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Car snatchers allegedly st@b Bolt driver to d3ath in Abuja

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A Bolt driver whose identity had yet to be confirmed has been st@bbed to d3ath by suspected car snatchers in the Wuse Zone 6 area of Abuja. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred around 10.23pm last Wednesday during a heavy downpour. According to a Daily Trust report published on Tuesday, June 2, the driver had picked up two male passengers around the Lusaka and Tunis streets area of Wuse and was heading towards the Wuse Market axis when the suspects allegedly attempted to force him to divert to another location.   Sources said the driver refused to comply with the demand, leading to a struggle as the suspects reportedly grabbed the steering wheel.   The confrontation, it was gathered, caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle, which crashed into an electric pole. An eyewitness, Gabriel Audi, said the suspects then attempted to seize the vehicle, sparking a violent struggle with the driver.   According to him, the driver resisted the attack and tried to reclaim co...
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Insecurity: We are consumed by 2027 Politics, ignoring safety of Children and Citizens — Peter Obi

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Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the worsening security situation in the country, lamenting that political leaders are focusing more on the 2027 elections than the safety and welfare of Nigerians.   Obi, in a statement posted on his social media handle on Tuesday, decried the continued captivity of schoolchildren abducted in Borno and Oyo states, noting that two weeks after their kidnapping, the victims were yet to regain their freedom. According to him, while the children remain in the hands of their captors, government attention appears to be centred on publicising the formation of rescue teams rather than securing their immediate release.   The former Anambra State governor cited a series of recent attacks across the country as evidence of the deteriorating security situation.   He recalled the killing of at least seven persons and the injury of 10 others by terrorists in Gwon-Ajang village in the Foron District of Barki...
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Two suspected ISWAP members arrested, admit participating in the abduction of school children and terrorist attack in Borno

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Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, in collaboration with local hunters, have arrested two suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State.   Security analyst Zagazola Makama disclosed that the suspects were apprehended at about 9:05 a.m. on June 1, 2026 in Garkida following credible intelligence. The suspects were identified as Mallam Babangida Abubakar, 30, and Abdullahi Yusuf, 18.   Preliminary interrogation indicated that the suspects allegedly confessed to involvement in several terrorist activities within the North-East region.   Babangida Abubakar was said to have admitted participation in the abduction of school children in Mussa and the attack on Leho Village in Askira Local Government Area of Borno State.   Similarly, Abdullahi Yusuf reportedly confessed to taking part in an attack on Tellabala Village in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State.   Security sources said the suspects are...
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I don’t believe security agencies can’t locate b@ndits - Fomer Chief of Staff, Tukur Buratai, says

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Former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai (Rtd), has questioned the inability of security agencies to locate bandits in their hideouts, contrasting it with their swift tracking of ordinary citizens and social media influencers.     Speaking during an appearance on TVC, Buratai addressed growing public frustration over the impunity of criminal gangs who openly flaunt ransom money on social media. He challenged the narrative that these groups are untraceable, pointing out that intelligence and tracking capabilities used to apprehend civil offenders should similarly apply to locating bandits.   While appearing on TVC last night, Buratai was told that one thing that has constantly angered Nigerians is the level of impunity where bandits come on social media to flaunt the ransom collected from families of their victims while the security agencies have repeatedly show lack of capacity to trace them in their hideouts.   Responding, Buratai said ‘’I don't ...
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Notorious bandit leader contacts abducted General’s family, seeks release of his gang members

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A notorious bandit leader, Kachallah Muhammad, has established communication with the family of the abducted retired senior military officer, Major General Rabe Abubakar Batsari.  Sources told Daily Trust that the bandit kingpin, who operates in parts of Katsina State, opened a line of communication with the family of the retired General on Monday morning, June 1, 2026. The retired Major General and his wife were reportedly abducted on Saturday in Katsina State.  Their vehicle was ambushed along the Marabar Musawa–Kafinsoli Road in Matazu Local Government Area by gunmen, who, according to witnesses, emerged from hiding, blocked the road and opened fire on the vehicle, forcing it to a halt before abducting the retired officer and his wife into a nearby forest.  The road, according to residents of the area, is unsafe due to repeated bandit attacks.  A senior local government official in Batsari, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to security concerns, confirmed to...
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Ebola Threat: Nigeria only 59% prepared — NCDC DG

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The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr. Jide Idris, has disclosed that Nigeria is only 59 per cent prepared for a potential Ebola outbreak, even as health authorities intensify surveillance and strengthen entry protocols to prevent the importation of the deadly virus.   The warning comes amid renewed concerns over recent Ebola outbreaks in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which the NCDC says pose a significant risk to Nigeria due to increasing international travel and cross-border movement. He said the objective is to improve screening and monitoring systems to prevent infected individuals from entering the country.   “We carried out a dynamic risk assessment to determine where we are, what gaps exist, and what actions are required. One area that clearly stood out was our points of entry, which are critical because our primary objective is to prevent the disease from entering Nigeria,” he said.   “Shortly after...
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Recruit 1,000 Forest Guards for Borno state - Falana urges Tinubu

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Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called on President Bola Tinubu to approve the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards for Borno State and dispatch a high-powered Federal Government delegation to the state in response to growing security challenges in the region.   Falana made the appeal in a statement on Monday, June 1, citing the Federal Government’s recent response to the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oyo State. According to him, President Tinubu had on Sunday sent a high-powered Federal Government delegation to Oyo State, through Ibadan, in response to the May 15, 2026 kidnapping of dozens of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area near Ogbomoso.   He noted that after recognising that the Nigeria Police Force lacks adequate manpower to effectively police the country, the President approved the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards in Oyo State in collaboration with the state government.   Falana also referenced the President’s directive th...
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