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Gunman overtakes Abuja vehicle, kills driver, corps member escapes

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A young man, simply identified as Mohammed, has been shot dead while driving on a highway in the Federal Capital Territory.

The deceased was reportedly in a car with his friend, a National Youths Service Corps member who was in uniform, when they were shot at by a yet-to-be-identified person.

The suspect overtook them and then shot.

The bullet broke the windshield and hit the victim, killing him on the spot.

The incident occurred at the Jabi Airport Road area of the FCT on Monday.

An anonymous commercial driver claimed that Mohammed was also a corps member.

He said, “There were two corps members in the car; one of them was in uniform. They overtook a car; the car later overtook them and someone shot at them. We don’t know what happened, but we just heard a gunshot.

“The bullet penetrated through their windshield and hit his colleague, who was driving, in the forehead and he died immediately. The corps member in uniform was unhurt.”

However, another source quoted an eyewitness as saying that the shooter was in a car with tinted glass.

“The driver of the car was rough. He shot at their car and drove off,” he added.

The FCT police spokesperson, DSP Josephine Adeh could not confirm the incident but promised to get back to newsmen when she gets details. said she did not have details of the incident,

T Director-General of the NYSC, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim, however, said no corps member was killed.

He said, “The person driving the car was shot. But nothing happened to our corps member who was with him. The police led us to trace him; he is Okay. We suspect that the man that was killed was the driver.”

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Imo government sent security operatives to humiliate me — Nwosu alleges

Imo government sent security operatives to humiliate me — Nwosu alleges
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The 2019 Imo state governorship candidate, Uche Nwosu, on Tuesday, has accused the Imo state government of sending security operatives to bundle him from Imo state to Abuja.

Nwosu said this in Owerri while narrating his ordeal on how he was arrested from St Peter’s Anglican Church Eziama-Obiere in Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo state, during the outing service of his late mother, Jemimah Nwosu, last Sunday.

Nwosu said this was part of what he discovered on the way to Enugu Airport where he was flown in a private jet.

He was taken to the tactical squad office in Abuja where the police informed him that “Someone wrote a petition against me (Nwosu) that I was supplying arms to militants and giving them money.”

He went on to say that the police never officially invited him for questioning about the petition against him.

Narrating his ordeal Nwosu said: “The petition the Police said was from somebody, that their reason for arresting me was alleged that I was supplying arms to militants and giving them money, the whole plan was cooked up in govt house. The security men attached to the government house one Shaba was behind this plot.


“The plot was to humiliate me and malign my image. No security man from the Abuja or state command came for that operation. Those security officers were all security men attached to the government of Imo state.

“Because a normal policeman cannot behave the way they did. They came shot inside the church which no professional police officers could do it. They shot anyhow. They are a killer squad from the government house.

“Nobody invited me or called me on phone I would have answered I did not receive any invitation from the police. So, just like that they came arrested me handled me like a criminal and treated me like I have committed any offence.

“I want the Inspector General of Police, IGP, to investigate the person who ordered for my arrest and the owner of the private jet and who paid for the private jet that took me from Enugu state to Abuja. They took me to the tactical squad office where the IG, now send somebody to come and interview me and I gave my statement, from what I gathered the IG, was not properly briefed on what was going on.”

However, the Imo state government through the Imo state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, has vehemently denied the state’s involvement in the arrest of Nwosu, saying it was purely the activities of security operatives. He urged them to wait for the outcome of the police investigation.

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Uche Nwosu was arrested, not kidnapped

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A police source has revealed that the son-in-law of Former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, Uche Nwosu was arrested by police officials from Abuja.

Special Force Unit from the office of the Inspector General of Police arrested Uche Nwosu

Uche Nwosu were arrested on Sunday at St Peter’s Anglican church at Eziama Obieri in the Nkwerre Local Government Area of the state while he and his family members were on an outing service after the burial of their mother, Jemimah Nwosu.

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Terrorists’ rockets worrisome — FG

Terrorists’ rockets worrisome — FG
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Following the launching of multiple rocket attacks in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, by Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) hours before the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, the Federal Government yesterday said it was worried about terrorists’ ability to fire rockets.

The Federal Government expressed worry on a day Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state cried out for help saying terrorists, armed robbers, bandits and criminal elements had invaded and taken over Kano forests.

It is pertinent to note that hours before the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Thursday, multiple rockets explosions rocked the capital with rockets hitting many houses around Ngomari, Bulumkutu and Ayafe communities near the airport. This reportedly led to a massive deployment of troops to combat ISWAP elements and to foil the attack by the terrorists.

Fielding questions from State House Correspondents after a security council meeting presided by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on the attack, the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Alkali Baba Usman said the ability of the terrorists to strike with rockets was worrisome.

However, the police boss said the terrorists failed to achieve their objectives with the rockets launch.

Flanked by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the IGP said, “They are launching it in major towns, they are launching it in Maiduguri. It is a concern. And it has been seriously checkmated. There are efforts to continuously checkmate it. What they have done yesterday (Thursday), yes, they have done it, but to a large extent, they have not achieved what they have intended to achieve because of the situation the security agencies particularly the military put in place.”

When asked whether the security agencies have been able to trace the origins of the rockets, the IGP said it had been done before and after the firing incident occurred.

He said, “Yes, it had been done before and even after. Some of those who must have planned and thrown those rockets have been taken out.”

The IGP said that the security agencies were working at improving on what they were already doing “to ensure there is peace, law and order during the Yuletide period and beyond.”

He mentioned President Buhari’s marching orders to security agencies, which, according to him, are always the same.

Explaining, Baba said: “The marching orders are always the same, you have even told Nigerians the marching orders of the President. It has always been the same. There is no space, there is no tolerance to any threat to security. There is no sparing of any terrorists and there must be an intelligence gathering, there must be proactive prevention of crime and there must be checkmating of all those that are involved in criminal activities, whether it is terrorism, banditry or armed robbery or whatever and that is what we are trying to do to the best of our knowledge and ability.”

The Federal Government has also said there was no need to worry over the alleged leaked memo where security intelligence revealed that terrorists have planned to attack the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, during the festive period. It went on to explain that the nature of criminality in the southeast is the reason for the high presence of police on the roads.
However, Nigerians have been accusing security agencies in the southeast of harassing and extorting people at checkpoints.

Comparing the north and the east he said: “Where there are more people you have the problem of policing than where you don’t have. What we have in some of the states(in the north) is a big landmass without actually having too many people.

“In some spaces (in the east) we have too many people in a small place. That means there is human interaction and you need to have to police there much more than what you have where you don’t have that number of population.”

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who led the briefing on the outcome of the security meeting, gave assurance that there was no threat to safety and security in the Federal Capital Territory

Asked about the leaked memo of planned terrorists’ attack, Aregbesola said: “Abuja is secure and very safe. If there was a leak, as you mentioned, it could just be an operational alert that does not require any worry or concern. The Council has mandated us to assure Nigerians of their safety and enduring peace for the period of the festivities.”

The minister said the council had asked them to assure Nigerians that measures were in place to ensure their safety during the Christmas season and beyond.

“The message of the Security Council, through you to Nigerians, is that all measures for the safety and security of the Nigerian people and Nigeria are in place for a successful and happy celebration of the yuletide and the New Year,” he stated.

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NIS warns of foreign terror attacks, FG heightens security

NIS warns of foreign terror attacks, FG heightens security
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Word has been let out that there’s a planned attack by some terrorists during the Christmas holiday. Hence, the military and other security agencies including the Nigeria Immigration Service have intensified security within Abuja.


The information was disclosed in a letter dated December 23, 2021, and titled, ‘Terrorists Plan Attacks In Abuja’. According to the immigration authorities, the information on the impending attack was from the Presidency. The terrorists were said to be coming from Mali.

The letter was signed by the Land Border Patrol Commander, Edirin Okoto, on behalf of the Acting Comptroller General of Immigration Service, Idris Jere.

The letter was addressed to all sector commanders and border patrol corps all over the country. They include those at the Seme, Idi Iroko, Jibia, Illela land borders, as well as immigration officers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, amongst others.

It read, “The Office of the Ag CGI is in receipt of a Security Report (URGENT) from the Presidency. The import is about a looming attack on Nigeria’s Capital City, Abuja, between 17th and 31st December, 2021. The planned attack is purportedly being led by one Drahmane Ould Ali aka Mohammed Ould Sidat, an Algerian national to be assisted by one Zahid Aminon, a Nigerien national.

“The report indicates the duo is en route Nigeria from Mali through Gan and Niger Republic, riding a white Toyota Hilux van with Reg. No- AG157EKY; that these two had four Nigerian accomplices who are already embedded in the country.

“It is further reported that Ali holds an Algerian diplomatic passport with the name Najim Ould Ibrahim. Consequently, I am directed to request you to intensify alert levels, emplace necessary countermeasures at all our entry/exit points- air, land, sea/marine, including, but not limited to, surveillance, rigorous search on persons and vehicles, transhumance, to effectuate the immediate arrest of these terrorists/countervail this and any terrorist attacks in Abuja.”

Strategies in place to avert attacks, no cause for alarm – Immigration


When contacted, the spokesperson for the NIS, Amos Okpo, confirmed the authenticity of the letter but assured that the service had put in place measures to prevent the proposed attack.

Okpo said, “The letter is a normal intelligence we do issue across our formations. This just happened to be in the public. There is no cause for alarm. The residents should not panic. I can assure you that the needful is being done to avert the planned attack.”

Plan can never work, FCT security network intact, says Guard Brigade

Also, the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations Guards Brigade, Captain Godfrey Abakpa, said the planned attack would not work out, as thehe security structures in the FCT were intact.

He said, “The brigade has recently been conducting several operations in the FCT to ensure it is adequately secured. The brigade is always on top of the security situations. Residents should not panic. The security situation in the FCT is under control.

“The aim of every terrorist group is to instill fear in the populace. That may be what they are trying to do. Their plans can never work, the whole security structures in the FCT is intact. “

However, some residents have expressed fear over the proposed attack on the nation’s capital.

The President, Mab Global Estate in Karsana, Ahmed Thedicha, said the security operatives should not take the threat likely.

He said, “An attack at this point in time would not be good in the nation’s capital. The security operatives should act fast and take the threat seriously.”

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