CRIME
Fulani Gunmen Attack Clergyman, Family In Plateau Village
From Jude Dangwam, Jos
The Founder of Calvary Ministries also known as CAPRO, Rev. Adebayo Famolure and his family were attacked Monday night by a heavily armed men suspected to be ‘Fulani herdsmen’ in Barkin-Ladi local government area of Plateau State.
Rev. Famolure and family who survived the attack said the attackers numbering eight were “Fulani” who stomped their resident at the Mission Centre in Gana Ropp area of Barkin-Ladi and shot at him, his wife and two kids.
All the members of the family were receiving treatment in the hospital at the time of this report.
DAILY ASSET gathered that the intruders who came in numbers armed with weapons ran away after a swift response by security personnel, who came to the aid of the family, but met the victims in the pool of their blood.
The Clergyman was earlier on asked while at the Barkin-Ladi General Hospital, where himself and his two children were admitted while his wife was rushed to JUTH on how the incident happened.
“When we were having a devotion at about 8:40 pm last night, Fulani attacked us, shot me right on my forehead at close range, my wife was shot on her back, two other family members were also affected as you can see them lying, pointing at them on their bed.
“I am very okay, yes I was shot in the head but bullet didn’t enter; Its a Miracle, they shot me at my feet but missed the bones, I just praise God.”
Speaking on the condition of his two children and wife, he said, “Mummy was referred to JUTH, she is stable but with a bullet in her back, Adua and Victor were shot in the feet but are both responding to treatment and talking. Thanks for your love and concern,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the Pastor’s Adua who also responded while on bed at the hospital said , “I wish not to say anything since security agents are investigating the incident. However, we were attacked by three armed Fulani, one of them held a rifle while the two others carried sticks.”
DAILY ASSET learned that Rev. Adebayo has lived in Plateau State for over 40 years and has a Mission Centre at Gana-Ropp village of Barkin-Ladi, where natives and Fulani people living in the area often attend the primary and secondary school he built free of charge.
It was also gathered that after one of the attacks on Gana Ropp village of Barkin-Ladi, where the entire community was pulled down by Fulani herdsmen some years back, the Pastor influenced the rebuilding of 30 houses free for natives of the area.
The sad development is coming shortly after the Special Task Force maintaining peace on the Plateau, part of Bauchi and Southern Kaduna, swiftly responded to the attack in Miango and Kwall villages of Bassa LGA following the killings of five youths in Irigwe Chiefdom and forestalled the escalation of the trouble to other parts of the state.
The STF Media Officer, Major Ibrahim Shittu, who spoke to DAILY ASSET said, the Command has since visited the communities, and has called on the parties through their community leaders to live in peace with one another.
He pledged that “Operation SAFE HAVE remained commitment to the protection of lives and property of people across its Joint Operation Area, I promise to hunt down the criminals. I will still appeal to the general public to always provide credible and timely information to the security agencies,” he advised.
However, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Plateau State Command, ASP Gabriel Ubah also confirming the incident said “four persons inside a car driving home were attacked by unknown gunmen and three died at the spot while one was rushed to the hospital and later died while receiving treatment.
“The CP has deployed men to the affected area to ensure that the area is calm meanwhile investigation is on to arrest the perpetrators of the act.”
The PPRO however, debunked reports that a Mosque was destroyed in the recent incident in Kwall District of Irigwe Chiefdom.
“Mosque was not destroyed, its only the fence of the Mosque that was broken down by angry youths but were stopped by the security men deployed to the area” he expalined.
Youth leader in Miango, Mr. Lawrence Zongo told DAILY ASSET that the event happened on Sunday at about 9pm where four persons were ambushed and attacked, while one was assassinated.
“Last night (Sunday) 9:30pm, Four youths were ambushed and killed, while the fifth person was assassinated. There was no eyewitness to identify the suspected killers, they were ambushed on their way home from Kwall to Miango in Adu village Kwall district.
“After an hour later, Abdulahi Yusuf was assassinated in Miango town inside his house. The four youths were Friday Musa 25, Chohu Gado 27, Emmanuel Kure 22, both died immediately, while Tanta Abba 27, gave up in the hospital,” he disclosed.
From Sylvia Udegbunam, Enugu
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command attached to the New Haven Division and the Distress Response Squad (DRS), on 6th December 2025 at about 6 a.m., swiftly responded to a distress call and arrested one Orlu Chukwuemeka (male, 25).
Investigations revealed that the suspect and his accomplice, who is currently at large, disguised as commercial operators of an unregistered white mini bus and abducted their female passenger in a one-chance-styled operation at Fourth Dimension, along Chime Avenue, Enugu.
During the incident, the suspects stabbed the victim, pushed her out of the moving vehicle along the same Chime Avenue, and escaped, after robbing her of an Android phone and ATM card.
Police operatives immediately trailed and intercepted them within Independence Layout, Enugu, leading to the arrest of Orlu, while the other suspect fled.Ina press statement sent by the Police public relations officer Enugu State Command, Daniel Ndukwe stated that the victim was promptly taken to the hospital for medical attention, where she regained stability and was able to positively identify the arrested suspect as part of the criminal gang.
The suspect has since been arraigned in court and remanded in custody, while intensive efforts are ongoing to track down the fleeing accomplice and ensure every person involved is brought to justice.
The Commissioner of Police, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, appreciates the timely support from public-spirited citizens that aided the swift arrest. He reiterates the Command’s unwavering resolve to combating violent crimes across Enugu State this festive season and beyond, urging residents to continue providing credible and timely security information.
By David Torough, Abuja
The Future Platform, a Nigeria-based organization headquartered in the United States, has expressed deep concern over the increasing attacks and killings of Christians in various parts of Nigeria.
In a statement signed by its President, Mr.
Austine Dafe, the group condemned the ongoing violence and called on the Nigerian government to take decisive steps to ensure the safety of all citizens.The organization cited recent incidents in Plateau, Benue, Kwara, Jigawa, Anambra, and Kaduna States, where Christian communities have come under repeated attacks, leading to loss of lives, destruction of properties, and displacement of families.
It described the situation as deeply troubling and urged authorities to act swiftly to bring perpetrators to justice.“The government must address the root causes of these violent attacks and prioritize the protection of human life,” the statement said. “Every Nigerian, irrespective of religion, deserves to live in peace and worship freely without fear.”
The group further noted that the persistent killings have drawn international attention, with calls from the United States and Canada for urgent intervention to halt the violence.
The Future Platform appealed to Federal and State Governments, as well as religious and community leaders, to speak out against hate and intolerance while working together to promote peace, unity, and justice.
“This is a time for leadership and moral courage,” Mr. Dafe stated. “The killings must stop, and the lives of innocent Nigerians must be protected.”
From Dan Amasingha, Minna
Following the killing of a 300 level Student of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), Abdulwahab Jafar that led to a massive protest, the State Police Command has arrested seven persons linked to the crime.
The Niger State Police Command in a Statement on Tuesday by the police public Relations officer, Wasiu Abiodun said a total of 19 persons were initially arrested, but after screening 7 were detained.
He said the breakthrough is coming almost four months after the 23yrs old was killed from wounds he sustained while been stabbed at his lodge.
“It could be recalled that on June 23, 2025 at about 3am, there was a report of an unfortunate attack on a student of the IBBUL identified as Abdulwahab Jafar 23yrs of Paiko at his lodge in the school, among other attacks leading to loss of life of the said student”
He recalled that, the incident led to other crises in Lapai community and Police tactical teams were deployed to the town through which normalcy was restored.
“However, in a follow up investigative effort of the Command, jointly carried out by TST and FID STS, a total of 19 persons were arrested in Lapai and other locations in the State based on intelligence and other information at the disposal of the Police Command
“The investigation activities were narrowed down to seven suspects for criminal conspiracy, robbery, unlawful society, internet fraud, having in possession of dangerous weapons and suspected culpable homicide “
The Command named the seven suspects as ; Idris Hamza 27yrs of Maikunkele, Suleiman Damilare 27yrs of Maikunkele, Abdulsemiu Bashir 23yrs of Lapai,Bawa Aliyu 27yrs of Suleja and Yakubu Musa – Pypa 24yrs of Maikunkele .
Others are Samson Abbah, Small 28yrs Rafin /Yanshi, Solomon Musa – Cabella 28yrs of Maitumbi.
Acvording to SP Wasiu Abiodun, based on credible intelligence, Idris Hamza and Suleiman Damilare were arrested on June 27 at Fadikpe with cannabis, charms, and local black soaps with a Toyota Corolla vehicle at one Abdullahi Ahmed a.k.a catch-up residence.
The suspects confessed to members of Neo Black Movement of Africa (NBM) and further confessed to having carried out a series of cultist activities in IBBUL such as initiation of members’ e.g Jolijoli and other members.
“Their confessions led to the arrest of Abdulsemiu Basir, who is reasonably suspected to be a rival member of the group known as VIKINGS.”
He explained that, upon his arrest in Lapai at a motor park on June 29, a spot search was carried out on him, he was found in possession of 16 SIM cards, POS machine and sum of seventy-seven thousand naira.
“He claimed that he bought the SIM cards from one Audu, another member of VIKINGS presently at large, and the SIM cards were confirmed to be from stolen/robbed phones of victims”.
Bawa Aliyu, before his arrest, was said to have admitted that he was a butcher with axe in NBM Lapai while Yakubu Musa a.k.a PYPA (protect your peace) was arrested on August 14, also a member of NBM, they confirmed to have carried out several attacks and robberies in students lodges to finance their dues, with internet fraud.
Samson Abbah a.k.a Small of Rafin-Yanshi was a student of Federal Polytechnic Bida, graduated in 2017, but joined NBM in 2015, he was also mentioned as the group Admin officer of their WhatsApp platform for Minna zone.
The platform was named as “Men that matters” before he changed it to “Football News”, where they discussed their nefarious activities. Solomon Musa known as Cabella, a close friend of Bawa and Yakubu, the three of them with others attempted to attack another student in the school in August, but met his absence and destroyed the student’s apartment over an alleged rude attitude of the student to them as they claimed.
The Command said investigation is still ongoing and effort to identify either VIKINGS or NBM members responsible for the attack of the deceased is intensified, as it was established that the attack was cultists related.
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