The Nigeria Police Force under the authority of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has declared member representing Bauchi Federal Constituency, Yakubu Abdullahi Shehu wanted and placed a sum of N1 million to be given to anybody with his whereabouts.

The declaration was sequel to his alleged connection with case of criminal conspiracy, causing grievous hurt, inciting disturbances of public peace and culpable homicide.

This is contained in the Special Police Gazette Bulletin CB: 2685/Bsx/VOL.T/4s shared by the Bauchi State Police Command spokesperson, SP Ahmed Wakil on Tuesday.

The police was seeking for anyone with credible information that would lead to his arrest for interrogation and arraignment on criminal charges.

“Anyone with information that could assist in his arrest should please contact 08151849417 or report at any nearest police station,” the bulletin read in part.

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two wives of the Chief of Sarkin kudu, Dansalama Adamu in Taraba  State.

Sources told journalists that the incident happened at midnight Friday 3rd February 2023, when the unknown gunmen forced their way into the palace of Chief of Sarkin kudu in Ibi LGA of the state and abducted his family members.

A source from the family told our Correspondent that the two wives are Hajiya Sumayya Ibrahim who is the first, and the second wife Hajiya Maryam Ibrahim.

findings by our Correspondent revealed that the Monarch, a third-class chief was said to have traveled out of his Chiefdom when the gunmen stormed his palace. 

At the time of filing this report where about of the Monarch’s abducted wives are not known and there was no contact between the suspected kidnappers and the Monarch, any of the family members, or associates. 

Police spokesman, Taraba State Command, SP Usman Abdullahi Jada confirmed the incident and said some suspects were arrested by the police in connection with the abduction.

SP Jada also explained that the effort to rescue the abducted family members of the Monarch is on and the suspects arrested have provided useful information to the police which could lead to their rescue.

By Sani Yarima

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday congratulated Nigeria for becoming the 111th state to ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

This was contained in a statement issued by the ICRC by Aliyu Dawobe of the Public Relations Unit, ICRC Abuja Nigeria.

The statement reads in parts “Nigeria ratified the treaty on 28th February 2023, which will take effect from 1st August, and prohibits all use, production, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster munitions.

“The continued use of cluster munitions globally causes widespread human suffering, particularly due to their indiscriminate area effect. In 2022, civilians accounted for 97% of all recorded cluster munition casualties.

“Cluster munitions that do not explode on impact can pose a threat to communities for years–especially as people seek to return home in the wake of armed conflict. 

“In Nigeria, we work alongside the Nigerian Red Cross Society to help raise awareness among communities of the risks posed by these explosive remnants of war. 

“Nigeria becomes the 35th country in Africa to ratify the treaty, underscoring the shared responsibility to prohibit weapons that have dire and long-standing humanitarian consequences,” it added 

The statement, however, called on all states and parties to armed conflict to immediately stop using, producing, transferring, and stockpiling cluster munitions.