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Bandits kill Abuja nursing mum who gave birth after 10 years of barrenness

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January 28, 2024

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Christiana Igba and her mother, Maria Agbo

Bandits kill Abuja nursing mum who gave birth after 10 years of barrenness

Killings and abduction of residents by bandits have not abated in Abuja.

Although security operatives recently in the city rescued some kidnap victims and arrested few suspects, terrorist acts are still being recorded.

On Thursday, the family members of Simon Igba, an officer of the Nigeria Police Force, were thrown into agony following the killing of his wife, Christiana Igba and his mother-in-law, Maria Agbo.

It was gathered on Saturday that the gunmen kidnapped Christiana and her mother in the Dei-Dei area of the capital city about two weeks ago.

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Mrs Maria was on a postnatal visit to her daughter, Christiana, who recently gave birth after being childless since she tied the knot with her husband, Igba, about 10 years ago.

A report by Daily Post indicated that bandits had invaded their residence near the Mopol Barracks, Dei-Dei, hacked the husband into a coma and whisked away Christiana, her mother and the one-month-old baby to an unknown destination.

One of the neighbours, Adejor Jacob, who narrated the incident, said the abductors had demanded N90 million ransom prior to the murder of the victims.

He said, “The late Christiana gave birth recently after being barren for more than ten years. Her mother came to Abuja from Benue State for the postnatal and to celebrate with the family over the newborn.

“The kidnappers earlier asked the husband to pay N90 million ransom as the only condition to release his wife and his mother-in-law.

“A day before they were killed, the kidnappers contacted the husband and they both negotiated and settled for N10 million.

“The kidnappers asked him to make the money available before 10 am the following day, which was last Thursday.

“Before the agreed time, the kidnappers called the husband to inform him that the one month old-baby was ill.

“There was another victim that the kidnappers released that day so they gave her the little baby and asked her to take the newborn to a hospital.

“The kidnappers gave her the phone number of the baby’s father and asked her to call when she got to the hospital.

“The woman did as she was instructed. The hospital called Igba and he went there and recovered his baby. After a few hours, we received a report that Christiana and her mother had been killed.

“Their lifeless bodies were dumped and some police officers went there to recover them. They have been deposited at the Kubwa General Hospital.”

It was gathered that the residents who are still in shock over the unprecedented murder, are living in fear.

According to a resident who spoke on condition of anonymity, “many people are relocating from Dei-Dei due to security issues in the area.

“There has been a series of kidnappings and killings in this place since January but most of the incidents are not captured by the media.”

When contacted , the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh declined speaking on the matter.

Bandits kill Abuja nursing mum who gave birth after 10 years of barrenness

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Friends swap wives for sex weekend in Lekki, activist claims

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April 27, 2024

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Friends swap wives for sex weekend in Lekki, activist claims

Nigerian activist, Comrade Israel Joe, has shaken the table again as he claimed that friends now swap their wives for sex in some parts of Lagos State, Lekki to be precise.

He said this abominable act is not only limited to men as some married women in this same Lekki area of Lagos State, bring in their unmarried friends for three some sex romp just to satisfy their husbands sexual urge and propably keep their marriage.

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The activist who has been a prominent advocate for social justice and moral integrity said on his social media handle that in some parts of Lagos, (Lekki), friends now exchange their wives during weekends based on mutual agreement and this needs to stop.

He wrote: “In some parts of Lagos (Lekki), friends now exchange their wives during weekends. #TableBreaker”

“Some wives now bring their unmarried friends to do 3-sum with their husband to satisfy his urge”

Friends swap wives for sex weekend in Lekki, activist claims

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Bandit leader who forced community to give him chieftaincy title, 2 other kingpins killed in Zamfara

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April 27, 2024

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Bandit leader who forced community to give him chieftaincy title, 2 other kingpins killed in Zamfara

Three bandit kingpins terrorizing Zamfara State, along with some of their fighters, have been killed by a joint security taskforce operating in the state.

According to security expert and counter insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, the bandit kingpins included Kachalla Mati, Jammo Baki, and a former police officer, Kachalla Yada.

In a post on X handle Saturday morning, Zagazola Makama said: “Update: Security Intelligence, in joint efforts with the Militia Joint Task Force, have neutralized 3 bandit kingpins in the North West on April 26, 2024.

The kingpins included Kachillaha Mati, Jammo Baki, and one other ex-police personnel, Kachallah Yada, as well as several other fighters in Tidibale in Gangara villages of ISA and Sabon Birnin LG Zamfara State.

Jammo was very dangerous and ruthless, to the extent that he forced the community to give him a chieftaincy title.

On the other hand, Kachallah Yadda, who was an ex-police officer, is in charge of training the bandit on weapons handling as well as illicit arms trafficking.

The ‘suyanization” of the three terrorists was a huge blow to the bandits in Zamfara State and a relief to the people of the North West.

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This also got to show that the initiative of the Zamfara state government in collaboration with the security forces since it vowed to never negotiate with bandits but to crush them by any means is yielding positive results.

The recruitment of the Civilian Joint Task Force, popularly known as Askarawa, to go after the bandits in their enclaves and their hideouts was a major game changer.

Just like in the case of the North East, the worst nightmare of the bandits are the “Askarawa,” or Yansakai, as they are popularly called. This was because they have knowledge of the terrain and know the bandits who have in the past operated openly with impunity.

Within the past few months, the Askarawas have captured and killed hundreds of bandits, their informants, and collaborators. They have also recovered thousands of livestock rustled by the bandits, as well as rescued dozens of abducted victims.

This was why the pressure mounted on the bandits in both military, air, and ground offensives is forcing them to beg for “negotiations” through several videos on social media.”

Attempts by PlatinumPost reporters to confirm the killings of the terrorists by relevant security bodies have not yielded the desired results as of the time of filing this report.

Bandit leader who forced community to give him chieftaincy title, 2 other kingpins killed in Zamfara

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Family pays N1.6m ransom to free woman who gave birth in kidnappers’ den

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April 27, 2024

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Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Kanayo Uzuegbu

Family pays N1.6m ransom to free woman who gave birth in kidnappers’ den

A pregnant woman who was kidnapped while on her way to the hospital for delivery has reportedly given birth at the kidnappers’ den at Egede, Udi local government area of Enugu State.

The incident, which was said to have happened last Monday, aw the woman giving birth to a bouncing baby boy in the forest.

It was gathered that the woman whose name was given as Chinwendu Igwe, was with her two other little children aged between four and two years when the incident happened.

The lady’s husband, Mr. Ekene Igwe, who confirmed this to newsmen added that he paid a ransom of N1.6 million before effecting the release of his wife and child from the forest in Egede where the kidnappers asked him to deposit the ransom.

Igwe said that it was a kind motorcyclist who rescued his two kids abandoned on the road by the kidnappers.

“I paid a ransom of N1.6 million before I could get my wife and new born baby,” he said.

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Igwe who hailed from Attakwu Akegbe Ugwu Awkunanaw said he was grateful to God for getting wife his back in one piece.

Commenting on the incident the landlord of the Igwes at No. 5 Umugwu, Awkunanaw, Enugu South, Chief Emma Ugwu, Enyiduru,said that the rescued woman is now at the Parklane Hospital, Enugu where the governor of Enugu State is taking care of their welfare.

“We thank God for sparing the life of my tenant’s wife. I am specially grateful to God that

Governor Mbah has intervened and is taking care of the woman and her kid at the Parklane Hospital,” he said.

Ugwu, the chairman of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Enugu South, however expressed shock that he had never witnessed such incident happen to a person close to him.

“I remain eternally grateful that God spared us what would have been a tragedy. Such a thing has never happened to someone close to me,” he said.