Current Headlines Ten Edo Communities Are Under Attack by Herders, Protest Residents Buhari flies to Accra for the Maritime Security Summit.

As Herders Terrorize, Dissidents Rally 10 Edo Communities

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Gunmen suspected of being herdsmen and their collaborators have laid siege to over ten remote agrarian communities in the Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, kidnapped eight people from the Igolo community last week, and compelled relatives to pay ransom for the release of those held captive.

Residents have escaped the communities of Igolo and Abumwenre 2 because of the fear-inducing activities of the gunmen, who ambush farmers on the farm road.

The audacious assailants who twice invaded the Ughohue community last week, killing one woman and wounding another, are now moving from house to house and community to community, shooting, maiming, and robbing defenseless villagers.

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Buhari flies to Accra for the Maritime Security Summit.

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President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja today for Accra, Ghana in order to attend the 3rd Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC), convened by Ghana's President Nana Akuffo-Ado.

According to a statement released on Monday by the president's media adviser, Femi Adesina, the president is scheduled to participate and deliver remarks at the high-level discussion on strategies for strengthening peace and security in the region's fight against maritime-related offenses.

As the immediate past Chairman of the Assembly, President Buhari led the region's Member States, the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC), and their partners in addressing and preventing piracy.

Today, the Nigerian government prepares buses for the evacuation of over 2,000 Nigerians.

Photograph courtesy of Sahara correspondents

Today, Tuesday morning, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed plans to evacuate over 2,000 Nigerians from crisis-stricken Sudan.

This occurred one day after the management of Air Peace expressed its willingness to evacuate Nigerians detained in the Horn of Africa nation at no cost.

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, also urged Nigerian students in the war-torn country to remain in their universities to avoid peril on Monday.

Two additional Chibok Schoolgirls are rescued in the Sambisa Forest

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Following extensive military operations in the Sambisa forest, two additional Chibok schoolgirls who had been held captive since 2014 have been rescued.

Yesterday, a 7 Division, Maimalari Cantonment security officer who is not authorized to speak to the press confirmed the development to our correspondent.

This occurred as troops of the 21 Armored Brigade, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) Bama, repelled an attack by Islamic State West African Province, ISWAP, terrorists on a military outpost in Pulka village of Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno State, during which one soldier paid the ultimate sacrifice.