Security forces arrest 13 illegal immigrants in Ogun, hand them over to immigration

By: Zagazola Makama

Security forces on Tuesday arrested 13 suspected illegal immigrants following a distress call from residents of Unity Estate in Pakuro, Mowe area of the state.

Zagazola Makama gathered that the foreigners, who hail from Cameroon, Togo, and Ivory Coast, were allegedly causing public disturbance in the neighbourhood, prompting residents to alert the police.

Police sources said that following the alert at about 11:00 a.m., the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Mowe Division swiftly mobilised detectives to the scene.

All 13 suspects were apprehended and after initial profiling, they were handed over to the Controller of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Ogun State Command, Abeokuta, for further investigation and necessary action.

The command assured residents that it would continue to work with other security agencies to ensure peace and order, especially in border communities.
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Police launch manhunt after suspected abduction of two women in Abuja community

By: Zagazola Makama

The FCT Police Command has launched a joint operation to rescue two women suspected to have been abducted during an armed invasion in the Aco Mbawpe area of Abuja.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday when criminal elements armed with dangerous weapons stormed the community and attacked a private residence.

According to a police sources, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Iddo Division received a distress call at about 2:10 a.m. on July 23, alerting them to the attack.

“Upon receiving the report, our patrol teams were swiftly deployed to the scene. Preliminary investigation revealed that the residence of one Fati Omale was invaded by the assailants, and she, along with another woman identified as Zainab Ibrahim, is believed to have been abducted to an unknown destination,” the police said in a statement.

In response to the incident, combined teams of Police Operatives from Iddo Division, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, as well as local vigilantes and hunters, have commenced a massive search and rescue operation.

The joint teams are combing the surrounding bushes and hills around the Aco Mbawpe axis, a semi-rural settlement on the outskirts of the Federal Capital Territory, in a bid to locate the abductors’ hideout and ensure the safe return of the victims.

Police launch manhunt after suspected abduction of two women in Abuja community

Shock as corpse of respected Islamic cleric found in Dansadau, Zamfara

By: Zagazola Makama

Residents of Dansadau, a farming and cattle-rearing town in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, woke up Tuesday morning to a grim discovery of the lifeless body of Malam Danladi Boss, a respected Islamic cleric and community leader in the Asibitin Elejah area of the town.

The deceased cleric body was found at the outskirts of Dansadau under suspicious and disturbing circumstances.

Local sources who first stumbled upon the body around 7:05 a.m., said the deceased appeared to have been killed overnight by unknown assailants, with no immediate witnesses or signs of struggle at the scene.

“He was a quiet, peaceful man. We don’t know why anyone would do this to him,” said Musa Dansadau, a relative of the deceased, visibly shaken by the incident.News of the death spread quickly, triggering a wave of mourning in the tightly-knit community.

While Dansadau has been one of the flashpoints in Zamfara’s ongoing battle with armed banditry, the killing of Malam Danladi has brought the violence closer to the heart of the town itself.

Shock as corpse of respected Islamic cleric found in Dansadau, Zamfara