Crime
JUST IN: Senate Rejects Political Solution to free Nnamdi Kanu, wants Simon Ekpa extradited from Finland

The Nigerian Senate has urged the federal government to collaborate with Finland Government to extradite IPOB Agitator, Simon Ekpa who currently resides in Finland to face charges for his sit-at-home calls and inciting trouble in Nigeria’s southeast, while rejecting a prayer seeking “political solution” to free the leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu from the detention of the Department of State Service, DSS.
Recall that Simon Ekpa, who is a self-acclaimed leader of the Separatist group, IPOB has been passing decrees from his base in Finland to his followers, establishing a strict sit-at -home order in Nigeria’s southeastern states which the state government has already kicked against.
Today, Wednesday 26th, the activities of Simon Ekpa and his gang finally caught the attention of the Senate, following a motion by Senator, Osita IZUNAZO, as he has since 2021 tormented citizens in the region-applying terrorist tactics to force them to close to lock up their shops, crippling commercial activities in the region.
IZUNAZO’s motion was co-sponsored by all other 14 senators from the Southeast-inviting Nigeria’s federal might to end the rascality of Simon Ekpa and his band of outlaws in the Southeast, while efforts by the Governors of the five Southeastern states have achieved little to end the terror activities of Ekpa and his men- those who dare to disobey his sit-at-home order often pay dearly for it.
The senate condemned the situation in the Southeast and called for the extradition of Ekpa from his base in Finland.
The senate however rejected a prayer by the Southeast senators calling for political solution “ to release IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu from DSS detention, saying it is offensive to its rules and sub-judice.
Kanu was extradited from Kenya in 2021 after he jumped bail in Nigeria, alleging threat to his life by Nigerian security forces.
On October 2022, Justice Binta Nyako of the Court of Appeal struck 8 from the 15 count charge earlier brought against Kanu by Nigerian government.
The appellate court ordered his release on account of his unlawful extradition from Kenya to Nigeria to face terrorism charges. But the Supreme Court upturned the decision- of the court of Appeal, leaving Nnamdi in detention since then.
An additional prayer by senator IFEANYI UBAH asking the Senate to prevail on the Federal Government to obey court orders on Kanu was also rejected without a single senator seconding it.
Senate however observed a minute silence in honour of those killed unjustly for not adhering to the sit-at-home order by Simon Ekpa and his gang.
Crime
Court Rules Nnamdi Kanu Has Case to Answer in Terrorism Trial

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), must face trial in his ongoing terrorism case.
Delivering the ruling on Thursday, Justice James Omotosho dismissed Kanu’s no-case submission, stating that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence linking him to terrorism-related activities. The judge ordered Kanu to open his defence on October 8, 2025.
According to Justice Omotosho, the prosecution’s exhibits and witness testimonies raise “serious allegations” that merit a full trial.
In a separate directive, the court also ordered the President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to constitute a special medical team to evaluate Kanu’s current health condition. The judge mandated the committee to submit its report within eight days.
The court instructed that the medical panel, consisting of 8 to 10 members including a cardiologist and a neurologist, must assess whether the Department of State Services (DSS) medical facility is adequately equipped to manage Kanu’s health needs. The committee is also empowered to use any medical facility in the country during its investigation.
Justice Omotosho further directed that the Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital, Abuja, be included as a member of the committee. Based on the committee’s findings, the court will determine whether Kanu should be transferred to the National Hospital for further treatment.
The trial continues amidst growing public and international attention surrounding Kanu’s detention and the broader implications for the separatist movement he leads.
Crime
Man allegedly kill grandparents over food

A 30-year-old man, Mutawakilu Ibrahim, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his grandparents to death after a quarrel over food.
The Kano State Police Command spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa said the incident was reported on Thursday morning, September 25, 2025, at Kofar Dawanau Quarters in Dala Local Government Area.
According to him, the suspect attacked his grandfather, 75-year-old Muhammad Dansokoto, and grandmother, 65-year-old Hadiza Tasidi, with a knife during the altercation.
“The victims were rushed to Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, where they were confirmed dead by medical personnel,” Kiyawa stated.
“Their corpses were later released to relatives for burial in line with Islamic rites.
”The police said the suspect, believed to have been under the influence of intoxicants at the time of the attack, is now in custody.
Kiyawa added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, has directed that the matter be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Homicide Section, for further investigation.
“The suspect will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation,” the statement concluded.
Crime
Kidnappers shoot victim over insufficient funds in bank account in Delta

A victim of kidnap was shot in the leg by kidnappers for failing to have sufficient money in his bank account.
The kidnappers said the shooting is to teach him a lesson.
This was even after they had already withdrawn two million naira from his bank account.
According to the Delta Police Command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, operatives have arrested three suspected kidnappers, who confessed that they collected N2 million ransom from their victim and still shot him.
The suspects, identified as Chukwuebuka Nka, Uche Okechukwu, and Somto Chukwuma, allegedly shot the victim in the leg after discovering he did not have enough money in his account.
According to the statement, the arrests followed a distress call that a young man had been kidnapped from his residence in Ogwashi-Uku.
Edafe said operatives tracked the suspects to a bush in Ogwashi-Uku, where the victim was rescued with a gunshot wound.
According to him, investigations led to the arrest of Chukwuebuka Nka and Uche Okechukwu in Anambra State, where the victim’s white Toyota Venza was also recovered.
He added that, based on the suspects’ confessions, operatives raided their hideout in Agidiase village, Ogwashi-Uku, and arrested the third suspect.
The suspects then led the police to their hideout, where their operational vehicle and a network jammer circuit device were also recovered.
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