Tag Archives: Jigawa

Advertisement A 30-year-old woman, Balaraba Shehu and her 25-year-old lover, Amadu Sale alias Dan Kwairo have been arrested by the police for burying their newborn baby alive in Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The State Police Spokesman, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, while sharing more details on the incidence …

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old woman, Balaraba Shehu, for allegedly burying her newborn baby alive inside a toilet.    Spokesperson of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday, December 3, 2022.   He said the incident happened on December 02, at about …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Jigawa State Command has arrested two suspected child traffickers.   NSCDC spokesman in the state, CSC Adamu Shehu, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, said the duo was arrested on a suspected case of Trafficking and Criminal Conspiracy …

A newborn baby was found abandoned inside a dilapidated building at Kandahar B Quarters in Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State.    Spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, Adamu Shehu, who disclosed this in a statement said the baby was rescued alive …

Two sisters have drowned in a pond in Idan Zakara village, Dabuwaran Ward, Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa State.    Spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, CSC Adamu Shehu, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday, September 17, also said that a …

A building which collapsed in the early hours of Saturday September 17, at Birniwa local government area of Jigawa state, has left at least one person dead.   Police spokesperson in the state, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam said the incident occurred at around 5:47am on Saturday.   He disclosed that while one person died …

The death toll in canoe mishap in Dabi community of Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State has risen to seven.   The incident occurred on Sunday, September 11, when a canoe conveying 13 passengers on their way to a condolence visit, capsized after hitting an object.   The police, upon receipt …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Jigawa State Command has confirmed the death of a 15-year-old boy and a man who drowned in different parts of the state.    Spokesperson of the corps in the state, CSC Adamu Shehu, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, September 8, 2022, …

Hundreds of people were displaced after heavy rains caused flooding in communities across the state… All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has donated N50 million to victims of Jigawa flood.

Munkaila Ahmadu, the man who killed his parents in Jigawa state, has told the police that he committed the crime as a form of Jihad.   LIB had earlier reported that Ahmadu, a resident of Zarada-Sabuwa village of Gagarawa LGA in Jigawa state, used a wooden pestle to attack his father, …