Bauchi

November 7, 2014

Update: Police arrest 5 suspects over bomb blast in Bauchi

by Akan Ido Thirteen people have reportedly died in the twin explosion which hit a commercial bank in Azare, Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The explosion occurred around 9am on Friday morning as customers queued up before the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) trying to withdraw money. There are presently no official confirmation of the casualty... Read More

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November 7, 2014

Yet another bomb explosion reported, this time, at Bauchi

by Kolapo Olapoju Unconfirmed reports say that many people have been feared dead in a bomb explosion in Bauchi state. The blast reportedly went off this morning, Friday, 7 November at a First Bank building in Azare area of the state. It is believed that the bomb was detonated to target people who were collecting their salaries. More details to... Read More

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October 27, 2014

Rice industry has attracted N256 billion investment – Agriculture Minister

by Kolapo Olapoju Going by the comments of Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the rice sector has attracted N256 billion worth of investments in the last three years. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development made this known during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bank of Industry to facilitate the building of 10 rice... Read More

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October 23, 2014

Rampaging ritualists kill and dismember family in Bauchi

by Azubuike Azikiwe About 10 ritualists have reportedly killed and dismembered a man, Yakubu Ubandoma, and his son, Ishaya Yakubu, in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State According to Police, the ritualists attacked the victims at their home, where they stabbed the father on the neck and cut off his hands, while they removed the eyes of the son,... Read More

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October 23, 2014

Bomb explosion at Bauchi bus station kills 5, many injured

by James Sambo An explosion has killed five people in a bus station in Azare, Bauchi state. According to Bauchi state Police which confirmed the incident, the bombing occurred in Azare at about 9:45 pm on the night of Wednesday, 22 October. A resident of the area, Musa Babale told the AFP news agency that... Read More

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October 17, 2014

Gruesome murder! 18-year-old housewife kills husband with hot water

by Azubuike Azikiwe A newly wedded 18-year-old housewife, Aisha Jubril has been alleged to have murdered her husband with hot water. Aisha was said to have poured hot water on husband, Ladan while taking his bath. He would later give up the ghost while being treated in an hospital. The incident happened at about 5 pm on... Read More

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October 17, 2014

How 35-year-old man infected 12-year-old girl with HIV

by Temitope Onitiju The future of a 12-year-old girl-child has been altered, after getting infected with Human Immuno Virus, HIV, from a 35-year-old man. The suspect, who was arrested by the police in Bauchi on Tuesday, 14 October, had been having sexual intercourse with the girl, who’s a groundnut hawker, since 2012 when she was 10-years-old. According to... Read More

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October 15, 2014

Terrible! Nursing mother shot dead by gunmen in Bauchi

by James Sambo A nursing mother of a two-month old baby was shot dead by gunmen in front of her house at Fadama Mada area of Bauchi state, on the night of Monday, 13 October. Eyewitnesses say that the deceased, Loricia, who was a popular business woman, was accosted by two gunmen, just as she... Read More

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October 7, 2014

Sad: 2 people die as fire guts Bauchi water board

by James Sambo Two people, a welder and another staff of the Bauchi State water board were on Tuesday killed during a fire outbreak at Misau local government area of the state. Reports say the fire started while the welder was working on a leaking oil tank. The fire reportedly razed a section of the water... Read More

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September 29, 2014

Pedophile alert! Man arrested for defiling 13-year-old girl

by Damilola Jagun A suspected rapist has been arrested by the Bauchi state Police command for allegedly defiling a 13-yer-old girl. On Monday, 29 September, the police spokesperson in the state, DSP Haruna Mohammed, released a statement confirming the rape. According to the statement, the 35-year-old unidentified suspect raped the girl in her house at... Read More

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September 21, 2014

“They have to die” – Retired military bosses say mutiny soldiers should be killed

by Azubuike Azikiwe The twelve soldiers convicted of mutiny might be doomed to die, as several retired senior military officers, have said the Nigerian Army has followed due process in sentencing the officers to death. Following the court-martial of the soldiers, 12 out of them were found guilty of mutiny and sentenced to death, five... Read More

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September 16, 2014

The Alaafin of Oyo is back, flies private jet to Bauchi (See Photos)

by Akan Ido After his trip to the United Kingdom to celebrate his 76th birthday, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi is back in the country. The paramount ruler of Oyo Kingdom recently paid a private visit to the Bauchi State governor, Isa Yuguda, accompanied by his four wives. And of course, a first class... Read More

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September 8, 2014

Child-rapist: 19-year-old man defiles 3-year-old girl

by Jewel Stephen A 19-year-old man, Shafiu Ibrahim, has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for raping a three-year-old girl. According to the state’s Police spokesperson, DSP Haruna Mohammed, the suspect lured the little girl to an uncompleted building, where he had carnal knowledge of her. Mohammed disclosed that after discovery, the victim was rushed to Tashan Babiye... Read More

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September 2, 2014

Police attacked again: Gunmen murder 2 officers in Chinese firm in Bauchi

by Azubuike Azikiwe Earlier today, unknown gunmen killed two policemen guarding a Chinese mining firm at Magama Gumau village in Toro LGA, Bauchi state. The murdered policemen were stationed at the entrance of the company when they were attacked by the gunmen around 5 am in the morning. The spokesman of the Bauchi State police command,... Read More

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August 27, 2014

Superstition! Irate youths attack policemen and suspected ritualist

by Damilola Jagun An angry mob almost lynched three policemen in Unguwar Kofar Dumi, Bauchi, when the officers rescued a suspected ritualist, who allegedly charmed a 15-year-old girl. The ritualist reportedly touched the girl with a charm at about 11: 30 am on Tuesday, 26 August, which caused her to collapse. Mallam Bashiru, an eyewitness... Read More

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August 27, 2014

Another one! Man arrested for raping 3-year-old toddler in Bauchi

by Damilola Jagun Bauchi state Police has arrested a 26-year-old man, Muhammadu Muhammadu Bello, for raping a 3-year-old girl. The suspected paedophile allegedly carried out the act in Rigar Garba, Darazo Local Government, Bauchi. The Police Public relations Officer, DSP Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the arrest, saying, that the suspect was apprehended as a result of... Read More

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August 24, 2014

Another attack: Gunmen kill 3 policemen in Bauchi [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed three policemen at a check point around Tilden Fulani village in Toro local government area of Bauchi State. According to security officials of the local government, the incident occurred, on Friday, 22 August, between 10:30 and 11:30 pm. A local government security source said, “On that fateful... Read More

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How ritualists hacked out the eyes of 9-year-old boy (Viewer Discretion)

by Kolapo Olapoju In terrible news, ritualists have removed the eyes of a nine-year-old boy, Haruna Dahiru, in Toro Local Government Area of the Bauchi state. The Bauchi Police Command spokesperson, DSP Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the incident yesterday, 5 August. He said that the victim was rearing cattle at Babujaye in Gumau village when... Read More

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Attention, youth ‘corpers’: NYSC announces plans for 7 states under Boko Haram attack [DETAILS]

by Mayowa Aboah The National Youth Service Corps has announced the redeployment of corps members from seven northern states. The affected states are Adamawa,Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano and Yobe states. This was made known on Thursday, 31 July, in Abuja by the Director of Public Relations in NYSC, Bose Aderibigbe. The corps members are... Read More

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Boko Haram ‘chief-butcher’ arrested in Bauchi

by Kolapo Olapoju The chief butcher of Boko Haram and a senior member of the sect, Mohammed Zakari has been arrested by detectives attached to the Bauchi state command of the Nigeria Police. He was arrested on Saturday around 2 p.m. after an intensive operation by security forces against the activities of insurgents in the Balmo forest in... Read More

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Bomb blast kills 10 people, injures 14 others in Bauchi (See Photos)

by Zara Mustapha Bauchi city experienced an explosion in its red light district which has reportedly killed 10 people and injured 14 others on Friday night. The cause of the explosion has not been ascertained but is suspected to be perpetrated by the terrorist sect, Boko Haram who have attacked Bauchi repeatedly during their five-year uprising aimed at creating... Read More

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Nigerian Army kills notorious terrorist in Bauchi (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido Mallam Husseini, a notorious terrorist suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram Islamic sect has been killed in a shoot-out with military men along the Jos-Bauchi highway. Reports say Husseini led a terrorist cell in Plateau and was also said to have led an attack on the Police Anti-Robbery Squad... Read More

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Cholera outbreak claims 54 lives in Bauchi, APC says Nigeria harbors largest population of poor people & other important news you need to know today

by Oge Okonkwo Cholera outbreak claims 54 lives in Bauchi Bauchi State Commissioner for Health, Sani Malami, on Thursday said cholera outbreak recorded across the state in the last two months, had resulted in the death of no fewer than 54 persons. Dr. Malami told newsmen that the victims died at home because they were not taken to the... Read More

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Tight security as Jonathan visits Bauchi, Fayose pleads for chance to govern Ekiti again & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Tight security as Jonathan visits Bauchi There was tight security in Bauchi town as President Goodluck Jonathan attended the North ast grand rally‎ of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Access roads inside Bauchi metropolis were blocked with heavily armed security personnel. Gaining access to the main bowl of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium... Read More

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Sad news: One month old baby burnt to death in Bauchi

by Oge Okonkwo A fire outbreak in Rafin Zurfi area of Bauchi state has caused the death of a one month old baby. According to reports, the baby girl identified as Mirabel was left by her mother in custody of the baby’s maternal aunt in Arewa house. The infant was burnt to death in the... Read More

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‘I did it to make my wife happy’ – Self-confessed gun-runner laments

by Zara Mustapha The department of State Security Service in Bauchi has caught a 32-year-old man, Bello Dankogol engaged in illegal trafficking of fire arms over alleged gun-running. Dankogol was caught on February 28, 2014 in Bauchi with 15 AK 47 rifles carefully concealed in the compartment of the boot of the Navy blue Toyota... Read More

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Incredible! Meet the miracle baby born with Muslim Rosary round his neck (See Photos)

by Zara Mustapha Kofar Gada in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi state has almost become a pilgrim site as people have been trooping in to see a boy who could be called a miracle baby. Muhammad Mustapha has been tagged a miracle baby due to the circumstances surrounding his birth – he was born... Read More

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Sad: Woman has eyes plucked out after attack by suspected ritualists in Bauchi

by ‘Jola Sotubo A woman in Bauchi has had her eyes plucked out after she was attacked by suspected ritualists on her way home from a ceremony. The victim, identified as Zainab Mohammed, was said to have been waylaid by 3 unidentified men who subsequently escaped after the act. The incident occurred in the Lukshi... Read More

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February 19, 2014

How pastor died for refusing to confess to witchcraft – Juju priest reveals

by Adeola Balogun A mysterious trend of events has occurred in Bauchi after two members of a family are said to have died due to their involvement in witchcraft. A native doctor is said to have been called to investigate a series of bizarre happenings which had befallen a family and in so doing had... Read More

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