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Breaking: Police, vVgilantes Neutralise Bandits In Kwara
A joint team of police operatives and local vigilantes has neutralised a suspected bandit during an exchange of gunfire at Adekanbi Village, near Bode-Saadu in the Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State.
In a statement issued on Friday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said the operation formed part of ongoing, heightened security efforts to flush out criminal elements across the state.
According to findings on Wednesday, the confrontation followed a tactical mission triggered by intelligence reports indicating that bandits had taken up position on a fortified hilltop in the area.
Ejire-Adeyemi explained that the security team came under heavy fire upon arrival, prompting what she described as a swift and superior counter-attack.
“The overwhelming response forced the criminals to flee their position, some of them with suspected gunshot injuries.
“A post-operation sweep led to the recovery of a neutralised suspect, one AK-49 rifle, and 32 rounds of live ammunition,” she said.
The spokesperson noted that the successful operation reflects the strategic direction of the state Commissioner of Police, CP Adekimi Ojo, and aligns with the national security priorities of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
“This successful operation shows the command’s enhanced kinetic capability and reinforced rapid-response strategy under the leadership of IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun,” she added.
The command assured residents that aggressive operations would continue across all identified flashpoints to sustain peace and security statewide.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced Morocco as winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The CAF Appeal Board ruled in favour of Morocco, declaring that Senegal forfeited the AFCON final by walking off the field during the game.
Morocco were awarded a 3–0 walkover victory.
This decision upholds Morocco’s appeal following the chaotic events in the match.
DAILY POST recalls that the Senegal team briefly walked off the pitch in protest after a controversial penalty was awarded to Morocco late in regulation time.
They were called back to the field by their captain, Sadio Mané, and later won the game 1–0.
CAF determined that this action constituted a violation of Article 84, or the equivalent regulations concerning refusal to play or abandoning the field.
Under AFCON rules, a team that refuses to continue playing or leaves the field without authorization faces elimination and forfeiture of the match.
A total of three operatives of different security agencies in Anambra State collapsed during the inauguration of Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on Tuesday.
The incident happened during the parade at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka.
The three operatives are one male police operative, another male operative of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) and a female operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.
The police operative collapsed first, followed by the NSCDC operative, who slumped towards the end of the event and was later escorted to an ambulance, after she refused to be moved in a stretcher.
A source said the police operative was later resuscitated, but was still not stable, and was taken in an ambulance to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka.
The collapse of the service officers was attributed to fatigue and the long period of parade under harsh sunny weather.
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