The Taraba State mobile court on Environmental Protection and Public Safety has impounded a Toyota Yaris allegedly transporting illegally mined solid minerals identified as monoxide.
The minerals were reportedly extracted from the Dakka axis of Bali local government council during an enforcement operation carried out in the early hours of Friday as part of routine patrols to enforce Executive Order No. 5 of 2023 on Environmental Protection and Public Safety.

According to the authorities, the vehicle and the seized minerals have been taken into custody pending further legal proceedings in accordance with the provisions of the executive order.

The mobile court warned motorists, transporters, and individuals involved in the illegal mining and transportation of solid minerals to immediately desist from such activities, stressing that anyone found violating the law would be arrested and prosecuted.

Reaffirming its commitment to environmental protection and public safety, the mobile court said the Taraba State Government remains resolute in safeguarding the state’s natural resources and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations.

It added that enforcement operations would continue across the state to curb illegal mining and other activities deemed detrimental to the environment and the public interest.

Several shops were destroyed on Friday following a fire outbreak at Bode Market in the Molete area of Ibadan.

The cause of the inferno had yet to be determined as of the time this report was filed.

DAILY POST observed that operatives of the Oyo State Fire Service were seen at the scene working to contain the fire and stop it from spreading to other sections of the market.

As of press time, details regarding the exact number of shops affected and the scale of losses suffered by traders remained unclear.

The incident comes only weeks after a similar fire outbreak occurred at Dugbe Market in Ibadan.

A Federal High Court in Kano State has ordered the remand of two Katsina State residents, Sani Mamman and Abubakar Umar, over allegations of aiding bandit activities.

The defendants were arraigned on charges bordering on alleged support for bandits in violation of provisions of the Terrorism Prevention Act.

According to the prosecution, Mamman, a resident of Ruwan Godiya in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, was allegedly engaged in March 2025 to transport suspected bandits to a forest in Faskari.

He was accused of committing offences contrary to Section 13(a), (b) and (c) of the Terrorism Prevention Act.

Mamman, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge, telling the court that he was not a driver as alleged but earned a living selling beans with a wheelbarrow.

He also informed the court that although his father was deceased, his mother resides in Funtua.

The prosecution counsel, Hadiza Adamu Yabani, told the court that the defendant had remained in custody since his arrest in March 2025.

The second defendant, Abubakar Umar, a resident of Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina State, was arrested on December 2, 2024, for allegedly attempting to transport arms and ammunition to bandits.

Prosecutors said the offence was also contrary to Section 13 of the Terrorism Prevention Act.

Umar denied the allegation, insisting that he was not involved in the offence.

He told the court that farming and the sale of perishable goods were his means of livelihood before his arrest.

Defence counsel, H.A. Kalmaten, informed the court that he had taken over the case from I.I. Umar after consultations with the defendants.

Presiding Judge, Justice S.M. Shuaibu, adjourned the matter to July 7 and 8, 2026, for commencement of trial and ordered that the defendants be remanded in a correctional facility within the court’s jurisdiction pending further proceedings.