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,” ...

17 BRIGADE TROOPS RESCUE SIX KIDNAP VICTIMS IN KATSINA. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE


 17 BRIGADE TROOPS RESCUE SIX KIDNAP VICTIMS IN KATSINA


Troops of 17 Brigade Nigerian Army have successfully rescued six kidnapped victims during a routine patrol in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State.


The rescue occurred on 29 June 2026 when troops deployed at Unguwan Doka, while on a routine foot patrol, intercepted six kidnapped victims comprising four women and two male children wandering in the bush after escaping from their abductors. The victims were identified as Mrs Umaima Isiaku 30, Amina Isiaku 16, Safiya Isiaku 15, Ramatu Suleiman 30, Muhammad Shehu 4 and Ibrahim Suleiman 2.


Preliminary investigation revealed that the victims were abducted by armed bandits from Unguwan Lado in Kankara Local Government Area on 22 June 2026. Following their rescue, the troops administered first aid, provided food and other immediate necessities before reuniting them with their families.


The Commander 17 Brigade, Brigadier General Ishaya Ibrahim, reaffirmed the Brigade’s commitment to sustaining aggressive operations against criminal elements while ensuring the safety and security of lives and property across its Area of Responsibility.


ABAYOMI ADISA

Captain

Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations

17 Brigade Nigerian Army

30 June 2026

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