After attacking security operatives at a checkpoint in the state, officers from the Imo State Police Command killed a gunman who disguised himself as a mourner.

In the aftermath of the gunfight, one more shooter was apprehended.

According to CSP Mike Abattam, the gunmen were apprehended on November 17, 2021, about 3 p.m., when a convoy of alleged mourners rushed into a police roadblock along the Owerri/Onitsha Road.

Because the poster posted in front of the car was late, the cops were suspicious.

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“The suspected gunmen masquerading as persons mourning, going for a burial ceremony somewhere in the state, approached the Police check point in a convoy of three motorcycles each carrying two passengers, alongside a passenger bus with registration number Anambra NNE 725 ZG carrying passengers, and displaying in front of the bus, a belated burial poster of late Mrs. Bridget Chine Nwadiozor dated 22/10/2021,” Abattam said in a statement on Saturday.

“They were stopped as part of a normal search.”

“When the Police operatives saw the date on the late poster, they got suspicious and vigilant.”

“They went to the bus after inspecting the passengers on the motorcycles and finding nothing incriminating.”

“In an attempt to search the passengers on the bus, one of them pulled out a Berretta Pistol, which he was neutralized in an attempt to shoot at the police agents, resulting in a shootout.”

“One of the suspects, Odedira Ezuala’m’, a native of Umudike Ihiala LGA in Anambra State, was detained during the process, while others, including the motorcyclists, fled with bullet wounds.”

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“One Police Special Berretta Pistol with breach No.90005 and ten rounds of live ammunition were seized and brought to the station.” one Imo bus with the registration number Anambra NNE 725 ZG and a late Burial Poster.”

The government of Niger has outlawed the selling of motorcycles in the country.

The decision was made after constant security issues in several regions of the state, as well as requests for motorbikes as ransom by robbers and kidnappers, according to the Secretary to the State Government, Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, who revealed it in a statement on Saturday.

“The State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, has placed an immediate ban on motorbike sales throughout the State,” according to the statement.

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According to Matane, the restriction applies to any motorbike (Bajaj, Boxer, Qiujeng, Honda ACE, Jingchen, etc.) with an engine capacity of 185 cubic centimetres or less (cc).

The SSG went on to say that the state government had implemented this additional precaution in order to reduce criminal activity in the state.

He expressed concern about the level of carnage and chaos caused by bandits and kidnappers in various sections of the state, and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to clear the state of any security danger.

“Government is conscious of the problems the measure will cause the people,” the SSG says, “but the decision was made in the overall benefit of the state and appealed to motorbike dealers across the state to cooperate with the direction.”

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In a similar vein, the SSG underlined that commercial motorbike riders’ operations at illicit garages are still prohibited in the Minna metropolitan.

Two Katsina State Police Command officers were slain by bandits in the Baure hamlet of the state’s Safana Local Government Area.

Sanusi Buba, the state Commissioner of Police, told journalists at the force headquarters in Katsina on Friday that the police officers were killed in a gunfight with the hooligans on Thursday.

According to him, the bandits killed ASP Yakubu Joshua of the 27 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Katsina and Sgt Zaharadeen Yuguda of the Safana Division in a crossfire at their enclave in the area (Baure).

According to Buba, the police squad commanded by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Aminu Umar, Dutsinma Area Commander, was able to remove the hoodlums, killing two of them in the process and recovering one AK-47 weapon with 35 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, among other goods.

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“On November 18, 2021, at around 1700 hours, Area Commander, Dutsinma, ACP Aminu Umar, led a combined team of policemen and vigilante to bandits’ hideout at Baure village, Safana LGA of Katsina State, and engaged the bandits in a ferocious gun duel based on solid intelligence,” he added.

“The team was successful in dislodging the bandits, killing two notorious bandits and recovering one AK 47 weapon with 35 rounds of 7.62mm live ammo.”

“While searching the scene, two unregistered motorcycles, Kasea and Boxer, were discovered with vests of charms.”

“Unfortunately, two brave police officers — Asp Yakubu Joshua of the 27 Police Mobile Force (PMF) in Katsina and F/NO.264575 Sgt Zaharadeen Yuguda of the Safana Division – paid the ultimate price and killed in a crossfire.”

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Despite the event, he stated that police would stay “resolute and devoted in the ongoing war against stubborn bandits until they are apprehended and dealt with in accordance with the laws of the land.”

Meanwhile, the state chapter of the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) has urged the state administration to end the state’s telecommunications blackout.

Residents in frontline local government districts would be able to report bandits’ attacks on their towns to security forces for assistance, according to the coalition’s Chairman, AbdurRahman Abdullahi, in a statement.

He stated that the government must analyze the success made during the Security Containment Order period and consider whether it should be reviewed and amended in order to achieve “better results.”

“There was no report of an attack throughout the state within the first two weeks of the Security Containment order,” he stated. However, banditry’s activities eventually reemerge, with more victims than before.

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“This indicates that the criminals have devised strategies to circumvent these restrictions and continue their malicious activities.” The majority of people blame the suspension of telecommunications services for the increase in occurrences of banditry in the affected LGAs.

“Bandits can now enter a town and conduct their business for hours without the intervention of security agents or vigilantes because they can’t be called for help.”

Omoyele Sowore, a human rights activist and outspoken critic of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, has demanded that Nnamdi Kanu, the incarcerated leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, be released (IPOB).

Buhari, according to Sowore, “has no choice at this time.”

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Sowore was responding to certain Igbo leaders’ visit to Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday.

According to reports, a delegation led by First Republic legislator and Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, met with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday and begged with him to intervene in Kanu’s case so that he might regain his freedom.

Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, a former Governor of Anambra State, Bishop Sunday Onuoha of the Methodist Church, and Barrister Goddy Uwazurike, a former President of the Igbo socio-cultural organisation Aka Ikenga, were among the other members of the visiting delegation.

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“Muhammadu Buhari doesn’t comprehend the separation of powers philosophy, and he doesn’t believe in the rule of law, but he has no choice at this point; he must #FreeNnamdiKanuNow!” On his verified Facebook profile, Sowore wrote.

On the occasion of his 54th birthday, President Muhammadu Buhari congratulated Mai Mala Buni, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee.

The president praised the party chieftain for providing exceptional and visionary leadership at the state and national levels, noting in particular the role played by the chairman, who is also the Governor of Yobe State, in successfully repositioning the party, as evidenced by increased membership, a healthy social atmosphere, and exemplary internal democracy, according to a statement released by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, on Friday.

The president praised the political leader for giving young and old Nigerians hope for a better future by embarking on a historic reconciliation and restitution drive that has strengthened the ruling party and positioned it for victories, beginning with successful ward, local, and state conventions and building up to a national convention.

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President Buhari praised the Buni-led political team’s accomplishments, which have rekindled hope among APC members, attracted new members, including key leaders from other parties, and consistently demonstrated the APC as the most organized, well-structured, and fully motivated platform for bringing development to the country.

As a result, the president prayed for good health, knowledge, and courage in order to realize his ambitions for the party and the country.

Banditry has claimed the lives of 213 persons in President Muhammadu Buhari’s home state of Katsina in just four months. Furthermore, 676 persons were kidnapped from July to October 2021.

Dr Mustapha Inuwa, the Secretary to the Katsina State Government, addressed this pressing issue when discussing the implementation of Governor Aminu Bello Masari’s anti-banditry ordinances.

“Overall, statistics on banditry, kidnapping, and livestock rustling have showed a substantial reduction in the number of recorded cases from the beginning of the containment order to date,” Dr Inuwa told reporters on Thursday.

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“For example, in July/August 2021, there were a total of 173 recorded kidnapping occurrences impacting 475 people; in September/October 2021, there were 61 reported kidnapping incidents involving 201 victims.”

During the period under review, security agents detained roughly 724 suspected bandits and other criminals terrorizing communities, he noted.

“Banditry cases for the same corresponding dates were 97 events in July/August 2021, with 130 deaths and 57 injuries, and 56 incidents in September/October 2021, with 83 deaths and 58 injuries,” according to the secretary.

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“From March to September 2021, 480 individuals were detained, with 42 under investigation and 216 facing charges. On the other hand, 244 individuals have been arrested since September, with 33 under investigation and 80 facing charges.