OMG: Man Rescued Four Days After Port Harcourt Building Collapsed

Four days after a seven-storey building collapsed in Port Harcourt, workers clearing the rubble rescued a middle-aged man alive on Monday night.

The workers also recovered a corpse at about the same time that the survivor was removed from the wreckage.

The man, who had been trapped under the rubble since 5.30pm on Friday, was said to have been singing praises when his faint voice was heard by the workers.

It was gathered that the voice of the survivor was picked from a small opening in the rubble before the workers began to find a way to save him.

The Public Relations Officers, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Rivers State, Mr Akin Oguntuase, told our correspondent that the survivor would not have been saved if not for his song, which was heard by volunteers working on the site.

Oguntuase described the survivor’s escape from death as miraculous, saying, “One body and another person who was alive were brought out around 11.20pm yesterday (Monday). A cement bag was used to bring out the remains of the one who was dead.

“The one we brought out alive was trapped in a hole where the building collapsed. Some eyewitnesses told us that he (survivor) was just singing and it was the song that attracted those who were clearing the rubble before he was brought out alive.”

He, however, stated that while the survivor was taken to a hospital for immediate medical attention, the remains of the dead were deposited in a morgue by some medical workers present at the scene of the accident.

Oguntuase pointed out that though conflicting figures of those rescued and the dead had been mentioned, the NSCDC recorded seven as the number of those who died, while 17 people had been rescued.

He explained that more than 17 persons had earlier escaped before the building finally caved in, adding that such persons might have been recorded as being among those who were rescued.

Troops Foil Suicide Bomb Attack, Gun Down Armed Militiaman In Benue

The Nigerian Army said in Tuesday morning that its troops of 143 Battalion deployed at a check point in Gulak Adamawa State successfully foiled a suicide bomb attack at Gulak Adamawa State.

The army on its Facebook page said troops neutralised a girl with Person-Borne Improvised Explosive Device who tried to Infiltrate DAR Village to detonate her explosive vest in the early hours of 26 November 2018

Nigerian troops rallied to flush out Boko Haram rag tag forces in Guzamala

The gallant troops in conjunction with hunters and vigilantes immediately cordoned off the incident area and subsequently conducted perimeter patrol around the community to ensure the area is cleared and to also exploit the area for BHT activities.

In another development, the army said troops of 707 Special Forces Brigade Makurdi, operating along Katsina Ala -Zaki Biam general areas, engaged some militias on 26 November 2018.

One militia member was neutralised with others fled with gunshot wounds.

Items recovered include locally made weapons and ammunition.

Key Leader Of Group That Abducted Leah Sharibu Killed – Military

The Nigerian Military says it has killed one of the leaders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) – the Boko Haram factional group believed to have abducted Leah Sharibu.

A statement from the Nigerian Army (NA) on Saturday revealed that the ISWAP media chief, Ahmad Sale, was neutralised in an operation by own troops in conjunction with personnel of the Nigerian Air Force.

“Reports available reveal that one Sale Ahmad Sale a. k. a. Baban Hassan, the leader of Al-Barnawi media group, a faction of Boko Haram was killed by a joint operation conducted by the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Air Force,” it said.

The Army added, “The killing of the media leader is indicative of efforts by the NA to eliminate key members of the sect.

“It is worthy to note that the sect is directly affiliated to the Islamic State and has carried out several attacks against own troops and innocent civilians in the past.”

The Army stressed that the death of the group’s media leader has shown that the leadership of the terrorist group was being targeted successfully by the military.

It assured Nigerians that other key members of the group would soon be apprehended or killed, thus decimating the terrorists and their activities in the country.

The Army disclosed further that it has identified the new leader of another terrorist group – Jama’atu Nus’ratul-Islami Wal-Muslimina, Abul-Fadl Iyad Gali.

“The group is a new terrorist group which Ansaru is affiliated to. In the same vein, the identification of the leader of Jama’atu Nus’ratul-Islami Wal-Muslimina group would enable the NA to target the group effectively using advanced technologies in its arsenal,” it said.

According to the Army, the existence of the group portends grave danger to the nation’s security.

– Leah’s Struggle –

The Boko Haram factional group had abducted Leah and over 100 students from the Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi, Yobe State in February this year.

Following efforts by the Federal Government for the girls to regain their freedom, the insurgents brought back the girls to the community in March after spending four weeks in captivity.

They, however, kept Leah back in captivity reportedly for refusing to renounce her faith.

She was the only Christian among the girls.

On August 27, online news platform TheCable published an audio clip in which Leah who has been in captivity for nine months now called on President Muhammadu Buhari to help her regain freedom.

In the clip, the 15-year-old who spoke in Hausa had also sought help for her family.

She said, “I am Leah Sharibu, the girl that was abducted in GGSS Dapchi. I am calling on the government, particularly, the President to pity me and get me out of this serious situation.

“I also plead to the members of the public to help my mother, my father, my younger brother and relatives. Kindly help me out of my predicament. I am calling on the government and people of goodwill to intervene to get me out of my current situation. I am begging you to treat me with compassion. Thank you.”

Leah’s stay in the terrorists’ captivity has continued to generate a widespread criticism, although the government said it was making efforts to ensure her safe return.

One of the latest came from the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) which asked President Buhari to order the security agencies to secure Leah’s release and other innocent Nigerians still held by the insurgents.

FRSC 2018 Recruitment: Full List Of Shortlisted Candidates For All States

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has released a list of candidates shortlisted for 2018/2019 recruitment examination.

According to the 257-page list obtained by Concise News, the examination will take place in all the 36 states of the Federation.

The list also shows the screening state, centre identity, seat number and centre name for all the shortlisted candidates.

DSS Arrests Six Suspected Kidnappers Of Kaduna Monarch

Security operatives have arrested some suspects who were said to have kidnapped the traditional ruler of Adara Chiefdom in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Chief Maiwada Galadima.

The six suspects were paraded on Wednesday at the state headquarters of the Department of State Security Services (DSS)

The state Director of the DSS, Mahmood Ningi who briefed journalists, said the suspects were tracked and arrested at different locations in Igabi, Soba, Kachia and Jos in Plateau State.

Gunmen had intercepted the convoy of the royal father at Maikyali village along Kaduna-Kachia Road on October 19 and opened fire on the vehicles which forced them to come to a

During the operation, the traditional ruler’s police orderly and three others in his convoy were shot dead by the gunmen who later took him and his wife away to an unknown location.

The traditional ruler’s wife, however, regained her freedom two days after, but he was held hostage by the abductors who demanded a ransom from his family.

About a week later, the state government announced that the monarch had been killed.

The Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the announcement in a statement he issued on October 26.

According to the statement, the body of the traditional ruler was found near a bush at Kateri area along the Kaduna-Abuja highway in the early hours of Friday.