S. A: FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED AFTER A CAR WAS SWEPT AWAY AT AN OVERFLOWING BRIDGE IN THE MAKOTOPONG RIVER NEAR SEBAYENG.(PHOTO).

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 Four people have died after a car was swept away at an overflowing bridge in the Makotopong River near Sebayeng. Police recovered the bodies after a blue Renault Kwid carrying five occupants was pulled into the river during heavy water flow on Sunday morning, 8 March 2026. One passenger escaped from the vehicle and alerted police and emergency services. Police say the car was travelling along the Madiga–Makotopong gravel road when it overturned at the flooded bridge and was dragged into the river. The Provincial Search and Rescue team recovered the first body on Sunday. The victim was identified as Lebapa Petrus Mochitele, 27, from Madiga Village. EMS personnel declared him dead at the scene. Search operations resumed on Monday with the SAPS Water Wing Unit, EMS Search and Rescue, the Fire and Rescue Department, and an EMS helicopter. Teams located the submerged vehicle and recovered three more bodies. The victims were identified as Seobi Dikgale, 33, Betty Makokoane, 22, and Shel...

JIGAWA GOVT REVEALS N5BN LOSS IN AUGUST 2024 PROTESTS. (PHOTO).


 Jigawa Government Reveals N5bn Loss in August 2024 Protests


The Jigawa State Government has reported a total loss of N5 billion in property damages during the nationwide protests of August 2024.


Bello Fanini, Chairman of the fact-finding committee on the protests, disclosed the figures while presenting the committee’s findings to Governor Umar Namadi at the Government House in Dutse.


Fanini detailed the breakdown of the losses, explaining that the Jigawa State Government incurred N2.8 billion in damages, while the Federal Government and its agencies lost N1.07 billion. Private individuals and businesses suffered losses of N707 million, local governments faced damages totaling N364 million, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) experienced losses of over N49 million.


The committee also made recommendations, including the need for the state government to compensate those who lost properties during the protests.


Governor Namadi thanked the committee for its efforts and assured that the government would carefully review the report and implement the suggested measures.


Recall that Governor Namadi had set up the fact-finding committee to investigate the causes of the August 1, 2024, protests in Jigawa State.

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