Katsina State Police Command has foiled an attack by suspected bandits in Fulalawa village, Musawa Local Government Area of the state, rescuing several kidnap victims and recovering two motorcycles.

The command’s spokesman, Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying the incident occurred on August 13, 2026, at about 11:30 am.

According to him, the Musawa Police Division received a distress call reporting that suspected armed bandits had attacked the village with dangerous weapons.

Aliyu said the attackers broke into local shops, abducted several residents and rustled livestock during the attack.

He said a joint security team was immediately deployed to the area, adding that the bandits opened fire when they sighted the team.

“On sighting the team, the bandits opened fire. The joint team responded with superior tactics and firepower, forcing the attackers to abandon their captives and flee into nearby bushes with suspected gunshot injuries,” he said.

The police spokesman said all the kidnapped victims were rescued unharmed and had been reunited with their families.

He added that two operational motorcycles abandoned by the fleeing bandits were recovered at the scene.

Aliyu said efforts were ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects and bring them to justice.

The Niger State Police Command has arrested two men accused of impersonating military personnel and allegedly assaulting a laundry attendant in the Suleja area of the state over a missing mobile phone.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the suspects, identified as Abraham Ashiwel and Michael Okonkwo, both of Bakassi area, Suleja, were arrested after they allegedly stormed a laundry shop in Angwan-Gwari area of Suleja on August 8.

He explained that the suspects assaulted the shop attendant over an alleged missing phone before operatives of ‘B’ Division, Suleja, commenced investigation and arrested them.

During interrogation, Abiodun said the suspects allegedly confessed to impersonating military personnel in the community for years.

The Police command said investigation revealed that both men had attended the Nigerian Military School, Zaria, but were expelled in 2016 and 2019 respectively.

Items recovered from the suspects include a military camouflage trouser, two combat T-shirts, two pairs of desert boots, two identity cards and two jackknives.

The police said the suspects remain in custody for further investigation and would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further action.

The contractor handling an ongoing three-storey building in Umuozue area of Osisioma Ngwa LGA, Abia State has reportedly gone into hiding, following the collapse of the house on Thursday morning.

The building which is located at No.7 Chima Otuka Street in Osisioma, collapsed at about 3:am on Thursday, eight hours after site workers had closed for work the previous evening.

The falling house also damaged a car and other property belonging to a tenant living in an adjascent house.

The cause of the collapse has not yet been established by government agencies but some residents of Umuozue community disclosed that Parapet works were completed on the house on Wednesday evening by site workers.

Responding to the development, officials of Osisioma Ngwa town planning office, sealed the site, to allow thorough investigation.