A Delta State High Court has handed down death sentences to two individuals for their involvement in the 2018 killing of Delta State University (DELSU) undergraduate Elozino Ogege, following a ruling that found them guilty. Meanwhile, a third co-defendant facing charges related to the same incident was discharged and acquitted. The 2018 murder of Ogege had previously sparked significant public outrage and widespread demands for justice. Further details on the ruling are expected soon.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Security forces have arrested a suspected Boko Haram informant, Abulfatahi, in Monguno, Borno State, in connection with the recent terrorist attack on Cross Kauwa.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• Invasion: Around 200 heavily armed bandits disguised in military uniforms launched a coordinated raid on the Unguwan Lalle community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area, Sokoto State [cite: Residents-told-Daily-Trust-that-about-200-armed-men-struck-from-about-eight-p-m-Sunday-to-two-a-m-Monday-looting-shops-homes-and-rustling-livestock., According-to-Daily-Trust-residents-said-the-heavily-armed-bandits-numbering-about-200-stormed-the-community-from-different-directions-and-initially-deceived-residents-into-believing-that-they-were-security-personnel.].                                                                                                                                                                       Duration & Destruction: Operating from approximately 8:00 p.m. on Sunday until 2:00 a.m. on Monday, the attackers killed at least four people, injured several others, looted shops and homes, and rustled livestock [cite: Residents-told-Daily-Trust-that-about-200-armed-men-struck-from-about-eight-p-m-Sunday-to-two-a-m-Monday-looting-shops-homes-and-rustling-livestock., During-the-prolonged-attack-the-assailants-reportedly-dressed-in-military-uniform-killed-no-fewer-than-four-people-and-injured-several-others-when-they-looted-homes-and-shops-and-rustled-an-unspecified-number-of-livestock-belonging-to-residents.].....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• • Identified Victims: Two of the deceased were identified as Bilyaminu Wakkala and Danbaki Tulunawa, while the other two victims were from the nearby Kongurus village.

  Tactics and Security Response

  • Deception: Exploiting their fake military uniforms, the assailants easily gained access, surrounded the village, and positioned gunmen with rocket-propelled grenades at strategic points while opening fire on fleeing residents [cite: A-resident-who-spoke-about-the-incident-said-the-attackers-took-advantage-of-their-military-uniforms-to-gain-access-to-the-community-before-unleashing-terror-on-the-residents., We-thought-they-were-soldiers-because-they-were-wearing-military-uniforms-They-surrounded-the-village-opened-fire-on-anyone-trying-to-escape-ransacked-our-homes-carted-away-our-livestock-and-looted-goods-from-our-shops-the-resident-said., He-explained-that-the-attack-began-while-residents-were-observing-the-Isha-prayer., According-to-the-resident-the-bandits-strategically-positioned-some-of-their-men-armed-with-rocket-propelled-grenades-in-different-parts-of-the-community.].

  • Timing: The assault occurred shortly after military troops, who had responded earlier to a farmer’s killing, withdrew from the area back to their base [cite: Residents-said-the-attack-occurred-less-than-an-hour-after-troops-who-had-responded-to-another-bandit-attack-earlier-in-the-day-withdrew-from-the-community., A-resident-said-the-military-had-arrived-in-two-armoured-vehicles-after-suspected-bandits-allegedly-killed-a-farmer-in-the-area., The-soldiers-responded-quickly-and-stayed-in-the-village-until-about-8-p-m-before-returning-to-their-base-Just-a-few-minutes-after-they-left-the-bandits-came-back-wearing-military-uniforms-he-said.].

  • Official Response: Sokoto State Police Command spokesperson, DSP Ahmad Rufa’i, confirmed the initial killing of a farmer on Sunday but stated he had not yet been briefed on the subsequent community-wide attack [cite: Sokoto-State-Police-Command-spokesperson-DSP-Ahmad-Rufai-confirmed-a-farmer-was-killed-on-Sunday-but-said-he-had-not-been-briefed-on-the-later-attack., However-the-spokesperson-for-the-Sokoto-State-Police-Command-DSP-Ahmad-Rufa-i-confirmed-that-a-farmer-was-killed-in-the-area-on-Sunday., I-have-received-a-report-confirming-the-killing-of-one-person-in-the-area-on-Sunday-However-I-have-not-yet-been-briefed-about-the-other-reported-attack-on-the-community-he-said.].