Crime

Human Trafficking: Police arrest 4 suspects in Adamawa

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4 years ago

April 26, 2022

Human Trafficking: Police arrest 4 suspects in Adamawa

The Police in Adamawa have confirmed the arrest of four suspects in connection with the trafficking of 24 children from the state.

DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, the Police Spokesperson in the state, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday in Yola.

NAN recalls that Mr Sikiru Akande, the Commissioner of Police in the state, earlier told the agency that the command had rescued 24 under-aged children, who were taken away from the state for child labour and other human trafficking purposes.

According to Akande, the boys and girls, who are indigenes of Adamawa State, and who was taken from some villages across Madagali Local Government Area (LGA), were rescued by the command.

Nguroje told NAN that the four suspects were also indigenes of Adamawa, from Madagali.

“The Command has arrested suspects in connection with the Trafficking of 24 under-aged children from Adamawa, and the investigation is on course.

The suspects are Dakam Peter (m) 30, Nicolas Vishe (m) 29, Luka Yarima (m) 49, and Yusuf Garwa (m) 35, and all of them are indigenes of Madagali LGA,” Nguroje said.

He told NAN that the suspects sometimes in 2020, deceived the parents of the victims in a Church in Madagali, under the guise of a charity organisation.

He said that the suspects registered many children with the promise of giving them scholarships to study in some schools in Jos.

“It was after the academic calendar that one of the parents demanded to see his 10-year-old son, Aliyu Salihu.

“The suspects continued dragging the issue and refused to bring Aliyu back to his father.

“Salihu began to suspect foul play and decided to report the matter to the Police.

“After investigation, the Police, with the support of Adamawa State Government, uncovered that many children were trafficked from the area,” Nguroje said.

According to him, the suspects confessed to having sold out many children to some people in Plateau, Imo, Enugu and Kaduna states among others.

He said the investigation was on course and the command was making progress in recovering other children, though the birth names of some of them had been changed.

He said that the children, males and females, were between the ages of seven and 13 years.

He appealed to the public to report any suspicious activities around them to the nearest police station for prompt action.

One of the children, who spoke to NAN said that they were taken from their villages by a charity organisation, through their Churches.

“They (the Organisation), told us they are going to enrol us in some higher standard schools in Jos.

“But upon our arrival in Jos, sometime in October 2021, they shared among some people.

“Some of us were taken to Kaduna, some to unknown destinations, and we were forced to go to the farm.

“The school they promised to enrol us into is not better than our former schools in Madagali,” one of the children, whose identity is being protected, said.

NAN reports that Madagali is one of the LGAs ravaged by Boko Haram terrorists in Northern Adamawa.

Crime

After al-Minuki, Joint Army, DSS, Amotekun Operation Kills Another ISWAP Leader Planning Terrorist Attacks

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4 hours ago

October 5, 2026

Ochuwa Ibrahim

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After al-Minuki, Joint Army, DSS, Amotekun Operation Kills Another ISWAP Leader Planning Terrorist Attacks

By: Zagazola Makama

An intelligence-led operation by a combined team of troops of the Nigerian Army, Department of Department of State Services (DSS) personnel, and Western Nigeria Security Network aka Amotekun officers, at the weekend in Owo forest, Ondo State, eliminated a senior leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abdussamad Ohida.

Security sources said Ohida aka Anwar, who was on the verge of planning massive terrorist attacks in some southern states, was killed alongside many members of the terrorist organization by the security forces who led a surprise attack on their forest hideout.

According to the sources, the eliminated ISWAP leader previously served as deputy to ISWAP Central Nigeria leader Abu Ikrimah, also known as Abu Uwais. Ikrimah was arrested by the DSS in 2023.

Following Ikrimah’s arrest, continued the sources, Ohida assumed leadership of ISWAP activities across parts of North central and southern parts of the country, where he subsequently played a key role in the planning, coordination and execution of terrorist operations.

Through the interrogation of Abu Uwais, continued the sources, the DSS was able to gather credible intelligence on plans by Ohida to
attack innocent persons during the forthcoming Yuletide.
“The plan was to attack civilians during the festive period and ultimately disrupt the 2027 general elections. This Intelligence was corroborated by intelligence partners from the United Kingdom, who supported the elimination operation,” offered one of the sources.

He said Ohida planned and executed the 31st December 2025, invasion of Ipele Divisional Police Station, Owo, Ondo State, carting away right AK-47 rifles before bringing down the station with an explosive. He mentioned the 28 July 2022 Suleja–Zuba Road, Niger State military checkpoint attack in which several soldiers, officers and civilians were killed.

He also blamed on Ohida, the July 11, 2022, attack on Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja; the 23rd April, 2022 attack on Ogaminana Police Station, Adavi LGA, Kogi State, which resulted in the death of five police officers, and the February 7, 2022, attack on Okene Area Command police station.

“The terrorist planned and executed the 24th December, 2020 attack on a Naval checkpoint in Okene, Kogi State, which resulted in the death of two naval officers, not to mention the several attacks he launched across parts of the country,” he added.
“We may not immediately realize it, but the elimination of Abdussamad Ohida represents a significant disruption to ISWAP’s leadership structure, operational network and expansion efforts in central and southern Nigeria.

“Ohida’s elimination, coming a few months after after the killing of ISIS leader Abu Bilal al-Minuki, is a very big blow to ISWAP’s efforts to expand its operational presence in Nigeria, and underscores the growing efficiency of our security services,” he declared.

After al-Minuki, Joint Army, DSS, Amotekun Operation Kills Another ISWAP Leader Planning Terrorist Attacks

Crime

Seven Passengers Reportedly Shot Near Bukuru Roundabout in Plateau

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4 hours ago

October 5, 2026

Ochuwa Ibrahim

Seven Passengers Reportedly Shot Near Bukuru Roundabout in Plateau

By: Zagazola Makama

Seven passengers travelling from the Kara Bukuru Livestock Market were reportedly shot by unidentified gunmen near the Total Roundabout in Bukuru, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, when the passengers were travelling in an open-body Boxer vehicle from the market to Rafin Bauna village in Bassa Local Government Area.

According to the driver and a survivor, identified as Murtala Isa Ibrahim, seven of the 20 passengers aboard the vehicle were affected in the shooting.

The victims were reportedly taken to Rukuba Barracks Hospital for medical attention, although their conditions had yet to be established as of the time of filing this report.
No death had been confirmed, and the circumstances surrounding the shooting remained unclear.

The incident comes amid growing concerns over reported attacks on herders and other travellers returning from the Kara Bukuru Livestock Market.

In a related development, a pastoralist association in Plateau has condemned a reported attack on Fulani herders around the Federal Low-Cost area of Bukuru, calling on security agencies to investigate the incident and apprehend those responsible.

The association recalled that five Fulani herders were reportedly killed around Kassa in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area on Sept. 20 while returning from the same livestock market.
It also cited an earlier attack near the Conoil Filling Station in December 2025 involving herders returning from the market.

The recurring incidents have raised concerns about the safety of pastoralists and traders who depend on the livestock market for their livelihoods.

The association urged the Plateau State Government, the Nigeria Police Force, Operation Safe Haven, the Department of State Services and other security agencies to strengthen security along the market route and prevent further attacks.

It also appealed to community members to remain calm and refrain from retaliatory violence, stressing the need for justice and equal protection for all residents, regardless of ethnicity or occupation.

As of the time of filing this report, no official security statement confirming the latest shooting had been issued, and the details remained preliminary pending independent verification.

Seven Passengers Reportedly Shot Near Bukuru Roundabout in Plateau

Crime

Troops Arrest 15 Suspected Drug Peddlers in Jos Raid

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16 hours ago

October 4, 2026

Ochuwa Ibrahim

Troops Arrest 15 Suspected Drug Peddlers in Jos Raid

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Sector 1, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), have arrested 15 suspected illicit drug peddlers during a raid on a suspected drug hideout in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the operation was conducted at about 6:00 p.m. on Oct. 3, 2026, at Congo Russia, an area in Jos North.

The sources said the troops raided the identified hideout and arrested 15 suspects, who were subsequently profiled for further investigation and necessary action.

The raid forms part of ongoing security efforts under Operation Enduring Peace to curb drug-related activities and dismantle criminal networks in Plateau State.

Troops Arrest 15 Suspected Drug Peddlers in Jos Raid