The Plateau State Police Command has arrested three suspects and recovered a locally made pistol during a security operation in Jos North Local Government Area.

The development was contained in a post shared on X on Tuesday by security analyst Zagazola Makama, who regularly reports on security-related incidents across the country.

According to the post, the incident was said to have occurred around 4:45 pm on Monday, when police personnel attached to the Gada-Biu Outstation intercepted the suspects.

“The three suspects were identified as Ibrahim Alhassan, 27, Kingsley Kadinan Deban, and one Johnson, whose surname is yet to be confirmed,” Makama wrote.

According to police sources, the suspects were riding on a Bajaj motorcycle from Rukuba Road towards Gada-Biu when the incident occurred.

The sources said the suspects allegedly fired a shot into the air near the Gada-Biu Catholic Church, which quickly drew the attention of security operatives in the area.

“The sound of the gunshot alerted our personnel, who immediately went after them and arrested the three suspects,” a source said.

After their arrest, a search was carried out, leading to the recovery of a locally made pistol as well as the motorcycle they were using.

The suspects are currently in police custody, while investigations have begun to determine the motive behind their actions.

Police authorities also said efforts are ongoing to identify and arrest other possible members of the group and recover additional weapons.

Two persons have been confirmed dead while eight others sustained injuries following a communal clash between youths from Inkil and Bujinji villages on the outskirts of Bauchi metropolis.

This was made known in a report by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region.

According to the report, the violence occurred at about 11:00 pm on June 21, 2026, when youths from Inkil village allegedly launched a reprisal attack on Bujinji over a longstanding dispute between the two communities.

Makama disclosed that eight persons sustained varying degrees of injuries during the confrontation.

Following a distress call, a police patrol team led by a senior officer was deployed to the area and evacuated the victims to the State Specialist Hospital in Bauchi for treatment.

The report stated that medical personnel later confirmed the deaths of two persons identified as Al Amin Mohammad Aliyu and Jibir Shuaibu, both residents of Inkil community.

Makama said security operatives have since been deployed to the affected communities to restore normalcy, while security agencies continue to monitor developments to forestall a breakdown of law and order and prevent further violence.

The report added that investigations into the incident are ongoing and that those responsible for the violence would be brought to justice.

Three persons have been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command in connection with the death of a 71-year-old cleric of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Elder Omotayo Fajana, whose body was discovered under suspicious circumstances in Akungba-Akoko.

Fajana reportedly travelled to the town in Akoko South-West Local Government Area for a church programme where he was scheduled to be installed as the Baba Aladura of Ogo Orimolade Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Okerigbo, Akungba-Akoko.

The incident has generated controversy following allegations that the cleric’s body was removed from a hotel room and taken to a mortuary in Ikare-Akoko without certification of death by a qualified medical doctor.

The matter was reported to the Akungba Police Division by the deceased’s nephew, Olaseni Sunday Olaoluwa, who requested a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding his uncle’s death.

Confirming the development on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, said the command had commenced a comprehensive investigation to determine the cause of death.

“The command has commenced a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 71-year-old church leader, Mr Omotayo Ezekiel Fajana, whose body was discovered under suspicious circumstances in Akungba-Akoko,” Jimoh said.

According to the police spokesperson, three suspects have been arrested and are assisting investigators.

He disclosed that preliminary findings indicated that some church officials and hotel personnel allegedly moved the deceased’s body to a mortuary before obtaining the necessary medical certification of death.

Jimoh said detectives were working to establish the actual cause of death and determine whether any criminal act was involved.

He added that the Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Felix Ohagwu, had directed a discreet and comprehensive investigation into the incident.

The police assured the public that anyone found culpable during the course of the investigation would be prosecuted in accordance with the law.