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Police eliminate three notorious bandits, foil attack plot in Benue

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Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Benue State have neutralised three notorious bandits and recovered firearms during a fierce gun battle in the Sankera axis.

The encounter occurred on May 3, 2025, at about 7:00 PM, following intelligence that bandits from Shitile and Ukum were meeting secretly in Sankera to plan coordinated attacks on security teams operating in the region.

Police sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspects were tracked to the Tse-Gondo area near a forest, where they engaged advancing Surveillance and Tactical Teams in a firefight.

In the ensuing gun duel, three of the bandits sustained gunshot wounds and were rushed to a nearby hospital, where medical personnel confirmed them dead.

Two locally fabricated pistols and two live cartridges were recovered at the scene. Several other bandits fled with injuries, including a wanted criminal identified as Baba Gule.

Investigations suggest the group was acting under the directive of Konyo Amakaa, a notorious gang leader from Shitile, who reportedly ordered the attack in retaliation for the death of Sughnen Ayua — a gang member fatally wounded in an earlier shootout with police on April 29, 2025.

Efforts are ongoing to track down the fleeing suspects and dismantle the wider criminal network destabilizing Sankera and its environs.

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US Reacts As De@th Toll In Kwara Terror Attacks Hits 200

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The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.

Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.

It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.

According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.

Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.

The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.

“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.

“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”

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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online

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A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.

In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.

According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.

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Nigeria Police Force successfully repatriates $23,000 to international romance scam victim

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The Nigeria Police Force INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja has successfully repatriated the sum of Twenty-Three Thousand United States Dollars ($23,000) recovered from an international romance scammer to the victim in The Cayman Islands.

A statement from CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson of the force, says the repatriation followed a request received from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service seeking assistance of the INTERPOL NCB Abuja to investigate a Nigerian national, Achufusi Obioma Ikenna, who defrauded a resident of the Cayman Islands through an online romance scam.

‘’Acting on the request, INTERPOL NCB Abuja conducted discreet, intelligence-led investigations which led to the arrest of the suspect and the recovery of the sum of $23,000.

Following the completion of all necessary documentation and in collaboration with international partners, the recovered funds were formally handed over to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, through the British High Commission in Abuja, represented by Mr. Shaun McLeary, for secure delivery to the victim.’’

Hundeyin added that the suspect will be arraigned at the conclusion of investigation.

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