Zazzau Prince Dies In Auto Crash
A prince of Zazzau and son of the immediate past Emir has died in an auto crash.
Alhaji Umar Shehu Idris, who is also the Dan Isan Zazzau, lost his life in the road accident along Kaduna-Abuja express way, on Tuesday afternoon.
Untill his death, late Umar Shehu Idris was the Assistant Secretary to the Zazzau Emirate Council.
He died at the age of 41, leaving behind two wives, two children.
Confirming the death, Mallam Abdullahi Aliyu Kwarbai, Media and Publicity officer.of the emirate, said his remains would be buried in due time.
Recall that his biological mother who was the wife of the late Eda8lymir of Zazzau, Dr. Shehu Idris, and mother-in- law to the Incumbent Emir, Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, died 39 days ago.
Obaseki Is Causing Problems Before Handing Over
The reinstated deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shiabu, has alleged that the recent decisions of Governor Godwin Obaseki could cause chaos in the state after leaving office on November 12.
NigeriaMedia reports that Shaibu while speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting with the Commissioner of Police, Nemo Edwin-Iwo, on Tuesday countered Obaseki’s position on return of the suspended Edo State Security Network to the streets after the September 21 governorship election....Read Full Article [Click Here>]
Shaibu also faulted Obaseki’s decision to appoint a traditional ruler for Okpella in Etsako East local government area, which has reportedly caused some deaths.
He said, “I have to come to see the Commissioner of Police to explain to him that, the Edo vigilante cannot resume work, the Edo vigilante that we have as constituted today is to cause mayhem to political opponents. We have it on authority because as the deputy governor of Edo State, I have security reports both official and unofficial so I am aware that the governor and his team want to get them back to use them to cause disharmony in the state and go after APC members that are protesting.
“Every citizen of this country has the right to protest and also protect his interest, the PDP protested to the INEC office, and today, APC also protested at the place to ensure that there is no tampering with election materials but he wants to use the vigilante to intimidate people.
“What I expect the police to be doing now is to recover the arms and ammunition in the hands of these vigilantes which the governor gave to them. As we speak, the Nigerian police are doing well, some of the personnel that came during the election and their equipment are still around for post-election security issues so why is the governor in a hurry to bring vigilantes back?
“Some decisions the governor is taking are causing problems in the state, imagine four weeks to go, he is giving staff of office to some traditional rulers. What stopped this governor for the past five years for instance from installing the Okueokulagbe of Okpella? I am told that some people died yesterday because of that singular action, the Okueokulagbe died over five years ago and the council brought names to him to announce but he refused just to cause a crisis
“The governor has created a lot of divisions in the state, father and son fighting, friends can no longer talk to each other, that is how divided he has made the state.”
