Gunmen have reportedly killed about nine persons and injured others in Maikatako community of Buturu District in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was gathered that the assailants invaded the community on Wednesday morning about 1am, shooting sporadically and burning homes. Eye witness account revealed that residents were still trying to ascertain the exact figures and the identities of those who lost their lives, as the victims including women and children who were said to be from the same family were burnt beyond recognition.

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security agencies in Imo State, to investigate the murder of the traditional ruler of Obudi Agwa, Mr. Ignatius Asor, and three others in the state.
Mr. President, in a statement by his Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, condemned the attack and commiserated with the bereaved families. “The President directs security agencies in the state to thoroughly investigate the dastardly act and ensure that the perpetrators face the full wrath of the law,” the statement said.

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Monday released the identities and names of 19 terrorist commanders wanted for wreaking havoc in the North West, North East, and North Central regions of the country. Military authorities declared a N5 million financial reward for any person who forwards relevant information which will assist in the arrest of any of the wanted terrorists to the phone number 09135904467.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali has ordered that all the cybercrime units of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) be merged into one centre to ensure effectiveness against cybercrime-related offences. This was made known on Friday in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officers (PRO) of NPF, Olumuyiwa Adejobi.

A notorious bandit commander, Dogo Maikasuwa, has today meets his waterloo as he was gunned down by security forces in Kaduna state. According to the report, the notorious terrorist also known as ‘Dogo Maimillion’ for long has been on the radar of security forces for a series of attacks and kidnappings he carried out against the Nigerian citizen plying the Kaduna-Kachia road as he has been their nightmare in Chikun and Kajuru local government area of the state. The statement partly reads; “Security Forces neutralize notorious bandit commander ‘Dogo Maikasuwa’.

The federal government has announced the resumption of train operation at the Kaduna-Abuja rail track after several months of shutdown. The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo made this known today in Abuja while presenting the scorecard for his stewardship. Recall during the month of March 2022 the train operation came under attack from members of the Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP where they took dozens of passengers hostage leading the Federal Government to suspend its operations.