MALI RENAMES COLONIAL FRENCH STREET NAMES. (PHOTO).

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 Mali renames colonial French street names Mali followed Burkina Faso and Niger on Wednesday in renaming streets and squares in its capital to get rid of their French colonial names, AFP reported. Streets bearing the names of members of France's colonial administration have been rebaptised in Bamako, according to a decree by the junta chief. Cedeao Avenue (the French acronym for the Economic Community of West African States or ECOWAS) is also now named after a new strategic confederation that Mali has formed with Burkina Faso and Niger – the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). In all, nearly 25 names have been replaced, among them boulevards, streets, squares and public establishments. Niger and Burkina Faso have already made several changes to street and monument names in the last two years. In October, Niger renamed several historic sites in its capital Niamey which previously bore references to old colonial master France. Mali has been ruled by the military since back-to-back coups ...

ARREST OF 5OOL AND 400L STUDENTS OF ATBU FOR CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY, HOUSEBREAKING, AND THEFT. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 Press Release

27th September, 2024


The Editors,


                            CRIME BULLETIN


CRIME; ARREST OF 5OOL AND 400L STUDENTS OF ATBU FOR CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY, HOUSEBREAKING, AND THEFT


Two individuals have been apprehended by the Bauchi State Police Command for suspected criminal conspiracy, housebreaking, and theft.


Intelligence at the disposal of the Command that, on  26th September 2024, around 10:00 AM, an anonymous individual alerted the Divisional Police Headquarters Yelwa about a group of students assaulting two of their peers, Bamusa Mohammed Bako, a 25-year-old 400L student of Urban and Regional Planning, and Yusuf Umar, also known as Danfari, a 28-year-old 500L student of Industrial Design, both from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Yelwa Campus.


Upon receiving the report, a team of detectives led by DPO Yelwa was dispatched to the scene to rescue the victims and initiate an investigation.


Preliminary findings suggest that the suspects conspired and, at about 3:00 AM on the same day, broke into the residence of Raji Rabi'u, a 28-year-old 400L student of Estate Management at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi. They allegedly made away with:

1. One 32-inch Hisense TV

2. One DSTV decoder

3. One woofer

4. One speaker

5. One pair of shoes

6. One blanket

7. One prayer mat


The suspects are presently under investigation and have confessed to the offence. They claimed that the proceeds of crime would be used to finance their final-year project defence. They will be prosecuted once the preliminary inquiry is concluded.


Citizens are encouraged to promptly report any suspicious activities to the nearest Police Station for swift action and can also make a complaint through the police Rescue Me ApAppr call emergency numbers: 08151849417, 09053872273.


SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, Anipr,

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO),

For: Commissioner of Police,

Bauchi State Command.

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