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The village chief of Jamigbe community in Gawu ward, Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), HRH Alhaji Danladi Aliyu, has revealed how Usman Mohammed, the head teacher of the Local Education Authority (LEA) Primary School in the community, was recently killed by a venomous snake.
Speaking during a visit by Abuja Metro last Thursday, Aliyu said the snake entered through a crack in the wall of the headmaster’s office, hid under a chair, and attacked him the moment he entered.
He explained that the head teacher had arrived at the school in the morning to open his office and that as he prepared to sit down, a cobra struck.
The chief noted that the snake spat venom into the teacher’s eyes during the encounter, adding that the victim was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital in the neighboring Lambata village of Niger State.
According to the chief, the head teacher was pronounced dead a few hours later. He blamed the tragedy on the dilapidated state of the school’s infrastructure.
The incident, he said, threw the entire community—including parents and teachers—into a state of fear and mourning.
According to him, shortly after the attack, community members mobilized to the office and killed the snake.
“The unfortunate thing is that when I received information about the incident, members of the community discovered that the snake had passed through a broken wall into the head teacher’s office,” Aliyu said.
The chief said the structure, built through community efforts years ago, has fallen into a state of total disrepair. Aliyu added that it was only by God’s grace that pupils in the adjacent classroom were spared, noting that the walls in the learning areas are also cracked and crumbling.
“The pupils sit in a classroom attached to the head teacher’s office where the walls are also broken. This is extremely dangerous for the children too,” he said.
He noted that while there are two existing classrooms, there is no formal administrative block; the community-built office was the only administrative space available.
Describing the late head teacher as a hardworking and committed educator, the chief prayed for his soul.
He further called on the LEA to liaise with the Area Council or the FCT Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB) to build befitting classrooms and offices for the school.
The chairman of the school’s Parents Teachers Association (PTA), Adamu Salisu, also decried the lack of sufficient teachers.
He lamented that the few available staff hardly show up for lessons, noting that most are posted from Abaji town.
“We discovered that many of these teachers complain about the distance from Abaji town, which is why some of them only show up on days they feel like,” Salisu said.
He emphasized that this lack of punctuality has severely hampered learning.
He said the association has written several times to the Abaji LEA office to address the issue, but no action has been taken.
“We suggested to the LEA that since teachers from town struggle with the distance, they should employ NCE holders who are natives of this village. Until now, nothing positive has been heard,” he added.
Community lacks access to potable water
The village chief also expressed concern over the lack of clean drinking water. Despite the population size, the community relies on a single hand-pump borehole.
He said women are often forced to trek long distances to fetch water from a stream and appealed to the council to provide a motorized borehole with an overhead tank.
“Women queue every day at the hand pump just to get water. When it broke down last year, the community had to contribute money to repair it,” Aliyu said.
An official from the works department of the Abaji Area Council, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the council has captured the provision of motorized boreholes for several villages in Gawu ward—including Jamigbe—in the current budget.
“Regarding the school structure, that falls under the LEA office. The Secretary should write to the chairman, who will in turn forward the request to the FCT UBEB,” the official added.
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The Emir of Gumel in Jigawa State, Alhaji Dr. Ahmed Muhammad Sani II, has died.
The monarch passed away on Thursday in Egypt.
His death has thrown the people of the Gumel Emirate and residents of Jigawa State into mourning, with tributes expected to continue to pour in from across the state and beyond.
The death of the respected traditional ruler is a significant loss to his family, associates and the entire Gumel community. Prayers have been offered for Almighty Allah to forgive his shortcomings and grant him eternal rest in Aljannatul Firdaus.
Prayers were also offered for Allah to grant his family, loved ones and the people of Gumel the strength and patience to bear the loss.
The death of the Emir represents a major loss to the Gumel Emirate, given the important role traditional institutions play in promoting peace, unity, cultural values and community development.
The Gumel Emirate is one of the historic traditional institutions in northern Nigeria, with a rich heritage and longstanding influence in the social and cultural affairs of its people.
As Emir, the late Alhaji Dr. Ahmed Muhammad Sani II, CON, served as custodian of the traditional institution and provided leadership to the people of the emirate.
His passing is expected to be deeply felt by members of the royal family, traditional title holders, community leaders and residents across the emirate.
United States federal agents have nabbed a podcaster, Azariah Southworth, in Los Angeles over allegations that he threatened to kill US President Donald Trump.
According to New York Post on Thursday, Southworth was taken into federal custody in Los Angeles following an investigation into the alleged threats against Trump.
Southworth is known for hosting the Yass, Jesus podcast and previously hosted the Christian television programme, The Remix. His arrest has brought federal authorities’ attention to statements allegedly made by him concerning the president.
The allegations against Southworth have not been established in court, and details of any criminal charges filed against him were not immediately available in the report. Federal authorities typically investigate threats against the president as potential federal offences.
US law prohibits knowingly and willfully threatening to kill, kidnap or inflict bodily harm on the president. Such cases can result in federal prosecution if investigators determine that a statement meets the legal threshold for a criminal threat.
Federal authorities have pursued similar cases involving alleged threats against Trump in recent years.
The US Department of Justice has previously announced charges and convictions involving people accused of making threats against the president online and through other forms of communication.
Authorities have also stressed in previous cases that an arrest or criminal charge does not establish guilt. Prosecutors are required to prove the allegations in court, while defendants are presumed innocent unless convicted.
Southworth’s arrest comes amid continued security concerns surrounding threats against Trump and other US public officials. Further details about the allegations, possible charges and Southworth’s next court appearance are expected to emerge as the federal case proceeds.
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has commenced a city-wide desilting of drainage channels following heavy torrential rainfalls that triggered flash floods across parts of the nation’s capital.
Inspecting the ongoing clearance operations along the Airport Expressway on Thursday, Mr Richard Dauda, acting Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), said the exercise was directed by the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike.
The directive followed a flash flood that flooded the Airport Expressway on Tuesday.
According to Dauda, the effort is to mitigate flood risks during the peak of the rainy season.
Dauda noted that while recent downpours align with earlier meteorological warnings and climate change trends, the Abuja Master Plan inherently recognises certain areas, including the Airport Expressway axis as flood plains.
He assured residents that while resilient infrastructure was originally built to handle high water volumes, human activities have severely compromised its efficiency.
“Some of these drainage facilities over time have been silted. Part of the cause is residents dumping refuse into drainage channels.
“When rain falls, it washes down polythene bags, waste, and even large objects that block the outlets,” he said.
Dauda highlighted two major human factors aggravating the flash floods: illegal development and widespread infrastructure vandalism.
Exposing a major choke point along the expressway, Dauda pointed to a triple-cell box culvert meant to discharge a powerful stream flowing from the Galadima Roundabout.
He explained that a private developer had illegally constricted the waterway further downstream by constructing retaining walls to expand a personal plot.
“What that causes is that the volume of water that ought to pass no longer passes, causing detention, backflow, and eventual flooding.
“To restore adequate discharge capacity, we must remove the structures built by this developer,” he said.
Dauda also decried the theft of metal gully inlet covers by vandals, which allows large debris to flow directly into underground drains instead of being sieved at the surface.
“When vandals steal these covers, it’s like stealing from yourself as a taxpayer,” he remarked.
To permanently curb the theft, he revealed that the FCDA is exploring replacement materials made from non-recyclable compounds rather than steel or cast iron.
The FCDA boss confirmed that workers were already desilting trapezoidal drains, U-channels, and culvert outlets along the Airport Expressway, with plans to reconstruct damaged points where necessary.
Dauda urged Abuja residents to stop dumping refuse into waterways, warning that government infrastructure can only protect the city if public cooperation is guaranteed.
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