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How joint troop rescued abducted corper, six others
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… victims narrate ordeal
Troops of joint military operations of 401 Special Forces Brigade and Sector One Operation Whirl Stroke have rescued a kidnapped youth corps member and six other victims in Tse-Annaka, along Wukari/Zaki-Biam, Torov council ward in Ukum LGA of Benue State.
The corps member was identified as Samuel Muekara, aged 29 and a law graduate.
Other rescued victims who were kidnapped at different dates and times in the same locations include, Mr.
Anaelechi Bob 32, Ayuba Luka, 28, Ibrahim Umar, 30, Rabiu Muhammad 48, Buhari Ahmadu Saleh 17 years old and Blessing Ayuba 47.
A security personnel who spoke under the condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the press, identified the bandits terrorizing the Sankara axis as “Full Fire”, Ayongo, Chen and his group.
He said the bandits belong to the gang of the notorious criminal kingpin in Benue, late Terwase Akwaza also known as Gana”.
“These notorious armed bandits are well known to the people living in those areas and any attempt to get information from them, they claimed not to know, whereas in the real sense they know them.
“The people must understand that security is a collective efforts from all and sundry and therefore, the communities should be able to always volunteer necessary information to security agencies especially our troops to help them fish out the perpetrators of crime among them.
Some of the rescued victims who spoke with our correspondent at the military camp in Zaki – Biam, Ukum local government area where they were taken to, said they were kidnapped and kept hostage for days before the intervention of the military troops.
“Some of us were taken to the neighboring settlement like Chito village, Adamawa village, Atereyange village, Ututu village and Pevkyaa village all of Ukum local government area where these heavily armed bandits are using as their hideouts.
“These armed bandits have made kidnapping in these communities as their major source of income and they do it in a broad day light without fear.
” They are living with their families who usually come to give us food in their hideout. People living around there see them perpetrating these evils but they are helpless to voice it out for the fear of their lives”.
“,One of us(victims) know as Rabiu Muhammad who came to pay ransom for his cousin Ibrahim Umar became a kidnapped victims after he had paid the ransom”, one of the Victims’ said .
Another victim identified as Blessing Ayuba said she was also kidnapped after she came to pay a ransom for her son, Luka Ayuba.
On his part, the youth corps member, Samuel told our Correspondent that after the families of seven jointly raised over N20 million and paid as ransom with other valuables worth millions of naira forcibly taken away, they were still held captive until the military came to their rescue.
We are calling on the Federal Government to immediately give promotions to those military officers who rescued us from the wicked hands of the kidnappers.
“Federal and State governments should intensify security surveillance particularly in Ukum communities along Zaki -Biam, Wukari roads to curtail activities of these armed bandits to protect lives and property of citizens traveling on that routes.
Government must also beam searchlights also on the activities of transport companies operating in the country during odd hours who always fail to report kidnapped cases to the appropriate quarters”, he said.
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Signatures of 3 senators on report suspending Natasha in 2025 were forged – Oshiomhole Declares As Fight Against Akpabio Continues
In a fresh twist to the ongoing crisis in Nigeria’s Senate, Senator Adams Oshiomhole has claimed that signatures of at least three senators on the report that led to the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan were forged.
The allegation, made by the former Edo State governor and current Senator representing Edo North, comes amid heightened tensions between Oshiomhole and Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, was suspended for six months in early 2025 following a Senate committee report on her conduct, which included allegations of unruly behavior and conflicts with the Senate leadership.
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According to reports circulating from Senate proceedings and shared widely on social media, Oshiomhole declared during a session or related discussion that the document authorizing or supporting the suspension bore forged signatures. He reportedly pointed out discrepancies suggesting that not all listed senators had actually appended their signatures to the report.
Some gunmen on Saturday reportedly invaded the Ode Oriya community in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State and abducted the traditional ruler of the community, Adeniyi Adelana.
A source said the hoodlums stormed the community at about 8 pm on Saturday and went to the residence of the 60-year-old community leader, whisking him away to an unknown destination in the bush.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, who confirmed the incident in a telephone conversation with our correspondent on Sunday, said the state command had commenced a rescue operation in the forest.
“The Ondo State Police Command has launched a coordinated rescue operation following the abduction of a community leader by suspected kidnappers in Ode Oriya Village, Owo Local Government Area of the state.
“Preliminary reports indicate that at about 8:05 pm on the reported date, a group of approximately six armed men stormed the residence of Mr Adeniyi Adelana, aged 60, the Baale of Ode Oriya Village. The assailants reportedly invaded the premises under the cover of darkness and forcefully whisked the victim away through a nearby bush path to an unknown destination.
“Upon receipt of the distress report, the Divisional Police Officer, B Division, Owo, immediately mobilised a combined team of police operatives and other security personnel to the scene. The area was swiftly secured, and a preliminary assessment of the crime scene was conducted as part of ongoing investigative efforts,” the PPRO said.
Jimoh added that the victim’s wife, who sustained a gunshot injury to her right hand during the attack, had been taken to the hospital, where she was receiving treatment.
“She was promptly rescued and taken to a nearby medical facility, where she is currently receiving treatment and responding positively to medical care,” he said.
According to him, a comprehensive search-and-rescue operation was activated, with security operatives combing nearby forests, bush paths, and suspected escape routes “in a determined effort to track the movement of the kidnappers, secure the victim’s safe release, and bring the perpetrators to justice.”
“Tactical deployments have also been strengthened across the area and adjoining communities to enhance operational effectiveness,” he added.
The police spokesman also said the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Felix Ohagwu, has directed all tactical units, intelligence assets, and operational teams of the command to intensify efforts toward the swift rescue of the victim and the arrest of those responsible.
“The command remains resolute in its commitment to ensuring that the victim is reunited safely with his family while all those involved face the full weight of the law,” the PPRO added.
A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress has crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in California, according to the base authorities.
The incident occurred soon after departure, prompting an immediate emergency response at the site.
“Emergency crews immediately responded to the scene and the situation is ongoing,” the base wrote on Monday in a post on X.
At the time of reporting, officials had not confirmed any casualties, and the cause of the crash remained unclear.
The B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, subsonic bomber designed to carry nuclear weapons, with a payload capacity of up to 70,000 pounds. Each aircraft is estimated to be worth about $110 million.
The crash comes less than 24 hours after another deadly aviation incident in the United States in which 12 people were killed when a plane went down near an airport in Missouri.
The fatal crash occurred on Sunday near Butler Memorial Airport in Bates County, south of Kansas City, the state’s largest city.
“Troopers are on scene assisting the Butler Police Department & Bates County Sheriff’s Office of a Fatal Plane Crash near the Butler Memorial Airport,” the Missouri State Highway Patrol posted on X.
“At this time reports indicate all occupants (12 total) have perished,” it said.
Missouri Highway Patrol Sergeant Justin Ewing said the aircraft was being used for skydiving operations.
He added that emergency teams were alerted at about 11:30 a.m. local time on Sunday after reports of a crash and fire.
According to him, firefighters quickly contained the blaze, while describing the scene as “brutal.”
“It landed in a field adjacent to the airport, but I think they’re shutting down the roadway just as a precaution,” Ewing said.
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