State Police Command spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, who confirmed the attacktold newsmen that a military patrol vehicle was also torched by the suspected terrorists.Sources told
  • Tragic School's Hostel Fire Claims Life Of Female Student, Shamsiya Murtala Of Federal Uni, Yobe

    .. Tragic School's Hostel Fire Claims Life Of Female Student, Shamsiya Murtala Of Federal Uni, Yobe

     The Federal University, Gashu’a, Yobe State, mourns the loss of one of its students, Shamsiya Murtala, who tragically lost her life in a fire incident that engulfed one of the school's female hostels on Saturday.The university conveyed the heartbreaking news through an official statement on its Facebook page, expressing profound sadness ove
  • Lecturer, Adamu Gambo Hudu Arrested For Alleged Rape Of Female Student In Yobe State

    . Lecturer, Adamu Gambo Hudu Arrested For Alleged Rape Of Female Student In Yobe State

     The Yobe State Police Command has made a significant arrest following reports of the alleged rape of a female student in Potiskum town. Adamu Gambo Hudu, a lecturer employed at the State General Hospital in Potiskum and also affiliated with Al-Ma’arif, a private college of health sciences in the area, has been apprehended in connection with the
  • Two Burglars Arrested For Stabbing Man To Death In Yobe

    . Two Burglars Arrested For Stabbing Man To Death In Yobe

     The Yobe State Police Command, in collaboration with sister security agencies, has arrested thirty suspects for various crimes including homicide, theft, burglary, and others in Damaturu. According to the spokesperson of the command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, two of the arrested suspects, identified as 25-year-old Mohammed Garba and 22-year-old Ibrah
  • Yobe Police Arrest 30 Suspects Over Alleged Culpable Homicide, Criminal Conspiracy, Others

    . Yobe Police Arrest 30 Suspects Over Alleged Culpable Homicide, Criminal Conspiracy, Others

     The Yobe State Police Command, in collaboration with sister security agencies, has announced the apprehension of 30 suspects involved in various criminal activities across the state. This was disclosed by the Command's Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, in a statement issued to newsmen in Damaturu on Monday.Among the apprehended
  • Troops Eliminate Three Boko Haram Terrorists, Recover Rifles, Others In Yobe

    . Troops Eliminate Three Boko Haram Terrorists, Recover Rifles, Others In Yobe

     Troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force, North East Operation Hadin Kai, on Sunday, eliminated three ISWAP terrorists enforcing Zakkat levies on Maltari village, near Kukareta in Yobe State.It was gathered that the terrorists met their Waterloo during a gunfight with the troops after they received a report at about 4am on Sunday about terrorists’ el
  • Suspected Boko Haram Terrorists Attack Travellers On Borno-Yobe Express, Kill 1, Kidnap Others

    . Suspected Boko Haram Terrorists Attack Travellers On Borno-Yobe Express, Kill 1, Kidnap Others

     Suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked travellers along the Damaturu-Biu highway near Mahdiya village in the Gujba local government area of Yobe State on Friday. One person was killed, and an unconfirmed number of passengers were kidnapped.It was gathered that the terrorists laid an ambush on commercial and private vehicles plying the highway on
  • Boko Haram Kills Policeman, Two Civilians, Burns Palace In Yobe

    . Boko Haram Kills Policeman, Two Civilians, Burns Palace In Yobe

     Boko Haram insurgents have carried out a series of attacks in Damaturu Local Government Area of Yobe State, resulting in the tragic loss of lives and destruction of property.The attacks occurred at midnight on Saturday, with gunshots echoing through the village located 17km away from Damaturu, the state capital.During the onslaught, a mobile polic
  • Police Intercept Busload Of Suspected Political Thugs During Yobe By-Election

    . Police Intercept Busload Of Suspected Political Thugs During Yobe By-Election

     The Yobe State Police Command said its operatives, in collaboration with the Nigerian Army, intercepted an 18-seater bus loaded with suspected political thugs in Gashu’a allegedly hired to disrupt the electoral process in Damaturu.The command’s Public Relations Officer disclosed this on Saturday in a statement made available to newsmen in Dama
  • Yobe Police Arrest Fraudsters Who Pose As NGO Representatives And Swindle Farmers, Traders

    . Yobe Police Arrest Fraudsters Who Pose As NGO Representatives And Swindle Farmers, Traders

     Yobe State Police Command has arrested three “inveterate” fraudsters who disguised themselves as a non-governmental organization (NGO) and swindled their innocent victims, mostly farmers and traders. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, February 2, 2024, said that the State Police Com
  • Yobe State Police Command Arrest Two, Bala Saidu & Suraja Adamu For Vandalising Transformer

    . Yobe State Police Command Arrest Two, Bala Saidu & Suraja Adamu For Vandalising Transformer

     Yobe State Police Command said its operatives have arrested two suspects for vandalising a transformer around the Jakusko axis of the state. This was made known in a statement shared with newsmen on Friday, Jan. 26, by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim. According to the report the suspected vandals were intercepted an
  • 2 Suspects Arrested By Police For Vandalising Electricity Transformer In Yobe

    . 2 Suspects Arrested By Police For Vandalising Electricity Transformer In Yobe

     The Yobe State Police Command has reported the arrest of two individuals by its operatives for the act of vandalizing a transformer in the Jakusko area of the state.This was made known in a situation report shared with newsmen on Friday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim.According to the report the suspected vandals
  • PHOTOS; Suspected Thief Apprehended After Breaking Into Mosque To Steal Wires In Yobe

    . PHOTOS; Suspected Thief Apprehended After Breaking Into Mosque To Steal Wires In Yobe

     A suspected thief who was caught breaking into a mosque to steal electrical wires in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital has been apprehended.A Facebook user, Sabastine Sylvester shared photos of the suspect on Sunday night, January 14, 2024.
  • Yobe Women Demand Justice For Housewife, Ammi Adamu Mamman Murdered While Sleeping Beside Husband

    . Yobe Women Demand Justice For Housewife, Ammi Adamu Mamman Murdered While Sleeping Beside Husband

     The Network of Women-led Civil Society Organizations in Yobe State has condemned the murder of a woman, Ammi Adamu Mamman, in Damaturu, the state capital.The woman was murdered while sleeping beside her husband on January 4, 2024.DAILY POST reports that her 43-year-old husband, Abubakar Musa, has been arrested by Police over the murder.Chairperson
  • BREAKING: Boko Haram Attack Yobe Community, Kill Pastor, 13 Others; Burn Church, Houses, Cars

    . BREAKING: Boko Haram Attack Yobe Community, Kill Pastor, 13 Others; Burn Church, Houses, Cars

     The Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, known as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly identified as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād, launched an attack on Kwari, a town in the Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State.Geidam is the council area of the immediate former Inspector General of P
  • NDLEA Arrests Five Suspects With Cannabis, Opium In Yobe

    . NDLEA Arrests Five Suspects With Cannabis, Opium In Yobe

     The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Yobe State Command, said its operatives have arrested three suspected drug traffickers in the state.Ramatu SB, the Command’s Principal Staff Officer, Media and Advocacy disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Damaturu.She said officers of the Command on patrol along Gashua/Nguru Road i
  • Friends Narrowly Escape Death As Fire Guts Car In Yobe

    . Friends Narrowly Escape Death As Fire Guts Car In Yobe

     A healthcare professional, Salisu Babayo Garin Goje, and his friends escaped death after their car caught fire in Yobe State.Salisu said the incident happened on Wednesday morning, December 20, 2023, on their way to Jakusko from Damaturu. “To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return! This morning Allah tested us with an accident on our way to
  • Former Soldier Sentenced To Death By Hanging Over Murder Of Yobe Islamic cleric

    . Former Soldier Sentenced To Death By Hanging Over Murder Of Yobe Islamic cleric

     A dismissed soldier, Lance Corporal John Gabriel, has been sentenced to death by hanging, by the Yobe State High Court sitting in Potiskum, over the murder of an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Goni Aisami.The court also sentenced Lance Corporal Adamu Gideon, an accomplice in the murder, to 10 years  imprisonment.Aisami, a popular Islamic scholar base
  • "I Am Not Married" - Yobe First Lady, Gumsu Abacha Confirms Divorce From Governor Buni

    . "I Am Not Married" - Yobe First Lady, Gumsu Abacha Confirms Divorce From Governor Buni

     Gumsu Abacha, the First Lady of Yobe State has confirmed her divorce from the state governor, Mai Mala Buni.The daughter of the late military head of state, Gen Sani Abacha revealed she is divorced while replying to a follower who called her ‘First Lady’ on her X handle, formerly Twitter.Gumsu, while sharing a photo of herself, announced that
  • Fire Guts World Bank-Assisted Program Office In Yobe (Photos)

    . Fire Guts World Bank-Assisted Program Office In Yobe (Photos)

     A fire has engulfed the Damaturu coordination office of the Multi-Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project (MCRP), a World Bank-assisted program in Yobe State.According to eyewitnesses, the fire broke out at the office located along Potiskum Road at about 12:40 pm on Sunday.As of the time of filling in this report, there is no official statement from the
  • Policeman Killed, Six Others Injured As Boko Haram Attacks Yobe Governor's Escorts

    . Policeman Killed, Six Others Injured As Boko Haram Attacks Yobe Governor's Escorts

     One policeman was killed and six others injured when suspected Boko Haram terrorists ambushed the security escorts of Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni.The attack was staged along the Jakana-Mainok expressway in Borno State on Saturday, November 18, 2023.According to reports, the security operatives were attacked while on their way back to Yobe St
  • EFCC Arraigns Woman, Aisha Sabo Over N10m Fraud In Yobe

    . EFCC Arraigns Woman, Aisha Sabo Over N10m Fraud In Yobe

     The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, arraigned Aisha Sabo before Justice Fadima Murtala Aminu of the Federal High Court, Damaturu, Yobe State on one-count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation to the tune of N10,473,500.00 (Ten Million, Four Hundred and Seventy-T
  • Hisbah Apprehends Suspected Prostitutes in Yobe State (Photos)

    . Hisbah Apprehends Suspected Prostitutes in Yobe State (Photos)

     The Hisbah police has announced that it has arrested suspected prostitutes in the state capital, Damaturu.  The arrest happened in Yobe state on Thursday November 9. According to X user, the raid was carried out by the state Commissioner for Rleigious Affairs, Umar Potiskum. He wrote‘ ’Yesterday, the Yobe State HISBA (Hisbah) Agency condu
  • Tension Heightened As Boko Haram Insurgents K!ll 17 Youths In Yobe Over Failure To Pay Tax

    . Tension Heightened As Boko Haram Insurgents K!ll 17 Youths In Yobe Over Failure To Pay Tax

     Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed 17 youths in Gurokayeya village, Geidam LGA of Yobe State, over failure to pay taxIt was learnt that the insurgents stormed the village around 10pm on Monday, gathered the residents in one place and executed selective killings.“They selected 21 youths who were between the ages of 20 to 30 and shot them
  • How Suspected Boko Haram Terrorists Attack Residents In Yobe Village

    . How Suspected Boko Haram Terrorists Attack Residents In Yobe Village

     Gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram have reportedly attacked Ngurokayya village in the Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State.The attack occured on Tuesday.It is still unclear the number of casualties recorded as details remain sketchy.The Executive Secretary, Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr. Mohammed Goje, confirmed

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