The source confirmed the invasion of towns by Boko Haram insurgents where soldiers were forced to retreat but he said they were immediately taken over by the General Officer Commanding 7 Division.

Many of the houses in the community were burnt down, along with storehouses and barns. About 20 cows were rustled and a number of poultry slaughtered and carted away.

NDLEA officials had raided some drug spots in Agege, Ikorodu, Lekki, Okokomaiko and other parts of the state, where they dismantled major drug syndicates and arrested suspects.

You can’t sleep the way you want, wake up the way you want, eat the way you want. Even drinking water was a problem.

Oluwo said no one can account for the number of lives lost to ritual per day, saying it will amount to disservice if such could not be addressed by Yoruba activists.

The IYC said the president must nip the threat in the bud before it becomes uncontrollable and drags the economy backward.

The defendants have all been arrested and detained since the start of the Islamist insurgency in the country’s northeast in 2009.

The minister reiterated to them that the administration would not spare any traditional ruler aiding and abetting criminality in this domain.

The Nigerian was discovered dead on Sunday, February 20.