The terrorists, who seem to be unperturbed, gathered at the Eid ground in Munhaye town in Zamfara on Wednesday to perform the two raka'at prayers to mark the end of Ramadan fast.

One of his kinsmen in Ebonyi who confirmed his death to SaharaReporters said the former governor had been ill for some time and his family had planned to fly him abroad after the Sallah break.

The historian alleged that the amalgamation was not done for the benefit of the people of Nigeria but for business reasons by the British colonial rulers.

The group lamented the inability of the Nigerian government to curtail violent herders, particularly in Yoruba land, saying it had hampered the growth of the agricultural sector of the country.

In a suit filed on Wednesday, the Ogunbanjo family alleged in the court filing that the charter company, Orbic Air LLC, improperly flew the helicopter despite a “wintry mix” of snowy and rainy conditions in the Mojave Desert where the crash occurred on February 9.

The suspension followed the death of the famous actor, John Paul Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope drowned on Wednesday after a boat accident.

This comes days after the Take It Back Movement held a meeting with the victims of the road project.

SaharaReporters earlier reported that the 39-year-old actor reportedly drowned while in an engine boat attempting to cross River Niger during a movie filming.

Haniyeh told Al Jazeera his children were visiting relatives for Eid at the Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza when they were targeted.

The governor said the new set of appointments into the strategic positions is part of plans to position his administration for optimal service delivery, stressing that all the appointments will take effect from May 1.