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Senate Asks Security Agencies to Flush out  Benue Unseen Killers

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Senate on Wednesday laments over the fresh attacks by suspected herders in Ayilamo and adjoining communities in Benue Northeast, calling on Nigeria’s security forces to flush them out.

The attacks have left over 50 people killed in nearly two months, raising fears of further attacks that the “unseen” killers may strike again.

For the  upteempth time , Senate mourns again.

This time , it’s for the mindless killing of citizens in Ayilamo and neighboring communities of Benue Northeast.

Eighteen people-on their way to church were brutally murdered in fresh attack that saw several others maimed and displaced.Senate is worried about the spate of killings-over 50 people killed in two months.

The attacks were carried out by the same , familiar killers , armed marauding herdsmen who somehow , authorities have not been able to fully identify or trace their sponsors. Inside the senate, the fear of these “unseen” killers is gripping and fast turning into frustration.

In the wake of this horror, senate once again turns to Nigeria’s security apparatus to flush out the unwanted enemies of state.

But for many, the solution lies in cattle ranching instead of “playing ostrich” to a wave of terror-that threatens food security and the country’s survival.

Senate was however silent on this-instead it calls on Nigeria’s security forces to be more vigilant and for the country’s emergency agency to provide relief materials to survivors.

It then observes a minute silence in honour of the dead.

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Akwa Ibom: Gov. Eno increases corps members’ allowance to N20,000

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Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has approved an increment in the monthly state allowance for corps members serving in the state from N5,000 to N20,000.

Mr Eno made the announcement on Friday during the state delivery meeting, held at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Uyo.The increment will take effect from Aug. 1st.

The governor said that the increment was to support the Federal Government’s N77,000 monthly allowance, toward helping corps members meet their basic needs.“

More than 10, 000 corps members are posted to Akwa Ibom annually. We must continue to encourage and support them,” Mr Eno said.

It would be recalled that the governor, last week, approved the reconstruction of the NYSC orientation camp at Ikot Itie Idung, as part of efforts to improve the welfare of corps members in the state.

(NAN)

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Plateau: Military Operation Neutralizes Bandits

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Troops of the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army in conjunction with the Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) under Operation Lafiyan Jama’a have neutralized several bandits during joint operations in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.

A statement issued on Friday by the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) stated that the clearance operation which took place on Thursday, July 3, led to the killing of scores of bandits.

The statement reads: “In continuation of ongoing efforts to rid the Joint Operations Area (JOA) of criminal elements, troops of 3 Division/Operation SAFE HAVEN under Operation LAFIYAN JAMA’A have sustained aggressive kinetic operations in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, yielding commendable outcomes.

“On 3 July, 2025, troops carried out a clearance operation in the rugged terrains of Tulus and Hokk Communities, located along the Plateau–Nasarawa State border.

“During the mission, contact was made with armed militias in Hokk, leading to a brief but decisive firefight. Several bandits were neutralised, while others fled into surrounding forests.

“Troops conducted a thorough exploitation of the area and, though no further contact was established, have maintained control through mobile and static patrols to disrupt any regrouping attempts.

“These successful actions reaffirm the resolve of security forces to dismantle criminal syndicates and prevent the proliferation of illicit weapons threatening peace and security within the Joint Operations Area.”

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JUST IN: Kidnapped Bayelsa Judge, Umukoro, regains freedom

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After 13 days in captivity, Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, a Bayelsa State High Court Judge, who was kidnapped by gunmen, has been released.

The judge was abducted on June 21, 2025, around 7pm by gunmen dressed in combat fatigue in front of a popular eatery at the Ekeki suburb of Yenagoa.

It was gathered that Justice Omukoro was released on Thursday evening and is still with security operatives.

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