ATIKU PLEDGES SCHOLARSHIP TO VIRAL NIGER TEEN MINER. (PHOTO).

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 Atiku pledges scholarship to viral Niger teen miner Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday said his “heart breaks” each time he watches a viral video of a teenage artisanal miner, Yusuf Aliyu, speaking at a mining site in Niger State after the deaths of 37 miners in the state. Atiku, in a statement posted on his X handle, said he was prepared to support the boy’s education, describing him as a child whose intelligence and confidence should be nurtured in a classroom rather than by working at a mining site. “I have watched Yusuf Aliyu’s video repeatedly, and each time, my heart breaks. A child with such intelligence, clarity and confidence should be in a classroom building his future—not struggling for survival in a community surrounded by gold but buried in poverty. “I cannot look at him and see an ‘illegal miner.’ I see a Nigerian child failed by the country that should have protected him. I see brilliance trapped by poverty and enormous promise abandoned by leadership,” ...

SUSPECTED CHILD KIDNAPPER ARRESTED IN KWARA. (PHOTO).


 Suspected child kidnapper arrested in Kwara


The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspected child kidnapper in the state capital, Ilorin.

The command’s spokesperson, SP. Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Ilorin.

According to the statement, the command is aware of a video circulating in the media space of a young man who was accused and apprehended for child kidnapping in Ilorin.

“The command wishes to inform members of the public that on May 16, 2025, at about 1900hrs, operatives of the Kwara State Police Command apprehended an adult male (name unknown) allegedly for child kidnapping in Ilorin.

“The suspect who claimed to be from Osun State was apprehended by a joint patrol team of police operatives and community vigilante members during a routine operation.

“He was rescued from a violent mob who had accused him of attempted kidnap of a child and were on the verge of executing jungle justice,” the statement said.

It added that the suspect was currently in police custody while investigations continued to ascertain the facts surrounding the allegations and identify other individuals who may be connected to this incident.

The statement said that the complainant(s) involved were yet to report at the command headquarters to provide more information to aid police detectives in unraveling the incident.

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