Bandits killed two persons in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Monday.
Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the killing in a statement issued in Kaduna.
“Security agencies have reported that bandits attacked Wawan Rafi II village in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area this morning.
“According to the report, two persons were killed in the attack, a man and his seven-year-old son.
“Also, seven houses, one car and one motorcycle were burnt,’’ Aruwan stated.
He added that security personnel had been mobilised to the area to repel the assailants.
Aruwan stated that the personnel recovered eight empty cartridges of 7.62mm ammunition at the scene of the attack.
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Accreditation of the 743 delegates for the South West zonal congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), holding in Osogbo has commenced.
This follows the arrival of sensitive and non-sensitive materials, display of ballot boxes, presence of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), screening of delegates, journalists and other individuals at the Women and Children Development Initiative Foundation (WOCDIF), Osogbo, venue of the congress.
Chairman of the Electoral/Congress Committee, Governor Samuel Ortom, represented by his deputy, Benson Abounu, alongside other members of the committee, received the delegates tags and other voting materials at 11.20 am.
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Federal Government has reiterated its resolve to prioritize social protection across the country, with the training of over 54 Government functionaries drawn from various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
Speaking at the 3-day training on social protection’ organized by the Child Development Grant Programme and Save the Children International, in Lagos, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq underscored the importance of capacity building in order to effectively manage, propagate and implement the mandate of the Ministry and various government policies.