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15 suspects apprehended over alleged money rituals in Benue

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15 suspects apprehended over alleged money rituals in Benue

The Benue State Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Wednesday said it arrested no fewer than 20 suspected criminals in the state.

The command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), SP Sewuese Anene, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Makurdi, Benue.

Anene said the arrested suspects were involved in different criminal activities that ranged from money rituals to illegal gun running to armed robbery.

He added that the command’s operatives also recovered seven locally-fabricated barretta pistols and a motorcycle from the suspects.

He said the suspects were arrested during a police raid on their hideout along Adikpo – Vandeikya Road, following a tip-off.

“On 15th November the team stormed their hideout and arrested one Fater Terkula and Jem Demesugh.

“An on-the-spot search of the hideout led to the recovery of the six locally fabricated barretta pistols and motorcycle,” Anene disclosed.

“Further investigation led to the arrest of Ternenge kpamngu, Terkula Ihyungwa also known as Japan, Aondo Kusugh, Chukwudi Udeh and nine others.

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“Additional exhibits recovered from them include two gas cylinders, one welding cylinder, two welding nozzles and a Sienna bus.

“The suspects confessed that they have been in the business of producing and selling arms as well as training teenagers in arms manufacturing.

“Three teenagers of less than 13 years of age were also arrested at the training ground,” he said.

Anene added that the command also arrested two suspected armed robbers, after their victim, one Misaq Eke of Ugondo District, Makurdi, incidented the matter at E Police Division.

“During investigation, one Ushahemba Ayoough and Jeremiah Ugborgo were arrested in connection with the case and one locally-fabricated barretta pistol was recovered from them.

“And during Police routine patrol along Barracks road, Makurdi, it received information that one Godspower Oghenerumu, a suspected ritualist (yahoo yahoo), his pregnant wife and five others had arrived Makurdi from Delta and where they were carrying out ritual activities.

“The team rushed to the scene and arrested the spiritual leader, his wife and five others.

“During investigation, followers of the ritualist stated that they were involved in some ritual activities in Delta that did not yield any money as promised.

“So, Godspower told them that the spirit had directed that they should move to Benue where further directives would be given to them on how money will be made.

Investigation is ongoing,”Anene said in the statement.

15 suspects apprehended over alleged money rituals in Benue

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Bandits block road, abduct 13 travellers in Katsina

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Bandits block road, abduct 13 travellers in Katsina

Armed bandits unleashed terror along the Ni’asu-Dantankari road in Katsina State on Thursday night, abducting 13 travellers after ambushing vehicles and opening fire indiscriminately.

The incident, confirmed by banditry crisis analyst Bakatsine via his verified X handle on Friday, has heightened concerns over the escalating security crisis in the region.

“Alert: Last night, bandits blocked the Ni’asu-Dantankari road, opened fire on vehicles, and abducted 13 people,” Bakatsine posted. “However, a joint team of the Nigerian Army, Civilian Joint Task Force (CWC), and local vigilante groups pursued the attackers, engaging them in a fierce gun battle and successfully rescuing 10 of the victims.”

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The remaining three abductees are still unaccounted for, as efforts continue to locate and secure their release.

Bakatsine also raised concerns that the recent peace deal brokered between bandits and the Kaduna State government might be fueling increased attacks in neighbouring Katsina State.

“Sincerely speaking, the peace deal in Kaduna State has led to an increase in attacks in Katsina South Senatorial District, which shares a border with Kaduna State,” he noted.

As of the time of filing this report, security agencies have yet to issue an official statement regarding the attack.

Katsina State has seen a worrying surge in bandit-related violence in recent weeks. On the same day as the highway attack, the former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Maharazu Tsiga (retd.), was abducted in an attack in his hometown of Tsiga village, Bakori Local Government Area.

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Polytechnic student arrested for reportedly kiling friend with axe

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Polytechnic student arrested for reportedly kiling friend with axe

A National Diploma (ND2) student of the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, has been arrested for the gruesome murder of his friend during a violent altercation.

The suspect, identified as John Gambo, a student of the Banking and Finance Department, allegedly hacked his friend, Ibrahim Matthew, a part-time ND2 Computer Science student, to death with an axe and a knife.

According to a statement released on Friday by the Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Rahman Nansel, the incident occurred in the early hours of February 6, 2025, at Shagari Road, Nasarawa town.

It reads : “On the 6th of February, 2025, at about 0200hrs, a report was lodged at Nasarawa Division by one Mercy Bassey, a female resident at the address behind ECWA Peace College, Shagari Road, Nasarawa, regarding a violent altercation between two individuals. The incident occurred between one of her tenants and his friend at their lodge.

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Upon receiving the report, the commissioner of police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed immediately sent a team of detectives who promptly responded to the scene. The detectives found one Ibrahim Matthew, a part-time ND2 Computer Science student of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa (FPN), lying in a pool of his own blood. Ibrahim had suffered fatal injuries. He was immediately rushed to General Hospital Nasarawa, where he was confirmed dead. The body was subsequently deposited in the morgue for post mortem examination.

Following a swift investigation, the suspect, one John Gambo, a male ND2 student in the Banking and Finance Department of the same institution, was apprehended.
The suspect confessed to violently attacking/hacking the deceased with both an axe and a knife, leading to Ibrahim Matthew’s tragic death. Both the axe and the knife were recovered from the suspect.

The Commissioner of Police has ordered the case to be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for comprehensive investigation and subsequent prosecution.”

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Blackout hits Kwara as IBEDC workers begin indefinite strike

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Blackout hits Kwara as IBEDC workers begin indefinite strike

Blackout hits Kwara as IBEDC workers begin indefinite strike

The gates leading to the two business offices of the IBEDC at Challenge area, along Murtala Mohammed Way, and Ojatuntun- Baboko area, Ilorin, were locked by the protesting workers who said they were embarking on the indefinite strike over poor welfare service.

The development came after epileptic power supply to the hinterland had forced the President of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU),Alh AbdulMumini AbdulMalik, to write a protest letter to the management of IBEDC.

AbdulMalik, in a letter dated February 5, 2025 and addressed to the managing director of IBEDC, expressed the dissatisfaction of the people of Ilorin Emirate to the persistent poor power supply to Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, since last year.

Some placards placed on the gates of the company have inscriptions such as ‘IBEDC should prioritise staff welfarism, ‘IBEDC, no more half salary’, ‘IBEDC, pay our PFA, union and cooperative deductions now’, ‘Do you expect 100% performance without materials and tools?’

The secretary of the state branch of National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), Comrade Ayodele Peters, who confirmed the IBEDC workers’ strike, said that they were being treated as slaves as they were being paid half salary by the management.

“All deductions made by the company such as pension funds, union fees and cooperative contributions were not remitted by the company to the appropriate bodies.

“So, that made it difficult for our pensioners to access their money from the pension managers while our members could not get loans from the cooperative society because the management of IBEDC did not credit the account of these bodies after deduction from the workers salaries,” he said.

Peters added, “The management laid off some workers of the company on Monday while rumour was rife that more workers would get their letters of sack today (Thursday or tomorrow (Friday).

“All these laid off workers would not have access to what the management had deducted from their salaries when they were in service because they have not credited the pension managers.”

Manager, Corporate Affairs of the company, Busolami Tunwase, could not be reached on the phone for reaction.

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