1,000 Houses, 22 Churches Burnt In Plateau By Bandits
Church leaders in Plateau State said 1,000 houses and 22 churches have been burnt by bandits in the recent attacks in Mangu, Bokkos, and Riyom local government areas.
The leaders from different denominations said they were saddened by the resurgence of mindless killings of innocent residents by bandits where several lives and property have been lost and many persons still missing in the three councils affected by the latest killings.
The church leaders said over 1,000 houses and about 22 churches were burnt. They view this round of killings and destruction as devilish, barbaric, and an act of ethnic cleansing against innocent and armless villagers.
Many Feared Killed In Kutep-Hausa Clash In Taraba
People suspected to be Kutep militia have allegedly attacked Hausa quarters in Takum town Taraba State and killed many Hausas.
A resident, Malam Yakubu Sani, said the militia armed with sophisticated weapons launched the attack early Sunday. He explained that the Hausas were not involved in the crisis between the Fulani and Kutep in Takum but the Kutep transferred their aggression onto them. “As I’m talking to you, the attack is still going on and no security is deployed to stop the militia from killing the innocent Hausa people inside Takum town.
He claimed that the militia had killed 13 Hausa travelers along Takum-Maraban Road, Takum-Kashinbila Road, and Takum-Katsina-Ala Road within the last few days. Sani called on the federal and Taraba State government to deploy soldiers and police in the area to safeguard lives. The National President of Kutep Development Association, Mr. Emmanuel Ukwen, when contacted, said he was not in Takum so could not know what was happening there.
SGF, Others Hail Water Resources Minister At Farewell Dinner
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has described Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu is an exemplary leader, who is patriotic in his service to the nation.
He said this at a farewell dinner organized by the ministry in honor of its outgoing minister whose administration winds down later this month. The SGF described Adamu as committed, intelligent, and knowledgeable in many fields, not only in engineering but also in his passion for change and sustainable development which made the Federal Executive Council (FEC) prioritize actions in the water and sanitation sector.
Earlier in her remark, the permanent secretary of the Ministry, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, said she enjoyed a good working relationship with the minister alongside other agencies and development partners in the ministry. She said his service as a two-term minister under the Buhari administration has laid a solid foundation in the water sector with a strong will suitable for the ministry to build on.
Climate change causes two million deaths in 50 years — UN
A report by the United Nations reveals that extreme weather conditions have caused the deaths of two million people and $4.3 trillion in economic damage over the past half a century.
Source: Punch Newspapers
According to the new figures published on Monday from the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation, 11,778 weather-related disasters have occurred from 1970 to 2021, and they have surged over that period. More than 90 percent of deaths reported worldwide due to these disasters took place in developing countries.
“The most vulnerable communities, unfortunately, bear the brunt of weather, climate, and water-related hazards,” WMO chief Petteri Taalas said in a statement. Cyclone Moncha, which wreaked havoc in Myanmar and Bangladesh last week, exemplified this reality, Taalas said. The severe storm “caused widespread devastation, impacting the poorest of the poor”, he said.
