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Army Arrest Terror Accomplice Who Planted Bomb at Borno Mosque
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Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested two suspects in connection with the Christmas Eve bomb explosion that killed five people and injured 32 others at a mosque in Gamboru Market, Maiduguri, Borno State.
The attack occurred when a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) inside the mosque during prayers.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, intelligence sources revealed that the attack was jointly coordinated by terrorist factions including Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS), Ansaru, and Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM).
The report disclosed that a Boko Haram cell led by Munzir Abu Ziyadah, a notorious IED specialist, allegedly prepared up to ten person-borne improvised explosive devices (PBIEDs) at the Ali Ngulde camp axis of Borno State. The terrorists reportedly moved through the Ngoshe Mountains into Gazuwa and Ngom communities ahead of the planned attacks, one of which culminated in the deadly mosque bombing.
Makama reported that troops of Operation Hadin Kai arrested the first suspect on Monday evening in Banki town, Borno State, during intelligence-led patrols. The suspect was said to have been intercepted with primed IED components.
The second suspect, identified as Ibrahim, was arrested in Damaturu, Yobe State, through collaboration between security operatives and a local hunters’ group. He was subsequently transferred to Maiduguri for further interrogation.
During questioning, Ibrahim reportedly led investigators to the Izala Mosque in the Tashan Joni area of Maiduguri, where he claimed to have abandoned a bag containing an IED after failing to get close enough to detonate it. However, security operatives were unable to locate the bag at the site.
Further interrogation reportedly led Ibrahim to confess that he played an accomplice role in the Gamboru Market mosque bombing. He admitted to planting an explosive device in a bag at the mosque entrance on Christmas Eve, while his accomplice, Adamu, now deceased, entered the mosque wearing a suicide vest and detonated it.
The suspect also confessed that six suicide bombers were deployed to Maiduguri ahead of the attack under the coordination of a terror kingpin. He reportedly identified three of the bombers — Salisu, Yusuf, and Adamu — as residents of Maiduguri, while the remaining three — Adamu, Yusuf, and Abdullahi — were said to be from Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
The publication further revealed that a security sweep along the Cameroon–Nigeria border led to the interception of a Peugeot vehicle conveying six bags of urea fertiliser, a key component used in the manufacture of IEDs.
The driver and the consignment were taken into custody, while follow-up operations resulted in the arrest of the fertiliser dealer and the recovery of an additional six bags of urea fertiliser.
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Fatai Tijani, has ordered a statewide clampdown on vehicles plying Lagos roads without number plates or with concealed registration marks, warning that offenders would be arrested and their vehicles impounded with immediate effect.
The directive, according to Fatai, formed part of measures to strengthen security architecture and prevent criminal elements from infiltrating the state through unregistered vehicles.
The CP gave the order during a strategic meeting with Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, DPOs, and Commanders of Tactical Units at the Officers’ Mess, Ikeja, yesterday.
He briefed the officers on resolutions from a recent conference with the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, and outlined new security measures to tighten security across Lagos.
According to Tijani, “The Inspector-General of Police emphasised the need to ensure that all vehicles plying the roads in the country have their plate numbers on them. On no occasion should anybody put a vehicle on the road without a plate number or with a covered plate number. If anybody is found driving such a vehicle, that vehicle will have to be impounded.
He observed that “Most of the vehicles being used by these criminals are either not registered at all or have their plate numbers covered. Apart from those genuinely permitted by law to cover their plate numbers, there are no other exceptions”.
CP Tijani also directed all DPOs to intensify community policing and intelligence gathering at the grassroots, stressing that effective security requires active collaboration between the police and residents.
He further disclosed that the command would sustain joint patrols and intelligence-sharing with other security agencies, particularly in border communities and along waterways, to forestall the movement of criminal elements into Lagos.
Assuring residents of the command’s readiness to tackle emerging threats, Tijani said , “ Lagos Police Command had maintained a strong intelligence network and would continue working closely with transport unions, community leaders and other stakeholders to keep the state safe. Our goal is to ensure that Lagos remains secure and that criminal elements find no space to operate.
Suspected gunmen have abducted a cleric with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), identified as Pastor Gbenga Sanny, in Ondo State.
It was gathered that Sanny was seized by three gunmen on Sunday evening in the presence of his children.
Sources who confirmed the abduction to The Nation on Monday said the incident occurred at about 7.00 p.m in front of his residence located at Ilu-Abo community in Akure North Local Government.
Sanny, who is also a staff of the Akure North Local Government Area of the state, was taken to an unknown destination by the attackers.
His wife reportedly escaped the attack.
“The three armed men reportedly came out of the nearby bush and whisked him away,” one of the sources revealed.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the police command, Jimoh Abayomi said investigation has been launched into the abduction case.
He stated that officers and tactical teams of the command have already been mobilised to the area and working to secure the safe rescue of the victim and apprehend those responsible for the crime.
A man was carried away by floodwaters at Christian Village in the Greater Accra Region on June 7, 2026, during a heavy downpour.
The victim, a father of four, reportedly slipped into a gutter while helping colleagues desilt it, and despite rescue efforts, the strong current swept him away.
Recounting the incident in a video shared by Ask Media on social media on June 8, 2026, eyewitnesses said the incident occurred while the victim and three others were clearing a heavily clogged drainage system to improve water flow during the rains.
The area is known to flood whenever there is heavy rainfall, prompting residents to regularly engage in desilting exercises.
One eyewitness said the victim lost his footing during the exercise and fell.
“He slipped and fell into the river while we were removing debris. I tried to hold him by his collar, but I couldn’t keep hold of him. The current was too strong,” the eye witness recounted.
Despite immediate attempts to rescue him, he was swept away by the raging floodwaters and has since gone missing.
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