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Kaduna Electric has petitioned the Kaduna state commissioner of police, Umar Musa-Muri, over assault meted out on its staff, while conducting their lawful duties.
This was announced by the company’s Head of Corporate Communications, Abdulazeez Abdullahi, in a statement he made available to the media on Saturday.
The assault, which took place on Feb. 22, at Danbushiya Community, Millennium City, Kaduna, was carried out by an armed group which caused injuries to the company’s Doka Area Manager, Engr. Asmau Ahmed, the statement said.
Kaduna Electric informed the police commissioner that “while the company staff were carrying out lawful official duties within the community, a well armed group of thugs and miscreants assaulted our company staff.
Auto fares too low, complain drivers in Millennium City
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They say rates fixed for Haryana are half that of Delhi’s while the CNG rates are higher in the State
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Drivers call for increasing the minimum fare in Haryana.
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They say rates fixed for Haryana are half that of Delhi’s while the CNG rates are higher in the State
Narender Kumar Shukla has been running an autorickshaw in the Millennium City for the past 15 years. He finally got a meter installed on his vehicle two days ago.
Though elated that he now need not argue with passengers over fare, the 47-year-old feels that the fare decided by the administration is too low compared to Delhi where the CNG rates too are significantly less.
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Samuel Aruwan, the state commissioner for security and internal affairs, confirmed the killings in a statement on Wednesday.
According to him, security agencies reported a sequence of attacks by armed bandits on soft targets in Igabi and Chikun LGAs occurring over the last 48 hours, leading to the death of 18 people.
“According to the reports, Anaba village in Igabi local government area was attacked, with seven residents killed, listed as: Ali Musa, Isa Sharehu, Tijjani Isa, Auwalu Shehu, Hashim Abdullahi, Hassan Saidu, and Umar Rilwanu,” he said.
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“Many of the houses in the community were burnt down, along with storehouses and barns. About 20 cows were rustled and a number of poultry slaughtered and carted away.
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Some bandits have raided the Igabi and Chikun local government areas of Kaduna State, killing 18 persons.
The PUNCH learnt that the separate attacks happened between Monday and Tuesday.
The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday, said the bandits attacked soft targets in Igabi and Chikun in the last 48 hours.
He said security operatives informed the state that the bandits first invaded Anaba village in Igabi LG, killing seven residents while houses were razed and over 20 cows rustled.
The commissioner gave the names of those killed as Ali Musa, Isa Sharehu, Tijjani Isa, Auwalu Shehu, Hashim Abdullahi, Hassan Saidu and Umar Rilwanu.