Crime
Pandemonium in Kogi state, as armed robbers raid multiple banks in Ankpa
Armed robbers invaded branches of UBA, Zenith and First Bank in Ankpa, Kogi State, Tuesday, and carted away an unspecified sum of money.
The robbers, numbering 20, were said to have entered the town around 2pm. They first attacked UBA, before proceeding to Zenith Bank and later First Bank.
An eyewitness said the robbers arrived the town in several cars, buses and motorbikes.
The witness said after robbing the banks and nearby POS operators for almost an hour, the gunmen drove out of Ankpa town, shooting sporadically.
“They zoomed off via Okpo road, but no one could come out as they kept firing. Most Ankpa residents are still hiding,” he said.
It was unclear how many people were killed.
“We cannot rule out casualties. The attack went on for over an hour” said Ahmed, a resident of Ankpa.
A resident said that after they left, a combined team of security operatives moved towards the area.
young boy has been apprehended for attempting to poison his mother.
The teenage boy from Benue state confessed to the crime.
In a viral video, the boy confessed to being disowned by his parent after moving on to his boss’ daughter and, hence, adopted by his current mother.
He narrated that he was approached twice by a stranger who offered him a poisonous substance meant to be laced in his mother’s tea and end her life.
During the interrogation, he stated that he had never met the stranger but identified him as a man with a beard he only met twice.
He, however, pleaded for his life when threatened to drink the tea he had laced with poison.
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Gunmen, believed to be terrorists, have killed a policeman named Sule Babur in Yobe State.
The incident took place at Babur’s home in the Mairi community, Buni Yadi, within the Gujba Local Government Area.
Following the murder, the attackers set Babur’s house on fire, according to the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim.
“The perpetrators also set his house ablaze. The incident has sent shockwaves through the community, and an investigation is urgently needed to bring the culprits to justice,” Abdulkarim stated.
On Monday, suspected bandits killed five villagers in Ewehko community, Maro Ward, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
A source, Luka Bulus, reported that the victims were attacked while attending a village meeting, with the bandits also setting some of their motorcycles on fire during the assault, which occurred at exactly 2:14 pm.
“The bodies of the victims were recovered from the scene,” he said. “In broad daylight, bandits launched a deadly assault on Ewehko, also known as Unguwar Paul, a village under Maro Ward in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack happened around 2:14 pm on June 17, 2024. As of now, the bodies of four men and one woman have been discovered, and search efforts continue in the surrounding bushes for others who may still be missing.”
Another resident, Reuben Maro, confirmed that houses and motorcycles were also torched, adding that the bandits attacked the villagers in broad daylight. He mentioned that about six people were killed.
As of this report, the state government has not issued any statement regarding the attack, and attempts to reach ASP Mansir Hassan, the Public Relations Officer of the Kaduna Police Command, have been unsuccessful.
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