Those killed were said to be protesting the killing of a tricyclist at a Nigerian Army checkpoint in Gashua, Yobe State.
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The move is an intervention by Senator Lawan, to complement the various efforts by both the Yobe state and Federal government, to ease the hardship currently faced by the people of his senatorial district.
The Governor presented the documents of the houses to the Emir of Bade in Gashua, Alhaji Abubakar Umar Suleiman.
Police spokesperson, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday.
“A-t-t-e-n-t-i-o-n!” As the prisoners’ feet come to a simultaneous halt at exactly 7am, out goes electricity, like Shakespeare’s brief candle; the national power grid has collapsed yet again like Russian-Ukraine peace talks.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the beneficiaries were drawn from Bade and Jakusko Local Government Areas.
The source said that the victims were brought in from Sabon Gari, Katuzu, Zango, Lawan Musa and Sarkin Hausawa, which were among the areas worst affected by the outbreak.
Alhaji Muhammadu Maimagani, aide to the Senator, told newsmen in Gashua, Yobe, on Wednesday that apart from cows and rams, the constituents were also showered with cash.