Kaduna Attacks Latest: 3 Police Officers Killed, Millions Stolen From Banks In Birnin Gwari

First Bank in Birnin Gwari after the attack 

 

SaharaReporters has learnt that Governor Muktar Yero of Kaduna State has rushed this morning to Birnin Gwari town, the scene of yesterday’s brazen, five-hour operation by a group of armed bandits.
SaharaReporters broke the news of the dare-devil attacks in Birnin Gwari town in Kaduna State. Our correspondent has since discovered that   attackers killed three police officers, wounded several more, and made away with millions of naira from the vaults of two banks.
“The governor is still in town now,” a security source told SaharaReporters, adding that a huge contingent of the police were also present in every part of the town.
Another source disclosed that the additional police contingent was not able to enter the town until the early hours of today. “The armed bandits operated for four, even five hours without any serious police challenge,” said the source.

BREAKING NEWS: Gunmen Invade Birnin Gwari Township In Kaduna State, Bomb Police Station And Banks

SaharaReporters has just received information from students living in  Birnin Gwari town in Kaduna State to the effect that heavily armed bandits took over the  Police Station in the area and burnt it down after about two hours of gun battle with troops.
The police station is completely razed in an attack that started at midnight, according to the source.
Banks and other public buildings were reportedly  bombed along with the Police Station.
The source who claimed to have witnessed the attack said the  bandits also planted Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) that exploded  simultaneously in addition to  sporadic gun shots.

Reps. Charge EFCC To Appeal Pension Theft Judgement

The House of Representatives has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to appeal the FCT High Court judgement on the case involving the Assistant Director in the Police Pension Office, Mr John Yakubu Yusuf.
The court presided over by Justice Mohammed Talba had sentenced Mr Yusuf to two years in prison with an option of a N750,000 fine for conniving with others to defraud the Police Pension Office and pensioners of N27.2billion.
He admitted collecting N23billion of the looted fund.
However presenting a motion on the floor of the House, Representative Samson Osagie said the judgement was in bad taste.
He argued that the judgement has shown to the world that Nigeria is not serious about fighting corruption.
But another lawmaker, Representative Ali Madaki opposed the motion saying faulting the ruling is tantamount to interpreting the law which is outside the functions of the House.

Israeli Air Strike Hit Military Centre, Syria Claims

An Israeli airstrike has hit a military research centre north west of Damascus, the Syrian army has claimed.

In a statement carried by the state news agency, SANA, the Syrian army's general command said: "Israeli fighter jets violated our air space at dawn today and carried out a direct strike on a scientific research centre in charge of raising our level of resistance and self-defence."

Bayelsa Assembly’s Leader Mother Kidnapped By Gunmen

Gunmen have struck again in Bayelsa State, kidnapping the mother of the leader of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Mr. Peter Akpe.
Channels Television gathered that the mother of the House Leader, Mrs. Esther Akpe, aged 59, was kidnapped on Monday night between 9 and 10pm by five armed gunmen from her residence at Ebedebiri in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state.
The gunmen were said to have come through the river around her residence and disappeared through same route.