Terrorists stormed a Celestial Church in Uso, Owo LGA of Ondo State, abducting six worshippers during a midnight service.
Security forces have rescued one victim and arrested a suspected informant, but fears over rising insecurity persist.
Meanwhile, the DSS has also arrested Sani Yusuf, the sixth suspect linked to the 2022 Owo Catholic Church massacre that killed over 40 people. Authorities say he was tracked for years before his arrest in Edo State.
Disturbing footage from the February 3rd attack in Kaiama LGA of Kwara State shows abducted victims still in captivity after nearly 200 people were killed and 176 kidnapped.
In Washington, First Lady Oluremi Tinubu rejected claims of religious genocide in Nigeria, saying terrorism and poverty are the root causes of violence. Her comments have sparked global debate.
Back home, controversy trails outgoing IGP Kayode Egbetokun over alleged ₦100m transfers into his son’s account. Omoyele Sowore disputes the police’s claim that it was a banking error.
Under milestones, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Olatunji Rilwan Disu as Nigeria’s 23rd Inspector General of Police, from serving as ADC to then-Governor Tinubu in Lagos to leading major police operations nationwide.
And in good news, Grammy-winning superstar Burna Boy has funded a major transformation at the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa through VeryDarkMan’s NGO, renovating the school’s medical centre and supporting multiple humanitarian projects worth over ₦140 million, all done quietly without public fanfare.
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