The federal government has distributed drugs, ambulances, and emergency obstetric and newborn care equipment worth approximately ₦10 billion to health facilities in Bauchi State.

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, inaugurated the distribution on Saturday. Mr Pate stated that the intervention is part of federal efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery and improve maternal, newborn, and child health services across the state.

In addition to general equipment, the government has provided free delivery kits for pregnant women, alongside sexual and reproductive health commodities. According to the Minister, general hospitals and 20 primary healthcare (PHC) centres will receive essential medical equipment, while a further 20 facilities across the state’s local government areas will be supplied with drugs and other health commodities.

The equipment includes labour and delivery tools, theatre equipment for caesarean sections, neonatal intensive care technology, maternity laboratory apparatus, oxygen supplies, and blood pressure monitors. Furthermore, the government has provided 15 tricycle ambulances, six conventional ambulances, and 17,000 maternity kits for expectant mothers.

Mr Pate noted that these interventions are designed to improve access to quality healthcare for vulnerable groups, in line with the reforms of President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Agenda”. He added that more than 45 million Nigerians are currently accessing healthcare services quarterly, supported by ongoing investments in PHC infrastructure, equipment, commodities, and human resource development.

The Minister highlighted several recent healthcare infrastructure projects in the state, including the upgrade of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Azare; the establishment of the North-East Vesicovaginal Fistula Centre in Ningi; and the ongoing expansion of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBU-TH). These interventions also include the construction and revitalisation of 100 PHCs through a collaboration between the federal and state governments.

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Mr Pate commended the state government, traditional rulers, and frontline health workers for their commitment to improving service delivery.

Representing the State Governor, Bala Mohammed, the Deputy Governor, Auwal Jatau, lauded the gesture, stating that the provision of sexual and reproductive health commodities and ambulances would significantly complement the state’s efforts to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality, particularly in underserved rural communities. Mr Mohammed also pledged to ensure the effective utilisation of the equipment.

The Chief Medical Director of ATBU-TH, Yusuf Jibrin, echoed these sentiments, commending the federal government for prioritising healthcare reform and assuring that the new assets would be effectively deployed to improve services across the state.

(NAN)

The Bauchi State Police Command has recovered a stolen Opel Vectra vehicle and arrested three suspects in connection with an alleged vehicle theft operation spanning Bauchi and Gombe states.

Police spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, said the breakthrough followed a distress call received on June 29, 2026, from a good Samaritan who reported that unidentified persons had stolen a green Opel Vectra with registration number AH 232 AKK, belonging to Mr Muazu, a resident of Katsinawa Village along Jos Road in Bauchi.

According to the statement, officers attached to the ‘E’ Division immediately launched an operation and intercepted the vehicle at Dorawan Dillalai, where one suspect was arrested and the stolen vehicle recovered.

The police said further investigations led detectives from the Area Command to Gombe State, where two more suspects, Abubakar Musa, 46, and Usman Abubakar, 30, were arrested while allegedly negotiating to purchase the stolen vehicle.

“The suspects have confessed to the crimes and revealed that this is not the first time they committed such offence,” the police said, adding that investigations are ongoing and all three suspects will be charged in court upon completion of the investigation.

Reacting to the operation, the Commissioner of Police in Bauchi State, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, praised the swift response of the officers and the member of the public who provided the crucial tip.

“We commend the prompt action of our operatives and the public-spirited individual whose timely information made the recovery possible. The Command remains committed to clamping down on vehicle theft and other related crimes across the state,” CP Sani-Omolori said.

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