Tuesday, July 5 was another terrible one in Nigeria as far as insecurity is concerned.
In the power base called Abuja, gunmen attacked the Kuje Prison, causing a yet-to-be ascertained level of havoc.
In another awful instance, the Presidency confirmed the shooting at the convoy of cars carrying the Advance Team of security guards, protocol and media officers ahead of the trip of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to Daura for Sallah.
It said it happened near Dutsinma, Katsina State,
According to a statement signed late Tuesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the attackers opened fire on the convoy from ambush positions but were repelled by the military, police and DSS personnel accompanying the convoy.
“Two persons in the convoy are receiving treatment for the minor injuries they suffered.
Also, the Nigerian Navy confirmed the kidnapping of one of its officers, Able Seaman Musa Lawal, who was abducted by suspected bandits in the Wada Post Flood Housing Estate Area of Lokoja in Kogi State, is rescued.
Director of Naval Information, Commodore A.O. Ayo-Vaughan, who confirmed the development, noted that the Able Seaman was abducted at his private home located at Wada Post Flood Housing Estate, in the Ajaokuta Area of Kogi State in the early hours of Tuesday.
“Some masked unidentified gunmen forcefully gained entrance into his house and abducted him. Thereafter, they contacted the family and demanded a ransom of N3million. The wife has been pleading with them and they have reduced the ransom to N1million,” he said.
As details of the attack on Kuje Prison are still being expected, the first explosion, said to be a high capacity bomb, went off around 10.25pm.
According to ‘The Sun’, it was followed by second and third blast and sporadic gunshots that left the residents scampering into safety.
Meanwhile, the Police Command in Kwara also on Tuesday confirmed the killing of police inspector, Adebayo Adeforiti, and abduction of a Chinese national by some gunmen at CGC construction company along Shao/Oloru Expressway on July 2 at about 16:15hrs.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Spokesman of the Command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, on Tuesday in Ilorin.
“Some armed men suspected to be kidnappers invaded the premises of CGC construction company along Shao/Oloru Expressway, shot and killed Inspector Adebayo Adeforiti attached to PMF 15, Ilorin, who was on guard duty at the company, and abducted a Chinese national working in the site and escaped into the bushes.
“The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Police Command, CP Tuesday Assayomo, on receipt of the information, ordered an intense and discreet search, rescue and arrest operation into the matter with the deployment of the Command’s Tactical teams, vigilante and local hunters into the area for possible rescue and arrest of the perpetrators.
