Metro
Policeman celebrating senior colleague’s promotion shoots nursing mother dead
The Ekiti State Police Commissioner, Adewale Adenirsin has confirmed the arrest of Police officer for killing a nursing mother in Ekiti .
The CP who was recently promoted to the rank of an Assistant Inspector General of Police said the suspect allegedly killed one Miss Ifeoluwa Adekalu, a mother of one .
The suspect, said to be a Personnel of the Special Unit of Nigeria Police Force, Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Ekiti State Command committed the act at Okela police post in Ado Ekiti in the afternoon on Thursday.
It was learnt the young Nursing Mother was coming from a Placewhere she had gone to pay for her new House rent when she met her untimely death.
The deceasedwas said to have been standing across the Road, opposite the police Post when the Officer who had come to the post from another Station fired gun while rejoicing over the news of promotion of one of his Colleagues and hit the Woman.
The Woman was rushed to the Hospital but later confirmed dead.
Adeniran noted that, the Officer will face interrogations in line with Nigerian Police Act.
Late Ifeoluwa Adekalu who is from Ondo State has struggled as a young woman and worked hard in Ado Ekiti in an attempt to make ends meet as a station attendant at BOVAS Petrol Station, Bank Road and Hotel Worker at Delight, Midas and Prosperous Hotels, Ado Ekiti among others.
The Ekiti Police Command is said to have been making arrangements to take the Corpse to her parents in Ondo State any moment from now in preparation for her burial.
Daily Trust
Metro
Air strikes kill fleeing ISWAP terrorists after deadly raid on Borno military base
Terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State group have killed six soldiers in a raid on a military base in northeastern Nigeria, two military sources confirmed to AFP on Monday.
The attack occurred early on Sunday, when fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) launched a coordinated assault on the base in Sabon Gari, located in the Damboa district of Borno State.
The militants arrived in trucks and on motorcycles, the military sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The attackers set fire to the base and destroyed army vehicles during the raid, the sources added.
“We lost six soldiers in the ISWAP terrorist attack on the base after an intense gun battle,” one military officer said, describing the heavy fighting.
The soldiers were ultimately forced to retreat, according to the officer.
In response, fighter jets were deployed from the regional capital, Maiduguri, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) away, and struck the retreating militants.
The second military officer, who provided the same casualty toll, said, “Air strikes against the fleeing terrorists resulted in multiple militant fatalities and the destruction of operational vehicles and their weaponry.”
However, the officer did not provide details on the number of ISWAP casualties.
Metro
Mass exodus as bandits demand ₦172.7m levy from Zamfara villages
Armed bandits led by a notorious kingpin, Danisuhu, have imposed a crippling levy of ₦172.7 million on 25 villages in Tsafe West, Zamfara State, plunging the region into further insecurity and economic despair.
Zagazola Makama, Counter Insurgency Expert on Lake-Chad, reported that the levies, which include demands for in-kind contributions like bags of soybeans, have triggered mass displacement as residents flee under the threat of violent reprisals.
According to him, the bandits issued specific financial demands to each of the affected villages in Tsafe West, Zamfara State. Gijinzama was ordered to pay ₦8.5 million, while Dakolo faced a levy of ₦5 million alongside an additional demand for 20 bags of soybeans. Gunja was mandated to pay ₦7 million, and Kauyen Kane received a demand for ₦5 million. Kurar Mota was tasked with raising ₦6 million, while Sabon Garin Bakin Gulbi was given a comparatively smaller levy of ₦2.5 million.
Other villages faced similar burdens. Kibari was ordered to pay ₦3 million, Daga Ciki ₦3 million, Karda ₦5 million, and Biya ₦5 million. Barebari was levied ₦6 million, while Kauyen Magaji was charged ₦7 million. Kwaren Maisaje and Magazawa were each hit with hefty demands of ₦10 million. Maciya, Unguwar Danhalima, Unguwar Rogo, Katanga, and Magazu were each required to pay ₦5 million.
The demands escalated further for some villages. Sungawa and Rakyabu were each levied ₦15 million, while Yalwa was tasked with raising ₦2.7 million. Tsageru and Gidan Anne were each asked for ₦5 million and ₦7 million, respectively. The highest demand was placed on Kunchin Kalgo, which faced an enormous levy of ₦20 million.
These levies, totaling ₦172.7 million, have plunged the rural communities into economic despair, forcing residents to abandon their homes in search of safety from potential violent reprisals for non-payment.
According to Makama, the inability to meet these demands often leads to brutal attacks, leaving residents with no option but to flee.
“Many villages are now deserted, with once-thriving communities reduced to ghost settlements. Hundreds of people have abandoned their homes, farmlands, and livelihoods, plunging deeper into poverty and uncertainty.
“The situation is dire,” one local source revealed. “Those who cannot pay face severe consequences, which has forced entire communities to seek refuge elsewhere.”
“While there have been improvements in security along the Funtua-Tsafe axis and in Tsafe town, rural areas like Tsafe West remain vulnerable”, Makama noted.
Residents are appealing for urgent government intervention, including increased deployment of security personnel and the establishment of permanent posts in affected areas.
Makama also mentioned that the displaced villagers are also in desperate need of emergency relief, including food, shelter, and medical assistance.
Metro
Police personnel dies few days after converting to Islam
A personnel of the Nigeria Police Force who converted from Christianity to Islam has died few days after.
According to an X App (formerly Twitter) user, Abu-bakar, the deceased convert who was a senior officer in the Force was named Naomi Isah.
Abu-bakar posted “The Police Officer Who Converted to Islam few days ago, has passed away. Her name was Naomi Isah, a senior officer in the Nigerian Police Force.
May Allah have mercy on her soul and forgive her shortcomings”.
As at the time of this report, no further details was provided while the cause of her death was not also disclosed.
The authorities of the Nigeria Police have yet to issue a statement on the officer’s sudden demise.
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