Abba Kyari's gang forced me to accept being a kidnapper –Evans
Suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, on Friday denied kidnapping a businessman, Sylvanus Ahamonu, and collecting a $420,000 ransom from his family.
Standing trial alongside ex-soldier Victor Aduba on a four-count charge of kidnapping and unlawful possession of firearms, Evans said he was tortured and forced by dismissed police officer, Abba Kyari, and “his boys” to admit to being a kidnapper.
Explaining why he was seen in a jovial mood in the confessional video played in the court when prosecution presented its case, Evans said he was forced to act in that manner by the police.
Nigeria Military bomb ISWAP camp
The Nigerian military has killed many fighters of the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād with airstrikes from A-29 Super Tucano along the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) component of Operation Hadin Kai launched a series of attacks on Wednesday and Thursday at ISWAP camps at Marte Local Government Area of the state.
The operation was conducted after Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, revealed the location of the terror kingpin.
The ground assessment from the spots of the air interdiction indicated that scores of the terrorists were killed in the process.
Since the death of JAS leader, Abubakar Shekau, ISWAP has been consolidating its grip in locations around Lake Chad.
Terrorists attack security task force camp
Allawa Secondary School in the Shiroro local government area of Niger State, which serves as camp for the Joint Security Task Force, has been razed by terrorists.
The terrorists also ransacked the armoury and took away the military patrol van during the attack that happened on Thursday night.
According to Punch, the terrorists stormed the town with sophisticated weapons and proceeded to the security camp at Allawa Secondary School.
Confirming the incident was the Co-Convener, Concerned Shiroro Youths, Sani Abubakar Kokki, while affirming that there was no death.
Kokki lamented that people are being massacred senselessly, while he raised concern on the renewed ceaseless attacks by the terrorists.
Terrorist will continue to take advantage of bad governance –US Army Chief
The Commander, United State of America African Command, General Stephen Townsend, has attributed the expansion and attacks carried out by terrorist groups in some African countries to lack of good governance and corruption.
Townsend disclosed this during a virtual press briefing on Thursday.
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