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The Hon. Commissioner of Health and Human Services, Chief Felix Tangwami made this known whil briefing in Yola, Adamawa State.
He said that the disease ravaged 8 wards in Mubi and 7 wards in Gombi LGAs which resulted to the death toll of 42 out of 131 and 177 affected.
A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Ngurore, said that the suspect was arrested on the 1st May, 2024.
He said that the command arrested one Idi Adamu, a 30-year-old resident of Wuro Ardo in Mubi North Local Government, for sexuality assaulting his one-year-old step daughter.
SP Ngurore added that the arrest followed a complaint lodged to police by the Mother of the victim who happens to be the wife to the accused.
The defendant who hails from Shafan community in Lamurde LGA, Adamawa State was arraigned before Hon. Justice Ishaku Haliru Yakubu, for the alleged offence preferred against him.
Gambo is facing trial for the aforementioned offence which contravenes section 192 (a) of the Penal Code law 2018.
The defendant allegedly caused the death of Kpeshi Hananiah by hitting him with a hoe on his head with the intention of causing his death.
The victim engaged the defendant in wrestling on the 14th June, 2023 which the defendant refused and became aggressive.
Provoked by the victim' s action, the defendant decided to report the matter to his father and while on his way to report the matter, he sighted a hoe and picked it up.
Armed with the hoe, the defendant returned back at the scene and hit the deceased on the head thereby sending him to his early grave.
On his arraignment, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the alleged offence.
Thereafter, the prosecuting Counsel, A.A. Yakubu (Senior State Counsel I) sought for an adjournment to enable him assemble witnesses for the purpose of proving his case.
After the case was called, Counsel to the defendant M. J. applied that the bail granted to his client by the Committee of Prerogative Mercy be extended.
He told the court that the defendant came to the court on his own, and that the bail be extended on the same terms.
Ruling, the judge, granted the application and said that the defendant's bail continues on terms granted by the committee and adjourned the matter to the 23rd May, 2024 for hearing.
Rev. Dr. Joel Manzo, sought for synergy as well as prayers while receiving the Exco of the Women Wing of CAN (WOWICAN) who were in his office to congratulate him on his emergence as Chairman of the Christian body.
Speaking while receiving the delegation, Rev. Dr. Joel Manzo, urged them not to relent in praying for CAN, saying that praying for the organisation means they are setting the ball on track for a success of the Christian body.
He said that without coming together as a family, it means that all the things that are scheduled in line with CAN, will not be achieved, assuring that with God all things are possible.
He thanked the leadership of WOWICAN for coming together as an organisation to congratulate him and other new Exco of CAN, saying that it is God who makes things possible.
He said," If not for God, it would have been a different story altogether. God has made it to be successful. Today, we are celebrating that which the Lord has done.
"Many people have met me at home and they were congratulating me. I said they should not go to an extent of congratulating me. He who is supposed to be congratulated is Bishop Dr. Dami Mamza, because he had done it and finished well.
"You should to come and wish me the best, pray along with me so that this same God that made him to be successful, will also go with us so that at the end of it we will celebrate success and congratulate one another". Dr. Joel Danjuma Manzo.
He said WOWICAN comprises faithful from different segments or denominations coming together as body with one mind, focus to achieve set objective that the Lord has placed before them.
According to him, God Almighty has called them to represent Him as ambassadors wherever they found ourselves here on the earth so that that which people will see in them will portray God in their lives, the way they do things, their approaches and, utterances.
Speaking earlier, the Chairperson WOWICAN Mrs. Helen James, said that they came primarily to congratulate him, pray with him for more strength and wisdom to successfully steer the affairs of the Christian body in the state.
She stated that it is God that they are looking up to as the author and finisher of their faith, and assured that God will certainly do it for them because they believe in Him and that God will do it for them.
Mrs. Helen James pledged their support to the new CAN leadership and assured that WOWICAN is always ready to carry out any assignment given to it.
By Shafi'u Saleh
In fulfillment of his campaign promises to the people of Kwah Community in Lamurde LGA of Adamawa State, the member Representing Demsa/Numan/Lamurde Federal Constituency has commissioned a block of 3 classrooms and donated furniture.
It was a day the people of Kwah had anxiously waited for as they rolled out their drums to receive Rt. Hon. Kwamoti for keeping to his campaign promise which many described as uncommon with politicians.
Welcomed by an array of colorful traditional dancers and youth groups, the Law maker was received by the visibly elated traditional ruler Kpan Bah, Chief Nixon Tamuna.
During this occasion, Rt. Hon. Kwamoti was recognized as "Vipion Kwah" translated as "the Shade of Kwah" by the Kpan Bah for constructing the block where children can be educated without being affected by rain of sunlight.
In his speech, Member Kwamoti B. La'ori, thanked God for giving him the opportunity to fulfill his promise to the people during the election campaign and said that it was not his ability, he promised to continue serving the people.
La'ori also urged the public to continue to support Governor Ahamdu Umaru Fintiri's plans to ensure peaceful coexistence, he said "if you get information, inform the government to take action on time".
Honorable Kwamoti La'ori also promised to convey the message of the management of the highway as requested by the people of the area to the relevant authorities.
A symbolic part of this event was the presentation of a decorated spear to the law maker by Kpan Bah for self-defense and for hunting more democracy dividends to the people of Kwah and the area.
Concerned about teaching Staff deficit in the School, Rt. Hon. Kwamoti promised to engage an ad-hoc staff for a stipend, from among Kwah youth to fill the gap.
Hon. Kwamoti reassured the people of his resolve to continue to bring democracy dividends to positively impact lives and livelihood without leaving out any Ward in the 3 LGAs he represents.
Speaking at the event the head teacher of the school, Salome Nicoderius, expressed happiness and praised the member for the construction of classrooms, and she complained about the lack of teachers in the school.
Also speaking at the event, the King of Kwah, Mr Nickson Tamuna, described the member as a great gift from God to the people of Adamawa state, adding that "you have brought us a kindness that we will never forget. We ask that you use your position to see that the main road from Lamurde to Karim is repaired for us," he said.
Also in his speech, the former chiarman of Lamurde LGC, Bulus Daniel, explained the politics of the member of house of Reps, saying that it is something that politicians should learn from hem.
He said "if we politicians will imitate your kind of politics, then we will succeed. I myself am the beacon of my politics, I will continue to imitate you" he said.
The Adviser to the Governor of Adamawa State on UBEC, Hon. Justina Nkom; the Heads of Service - Lamurde and Demsa LGAs; Sole Administrator of Waduku State Development Area, Hon. Relester; former Council Chairmen of Lamurde LGA namely Hon. Bulus Daniel, Hilda Enias, Dimas Bello; community leaders and PDP stakeholders, too numerous to mention all graced the occasion, offering goodwill.
Highlights of the event include traditional dances from Jenjo, Bandawa and Kwah cultural troupe. It was indeed a fulfilling event for the people of Kwah, Waduku ward and Lamurde LGA as a whole.
Justice Hafsat discharged and acquitted ASP Usman, the DPO Kiri Divisional Police headquarters in Shelleng LGA, after he was tried and found not guilty of all the 3 count charges preferred against him.
He was earlier arraigned before the court for the offences of conspiracy, culpable homicide punishable with death and extortion contrary to sections 61(1), 191 and 282 of the penal code law which he pleaded not guilty.
ASP Usman and 6 others including Sgt Audu Kari, Sgt Mohammed Batu, Yusuf Abdullahi, Cpl Musa Luka, Hassan Haruna, and Mohammed Bitrus(all at large) allegedly conspired and caused the death of Buba Grema, Jauro Hampeto, Misa Bakari and Yusuf.
According to the prosecution, ASP Usman and 6 others murdered the deceased by tying their hands and legs with electric cables and throwing them into the Kiri Dam with the knowledge that death would be the probable and not only the likely consequence of their act.
It further averred that ASP Usman, had in April, 2016 at Kiri dishonestly induced the parents and relatives of the deceased and put them in fear in his capacity as DPO and received the sum of N70,000 and N100,000 respectively.
The prosecution in the case number: HC/ADSY/48c/2021, arraigned the DPO alone and claimed that 6 other suspects were at large and called 3 relatives of the deceased who testified as witnesses.
Delivering judgement on Tuesday, Justice Hafsat, said " In the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses before me, I found that there abound such doubts of magnitude contemplated in the case above as seen by me, which are of material nature so as to vitiate the findings of this court on the guilt of the defendant".
She held that on seeming contradictions in the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses, it is true, indeed, that testimonies of witnesses can only be said to be contradictory when they give inconsistent accounts of the same event.
"That explains why the law takes the view that for contradictions in the testimonies of witnesses to vitiate a decision, they must be material and substantial.
" That is, such contradictions must be material to the extent that they cast serious doubts on the case presented as a whole by the party on whose behalf the witnesses testified, or as to the reality of such witnesses," she stated.
According to her, the court has found as not credible the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses in the case at hand, more so that many other potential witnesses are not called by the prosecution, though it is not a requirement of the law that all should be called.
She said that in his testimony, the IPO however recorded that there was no entery of the deceased persons names in the station diary, cell diary of Kiri police station, nor a trace of such entry anywhere indicating that the deceased were brought to the police station.
She stated that no of the vigilante men who allegedly said to have effected the arrest before handing the deceased persons to the defendant was called except the deceased family members who testified as witnesses.
"These pieces of lacuna has in the sense of law created and casted doubt in the mind of this court as to whether the defendant truly took custody of the deceased persons from the alleged vigilantes.
"In view of all the above, I hold therefore that the offence of culpable homicide punishable with death has not been proven against the defendant beyond reasonable doubt.
On the issue of conspiracy, she declared that the defendant cannot conspire with himself or by himself to commit a crime.
She said that though by the circumstantial evidence before the court, it can be inferred that the offence charged was jointly carried out by more than person, lamenting that it is unfortunate that the defendant was charged before the court alone and discharged and acquitted him accordingly.
The suspects, Usman Adamu of Gerio street and Aminu Usman of Ajiya street in Yola North LGA in the state had confessed to the crime.
One of the suspects, Usman Adamu, who carted away the bread on the 28th April, 2024 belonging Zakari Ya'u Ibrahim, asked his friend, Aminu to accompany him to Yola town in order to sell it.
On that fateful day, the owner of the bread packed his wheelbarrow carrying bread and left for evening prayer at a mosque where the suspect used the opportunity and stole it.
The suspects were arrested by the police on their way to Yola town the following day where they had decided to go and sell the stolen bread.
While being interrogated by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, one of the suspects, Usman Adamu, said he stole the bread alone and asked Aminu to accompany him to Yola so as to sell it.
He narrated that on that fateful day, he made away with the bread and hid it near a mosque so that nobody will steal it from him.
