Crime
Ebonyi: School Proprietor, One Other Shot Dead By Gunmen in Ishielu
…Address insecurity Challenges, Water Scarcity in Ishielu residents Urge Council Boss
OBINNA UCHENDU Abakaliki
The Ebonyi State Police Command have confirmed the killing of a school Proprietor and one other person by suspected Gunmen in Agba community, Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the killing of the two persons in the community.
SP Ukandu stated that he will get details of the incident from the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ishielu Local Government.
“Yes, I know there was an incident somewhere in Ishielu, but I will call the DPO of the area to get more information about it,” he said.
Narrating the community ordeal to journalists, the town Union President, Mr. Sunday Chukwu Nwadibia, gave the names of the deceased as Sunday Oyibe, a school proprietor, and Chukwu Ebuka.
Nwadibia said the community has been witnessing attacks and robberies since last year, which have led to loss of lives, cash running into millions, and properties worth millions of naira.
He revealed that before the killing of Sunday Oyibe and Chukwu Ebuka, the hoodlums attacked a POS operator in the community and dispossessed him of N2.7 million.
Peace Agwu (LG Chair)
The town union president, who said that the hoodlums usually wear military camouflage with bullet-proof vests, also snatched a Toyota Corolla car and five motorcycles from some members of the community when they started operating in the area.
He expressed dismay that their activities have crippled economic activities in the community and urged security agencies to come to the aid of the community.
“I was in my office when people started running, saying that armed robbers were robbing at our junction.
“So, everybody started looking for safety, not knowing that the hoodlums were coming very close to our own side in the community.
“Before we could notice it, we heard gunshots, and my workers and I also started looking for safety.
“The hoodlums advanced to another junction very close to my house, and that junction is called Orie Agba, and started operating there, and people started running.
“I climbed one upstairs and started watching the hoodlums. They started shooting heavily and approached my office, which I had locked already when I noticed their presence in the community.
They shot one Sunday Oyibe, the founder of Unique International School, who is also the chairman of the timbers association in Ishielu. We rushed him to the hospital, but he couldn’t make it.
“They shot another person, Chukwu Ebuka, who people said was dragging his iPhone with them.
“This is not the first time we are having this type of problem in my community. In January 2024, there was an attack on my house, and they shot every door and window in my house, but God protected us, and none of us in the house were hit by bullets.
“That same last year, they snatched a Toyota Corolla car from a member of our community and also snatched five motorcycles from their owners.
“Two months ago, they came to Orie Agba and attacked a POS operator there and took N2.7 million from him. Last month, they came to our market and kidnapped a man.
“These hoodlums always mask their faces, and they always operate at night. They wear military uniforms and always wear bullet-proof vests so that when you see them, you will think they are soldiers.
Ever since they started operating in our community, there has been anxiety, and we no longer move around or do business at night. Once it is night, you can’t see anyone outside,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Residents of the different communities in Ishielu Local Government Area have expressed concern over the incessant gunmen attacks and perennial water scarcity in the different communities in the area and maintained that if urgent steps are not taken to address it, the people will be prone to security danger and waterborne diseases.
Speaking with journalists on the high level of insecurity and perennial water scarcity in the area, some of the residents urged the Council Boss, Mrs. Peace Agwu to immediately declare a state of emergency on the criminal activities going on in the Local Government and the water problem in the area.
A resident, Mr. Ifeanyi Eze expressed the regret that the council chairman has not been able to put security modalities in place to apprehend the armed robbers and hoodlums terrorizing the innocent citizens of the different communities adding that crime and criminality is in the increase in the local government.
Mr. Eze noted that the people now live in fear and hardly goes about their normal business because of the fear of the unknown. When you visit several communities in Ishielu today, people do not have access to portable water and it is something that the council chairman needs to address.
There is the need for her to focus on insecurity and provision of water for the people of the local government. The lives and properties of the people are at risk. We don’t want to experience another waterborne disease outbreak in the local government.
Another resident, Mrs. Ifeanyinwa Okafor also urged the Council Boss to summon a security meeting to address the robbery incident going on in the area.
She lamented that people can no longer carry out their businesses without the fear of losing their money. “We expect the Council Boss to give a matching order to security agencies in the local government to immediately fish out the hoodlums perpetrating the act and ensure that the local vigilante group becomes proactive. Ends
Two police officers have been killed after suspected armed herders ambushed the convoy of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Ayilamo, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.
The latest attack occurred on Monday evening, barely four days after another deadly incident in the community reportedly left four policemen and seven residents dead.
Community sources said the DPO had travelled to Makurdi on official duty and was returning to Ayilamo when his entourage came under attack.
One of the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the victims were among newly deployed Mobile Police officers stationed in the area.
He said the officers were attacked at about 6pm while travelling from Ayilamo to escort the DPO back to the community from Makurdi.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Benue State Police Command, DSP Peter Aondongu, said two officers attached to the DPO’s entourage were killed in the attack.
“The DPO came to Makurdi to collect some things, and while returning to Ayilamo, he was attacked and lost two of his men in the attack,” Aondongu said.
The latest incident has raised fresh concerns over the security situation in Ayilamo, where repeated attacks have resulted in casualties among security personnel and residents.
The Nigeria Police Force has placed its formations nationwide on red alert following intelligence reports of planned terrorist attacks on worship centres, schools, NYSC orientation camps and other public places.
The alert followed fresh intelligence indicating increased mobilisation of terrorist elements for possible coordinated attacks on vulnerable targets across the country.
Police authorities also reportedly received intelligence on the movement of armed elements from Katsina through Kaduna towards Plateau State.
The operational order was contained in a police wireless message dated September 13, 2026, with reference number CB: 0900/FDPS/DOPS/FHQ/ABJ/VOL38/68, issued by the Department of Operations at Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Marked “Security General” and tagged “Treat as Very Important,” the message was circulated to Assistant Inspectors-General of Police overseeing Zones 1–17, Mobile Police formations, counter-terrorism and other specialised units, as well as Commissioners of Police in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The police directed formations to intensify vigilance and take proactive measures to prevent criminal and terrorist elements from carrying out attacks.
The warning specifically highlighted places of worship, educational institutions, NYSC orientation camps and other vulnerable public locations as potential targets.
A 16-year-old boy, Favour Ayogu, who was allegedly abducted in Igboeze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, has been rescued in Onitsha, Anambra State, after his abductors reportedly abandoned him near a security checkpoint.
Ayogu was rescued on the evening of September 13, 2026, by a joint security patrol team operating along Oguta Road, Onitsha.
According to the Anambra State Police Command, the teenager was found at Ekene Junction after unidentified persons reportedly pushed him out of a black Toyota Highlander SUV close to a security checkpoint.
The patrol team immediately intervened and rescued the victim, thereby preventing what the police described as further danger to his life.
Following the rescue, the Command said it had intensified surveillance and intelligence-led operations to identify and apprehend members of the suspected criminal gang responsible for the abduction.
The police also appealed to residents of Igboeze South and Ibagwa-Aka in Enugu State who may have useful information about Ayogu or his family to contact the nearest police station or the Anambra State Police Command in Awka.
The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, commended the security personnel involved in the rescue and directed officers to sustain strategic checkpoints, intelligence-led patrols and coordinated security operations across the state.
The Command assured residents and visitors that it would continue to intensify efforts to prevent criminal elements from using Anambra as a safe haven.
At least nine passengers have been killed after gunmen opened fire on a commercial bus at Dungus Junction in Kuru community, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The attack reportedly occurred around 9:40 p.m. when the bus, which was travelling towards Jos, stopped at the junction to drop off some passengers.
Several other passengers were reportedly injured in the attack and rushed to hospitals for treatment.
Lawan Suleiman, a neighbour and teacher of one of the victims, identified the driver as Ibrahim and said three of the victims were from his community in Bukuru.
“The driver is Ibrahim and he was my student. Three of them are from our community here in Bukuru. Their bodies have been deposited at the hospital. But relatives are preparing to collect them for burial,” Suleiman said.
The bus was reportedly riddled with bullets, with bloodstains visible inside the vehicle after the attack.
Rwang Tengwong, spokesman for the Berom Youth Moulders (BYM), also confirmed the incident, saying the victims were passengers travelling to Jos when the attackers opened fire on the vehicle.
Tengwong said one of those killed was a member of Operation Rainbow.
“The incident happened around 9.40 p.m. The victims were all passengers travelling to Jos when the terrorists opened fire on the vehicle. Among those killed was a member of Operation Rainbow. It is a very sad development and we lament the loss of lives,” he said.
He added that some passengers sustained gunshot injuries and were taken to hospitals, while some of the injured reportedly later died.
The attack has raised fresh concerns over the safety of commuters travelling along the route at night amid continuing security challenges in parts of Plateau State.
As of the time of filing this report, the Plateau State Police Command had yet to issue an official statement on the incident.
The Enugu State Police Command has ordered an investigation into two separate incidents of alleged disruption of political gatherings in Nkanu West Local Government Area of the state.
The incidents reportedly occurred on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at Ndiuno-Obuoffia community and St. Joseph Primary School, Agbani.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the Command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said the Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to thoroughly investigate the incidents and ensure that those responsible are brought to justice.
According to the statement, armed hoodlums allegedly disrupted a National Democratic Congress (NDC) ward meeting at Ndiuno-Obuoffia with sporadic gunshots, leaving two attendees injured.
In a separate incident at St. Joseph Primary School, Agbani, hoodlums allegedly destroyed canopies and chairs arranged for a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally.
The police said operatives were promptly deployed to both locations after receiving reports of the incidents to prevent further breaches of peace and track down the fleeing suspects.
The Command, however, noted that neither of the political gatherings had been formally brought to the attention of the police for security coverage.
CP Giwa reiterated his warning that all political activities in the state must be conducted peacefully and in accordance with the law.
He stressed that electoral offences are punishable under the law and warned political parties, candidates, supporters and other stakeholders against violence, intimidation, destruction of property and other acts capable of disrupting public peace or the electoral process.
The Commissioner urged political parties and other stakeholders to notify the police ahead of campaigns, meetings, rallies and other political gatherings to enable the Command to make adequate security arrangements.
He assured residents that the police would continue to maintain a peaceful and secure environment for lawful political activities while dealing decisively with anyone found violating the law.
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