TWO DROWNED IN DAMATURU EARLY MORNING DOWNPOUR. (PHOTOS).
TWO DROWNED IN DAMATURU EARLY MORNING DOWNPOUR The Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed that two people drowned in Damaturu, the state capital, following an early morning downpour. The victims have been identified as 38-year-old Isa Haruna and 18-year-old Abba Kyari. According to SEMA, the tragic incidents occurred in the Malam Matari and Pompomari areas of Damaturu. The agency said its Search and Rescue Team, working in collaboration with the Yobe State Fire Service, responded promptly after receiving distress alerts. However, upon arrival at the affected locations, rescue officials found that both victims had already died. Their remains were evacuated and transported to the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Yobe State Specialist Hospital, Damaturu. SEMA has urged residents, particularly those living in flood-prone communities, to exercise caution during heavy rainfall and to avoid attempting to cross flooded roads or drainage channels. More photos below.
The Department of State Security {DSS} on wednesday arraigned two artisans before an Isolo Magistrate Court for allegedli cloning the mobile line of Lagis State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode in order to perpetuate a N50 million fraud.The suspects,Rilwanu Jamiu and Balogun Stanley Oyewole,who vlaimed to be cocoa dealers were said to have attempted to initiate a N50 million transfer with the said mobile line.Prosecuting counsel from the DSS,Mr Peter Okerinmodun told Chief Magistrate Adeola Adedayo that the suspects were arrested after using the cloned mobile line of the Governor to send a text message to the Accountant General of the State requesting for transfer of N50 million on February 10,2016.The two suspects,who conspired with others now at large,pleaded not guilty to the charges,while the prosecutor requested that they should be kept in protective custody pending the outcome of the legal advice of the Directorate of Public Prosecution {DPP} in view of the fact that their lives could be endangered by other suspects who are on the run.But Magistrate Adedayo overruled the request of Okerinmodun,saying the DSS ought to have kept them in custody judging by the fact that their lives could be in danger.According to her,''Since the offence for which the accused persons were charged to court was bailable and the fact that the Magistrate Court is a court of summary trial,i am inclined to grant bail to the accused persons''.She therefore granted the accused bail in the sum of N1 million each and two sureties in like sum,ruling that one of the sureties must be a religious or community leader within the jurisdiction of the court,and that the accused persons must provide five years tax clearance certificates.The Chief Magistrate,however,ordered the accused persons to be remanded in Kirkiri Prison pending the fulfillment of their conditions,and adjourned the case to May 10,2016.More photos below. 
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