KEY POINTS Suspected hoodlums attacked Governor Ademola Adeleke’s convoy after his visit to the Ataoja of Osogbo’s palace, triggering 12–15 minutes of gunfire. The attackers reportedly arrived in an unregistered Sienna bus, damaged the palace gate and exchanged gunfire with the governor’s security personnel...

KEY POINTS Inmate escapes from Maiduguri maximum-security prison. NCoS identifies him as “JOHN ISEARL”. Public told not to arrest him but report sightings. An inmate has escaped from the Maximum Security Custodial Centre in Maiduguri, Borno State, prompting the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to alert...