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Children’s welfare will be our priority, says Kwara Gov-elect

 Tunde Oyekola,
Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq Kwara State Governor-elect has said that his administration will give priority to issues concerning children in the state.
Abdulrazaq stated this assurance in a congratulatory message sent to Nigerian children on the occasion of the 2019 Children’s Day and signed by his Media aide, Mr Rafiu Ajakaiye.
according to him,He said,  “The greatness of any society is determined by how much premium it places on the welfare of its children.  and so, this is why we will pay a closser and a better attention to the rights of our children to basic education and conducive environment to succeed in life.”
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Abdulrazaq said his administration will pursue child-friendly policies and support global initiatives to give children a head start in life.
“ making provisions for quality maternal health services, basic education and encouragement of exclusive breastfeeding, we are determined to help the Kwara children to  attain their full potentials,” the statement added.


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Suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Monday killed seven persons in Bulama Isa and Dala wulari villages, outskirt of Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno state. The two villages are 2km away from the Bakassi IDPs camp, host to over 30,000 displaced Persons from about seven local government areas of Borno state. A senior Civilian Joint Taskforce member who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the attack occurred Sunday night between 1.15am to 2am when the terrorists invaded the two village, shot sporadically before killing the victims by sliting their throats. The CJTF source added that the attackers spared women in the villages during the attack, saying that in the third surrounding village, Mustapha Malumbe, the terrorists looted food items and livestock before fleeing. As at the time of filing this report, no statement has been issued by either the police or the military over the attacks.

Read More at: https://leadership.ng/2019/05/27/boko-haram-kills-7-in-borno-villages/
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Monday killed seven persons in Bulama Isa and Dala wulari villages, outskirt of Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno state. The two villages are 2km away from the Bakassi IDPs camp, host to over 30,000 displaced Persons from about seven local government areas of Borno state. A senior Civilian Joint Taskforce member who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the attack occurred Sunday night between 1.15am to 2am when the terrorists invaded the two village, shot sporadically before killing the victims by sliting their throats. The CJTF source added that the attackers spared women in the villages during the attack, saying that in the third surrounding village, Mustapha Malumbe, the terrorists looted food items and livestock before fleeing. As at the time of filing this report, no statement has been issued by either the police or the military over the attacks.

Read More at: https://leadership.ng/2019/05/27/boko-haram-kills-7-in-borno-villages/

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