DAILY RENDEZVOUS

Daily Rendezvous - Terorist Shoot Pastor,  Daughter, Kill 2 Sons, Wife Unconscious in Adamawa - Gov. Fintiri Condemns Attack, Orders Security Chiefs to Fish out Perpetrators   Sone unknown gunmen are reported to have attacked the hone of one Reverend Daniel Umaru of the EYN Church in Njairi Mubi local government area of Adamawa state, killing his two sons, kidnapped his daughter, shot the reverend but survided and the wife unconscious at the hospital as a result of the trauma of the attack. Locals told Daily Sun that the attack happened around late Tuesday night. The Adamawa state Governor reacting to the incident condemned the act and ordered the security operatives in the state to fishout the perpetrators. Gov. Fibtiri said, "I condemned the attack by gunmen on the home of Reverend Daniel Umaru of EYN Church Njairi in Mubi Local Government area of the State. "The gunmen who shot the Pastor killed two of his sons, kidnap his 13 year old daughter." Gov. F...

Daily Rendezvous Gunmen suspected to be bandit-terrorists have surrounded Nasko Divisional Police Office and killed the DPO in Niger State. The DPO, one Umar Mohammed Digari, was killed on Tuesday, alongside two other policemen. Dakingari, a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, was the DPO of Nasko Division of the State Police Command, before his death. A source inform Newsmen that the bandit-terrorists were on revenge mission after the recent attack on their hideouts and recovery of rustled cows. “Recently, a police and vigilante joint clampdown operation had led to the killing of bandits and recovery of over 800 rustled cows. “He was having a meeting with his security team for another operation when the bandits suddenly surrounded the station and started shooting sporadically. “The DPO, alongside his personnel were gunned down around 3pm at the Nasko Division of the Nigerian Police in Magama town. “Though they killed the DPO, and two other policemen, other police officers...

Daily Rendezvous A 25 year young man, Sheriff Yongo, from Dong in Demsa, has been killed and two others were reported injured  by unknown gunmen Saturday, following a brutal attack while returning from LCCN Convention in Numan. The corpse of the slain Sheriff had already been deposited in mortuary at Numan General Hospital. Eyewitnesses, Gambo and Benedict narrating the incident said, the assailants suspected to be herdsmen laid ambush approaching Dong Village in the night and attacked them while returning home after the evening session of the LCCN convention. “They swutched-on ttheir torchlights on us and started approaching in various groups. We immediately ran  into the nearby bushes while sheriff was caught by the assailants.  "We waited to see him but to no avail only to discover his lifeless, matcheted, battered body and his hand and fingers chopped-off.” The added that, "This brutal killings have become incessant along Dong axis, we loss so many youths and kidnappi...

Daily Rendezvous The attention of the Member representing Gombi/Hong Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives,Rt. Hon.( Dr.) Yusuf Buba Yakub,has been drawn to a piece of fake news dated December 27,2021, and captioned as below: _Terrorists Take Over Hometown of Buhari's SGF,Boss Mustapha, Residents Flee Homes Over Impending Attacks_. It is purported to have been published by a New York, United States-based online media outfit ,Sahara Reporters. The piece,in what did not go past two paragraphs,informed its readers that residents of both Dabna and Kwapre communities of Garaha Ward in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State have been taken over by terrorists and bandits such that the residents of these communities have now fled their homes for fear of attacks. While noting that this publication is yet again another instance of fake news against which the Federal Government of Nigeria has in the past few months continued to canvas to instil some form of reg...

Daily Rendezvous Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs and lawmaker representing Gombi/ Hong Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Yusuf Buba Yakub, has described the death of Brig. Gen. Dzarma Zirkusu in an ambush by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists as a huge loss to the people of Gombi/ Hong Federal Constituency, to Adamawa State and to the nation at large. He said the late General was a fine officer, who was not only committed to his chosen profession but had the heart to do everything he could to make the people feel safe and free wherever he found himself.  He recalled several instances when the late General had brought succour to situations that looked quite apprehensive and said he would be greatly missed by colleagues and the people of the North East Zone in particular, whom he served with uncommon commitment until his last breath.   This is contained in a release personally signed by Yusuf Yakub Buba, which was mad...

Daily Rendezvous Boko Haram terrorists on Wednesday morning attacked communities in Adamawa state, killing scores of people, local sources told Daily Sun. The terrorists reportedly stormed Dabna village, a suburb in Hong local Government Area, a fleeing survivor confirmed. He said, "They (Boko Haram) came in large numbers, shooting sporadically. "Those of us who were lucky, escaped through the bushes.  "About now, many of our fellow villagers have been trapped and I fear they might have been killed." Another source said about 18 human corpses were found in Kwapre, near Garaha, the village where the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, hails from. He said military fighter jets have engaged the terrorists with aerial bombardment. However, authorities are yet to confirm the attack and fatalities. Calls to the military and police spokespersons were not answered. 

News Rendezvous Nigeria's Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, the Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, said that he would continue to pray that one day Muslims would build a church for Christians. Bishop Kukah made this remarks at the commissioning of 86 housing units with a church and mosque built at the Sangere-Marghi village of Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The 86 housing units was built by the Catholic Bishop of Yola diocese, Bishop Dami Mamza specifically for the Internally Displaced Persons that the church has housed since boko haram overran about seven local governments in the northern part of Adamawa state in 2014. Kukah said, "The significance of building the housing estate and the mosque should not be lost. “Nigerians should learn to practice religion of tolerance and love for their neighbour. “It is important that Christians and Muslims appreciate what the Diocese of Yola has done today." As the challenges of insecurity highten...

Daily Rendezvous The chairman of Lamurde local government council, Burto Williams, has directed that every Fulani herdsman that came into the Numan community without permission should immediately vacate the area and return to their place of origin, until the protocol agreed upon for a mutually respectful farming and grazing activities are observed. Burto explained that at a recent security meeting held at Numan, Demsa and Lamurde, an agreement was reached that herders coming into the Numan community must liase with the local Fulani leaders in order to obtain permission to carry out their activities in peace in the area. Burto Williams made the remarks at an emergency security meeting held over at Lamurde local government, Adamawa state. Burto said, "We have already set an established protocol in order to sustain the peaceful co-existence among all the ethnic nationalities within the Numan zone. "The Fulanis have representatives in all our local governm...

Daily Rendezvous The member Representing Gombi constituency in the Adamawa state house of Assembly, Kefas Japheth, has criticised federal government's negligence of his community as it has been attacked repeatedly by some suspected Boko Haram insurgents. Kefas said, the incessant attacks on Garkida has left the entire Gombi local government in distress and members of the community hopeless over governnents failure to halt repeated attacks on their community or apprehend members of the armed group. Kefas made this known in a chat with Daily Rendezvous, in Yola, Adamawa state. Kefas said, the recent killing of six members of his community in a Christmas eve attacks and the kidnapping of five members of the community who were subsequently killed in cold blood has left the entire community in shock at the collapse of security in the country. Japheth Kefas speaking with Daily Rendezvous on the details of the horror experience of the Christmas Eve attacks and effect of the in...

Daily Rendezvous The lawmaker representing Gombi Constituency in the Adamawa state house of  assembly, Japhet Kefas, has called for immediate military intervention in Garkida to forestll a possible second attack by the Boko haram insurgents on Garkida. Kefas said local sightngs suggests that some Boko Haram fighters have been spotted in 9 trucks around kalamba, in the outskirts of Garkda, Saturday evening. He explained that the sightings has triggered panic and unrest in the community adding that movements was similar to the kind which the insurgents made in the attack on Garkida on the eve of Christmas. Japhet said, his community would not be care free with the information on the movements of the insurgents, because it was in a similar  manner that the insurgents operated on the eve of Christmas, resulting in the deaths of six persons. Kefas said, " Information has just reached us now that Boko Haram men are mobilizing themselves to Garkida for another...

Daily Rendezvous Reports just reaching us suggests that some members of the Boko Haram insurgents have once again attacked Adamawa Community of Garkida, shooting randomly as residents scamper into nearby bushes for safety. A local from Garkida told News Rendezvous that the insurgents stormed the community around 5 pm Thursday evening, shooting randomly. The local contact said, "Right now, I cannot say how the village is because we are all hiding in the bush. Details emerging from the Christmas Eve attack suggests that the insurgents stormed the town in the evening around 5 pm driving in twelve trucks and have currently setting so many of the houses on fire, locals told Rendezvous. We reliably gathered that the insurgents burnt down 19 vehicles belonging to Triacta Construction firm, burnt down houses of locals, burnt down a local living faith church, and carted away food stuff. However, details of casualties still remains sketchy as locals continue to narra...

Daily Rendezvous The United Nations has condemned in totality, the killing of about 110 farmers in Koshobe, in Jere Local government of Borno State, North East Nigeria. United nations states that, about 110 farmers who were harvesting their crops were ruthlessly murdered by non state armed groups and that several women might have been kidnapped. This is contained in press statement issued by the UN humanitarian coordinator, Edward Kallon and made available to Daily Rendezvous, Sunday. Kallon said, "I am outraged and horrified by the gruesome attack against civilians carried out by non-state armed groups in villages near Borno State capital Maiduguri.  "At least 110 civilians were ruthlessly killed and many others were wounded in this attack.     "In early afternoon of 28 November, armed men on motorcycles led a brutal attack on civilian men and women who were harvesting their fields in Koshobe and other rural communities in Jere Local Government A...

INSURGENCY: President Muhammadu Buhari Condoles Nigerians Over Fallen Airmen By Billy Graham Abel The president of the federal republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the death of five Airmen, who died while providing air support to the officers and men of 145 battalion, Damasak, Maidugiri during a counter insurgency operations in Northeast Nigeria. The president made this known in his Twitter handle Thursday. Buhari said, "I mourn our Armed Forces personnel who lost their lives in a military helicopter crash in Damasak, Borno State, yesterday: "Our heartfelt condolences to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, the Nigerian Air Force, and the families of the dead. "These fine officers and men lost their lives striving to guarantee our safety and protection as a people and a nation. "Flight Lieutenant Perowei Jacob Flight Lieutenant Kaltho Paul Kilyofas Sergeant Auwal Ibrahim Lance Corporal Adamu Nura Aircraftman Meshack Ishmael ...