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...

BANDITS LEADER RELEASES 142 VICTIMS TO GOVT IN ZAMFARA AMID PEACE TALK. (PHOTO).


 Bandits leader releases 142 victims to govt in Zamfara amid peace talk


About 142 people kidnapped in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been released in the middle of ongoing peace talks.

Reports confirmed that the victims were freed without conditions by a well-known bandit leader, Muhammadu Dansaadiyya, on Wednesday.

Security expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama in a post on his X handle said the kidnapped victims had earlier been taken from several villages, including Gidan Gardawa, Kyambarawa, Maguru, Kurya Madaro, Kagara, Yankaba, Madira, and Dogon Daji in Kaura Namoda.

“The 142 victims regained freedom on Aug. 27 at about 8:30 a.m. They were immediately taken to General Hospital, Kaura Namoda, for medical checks, debriefed, and later reunited with their families,” the sources said.

Authorities say the release is part of ongoing non-military efforts by the federal government to bring back peace to the North West and secure the freedom of people still in captivity.

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