Metro
Many Feared Killed As Rival Bandit Groups Clash In Zamfara
Scores of bandits have been reportedly killed as a result of a heavy fight between two rival groups around Hayin Alhaji to Munhaye forest of the Tsafe Local Government Area in Zamfara State.
A local, Mohammed Sanda told The PUNCH on Sunday that the two bandit groups engaged in a supremacy fight last Saturday where scores lost their lives.
According to Sanda, a group of bandits from neighbouring Katsina State invaded some communities in Zamfara State intending to kidnap the residents.
But the powerful and notorious bandits’ kingpin Ado Alero who is an indigene of the area intervened and refused to allow the rival bandits group to kidnap the villagers.
Sanda maintained that the two rival groups engaged in a gun battle which resulted in the death of several bandits from both sides.
He stressed that the people of the area were currently trouping to the battleground to see the dead bodies of the neutralised bandits.
He also added that there were over 20 motorcycles abandoned by the bandits at the place where the fight took place
He said, “Some bandits who came from Katsina State invaded some communities between Tafkin Kazai and Munhaye village around five o’clock pm last Saturday evening trying to abduct the residents of the area”.
“While they were in the area, another group of bandits led by Ado Alero came to the place in a bid to protect the residents”.
“The two bandit groups exchanged hot words and finally began to shoot at each other, while the residents ran helter-skelter for their dear lives.
“As we were running, the bandits’ leader Ado Alero told us not to panic and asked us to remain where we were.
“The two groups fought for several hours where many of them were killed and when we returned to the area early morning of today Sunday, we saw many corpses and several motorcycles.
“As I am speaking to you at the moment, many people are trouping to this place to see the corpses and the abandoned motorcycles,” Sanda added.
Sanda also explained that the communities were looking into the possibility of giving a mass burial for the dead bodies of the bandits because of the absence of security personnel.
“We may dig a big grave and bury the dead bodies before they decompose.”
Contacted for comment, the spokesperson for the state police command ASP Yazid Abubakar said he was not aware of this development.
He said, “I am not aware of this, but it is a very important development. God is answering our prayers in the fight against banditry.”
PUNCH
Metro
They were not lovers, she was abducted -Friend of lady killed by gospel singer reveals
A friend of the lady recently murdered by a gospel singer, Salome Eleojo Adaidu has shared new insights about the incident.
She debunked reports that her friend was dating the suspect.
Abby in a post stated that her friend and singer Ajayi were not dating.
According to her, the deceased was kidnapped and killed by the singer.
Abby wrote: “She is my friends younger sister and she’s not his girlfriend he abducted her and killed her in the most gruesome way possible. I’m presently at their house and it’s nothing any family should experience. She’s not a spoilt child she keeps to herself and hardly hardly steps out unless it’s necessary. I have a lot to say but strength eludes me.”
The incident has sent shockwaves through the community, with many calling for justice for Salome and her family. The police are currently investigating the matter, and Timileyin is in custody pending further questioning.
Another friend of the deceased, identified on Facebook as Alli Stephen, also took to his page and disclosed that Salome had left her home on Sunday, January 12, 2025, to visit a friend in Karu, Nasarawa state, but unfortunately entered the wrong tricycle.
Abby wrote:
“She is my friends younger sister and she’s not his girlfriend he abducted her and killed her in the most gruesome way possible. I’m presently at their house and it’s nothing any family should experience. She’s not a spoilt child she keeps to herself and hardly hardly steps out unless it’s necessary. I have a lot to say but strength eludes me.”
The police are currently investigating the matter, and Timileyin is in custody pending further questioning.
Metro
Barbaric: They recorded, posted their dastardly act-Actress Osunde angry over gang R3pe of 12-yr-old
Nollywood actress, Jemima Osunde, has expressed anger over the gang-r3pe of a 12-year-old girl by five male suspects in Edo State.
LIB reported that the heinous incident occurred on December 24, 2024, in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that the suspects recorded the act and posted the video on social media.
Three of the suspects have been arrested.
“A 12 yr old girl was r3ped by 5 boys in Edo state. Her mother sent her on an errand and they took her into an uncompleted building and did this to her. It didn’t end there, they recorded it and posted it. A child! 12 years old!,” the actress wrote.
Metro
Horror on Lokoja roads as six die, 60 injured in auto crash
An auto crash involving an articulated vehicle in Kogi on Tuesday left six persons dead and 60 persons injured, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) official has confirmed.
Mr Samuel Oyedeji, FRSC Kogi Sector Command, who made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Tuesday, attributed the accident to high speed.
According to Oyedeji, the accident occurred around 3.00pm and I can confirm to you that six persons died, while 60 others got injured in the accident.
“Our officers in collaboration with the Police and the NSCDC personnel have rushed the injured to the Kogi specialist Hospital and the Federal University Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, for medical attention.
“The corpse of the six people have also been deposited at the Federal University Teaching Hospital.
“We learnt the truck from Bauchi was heading to Enugu State before the unfortunate incident that occurred around Zone 8 Roundabout, Lokoja, Kogi, ” Oyedeji said.
The sector commander decried the notoriety of motorists, especially truck and bus drivers, on conveying both animals and human beings in their journey.
According to him, the Corps has been warning and sectioning many offenders yet they refused to heed the warnings.
Oyedeji, who could not disclose the number of animals affected by the accident, appealed to motorists to endeavour to comply to the rules and regulations of the corps for safety of lives and property.
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