VICE PRESIDENT NAMADI SAMBO'S ZARIA HOME ATTACKED BY GUNMEN

Unknown gunmen attacked the home of the Vice president around 11.30am this morning. The gunmen engaged the policemen guarding the house in a gun battle which left at least one person dead and two injured.
Police spokesperson in Kaduna, Balteh Abdul razaq confirmed the incident saying that at least one person had been confirmed dead. According to him '' three gunmen came on a motor bike and opened fire on the police guards at the Vice president's home on Baba Ahmed road in Tudun wada, Zaria. A cobbler was hit by a stray bullet and died instantly while two police officers sustained bullet wounds on their legs and arms.

NYSC TO VOID POSTING OF CORPERS TO YOBE AND BORNO STATES

The NYSC has voided the posting of youth corpers to Yobe and Borno states and will be reposting them to less violence prone states. Corpers who were posted to other Northern states such as Gombe, Bauchi, Plateau, Kano and Kaduna who have not yet reported for duty have been directed to report to the NYSC directorate headquarters in Abuja for redeployment.
The re-scheduled orientation will hold from Thursday 26th of July to Thursday 16th of August