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Armed Kidnappers Kill One, Abduct Four in Plateau Community Attack

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In a shocking incident, suspected kidnappers stormed the Shendai community in the Namu District of Qua’Pan Local Government Area, Plateau State, on Saturday night. The armed assailants killed one man during their raid and abducted four others at gunpoint, sparking renewed concerns about rising criminal activities in the region.

It was gathered that the fully armed gunmen, numbering ten, stormed the community at about 9:00 pm on Saturday, February 1, 2025, and kidnapped four people at gunpoint, while a man who tried to escape was shot dead.

The Executive Chairman of the Council, Hon. Christopher Audu, who confirmed the incident on Monday, in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Danaan Cletus, lamented the spate of kidnapping and other criminal activities in the local government area.

“The Executive Chairman of Quaan-Pan Local Government Council, Hon. Christopher Manship, is condoling with the people of the Shendai community in Namu over the death of one person and is calling on security agencies to ensure the safe release of the abducted victims,” the statement read.

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I will end 2027 campaign if anyone proves I collected money in US – Peter Obi

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The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has given a condition for stopping his 2027 political campaign.

Obi vowed to stop his presidential campaign if anybody could provide evidence of him collecting money from Nigerians in the diaspora.

Speaking in the United States (US), Obi dismissed claims that he was in America to source funds for his presidential campaign.

He said:

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“People are saying that on my current trip to America, I have gone there to collect money from Nigerians in the diaspora.

“If anyone can show me one person in America who gave me even one dollar, I will end my 2027 campaign.

“I am using my own resources and paying all my bills, I am running around the world, trying to do the right thing.”

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Terrorists kill nine passengers in Plateau bus attack

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Nine people have been killed after gunmen opened fire on a passenger bus at Dungus, Kuru District, Jos South council area.

The police command in Plateau confirmed the attack in a statement by its spokesman, Alfred Alabo, on Monday.

The command said it received a distress report at about 7:45 p.m. on Sunday that terrorists operating on a motorcycle had attacked the bus.

According to the statement, the Toyota bus, with registration number BUU 621 ZL, was conveying passengers to Jos when the gunmen opened fire.

It said seven people were confirmed dead at the scene, while two others who sustained gunshot injuries later died in hospital. The police said the development brought the total number of fatalities from the attack to nine.

The police commissioner, Ayodeji Faniyan, immediately mobilised Mobile Police operatives, tactical teams, homicide detectives and forensic experts to the scene.

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