Suspected terrorists kill 75-year-old farmer in Borno’s Konduga LGA

By: Zagazola Makama

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have shot and killed a 75-year-old farmer, Bukar Tijjani, while he was working on his farmland in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.

Zagazola learnt that the incident occurred at about 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, according to relative of the deceased.

The victim was ambushed and shot in the back by the assailants while tending to his farm.

The troops of Operation HADIN Kai were immediately alerted and mobilised to the scene

The team documented the scene and evacuated the victim to the General Hospital in Konduga. He was subsequently referred to the State Specialists Hospital in Maiduguri, where he was confirmed dead on arrival by medical personnel.

His body has since been released to his family for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.

Suspected terrorists kill 75-year-old farmer in Borno’s Konduga LGA

NSCDC and Immigration officers kidnap cousin, bag ₦10m ransom in Enugu

By: Zagazola Makama

In what could be dubbed “family reunion with a twist,” two sisters, both proudly serving as Nigeria’s security personnel, decided that blood isn’t just thicker than water, it’s worth ₦10 million in cold, hard ransom.

Juliet Chukwu, 39, an officer with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) stationed in Awgu Division, and her older sister, Nancy Chukwu, 40, a member of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Enugu Command, apparently got tired of living on salaries.

So, they allegedly put their training to creative use by orchestrating the kidnapping of their own cousin.

Their unfortunate target? One Engr. Dennis Igwe Chibueze, 43, fondly known as “Be Good.” Clearly, being good wasn’t good enough to keep him out of his cousins’ sinister entrepreneurial plans.

Dennis, who hails from Amaeze Ishiagu in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, but lives quietly in Sunrise Estate, Emene, found himself in an involuntary family retreat complete with ransom negotiations and an ash-coloured Toyota Corolla (2007 model) thrown in for good measure.

When the curtain was pulled back on the operation at Nafelis Hotel, Independence Layout, Enugu, it wasn’t a movie shoot, just Juliet and Nancy having a less-than-luxurious staycation with ₦10 million cash, eight mobile phones, one official NSCDC ID card, and dreams of a better life (or at least better phones).

The police arrested the two sisters and recovered the ₦10 million ransom.

Both suspects reportedly confessed to the crime.

Police say said discreet investigation is ongoing and assured that all those involved in the criminal act would be brought to justice.

NSCDC and Immigration officers kidnap cousin, bag ₦10m ransom in Enugu

Gunmen kill 15 in fresh attack on Riyom community in Plateau

By: Zagazola Makama

At least 15 persons killed and four others injured in a deadly attack by suspected armed Fulani militias on Jebbu village in Riyom Local Government Area.

Zagazola Makama gathered from security sources that the attack occurred on July 15 at about 6:45 a.m. when the assailants stormed the community and opened fire on residents.

Joint troops of Operation Safe Heaven promptly responded to the attack in collaboration with other security agencies.

“On arrival, 15 lifeless bodies were recovered, while four other victims with varying degrees of gunshot wounds were evacuated to the General Hospital in Riyom for treatment.

The corpses of the deceased have also been deposited at the same hospital’s mortuary.

Additional troops have been deployed to the area to forestall further attacks and to conduct extensive bush combing operations aimed at tracking and arresting the perpetrators.

Jebbu village had not come under attack or recorded any threat since the beginning of the farmers-herders conflict in Plateau State, making this incident unprecedented.

Gunmen kill 15 in fresh attack on Riyom community in Plateau