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Residents of Bokkos, Barkin Ladi blames Government over Christmas Eve attacks

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Residents of Bokkos, Barkin Ladi blames Government over Christmas Eve attacks

By: Our Reporter

Arising from a meeting on New Year’s Day, Leaders and Youths in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi of Plateau State, North Central Nigeria, have concluded that the attacks on their communities, which resulted in the killings of over 100 people, were the result of the laxity of the government’s security operatives, especially soldiers and police, who should be proactive in their operations to save lives and property of the people.

According to reports filtered from the meeting alledgedly held by the community leaders and some representatives of the youths as well as some important personalities from the area, the situation in their area calls for reflection on their existence if they are to continue to leave in their ancestral homes, a place they can call their own.

“We have welcomed other tribes, particularly the Fulanis, for ages. We gave them a place to stay, and today they are turning against us with weapons and killing our people. We cried out several times to the government, but each time we did, the next blood shed worsened. This calls for us to look inward and redefine our position with our visitors. We should not wait for another slaughter before we sit down to talk again. The government has come, and they all state the usual, but that is politics. We should not allow them to continue to gain from our blood while the perpetrators are out there.” Elder Elijah Dangana alledgedly said.

It was gathered that so many residents who came from far and near for Christmas and the new year in Jos only to meet with the ugly situation described the government as weak and unable to defend its citizens.

Mrs. Esther Bulus said she lost her aunt and her two sons to the unfortunate attack in Bokkos. “We came to bury our aunty and her two sons, not to celebrate Christmas. These evil people have continued to attack our villages, and the Nigerian government is watching and doing nothing. We have asked our leaders to speak out unless they want us to be wiped out completely. My uncle, the Reverend, was able to escape, but I lost three people dear to me. This is unforgivable.”

While the people count their losses and the period of mourning continues with stories vexing the heart and the community meetings revealing the position of the people and the next steps they hope to take in self-defense, the Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria, General Christopher Musa, revealed that the purpose of the attack in Plateau State is to embarrass and make the government look stupid.

General Christopher Musa said this while speaking in an interview with Channels TV, where he stressed that the area where the attack occurred was large and that the military couldn’t react as quickly as some might have expected.

He said, “There was no good reason for the attack. It was done with impunity. The purpose is to embarrass everybody and to make the government look stupid. And whoever did it was up on their heels. We are making some arrests already, and we can assure Nigerians that we are on top of the game.

“One thing I want us to understand is that the general area where this incident occurred is not small. A lot of people just think it’s just a small area, and they ask, Why couldn’t the military react as quickly as possible?”.

However, some residents of the area told newsmen in Jos that the CDS was also trying to protect the government position, as those people reacting to the inaction of the security operatives are mostly inhabitants and know what they are saying.

“The statement of the CDS on Channels TV is only political. If the government is truly working, what are all the intelligence agencies doing? We have been shortchanged by political voices that make us look stupid.. Alexander Moses said:.

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Police arrest six officers over killing of okada rider in Lagos

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By: Zagazola Makama

The Lagos State Police Command have arrested six of its personnel, including an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), over the killing of a commercial motorcyclist at Onosa town, Ibeju-Lekki area of the state.

Sources confirmed the development to Zagazola Makama on Saturday saying the incident occurred in the early hours of Aug. 29 when a team of policemen allegedly on illegal duty clashed with a group of okada riders.

According to the sources , the officers, led by ASP Dauda Irimia of the Division Motor Traffic Department (MTD), were attacked by motorcyclists in their large numbers.

“In their bid to ensure their safety, the ASP used his firearm, which resulted in three of the riders sustaining injuries. They were rushed to Luscent Private Hospital, Ibeju-Lekki, where one of them, Muazu Abubakar, 22, was confirmed dead,” said the sources.

The incident sparked a violent protest as youths and commercial riders blocked the Lekki–Epe expressway, disrupting traffic along the busy corridor.

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, personally led reinforcement teams that dispersed the protesters, cleared the barricades, and restored the free flow of traffic.

He thereafter engaged youth and community leaders in dialogue to sustain peace and prevent further escalation.

Meanwhile, the ASP who fired the fatal shot and five other members of his team have been arrested and detained.

Police said a thorough investigation into the incident had commenced, adding that appropriate disciplinary measures would be taken against those found culpable.

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Security forces bust child trafficking syndicate in akwa ibom, arrest five

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By: Zagazola Makama

Security forces in Akwa Ibom have arrested five suspected members of a child trafficking syndicate along the Ikot Ekpene–Aba highway.

Zagazola Makama learnt from sources that detectives attached to the Criminal Surveillance Unit (CSU), while on stop-and-search duty on Aug. 28, intercepted an 18-seater Toyota Hiace bus belonging to Uwakmfom Transportation Company.

According to the sources , one of the passengers, identified as Precious Emmanuel Bassey, was found with a two-year-old girl, Glory Edet Etim, but could not give a satisfactory account of the child.

“She was immediately arrested and, upon interrogation, confessed that she was taking the child to Lagos for trafficking. She also admitted to having earlier sold another child,” said the sources.

The sources added that based on her confession, four other suspects Godspower Edet, Esther Effiong Edet, Mandu Asuquo Sampson and Eli Adolphus were arrested.

Sources said discreet investigation was ongoing to track down other members of the syndicate and recover previously trafficked children.

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Army launches operation to rescue abducted farmers in Edo

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Army launches operation to rescue abducted farmers in Edo

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of the Nigerian Army have launched a joint operation with local vigilantes to rescue two persons abducted on a farm in Amedokhian community, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the victims, identified as Mr. Clifford Isolate and an unidentified woman, were kidnapped on the morning of Aug. 29 while working on a farm in Ukoni Amedokhian.

He said the army immediately mobilised troops to the area in coordination with local vigilantes and the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of Esan youths to secure the release of the victims.

“Our troops were deployed promptly to track and apprehend the abductors while ensuring the safety of the victims.

The sources said the operation is ongoing, and all necessary measures are being taken to ensure a successful rescue.

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