KEBBI GOVT DONATES 10 HILUX VEHICLES TO BOOST SECURITY ON SOKOTO–BADAGRY SUPER HIGHWAY. (PHOTOS).
Kebbi Govt Donates 10 Hilux Vehicles to Boost Security on Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway The Kebbi State Government has handed over 10 brand-new Hilux vehicles to the Federal Ministry of Works to strengthen security for personnel working on the Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway project. The vehicles were formally received by the Minister of State for Works, Bello Muhammad Goronyo, who praised Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasiru Idris (Kauran Gwandu), for the donation. Goronyo described the gesture as a clear demonstration of the state government’s commitment to protecting workers and contractors on the strategic highway corridor. He explained that the vehicles will be deployed exclusively to security operatives providing cover for construction teams along the section of the super highway passing through Kebbi State. The Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway is a multi-state infrastructure project aimed at improving connectivity and economic activities across northern and southern Nigeria. More...
100 Togolese asylum seekers in Nigeria,were on saturday deported back to their country by Nigerian authorities.The group of Togolese came to Nigeria in July after Benin,which had hosted them for nearly a decade,stripped them off refugee status.One of the refugees identified as Sogbo Maonou,who was among those deported,said that Nigerian soldiers in Lagos loaded them onto buses on saturday that drove them to Togo through Benin.Brigitte Eno,deputy representative for the U.N Refugee agency in Nigeria,said the group should have been counselled before being repatriated.''They were supposed to be informed individually and counselled but immigration did it their own way.We were not even aware of the fact they were being put on buses''.Michael Akindele,general manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said due process was followed,they were all interviewed but their requests for asylum were rejected.Many of the Togolese asylum seekers claim they face repression at home,having fled political violence after the 2005 election.Some said they witnessed family members being arrested and killed by the military because of their support for the opposition.
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