The Jos Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 38-year-old driver, Usman Abdulkarim, to one year in prison for stealing 1050 litres of petrol worth N977,000.
The police command in Jigawa says it arrested three men for stealing 48 goats in Babura and Kiyawa LGAs.
Governor Abdullahi Sule has pardoned 14 inmates serving jail terms in Nasarawa.
He said the command was notified at about 11:00 a.m. that the house was on fire, suspected to be from a power surge.
“Nigeria as a country is a big giant, we need talented people, skilled and knowledgeable batch of experts to build this great country.”
According to Mr Muhammad, the interventions will be implemented by NEMA in conjunction with the Bauchi state emergency management agency.
The police and army have agreed to set up a commission of enquiry to look into the real cause of this incident.
The state police spokesperson, Abdullahi Usman, who confirmed the incident, said efforts were ongoing to ascertain what transpired between the deceased and the military personnel.
“All victims were handed over to Usman Usman of Bichi Police Outpost. The cause of incident is under investigation.”
The federal government, through the police, had produced the 15 suspects before Ms Maha for arraignment.
