EDUPEDIA247

File photo used to illustrate story At least 10 persons were reportedly killed after armed men suspected to be Boko Haram members attacked four communities in the Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State. The villages include Tashan Alade, Shaffa and Khiributu. File photo used to illustrate story See Also Breaking News BREAKING: Many Feared Dead As Boko Haram Terrorists Attack Communities, Burn Churches In Borno 0 Comments 1 Day Ago Though, Governor Babagana Zulum in a statement by his spokesperson, Isa Gusau, claimed three people were killed, a local security source told SaharaReporters that 10 corpses, mostly men and children, were counted by the villagers. “The gunmen simply opened fire on both the residents and their livestock. We counted about 10 corpses, mostly men and children,” the source said. SaharaReporters had on Saturday reported how fighters in 10 trucks attacked the villages near Chibok in the southern part of Borno State and set fire to homes and p...

Benue State Map Five persons were killed in two separate incidents in Benue communities on Sunday morning when bandits invaded Nagu village in the Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of the state.  According to Vanguard, a woman, her son and her brother in-law were among those killed by the bandits after they had razed part of the community. Benue State Map The attack also left several persons injured while many fled to adjoining villages for fear of being killed. It was learnt that the bandits also warner that such deadly attacks would continue as long as the military were allowed to stay in the area.  Two young men were also reportedly killed Sunday morning in a suspected rival cult clash at the High Level Area of Naka town, in the Gwer West Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the attack on Nagu village, which came three days after a similar attack on the private residence of the council chairman in Katsina-Ala town where three police officers...

Kidnapped Chairman of the Kaduna State chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Apostle Emmanuel Egoh Bako, and his wife, Cindy, have regained freedom from their captors. At about 8:00 pm on Christmas day, Gunmen invaded the Albarka Prayer Camp at Fadan Kagoma near Kafanchan in Jema’a Local Government Area of the state, shot indiscriminately before taking away the cleric, wife and one other person identified as Mr Douglas to an unknown destination.   See Also Insecurity Gunmen Kidnap PFN Chairman, Wife At Kaduna Prayer Camp 0 Comments 1 Day Ago A government statement by the Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, said Bako and the wife were freed from the kidnappers’ den on Sunday. The statement was titled, ‘Apostle Bako, wife regain freedom.’ The commissioner said the Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) in Kaduna State, Rev. Tony Inwulale, also confirmed the government’s development. Aruwan said Gover...

File Photo Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed a chieftain of the Peoples Democractic Party in Kampala ward of Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State.  The PDP chieftain, Alhaji Ahmodu Mohammed, was killed along with the village head of Madaka in Rafi Local Government Area, Zakari Ya’u Idris. File Photo Mohammed was killed in his home and his three daughters were abducted while Idris was killed a week after he was abducted by bandits. The traditional ruler was first abducted some weeks ago and released before he was abducted on Sunday, December 20, 2020, by the gunmen and killed a week later. It was learnt that the gunmen had been after Mohammed for a long time before he was killed on Saturday. The gunmen also killed seven persons in Kusasu in the Shiroro Local Government Area of the state late in the evening last Friday.  It was learnt that scores of houses of those who were said to have escaped the attacks were burnt down by the fleeing bandits. Tho...

More than 2,058 prisoners escaped from the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) facilities in 2020 following jail breaks in Delta, Edo and Ondo states.  Five inmates died while trying to escape from prisons in Kaduna and Imo states, according to a Daily Trust report.  The most recent jailbreak was the escape of 1,993 prisoners from two correctional facilities in Edo State, on October 19, 2020, which the Comptroller of the facility, Andrew Egbobawaye, confirmed shortly after the jailbreaks. Taking advantage of the #EndSARS protest, hoodlums using local tools and weapons, broke into the prisons and freed inmates. It was gathered that the armed hoodlums overpowered the prison guards and then freed inmates from the prisons. Sources said the guards repelled two attempts by the hooligans before they were overpowered. See Also Breaking News BREAKING: 38 Inmates Escape From Enugu Police Custody 0 Comments 6 Days Ago Many correction officers were said to have sustai...

Youths of Oruku Community in the Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State have taken to the streets to protest the death of a traditional ruler who was allegedly shot dead by police officers on Saturday.  According to PUNCH, the community’s traditional ruler, Emmanuel Chidiebere Mba, was shot dead by policemen in mufti while he was addressing members of his community at Oruku Town Hall. The development sparked outrage among the youths who in turn set houses and vehicles ablaze to protest against the monarch’s death. Residents alleged that the armed policemen, who were in mufti, invaded the venue of the meeting in SUVs on Saturday.  The policemen were said to have been armed with AK-47 rifles.  “The traditional ruler was presiding over the meeting and the three men pointed (guns) at him, and immediately, one of the policemen shot him in the thigh and he fell down bleeding. There was confusion after the royal father was shot. Everybody in the hall ran for...

A 14-year-old boy, Samson Folagbade, drowned in a hotel swimming pool at Sango, Ogun State, during an outing on Christmas Day. The spokesman for the Ogun State Police Command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident on Sunday. He said the remains of the deceased had been deposited in a morgue to unravel the “remote and immediate causes of death,” adding that investigation had commenced. According to Channels Television, following the teenager’s death, some angry youths in the area threatened to vandalise the hotel. However, the prompt response from the police operatives brought the situation under control. The boy, in company with his friends, was said to have gone to the hotel to have fun before it turned sour when he  drowned in its swimming pool. The incident was initially unknown to his friends. After a while, his body was reported to be floating, a development which resulted in chaos as youths in the area threatened to burn the hotel over alleged negligence,...

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari The Coalition of Northern Groups has warned that Nigeria is drifting into a failed nation under the leadership of the President Muhammadu Buhari.  This was made known by the group’s spokesman, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman while having a chat with Journalist in Kaduna. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari REUTERS/SHANNON STAPLETON According to the PUNCH, the CNG’s spokesman, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, said apart from the comatose economy, the erosion of legitimate authority to make collective decisions and the inability to provide public services were all indicators of a failed state. He added that among the toxic mix that contributes to justify Nigeria’s failure as a state were poverty, corruption, ineffective governance, crime, violence, forced displacement and sectarian and ethnic conflict which are all apparent. He said, “But with all the symptoms of a failing state manifesting such as the loss of control of its territory, or of the monopoly on...

Francis Senteza Kalibala, a member of Ugandan presidential candidate, Bobi Wine’s security team has been murdered. According to Wine on his verified Twitter handle, Kalibala was run over by a ‘military-police truck’. “I regret to announce the murder of my security team member, Francis Senteza Kalibala, aka Frank,” he wrote. “He was deliberately run over by a military-police truck, No. H4DF 2382, which blocked us in Busega on our way to Rubaga to get Kasirye Ashraf emergency medical attention.”  I regret to announce the murder of my security team member Francis Senteza Kalibala aka Frank. He was deliberately ran over by military-police truck, No. H4DF 2382 which blocked us in Busega on our way to Rubaga to get Kasirye Ashraf emergency medical attention. What a day! pic.twitter.com/SmdTcUjC6g — BOBI WINE (@HEBobiwine) December 27, 2020 Wine, leader of the opposition National Unity Platform party has seen his campaign almost turned into a battlefield, with gunshots...

The Oyo State Joint Security Outfit, Operation Burst, on Saturday allegedly assaulted a male student of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State and stripped him naked. The incident allegedly occurred during the election of new executives for the National Association of Oyo Students (NAOS). In a letter reportedly sent to Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, a student leader, Siyanbola Kunmi, narrated what happened: “The Operation Burst men also came in their truck, claiming they were ordered by the ‘headquarters’ to come to the venue of the election. It was not only surprising but also ridiculous that the men of the special outfit set up to combat crimes were at the election ground to ‘monitor’ an election despite the fact that about five men from the Atiba Police Division were already there. Has the outfit become so low and ridiculed to the extent of getting involved in a free and fair students’ election while there are other sensitive and urgent issues in the town? Damn shameful! ...

The House of Representatives is no longer keen on inviting President Muhammadu Buhari to address it on the security challenges in the country, a report by The Nation said. On December 1, the House passed a resolution summoning the President, following the killing of more than 70 farmers in Borno State. See Also Politics Reps To "Punish" Lawmaker Over Call For Buhari's Impeachment 0 Comments 6 Days Ago The motion was moved by Satomi Ahmad, lawmaker representing Jere Federal Constituency, and nine others from Borno, who had insisted that Buhari should to address the lower legislative chamber of the National Assembly on the government’s efforts to address insecurity in the country. Thereafter, Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House, on December 2, said the President had agreed to address the lawmakers. But Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), had argued that the National Assembly has no constitutional powers to summon the President. ...

Femi Falana (SAN) A senior lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has accused the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) of failing to release 65 convicted soldiers who were granted presidential pardon by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari had in April 2020 approved an amnesty for 2,600 inmates in different custodial centres, including the army officers. Femi Falana (SAN) He said, “For instance, 65 convicted soldiers who have met the conditions outlined in the Presidential Amnesty granted to certain categories of prison inmates in April 2020 are still languishing in prison custody. There were 66 of them but one of has been released from prison custody. No reason has been adduced by the prison authorities for not releasing the others.” Falana, while reacting to the release of six convicts repatriated from Thailand to complete their prison terms in Nigeria but subsequently held in Kirikiri Maximum Prison many years beyond their release dates, called for a comprehensive au...