Thursday 26 June 2014

Eight rescued from ritualists' den

Eight victims of kidnapping and ritual
killings were rescued from a ritualists' den at
Ogolonto area of Ikorodu Lagos, Vanguard reports.

The den was uncovered when one of the ritualists,
a woman identified as Rosemary Chukwu, allegedly
kidnapped a seven-year-old primary school pupil,
Emmanuel Emeka.
The mother of the victim was said to have alerted
her neighbours who conducted a search around
the area before the missing boy was discovered in
a suitcase 'half dead'.

Some miscreants uncovered the building while
they were chasing the kidnappers.

Read more at Vanguard

Death toll from Abuja mall bomb rises to 22

The National Hospital spokesman says a
victim wounded in the bomb blast at a mall in
Abuja died overnight, raising the death toll to at
least 22.
The government says soldiers shot and killed one
suspect as he tried to escape, and police detained
a second suspect.

Wednesday's explosion in Abuja is the latest in a
series of violent attacks blamed on Boko Haram
extremists. Security forces have not succeeded in
curtailing their near-daily attacks.

The extremists on Tuesday night overran a military
checkpoint in the northeast and killed at least 21
soldiers. They also took some troops hostage,
witnesses said.

Boko Haram attracted international condemnation
for the April mass abductions of more than 200
schoolgirls, and is blamed for this week's
kidnappings of another 90 people.

Terrorists overpower army in Borno

At least 16 soldiers have been killed after
suspected to be members of Boko Haram sect
attacked a military post at Bulabulin Ngaura in
Damboa local government area of Borno State.
A soldier that narrowly escaped the attack while
recounting his ordeal to journalists in Maiduguri,
said the terrorists totally subdued the soldiers.

“Some of my colleagues were abducted and many
others escaped with bullet wounds. Dozens of
Boko Haram insurgents stormed our checkpoint at
Bulabulin on Tuesday night," he recounted.
“The terrorists came in a convoy of over 30
vehicles, mounted with Anti-Aircraft guns (AA). I
was at the checkpoint when the terrorists came, we
tried our best but they had advantage over us.

They had AA and we had AK 47 rifles that are not
fully loaded," continued the soldier.
He said when they realized terrorists had taken
over the place, some soldiers escaped to
Maiduguri and other places but many could not
make it.

“As I am talking to you, 16 bodies of our
colleagues have been brought to Maiduguri. This
is besides those that sustain injuries and many
others that are missing in action.”