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Men of the Nigeria police force in an
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amber state have arrested a soldier with
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the Nigerian army. Dominic Horus for
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alleged kidnapping in the state.
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According to an amber state police
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command, the suspect confessed he
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deserted from the Nigerian army or
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absconded from military duties since
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November 2024. adding four suspected
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members of the Bafra secessionist armed
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group have been shot dead in a joint
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operation with the operatives of Agony
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Chamber local vigilante group that
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lasted over 15 hours at our community in
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the Arumba North local government area
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of Anra state. According to the
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spokesperson of the Anamra State Police
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Command, SP Toakuena, in a sustained
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effort to rid Anamra state of criminal
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elements, police operatives attached to
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the rapid response squad or kuzu in
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collaboration with the Anamra state
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vigilante group AVG Aeneka acting on
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credible intelligence stormed a
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secessionist terrorist camp at our
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Arumba north local government area of
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Anra state in the early hours of the
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21st of August 2025. 5. During the
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well-coordinated operation that lasted
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for more than 15 hours, the operatives
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successfully dislodged the insurgents,
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rescued a victim who had earlier been
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kidnapped and held hostage in the camp.
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It was reported that despite the payment
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of a ransom of 20 million naira only by
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the victim's family, the hoodlams
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aborted his release until he was
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eventually freed by the joint security
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team. In the fierce gun battle that
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ensued, four of the criminal elements
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were neutralized. Exhibits recovered at
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the camp include two pumpaction guns,
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one fabricated AC 47 rifle, one K2
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assault rifle, one locally made Hunter
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gun, one radio transmission box, three
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locally made improvised explosive
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devices, IEDs, two empty gas cylinders,
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two wraps of cable wires, three bags of
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50 kg rice, one driver's license, one
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national identity card, one black Lexus
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RX 300, 50 Jeep with registration number
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ACA 340 megaamp. Three Toyota Camry cars
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with registration number ABC268FQ,
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also recovered a one black Toyota Camry
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car, five mobile phones, Infinix X6716B,
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Technospark KL4 and three analog phones,
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sleeping materials, one desert boot, one
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big cooler and a roll of top. The
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commissioner of police CP IO orugu while
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assuring Hudian that the command remains
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resolute in its commitment to ensuring
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safety and security has assured that
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extensive operations are ongoing in the
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area to track down and arrest other
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fleeing suspects as well as destroy
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other criminal camps in the state.
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Further developments would be
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communicated in due course. SP Toshukua,
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police public relations officer and
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Ambra State Police Command stated this
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in a press release on the 29th of August
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In a separate press release issued
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earlier on Tuesday, Tachuku said the
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Anamra State Police Command in a swift
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operation on the 27th of August 2025
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arrested five suspected members of a
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notorious armed robbery and kidnapping.
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Nigerian Railway Corporation NRC says it
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has directed the third-party ticketing
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company to refund the money paid by all
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583 passengers on board the Abuja Kaduna
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train that derailed at Asham community
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in Kaduna State on Tuesday saying
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although no death casualty was recorded
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but four out of the seven persons that
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sustained injuries were serious while
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two of them were discharged immediately
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at the hospital. NRC in a statement on
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Tuesday said following the derailment of
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the Kaduna bound Abuja Kaduna train
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service earlier today at Asham Kaduna
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state the Nigerian Railway Corporation
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NRC wishes to provide an update on the
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situation. A total of 618 persons
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comprising 583 passengers, 15 NRC crew
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members, one medical personnel, eight
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cleaners, and 11 catering staff were
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successfully evacuated from the train.
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Out of this number, seven passengers
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sustained varying degrees of injury and
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were immediately transported by
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ambulances to hospital facilities by
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medical personnel mobilized to the site.
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The remaining passengers were conveyed
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safely back to Idu and Kubwa stations
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aboard a rescue train dispatched from
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Idu for that purpose. All have since
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returned safely to their destinations.
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In line with our commitment to passenger
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welfare, our third party ticketing
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company has been directed to immediately
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issue refunds to all passengers on board
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the affected service. Furthermore, the
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process of investigation into the
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incident has commenced under the
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supervision of relevant authorities and
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the Federal Ministry of Transportation.
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Meanwhile, all Abuja Kaduna train
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services AKTS have been temporarily
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suspended pending recovery of the site,
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further clearance and official
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announcement of service resumption. We
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sincerely regret the inconvenience
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caused and thank our esteemed passengers
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and the general public for their
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understanding. The Nigerian Railway
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Corporation, NRC stated in a press
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release signed by its managing director,
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Kyod Opa. NRC had earlier in a statement
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on Tuesday said that the train derailed
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around 11:00 a.m. at Asham community in
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Kaduna State. Videos made available
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online by victims of the train accident
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indicated that some of the train coaches
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overturned as passengers and crew
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members on board stood at the hilling
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part of the bush waiting for rescue.
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Close observers said that the latest
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train accident adds to the troubled
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history of the Kaduna Abuja rail line,
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which has experienced several incidents
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in recent years, including the deadly
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bandits attack in March 2022 that led to
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the killing of some of the passengers on
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board the train with many of them also
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kidnapped and held hostage for months
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till ransom was paid. The latest
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derailment comes just a week after the
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Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC,
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reported another fault on the same
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corridor when one of the trains coach
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wheels developed a hot axle near Rigasa
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station in Kaduna. The NRC explained
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that the fault caused by excessive heat
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was quickly managed and the train was
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returned safely to Kaduna. In a
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statement issued on August 21st, 2025,
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the NRC had said the Nigerian Railway
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Corporation has confirmed that one of
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the coaches wheel on the Abuja Kaduna
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train service aka apparently angered by
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the continuous mass killings in Imho
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state. The commissioner of police Aboki
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Danjuma has personally led a squad of
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joint security team to forests in a kiwi
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area of the state in search of the
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leaders and members of the Bafra
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liberation army that comprises of black
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marine often operating between Nigeria
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and Cameron borders. Bafa resistance
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fighters always operating within the
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southeast states especially coordinating
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attacks against Nigeria security
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infrastructures within the connecting
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forests between Akiway in Imho Umoi
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Aafia in Abia Aiko Ishiagu in Aoni Iiala
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in an amra andu in Anugu among other
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subgroups that are mostly commanded by
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Ean Chuku or Pegbu or s aka major
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general gentle ya who hailed from a coup
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community in a Kuwaiti local government
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area that is currently witnessing mass
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killings in recent days. This the
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director general of the department of
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state services DSSDG Adola Alua Tossen
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Aayi was seen in Iho state on Tuesday
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after a video went viral showing three
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young men suspected to be members of
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Bafra fighters shot dead at a close
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range by someone suspected and widely
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believed to be Major General Gentle Yahu
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who had accused the three young men of
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armed robbery. Thus, he said the three
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young men who may be in their 20s
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abandoned the duty posts and used their
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Bafra service guns to rob passengers by
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collecting their phones after the
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passengers vehicle broke down on the
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road. The video elicited widespread
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condemnations against the Bafra
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commander, Major General Gentle Yahu,
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who had vowed in some video press
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releases that he would always take
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action against any member of the Bafra
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fighters that involved himself in the
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act of robbery against certain members
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of the public like innocent civilians.
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According to the IMHo State Command of
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the Nigeria Police Force, the
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Commissioner of Police, Imho State
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Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, has deployed
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the commands tactical teams in synergy
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with other sister security agencies and
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local vigilantes to hunt down the
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suspected IPOB ESN miscreants
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responsible for the senseless attack
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that claimed the lives of five residents
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in Ajinamuna, Ezini, await local
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government area on the 22nd of August.
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August 2025 at about 2230 hours during
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the attack. Edd George male a member of
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the local youth security team together
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with four villages identified as a Mecha
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Ezagula male Cho Ezagula female Chili
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Chile male and a GK Nanquo male were
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fatally shot. The asalants further set
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ablaze the residence of the youth
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security leader and destroyed five
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Upon receipt of the distress report,
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police operatives swiftly mobilized to
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the scene and evacuated the victims to
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General Hospital, Higway, where doctors
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confirmed them dead on arrival. Their
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remains have been deposited at the
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hospital mortuary, while one survivor is
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currently receiving medical treatment.
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The commissioner of police CP Aboki
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Danjuma who is personally leading an
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intense operation in Akiway alongside
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other security agencies condemned the
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heinous act and assured that no stone
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will be left unturned in bringing the
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