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38 killed in weekend slaughter in Benue idp camp by suspected bandits

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38 killed in weekend slaughter in Benue idp camp by suspected bandits

By: Bodunrin Kayode

Over 38 persons have been slaughtered by suspected bandits in an internally displaced persons (idp) camp in Guma council area of Benue State, north central Nigeria.

About 38 others were seriously injured following the dastardly attack on an Internally idp camp in Mgbam,Nyiev Community in Udei area of Guma council area of Benue State.

The attack according to sources is coming barely three days after 52 persons were massacred in Umugidi community in Otukpo council area by suspected bandits pretending to be herders.

Our reliable source told this reporter that the attack which consumed mostly women and children occured in the early part of Friday when some of the inmates of the camp who raised the alarm were preparing to sleep.

District head of Nyiev Community Bernard Shawa regretted that he lost two of his sons to the dastardly attack which he and his people never anticipated.

He added that the marauders had attacked them on the day of the Presidential election which was February 25, 2023 in which 12 persons were slaughtered like chicken.

Mnenna Orkegaa another survivor who lost her 10 year old daughter said that some of them were already asleep when they heard sporadic gun shots and started running for safety.

She lamented that it was during an attempt to escape through the window that a Herdsmen grabbed her child and killed her.

Responding to the act of barbarism during a visit to the camp, Governor Samuel Ortom described it as ‘unfortunate’, saying that his government will not be provoked to take laws into its hand but will remain law abiding.

He said that President Buhari should do more than to send condolence messages and direct security agencies to fish out the perpetrators.

“I condemn this act. It is most unfortunate. We are law abiding people. We will not be provoked to take arms against anyone.

“We will allow the law to take it course. I saw the President’s condolence message but he should go beyond this and issue orders to smoke out these herders and terrorists.

“You can imagine the pain of this people. People doing this are known and must be fished out. Those inviting this Fulani to unleash terror wait until I leave office, then you can repeal the law. We want peace. I refuse to be provoked.

“How can we make progress with this type of killing? Putting blame and castigating me is not right”, Ortom maintained.

Benue state has been under siege for several years now as insurgent bandits have unleashed sorry, tears and blood on the people who are mostly farmers ensuring that they abandoned their ancestral homes to live in idp camps because security agents have been unable to stop the carnage.

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Young man dies after falling into abandoned mining pit in FCT

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Young man dies after falling into abandoned mining pit in FCT

By: Zagazola Makama

A 27-year-old man, Ismail Ahmed, has died after being trapped in an abandoned mining pit in Pangu Village, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory.

Zagazola Makama learnt that the incident happened on Saturday, June 7, during a heavy downpour while Ahmed was washing clothes by a nearby stream.

According to family members, he sought shelter from the rain by entering the old mining hole dug by former gold miners. The soil collapsed due to the heavy rain, trapping him inside.

Community members rescued him and rushed him to Kwali General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The family declined an autopsy and opted for burial according to Islamic rites.

Local residents have been advised to exercise caution and avoid unsafe locations, particularly during the rainy season, to prevent similar tragedies.

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Troops intercept truck with over 164,000 cartridges in Anambra, arrest suspected IPOB/ESN arms suppliers

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Troops intercept truck with over 164,000 cartridges in Anambra, arrest suspected IPOB/ESN arms suppliers

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Sector 5 of Operation UDO KA, in a joint operation with operatives of the 63 Brigade and the Department of State Services (DSS), have intercepted a truck loaded with over 164,000 live cartridges allegedly being supplied to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN).

Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the operation followed credible intelligence which led to the arrest of a suspected arms courier, Mr Emeka Omenife, along the Asaba–Onitsha expressway on 29 May 2025.

According to the sources, Omenife was immediately handed over to the DSS for interrogation. During questioning, he reportedly confessed to being part of a syndicate involved in transporting ammunition from Ghana to Nigeria for IPOB/ESN operatives.

Following his confession, troops arrested his accomplice, Mr Uchenna Obiora, at the Onitsha–Awka tollgate on 30 May 2025, while he was awaiting delivery of the ammunition.The arrest led to the interception of a truck which had the concealed ammunition.

“Upon interception, the vehicle was moved to Onitsha Cantonment, where a thorough search revealed a total of 164,650 live cartridges hidden in four constructed compartments within the cargo bed of the truck,” a source told Zagazola.

The cartridges, believed to have been purchased from Ghana, had Onitsha as their destination, the source added. Further investigations are ongoing to track down other members of the syndicate and their collaborators.

Zagazola also confirmed from security sources that Omenife had earlier been arrested by troops and the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) tracking team on Jan. 22 at his residence in Onitsha Housing Estate.

During the January operation, he attempted to flee and was shot in the buttocks before being evacuated to the 302 Army Regiment Medical Services for treatment. He was later handed over to the Anambra State Police Criminal Investigation Department, Annex Akwuzu, for prosecution. His re-arrest in May suggests that he may have returned to the same criminal enterprise following his release in an unexplained circumstances.

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Police repel gunmen attack on government school in Benue, while students were writing WAEC

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Police repel gunmen attack on government school in Benue, while students were writing WAEC

BY: Zagazola Makama

The police in Benue have successfully repelled an attack by suspected herdsmen on Government Secondary School, Odugbo, while students were writing their West African Examinations Council (WAEC) exams.

Zagazola reliably informed that the attack occurred on 29th May 2025 at about 1:30 p.m., when gunmen opened sporadic fire at the school premises.

The 80-man Patrol Team of the Benue State Civilian Joint Task Force (PMF) Odugbo promptly responded and repelled the attackers, who fled into nearby bushes. No casualty was recorded during the incident.

Combing operations in the surrounding bushes are ongoing to track and apprehend the fleeing attackers.

In a separate incident on the same day at about 3:45 p.m., suspected armed robbers ambushed and shot dead a motorcyclist, Samuel Iordye, from Nkst Anyiin East at Tukwa Village along the Anyiin to Akwannaon Taraba State road.

The robbers also seized the victim’s motorcycle before fleeing the scene.

Military personnel, police the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Benue Civil Protection Guard, have launched a joint patrol and tactical operation to arrest the suspects.

The victim’s corpse was photographed and deposited at NKST Hospital Mortuary, Anyiin, for post-mortem examination.

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