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Kano mosque attack: Suspect arrested, gives reason for action
Kano mosque attack: Suspect arrested, gives reason for action
The police command in Kano has arrested a 38-year-old man, Shafi’u Abubakar, in connection with the early morning mosque explosion in Gadan village, Gezawa Local Government Area.
According to the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Usaini Gumel, the suspect confessed to using a petrol bomb to attack the mosque due to a long-standing family dispute over inheritance sharing.
The explosion, which occurred during dawn prayers on May 15, 2024, left 24 people injured, including children.
“On May 15, 2024, at about 5:20 am the police received a report of an explosion at a mosque in Gadan Village during the dawn prayer, leaving several people injured.
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A team of security personnel, including explosives experts, was promptly deployed to the scene, and the victims were rushed to the hospital for treatment.
“Promptly, a team of security personnel, including experts in Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Chemical Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear, EOD-CBRN, were deployed to the scene.
“Twenty-four victims, including 20 males and four children, who sustained various degrees of injuries were rushed to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital Kano for treatment,” he said.
Preliminary forensic analysis indicates that a petrol bomb caused the explosion, and the police are continuing their investigation.
Kano mosque attack: Suspect arrested, gives reason for action
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Lagos taskforce arrests 52 suspects in Island clean-up operation
Lagos taskforce arrests 52 suspects in Island clean-up operation
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Taskforce has apprehended 52 individuals during a late-night clean-up aimed at tackling crime on Lagos Island.
Tokunbo Wahab, the Commissioner for the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, announced the arrests in a statement shared on Saturday via X.
According to Wahab, the enforcement exercise began at around 12:35 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2025, and covered several key locations, including Lekki, Ikoyi, Falomo Bridge, Eko Hotel, and Ligali Ayorinde.
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Wahab said, “Complaints and distressed calls suggest that some of these streets are populated at night by unscrupulous elements—miscreants, street urchins, pickpockets, and other suspected criminals—denying innocent Lagosians of their hard-earned valuables and belongings.”
He revealed that 52 suspects—51 males and one female—were arrested during the operation. He added that order was restored in all the areas visited.
“The operation today on the Island was part of a series of enforcement and clean-up exercises slated for at least twice a week to gradually rid the area of criminal elements,” Wahab explained.
He further assured residents that the suspects would be prosecuted to ensure a safer Lagos.
“The operation today on the Island was part of a series of enforcement and clean-up exercises slated for at least twice a week to gradually rid the area of criminal elements.”
Lagos taskforce arrests 52 suspects in Island clean-up operation
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JAMB candidates die in Oyo road crash
JAMB candidates die in Oyo road crash
Several candidates traveling to take the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have sadly lost their lives in a road accident on the Oyo-Ogbomoso highway in Oyo State.
According to reports shared on X (formerly known as Twitter), the tragic incident was caused by a suspected brake failure. While the exact number of casualties and the identities of the victims have not yet been disclosed, it was confirmed that they were en route to their exam centers when the accident happened.
News of the crash quickly spread across social media, with many users taking to the comment sections to share their condolences and express their grief.
See some reactions below:
@Plug08066: “May the gentleness of the souls departed rest in peace. This is the reason why we need to elect a person who loves education and health so much but you’ll rather vote for your tribesman because of tribalism and end up regretting it in the long run.”
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@omoiyaonikoko1: “The jamb registra needs to resign man has been bringing policy that make jamb applicant to through hell for God sake what’s wrong with the good old ways of writing jamb??now soul are gone all in the name of writing jamb exam..Goods.. May their soul continue to rest in peace.”
@EsievDarneal: “Everything is wrong with this country 
you fix exams as early as 6am. Is it, not better student go to the respective school they apply for to write their entrance exam if you pass you get admission.”
@Kickflowdown: “I don’t understand JAMB, I thought candidates choose areas where they write like states and LGA? Has it changed to buying JAMB form and being sent to Zamfara like NYSC? it’s room for racketeering to pay for favorable centres. Everything is business at the expense of lives.”
@comrade_lekan1: “Last year, I wrote an article against JAMB on two factors. Placing students in a centre too far from their residence. Fixing exam for as early as 6:30 am. There is insecurity everywhere and I wonder why JAMB is subjecting these teenagers to so much rigours. Jamb needs to be sued.”
JAMB candidates die in Oyo road crash
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Missing student found safe after disappearing en route to JAMB exam
Missing student found safe after disappearing en route to JAMB exam
A student reported to have gone missing on her way to write the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has been found.
On Friday, news surfaced that a female UTME candidate went missing during her commute from the Epe area of Lagos to Ajah.
One Johnson, a Twitter user who identified as a relative of the UTME candidate, had said the girl had sent a panicky message disclosing she had boarded “the wrong car”.
The missing UTME candidate was identified as Esther Oluwafayofubmi Oladele.
She was said to have been commuting on Thursday ahead of her exam scheduled for 9 am on Friday.
Johnson said Esther had texted one of her siblings, saying, “I’m scared. I think I entered the wrong car. My eyes are itchy and I feel sleepy.”
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Calling on netizens for help in spreading the word, he said the matter was reported at Ajiwe Police Station in Ajah.
“They said they will start an investigation, which includes sharing the information with other stations and also airing it,” he said.
“They told us not to rely solely on them, we’re asked to continue looking everywhere else for her.”
TheCable had contacted both JAMB and police sources in Lagos, but none had responded to enquiries as of this report.
In a follow-up post on Saturday, Johnson disclosed that the missing girl has returned home.
Details on what transpired has yet to be disclosed.
Missing student found safe after disappearing en route to JAMB exam
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