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Police detectives hunt 20 varsity students’ abductors
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has sent more detectives to Benue State to help in the rescue of the abducted medical students.
Recall that 20 medical students of the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos, travelling to Enugu, were kidnapped on the Otukpo/Otukpa/Enugu road on Thursday evening.
The students were travelling for the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students annual convention in Enugu when they were abducted.
Egbetokun had, on Saturday, ordered the deployment of tactical operatives and assets to ensure the prompt rescue of the kidnapped medical students.
He also directed the deployment of helicopters, drones and tactical vehicles, among others, to facilitate the rescue of the students.
In a statement on Sunday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed that the police boss had sent more detectives to the state, calling for the support of the citizens.
He said, “The IG reiterates commitment to rescuing the kidnapped medical students in Benue unhurt. He calls for understanding and support as more trained detectives arrive in Benue.”
Adejobi commended citizens who had been giving the police vital information secretly, urging those disclosing such on social media to desist from such acts.
He said, “We commend those who share information with us confidentially, while we advise those who discuss vital information about the incident on social media to desist, as such may disrupt the ongoing operations. Kindly share information with us in confidence.”
The University of Jos Alumni Association, on Sunday, called for the release of the 12 students of the institution who were among the abducted students.
The chairman of the association in Plateau State, Gad Peter, made the call in a statement on Sunday.
Peter, who condemned the abduction, described the incident as “a danger to the search for education and knowledge in the country.”
He said, “The University of Jos Alumni, Plateau State chapter, condemns the recent abduction of some medical students of the University of Jos and the University of Maiduguri by some criminal elements in Benue State.
“This ugly incident once again points to the threat on our highways and a clear and present danger to the search for education and knowledge.
“We hereby call on the police and other security agencies to ensure a swift and safe rescue of these students and also the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators of this dastardly act
“We condemn, without mincing words, this criminal act and hereby call on every citizen and community leader to expose criminal elements hiding and using their communities for criminal activities.”
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New terror group Lakurawa offers N1m incentives to recruit Sokoto youths + Video
The newly emerged terror group known as Lakurawa, is reportedly offering as much as one million naira to young men in exchange for their allegiance.
This was made known on Saturday by Zagazola Makama, a Lake Chad Basin counterterrorism and insurgency expert, in a post on his X handle.
Makama disclosed that an impeccable source informed him that Lakurawa, allegedly composed of individuals from Mali, Chad, Libya, Niger, and Burkina Faso, was actively recruiting local youths in Sokoto through substantial financial incentives.
He stated that according to witnesses’ accounts, the financial lure is part of an aggressive recruitment campaign aimed at attracting followers to their cause.
The security expert said that Lakurawa, unlike traditional criminal gangs, reportedly adhere to extremist ideologies linked to the Khawarij sect, similar to the beliefs of Boko Haram.
Makama added: “Local sources suggest that they employ a combination of financial incentives and ideological influence to gain support among vulnerable communities.
“Beyond the recruitment, the Lakurawa reportedly confront and expel bandits and confiscate their cattle in areas under their control.
Watch video below:
https://twitter.com/ZagazOlaMakama/status/1855319733282758848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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Food prices rise highest level in 18 months – FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, has said global food prices rose in October to their highest level in 18 months.
The organisation said there was a sharp increase in the cost of vegetable oil.
The FAO Food Price Index tracks monthly changes in international prices.
It said the prices of food commodities reached 127.4 points last month, a two-percent increase from September.
This was sald to be the highest since April 2023 but still 20.5 per cent lower than the peak reached in March 2022 following Russia’s invasion of agricultural powerhouse, Ukraine.
Vegetable oil prices increased by 7.3 per cent in October, reaching a two-year high due to lower production.
Sugar prices rose 2.6 per cent, dairy was up 2.5 per cent and cereals gained 0.8 per cent.
Meat was the only commodity to fall, down 0.3 percent from the previous month.
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EndBadGovernance: Tinubu’s children, grand children motivated release of minors – AGF
The Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Lateef Fagbemi, has disclosed why President Bola Tinubu ordered the release of the 32 minors arraigned.
Fagbemi said Tinubu ordered that the charges against the minors be dropped because he has children and grand children.
Addressing journalists in Abuja, the AGF said there were suggestions that the minors be tried in a family court.
He maintained that no Nigerian law prevents the trial of minors.
Recall that the Nigerian government had arraigned 72 protesters for engaging in the nationwide EndBadGovernance protest.
Out of the 72 protesters, 32 were minors and they were arraigned before an Abuja Federal High Court on charges of treason.
But the Nigerian government had withdrawn the charges against the minors following an outcry by Nigerians.
Fagbemi said: “No law in this country says a minor cannot be tried, and I have also heard suggestions that they should go to a family court.
“But the President said, despite all this, ‘I have children, grandchildren,’ and that motivated his passion to release them.”
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