Police repel gunmen attack on government school in Benue, while students were writing WAEC

BY: Zagazola Makama

The police in Benue have successfully repelled an attack by suspected herdsmen on Government Secondary School, Odugbo, while students were writing their West African Examinations Council (WAEC) exams.

Zagazola reliably informed that the attack occurred on 29th May 2025 at about 1:30 p.m., when gunmen opened sporadic fire at the school premises.

The 80-man Patrol Team of the Benue State Civilian Joint Task Force (PMF) Odugbo promptly responded and repelled the attackers, who fled into nearby bushes. No casualty was recorded during the incident.

Combing operations in the surrounding bushes are ongoing to track and apprehend the fleeing attackers.

In a separate incident on the same day at about 3:45 p.m., suspected armed robbers ambushed and shot dead a motorcyclist, Samuel Iordye, from Nkst Anyiin East at Tukwa Village along the Anyiin to Akwannaon Taraba State road.

The robbers also seized the victim’s motorcycle before fleeing the scene.

Military personnel, police the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Benue Civil Protection Guard, have launched a joint patrol and tactical operation to arrest the suspects.

The victim’s corpse was photographed and deposited at NKST Hospital Mortuary, Anyiin, for post-mortem examination.

Police repel gunmen attack on government school in Benue, while students were writing WAEC

Hoodlums attack Ashaka Cement Company airstrip, one shot dead by security personnel

By: Zagazola Makama

Unknown hoodlums attacked the airstrip of Ashaka Cement Company in Bajoga Local Government Area of Bauchi State on the night of May 29, 2025, leading to the death of one suspect during an attempted robbery.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that at about 11:43 p.m., three hoodlums armed with cutlasses and sticks trespassed into the company’s airstrip.

They pursued two civilian security guards attached to Pilgrims Security Company, who narrowly escaped. The attackers then began cutting down a signal tower used for aircraft control with the intent to steal it.

Security personnel from the company, including a patrol vehicle from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), responded promptly and dispersed the hoodlums.

However, the suspects returned and continued their destructive acts. During a second pursuit, security personnel shot one suspect in the shoulder. The injured suspect was rushed to General Hospital Bajoga for urgent medical attention but was later confirmed dead by the attending doctor. The corpse was deposited at the Public Mortuary.

The other suspects fled the scene and are currently being sought by security as investigations continue.

Hoodlums attack Ashaka Cement Company airstrip, one shot dead by security personnel

Fulani–native clash claims 2 lives, razes 43 houses in Plateau

By: Zagazola Makama

A violent communal clash between suspected Fulani youths and native residents in Horop District of Bokkos Local Government Area, Plateau State, has left two persons dead and over 43 houses set ablaze.

Zagazola Makama gathered that the violence, which erupted in the early hours of Tuesday, began when suspected Fulani youths launched an attack on Mbor village, Kopmur Ward, at about 4:20 a.m., razing 25 houses and sparking a reprisal from native youths.

In the reprisal, eight houses belonging to Fulani residents were reportedly burnt along with a Peugeot vehicle.

The crisis escalated to Nina village, where suspected Fulani assailants killed one Matthew Yamusa, 40, and torched 10 additional houses in the Ngulot area of Horop District.

A Fulani man identified as Jibrin SNU was also killed by youths suspected to be from the native community in a retaliatory attack.

On receiving the distress report, the Nigerian Army troops, police and vigilantes to the scene.
The security forces engaged and repelled the attackers, while corpses were photographed and evacuated.

Also the Police authorities in Plateau have deployed additional tactical teams to the general area to restore calm and ensure the arrest of the perpetrators.

Fulani–native clash claims 2 lives, razes 43 houses in Plateau