Onyeama, who stated this shortly after a closed-door meeting with Beninoise Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Aurélien Agbenonci, said the Beninoise president made the offer when he visited President Muhammadu Buhari, a few weeks back.

“In the process of running away for safety, unspecified numbers of people have been drowned in River Kaduna,” a villager told SaharaReporters.

Dikwa is about a 60km drive from Maiduguri, the state capital and a stone's throw from Mafa Local Government Area, where Governor Babagana Zulum hail from.

A crisis had on February 18 erupted in Shaha following an argument that ensued between a pregnant Yoruba woman and a Hausa businessman.

The residents disclosed this in a survey conducted by SaharaReporters.

The consulate disclosed this in a public notice dated February 18, adding that the action became necessary to safeguard its staff and visitors' health.

The Commissioner for Lands, Enyinnaya Onuegbu, disclosed this after leading a team to the said estate on Friday.

IPOB said that Nigeria had officially declared war against Biafra by launching a military raid on unarmed civilians.

Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Heads of Departments have been directed to decongest their formations of the items without delay.

SaharaReporters gathered that the promotion was backdated to March 2020 to correct the error occasioned by his nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari.