N.B. Ahmed, a lieutenant colonel in the Nigerian Army, was kidnapped after gunmen thought to be terrorists ambushed a military convoy.

The senior military officer was kidnapped on Friday, January 6, along the Tsafe (Zamfara)/Funtua (Katsina) road.

The commander who was taken hostage is now in charge of the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army in Sokoto.

“On Friday, when he was being led to Kano, our new boss, who started work, was attacked. The gunmen took him away, according to a source.

In Akure, Ondo State’s capital, a suspected kidnapper who kidnapped a six-year-old girl from her mother’s car at a grocery shop was caught while attempting to withdraw some of the ransom money.

To free the girl, the suspect had asked for N50 million.

It was discovered that the suspect abducted the girl in Akure’s Lafe Area when the girl’s mother was out doing some grocery shopping in her Toyota Corolla.

According to a statement given to newsmen in Akure on Saturday by SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the police public relations officer (PPRO), Ondo State Command, the girl’s mother, Mrs. Chukwu-Ezedima, reported her daughter’s kidnapping on December 21, 2022, at 9:00 p.m.

According to Odunlami-Omisanya, the suspect was detained on December 31, 2022, at a POS terminal while attempting to withdraw some of the purported N50 million ransom demand from the family.

She remained silent on the extent of the ransom payment.

The victim was saved uninjured and the suspect confessed to the crime during questioning.

The police spokeswoman announced that the culprit would be soon be charged in court.

According to the police spokesperson, the Nigerian Army also gave the police a man who had been detained for illegally carrying firearms.

During a regular check at Elegbeka in Ifon, Ose Local Government Area, a Nigerian Army patrol, according to Odunlami-Omisanya, learned of a man (names withheld) who was purportedly carrying a revolver.

She claimed that after looking into the claim, the patrol team detained the man in possession of the locally-made firearm.

“Although the suspect initially claimed that he discovered the rifle on a farm, he later admitted that a welder who is currently incarcerated in an Okene correctional facility had actually provided it to him.

The Police PPRO continued, “The suspect has been turned over to the Police and will soon have his day in court.”

Normalcy has been reportedly restored at the Ojota area of Lagos State after the reported unrest involving suspectedY oruba Nation agitators on Monday morning.

According to videos circulating on social media, an unidentified person was allegedly killed during the unrest as agitators and police allegedly clashed at the location where the agitators converged for a mega rally.

Armed policemen and vehicles were also observed close to the Gani Fawehinmi Park at Ojota.
An aide to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Jubril Gawat, tweeted an update on the incident, stating that all was calm at Ojota.

He tweeted, “UPDATE: Ojota is calm. OP-MESA and other Police Divisions are fully on ground. People are going about their normal duties, all clear.”

There is unrest going on in Ojota, Lagos on Monday due to a Yoruba Nation rally. The rally caused a disturbance between the group and the police, leading to a fight.

The Yoruba Nation had reportedly planned to hold a large rally in Ojota. Social media posts show that the event took place and resulted in a confrontation between the police and members of the Yoruba Nation.