The Kirikasamma Local Government Council of Jigawa State has confirmed the death of one person and injuries to seven others following the collapse of a building in the area.
The council’s Information Officer, Musa Muhammad, disclosed the development in a statement issued in Dutse on Sunday.
According to him, the incident occurred after a heavy downpour that pounded Kirikasamma and the surrounding communities.
Muhammad said, “I gathered that seven persons got serious injuries while one person died at Kabak village in Kirikasamma Local Government Area. The incident happened at midnight, Friday, after which five of the victims were hospitalised while the remaining two were treated and discharged.”
He further explained that the council chairman, Muhammad Maji, visited the scene to sympathise with the victims and their families.
He added that the chairman provided ₦500,000 to cover the medical expenses of those injured and ₦100,000 as emergency support to the bereaved family.
In other news, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled an international organised criminal group (IOCG) operating between Nigeria, the UK, Brazil, Australia and the UAE, following a two-week, intelligence-led operation in Lagos.
Naija News understands that three leaders of the cartel were arrested after officers at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, intercepted a large cocaine shipment concealed in textile materials and “local charms” en route to Sydney, Australia.
The bust reportedly began on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, when NDLEA officers at the MMIA export shed intercepted 76 cartons of textile materials bound for Sydney.
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