Six people, including members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), have lost their lives in a fatal road accident along the Narehi area of Girei-Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

The Adamawa State Police Command confirmed the incident in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Suleiman Nguroje.

According to the statement, the accident involved a military gun truck travelling from Gombi to Yola and a commercial Hummer bus carrying five passengers from Yola to Mubi.

Nguroje said, “Preliminary findings reveal that both vehicles were involved in a head-on collision, resulting in the commercial bus flipping over and bursting into flames.

“Tragically, all five passengers aboard the Hummer bus were burnt to death after the vehicle caught fire following the collision.”

The police spokesperson disclosed that preliminary identification showed that four of the victims were serving members of the National Youth Service Corps posted to Adamawa State.

Two of the deceased were identified as Suleuman Juliet and Usman Shuaibu, both from Kaduna State. The identities of the remaining victims have yet to be confirmed.

Nguroje also stated that one military personnel attached to the military vehicle died as a result of the crash.

“The corpses have been evacuated to the Specialist Hospital, Yola, while efforts are ongoing to identify the remaining bodies and locate their families,” the police said.

The Commissioner of Police in Adamawa State expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased, the Nigerian Armed Forces, the National Youth Service Corps, and everyone affected by the tragic incident.

Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation MESA have arrested a suspected terrorist informant believed to be connected to a notorious bandit leader during a security operation in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State.

Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspect was arrested at about 11:59 p.m. on June 1 during a joint operation involving troops of the 12 Brigade and local vigilantes.

According to the sources, the troops were pursuing suspected terrorists along a known route within the Adankolo Forest when they intercepted the suspect in the Odo Ape Forest area.

A security source said, “Troops were pursuing fleeing terrorists along a known terrorist route within the Adankolo Forest when they intercepted a suspect in the Odo Ape Forest area.”

Preliminary investigations reportedly identified the suspect as a close informant to a notorious terrorist leader known as Kachallah Baccujo.

Security sources also disclosed that two mobile phones were recovered from the suspect during the operation.

“The arrested individual was subsequently handed over to the Department of State Services for further investigation and necessary action,” the source added.

The suspect is currently in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), where further investigations are ongoing.

The arrest is part of ongoing efforts by security agencies to dismantle terrorist and bandit networks operating in Kogi State and neighbouring areas.

A 50-year-old accountant, Olusola Ajayi Joshua, has been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, nearly a year after he allegedly fled Nigeria while under investigation for a burglary case involving property worth more than N150 million.

The arrest was made through a joint effort between the Nigeria Police Force Zone 2 Command and the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL).

The case began after a petition dated July 11, 2025, was submitted to the Office of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police at the Zone 2 Headquarters in Onikan, Lagos. The petitioner reported that unknown individuals had broken into her residence on Sesayon Street in the Government Reserved Area (GRA), Ikeja, and stolen household items and other valuables valued at over N150 million.

The woman alleged that Joshua, who had worked as an accountant in her late father’s company for more than 17 years, and six other individuals, may have been connected to the burglary.

According to her, she had given Joshua a spare key to the apartment in 2022 so he could access the property when necessary, especially during the rainy season, to help clear water caused by roof leakages.

She said that when she visited the apartment in July 2025, she discovered it had been broken into and several valuable items were missing.

Following the complaint, detectives attached to the Zonal Servicom Team, formerly known as the Zonal Strike Force Team, launched an investigation. Their efforts led to the arrest of six suspects who allegedly had access to the residence.

The six suspects were later arraigned in court after investigations were completed.

Police said further investigations revealed that Joshua, who also had access to the property, travelled to Canada in July 2025 shortly after the alleged burglary and was subsequently declared wanted.

Speaking while parading the suspect, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, AIG Olohundare Jimoh, said repeated attempts to get Joshua to cooperate with investigators were unsuccessful.

According to Jimoh, the command sought INTERPOL’s assistance on July 16, 2025, which resulted in the suspect’s international travel documents being placed on a watchlist.

The police chief disclosed that INTERPOL operatives in Lagos arrested Joshua at about 9:30 p.m. on June 1, 2026, immediately after he arrived in Nigeria.

He added that the suspect was formally handed over to the Zone 2 Headquarters on June 2, 2026, and is currently undergoing further investigation ahead of possible prosecution.