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Gov Buni orders removal of security checkpoints in Yobe’s communities
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has ordered the dismantling of all security checkpoints in Gashua and Garin Alkali, located respectively in Bade and Bursari local government areas of the state.
In a statement signed by Brig. Gen. Dahiru Abdulsalam (retd), the special adviser to the governor on security, it was revealed that the decision followed a thorough review of security arrangements in the locations.
“No security agency should henceforth mount or man any roadblock or checkpoint between Gashua and Garin Alkali. All roadblocks in Gashua town and environs are to be removed and replaced with standing/mobile patrols without interfering with the free flow of vehicular traffic in and around Gashua town.
“Standing patrols should be established on Sunday, being Garin Alkali Market Day, along Bayamari Road and along Jakusko Road after Garin Alkali to provide a security presence on market day.
“The patrols should be cited off the road and should not interfere with traffic flow unless the security situation based on credible intelligence necessitates a stop-and-search or snap roadblock, which should be duly authorised for a short period,” the statement reads in part.
He also stated that henceforth, there should be no extortion of dry season farmers conveying fuel or NPK fertiliser to their farm by any security agency, urging that the use of urea fertiliser be banned throughout Yobe State.
The statement concluded by directing heads of security agencies to ensure immediate and strict compliance with the directives by security units and formations under their command within the mentioned local government areas.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
US President-elect, Donald Trump’s incoming administration plans to immediately order a series of deportation raids targeting illegal immigrants after his inauguration.
Chicago is expected to be the first major city targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as part of Operation Safeguard, the New York Times reported, citing two people familiar with planning the undertaking.
The massive deportation operation is expected to target criminals and gang members in the United States illegally and run for one week.
Trump has promised to conduct the largest deportation program in U.S. history.
Up to 200 ICE agents are being sent to Chicago to help kick off the operation on Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported. The agency has already asked agents to volunteer for the post-inauguration raids.
“There’s gonna be a big raid across the country,” Tom Homan, who will be in charge of U.S. borders once Trump takes office, told Fox News in an interview.
Homan has previously said he will instruct ICE agents to carry out raids on illegal immigrants at their workplaces.
In addition to Chicago, the sweeping crackdown will also target other major U.S. cities with large immigrant populations.
Trump is set to take the oath of office on Monday, January 20, in an inauguration that will take place indoors.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
A faith-based civil society organization, CSO that monitors and reports on Hajj and Umrah activities, the Independent Hajj Reporters, IHR, has commended the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, for selecting a different Saudi-based Hajj service provider for the 2025 Hajj season.
It said the decision would create healthy competition among service providers interested in efficiently, qualitatively, and satisfactorily serving Nigerian pilgrims.
The CSO, in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Malam Ibrahim Muhammed, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, and made available to our correspondent on Sunday in Abuja, said the quest for improved Hajj services has been a major challenge for Nigerian pilgrims owing to the repeated failure of providing satisfactory services.
”We applauded the decision to pick another service provider that will cater for the needs of pilgrims within the Masha’ir areas during the five days of Hajj,” he said
The national coordinator, who is currently in Saudi Arabia to monitor the pre-Hajj arrangements, said available information shows that the new company, Mashariq Al Dhahabia, is an experienced provider that has served top-rated Hajj countries, like Indonesia and Malaysia, and ranked among the top five Hajj service providers by the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.
“The company served 249 706 which is the largest number of Hajj pilgrims during the 2023 hajj. They were awarded as the Best Hajj Service Providers during the 2022 Hajj by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah,” he stated.
IHR said it further understood that NAHCON is planning to recruit another service provider to provide services for very important personalities, VIP pilgrims so as not to repeat the experience of previous years, which is also a desired step forward.
It, however, urged NAHCON to set a parameter of performance for the newly selected service providers to serve as a baseline for determining continuous patronage, advising that such criteria should be based on pilgrims’ satisfaction and adherence to contractual terms.
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