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Two soldiers wounded, hospitalised as bandits attack Niger military base
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Bandits operating in Tegina, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, have shot and wounded two soldiers at a military base.
Rafi is one of the troubled LGAs in Niger State, suffering incessant attacks from bandits, who prevent farmers from going to their farms.
The attack on the military base was said to have occurred in the early hours of Monday.
It was learnt that one bandit was killed while two soldiers sustained gunshot injuries in the exchange of gunfire.
The Chairman of the Rafi Local Government Area, Ayuba Katako, who confirmed the incident, said, “It happened in my domain. The two soldiers have been taken to the IBB Specialist Hospital where they are responding to treatment.
“The military, police and vigilantes are trying their best to ensure peace and security of lives and property in the state and they deserve to be commended.”
Katako decried the continued attacks on the security operatives and called for patience, support and prayers to overcome the menace of insecurity bedeviling the state and Nigeria at large.
The Niger State military cantonment in Minna could not be reached for comments.
Attempt to speak to the Niger police spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun, was also not successful as calls placed to his mobile line did not connect.
Meanwhile, troops of Operation Whirl Punch and Operation Forest Sanity II continued their patrol of the Rijana general area of the Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Monday, as they killed two bandits during a clearance operation.
The development came less than 24 hours after the troops encountered some bandits at the Kachia-Kajuru general area, killing five and leaving many with gunshot wounds.
The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement on Monday disclosed that troops on clearance operation engaged some bandits in a gun duel in the Rijana area and killed two, while scores escaped with gunshot wounds.
The troops, according to him, recovered three AK-47 rifles, two motorcycles, two AK-47 magazines, 19 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, two mobile phones and two MP3 players.
He said, “According to operational feedback to the Kaduna State Government, the troops began their advance, clearing several locations, including Amale, Gidan Jatau, Gidan Danfulani and Gidan Duna with no resistance.
“As the forces progressed to Gidan Dutse, the troops made contact with bandits and, in the ensuing firefight, two of the criminals were neutralised while several escaped with gunshot wounds.
“The troops searched the area and recovered three AK-47 rifles, two motorcycles and two AK-47 magazines, 19 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, two mobile phones and two MP3 players.
“The Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, expressed satisfaction at the report and congratulated the troops for another sterling outing. The governor praised the leadership of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.Gen. T.A. Lagbaja, and the unflinching morale of the troops, in the ongoing operations.”
The commissioner enjoined the citizens to continue “to utilise the 24-hour Security Operations Room by volunteering actionable intelligence on the movement of bandits and their collaborators.
The abductors of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, former Director of Defence Information, and his wife released a video on Saturday showing the couple in captivity.
Abubakar, a retired major general, served as Director of Defence Information, the media arm of the Defence Headquarters, between 2015 and 2017.
Abubakar, and his wife were both abducted by suspected bandits in Katsina State.
The couple were reportedly travelling towards Katsina when gunmen intercepted their vehicle in Matazu Local Government Area and took them away.
In the now viral four-minute video circulating on social media, the wife of the retired general was seen conveying the abductors’ demands.
The demands included the release of three of their members identified as Sani, Aminu and Nasiru, as well as the return of livestock allegedly seized from them.
According to her account, two of the detained individuals were arrested in Jikamshi while the third was arrested in Kano.
She said: “Three of their boys have been arrested, including Aminu, Sani Nasiru and others, and they want them released alongside all their properties, their cows and goats that were captured as well.
“We are begging all those concerned to help us heed these demands so we can be released.
She also appealed to the Katsina State Government and leaders of five local government areas to facilitate compliance with the demands to secure their release.
“Two of the boys were captured in Jikamshi and the other one was arrested separately, so we are appealing to the government to please adhere to their demands, release them and release their cows.”
A young woman identified as Ihunda Nkiruka Jennifer, who was earlier declared missing after being abducted in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has been confirmed dead.
Her sister, Nurse Jane Ogbu, had earlier raised alarm on social media, calling for urgent public assistance to help locate her sibling. She explained that Jennifer was reportedly abducted by unidentified men, adding that she managed to throw her personal belongings out of the vehicle in a desperate attempt to signal what was happening before she was taken away.
In an update shared on Thursday, June 5, the family confirmed the worst fears that Jennifer had been found dead.
According to accounts from relatives, the incident is believed to have involved suspected “one-chance” operators, a term commonly used to describe criminals who rob passengers inside commercial vehicles.
The family stated that the search for Jennifer led them to a medical facility near the Air Force Road axis in Port Harcourt, where they were later informed that her body had been deposited at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) mortuary.
Preliminary accounts from the family suggest that Jennifer may have been picked up around the Rumuosi area and later thrown from a moving vehicle along the Eliozu axis, close to Harmony Estate. They further alleged that she sustained severe injuries after being forced out of the vehicle and may have struggled with her attackers before her death.
The tragic development has sparked renewed concern over the rising cases of violent robberies and abductions involving commercial transport vehicles in parts of Port Harcourt and other major cities.
Authorities are yet to issue an official statement on the incident as investigations are expected to continue.
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ISIS Bride And Her Mother Charged After They Helped Dad Buy 15-Year-Old S£x Slave For £7,500 For Purposes Of R@ping
An ISIS bride whose family bought a teenage s£x slave for £7,500 has been charged with crimes against humanity.
Zeinab Ahmad, now 31, is said to have forced the 15-year-old girl to perform domestic duties and stood by as she was repeatedly r@ped by her father.
Zeinab abandoned her nursing studies in Melbourne, Australia, to join ISIS in Syria, where the alleged offences occurred, in 2014.
Her father Mohammed allegedly told the girl: “I bought you for the purpose of r@ping and at the same time serving the home.”
Melbourne Magistrates Court also heard that the father said to his family: “I bought her for s£x and to do housework.”
He bought the teen as a slave with his wife in Raqqa, the capital of ISIS-controlled Syria, police told the court. The alleged victim was brought back to the family home which the parents shared with their five daughters
Zeinab witnessed her father hit the girl and drag her by the hair down two flights of stairs, it is alleged. The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was beaten two or three times a month while the family watched on, police said.
Detective Senior Constable Marc Clendenning told to the court Zeinab, then aged 22 and 23, “did not physically hurt her, although she did threaten her very badly and ordered her to do things around the house.”
In an interview with the police, the girl said that Mohammed s£xually assaulted her “many times”. She was sold on more than a year later after Mohammed told her she was “bad” and did not follow orders, local media in Australia reports.
Zeinab and her mother Kawsar Ahmad were among a group of ISIS brides arrested last month when they returned to Australia from Syria.
Zeinab is charged with two counts of slavery. She is accused of helping her family to enslave a Yazidi girl – a member of the Kurdish ethnic minority which lives in Syria. The girl is said to have been one of more than 6,800 Yazidi women and children who enslaved and repeatedly r@ped by members of ISIS.
Zeinab asked to be released on bail in Melbourne magistrates’ court on Thursday, June 4.
The Australian Federal Police have argued she would pose an unacceptable risk if she was released on bail.
Detective Clendenning said Zeinab had been married to multiple members of ISIS and was still the wife of an ISIS member currently being searched for by police.
He told the court: “The accused has never explicitly renounced or stated that she no longer supports Islamic State since her surrender to Kurdish forces.”
She is charged with two crimes against humanity: enslavement and use of a slave.
Her mother Kawsar is charged with four crimes against humanity.
Each holds a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison. The two-day hearing continues on Friday, June 5.
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