More than 60,000 African Democratic Congress (ADC) members and supporters from Kebbi State’s Jega Local Government Area have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defectors were met by Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris at the Government House in Birnin Kebbi on Monday, according to a statement signed by the Governor’s Special Adviser on … Read more
During an operation in the state’s Bagudo Local Government Area, the Kebbi State Police Command apprehended a suspected kidnapping kingpin named Jiji Mujugu and nabbed another gang member. SP Bashir Usman, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed this in a statement issued on Saturday. According to him, police officers, working with other security agencies, acted … Read more
The Kebbi State Police Command has refuted allegations that schools in the state have been closed owing to insecurity, calling the news untrue. SP Bashir Usman, the command’s spokesperson, clarified the situation in a statement issued on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi in response to reports of school closures, kidnappings, and parental withdrawal of students. According … Read more
According to the Kebbi State Police Command, Alhaji Muhammad Maibarga, an Islamic cleric kidnapped in the Koko-Besse Local Government Area, has passed away while in captivity. According to SP Bashir Usman, the police public relations officer (PPRO), the command was informed of rumours that the preacher had died while in the captivity of his murderers. … Read more