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Plateau: MDA raises alarm over alleged ritual killings in Mangu

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Worried by a renewed wave of violence which culminated in the beheading of a farmer last week in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, the Mwaghavul Development Association, MDA, has raised an alarm over what it described as gruesome and ritualistic killings which has posed a grave threat to fragile peace in the council.

National Director of Public Affairs of the MDA, Friday Derwam, who raised the concern in a statement made available to Ekwutosblog, condemned the beheading of a 42-year-old farmer, Abalis Ishaku Dayong at Adep village in Panyam District of the LGA by armed assailants who also made away with the severed head last Saturday.

According to Derwam, the deceased was was shot on the leg, stabbed multiple times, and later beheaded by the assailants who also severed his limbs which they also took away.

The MDA said the pattern of the murder of Dayong clearly pointed to a ritualism, warning that such method of brutality, if not checked immediately, could creep into the communities in Mangu.

Derwam also decried the rampant kidnapping and violent attacks in the Panyam and Pushit axis of the council where victims were often abducted for ransom with some never returning alive.

“In certain cases, even the bodies of the dead were discovered mutilated,” Derwam stated.

National President of the MDA, Da Bulus Dabit, who also condemned the renewed violence in the council during a press briefing in Jos, said the fresh the attacks in Mangu represent a reversal of the fragile peace that has gradually returned to the area and the state.

Dabit lamented that the assaults are affronts and a serious setback to the government’s efforts in stabilising peace in the state.

“These attacks are deliberate attempts to erode the resilience of the Mwaghavul people and undermine their determination to maintain peace. But we stand firm and resolute, refusing to yield to these vicious tactics,” Dabit emphasized.

While expressing the group’s support for the state government’s advocacy for state policing, the MDA said decentralising the police system would provide enormous advantages in combating insecurity at the grassroots.

 

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Kidnappers Took Loan With My Phone – Victim Recounts Ordeal

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A woman has shared a disturbing account of her abduction in Abuja, detailing how kidnappers allegedly exploited her personal information during captivity.

According to her, she was kidnapped while going home in a bus and kept blindfolded for two days as her captors demanded a ransom of ₦5 million from her family and friends.

She further alleged that while she was still in captivity, the abductors accessed her phone and used it to download a loan application.

With her ATM card and identification documents in her possession at the time, they reportedly secured a loan of ₦148,000 without her knowledge.

The victim said she remained unaware of the transaction throughout her ordeal, as she was blindfolded and focused on pleading for her life.

She revealed that when she later found out and wrote to the loan app, they insisted she must pay off the loan.

“I was kidnapped in a bus in Abuja. They blindfolded my eyes for two days. Even after asking for ransom of 5 million from my family and friends, they took a loan. They downloaded a loan app on my phone, and I always carry my ATM card and my ID cards in my bag, so they used it to up the loan app and took a loan of 148 thousand Naira. I didn’t even know about the loan all the time I was there cause I was blindfolded and just begging for my life….” she partly said.

 

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Man Ends His Marriage After Finding Photographs Of His Wife With Another Man While Browsing Google Maps

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A husband was left shocked and reportedly had to end his marriage after discovering photos of his wife with another man while using Google Maps.

The man was using Google Maps to plan a route before setting off on a journey when he noticed an image of his wife sitting on a bench, stroking the hair of another man whose head rested in her lap.

Captured by a Google camera vehicle in Lima, the Peruvian capital, the stunned husband said the photograph grabbed his attention because the woman pictured seemed to be wearing identical clothing to pieces his wife owned.

Although the photo dated back to 2013, the furious husband challenged his wife with proof of her previous betrayal.

The pair, whose identities remain anonymous, subsequently divorced after the woman confessed to having an affair.

In a twist of fate, she was photographed with her lover on a bench near the city’s Puente de los Suspiros de Barranco (Bridge of Sighs of the Ravine).

 

The husband recently posted the photographs on Facebook where they sparked considerable reaction amongst users.

One social media commenter, San Pateste, said: “What a small world it is… It would have been enough if she said to her husband that she did not love him any more.”

Guillermo Sanchez added: “Out of 100 women, 90 per cent are not loyal, the rest are loyal and only have one eye (hahaha) or are immortal (hahaha).”

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Explosion injures soldier, NSCDC personnel in Imo

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An Improvised Explosive Device, IED, explosion injured a soldier and a personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State.

A counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, made this disclosure on X.

Makama disclosed that the incident occurred at about 8:35am on March 18 during a joint operation by troops of 34 Artillery Brigade in the Orsu general area.

According to the source, the personnel were operating around a suspected hideout of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network, ESN, when they stepped on a concealed pressure-activated IED.

It noted that the device detonated, leaving both operatives injured.

“They were immediately administered first aid and subsequently evacuated to a medical facility for further treatment.

“Operations are ongoing in the area to dismantle criminal hideouts and enhance safety,” the source said.

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