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Gov Zulum expresses concern over potential escape of Boko Haram Leaders from Borno prison amid flood crises 

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By Ojomah Austin.

 

Following a severe flood that devastated Maiduguri the state capital, report has it that the flood, which resulted in significant loss of life and extensive property damage, also affected the old prison, leading to the evacuation of many inmates to the new maximum security prison in Maiduguri.

Reports suggest that some of these inmates, which few were said to be boko haram leaders may have escaped during the evacuation process.

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During an interview with BBC, Gov. Zulum was asked if he was worried that some Boko Haram leaders might have escaped, He responded saying: “I’m worried, yes, I’m seriously worried. But you also have to bear in mind that Borno State Government has established what we call Borno Model of Rehabilitation that has allowed many insurgents to repent. Within the last two years, over 200,000 Boko Haram members and their families have repented and, I think, this has also yielded positive results in ensuring return of peace and stability to Borno State.”
Zulum decried how the state witnessed another calamity amid its challenging security situation.

“I can remember more than 300,000 people were killed in Borno State, thousands of classrooms were destroyed, hundreds of facilities were destroyed by the insurgency.

“We are just trying to get out of this problem and then now we witnessed another disaster-—a very serious calamity, another serious humanitarian crisis which the state governor cannot shoulder.

“There is no way we can provide food to millions of people in one or two hours. So, what we decided is to retreat and organise ourselves. The only way we can organise ourselves is to ensure that the affected victims are resettled in camps. Then we will take the support to the camps, otherwise many will die as a result of receiving food and non-food items in queues,” he said.

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DJ Cuppy Shares Heartfelt Prayer to God About Her Future Husband

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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa

Nigerian DJ and billionaire heiress, DJ Cuppy, has shared a heartfelt prayer on social media, expressing her desire for a deep spiritual connection with God.

In the post, she prayed that her relationship with God be so strong that her future husband would first have to seek God in order to find her.

The emotional prayer resonated with many of her followers, who praised her commitment to faith and personal growth.

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Bobrisky files petition against EFCC and Security Agencies of Human Rights Violations

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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa

The EFCC and other security agencies in Nigeria are violators of human rights” Bobrisky says as he shares court filing praying the court to restrain security agencies from violating his rights.

Bobrisky, through his lawyer, had filed a petition in the Federal High Court of Nigeria to restrain the EFCC and other security agencies from harassing, arresting, detaining, or declaring the crossdresser wanted.

Bobrisky said that despite the court filing, the EFCC violently assaulted him and pulled him out of a plane that was about to tale off, which is a violation of his fundamental human right.

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He said he now wants the world to see the security agencies in Nigeria for what they are.

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Bread and butter activists: Wike not available for such adult delinquents-Olayinka slams Adeyanju

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Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has reiterated that the Minister will not give attention to “professional scammers and hustlers” who are masquerading as activists.

In a statement on Saturday, the Spokesperson to the FCT Minister said most of those jumping from one social media platform to another to speak against the FCT Minister were doing so because he ignored them and is making the “Yahoo Yahoo” antics through which they have sustained themselves to fail.

He said; “While growing up as a child in the hilly town of Okemesi Ekiti, one of the lessons I learned from my grandfather was never to wrestle with pigs. He was constantly telling us that the danger of wrestling with a pig will be that at the end of the fight, sane minds won’t be able to differentiate between you and the pig you fought with.

Therefore, as a matter of principle, we won’t dignify some people with any response.

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“This is more so that we know how a certain emergency activist diverted election money to purchase a petrol station. We know how some so-called activists have fought themselves over protest money, including the one in 2019.

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