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Adamawa police operatives nab 7 Shila Boys for alleged robbery
Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have nabbed seven youths identified as being part of notorious criminal elements called Shila Boys.
The suspects are alleged to have been involved in armed robbery.
The Command said Wednesday that the suspects were apprehended while they were carrying out their operation around the Federal Housing Estate in Bajabure, Girei Local Government Area.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, who made the disclosure, said the arrest of the suspects was made after distress calls to the Command on the 9th of June, 2025.
The suspects include Ja’afar Umar, 16 years old; Bulama Abba, 15; Dalha Mohammed, 16; Saidu Abba, 18; Safiyanu Yunusa, 15; Mohammed Abubakar, 15; and Abba Ibrahim, 15, all of Jambutu in Yola North LGA.
Nguroje said in a press statement that a sum of N12,350, one dagger, and two GSM phones were recovered from the suspects and treated as exhibits.
“The suspects attacked members of the public, dispossessing them of their valuables,” Nguroje stated, explaining that they had armed themselves with offensive weapons and caused fear among residents.
“The operatives, led by DPO Viniklang and his team, swiftly responded to the scene of the crime and arrested the suspects,” Nguroje said.
He added that the State Commissioner of Police, CP Dankombo Morris, had directed that the relevant officers should ensure diligent investigation and prosecution of the suspects.
A major fire outbreak on Saturday gutted a four-bedroom apartment converted into a tailoring workshop in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The incident occurred in the early hours at Benjamin, Alabama Junction in the Eleyele axis of Ido Local Government Area, leaving equipment and valuables worth millions of naira destroyed.
Confirming the incident, the Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande, said operatives of the agency were swiftly deployed to the scene after receiving a distress call.
“The fire emergency was reported at exactly 4:15 a.m. on Saturday, 20th September, 2025. Once the address was verified, our team, led by ACFS Bamidele Samsudeen, promptly mobilised to the scene,” Akinwande explained.
He urged residents to always give accurate information and report fire emergencies without delay, stressing that quick response is critical to minimizing losses during such incidents.
Two terrorists have been killed by troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YANMA, during an ambush in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Security analyst Zagazola Makama shared the information on X on Sunday, saying the troops acted on credible intelligence about the movement of the attackers.
According to the Makama, the soldiers from Sub-Sector 5 set up an ambush along the Wake–Kabode–Abrum axis after learning that terrorists were heading from Gabachua high ground towards Insami and Kabode for a planned kidnapping.
“The ambush, which took place around 7:00 a.m., led to the killing of two terrorists,” Makama wrote.
Troops recovered two AK-47 rifles, two extra magazines, a mobile phone, and a motorcycle, which was destroyed at the scene.
A notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Ummaru, has warned that government military operations targeting bandits could exacerbate insecurity, asserting that any attempt to kill 10 bandits would lead to 20 more emerging in retaliation, while killing 30 could trigger further unrest in cities and villages.
Ummaru made the remarks on Saturday during a peace dialogue between bandit groups and community leaders in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State.
He urged security operatives to exercise restraint, emphasizing that the dialogue process would only succeed if all parties approached it in good faith.
The meeting, convened to foster peace and reconciliation, comes amid renewed efforts by stakeholders to curb banditry across Katsina and neighbouring states.
Community elders attending the dialogue also called on both bandit groups and security agencies to commit to genuine peace to ensure the safety and well-being of residents.
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