Terrorists have reportedly attacked a vehicle carrying Nigeria Police officers travelling from Sokoto to Zamfara State for a special duty, killing some of the operatives.

Report says the attack resulted in the death of some of the officers, although the exact number of casualties and whether any personnel survived remained unclear.

A vehicle reportedly used to convey the officers was seen with visible bloodstains.

The bodies of the slain officers were reportedly evacuated from the scene following the attack, the report also said.

A Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced Idris Ashimiyu to life imprisonment for defiling an 11-year-old girl.

Justice Abiola Soladoye convicted Ashimiyu after finding him guilty of a one-count charge brought by the Lagos State Government.

The court also ordered that his name be entered in the state’s Sexual Offenders Register, in accordance with Sections 33 and 38 of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency Law, 2021.

The survivor, who was 13 when she testified, told the court that she knew Ashimiyu as someone who ran errands and washed cars within their compound.

She recounted how he approached her while she was outside, touched her and subsequently defiled her.

Delivering judgment, Justice Soladoye said the survivor’s account was credible and consistent with the evidence before the court.

“I have carefully considered the testimonies and other evidence before this court, including the age of the survivor, the consistency of her testimony and the issue of consent.

“I find the testimony of the survivor credible and coherent. The prosecution has established that she was a child at the time of the incident and that she did not consent to the sexual act.

“I am satisfied that the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. I therefore find Ashimiyu guilty as charged,” the judge held.

Ashimiyu was prosecuted under Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015, which prescribes life imprisonment for unlawful sexual intercourse with a child.

An 18-year-old internet fraudster, Hassan Usman Olamilekan who allegedly transferred his $800 proceed of crime to his grandmother’s account has been jailed for offences bordering on money laundering by Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi.

Olamilekan was convicted on Friday 30th October following his arraignment by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a one-count charge of money laundering, contrary to Section 18(2)(a) and punishable under Section 18(3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

The EFCC accused the convict of disguising the origin of the sum of $800 in gift cards thereby committing an offence contrary to Section 18(2)(a) and punishable under Section 18(3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022″.

The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge.

Following his plea, the facts of the case were reviewed by an EFCC operative, Ebuka Abanga.

Abanga told the court that investigations revealed that Olamilekan, 18, who claimed to hail from the Republic of Benin but was born in Nigeria, was involved in lottery scams and operated several social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Zangi and iMessage.

He reportedly met his victim, one Gary Brewer, a United States citizen, through the Zangi application, where he impersonated a white American woman identified as Julie Leach.

Olamilekan told the victim that he had won a lottery prize of $250,000,000 and needed money to activate the winnings before he could claim the prize. He subsequently persuaded the victim to send him gift cards through the Zangi application.

The defendant admitted selling the gift cards through the Cardsonic application, converting them to Naira and transferring the proceeds to his grandmother’s OPay account. He confessed to benefiting from a total of $800 from the fraudulent scheme.

The court subsequently found him guilty and convicted him accordingly.

Justice Dipeolu sentenced him to a fine of N200,000 and ordered him to remit the sum of N1,000,000 (One Million Naira) to the Federal Government of Nigeria. He is to remain in the Correctional centre pending the payment of the fine and restitution.

The court also ordered the forfeiture of an iPhone 11 Pro and a Poco C71 mobile phone, being items recovered in connection with the offence.

Olamilekan was among the 21 suspected internet fraudsters arrested by operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the EFCC during a sting operation at Applewood Estate, Orchid Road, Lekki, Lagos State, on October 26, 2026.