Security operatives have rescued a woman and her four-month-old baby who were kidnapped during a bandit attack on Ijalu compound in Egbe, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State.

The rescue cane after suspected bandits invaded the Ijalu area of Egbe on Wednesday evening, abducting the woman and her child during an attack along the Solid Rock School axis of the community.

The victims were freed through a joint operation involving local security personnel in Egbe and troops of the Nigerian Army.

DAILY POST had earlier reported that the mother and child were kidnapped on Wednesday night when armed attackers invaded the Ijalu community, causing panic among residents.

After the abduction, security operatives were said to have swiftly launched a coordinated search operation to track down the assailants.

The efforts eventually led to the successful rescue of both victims.

Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation MESA have arrested a suspected terrorist informant believed to be linked to a notorious bandit leader during a security operation in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State.

Security sources disclosed to Zagazola Makama that the suspect was apprehended at about 11:59 p.m. on June 1 during a joint operation involving troops of the 12 Brigade and local vigilantes.

According to the sources, the troops were pursuing suspected terrorists along a known route within the Adankolo Forest when they intercepted the suspect in the Odo Ape Forest area.

“Troops were pursuing fleeing terrorists along a known terrorist route within the Adankolo Forest when they intercepted a suspect in the Odo Ape Forest area,” a security source said.

Preliminary investigations reportedly identified the suspect as a close informant to a notorious terrorist leader known as Kachallah Baccujo.

Security sources further revealed that two mobile phones were recovered from the suspect during the operation.

“The arrested individual was subsequently handed over to the Department of State Services for further investigation and necessary action,” the source added.

The suspect is currently in the custody of the Department of State Services for further investigation.

The arrest is said to be part of ongoing efforts by security agencies to dismantle terrorist and bandit networks operating within Kogi State and neighbouring areas.

An auto-crash has claimed the lives of six persons, including members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, along the Narehi area of the Girei-Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

The State police spokesman, Suleiman Nguroje, in a statement said the incident involved a military Gun truck travelling from Gombi towards Yola and a commercial Hummer bus conveying five (5) passengers from Yola to Mubi.

“Preliminary findings reveal that both vehicles were involved in a head-on collision, resulting in the commercial bus flipping over and bursting into flames.

“Tragically, all five passengers aboard the Hummer bus were burnt to death after the vehicle caught fire following the collision,” the statement read in part.

According to him, preliminary identification revealed that four of the deceased were serving members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, posted to Adamawa State.

He added that they were identified as Suleuman Juliet and Usman Shuaibu, who are both indigenes of Kaduna State. But the remaining are yet to be identified, the police said.

The spokesman further stated that police authorities confirm that one military personnel attached to the military vehicle lost his life as a result of the crash.

“The corpses have been evacuated to the Specialist Hospital, Yola, while efforts are ongoing to identify the remaining bodies and locate their families,” the police said.

Nguroje quoted the Commissioner of Police in Adamawa as expressing his heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased, the Nigerian Armed Forces, the National Youth Service Corps, and all those affected by this tragic incident.