Members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, also known as the Shiites, launched an unprovoked attack on security operatives in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, on Friday.

Josephine Adeh, the Police Public Relations Officer of the FCT Command, said in a statement that during the attack, one security operative was killed, while two others were injured.

She explained that at about 2:20 pm on Friday, the FCT Police Command received a distress call reporting a violent assault on security personnel by IMN members armed with firearms, cutlasses, catapults, sticks, stones, petrol bombs, and other lethal weapons in the Banex area, Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse 2.

“Upon swift deployment to the scene, police and security personnel encountered intense gunfire from the attackers, resulting in the serious injury of three security operatives. They were promptly transported to the National Hospital, where one was tragically pronounced dead,” she said.

The police spokesperson noted that about 19 suspects were arrested in connection with the incident, while others managed to escape.

She confirmed that normalcy has since been fully restored, and investigations are ongoing to ensure that all perpetrators are brought to justice.

“CP Ajao Saka Adewale emphasised that actions are being implemented to apprehend those responsible for this heinous act,” she added.

Armed criminals who abducted a female realtor, identified simply as Esther, in Ibusa, Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State have reportedly killed her.

The victim was abducted on Monday, March 24, 2025, near the Admiralty University of Nigeria.

The Punch reported that Esther and three colleagues were at the location to inspect a piece of land when the bandits struck.

“They went for inspection, and they were on their way back when they were ambushed. The gunmen shot at the vehicle, and the others escaped while the girl was whisked away by the gunmen,” a source said.

One of Esther’s colleagues who escaped sustained gunshot wounds and is currently in critical condition at a hospital.

The spokesman of the Delta State Police Command, SP Bright Edafe, said officers sent to rescue the victim were ambushed, and one policeman was shot.

He said nobody died in the failed rescue operation. He also was unaware of Esther’s death.

Astrong 7.7 magnitude earthquake has rocked the Thai capital, shaking high-rise buildings and causing an apartment block to collapse.

The US Geological Survey and Germany‘s GFZ centre for geosciences said the incident was at a shallow 6.2 miles, with an epicentre in neighbouring Myanmar, according to preliminary reports.

The greater Bangkok area is home to more than 17 million people, many of whom live in high-rise apartments.

Shocking video has shown the moment workers fled as a building under construction collapsed as it was shaken by the force of the quake.

Alarms went off in buildings as the earthquake hit around 1.30pm local time, and startled residents were evacuated down staircases of high-rise buildings and hotels in densely populated central Bangkok.

They remained in the streets, seeking shade from the midday sun in the minutes after the quake.

Terrifying footage shows the moment an apartment block under construction collapsed in Bangkok

Workers fled in terror as the building gave way after being shaken by the force of the quake

Panicked residents stand outside an office building in Bangkok after the earthquake

People hug one another following the huge tremors that shook buildings in Bangkok

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The quake was forceful enough to send water sloshing out of pools, some high up in high-rises, as the tremor shook.

The epicentre of the earthquake was in central Myanmar, 30 miles east of the city of Monywa.

There were no immediate reports of the effect of the earthquake in Myanmar, which is in the middle of a civil war.

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