Bandits Kill Two Passengers, Abduct Three Others In Katsina

Suspected bandits last weekend killed two passengers and abducted three others in an attack in the Magamar Jibia border axis in the Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State.

According to an eyewitness who spoke on the development, the terrorists invaded the border community Saturday at about 9:15 pm.

The eyewitness who spoke with Vanguard on the incident disclosed that the terrorists had stopped two vehicles, killed two passengers and kidnapped three others before joint police and military personnel repelled them.

The eyewitness said, “Before the police and soldiers fought them off, they stopped two vehicles, killed two passengers and kidnapped three. This is the picture of one of the victims.“

Scores Killed As Security Operatives Raid ‘IPOB Camps’ In Ebonyi

An unspecified number of criminals alleged to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have been killed in Ebonyi State by a joint security operative consisting of the Nigerian Army, Department of State Security (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force.

Reports reaching Naija News on Sunday revealed that the alleged criminals were neutralized in recent raids by the security operatives who were going about combing some criminal hideouts in the state.

Confirming the development in a statement issued today, the Ebonyi State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Chris Anyanwu, revealed that three IPOB suspects in the command’s custody leaked some information that aided the success of the recent raids.

This article was originally published on Naija News