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Three suspected kidnappers were gunned down, while collecting ransom demanded before the release of their victim in Song Local Government Area, Adamawa state. The killing followed an actionable operational techniques, which led vigilantes in Murke, Song LGA ambushing the kidnappers who came out of the bush around 8:30pm on Thursday for the collection of ransom demanded before the release of their victim, Queen Bakomi. Two of the kidnappers were shot dead on the spot, while one other ran into the bush with gunshot wounds, but was later apprehended with the captive successfully freed in the operation. Sources from Balma community informed NEWS PLATFORM that the hoodlums had earlier stormed the residence of Bakomi Andrawus, where they shot him on his chest which led to his untimely death. After killing Bakomi, the kidnappers went on and abducted Queen, the daugther of the deceased where she spent 6 days in the bush with the suspects demanding N2million ransom before releasing her.  Th...

Three suspected kidnappers were gunned down, while collecting ransom demanded before the release of their victim in Song Local Government Area, Adamawa state. The killing followed an actionable operational techniques, which led vigilantes in Murke, Song LGA ambushing the kidnappers who came out of the bush around 8:30pm on Thursday for the collection of ransom demanded before the release of their victim, Queen Bakomi. Two of the kidnappers were shot dead on the spot, while one other ran into the bush with gunshot wounds, but was later apprehended with the captive successfully freed in the operation. Sources from Balma community informed NEWS PLATFORM that the hoodlums had earlier stormed the residence of Bakomi Andrawus, where they shot him on his chest which led to his untimely death. After killing Bakomi, the kidnappers went on and abducted Queen, the daugther of the deceased where she spent 6 days in the bush with the suspects demanding N2million ransom before releasing her.  Th...

Men and Women of Boshikiri in Dumna District, Guyuk Local Government Area, Adamawa state on Monday staged a peaceful protest against the destruction of about 85 farmlands and crops by men suspected to Waja. Some men suspected to be Waja had on Saturday night invaded farmlands belonging to Lunguda men and women with cutlasses and sprayers and cut down guine corn, maize as well as sprayed herbicides suspected to be 24D on soya beans, beans among other crops, causing huge losses to farmers and communities. The protesters appealed to both federal and state governments to act within14-days with a view to bringing an end to fresh attacks on their farmlands and crops or else resort to self defence. The aggrieved Lunguda men and women who wore symbolic black outfits and carried placards, stormed the affected farmlands wailing, while demanding government's action against "wanton destruction" of their nearly harvested crops. According to them, the fortunes of farmers in Dumna distr...

Men and Women of Boshikiri in Dumna District, Guyuk Local Government Area, Adamawa state on Monday staged a peaceful protest against the destruction of about 85 farmlands and crops by men suspected to Waja. Some men suspected to be Waja had on Saturday night invaded farmlands belonging to Lunguda men and women with cutlasses and sprayers and cut down guine corn, maize as well as sprayed herbicides suspected to be 24D on soya beans, beans among other crops, causing huge losses to farmers and communities. The protesters appealed to both federal and state governments to act within14-days with a view to bringing an end to fresh attacks on their farmlands and crops or else resort to self defence. The aggrieved Lunguda men and women who wore symbolic black outfits and carried placards, stormed the affected farmlands wailing, while demanding government's action against "wanton destruction" of their nearly harvested crops. According to them, the fortunes of farmers in Dumna distr...

A total of five people have been killed when the car they were travelling in from Yola to Michika Local Government Area in Adamawa state on Monday rammed into tree. The deceased, four male and one female including the driver of the car left Yola around 4:00 pm to Michika, but the driver of the car lost control near Madugu in Girei Local Government Area, and hit a tree. An eyewitness told NEWS PLATFORM that all those travelling in the Toyota starlet died on the spot, and advised motorists to avoid reckless and careless driving in order to save lives. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state police command, DSP Suileiman Yahaya Nguroje, said that driving had a self accident on its way to Michika LGA. DSP Nguroje, confirmed that all the 5 people in the vehicle including the driver died in the accident, and commiserated with the families of the deceased. 

A total of five people have been killed when the car they were travelling in from Yola to Michika Local Government Area in Adamawa state on Monday rammed into tree. The deceased, four male and one female including the driver of the car left Yola around 3:00 pm to Michika, but the driver of the car lost control near Malama Duku in Girei Local Government Area, and hit a tree. An eyewitness told NEWS PLATFORM that all those travelling in the Toyota starlet died on the spot, and advised motorists to avoid reckless and careless driving in order to save lives. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state police command, DSP Suileiman Yahaya Nguroje, said that driving had a self accident on its way to Michika LGA. DSP Nguroje, confirmed that all the 5 people in the vehicle including the driver died in the accident, and commiserated with the families of the deceased. 

A 40 year old man, Iliyasu Sule, of Ngurore ward in Yola South Local Government Area, Adamawa state has been arrested for allegedly beating a private security guard to death. Sule was said to have hit the security guard of a Service Providers' Company at Kwanan Waya in Yola South LGA, with the stick two times which led to his demise on the spot for causing his dismissal from service. Speaking exclusively to NEWS PLATFORM at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the police headquaters in Yola, the accused person and father of 3, said that he was employed by the company in 2020 and was sacked in July, 2021, due to cases of theft. He confessed that he stole the company's iron rod and sold it to scavenger at the sum of N5000, saying that the company reported him to police at Namtari in Yola South who subsequently investigated the matter and recovered the iron rod. He said that the management of the company threatened to sack him, but after pleading, the company decided to ...

Two local Vigilantes, Abdulrahaman Alhaji Yakubu and Suleiman Lawan of Murke in Song Local Government Area, Adamawa state who turned kidnappers have been arrested for allegedly killing a man in village near Gombedeked along Dumne road in Song LGA. Abdulrahaman who is 30 years old and father of 5 and Suleiman who is 35 years old and has 10 children, are currently being investigated by the operatives of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), police headquarters, Yola,  in connection to the crime. The suspected kidnappers and 3 others now at large were said to have stormed the village on the 5th August, 2021, in the night for random kidnapping during which they invaded the residence of the victim and abducted his son.  But while the kidnappers were dragging the boy out of the house so as to take him into the bush for ransom, his elder brother confronted them and in the process one of the suspects, Suleiman fired a gun shot, but could not touch him. When the elder brother of...

A man simply identified as Zakaria Waye of Girei town in Girei Local Government Area, Adamawa state has beaten his wife, Ruth Zakaria, to the extend of breaking her lower jaw and damaging her left eye. Zakaria, was alleged to have badly brutalised his middle age wife, and ended up breaking her lower jaw as well as damaging her left eye during a quarrel on Thursday. Already, the accused person has been remanded in a prison custody as ordered by Chief Magistrate Abdulrazak Adamu, of Chief Magistrate Court 4 in Yola after he admitted beating her. Ruth who bore 5 children for Zakaria, could not be able to talk when she was brought to court on Thursday, due to surgery and stitching/wiring of her broken jaw. The husband was alleged to have beaten his wife for about 7 times whenever misunderstanding between him and his wife ensued even in the presence of their children. But when arrested and brought to court for offences of causing a grievious hurt among other offences, Zakaria pleaded guilty...

A man simply identified as Zakaria Waye of Girei town in Girei Local Government Area, Adamawa state has beaten his wife, Ruth Zakaria, to the extend of breaking her lower jaw and damaging her left eye. Zakaria, was alleged to have badly brutalised his middle age wife, and ended up breaking her lower jaw as well as damaging her left eye during a quarrel on Thursday. Already, the accused person has been remanded in a prison custody as ordered by Chief Magistrate Abdulrazak Adamu, of Chief Magistrate Court 4 in Yola after he admitted beating her. Ruth who bore 5 children for Zakaria, could not be able to talk when she was brought to court on Thursday, due to surgery and stitching/wiring of her broken jaw. The husband was alleged to have beaten his wife for about 7 times whenever misunderstanding between him and his wife ensued even in the presence of their children. But when arrested and brought to court for offences of causing a grievious hurt among other offences, Zakaria pleaded guilty...

Three suspected "Shila" Boys arrested for alleged robbery in Yola, Adamawa state capital have been remanded at a Correctional Centre in the state. Chief Magistrate Aliyu Bawuro of Chief Magistrate Court I Admin,  ordered for the remand of the boys who were arraigned before him by the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP A. A. Alhaji. The suspected "Shila" Boys including Abubakar Suleiman, 18, Umar Khalifa,18, and Bitrus John, 20 of Bachure and Malamre wards respectively in Yola North Local Government Area, were apprehended by Anti-Shila Team Surveillance Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Yola, on the 20th August, 2021. According to First Information Report terndered in court by Seargent Sawe Nicholas, the accused persons were nabbed shortly after attacking and robbing one Mama Ignatius, of her phone valued N35, 000, and a purse containing 2 ATM cards, voters card and her choir identification card at Damilu ward along Numan road. When the substan...

The Commissioner Ministry for Special Duties, Hon. Sanusi Faruk, has been arraigned before Upper Area Court 3 in Yola, Adamawa state for allegedly defrauding the Driver and Special Assistant to Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, Saidu Muhammed the sum of N2.270 million. Hon. Sanusi, who was arrainged before Honourable Umar Isa led Area Court for the alleged offence on Tuesday, was sighted by NEWS PLATFORM standing helplessly and sweating in the dock.  In a direct criminal complaint pursuant to section 91, 112 of the State Administration of Criminal Justice Law, Saidu, alleged that he sold Toyota Corolla LE to the accused person at the sum of N2.5million on the 22th September, 2020.  Saidu, told the court that the defendant collected the vehicle with a promise to pay the money later, and that he paid the sum of N200, 000, on the 30th November, 2020, and again paid N30, 000, making  N230, 000, remaining the balance of N2.270 million which he refused. But during the arraignment ...

A 57 year old rape suspect, Sani Mohammed, on Tuesday died at the premises of the Chief Magistrate Court 2 in Yola, Adamawa state. Late Sani, who was a butcher, and hailed from Wauru Jabbe in Yola South Local Government Area in the state, had been in Yola prison for exactly one year for allegedly raping a minor. NEWS PLATFORM learnt that the deceased had been very sick for about three (3) weeks before he was brought to court on Tuesday. He was earlier dragged before Magistrate Japhet Ibrahim Basani, by the Commissioner of Police on the 24th August, 2020, and had been on holding charge before his demise on the 24th August, 2021. The accused person died at the premises of the court while the court was being presided by Magistrate Basani, where his attention was drawn about the condition of the deceased, but before he could go out to see and give necessary orders, he only found the remains of the suspect on the ground. It was as a result of that that the court presided by Magistrate Basan...

The Dealer/Distributor of indian hemp and weeds in Ganye, Jada and Mayo Belwa Local Government Areas, Adamawa state, Zangina Maigari, has been arrested by the operatives of the state police command attached to Ganye Divisional headquaters. The operatives of the command have also recovered large quantity of indian hemp from the suspect who is simply identified as Zangina Maigari, a 26 years old a resident of Barde Ward, Ganye Local Government Area. A statement by the image maker of the command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, which was made available NEWS PLATFORM on Saturday, said that the suspect was nabbed following the commitment of the officers and men of the division. According to Nguroje, the landmark achievement followed the reinvigorated special action plan on the fight against banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent crimes across the boarder areas initiated by the committed Commissioner of Police, CP Aliyu Adamu Alhaji. Nguroje added that in its gallant effort towar...

The Dealer/Distributor of indian hemp and weeds in Ganye, Jada and Mayo Belwa Local Government Areas, Adamawa state, Zangina Maigari, has been arrested by the operatives of the state police command attached to Ganye Divisional headquaters. The operatives of the command have also recovered large quantity of indian hemp from the suspect who is simply identified as Zangina Maigari, a 26 years old a resident of Barde Ward, Ganye Local Government Area. A statement by the image maker of the command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, which was made available NEWS PLATFORM on Saturday, said that the suspect was nabbed following the commitment of the officers and men of the division. According to Nguroje, the landmark achievement followed the reinvigorated special action plan on the fight against banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent crimes across the boarder areas initiated by the committed Commissioner of Police, CP Aliyu Adamu Alhaji. Nguroje added that in its gallant effort towar...

Life will no longer be the same for the family of Franca, a Diploma Two Student of the Department of Library Science, Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa state who was impregnated, killed and buried by her male colleague and boyfriend, Mumini Abubakar. Already, the long arm of the law has finally caught up with Abubakar and two of his accomplices, Huzaifa Shuaibu and Rabiu Adamu who reportedly connived and gruesomely murdered Franca Elisha, buried her in a shallow grave, and went about their normal academic activities pretending as if nothing happens. Abubakar, who is a resident of unguwan Sanda in North Yola Morth LGA, allegedly put Late Franca, in a family way, but when he was informed about the development by his girl friend, he stood his ground that the pregnancy must be aborted. He took the deceased into his room located at students' community behind the state university Mubi, for the clandestine abortion on the 6th August, 2021. To successfully carry out their planned abortion...

In its renewed commitment towards sustaining cross border patrol with a view to checkmating smugglers, traffickers, terrorists and armed robbers, the operatives attached to the State intelligence Bureau(SIB), Adamawa state have arrested 3 suspects for allegedly stealing 120 ceiling fans in a public schools. Those apprehended by the SIB include; Tanko Jessay, 23, Linus Waba,  24 and Ahmed Aliyu 23, residents of Njuwa Mission  Askira-Uba in Borno State. A statement by the spokesman of the command, DSP Suleiman Yahgaya Nguroje, and made available to NEWS PLATFORM on Friday,  said that the boys burgled and stole 120 ceiling fans from the schools and were apprehended while talking the stolen items to Taraba.  He explained that the suspects were arrested by the operatives attached to SIB for allegedly burgling Primary/Secondary schools in Askira UBA a bordering a village between Borno/Adamawa states.

In its renewed commitment towards sustaining cross border patrol with a view to checkmating smugglers, traffickers, terrorists and armed robbers, the operatives attached to the State intelligence Bureau(SIB), Adamawa state have arrested 3 suspects for allegedly stealing 120 ceiling fans in a public schools. Those apprehended by the SIB include; Tanko Jessay, 23, Linus Waba,  24 and Ahmed Aliyu 23, residents of Njuwa Mission  Askira-Uba in Borno State. A statement by the spokesman of the command, DSP Suleiman Yahgaya Nguroje, and made available to NEWS PLATFORM on Friday,  said that the boys burgled and stole 120 ceiling fans from the schools and were apprehended while talking the stolen items to Taraba.  He explained that the suspects were arrested by the operatives attached to SIB for allegedly burgling Primary/Secondary schools in Askira UBA a bordering a village between Borno/Adamawa states.

Yola Chief Magistrate Court I Admin, in Adamawa state has charged Two (2) Young Ladies, Acheri A. Malgwi and Christiana Audu of Mubi North Local Government Area, with the offences of conspiracy and cheating 4 people of the whooping N3.960million.  The presiding judge, Aliyu Bawuro, charged Acheri, 23 and Christiana, 24, of Mubi North LGA, with the alleged offences contrary to sections 60 and 312 and punishable under sections 61(2) and 313 of the state penal code law, 2018. The defendants who are students of Adamawa State University (ADSU), Mubi, and Federal Polytechnic Mubi, were charged to court for allegedly defrauding Biyama Philip, Mandela Tumba, Tizhe Geoffrey and Faith Samuel of different addresses in Mubi of N3.960 million. According to prosecution, the defendants who were agents of a particular business firm, Adetec International Business World in conjunction with Bitcon Binary, fraudulently deceived the complainants to invest their money with the firm so as to obtain 25% a...

Adamawa State Police Command on Thursday deployed hundreds of its officers and men ahead of planned visit of President Muhammadu Buhari, to the state Tomorrow. However, the command has ordered for the closure of Airport road to Yola town as from 7:00am, until the time Buhari departs Yola to Abuja. President Buhari is expected to visit Adamawa on Friday to condole family and the state over the demise of Ahmed Joda. It is against this backdrop that the state police command on Thursday deployed its personnel for surveillance in order to maintain law and order before, during and after the visit. The Commissioner of Police in a statement by the command's spokesman, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, and made availabnle to NEWS PLATFORM on Thursday, ordered officers to display high level of professionalism and operate within the context of the law. "In an effort to sustain the existing public order and public safety in the state, the Commissioner of Police, CP Aliyu Adamu Alhaj, has order...

In its effort towards combating crime in and around Adamawa, the Operatives of the Police Command attached to Toungo Divisional headquaters (DPO) in Toungo Local Government Area have arrested 2 notorious indian hemp dealers. The operatives recovered large quantity of indian hemp and 2 motorcycles from the suspects. The accused persons include; Ibrahim Audu, 31years old and Alkasim Musa, 32 years old and both reside in Ganye town, in Ganye Local Government Area. A statement by the spokesman of the command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, and made available to NEWS PLATFORM on Wednesday, said that the suspects were apprehended on the 16th August, 2021. DSP Nguroje added that both dealers were smuggling large cache of carnabis into the state through Dakalaji,Taraba border,Kiri District in Toungo LGA.

Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command attached to SIB have recorded another breakthrough by apprehending a syndicate of 14 suspected notorious kidnappers terrorising innocent citizens. The command has recovered 19 handsets and 22 Sim cards of different networks from the suspected kidnappers. The suspects include; Sanda Buba, 33 years old and resident of Bausman village, Chigari in Fufore LGA, Aliyu Abubakar, 34years old, resident of Yolde Pate,Yola South LGA, Ashiru Sarkin Yamma, 25years, Tukur Hammadu, 35years old and a resident of Yolde Pate, Yola South. Others include; Abdul Isa, 35years old and hailed from samunaka in Yola South LGA., Idris Musa, 27years, resident of Malabu, Fufore LGA, Samaila Garba, 25years a resident of Bunga, Malabu district, Fufore LGA, Mumini Idirisu, 25years a resident of Bunga, Malabu district, Fufore LGA. Others are; Abubakar Yau, 30years a resident of Sabongari, Jada LGA, Adamu Hussein, 25years a resident of Budzu, Kojoli Village,Jada LGA, Martin...

Father of JSS 2 Student of Capital Government Day Secondary School Yola, Adamawa state, Baba Hammanadama, on Monday collapsed at the premises of Chief Magistrate Court 2 when the court convicted and sentenced his son, Abdulrazak Hammanadama to 7 years imprisonment. Abdulrazak, who is 19 years old, bagged seven year prison term without option of fine for stabbing one Ifeanyi Emmanuel of Demsawo ward in Yola North Local Goveenment Area Three ( 3) times with a knife. Ifeanyi received a life threatening stab wound on his head, ear and at the back from the 19 year old Abdulrazak, who invaded his residence around 4:00am on the 12th August, 2021, while on one man mission to steal his property. The victim, who was brutally stabbed with a long knife when he resisted an attempt by the convict to steal his valuables, raised alarm which it attracted gallant neighbours who rushed in and arrested the convict and subsequently handed him over to the vigilantee. When he was arraigned in court for extor...

Sale Gambo, a suspected kidnapper of Ahijo Muhammed, the Divisional Police Officer(DPO) of Mubi North Local Goverment Area in Adamawa state, has been apprehended and arraigned before Chief Magistrate Court I Jimeta on Monday.  Other accused persons charged to court by the Commissioner of Police, A. A. Alhaji, for conspiracy and armed robbery include; Abdullahi Ibrahim, Idris Musa and Abba Umar, while Mamman Sani and Muhammed Bala were arraigned for criminal conspiracy and kidnapping. Ahijo Muhammed, was abducted in November 2019, where those who kidnapped him demanded the sum of N10million before releasing him, but he was later rescued by Operation Puff Ader/Operation Farauta after 8 days in the kidnappers net. Already, the court presided by Chief Magistrate Aliyu Bawuro, has remanded all the suspects in a Yola prison custody in connection to the alleged offences. The First Information Report tendered in court by ASP Francis Audu, said it was reported to the police on the 19th Nove...

Criminal Area Court II in Adamawa state on Friday, ordered for the remand of a former Area Court Area Judge, Bashir Mohammed, in a custodial centre over alleged cheating. Honourable Nuhu Musa Garta, issued the order when the former Judge who was accused of cheating one Bappa Alhaji Lawan, the sum of N730, 000, was arraigned before him. The former judge who is currently standing trial for cheating contrary to section 313 of the penal code law, was the Gombi Area Court Judge in Gombi Local Government Area before his retirement about 3 years ago.   In a charge read in court, the accused was alleged to have sold 3 plots of land thus; 100 x50, 160x50 and 70x30 at the sum of N300, 000, 300, 000 and N60, 000 to the complainant and also collected N70, 000 for documents from him totalling N730, 000. It added that the complainant, who resides at Rhumde Baru Jambutu in Yola North Local Government Area later discovered that the said plots of land which situated behind Airforce Comprehensi...

Criminal Area Court II in Adamawa state on Friday, ordered for the remand of a former Area Court Area Judge, Bashir Mohammed, in a custodial centre over alleged cheating. Honourable Nuhu Musa Garta, issued the order when the former Judge who was accused of cheating one Bappa Alhaji Lawan, the sum of N730, 000, was arraigned before him. The former judge who is currently standing trial for cheating contrary to section 313 of the penal code law, was the Gombi Area Court Judge in Gombi Local Government Area before his retirement about 3 years ago.   In a charge read in court, the accused was alleged to have sold 3 plots of land thus; 100 x50, 160x50 and 70x30 at the sum of N300, 000, 300, 000 and N60, 000 to the complainant and also collected N70, 000 for documents from him totalling N730, 000. It added that the complainant, who resides at Rhumde Baru Jambutu in Yola North Local Government Area later discovered that the said plots of land which situated behind Airforce Comprehensi...

Former Governor of Adamawa state, Barr. Bala James Ngillari, has expressed saddness over the demise of the former Federal Permanent Secretary, Ahmed Joda. Joda, 91, died on Friday at the Federal Medical Center(FMC), Yola.   In statement made available to NEWS PLATFORM on Saturday, Ngillari, said that he was deeply saddened with the news of the departure of an accomplished and detribalized politician of high repute, who served his community, State and Nation with passion, honesty and patriotism.  Ngillari said, "the death of an elder stateman is not only a loss to the state or nation, but to the youths and history, who should have tapped more from his wealth of experience and personal library". "Late Ahmed Joda, was a man whose primary concern was on how to ensure that justice, peace and progress prevails among people of various religious and ethnic backgrounds as well as build common ground for peaceful coexistence. This he had demonstrated even during my brief stay at t...

An elder statesman and former Federal Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Ahmed Joda, is dead. According to a family statement, Joda died on Friday after an illness at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC Yola. He was 91 and hailed from Girei local government area of Adamawa State.

Ring Leader of the dreaded " Shila" Boys terrorising the inhabitants of Jimeta metropolis in Adamawa state, Abubakar Ibrahim and 3 other accompices, have been convicted and sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in Yola prison. The 25 year old Abubakar and 3 other "Shila" Boys including Shamsu Abubakar, 18, Ismail Musa, 18, and Muslim Ibrahim, 19, are to spend 7 years and 6 months behind bars without option of fine. Magistrate Japhet Ibrahim Basani, of the Chief Magistrate Court 2, convicted and sentenced the young men after they were found guilty for criminal conspiracy and theft contrary to sections 60 and 283 of the state penal code law. The convicts who were earlier arraigned before the court for the offences, admitted committing the crime, and further confessed to be serial offenders who had attacked and dispossessed citizens of their handsets, handbags, money among other valuables. According to the prosecution, the convicts were apprehended after attacking a tricyc...

A Chief Magistrate Court 2, in Yola, Adamawa state on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a business man, Ali Yakubu Numan, to 2 years and 6 months in prison for insulting Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. Ali was convicted for 2 years in prison with option of N50, 000 fine for using abusive language against Fintiri, and also convicted for 6 months without option of fine for the disturbance of public peace. Magistrate Japhet Ibrahim Basani, tried and found the business man guilty; hence his conviction for the 2 offences as charged by the prosecution. NEWS PLATFORM recalls that Ali Numan, had on the11th, 12th, 13th, 17th, 20th and 29th July, 2021, wrote and published insulting statements in Hausa and Fulfulde languages on his facebook page against the Governor. He described Governor Fintiri in the publication as a thief, a biggest and father of all thieves in Nigeria who stole indomie, spaghetti and hundreds of billions. Earlier, counsels to the complainant, A. M. Iliyasu, and M.A. Adamu, ca...

A 27 year old reckless truck driver, Usman Bello, who intentionally blocked Jimeta bridge, thereby causing heavy traffic on Thursday last week, has been remanded in a Yola prison custody. Honourable Nuhu Musa Garta, of the Criminal Area Court 2 sitting in Yola, Adamawa state ordered for the remand of Usman, who hails from Mubi North Local Government Area in the state. The accused person totally blocked the bridge linking the state capital with northern part of the state with a heavy duty truck, while protesting an alleged demand of the sum of N15,000 bribe by the operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service on patrol.  He was later arrested, investigated and charged to court for alleged offences ranging from obstruction of public way or crossing line navigation, driving without driving license, operating a vehicle with expired certificate of road worthiness and operating with defective lights. Usman was apprehended by the police attached to the Central Motor Traffic Division (CMTD) Yo...

A pastor of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) Majamiyar Ceto Jeka da Fari in Jalingo, Taraba state, Eli B. Dilli, has landed in Yola prison for allegedly cheating Tufini hotel the sum of N518, 000. Eli Dilli, who was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Court I Jimeta, on Tuesday, for the offence of cheating the hotel located along Army barracks road in Yola, denied committing the crime. He was said to have lodged in the hotel for five (5) months and eleven (11) days, and paid the sum of N100, 000 out of N618, 000 hotel bill he incurred for the period of time he spent in the hotel. According to the First Information Report (FIR) read in the court, the defendant lodged in the hotel on the 6th November, 2018 and kept maintaining the apartment till the 17th April, 2019, where he paid the sum of N100, 000 only, remaining the balance of N518, 000. He was alleged to have left the apartment since that time without settling the outstanding bill contrary to section 312 of the state p...

A business man in Yola, Adamawa state capital, Ali Yakubu Numan, has been remanded in prison custody for allegedly insulting Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. Magistrate Japhet Ibrahim Basani, of the Chief Magistrate Court 2, on Monday, remanded Ali Numan, who was earlier arraigned before him for insulting Fintiri, on social media. NEWS PLATFORM learnt that Ali Numan, had on the11th, 12th, 13th, 17th, 20th and 29th July, 2021, wrote and published insulting statements in Hausa and Fulfulde languages on his facebook page against the Governor. He described Governor Fintiri as a thief, a biggest and father of all thieves in Nigeria who stole indomie, spaghetti and hundreds of billions. According to the statement of complaint by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice which was lodged in the court by M. A. Adamu (Senior State Counsel 2), the action of the defendant generated tension among supporters of Fintiri and his supporters. It informed the court that it took the intervention of...