A 67-year-old man, Ibrahim Ado, has been rescued by operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command from a room, he was said to have been locked up for 20 years in the Bayajidda area of Kaduna metropolis.

Ado was rescued on Wednesday after some environmental health officials who were conducting house-to-house inspection for expired beverages discovered him lying naked inside a room and alerted the Magajin Garin Police who came and evacuated him.

An eyewitness said, “The Environmental Officers visited the house this morning to check some beverages stored in the house but discovered a man locked up in a room. They quickly alerted Magajin Garin Police Division, where the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) personally led the team to the scene to rescue the man from the room.”

Barely 24 hours, operatives of the Nasarawa state Command of the Police Force have arrested another two men for allegedly killing a 3-week-old child.

Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel in a statement issued and made available to Vanguard in Lafia Saturday said the arrest of the suspects followed an intensive manhunt while the suspects were in lam after committing the crime on October 11 in Lafia,

According to the statement, the principal suspect Abdulkadir Ahmed 40 years old asked his friend Hassan Sabo 40 years to lure his estranged wife and mother of his three-week-old baby to his shop opposite Correctional Facility in Lafia on the pretext of seeking reconciliation with her.

The statement added that on arrival at the shop, Abdulkadir Ahmed took the child from the mother into the shop while Hassan Sabo engaged the mother of the child in a discussion outside, and suddenly, the child screamed and went quiet.

The statement explained that Abdulkadir Ahmed immediately came out of the shop and the mother enquired to know why the child screamed but was told that the child has gone to sleep.

Not satisfied, she rushed into the shop and discovered the lifeless body of her child as the culprits immediately left the scene on a motorcycle while the body was evacuated to Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia by the police for post-mortem examination.

The statement further adds that the state Commissioner of Police, Adesina Soyemi ordered a thorough investigation into the dastardly act.

AS Nigeria joins rest of the world to commemorate 2022 World Food Day on October 16,2022, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, asserted that there is no food shortage in Nigeria.

Abubakar made the claim while fielding questions from journalists during a media conference and as part of activities commemorating the 2022 World Food Day with theme ‘Leaving no one behind, better production, better nutrition, a better environment and better Life’, at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja.

He said: “We don’t have shortage of food in Nigeria at this point, but yes prices have risen, and this is a world phenomenon.

“This Government has put in so much in employment generation, especially in agric; we have youth, women and others through the managerial ministries and many others to make sure there is food and employment.”

He also maintained that the Buhari-led administration is doing well and called on Nigerians to be part of it.

Meanwhile, the Minister said, “The day is like a reminder to eat mindfully and consider that millions of people are unable to afford one meal for themselves.

“It is important that we rededicate ourselves to this very important event and its purpose by drawing attention through global awareness, bold action and innovation to enhance effectively the channels that make our food systems stronger and more equitable.

“In the face of global crises and escalating threats therefore, global solutions are needed more than ever to safeguard life and transform our agri-food systems.

“The Food and Agriculture Organization is actively working towards the achievement of food security and nutrition and supporting the necessary transformation of agri-food systems in collaboration with other UN agencies and partners at international and national levels”, he added.

However, he (Abubakar) noted that Nigeria and rest of the world continue to grapple with multiple crises which include conflicts, displacement, economic shocks, escalating food prices, climate change and so on.

In a goodwill the FAO Representative in Nigeria and to ECOWAS, Fred Kafeero, said, “Analysis carried out at the beginning of this year indicated that approximately 19.4m people faced food insecurity in 21 states and FCT.

“As food insecurity worsens, so does the risk of malnutrition, it is estimated that about 2m children suffer from severe acute malnutrition.

“Also, climate extremes such as the ongoing floods that have severely impacted lives the and livelihoods,” he said.

“A protracted conflict in Nort East; in the middle-belt we see persistence of climate induced clashes between herders and farmers over natural resources (ie land and water). In the North western region, criminality and banditry.

“All these have severely affected productive activities across a number of states, and are key drivers of hunger in that part of the country.

“As if that is not enough we witness rising food prices and cost of production.

“Fighting hunger and malnutrition is a daunting task. I therefore appeal for concerted action from all stakeholders – Government, International and National Research systems.

“Also, farmers, Civil society organisation, private sector and UN if we are to attain the SDGs 1 and 2 and the other SDGs in these remaining eight years.”

Troops of operation Hadin Kai have reportedly repelled an attack by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno.

An ambush laid by the terrorists were said to have failed when the troops from the operation’s 21 armoured brigade engaged the terrorist between Kumshe and Bama.

According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, scores of the terrorists were killed by the troops.

Sources reportedly said the terrorists detonated an explosive which was followed by gun shots.

“The terrorists detonated improvised explosive device and followed with continuous gun shots which was immediately repelled by the gallant troops,” a source was quoted as saying.

“The special forces repelled the attack, killing many of the insurgents with no casualty on the side of the military.

“One Hilux of the military was destroyed while some soldiers who sustained wounds during the encounter are being treated at the Brigade Headquarters in Bama.”

The development comes weeks after troops of operation Hadin Kai killed six Boko Haram fighters in Borno, during an ambush in Kayamla village near Maiduguri, the state capital.

Also on September 11, troops had killed seven Boko Haram insurgents during a raid in the axis of Daula market in Bama LGA of Borno.