IPOB attack Enugu police patrol team, kill two officers and seize firearms

By: Zagazola Makama

Two police inspectors have been killed and three rifles stolen following an attack on a Distress Response Squad (DRS) patrol along Zik Avenue by Good Shepherd Specialist Hospital in Enugu State.

Zagazola gathered that the incident occurred at about 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 27, 2025, when six armed men, suspected to be members of IPOB/ESN, operating in an ash-coloured Lexus RX 350 SUV, attacked and set ablaze the patrol Hilux vehicle.

The sources identified the slain officers as Inspectors Valentine Iheme and Ani Anayo, both members of the DRS team. The assailants carted away three AK-47 rifles with 30 rounds of live ammunition each.

According to the sources, all tactical teams and assets of the command have been activated and deployed in pursuit of the suspects, with a view to neutralising them and recovering the stolen firearms.

The sources said that the Enugu State Police Command has vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice.

IPOB attack Enugu police patrol team, kill two officers and seize firearms

Five Fulanis shot by suspected Berom militias in Plateau

By: Zagazola Makama

Five Fulanis were critically injured after being shot by suspected Berom militias near Con Filling Station on Bukuru Express Road, close to Angle D in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Zagazola Makama gathered that the victims were returning home from Bukuru Cattle Market, popularly known as Kara Market, on the evening of Dec. 27, 2025, as they were approaching Anguldi Filling Station, inside their vehicle, the assailants suddenly opened fire on them without provocation, resulting in serious injuries to all five youths.

The victims have been identified as Abubakar Aji, Idi Saleh, Sulaiman, Nura Muhammad Detta, and Dabo Abubakar. The injured were rushed to Jos University Teaching Hospital by security agents for medical attention.

The Plateau State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban), Alhaji Ibrahim Yusuf, confirmed the incident, describing it as part of a recurring pattern of attacks on innocent travellers by ethnic militias in the state.

“We strongly condemn this senseless and criminal act against innocent civilians and call on relevant security agencies to urgently investigate the incident, identify the perpetrators, and ensure they are brought to justice.

“We also urge the Plateau State Government and security authorities to strengthen security along major roads and commercial routes to prevent further attacks and protect the lives and property of all law-abiding citizens, regardless of their ethnic or religious background,”said Yusuf.

The latest attack could be in response to the killing of 12 persons by fulani bandits on the night of 16 December 2025 at an illegal mining site in Fann District, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.
 
Gunmen, reportedly stormed a mining site at Tosho Community, rounded up illegal miners, and demanded information about the location of 171 cattle stolen from Nding Community on 10 December. The attack left 12 miners dead, three abducted, and several others injured.

 However, the shooting of the five fulani men represents the latest episode in a rapidly escalating cycle of reprisal violence across Plateau State. There has been sustained and coordinated assaults on pastoral communities in Barkin Ladi and Jos East LGAs and Kwi village, in Riyom LGA.

For exactly in December 12, pastoralist were attacked in Nding community in Fan District of Barkin Ladi LGA, where 137 cattle were rustled. The stolen cattle belonged to three herders: Alhaji Wada Sale, Abdullahi Yusuf and Alhaji Talba Abubakar. Consequently, a second attack followed immediately in Kukukah community of Jos East LGA, where 34 cattle were driven away, although three later returned home.

Again, less than 24 hours later, another incident was reported. Nine cows died instantly after allegedly consuming poisonous substances around Kwi village in Riyom LGA.

Two days after, the Fulani retaliated, killing four children in Dorong village, Foron District of Barkin Ladi LGA. The Victims included Precious Joshuah, 17; Isa’ac Joshuah, 9; Mary Joshuah, 7; and Eve Sambo, 3.
 
Following the killing, the angry Berom militia continued with their attacks against the fulani. This time in Gero village, Jos South LGA, which saw the killing and injury of at least 10 cattle, Twelve others were left fatally wounded.

Zagazola Makama, have long warned in series of articles of this predictable pattern: attacks on herders, particularly cattle rustling and livestock poisoning, often trigger retaliatory strikes against innocent civilians and circle of unending violence.

Despite repeated alerts, the Plateau State government had remained complicit and other concerned authorities have been accused of inaction and selective enforcement, which some residents allege has emboldened the state-supported militias to carry out more attacks.
 
This growing environment of impunity has left fulani communities vulnerable for attacks and created conditions where reprisal attacks are almost inevitable. The complicity of the local militias and the failure of government to intervene decisively have deepened the cycle, placing innocent civilians including women and children at the highest risk.

Five Fulanis shot by suspected Berom militias in Plateau

NDLEA Nabs Ex-Convict, Three Others Over Cocaine Hidden in Liquid Starch Bound for UK

By: Michael Mike

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a previously convicted drug trafficker and three accomplices after intercepting a consignment of cocaine concealed in sealed sachets of liquid starch meant for export to the United Kingdom through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

According to a statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi operatives of the agency uncovered 75 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.5 kilogrammes at the airport’s export shed.

He disclosed that three freight agents — Jubrin Hassana, Kuku Oluwasegun and Igwe Jane — were arrested on Saturday, December 20, 2025, while processing the illicit cargo.

He noted that further investigation identified 37-year-old Nwobodo Chidiebere as the coordinator of the shipment, stating that he was arrested the following day at a relaxation centre in Ikeja.

Babafemi said NDLEA records showed that Nwobodo was convicted in 2023 for trafficking 30.1 kilogrammes of methamphetamine concealed in powdered custard containers and destined for the UK.

He was then sentenced to five years’ imprisonment with an option of a ₦7 million fine, which he paid before resuming drug trafficking activities.

In separate operations across the country, NDLEA operatives recorded major seizures of cannabis and other illicit substances. In Ekiti State, officers dismantled cannabis warehouses in the Ara forest and recovered 638 kilogrammes of skunk. In Edo State, 1,205 blocks of compressed cannabis sativa weighing 883.1 kilogrammes were intercepted from three vehicles along the Igara–Auchi road.

In Cross River State, raids in Yakurr Local Government Area led to the arrest of three suspects with a combined seizure of more than 900 kilogrammes of skunk. Another suspect, a woman, was arrested along the Abaji–Abuja expressway with 38 kilogrammes of the substance while travelling from Edo State.

In Lagos State, multiple arrests were recorded, including the seizure of over 60 kilogrammes of skunk from two suspects in the Badagry and Agbara areas. In Taraba State, two men were apprehended in Takum with 48 kilogrammes of cannabis, while in Gombe State, a 65-year-old driver was arrested along the Gombe–Biu highway with large quantities of tramadol, pentazocine injections and other opioids destined for Borno State.

Babafemi also confirmed the arrest of a 47-year-old businessman, Ignatius Egbochie, alias “Brown,” who was wanted in connection with the seizure of 26 kilogrammes of “Loud,” a potent strain of cannabis, earlier intercepted at the Tincan Seaport in Lagos.

NDLEA continued its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitisation campaigns nationwide, engaging students, teachers, worshippers and community members in states including Anambra, Katsina and Kogi.

Meanwhile, the NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brigadier General Buba Marwa (Rtd), while commending the officers involved in the operations,, praised their commitment and urged personnel across all commands to remain vigilant and uphold professionalism during the festive season and beyond.

NDLEA Nabs Ex-Convict, Three Others Over Cocaine Hidden in Liquid Starch Bound for UK