SENATE ADJOURNS EMERGENCY PLENARY ON STATE POLICE OVER REP’S DEATH.

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 SENATE ADJOURNS EMERGENCY PLENARY ON STATE POLICE OVER REP’S DEATH. The Senate today suspended consideration of the highly anticipated State Police Bill and all other legislative business at its emergency plenary session to honour the memory of Hon. Yaya Tongo, a member of the House of Representatives, whose death cast a sombre mood over the National Assembly. The upper chamber had reconvened from recess amid expectations that lawmakers would accelerate action on the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish state police across the federation, a measure widely seen as a major step in the ongoing effort to reform Nigeria’s security architecture. However, proceedings were cut short after Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the death of Tongo, who represented the Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency of Gombe State in the House of Representatives. Hon. Tongo passed away at Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja on June 12, 2026, following a brief illness. His death triggered a...

SUSPECTED BANDITS AMBUSH ZAMFARA GOVERNOR’S CHIEF OF STAFF, ALHAJI MOUKTAR LUGGA’S CONVOY . (PHOTO).


 Suspected Bandits Ambush Zamfara Governor’s Chief of Staff, Alhaji Mouktar Lugga’s Convoy 


G+nmen suspected to be bandits opened fire on the convoy of Alhaji Mouktar Lugga, the Chief of Staff to the Zamfara State Governor, along the Funtua–Gusau highway yesterday evening. The attack occurred near Kucheri village at around 6:16 p.m., once again highlighting the persistent insecurity affecting parts of northern Nigeria.


Lugga was returning to Gusau from an official engagement when the attackers suddenly emerged from both sides of the road, unleashing heavy g+nfire on the vehicle carrying him, his driver, and two other occupants. A bullet reportedly pierced the windshield, narrowly missing the driver, while another assailant’s weapon failed to fire at close range.


Despite the intensity of the ambush, the driver maintained composure and accelerated out of the danger zone, ensuring that all occupants escaped unharmed.


The latest attack underscores growing concerns over the worsening security situation in Zamfara State, where banditry, kidnappings, and highway attacks continue largely unabated despite ongoing military operations.

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