Suspected Mamudawa/Lakurawa terrorists have killed a police inspector and 11 civilians in attacks on Waiwayi and Kystu villages in Koko-Besse Local Government Area of Kebbi State.

The Kebbi State Police Command confirmed the killings, saying the inspector died during an exchange of fire with the attackers.

Report quoted Police spokesperson, SP Bashir Usman, as saying in a telephone conversation , that the inspector’s identity had not been released pending the conclusion of investigations.

“Yes, there was an attack on the villages of Waiwayi and Kystu by suspected Mamudawa, and unfortunately, during an exchange of fire, they killed one police inspector. I can’t give you his name yet till we finish investigation,” he said.

The attackers reportedly set houses ablaze and looted food items from shops in the affected communities.

The attacks also forced residents to flee their homes in search of safety.

Usman said the police and other security agencies had cordoned off the affected areas to prevent further attacks.

He added that security operatives had launched a manhunt for the assailants.

The incident adds to security concerns in parts of Kebbi State, where attacks on rural communities have threatened lives, livelihoods and residents’ safety.

Five students travelling from Gombe State to Lagos in search of Industrial Training (IT) placements have reportedly been killed in a road crash involving a GUO Logistics truck along the Ijebu–Epe Road.

The incident occurred on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, according to a statement issued by the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Akinteye Babatunde Afeez.

According to report, Afeez said the GUO Logistics truck allegedly left its lane and collided with the bus conveying the students in the opposite direction, killing the students instantly.

He identified the deceased students as Isiyaku Sa’idu, Maigana Mohammed, also known as Abbati, Anas Abubakar, who was the driver, Zaiyanu Bajoga, and Abubakar Ibrahim.

The NANS president described the deaths as a devastating loss, saying the victims were young Nigerians travelling to Lagos in pursuit of opportunities to complete their Industrial Training.

Afeez raised further concerns over the alleged conduct of representatives of GUO Logistics at the scene of the accident.

According to him, rather than prioritising the victims and their families, the company’s representatives allegedly appeared more concerned about protecting the company’s image.

He alleged that one of the company’s staff members attempted to remove or erase GUO Logistics’ name from the truck after the crash.

Afeez said NANS had yet to receive confirmation that GUO Logistics had contacted the families of the deceased or assumed adequate responsibility for the injured victims receiving treatment in hospital.

He expressed concern that some of the injured victims could be abandoned without adequate medical care.

“This is unacceptable! Human lives must matter more than corporate reputation,” Afeez said.

He called for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash and demanded that those found responsible be held accountable.

“The families of the deceased deserve justice, the injured deserve adequate medical care, and those affected deserve accountability,” he said.

Afeez said the association would continue gathering information about the incident and would make its findings and intended actions public.

“The lives lost cannot be brought back, but we must ensure that the circumstances surrounding their deaths are thoroughly investigated and that responsibility is established,” he said.

He further warned that no company should be allowed to place its corporate reputation above the lives and dignity of Nigerians.

Afeez demanded answers from GUO Logistics over the circumstances surrounding the crash, the treatment of the injured victims and the company’s alleged conduct at the scene.

A Benue State High Court, presided over by Justice Mary Abounu, has arraigned the Benue State correspondent of Aljazirah Newspaper, Henry Ibya, in Makurdi over alleged cyberstang.

The trial judge had sought the prosecution’s response to the defendant’s argument that the journalist was reliable and should be granted bail.

The absence of the prosecution counsel in court did not stop the proceedings, as the defendant’s counsel, Tom Uja, Esq., notified the court of his bail application for his client.

He stated that the prosecution had taken the journalist to two other courts in the state on the same charge and that his client had never failed to appear in court whenever required.

Although the prosecutor’s absence did not affect the judge’s decision to proceed and grant bail, which was also believed to be in the interest of justice, the matter was adjourned until November 5, 2026.

One Terna Abuul, said to be the Director of ICT at Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, reported Henry Ibya to the Nigeria Police Force, Benue State Command.

The director had accused the journalist of allegedly reporting mismanagement in the institution’s ICT department.

According to Abuul, Ibya’s report accused him of wrongdoing.

On the strength of the said report, the journalist was arraigned before the High Court in Makurdi.