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  • Two policemen feared dead in Enugu as gunmen attack checkpoint

    Two policemen feared dead in Enugu as gunmen attack checkpoint

    After weeks of calmness, gunmen on Sunday resumed attacks on security checkpoints in Enugu State, reportedly killing two policemen.

    The attack happened before 12.00pm at a police checkpoint between Kenyatta Market and the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNEC) Stadium.

    A source hinted that the policemen, who were on stop and search, were caught unawares.

    A viral video trending on social media shows two of the officers lying in a pool of their blood inside gutters.

    The Enugu Police Command is yet to issue any statement on the incident.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that sometime June 2022, two police officers were feared killed when gunmen attacked a police checkpoint along Agbani Road in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria’s South-east.

    The gunmen were said to have opened fire on the police officers at the checkpoint, killing two on the spot.

    A resident of the area told PREMIUM TIMES that about two officers were seen lying on the ground at the scene of the attack, but he was not sure if they were dead.

    “Two of them are just lying there motionless. Nobody knows if they are dead or wounded,” he said.

    When contacted, the police spokesperson in the state, Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed the incident to PREMIUM TIMES.

    He could not, however, confirm the killing of the two police officers in the attack.

    He said the details of the attack were still sketchy.

    “Yes. There was an attack on policemen on stop and search duty this morning by yet-to-identified hoodlums,” he said.

    Mr Ndukwe said police operatives have been mobilised to track down the gunmen.

    “Further development will be communicated, please,” the police spokesperson said.

    Like other states in the South-east, security in Enugu State has deteriorated lately with attacks by armed persons.

    The latest attack comes less than two weeks after a police officer was killed by gunmen who attacked a police checkpoint in Ibagwa-Ani, a community in Nsukka Local Government Area of the state.

    Earlier this month, two police officers were also killed when gunmen attacked Nkpamte Community in the Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of the state.

    The Nigerian government has accused the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of being responsible for the deadly attacks in the region. But the group has repeatedly denied their involvement in the attacks.

    The separatist group is leading the agitation for an independent state of Biafra to be carved out from the South-east and some parts of South-south Nigeria.

    The leader of the group, Nnamdi Kanu, is being detained in Abuja where he is facing trial for terrorism.

  • Gunmen attack police operatives at checkpoint, kill one in Imo

    Gunmen attack police operatives at checkpoint, kill one in Imo

    A police officer Ukam Efut was shot dead by unknown gunmen at a security checkpoint at Agwa area in Imo State.

    Efut an Assistant Superintendent of Police was shot dead while carrying out his duties at a security checkpoint with his colleagues at Agwa in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State.

    It was gathered that the victim was killed on Tuesday by gunmen after opening fire on the team at checkpoint.

    Findings show that after the gunmen shot the officer dead, his killers reportedly chopped off his private parts and fled with them.

    A community source told our correspondent that the gunmen met the cop and his colleagues at the checkpoint and opened fire on them.

    They said while Efut died on the spot, the other cops were lucky to have escaped.

    The source said, “Unknown gunmen killed a police officer at Agwa police divisional headquarters, Agwa, Oguta LGA, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, around 4pm. The deceased officer, Ukam Efut, and two others were at a certain checkpoint, as usual, where they mounted a roadblock and were collecting money from illegal oil dealers.

    “Ukam, the deceased officer, was shot dead and his private parts cut off by his killers. One of the other two officers sustained injuries on his face.

  • Late Edo youth wandered into military checkpoint naked – Army

    Late Edo youth wandered into military checkpoint naked – Army

    The Nigerian Army has denied brutalizing one Christian Ehima to death in Edo as claimed by the deceased’s mother.

    The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Sunday and made available to journalists in Benin, described as misleading the report on social media alleging that troops tortured one Ehima to death in Igbake, Edo State.

    The statement read, “While we sympathise with the family of late Christian over this unfortunate incident, it is instructive to put the records in proper perspective, contrary to the misgivings peddled on the social media.

    “Incontrovertible evidence indicates that Christian Ehima wandered into a military check point at Wire -Ake in Edo State on the December 10, 2021, without his clothes on, and was halted by soldiers on duty.”

    Nwachukwu said upon questioning, the deceased could not say anything meaningful on where he was coming from or heading, adding that his behaviour was rather weird and indicative of one who was under some sort of influence.

    He added, “The Guard Commander, who observed his abnormal behaviour, immediately requested for his phone in an effort to contact any of his relations, friends or associates.

    “Shortly afterwards, a call came through to his phone and the caller identified herself as his mother and a police officer and was invited to pick up her son, who was still very agitated and unstable.

    “When she was briefed about her son’s observed abnormal behaviour, she attributed it to influence of alcohol but the soldiers maintained that whatever was responsible for Christian’s behaviour at that time was way beyond alcohol.”

    Nwachukwu explained that on sighting his mother, his behaviour aggravated while some passers-by were thereafter mobilised to help her take him to the hospital.

    “The incident was recorded both on video and audio, showing the behaviour of Christian Ehima and his mother commending the soldiers for their kind intervention.

    “The evidence, including audio recordings of the police officer and her son, are there for all to peruse,” he said.

    He expressed surprise that the incident has been falsely reported in the social media without recourse to the reality of what transpired during the incident

    He called on the public to disregard what he described as misguided information and an attempt to bring the Army to disrepute.

    Recall that there had been report on social media in which Christian’s mother, Ehima Mercy, alleged that her son died as a result of torture in the hands of soldiers.

     

  • Army kill three gunmen who attacked, killed policeman at checkpoint in Anambra

    Army kill three gunmen who attacked, killed policeman at checkpoint in Anambra

    Three of the gunmen who attacked a police checkpoint in Anambra State have been killed, Nigerian Army authorities have said.

    The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who confirmed this in a statement on Saturday revealed that a policeman died during the incident.

    He explained that the gunmen had attacked the police checkpoint along the Okija-Onitsha Expressway on Thursday before troops attached to Sector 5 of Exercise Golden Dawn arrived at the scene.

    “The gallant troops engaged and overwhelmed the gunmen with superior firepower, forcing them to flee the scene. Troops gave them a hot pursuit, and engaged the gunmen in a gun duel,” the statement said.

    “The three gunmen, who drove in two vehicles – Hilux and hummer bus – eventually succumbed to troops’ effective firepower, while others fled with gunshot wounds.

    “Unfortunately, a policeman paid the supreme price, in the line of duty, for his country.”

    According to him, the soldiers also recovered a vehicle and two motorcycles while conducting a further search of the general area for the fleeing armed men.

    In his reaction, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya, commended the troops for the feat and urged them to sustain the momentum against all criminal elements operating in the South-East.

    He also sympathised with the family of the slain policeman and prayed for the repose of his soul.

    The army spokesman issued the statement a day after Yahaya addressed instructors at Depot Nigerian Army, Nigerian Military School (NMS), Directorate of Army Physical Training (DAPT), and Army School of Physical Training (ASPT), during which he asked troops across the country to be alert and vigilant while discharging their duties.

    The current security challenges, according to the army chief, call for all to be vigilant, and for troops to conduct themselves professionally while adhering to the rules of engagement and standard operating procedures.

  • Enugu police confirms attack on checkpoint, many officers killed

    Enugu police confirms attack on checkpoint, many officers killed

    The Police in Enugu State have confirmed the deadly attack on its officers at a checkpoint in Obeagu-Amechi Community in Enugu South Local Government Area.

    TheNewsGuru reports that the community is one of the outskirts in the Enugu metropolitan area.

    Bodies of at least four policemen were seen after the attack, with some onlookers, including a pastor also said to have fallen victim of the deadly incident.

     

    It is unclear the number of casualties on the side of the unknown gunmen behind the incident.

    A police patrol van was set ablaze by the gunmen during the attack.

    Spokesman of the Police in the State, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed the incident, said “Information surrounding the shooting incidents in the evening hours of today, 21/07/2021, where Police Operatives were allegedly attacked by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at checkpoints in Obeagu-Amechi in Enugu South LGA and Amagunze in Nkanu East LGA are still sketchy.”

    He said that preliminary investigations have begun assuring that further development will be communicated.

     

    Sources hinted that the attack which started at about 5:30 pm on Wednesday at a busy spot at Mmiri Ocha Amodu lasted till 7pm.

    A source said he identified four policemen, one pastor and a neighborhood watch officer among the dead who were taken to the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku – Ozalla mortuary.

    According to the source, “the gun battle was so fierce, it happened along Obeagu – Amechi Road to Agbani Nkanu a few kilometers from Enugu State capital.

    “There was confusion and tension while it lasted, people were running in different directions. I think the policemen were totally caught unawares,” he said.

    Another source revealed that an ambush was laid for the fleeling gunmen by operatives of Amagunze police division, adding that some of them were killed.

     

  • Gunmen shoot three policemen dead at Ebonyi checkpoint

    Gunmen shoot three policemen dead at Ebonyi checkpoint

    The Police Command in Ebonyi has confirmed the killing of its three operatives by gunmen in Abakaliki, the state capital.

    The command’s Spokesperson, DSP Loveth Odah, told newsmen on Thursday that the deceased were shot dead at a checkpoint on Onuebonyi/Nwezenyi Road, Abakaliki on Wednesday night.

    Odah said that the assailants, who pretended to be holding a burial rite, drove round the area in a tricycle before opening fire on the policemen.

    “Right now, investigation is ongoing and we are committed to bringing the perpetrators to book,” she said.

    She appealed to the public to support the fight against crime by providing useful information to the police and other security agencies in the state.

  • Gunmen invade checkpoint in Delta, shoot policeman, civilian dead

    Gunmen invade checkpoint in Delta, shoot policeman, civilian dead

    A mobile Police Sergeant and civilian have been killed by gunmen who invaded a police checkpoint in Eku, Ethiope East council area of Delta on Friday.

    It was gathered one police rifle was stolen in the incident, which happened around 9 pm.

    It was learnt the civilians usually helped the operatives to light lamps in the evenings.

    Sources claimed the hoodlums shot sporadically as they approached the police officers in a Toyota Picnic vehicle.

    The deceased officer was reportedly shot in the head while the civilian sustained two gunshot injuries and died in a hospital.

    When contacted, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, confirmed the incident, adding that the other officers were unharmed.

    She said: “Yes, it is true. A rifle was taken”.

  • Android malware, ‘Judy’ hits as many as 36.5 million phones

    The security firm, Checkpoint, on Thursday has uncovered dozens of Android applications that infected users’ devices with malicious ad-click software.

    In at least one case, an app bearing the malware was available through the Google Play app store for more than a year, according to a Fortune report.

    According to the report, while the actual extent of the malicious code’s spread is unknown, Checkpoint says it may have reached as many as 36.5 million users, making it potentially the most widely-spread malware yet found on Google Play.

    Google removed the apps after being notified by Checkpoint, it said.

    The malicious apps primarily included a series of casual cooking and fashion games under the “Judy” brand, a name borrowed for the malware itself.

    The nefarious nature of the programs went unnoticed in large part, according to Checkpoint, because its malware payload was downloaded from a non-Google server after the programs were installed. The code would then use the infected phone to click on Google ads, generating fraudulent revenue for the attacker.

    The infection may have spread even more widely than Checkpoint’s estimates, since not all of the extensive line of “Judy” apps are included on Checkpoint’s tally – it’s missing Fashion Judy: Magic Girl Style and Fashion Judy: Masquerade Style, among others.

    All installments of the series do appear to have been pulled from Google Play.

    The “Judy” apps were published by an apparently Korean entity known as ENISTUDIO. However, iterations of the same attack were found on a handful of apps from other publishers.

    This is not the first instance of a malware infestation making it through the screening process on Google Play, nor is it the most damaging – Checkpoint did not find any evidence, for instance, that “Judy” compromised data on infected phones.

    That Judy was able to hide on Google Play for so long highlights the tradeoffs of Android operating system, which is often seen as more open but less secure than Apple’s iOS.