Index to Nigerian Newspapers

Gunmen on Tuesday morning and night struck in three communities in Nigere and Plateau States, killing 51 residents before fleeing unchallenged. Bodies of 34 persons killed in Niger's Nakuna and Wurukuchi communities were found in bushes and farms. the attacks in Niger and Plateau were cofirmed by Police Commissioner Monday Kuryas and Operation Safe Haven commander Maj. -Gen. I.S.Ali. They did not dispute the figures. The gunmen were said to have captured and killed three tof the hunters in one of the two communtities. They noted thtat in the last few years, a lot was veing done to address tje securityu challenges in the country but pointed out that jmore resources and community mobilization were still needed to flush out terrorists and bandits. The governors were led by Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State.

A group of school children have been abducted by bandits at Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State, just hours after President Muhammadu Buhari arrived for a private visit. The assailants terrorized the community before abducting the students, while those who managed to escape fled into nearby bushes. Parents are now searching for their children's whereabouts. The abductions have been followed by others in Kano, Lagos, and other states. Nigeria faces security challenges, exacerbated by the emergence of Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state a decade ago. Boko Haram, now joined by the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), has killed thousands, displaced millions, orphaned many children, and destroyed infrastructures and livelihoods in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa.

President Muhammed Buhari commended Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai for his successful urban renewal programme. He commissioned 19 completed road projects, including the reconstructed Kawo Flyover, to regenerate Kaduna, Kafanchan and Zaira. The goal is to consolidate the state's position as an investment, improve its economic competitiveness and promote the welfare of the residential state.