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Youths mobilise, rescue 15 kidnapped farmers in Taraba
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By Femi Bolaji – Jalingo
What could have been another breakthrough for gunmen who abducted 15 farmers while working on a farm in Donga local government area of Taraba state on Saturday, was however averted by youths of Suntai and adjoining villages in Donga who mobilised and rescued the farmers from their abductors.
Vanguard gathered that the farmers which comprise of 12 men and 3 women were on a group farming expedition in Donga LGA when they were picked up by the gunmen.
It was learnt that they were lined and taken along a bush path to meet another set of gunmen.
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How Community Mobilised, Rescued 12 Men, 3 Women From Kidnappers In Taraba
The farmers were kidnapped by gunmen on Saturday while working on a farm in the local government area.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 02, 2021
The youths of Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State have rescued 15 farmers from their abductors.
The farmers were kidnapped by gunmen on Saturday while working on a farm in the local government area.
According to a report in the Vanguard newspaper, the farmers which comprise 12 men and 3 women were on a group farming expedition when they were picked up by the gunmen.
It was learnt that they were lined and taken along a bush path to meet another set of gunmen.
Daily Post Nigeria
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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Two pregnant women and several other persons in Suntai village of Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State were abducted by suspected militias yesterday. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), David Misal confirmed the incident.
2. The Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, yesterday, advised secession agitators that it would be cheaper to stay together as one country. The cleric gave the advice on Saturday while speaking virtually on this year’s ‘The Platform’, organized by Pastor Poju Oyemade of The Covenant Nation in Lagos.
3. The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, yesterday, expressed displeasure over the atrocities being perpetrated by terrorists, bandits and kidnappers across the country. He urged President Muhammadu Buhari to fix Nigeria’s security challenges before it becomes too late.
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Mon Apr 26 2021
Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC says it has invested N65 billion in its new Sugar Mill being developed on a 3000 hectares of land in Suntai, Niger State.
It has also spent $200 million upgrading the sugar refinery in Apapa, Lagos.
The Deputy Chief Operation Officer, Agro Allied Division at FMN, Sadiq Usman, made the statement when he received the Executive Secretary of the National Sugar Development Commission (NSDC), Mr Zach Adedeji during a tour of Golden Sugar Company in Lagos recently.
“In terms of what our target is under the Backward Integration Programme, we are committed to 250,000 metric ton per annum between our two sites in Suntai and Nasarawa. We are also in the process of concluding arrangements to acquire another piece of land,” He stated.