Gunmen have reportedly abducted a POS Operator simply identified as Biggy from his residence in Delta State.

The incident occurred at 3pm on Friday at Egbo Community, Ughelli South Local Government Area.

The victim’s friend escaped from the scene when he saw the Dare Devil gunmen who opened fire on him.

The bullet reportedly pierced through the wall of the building as he made his escape.

At the time of filing this report, nothing has been heard from the victim and the abductors.

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The incident has caused tension amongst residents, indigenes and business owners in the area.

A Niger Delta human rights activist, Israel Joe has now condemned the rising pace of insecurity in the state, saying, “It is time we raise alarm about the steady and incessant rate of kíɗnąpping in Delta State, especially Ughelli South – Egbo, Aragba, Otokutu, Uvwie, Warri and environs.”

“The security agencies must rise to the occasion of nipping this ugly trending social ill. How would kídnąppíng be an everyday thing now?”.

However, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe claimed the incident was not reported.

In a WhatsApp message sent to DAILY POST in Warri, Edafe’s message reads, “Not reported pls, so not confirmed”.

Bauchi State Commissioner for Education, Dr Jamila Dahiru has called on parents and guardians to make sure they send their wards to school.

The Commissioner made the call on Friday at the end of schools visitation embarked upon by the ministry.

According to her, it was not ideal for the state government, having placed education in its topmost priorities by investing resources to upgrade school facilities without students to learn.

“It is sad to mention that we are seeing the need to improve on the enrollment because you don’t just want to come and build structures with no one to teach.

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“We are calling the attention of parents, that people can send their children to these schools because honestly, we cannot continue to invest resources to upgrade school facilities without students to learn.

“So, please, this is a clarion call to everyone that we can exchange these learning possibilities for our students.

“We have a whole lot of schools with good infrastructure and a dedicated government that is super ready to come in and transform the system but then we also have a nonchalant attitude from some of our communities sending their children to schools,” she said.

The Commissioner also explained that her visit to some of the schools among many others was to understand the condition of learning, the environment, the students, and the teachers themselves.

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She added that the visit was also to see areas of improvement as the government was determined to improve and transform the quality of education in the state.

“As you can see, in various schools, we have different stories to tell such as concerns areas of improvement around infrastructure, areas of improvement around teachers participation and enrollment.

“So far so good, we are happy with what we see because it’s a step forward as we have seen where we can improve and we have seen where we are doing very well.

“In terms of student attendance, we are very happy with the population in Tafawa Balewa Local Government.

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“We have also seen an indication that we need to improve in the aspect of enrollment in Alkali Local Government especially for our boys and this is also an indication that we can sustain the status quo in the areas of enrollment in Tafawa Balewa Local Government,” said the commissioner.

Some of the Schools visited included; Government Secondary School (GSS), Duguri in Alkali Local Government, Government Science Secondary School (GSSS), Bununu in Tafawa Balewa LGA.

Others were; Government Day Secondary School (GDSS) Gital in Tafawa Balewa LGA, Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), also in Tafawa Balewa and Government Girls Day Secondary School (GGDSS) Gyamas in Dass LGA.

Police in Lagos State have arrested a 25-year-old man, Toibu Hassan, for alleged possession of a pistol.

Police spokesperson in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a post he shared on his X handle @benHundeyin on Saturday.

He said that the suspect was arrested on Saturday at the Agege area of the state.

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“Today, at 6: 00 a.m., under the Agege Pen-Cinema bridge, Toibu Hassan, aged 25, was arrested by officers from Elere Division.

“When searched, one locally made pistol and one expended cartridge were recovered, ” the spokesperson said.

According to the image maker, investigation is ongoing.