Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Hundreds of youths and residents of Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State have staged a peaceful protest to demand the immediate rescue of the 176 people abducted during the deadly attack on Woro community nearly six months ago. The demonstrators, who said the victims had now spent 171 days in captivity, urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts to secure their freedom and end the wave of insecurity across the area.
2. Nigerian military has rescued five relatives of the Executive Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Nura Abdullahi, following a deadly attack on his residence by suspected terrorists. The council chairman, however, remains in captivity as security forces intensify efforts to secure his release.
3. Troops have neutralised a suspected female ISWAP/JAS spy in Borno and arrested 14 suspected criminals, including IPOB/ESN members, cultists and a deserter soldier in separate operations across the country. Operational reports made available to NAN on Saturday said the suspected terrorist was sighted through CCTV cameras approaching a military position from the Sambisa axis.
4. A total of 81 suspected criminals have been arrested by the Delta State Police Command during a raid on criminal black spots in Asaba, the state capital. The command’s spokesman, Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Edafe said the operation, which was carried out on Friday, formed part of the command’s strategy to dismantle criminal networks and deny offenders safe havens across the state.
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