The National Assembly joint committee on Land Transportation has yesterday called on the Chinese government to help Nigeria track down the criminals that are still keeping captive passengers that were abducted in a Kaduna-Abuja bound train on 28th March 2022. The Chairman Senate Committee on Land Transportation, Senator Abdulfatai Buhari, made this appeal on behalf of Nigerians during the committee's oversight visit to the Obafemi Awolowo train station in Ibadan, Oyo state capital yesterday, admitting the leaders were heartbroken after leaving the abducted passengers in captivity for 45days.

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) appealed to members of the public to cooperate with the Service in order to improve service delivery, especially in the area of passport administration and issuance. This was made known on Sunday by the Acting Comptroller General of Immigration, Isa Jere Idris, adding that travelers should apply for passports early to avoid any passport issuance delay.

Bandits have killed at least 40 people in attacks on Sabon Garin Damri and Kalahe villages in Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Multiple source who confirmed the incident informed that the criminals arrived at Sabon Garin Damri on dozens of motorcycles, firing at people.

The United Kingdom (UK) has banned the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), and other similar Biafran groups from participating in the country’s asylum program. The British government stated that “IPOB is proscribed as a terrorist group by the Nigerian government, and members of the group and its paramilitary wing – the Eastern Security Network, have reportedly committed human rights violations in Nigeria.” This was revealed in an updated UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) asylum policy which also stated that MASSOB is not proscribed as a terrorist group in Nigeria but has reportedly been involved in several violent clashes with Nigerian authorities.

The Police Service Commission may have concluded plans to promote a former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, to Assistant Inspector-General of Police. Magu, a Commissioner of Police, has tendered his pre-retirement notice and will officially retire from the force on May 5. The decision to promote Magu, the most senior Commissioner of Police, followed the recommendation of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba.

A member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Stephanie Terungwa who was declared missing some days ago by the Abuja NYSC office has been discovered dead. The Microbiology student who disappeared on 4th April 2022 after leaving her abode at Lokogoma area of Abuja municipal area council dressed in the NYSC regalia could not return home. Mr. Richard Ilorami, who identifies as an uncle to the victim on his Facebook page claimed she was abducted together with her baby, but the child was later found.